Straits Times Weekly Issue, 15 March 1892

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    30 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE New Skrihs PPBUBIIKI> FOR Transmission bv Every Homeward Ma,,, Stkamkp. I'Trick 40 Cents VOL XL VI I r. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1802. NO. 3,6(>8,
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    BIRTH.
    11 1 Kafflos Hotel, t).,. witV T. Sarkiks of a daujTMtor 2
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    CONTENTS.
    95 1 TUESDAY. MARCH, LVth 1--J ilarkot Quotations. Summary of tli.» \V,» t >k. Renter's Teioiframs. L«kml aud Gonoral NVws. Tlie Uoal Aliuiu^ Scare V\ -<dav's Council. uiadinu Affsiir^. The tie^ulation of Street Tratli.-. Kailways in Milaya Silica poro Volunteor*. Tiio Proposed New Barracks. Th«> Legislative Council. The I'ahangr Rising Siif
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    448 1 15th March. 18^2. ,v Produce. f do Cube No. 1 9.50 .do Poutianak, 3.t>o Blaek S>c 0 flour, Sarawak '2.7.', f earl Sa^o ■tfee Bali. •J«».;,(>. Coff«« Liherian. 30.50. Tapioca small Flake, 4.0 >. \Ao do Ut quality 4..'»u. do Bled, flake, M 4.<»r», do mnnll pearl,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    286 1 Thi L*gi«Uttw Council met oa\V.«.l Madaj an-! passed Ibe Sunday Labour Bill, It met again on ThiiracUj to ooniider the Criminal Procedure Code, aud receive notice of in intended loan to P*h*ag. It uitvts n, \t to-morrow with orden of the d*\ comprintig the Criminal Procedure
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    474 1 LoxDoy County Council. London, 7th March. The result of the elections tor the London County Council it largely iu favour of the Progressists. Lord Roseberv has been elected for Finsbury. The Bhhiino Sea Fishery. Great excitement prevails at Washington in consequence of a proposal by the Marquis of
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    MONDAY, 15th MARCH.
    775 1 The Siam Free Prms mortl that Mr. John Audfi-sou (Guthrie Co.) will be offered the post of Siamese Consul at Singapore, in Mccenion to the late Kim Chiug. Hothing is known of the proposed appointment here; but, if it be carried out, Singapore people will cousider it
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    218 2 TUESDAY, Bth MARCH. Bish« r Medeiros of Macao may proba blyarrhe herein the early part of April. It will be seen that the Hongkong anc Shanghai Bank has got part of its Manila funds; back. The shipments of American oil frorr N. w York to the Straits
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    An Incitement to Tanjong Pagar.
    94 2 At the ordiuary half-yearly meeting of the Hongkong and VVhainpoa Dock Compaoy held at Hougkong, on Monday, 29th February, the Chairman said that their earnings up to the end of December amouuted to the net sum of 5104,414— including the amount brought forward from last
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    PAHANG.
    150 2 •Mr. J. P. Rodger, the British Resident of Pahang, arrived at Singapore this morning by the steamer P,,\<e from Pafc|iig. Mr. Rodger was met at Johustou's Pier by Captaiu Talbot a d.c, and was taken to Government House. Mr. Rodger, who is looking extremely well, told a representative of
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    The Honkong Fire Insurance Co.
    99 2 The twenty-third annual report of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, of which Guthrie and Co., are the Agents here, state*, regarding the LB9O account, tbat the result of the war's working Bbowg a balauee at credit of §185,631.00, which sum, it is uow proposed to
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    The Murder of Mr. Gower Robinson.
    1202 2 The inquiry into the circumstances conaected with the shooting of Mr. Gower Ro»<ms<.n wa« concluded at Yokohama on the 18th inst. Tin- evidence contained hardly aiijibiug new. Mr. Pors declined to make ■■my statement as to a conversation he had with feafl deceased immediately
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    Supreme Court.
