Straits Times Weekly Issue, 30 November 1892

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  • 28 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. hsrAiii.isHKD, l8.il. Published fob Transmission by Evkry Homeward Mail Stkamki I Puiuk 40 CektSi VOL XLVITI. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 18J)2. NO. 3,705
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    54 1 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the ♦Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread a circulation.
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  • 30 1 At Middle Road, on tin 2 Jnd instant, the wife of J. W. Meyer, of a m At 5-1, Devonshire Road, the wife of Thomas A. Leach, ot ;i
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  • 39 1 AT the Goner.il Hospital on the 21st inst., James 1 dwakh Elphick, M. El. O. V. IS. neral at 5.3u in. At 5-1, Devonshire Road, on the 27th ,4»^aat., Thomas Ai.fk i>. tho infant son of and tram-
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  • 73 1 I Market Quotation-. Summary of the Week Beater's Telegrams. Local and reneral News. Dahom 'V The German Army Bill. Mr. Rcid in Ann rica. The L gislative Council. The Mnuicipal Commissioners. News from Penang, Penik, Selaugor, Pahang, Siam, hina, Netherlands Inii.t, French ludo China, British North Borneo. <£e. Police
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  • 429 1 Singapore, 30th November. 1892. Produce. Cambier, 5 6r>do Cube No. 1, 9-60. do do No. 2, 8.20. .praßali, 4-*»°-do Poutianak, ll°L, Pepper Black, JO.H« Sago Flour, Sarawak -J»Pearl Sago, 3-/0 Coffee Bali 32.00 Coffee Liberiau, «W-W-Tapioca small Flako 4^o--do do Ist quality 0.00. do med. flake, ;»'_>•
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  • 345 1 Correspondence on tin- Municipal lighting of Singapore Town has been published. It includes a minute by the Municipal Engineer giving it as his opinion that this is not a propitious time to go in for the Electric lii:_cht owiug to the straitened finances of the Municipality.
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  • 536 1 /•'<</• straits Times. The Pamir Quesi ton Lou Phe parleying now taking place betweea Great Britain and Russ i n yarding the Pamir difficulty kvoorable kind, and i com- entente cordiale is shortly j ecte i It. I Vot rha deletheir in- el it. to act unitedly at
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  • 102 1 Mk. Reid, according to the Waxhi P<>sf describes Ceylou as m island but reoentlf opened to travel." ire would seem to be a misapprehension somewh Thi P. t >. Company taken ..ver from the builders their ne iiner Australia, wliidi w from the ard of Messrs. lird
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  • 151 1 11. M.5. Howe Aground. B.M.S. Howe, I the Channel Squadron, ran aground at the entrain-- rrol Harbour on the 2nd instant. Sh over, and three of her rompartments filled with water On the 3rd, a Reuter's telegram reported that she had been floated off; but another telegi am from Corunna,
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  • 24 2 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread a circulation.
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  • 311 2 H. H. the Sultan of Siak arrived here this morning by the IWk ISemj Li nan. M*. James Edward Elphick, the well known veterinary surgeou o( Singapore, died last night in the Geueral Hospital. Deceased had been ailing for some considerable time past. The funeral will take
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  • 132 2 To piess one's hat I 'a bosom has long been regard d ou the stag* as a respectful act iu approaching a superior, and one that is especially a to to 1 when declaring their Who would imagine that this simple and spontaneous movement could be
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  • 265 2 Mr. T. W. Hr.atr.s, Officiating Director, Geological Survey of India, gives a very encouraging account of prospecting operations in the JVlergui district during the ist season. The work was not. a< in previous years, confined to tin. but included an exploration of the coal and gold deposits
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  • 146 2 London, November 17.— The Indian Currency Commission yesterday examined Mr. IfscNeill and Mr. Stephen Ralli. The examination of Sir Frank Forbes Adam liws been postponed owing to Ins illness. The Committee meets again on Saturday and will then adjourn nine die, owing to the sitting of the
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  • 395 2 It is interesting to note that, from statistics recently published, the gold production of the world is increasing year by year. The Australasian Colonies, which at one time took the lead, now hold second rank, following very clone on the United States of America. By far the greatest development
