Straits Times Weekly Issue, 21 June 1892

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    20 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE tVOL XLVIII. Thp Ht:r.Tif.Q Timac linn 4-1, 1, SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1892. NO. :M)Jt2
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    52 1 AUV wwiwiuo j-iluoo u.c»3 Uil'j 111 .'(33U circulation of any newspaper lin Asia, British India excepted. It ciro dates m Singapore and Penan^, throughout all the protected States of the Malay feninsula, m Biam, BorneD, the Sfetherlands Indies, the I'iiilippines, and French Indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has pt> widespread
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    TUESDAY,21st JUNE. DEATH.
    19 1 TUESDAY,21st JUNE. DEATH. omit, on Timrsd.iv, lt>th ■N no Wai.t v KmvARD, infant ■> n of Henry A.ntonio C »ue.
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    CONTENTS.
    116 1 Markt't Bamman of ihe Week. ReuterVs .1 IjOi« .1 ;c noral New*. The British Eim \trica Company. Tm» Muuieij al I The Dion Joi 1 P.» 1 Roai Makiug m Pahau Oi>i m >mujr.lnijr from (>]»ium to Chin.i. Tho Di--- 'iut i 11. Th; 1 >!<■ upong Glam. Tin'
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    478 1 Si nqaporb, 21st .1 une, I PItOIUJCB. tiamh 5.80. do C\i :'.u(i. do do 8.0 >. pra Bali 4. do Poutiauak, ll.xu. 8 85 Sago Flour, Sarawak I Hbffeo bnli, Too LiberUn V 2 Tapioca small Flake, 3.85* do do Ist quality 4.2">. do mcd. flake 4.15.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    217 1 Strait* Time*. T» lEi A :p.\ny. I >ndon, t tth June. 1 j that th i Bii \m -i Compan t° ;l!u; »r funds are exhaust 1. The rimei m aI- u r for th >f Bogland :l:j .i p, vont others taking Cgand Th« In s Fi-:it
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    359 1 A th<> relief stress* M ••t- 1 1 l>; c rToud. slow m 1'- u staiit. to who was iutiiig on v ovei tl I o! the f. 11 iu\> the and drowiK X! of ii,.. [{ritiah bar{lVl ad had li aul some m Ter- ho arrived
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      277 1 SUMMARY OF THE WEEK. i eak of interrupti m to mimn r l; -ni the increasingly 1 lition of th-> count ib advicet report that the majority of oi the P 8 ;uu i ►nel Walk. .ill of ot dysentery. Colon V. Iker hasapi Europ< mi b Km!,. llu e
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    WEDNESDAY, 15th JUNE.
    3037 2 Tenders for supplying 1,200 chests Benares Opium to the Siamese Oowniment will be received at Bangkok ap to the 10th of July. The iron screw steamship Zambesi of 2,455 gross tuns will !>.■ sold by public auction, iv the Supreme Court House, Hongkong, on the 12th of
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    Bankruptcy Court.
    186 2 In ihk Ma. ikk of Tan Chin HodH C.w!! Is the Bankruptcy Court before Actii I 2hiet .lusti"- Wood, a motion was niw4 I by Mr. Delay on behalf of ouc Lee j^BtS.-U I i contractor, to have au order dismissing I Leo Geok's claim made m this
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    Cochin-China.
    123 3 iTwould seem, according to the Progress frnyon, that a scandalous evasion of C stoms dues lias been brought to li c ht H Hano.. It appears that for some ■Berable time past it has been the practice reorteiu merchants to aid tlie clandestine Jandin^ of smiled foreign K oods,
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    Fillis's Circus and the Distress in Mauritius.
    234 3 Fillis's Circus and the Distress in Mauritius. On Mouday tli,' proprietor of Fillis's Circus notified that one-half of the uett proceeds of his las. show m Singapore would be han,],,l to H. K. the Governor for transmission to Mauritius, as a donation towards Mi,- alleviation of the distress .used there
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    380 3 ag£ The on.- evil which, more tli.-in any other |gK "|)erhap> chocks the development of the junk jpr jfcfrade with Hongkong is the insecurity, already ™L mentioned, arising from the danger of pira'ical attack m the neighbouring waters and along .?>. the coast east and we»t. It is very doubtful
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    THURSDAY, 16th JUNE.
    398 3 The Return of Imports and Exports of the Straits Settlements (Singapore, Pe»ang, and Malacca) for the quarter end. ing :Ust March, 185)2 is now published. The Imports, as compared with the first quarter of 1891, show a decrease of *1,945,5U; while compared with the last quarter of
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    The Siamese Footballers.
    308 3 THI champion team of Siamese footballers gave an exhibition of their game oil the Esplanade last evening m the presenco of a Urge number of spectator!. The game consists m keeping a small rattan ball perpetually ou the move without touching it with the bauds. Feet, shoulders,
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    Chamber of Commerce.