    637 2 The Chartered Mercantile Bank mrsaj Cheena Navena Chitty. This was a ease which camo before Mr. Justice Goldney on Tuesday morning iu which the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, sought to recover from Cheena Navena of 20 Market Street, Singapore, traders and mouey lenders, the
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    Stiven & Co., versus Bernard.
    553 2 Stiven Co., versus Bernard. lHis case came before Mr. Justice Goldney this morniug. Messrs. Stiven &Co Jw!m Ph tB i° f ou S°t to recover from Charles Bernard, described as a merchant of Macassar, for whom Frank G Bernard is agent in Singapore, the sum of S582 for damages for
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    Late Telegrams.
    248 2 Paris, j>,th F.h. attor M. Hour*. R*. dical. lui.l fail S..ua',, r Houbert. !>'. puMf-caTi.su,-reeded in fnnniiiif a new ('abiu-t j'.th F,h The Waterloo Cup ha* been won for tlio thin] y«vir j n suvceasiau hy < 'oloautl North'i 9Wli rirn^ Vienna, 2tJth Feb.— Thoro an- nt prut
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    A China Hotel Company.
    507 3 f t "'•""""•"T general meeting of anameen Hotel and Lind Com !> as held at Hongkong on Monday «lft t fUary 7 hicb was 80 shares, ot which 405 were proxies rmocu i was amongst the sliareholde.s e*ent and Mr. Fraser Smith oecurmJ chair. The Chunuaamadesom?^
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    Hongkong and Shanghai Banking orporation Limited.
    706 3 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking orporation Limited. IHE fifty-third half-yearly general meeting the shareholders] of the Hongkong and Bhaanghai Banking Corporation was }.el<l at Hongkong ou Satuiday,the27ih February. The Chairman. (Mr. Mo.se> taul Gent!.nen, with your permission I will take the and accounts as read. Tl j»a-,t lialf- r was, from
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    WEDNESDAY, 9th MARCH.
    230 3 i imznz_ The present ooffee prospects of Malava ue good, becauae of recent tiuo weather! P Phi Hou. K Maxwell. Colonial Secretarj of the Straits, arrived in Bimn fore to-day, and has taken bi s ieatin Council. Aa/^.A, AlkA Benera, the motto of the Order of the
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    It will be seen that the Selangor Gazette
    70 3 -I the 4th iust., received to-day, contains new laud regulations. These "art? presumably the regulations of which Lord Knutsford in his despatch of October 15th 1891 (published in the Straits Times of the 4th February 1892) expressed a favourable opinion. Mr. Maxwell's
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    THE JOHORE CORONATION FESTIVITIES.
    536 3 fTlie Order of the^rown of Johore. o British Subjects Become Datos AND TWO ARE DECORATED WITH the Order. (From our Oorrmpomdeat.) Johore Bahru, 8th March, -The festivionil" U eCtl U Wlth commemoration ot the 31st auu.versary of His Highness the Sultan's rale in j OU or,
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    Masters and Mates' Association.
    255 3 Tue ordinary mouthh- meeting of the above Association was held in the Marine Job last night. Captain Kahlcke in the Amoug other lubjectsof interest discussed was the Sunday Labour Bill. Satisfaction was expressed that the measure had be»»u carried so far successful! v, but it was
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    Cultivation and Mining in Selangor.
    802 3 rule uul tl r Ot r^° r framed in Im LlMll Code of 1891 dealind wnditLD I 8 8P Ba] f WaSte land term< 11l< service of no^dce' aud^proJSlf dppn.-atious for customary Uad, asW meat collection of revenue, boundaries. and ln U r «>»tter of
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    The Court of Bequests.
    871 4 K872 Mr. William Edward Maxwell, ate of Police and Commistli<- Court of Requests in Singa--ew up for the guidance of this latter a code of procedure founded on certain ordinances which theu governed it. This code of piocedure by Mr. Maxwell has remained unaltered iu the
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    THURSDAY, 10th MARCH.