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  • 367 2 Trk Englishman writes: The old Mercantile Bank was started in Bombat in 185-1, aud we believe that its first chairman was the late Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebojr. In 18ot> it was converted into a London Company by Charter, and the general management was at the
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  • 924 2 ocos nucifi'ra. Thi coconut palm i- ai the present day cultivated largely in many parts of the world. It i< sxtenaivel) grown iu tropical India. Burma, Ceylon, the Pacific Itlanus, snd even in Africa. It is s graceful irre witharyiindrical ttraighl stem if about three feet in
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  • 889 2 llth Novt u r- T,< in made at the ban Nonconformist Unionists at the fb polo fast night, entreated tie not to abandon Uganda. His Lor.' f that if we lio'd our position in thai marusr Germany will adhere to hers, an absolut «lv certain that w
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  • 1091 3 WED N ES DAY, 23r d NOVEMBER. H« jteauier Soengei brought a cargo of 3,500 caaes of Un,kat oil for Singapore vestertUv f It is reported that the steamer Petrel has gone ashore tomewhere along tinBorneo Coast. This morning's Hongkong weather telegrams report a typhoon i„ southern Formosa. Liter news
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  • 93 3 Public laundries have been started at Hongkong, but they h;i\o not hitherto proved the loccess that was anticipated. The washermen do not take kindly to them aud only one «>r two houses on the laundry block are occupied. Presumably, one reason, for the unpopularity oi the laundries with
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  • 81 3 To give an impetus t > Volunteering in India, the Government has appointed a Commission which has reported iu favour of the Government addressing local authorities on the necessity of the heads of departments being induced to enooors volunteering amongst their subordint aud to provide volunteers with
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  • 175 3 The match for Saturday on the Esplanade is Probables versus Mr. Boburn's team. The teams are not yet complete. The Single Wicket Competition has not commenced, the list of entries beiug held over to see if the new Regiment intend putting forth a team, otherwise the arrangements are
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  • 245 3 (From our own Correspondent.) Pekan. 17th Nov. The Government launch Ethel arrived last night from the Tin. bringing Mr. Duff, Acting Superintendent of Police] and Messrs. Becheraod Hancock. Mr! Eaucock, who is the manager of the Ketchau Mines, is on his way to England to confer with the directors
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  • 114 3 A st |4 rait general meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce was to be hold last Saturday, when the following resolution was to be proposed 'Th it the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce recommend to, and urge upon, Her Majesty's Government the desirability
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  • 439 3 ipatch from the Foreign iblished in the British North li>>ii zetU Foreign I j 24th August, 1892. SIK. I att directed by the Etrl of R to inform you flint the letter from the ernor of Labium and of tl of North Borneo, dati 26th
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  • 144 3 Lord Hawke's Team in Co lombo. Lord Haw ti of cricketers arrived iu Colombo on th I the itth inst. and on Friday and Saturday played seainsl the Colombo t. am, s runs. The local team 1 106 ruus iu the first innings, and 34 runs iu the second, but
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  • 66 3 The Italian barque Berno trrived her. r.hty from New York via l'.maug Wltl :^.<X)U of Anieiicau oil for Java A oi-Y of the Blue book for lfcl^l has 1 received. An absti m it has already ap|>ear.d in tin G vernmeni Gatette. The Dutch steamer Sink arrived
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  • 435 3 < a lis W. 11. K. Murr.tv 2ud North Laucashire liegim.-ut, I en appointed aide-d scamp to M I commanding the troo| a *t l0 g f ta> The yacht 3/aAs I j ,u She will leave for Tuesday Anon i u-inet >„ and 1' went thron L ,l v
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  • 3576 4 Wednesday, 2:>rd November. Livbly Proceedings. The President and the Lawyers. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held iu the Town Hall yesterday, and it proved to be one of the liveliest meetings that have taken place for many yeais. There wove present Mr. Alex. Gentle.