    454 3 Mr. Shelford's Nomination as M. L. 0. A special nieetiug of the Chamber of Commerce was held at uoou, for the parpose of filially deciding wbo should represent the Chamber m the Legislative Coop. Oil. Mr. Anderson occupied the chair, aud there were also present Messrs. Shelford
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    Singapore Sailors' Home.
    945 3 Patron. His Excellent v the Governor. Chairman The Hou'hl,- Sir Frederick Dickson. k. c. .M. ci.. Colonial Secretary. Committee, MXBBBB. C. R Buckley, John Blair. <;. Laviuo, H. Esehke, J. Perbara, K. Wildmau,T. C. Bogaardt. The Inspector-Ge-neral of Police ex-Ofieio and Mr. C. Q. Gh Craufurd, Matter
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    Muar News.
    142 3 (From <i Correspondent.) The extreme sentence of the law was carried out her.- ou the morning of the sth inst. on a Chinaman who was found guilty of having murdered a Chinese boy out of revenge for the non-payuient of certain wages said to be due to him
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    RAUB.
    701 4 Mr. W. C. Bibbv, a miner m the einployjent of the Raub Australian Syndicate. rrived at Singapore yesterday afternoon i| it h 25- ounces of gold*, the result of the last I d« lean up. Mr. W.C.Bibby is a sou of Mr. V. Bibbv the mining manager at Raub,
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    Pahang Corporation.
    88 4 It is understood th.it tje Manager of the Pahaug Corporation, who went to England the other day, desin s to represent to his directors the extraordinary state of matteis m which he is placed by the condition of Pahaug. It is agreed by all miuiug inaua^ers at work
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    Penjom.
    214 4 Messrs. Becher, and Co, report that tbeir output of gold from the Penjom mines (Jalis), which was 300 oz. m Apiil, and something like the same m previous months, has dropped during the month of May to only 27 oz. We are assured that the mine is every bit
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    RAUB.
    1852 4 lin inir Mniuwr's Report for tln» Fortnight cmling 10th June, I8t& I have the honour to report t he followlii^, as the progress made with the various rorkl at the mines for the fortnight cuing the above <J;ite Raub Hole. The pump has been kept teadiiy at work draining
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    Exports.
    977 4 By reducing to the ay» rniirkrt value Hie quantities exj>ortod, one obtains, afU*r adding sundries i which *ho\* •j u the monthly tables as f 4,42-4,0(0 m 1890, amJ f.10,45<>.000 m 1891) the following money vnlut*v<>f the total export <f Java: ISJIO. f.l<lU~>2,ooW 1891, f.i:W,9:s7.<K'O. a difference thus of
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    Report on the First Half-Year of the Pahang Rising.
    3748 5 Report on the First Half- Year of the Pahang Rising. {Friday, June 17th 18i)2.) The first half year of the Pahaug Rising i, now ended, and the report aud accounts which have to be submitted for that »od are not so satisfactory as the Governor oould desire. It is hoped
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    The Association Cup.
    563 6 r Engineers vertua S. C. Ot The semi-final tie iv the Football Association Cup was played on the Esplanade last evening between teams representing the Engineers aud the Singapore Cricket Club, aud resulted m favour of the former by two goals to one. The ground ;vas iv
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    FRIDAY, 17th JUNE.
    746 6 Colonel Walkbr has applied to the 3t raits Government for European assistinee at Raul), and elsewhere, to take jharge of sections of the Sikh Police. This need has been occasioned consequent on the illness of Inspectors Symes and Crompton. The European Police drill instructor has orders to
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    The Prai-Kedah-Singgora Railway.
    190 6 The Prai- Kedah-Singgora Railway. Mr. Rochfort has been engaged staking out the proposed railway line and taking levels; and this he has done as far as Machaug Bubu, a distance of about, nine miles. This sectiou, running from P»ai to Kulim and thence to Selaina, will be completed first. Another
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    Mining Prospects at Trang.
    194 6 A coBBSSPONDKNT of the Puuntg Qauette, who lias been visiting the provinoo of Trang m Siamese territory 190 miles north of Pinang, finds thai Trang has not been able to make itself kuowu m the mercantile world, ovviiil,' to its not baring marketable commodities for export
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    Penang a Coaling Station.
    502 6 (Piriang QmmtU, lith Junt\) BSMMU are the visions that are arising about Punany s harbour improvement scheme a trans Peninsula railway with a terminus at her vr: -y doorl and now comet the prospect of becoming* grail mercantile coaling depot, for inch ii the suggestion of
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    The Census of 1891.
    754 6 Thmrs has been received a cop the B report on the Census of the Straits I tie- II rmnts taken m April 18iH by E. M. Be. L wether Esij., superintendent of the 4^^H Mr. Merewcther met with diMi.-ultttj^H B the outset from the records of
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    EDITORIALS.
    3531 7 The British Kast Africa Company. (Str«<il« Tit*e*, 15th June.) vnda, which now proves so troublesome to the British Kisf Africa Company, ■is an inland kingdom m that section of the Dark Continent which borders the shores of Like Victoria Nyansw on the [uator. Tin country has only I, en
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    SATURDAY, 18th JUNE.