    214 4 It is cabled from London that Messrs. Guthrie tfc Co. are appointed Ageuts in Singapore for the Government of British North Borneo the agency was formerly with Messrs. A. L. Johnston Co. The Singapore racecourse will open officially for traiuing ou Monday, 21st March. The training for
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    Service on Foreign Firms.
    168 4 Mr. S. Leslie Thornton calls attention iu the Straits Law Journal to the fact that new rules regulating the procedure iu actions by and against firms and persons carrying on busiuess iu names other than their own have beeu made iu Englaud, and ou the 18th
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    Lady Clementi Smigh's Musical "At Home
    275 4 Last night Lady Clemeuti Smith, who goes to England next week, gave numerously attended "At Borne." There were apparently about 300 guesta present, 830 bating beeu invited. The following waa the programme Part I. I. Adagio Raxioioto and l-Hywa of Prai*.'. MenAllegretto deUaohn Agitato,
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    Ulu Pahang.
    777 4 (From Our Correspondent.) A Follower of the Ex-Okan<; Kayah Pahlawan Krisskd and his BffAl) SALTED IN AN OIL CAN. Uk March. Disquieting aud persistent rumours have been freely circulated amongst the natives, this past week, that further troubles are brewing iu Pahang. Buddoo is reptesented to be the
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    Mr. Louis Phillippe van Cuylen.
    88 4 M»o clerk m the office of Messrs. Drew I Mid Napier, has successfully passed the preliminary examination prescribed by the new rule, for the admission of advocates and solicitors and law clerks. Mr. van Cuy Jenberg is now entitled, after the expnation of twelve months,
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    Edwin Koek's Mortgages.
    1281 4 SUPRAMANIAN CmITiY vertUS CeETA] Mortgagers and Ei>win Koek. This was a case which came before Justice GoMuey in the Supreme Court morning. The plaintiff was (mi< Veeoa Rana Supramaniau Chit.ty aad t defendants were certain morty i Edwin Koek. The action was brought I the mortgagee for
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    The Sporting Club.
    151 5 meeting of th»- members >|Bte sporting Club held iu the Exchange ft«Bfes^Hf evening, Mr. Cosmo Paterson toe ch;iir, the programme for th-' Spring was passed. 0 members {-•< .j. <><,■.! that the v illins should be reduJ thought ll>i was too much i»n hoi The chair. uh
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    The Pahang Rivers Company.
    125 5 IP Pabaug Rivers Company $5 paid rt s are quoted at 50 cents sellers. a ß* meeting oi" the Coinpauy was t was decided to sell the Comfaajjjj£j ji rt y to a foreign syndicate for Kjjrj?!; jiO,ooo cash and the remaining Ml ares. As a
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    THE COLONY'S FINANCES.
    367 5 A l>espatcli from Lord Kimtsfnrd. The Penang Post Office. The Cost of Estahlish.mknts. The Compulsion to Boo«OMT. Downing Strkkt. February, 1892. Sir,— l liave the kooour to inform ron that Her MnjMsty will not h e advi-ed to exercise H. r power of disallowance witli reap H
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    RAUB.
    906 5 Mfnirts Manner's Report Tor the Fortnight rnilwg 9r4 March, lsJ»2. I have the honour to report the following as i lit- progress nia.lt' wii |j i h,> various Workl ut thf mine dating the paei fortnighi /•'a'/.'- //Wr. After «n fxniiiin rion f the old workings, 1 found the
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    FRIDAY, 11th MARCH.
    375 5 Yesterday, Lady Clementi Smith's reception (being the fast prior to her departure for England) was very numeionslv attended. It will be observed thai the Engliah army estimates arc this year slightly increased. Thk list, of arrivals from Km ope bv the Bmck»tn inclode the namet of Mr.
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    The Late Sir John Cood.