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  • 507 5 Theke are now no less thin seveu men-of-war iu port, viz two British. M, rc trif and Plover; two Germau. i t zin aud the Alexandria* two Siamese, Mah I'Chakakri aud Thoon Kramani: aud one \ustrian F Tut German cruisers L, ij.ziij and A trrived here yesterday
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  • 114 5 {From our oum Correspondent.) Pekan, 23rd November. THI steamers Perse, Kuantan, and P«IM, leave to-day for Singapore, each taking a number of the Sultan's and Lun.jka MahmucT* followers. H. H and the Regent both go to Johore, and it is said they will stay with the Sultan time tin
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  • 76 5 The manager of the local branch of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China has to day received a telegram from London to the following effect Meeting passed oi! satisfactorily. Scheme carried nnsnimonaly. Prospectus issued in a few days. The meeting referred to is
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  • 93 5 A Conviction under the Bankruptey Ordinancce. Thi: hut CSS6 tried at the A^i/.s and concluded yesterday afternoon was the prosecution under the Bankruptcy Ordinance of S. V. Vvraven Chittv. charged with quitting the Colony to avoid examination in respect of bis affaire. Mr. HarWOOd prosecuted and Mr. Drew and Ml
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  • 171 5 When the British st.aa.r Yorker arrived at .Marseilles from Rangoon th>» r.-ii>-tain reported that ral of ids crew had died in terrible agei after partaking of tome fisa which had been ctnght in tropical waters. In te regions many fish are found which at certain seasons,
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  • 157 5 The C. M. Bank and Beyts, Craig Co. Ki. i ma's telegram announcing that the Chartered Mercantile Bank have won their action against the London Produce Brokers' Company ia iu need of rery brief explanation. The defendants had ace pted a number of bills drawn by Ueyts, Craig and Company,
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  • 150 5 From Australian Papers.) London, 2nd Nov* mber. Tha editor of one of the London daily papers has been fined £100 for contempt of Court for prejudicing the Leader v. Smyth jewel case. The publisher also has been fined £50. In the English Municipal elections the Liberals gained 65
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  • 971 5 Th e Legislative Council. Thi-rsday, 24tu Xove.mhkr. The Legislative Council assembled yesterday afternoon. There were present His Excellency the Governor. Sir Uscil Clementi Smith, o.C.M The Hou'blo the Colonial Secretary W. E. Maxwell, c m the Acting Attorney-General, •I A. oarwood.) m >• thp Colonial Treasurer B. E. [seinongi r.
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  • 620 5 Siam has of lata years fallen SMUTS generally under notice thin it had previous!] done, iii eonsequeocs of the hssreaaing imsor* 1;,u < l !t geogrraphieal position from a political point of view. Lying between British and French p. ions, hstwoss Buraaah sad A imam, it is in the
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  • 179 5 I p to the present time the sum of £279 his he. -ii i he Imperial Institul the Queen iias prjmised t > open in p r-»on May. The total expenditure i the <• impletion of the building The portions not yd compl tej principal entrance and
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  • 1167 6 A Ci ti zen of Singapore. Hon. A un be Wokxd's Paib < >i'kn 1 1 Hi U ■> 5 an Interesting a.ccor/NT o* \ii>\., Whom Hi: H \s lst Bis Lot— Tin-Pro-in. [NO Hoi STRY. Tle> H Reid, managing editor of the in the pore, in the lay Peninsula,
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  • 137 6 (The Salt Lake Tribune.) Mr. Arnot Reid. editor of the (Singapore) Straits Times, reached this city yesterday aud will leave this forenoon for the East, stopping in Denver, Kansas City, and St. Louis, to reach Chicago for the opening of the Exposition. At home he lives
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  • 213 6 DELEG ATE FR OM TH E MAL AY PENINSULA A EtXPRISEHTATIVI <>K IHE Si Kills Si i.i. m rI s rill DSDK l 081 v BBSMONIBI His form encased iu a 1 tiful si <k gown, which he said it 811 la country of his reeid mc d anrroun Id
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  • 1375 6 Mr. A .1. B ilfour v. is pn sent on the evening of the 27th Oct. at a city meeting held in he Town Hall. Manchesb insider tin- question of bimetallism I Mayor oi Manchester. Alderman 1. preside, l over ;l large gathering of merchants and
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  • EDITORIAL
    • 147 6 {Straits Times, H.'ird Nov> The French have just finished a h< war ou the West Coast of tQJ which they had drifted through a forward Colonial policy. Dahomey, tht which hostilities had been id), chum to certain territory on the eoastwhi I i'-eeiiti\. was brought tinder Frenoh^hriSLJ tion. and
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    • 227 6 Vmm, t ,nhe lin A ei! which t 1' aims !n tr sti i bout four i r huuo id i d laihi of tl. re had n«>t I r had I to gain info sh .end' ;u the army ui ally •many. The <. !mUlafl^^fl^^|
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    • 25 6 Manila reports the typhoonto moranyj slowly to the uorth. Hongkong report* that the typhoou appears to be east °t Bashee Channel moving uosthwarda st present.