    490 8 The Hon'ble W. E. Maxwell (Colonial Secretary) returned to Singapore this morning m the Iforsburgh from Klang. The return of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the weekwas 822. Tel French frigate 4 wfo* arrived yesterday evening from Tonkin and exchanged salutes this morning. The
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    The Prospects of Tobacco Cultivation in Sumatra.
    4534 8 The Prospects of Tobacco Cultivation in Sumatra. Ruin and Disaster Threaten ki». Says our correspondent iv a letter which has oulv reached us this morning: A gient calamity is threatening ilie cultivation of tobacco m Deli, by a peculiar disease m the nureery bed*, which painfully c reminds one of
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    Alleged Newspaper Libel at Bangkok.
    139 9 The Plaintiff to Find Security for Costs. At the British Consulate, Bangkok, on the9thiust., Mr. C. Thome, joint- proprietor and editor of the Bangkok Time*, attended m answer to a writ, issued at the instance of Messre.Mo^tresorandCelli m connection with their libel action, calling on
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    Perak News.
    848 9 {Permk Qnm rmm ni OmittU, loth Juns.) In t ut> St;it.« Chinese Protectorate Annual Report for 1891, Mr. \l. (i. Watson, the Protector, aaj i Two thousand tight hundred and sixty four cinkneh contracts hare I d registered tlii* year, as against I.m;; mi n LB9U, shewingM increase
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    MONDAY, 20th JUNE. THE EXPIRING PARLIAMENT.
    867 10 MONDAY, 20th JUNE. THE EXPIRING PARLIAMENT. The House of Commons, now under notice of dissolution, was elected m July 1886, after a dissolution brought on by i the rejection of Mr. Gladstone!! [rish Home Rule Bill. The resignation of his Ministry followed their defeat at the elections, and Loid Salisbury
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    The Feast of Corpus Ghristi.
    263 10 i i; of t be great bI feists of the Roman I Catholic Church (Corj us Cbristi) is thai which was celebrated yesterday. The yard I of St. J< -eph's Chun h was tastefully i\^rI orated with buutingaud greens, audoo i the tow. r were
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    Mr. Maxwell's Journey.
    366 10 Thi Bon. W. E. Maxwell cm a., (C i u-ial Secretarj) Kit Singapore m the GrovI ernment steamer Hortburgh on the evening of Sunday the L3th instant, and ho arrived at Klarg on the evening of the following day. On Tuesday morning he proceeded to p the
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    Correspondence.
    543 10 Rules of tli<» R»a<l m Slusfapore. To thk Bditob of the "Straits Times." Sib It would seem as if the recent finding of the Marine Court of Inquiry m the Camdoi Diamond case has be< d productive of a fresh element of confusion m the navigation of N"w Harbour.
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    Gutta-Percha.
    482 10 To thi Editor Of hib "Straits limks. Sik*. I ice thai X V. baa mwunderitood my remark* on tln> subject! m j > issue of Friday, and, with jour per mission, I shall endeavour t«> clear myself t<» his satisfaction of the charge of inconsisb and exaggeration which he
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    The Rule of the Road in Singapore Harbour.
    573 10 -:s, Si <; I ir-ti.-ular tli.> l.'tt.-r si<4U' <l "S ;iu m its \mt issu jterday with the ex-.pi liat when the tw<> I.] t>t- iroa t li<> < (> J^| Thnnu weu> at i ing circu to heavy -draught si-ai. r-
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    The Pahang Rising.
    2141 11 (Front our Penang Coi-n-sptnit?. n t.) Saturday, Ist h Juue. Racb advices report that the majority i the men of the" Perak Sikhs and the Met*. iuchuliuK Colonel \V a IL-.. :i ,v ill Sp fever or of dysentery. Supreme < l ourt. Bxi^oiiE VV»;ob, Acting Chiki-
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    THE PRYE RIVER DOCK.
    260 12 Prnaxq. Province JL W flio ejitrancH <>f Hie Prye leu^th«Fie<l and deepions ".n feet. u<->' SO ill le ip tides M p haa been largely «x- -ill i bra rit •••(>■, lary nj» repair to hulls or 1,ua.1 il<>'.'> i|>t ions. Alnongsi a i S(»>riin IL'iinmer
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    SHIPPING.
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    ARRIVALS.
    551 12 Sf^i H.AU 5& VBBBKL' Na.VK., .V 'O*». 'at i.MN. P*OM 'ulriorenoe Treat Brit, fa* 724 Ptabw Mu..- Maj |i H Shangha P.O.atr. 3014 Hmll London Ma} 0. Comi U china tor. atr. iiH V.- Amoj Jun« Lim Lav &Co 11 QUaciu Dut rtr 13f3 Bannafa irabaya Ju Mansfield ft
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    CLEARANCES.
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