    403 5 Thk death of Sir Jobu Coode, aunoui_c»'d in our telegrams to-da) CAWM uo surprise considering tbe precarious state of his health reeeutly. The Colonial Ojficr Li<t givet the folio win*,' 1 record Coode, Sir Jouu, c.e., [.c.m.6. (1880). Has been consulting engineer for many important
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    The Sunday Labour Bill.
    167 5 The foUowiog »ppe&n in tho Tin, 1 ">th February Biufmpore t Nth Fed.— Sir C. ClemeaiiSinith, the Gownor of tho StraiK S'ttlehk'uls. hn». by Lord KnnUford's desire, presented ;i measure entitled the Lord's Day Ordinance bill. By its provisions the working of cargoes <»m Sundays U
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    Tonquin Coal.
    183 5 On the 2nd inst a large party of naval officera of various nationalities ;iuJ others proceeded oo board the steamer AvoekU to witness auother exhibit iou of the steal ing qualities of the coal of the Charbonuagea Co. The party comprised Mestra Couper (Fleet Engineer, 11. M.5. Lnperietue),
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    A Coffee Ship from Padang.
    220 5 II" '/'/,/<, >• February r>th The Norwegian barque MaiyretMe, Captair Waaler. put in n| Table Bay oa January 2] for medical Mid. Hie left Padang in \o\ein ber with ;i cargo of coffee ini^rw York. Jmmediately after reaching the high seas th* erew sickened with
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    MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    148 6 Wednesday, 9th March. A mmmxa of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chambe. to-day at 2.30 p. m. Tne following members were present His Excellency the Governor. (Sir Cecil Clkmknti Smith, q c.m.<j. The Hou'ble the Colonial Secretary (W.E. Mil X well. C.M.G.)
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    Jinricksha Bill.
    2276 6 The Attorney-General Washes His Hands. (MOBALLI Mr. Buekinshaw Desires that ihi Municipality Shall Have Poweb to Rboulats Stbbbt Tbaffic. The Attokxhy-Ctkneral and thk Governor THINK THK POLICB ALOW! SHOULD REGULATE STREET TraKKIC. Mr. Burkinshaw s Proposal Rejectkd. Tb" Attorney-General, in moving the third reading of this Bill, said
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    Thursday, 10th March.
    1117 6 Criminal Procedure rode. Thk Council continued the considera? i of the Criminal Procedure Code in Con mittee. Section -J«;t;. No ('ourt <>tlirr tliHii the Supreme J^^| when it li.is recorded its jud^ii). nt nhaU or review the same except to correct a '< -ical error. The Governor:
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    The Proposed New Barracks.
    956 7 IT Has bee u tor some time known that Office desired that new barracks laid be built iu Siugapoiv. The fol- re th.- full details of the estimated it being observed that by some calHfe 8 of account the amount of 0 may be reduced to
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    Government Gazett, 11th March.
    124 7 L*ttbbB 1 Ateot bavebeeo passed under tbeFabltc Seal, constituting the Hon'ble Uillian. IM.vard Max well, c n.a to be Colonial Secretary. The Estimates for 1892 have been ap. proved by the Secretary of State. The leave of absence -rant,,! to the Hon ble A. M. Skinner,
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    Love's Young Dream Before Mr. Haughton.
    205 7 Love's Young Dream Before Mr. Haughton. This rooming a Malay man named Bred was charged before Mr. Haughton with kidnapping a girl from the lawful custody ol ber father. It appears that about tea aavs ago a girl named Bridget Lima Hardiofc of English paiv.ita^o, disappeared troui her home at
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    Sungei Ujong.
    287 7 The Railwu Tkakkh The traffic on the Quugex Ujongßaft way if now steadily increasing. At tirst I a large proportion 'of the traffic went bj > road but now that Asiatics have got iut'o the habit of using th.- Railway, the bullock carts liud very little to <
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    The Fall in Silver.