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    • 278 7 Crutser-yacht in port arrTvld Y* 7*T Chah^i, which arrived h yesterday, was constructed to tbeorde if the Kmg of Siam bv M«£ Ramage and Ferguson (Limited), Leith «ie Of the latest Vessels over bu.H Le»th, the dimensions being length 300 feet luvadlh, mouM.,l. 1 7
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  • 455 7 The return of visitors to the 1*; Libra i uid Museum during the week was 854. The statement of affairs in the cas Mes b. Knight >. bankrupts, sh liabiln. and assets at $2t,10b" a deficiency of S(>:>,«,M>7. Thi Pahang with his s Tungk %d and Tiuigku
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  • 137 7 I hi: competil the 1893 Golf Cham] ionsbip a ib B tndicap i will commence on the Linka at the Race urse t his a Ftern lowing are the cut i 1 p. I. li. Roberts ii. Du'im iu. i i E -h. .1. H. V. V R. 1".
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  • 161 7 A pui change Room 'the purpi tal arrangementa in < nection with the anni which are held on th da; N -.v Sear. The II- occupied the chair, and there were present Mactchie, .1. P. Joaquim, A. B. Efcaeburn, l\ Barkei Ma i hagan, Graj A. i
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  • 155 7 The Chinese Agricultural Labourers Protection Ordinal comes into operation on the Ist January next an 1 Rules under it are published. Tost Office Rules for forwarding sample or pattern packets are published. Mr. P. Powell reporter! his return from leave of absence, aud resumed his duties
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  • 224 7 The Governor of Hongkong, in opening the present session of the Legislative Council of that Colony, puts forth tbe following retrenchment scheme As there exists in our midst an industrious and generally honest Portuguese community, snd as many respectable Chinese are qualify' ing for public employment, there will
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  • 425 7 '1 m: Sou aba, id the I2tb November gives particulars of the E. Miller at that port. On the morning ol that day, at amer I police offiby ih' United ion detain had absconded from t hero and nt his Thi- Mill* r went to m to awa
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  • 180 7 Rumoured Eti ouctxoh r»\ res lUri. I > I M A I Durinu the last |„> or thi iyi a rumour hi f lh) Square to th efl ,-i t.hat aul I the the domand ma the eoloi ;l fdill lm have decided to materially reduce that
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  • 69 7 Siam at the World 's Fair. The Bimjkok T the arraugem w i hibits to Ch Mil and thai it will b > t!i fj nipt r made to sh »w 1 1 tmore the popular idea i I hing but rice and I will pi ise also p p|
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  • 1539 7 The Chinese and Small- Pox Gh osts. A deputation of influential Clin. waited upon the Presid of the Penang Municipal /.amission on the 23rd i at the Town Hall, pox patients there may not iu ful I to hospital but allowed to be treated in their own house I iu
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  • 358 8 The Malay Peni nsnia. THE ruent have republished lup to due H•• f n f nnation i 3 ittlements and i of the day Peninsula," issued in 1882. Tha present edition is eprip to 1891 by r, tain Fosf >r. U.F with the assistance of Li< ,1. >iu iter Seers,
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  • 360 8 The ruder-Secretary of State at Paris has, by despatch, directed the GovernorGeneral of French Itido-China to take measures for furthering emigration from France to the Colonies there. Tin- Minister denies the tone oi the argument that Frenchmen will not emigrate. He points out that there is a steady
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  • 383 8 Crim ping. A fislato anieud Thi I 1877. The A tl ;p--pended Statena reus ns introdu ut to plao riction upon the i- cruiting in this I I Ibe ur in 'IV. been drum d am the Colony nnder contracts rice tt> any place wh nfajesDominions or under Bi if
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  • 750 8 MINUTFS OF PROCEEDINGS OF l cipal Commission i rs*at an Ori»i« NAI y M i.l. I i SO OH M<>N DAY, 7; ii X-.\ t mukk. 1892. Pmi si N'i '1 I e Pn udent. Ah (,Y, q. the Hi ii. the Colonial iLngineer, M» McCalluin, u i..