    974 7 An Interview with Mk. Pjxlbt and Mr. WilkinB on thb Position o» thk Market. In view of the sharp collapse in the silver market, a representative of the Finn, Ni ws 01. 12th February, made a call fl)1 M rM *!V e aH I Al> L
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    EDITORIALS.
    428 8 Hi He liriu? Sea Difficult?. (Straits Times March It may be gathered from to-day's telegram that the Behring Sea difficulty, leaves scope for further diplomatic embarrassment. At the opening of Parliament the Queen's Speech set forth that an agreement had been come to defining the mode in which the
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    The Coal Mining Scare.
    286 8 (Strait* Times Ma,<h 9.) The agitation for shorter hours aud higher wages that has latterly stirred the mining interest in Britain has now come to a point which admits of its being well advertised. The output of coal has, of late, been so great that a
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    Yesterday's Council.
    984 8 (Strait* Times March 10.) The Attorney -General and Mr. Shelfoitl are perhaps the only two member! of the Legislative Council of the iSt raits who Appreciate the whole icope and iuteution of such COUDCIU. To let that scope and intention be thoroughlj understood it may be convenient to
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    Canadian Affairs.
    338 8 St ra its Ti m m Ma rrh i The ■eandali Leading to the political crisis iu Quebec, which has resulted iu the electiou of a parliament hostile to the implicated partita, bare long engaged public atteutiou. Mr. Mereier. a warrant for waOM arrest has been issued, was
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    Railways in Malaya.
    435 8 (Straits Times March I In another columu it is noted that- the traffic of the Suugie Ujong Railway Company is steadily increasing, and that prospects <>f that company appear to hopeful. To that it may be added that the company is now carrying general goods at the
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    The Regulation of Street Traffic.
    338 8 (Strait* Time* March 12.) It is communicated that at 935 this morning in Battery Road there wer£ea jinrikishas backing and filling to a: tro iu addition to which there were a num. ber ot bullock carts wandering abjfl man aimless way. There were „t ,u
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    The Singapore Volunteers.
    298 9 aits Times March IjS »s no doubt thai H. K. lr or may appoint whom he pleases ary organization There is abacof auj value. The elected "pro" on of officers is necessary to military •ulness— ami any other system is hope|iy dangerous. But suc-h selection, in volunteer
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    SATURDAY, 12th MARCH.
    356 9 PTiursday a Chinaman with his throat i found dead in a house iu Selegie There were marks about the man's f he had been strangled prior to oat beiu^r rU t. Au inquiry was yesterday, ami adjourned to admit icr inquiries. RH vr.iHTox is supposed to have
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    The Straits Ice Company Ltd.
    146 9 toonon the Company's working m 2nd half-year 1891 lor presentation at rhe Ordinary Jleeting to be held on Thursday the :Ust March 1892 at :> p. m There is nothing special to report on the working during the half-year under ivnew. Ihe net profit during
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    The Sunday Labour Ordinance.
    546 9 Straits Settle. m in i Ordinance No. VI of 1888 An OldiaJMtc for restricting L :l l> O ur on Sunday oa board VeaaeJa in the Waten of the '*th Mutch, l*)j. L S.J Cbcil C. Smith, It ia li»rrl»y cntere.l l.\ th« Gorerawr of the
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    Late Telegrams.
    667 9 ((Via Rangoon.) Paris, SM *V,.- T he" Fr,n,h Press commuting lt ta«* constitution of the n«w Cal.i■t receive* the ap P oiutm,nt coldlr, V;;^^:-" 1 earning th, Wn« «»t Hie mnus'ry. The Monarchic ri.'ln official jf^tiwS^?sl!s LrtfaSTjb i it accuse* Ruwi.ii diplomacy of the '•""•It of M. Vn;,,,vi,,.|,
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    Netherlands India.
    848 9 A( heen advices to the 24th February I report that the Governor has been actively touring on inspection, and has been seeioi ror mmself bow matters stand The AfltaowfciUrj^ to thwart his lans not only by haraseing tactics, but also bv creeping trithio the linei for assassiuatio Purposes.
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    The Triumphal Departure of Mr. Maxwell.
    1480 10 Seianqor Government OaMttU, Bth March. The Resident i Mr. \V. B. Maxwell, c K.4 mid Mrs. Maxwell left the Residency ai I".3<> p. m.. on the Hh instant. Under an archway erected in the Residency grounds an address was present -d by Raja Laut
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    The Voyage of the N.G.I "Bormida."
    311 10 ThiN.O.L iteamer Bormida, armed at Hongkong cm Friday March Ufa having bad to be towed imo Saigon, where the leu-thy itaj of two mouth* wa> necevsitated for repairs. It appears that she wai making her way up m the teeth of the strong N.E,
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    THE PAHANG RISING.
    983 10 THE OBANG KAYAH IN THE FIELD. He Seized. Lubok Tuah and Captures Bibby Jr. The (Jiang Kajah Pahlawan of Semautan has captured Lubok Tuah. ousted 25 followers of the Sultau, seized a stand of arms, and captured Mr. Bibby jr., the son and assistant of the aiming
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    The Singapore Prison.
    166 10 Thi annual Singapore ituiuai l-t-rf for IM>l shows the nnJ^Kot prisoners ou ii*- Ist January oH ».-r to le !*ot; ;i-;i:. st I'o-J ou the 1 >»m ♦in I>e i l, t st. I >ui iujj the year fii- 4. 1<>4 adtuissious, 4.400 di> and 28 .Ir.uhs.
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    Planting in Perak.
    272 10 A correspondent writing rh< Qaxett* < n tin' encouragement of in IVr.tk savs that the price at wjjfl I can be bought iu IVrak vh equivalent to R<i>isouh r CMI les> than the upset price at which the --Ce?' <■ Oovemtneut puts up forest land for with
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    The Assizes.
    154 11 Elecoud Criminal Assife Court for mt v.-ar will commence its sitting w. Mr Justice 3oldne* *ill Zv dmgJud^e. Tho follow'^ is 'tie •.which contains, s0 far, eighteen Ahmat, V. C. G. hurt: Si Chai i Gob, making a false statement p P^,VC.G.hurt; Augustus 1 wPbillip IVplow, (Dculpabl'hoiuounting to
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    Edwin Koek's Mortgages.
    362 11 lt»WiN Koek A* rn> Kkm-di i kntt.t. M VN I>^1 >^ 1 At Ah Pt E and Edwin- Koek us was an action for foreclosure of an indenture of mortgage and was heard bfefor.- Mr. Justice Golduey last week. I toruey-Geueral instructed bv Mr Br i}>peaivd for
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    Opium Sales.
    39 11 roact rtrd March At (Jaloutt.s opium on Wednesday an extraordinary ri<.> of wiirred. rach chest fptching Rv 113 i than at the n<t sales ;«ud Rs. si! above averflge t of the previous auctions of the year.
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    Sarawak News.
    235 11 B^BK oarai>'<.ik iTiizettt; oi the Ist March difficult ies liwu-.vii the Gov.ruthat State aud the Sultan of It is alleged that one Jap par, a |wak subject, tiadiug under the SaraP*K» m the Tutoug river which is ;r Brunei Ten itoiy, has reported to overnmeut, the seizure of
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    Sarawak Coal.
    48 11 641 1 of!i<ial re r >ort ou Sadoni? for 1891, ff iv,.Rt|,^ following information re*rahling the coal outptl< there:— Thr aiTi f) M f f c «al which left Sadonjr ju.a^4 fon« being exported as io!low* To Singapore 7.767 ton- K'1e1.i,,.; jj 4 1. Si mi
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    Grand total ; tons 10,834
    71 11 Grand total tons 10,834 t«Qn g^ IlSt i'' s^ 5 IK ox l^ rtdd the v,ar \B9Q-. thus for 1891 there U the^iMantinl increase erf 2,299 ton?». Tho t.t. Vyaer mttd« 12 fcriiwdwiiurtki p&si yo.-fr air.'UTist 9 Xr\y% \n IS°o. The Mwliitfj; ol th« r^rionta v.^seis ha- a«» <* 'ul.