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  • 626 9 MON DAY, 28th NOVEMBER. I Sn: E8 Darken arrived ;n Pen aug from Singapo.e „u the -J It}, instant and will psobablystay there t,r ;L week. The ikw Austiinu Llovd's steamer Ui expected to leave T,i, ste Fir Kasi December. The Comj ;ll 's steam to be withdrawn from the
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  • 51 9 Inter -Settlement ricket. Ihk team which represents Singapore at J ll I'iter-Settlement matches at Penang has not yet been decided upon. In all probability Capt H. f, Talbot will captain the teain; Mr. A. H. Raeburn, the Captain of the Club being uuabh to get awav owing to pressure of
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  • 106 9 mbbqu] com B] .indent writes to the Bangkok Times: The Pearl Fishery here is looking up. The h.ts put up for suction fetched 8 to 10 times the figure they did last year. One man by the name of Chill has formed a Syndicate at Sings] to work
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  • 181 9 The district officer of Kuala Langaf S ingor) in his repor; for October, tells how, eaily that month, he visited a small coffee plantation owned by s Tamil named Sangilie. It is a L2~acre patch on a steep spur of the Jugra Hill, of whieh he has
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  • 168 9 Ihk Golf Club's Competition Cor the Championship and Handicap Competition was played at the Links on the •ui Saturday afternoon. (Jt all those who had ntered only four managed to do the round as, towards the latter part ol the afternoon, the ram came on and made the Linl
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  • 147 9 The difference between an »nd a lite is a little mutter about whi in mm argumonts. We give tho ing taken from i in reply to pondent •fin Australian saurian is a crocodile, not au alligator. Tl ins which are found hi tho rivers of Australia and
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  • 216 9 An Unp aid Call. The following lett re< iv< d by the secretary of a N.S.W. gold mining Co., iu reply to an imperative demand upon asharehokier for the payment of a call: Dear Sir, I have your letter, and note that i our directors propose to proceed against me.
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  • 2896 9 Shipping and Trade Regulation in Acheen. The Government Gazette dated 25th instant publishes the translated text of the Netherlands India Ordinance No. 203 of \*'J2, containing certain regulations for the improvement of supervision of shipping on the Bast Coast of Acheen. Ordinance whieh came into force on the zlst October,
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  • 2000 10 Muni cipa l En gi ne er 's Office. 1 1 To 'he President auicipali I —Major .Me iallum .i myself in a iallati nin. I i. i V t w hieh i y I on, but I aestj snd aul a p tesi I efeivi; think u' either of
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  • 626 11 A i.w years ago, there was in Sipgapore a Xacht Club which, likea good mauy other amusements iu the East, had its customary period of nine days wonder and then left, and his now almost withered into oblivion. For the last few mouths, how. there has
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  • 458 11 Thkee Chinamen, members of the Brokeu Coffin Society are to be deported lo China to-day. Tall game of Hockey was played on the Esplanade last evening. It went off ren well, there being do mishap, barring t* three braised shins. Fon the month of October ti:.- traffic
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  • 112 11 Th e Finance of Touquin. A COBREBPONDBBTT scuds to the I'.uis Debuts i statement showing hot ously wrong is the assertion that the Budget of the Protectorate for 1891 rith ;i surplus of $660,000. The only way it is brought about is in his opinion bv a certain artfulness in
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  • 203 11 The question of the legalisation of professionalism at Association football in Scotland is again likely to come ou tho lapis, SSI endeavour is being made to secure the co-opera-tion of twenty clubs, who are to a*k the Scottish Association to again consider tho subject. No sane person
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  • 111 11 At sj.h.jhl mating; of the Mam-heater City Council on < >,■ M h. the re]M>rt of the Special Committee with refl the Miucheeter Ship Canal wai nm<i< The r-poit ree jinnnnds tlni |K»wer* should be obtained to lend the bhip Canal Company another louo.oi)!)/. m.d that
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  • 115 11 The Tohiccn Company Deli A.Hihaa ban held .in extraordinary meeting of shareholders, at which the directors r< their i ITorts w'oli ivjani to tfie i W rking capital was not to ho obtained, and therefore tho din liorW i t -.>ll the undertaking. Pautjoera^ I, u
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  • 111 11 mi ifhc ollowing survey of i the arinius of tho five leading Continental Powers; the figures are transmitted by t he laraVn IJ-rdu c nrespmdent Italy. 346 i ui>. 11l squadrons, 207 batteries, Aus-tria-Hungary, 4»s battalions. 2<>l equadrons, 2i[ bat ories; Germany, Ut a lions, 372 squadrons. i',i.