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    The Korat Railway.
    177 11 The articles o f the Korat Railway Ac.' Vm innnntor, recite thai n bro d.*n»ge railway snail be^ constructed from Baigkok to Ban?pun, Ayuthi... Sarabmee, mM Korat, at "a ooel not exceeding two million pounds. .The sum »ii the corn net >in<* signed, it win l.e remembered,
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    British North Borueo.
    238 11 <11nti*h North Borneo Hermid tsi Marck.) In Province Dent the paddy -Tops are reported to be a failure owing to the rats destroying the greater portion of the paddy planted awn from tbfi rifeft, The export of grain from the Province has been slopped with a view
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    Penang Opinion on the Kedah Railway.
    496 11 Thk Pinnmj G<ueti€ t to i leader oo the proposed Penang and Sedan railway, and the succeas of Mr. Chariot Dun lop m pushing forward the enterprise, sajs that it is the dawn, do doubt, of a new era of prosperity which conns most
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    S.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    95 11 Monday's Play. OH VMTMONMHIIV \*e:hce v Mnrtin (Umfnitked.) Owen \»,;i Joaqaftn fcJt. J. P Elliot brut Mnkoi»rae«', Single Handicap fl Me Arthur b«ai Bomerrflle. Jeffory foai buck land. povßi.l Hani>icap. n beat K Stewart. Pkofession Pairs. Mi;;;,,,,,,,, 'h,,,^^-^,. Friday s Play. Double Handicap. i /Doyle. Elliott j
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    Correspondence.
    381 11 The Stamp Ordinance. To the Em i or or the Straits Times Sih, Tesierdaj I kdl my tambjr to the Stamp Office with a transfer of 50 shares of the Singapore Insurance Co. to have them ■tamped. The names of the Transferor and Transferee were filled iu ibe usual
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    The S.V.A.
    146 11 The S. V. A. To the Editor of the "Straits TIMM." Sik, I have to ask you to%llow DM through the medium of your publication to call attention to t lie discontent at present pievailiiiij' aiuoug t Ije Singapore Volunteer Artillerymen, which it" it coutinues must lead to either the
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    To the Editor of the "Straits Times."
    318 11 I am sun' that every Volunteer who happened to see iu the QanetU the announcement that Gunner E. M. Mere* wether bad been appointed 2nd Lieui vice 2nd Lieut. C. J. Davies, promoted] was equally surprised and annoyed. To those who did not
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    The Native States Clerical Service.
    197 11 To the Editor ok the "Straits Times." Slß,—- Allow me through the medium of your columns to express our humble thank* to our much respected and right. ruler tor the ready ear given to our helpless *ry," and we sincerely trust tha| his noble action
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    23 15 PmaU arrangements the latest news avd for > rov those who niethe pap*r in the loose supplement >ys repeater! nert meek in its proper
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    240 15 ((For Strait* Tin*.) The Closing of •u.ikries. *n<Um, lith March.— It j s estimated t owing to the stoppage of work at the collieries there are four hundred thousand men unemployed. A number of factories are closing for want of coal. Anau.hist BGABI rx Pai:i> P Bcare 1ms
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    The Pahang Rising.
    824 15 l-HEtact thai theO K;Oah VMI wan has remained in the ricinity o! bit rebellious exploits, and that he tured an important post on the river roul the uneasy feeling which the mercantile community b listened to H. K.\ rarious declaration* to the extreme loyalty of the Bultan
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    The Proposed Barracks.
    1450 15 It is unfortunate that the rcqu. si tlmt the colon v should spend $1,318,000 on new barracks should 1 e made at the time that the b »pes of a redaction from the increased Military Contribution seem to h<> disappearing. Toe two things have not necessarily a
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    Singapore Golf Club.
    111 15 Married. v. Siveu Mr. Justice (ioldney S Oarhrl* #qual R. Yeats |> AGUlespi J. M. Mliiisou A W. Stiv«u 7 J. B. Rob-rtson J. G. Humphrey T. E. Earlo R. W. Crighton W. Gntekir H. M. Al!^n R. Duuiman \V. T). Fishrr -f 4 J Mncßitchie D.
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    The Tanjong Pagar Land Company, Limited.
    204 15 The Tanjong Pagar Land Company, Limited. Gentlemen.— Your Director* h»re the duty of waiting u|)oti you with Statement of Accounts to st |>. r.-mWr. fo»W The hoc n<] Series of Debentures, amounting to SJ'mi. (»o. Ixeamn <ln«« mid id off on :>ist 0 immhlmm. 1*!»1. .i new loan to replace
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    THE PAHANG RISING.
    644 16 Mr. ,T. P. Kodg< the British Residen t bang, has <!• rred his departure foi and is ret u ruing to Pabaug this Mr. Rodger i as we notifiec erdav, had already booked bis berth ot board the M. M. steamer Caledonien which sails this evening for
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    The S.V.A.
    470 16 The S. V. A. the Editor of the Straits Times Wfiß,— With rrf.ivuce to your editorial, miemingon the letters which appeared m your yesterday's issue, criticising the i eat promotion in the S. V. A., there can oubt that you have, (while having v" sual M side slap" at the
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    How the Treasury Acts.
    170 16 At an adjourned meeting of the Finance Committee of the Hongkong Legislative Council held on March 7rb, the meeting had to consider a financial minute T ie Governor re omnaenda the Council To vote the sum of 526,987 57. the equivalent of £*****.11 »t the rat.-
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    A Bank Robbery.
    245 16 The thieves who recently robbed the tnwi bank of Vladivostok to th« »nne of 280.000 rouble (papnr) have 1. >vored The story, us it reached us, is t!,,t a Ras biacksinith, who ha* beeu employed for yean about what is known us "the port or Admiralty qn»rt*
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    The Charge Against the late Hongkong Opium Farmer.
    490 16 The Charge Against the late Hongkong Opium Farmer. The adjourned hearing of the chanre uust Koh Cheng Sean of stealing or embezzling 519.000 took place on the after noon of March 7th. Mr. Frauds, Q.C (instructed bv Messn. Eweus aud Reece) prosecuted and Mr. Denny* defended. Oh Tek Leon- was
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    The Bangkok Tramway Company.
    344 16 Ax extraordinary meeting oi tbe shi holden in the Bang i. ipany wan hi resident: >'rainodorc de Richelieu, od Ma i 5 purpose of confirming i resolution to adopt electric p >wer, passe 1 ai u me t 1 oth nil iuio, and also 1 commendation
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    Alleged Outrage by the Netherlands Government.
    234 16 Alleged Outrage by the Netherlands Government. Imprisonment of a British Captain. The Sydney Morning Herald of the 13th February M -i... Uiat a large imputation repv s> „tiu^ the commerce and shipping ini re*t» »eeomp*pied by Messrs. Mofeswortl. and I"*i.<. M M L.j and Mr. Manning Mmvov of ol Srdnßy
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    THE "STRAITS TIMES."
    100 16 'I'm: |.i „j IJ <1 [ty 1 lyn. i'V 1(1 IP ]s •In i»J»\ pric< Ma ut papers w] nul'lic-itinii lr ill renders sboi ,lai taaoe. To opp pti U!l i« weekllfl 'upl 1 '1 that for ouly a^H economy. To places in Euroju- different c<?n pnnted
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