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  • 164 11 THE expectati u of an advance in the Bank rate o. I per c nt i> calculate i to cheek business, but tar more seri uis is tl influence of t!c tears excited by the action of Knit", as the semi-official Journal <! St Petersbourg asserts, Kussia nn-
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  • 144 11 The Bokhara Disaster. Tin; North China D The discovery of Mrs Uuunify's body in Makuug harbour with her child tied to her broast reopen* the question, which has troubled many who have not talked of the matter out of poet for the survivor-, what was done for the women on
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  • 120 11 Singkep Ti n. The report of the Tin Com- pany has been issued, from which it appeals that the condition of thi company was further improved, and according I survey which resulted favourably, the working will be extended. Up to May last 2,268 slabs of tin. equal to 1,178 pteuls,
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  • 322 11 The Dutch Representative at the Monetary Conference. It is said that Dr. Paul Van den Berg, formerly Presideut of the Java Bank at Batavia, aud more recently President of the Netherlands Bank at Amsterdam, has been appoiuted the delegate of tho Dutch Government at the International Monetary Conference. Dr. Van
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  • 278 12 Acting in Accordance with the decision of the Second Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, the Council of the London Chamber of Commerce communicated to the Marquis of Ripon, as Secretary of State for the Colonies, the resolution of the Congress urging the
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  • 228 12 Ihe Engineer reports under date of 21st November, that the new Laundry would be finished iu the course of a week or so, and that the htyiog ou of the water services would probably be completed by the eud of the present month. The President in his Progress
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  • 363 12 At the special meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce held on the 19th instant the Acting Secretary read the following resolution which was to be submitted to the meeting That the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce recommend to, and urge
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  • 389 12 (Thi Washington Post.) A young Englishman wrote u Arnot R*-id OB tho Shoreham register last night, and after it H £ingSpe*S. M The man who comes from this, to Americans, out-of-the-way place, is the editt r of the Strait* Timet, a newspaper which has i prosperous
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  • 420 12 Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph (Li mited). Sir Johm Pbvdbb, MP. presided on iv. 2nd it the 38th Ordinary General Meet ing hold at Winchester Hon.,", and moved ths adopuon..!' the report which stated that two quarterly interim dividends of 1 1 percent, each had been paid during the
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  • 673 12 The Bulk P etr oleum Trade in the East. Th k various notices referring to the subject of the carriage of hulk petroleum, by specially designed steamers to the East, and the storage of the oil in specially constructed tanks at the different port.-, show that the trade cre-long is
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  • Correspondence.
    • 405 12 The Wreck of the "gr et na." To he Eiutor or thi: > i KAI i Ti ana Sir,-— ln i published account of the wreck ol the Gretna, lost on the 25th oi October, it ii said that the Captain charge of the first lifeboat, being accompanied by the
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    • 313 12 The Singapore Insurance C ompany Limited To IHK Eoi ron OK the "Straits TlNll I Sir, At the meeting of the shareholders of the Singapore Insura'i I mpany last Friday it was decided that its affairs be wound up. It is said that theie is every likelil ood there being
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  • Passenger List.
    • 375 12 > iu P.ikan via BaaflH ml Tibsng Tine-! T e Sultan j^B IVr from Khmg via Malacca: ■*-M r. G -k. Per s ry from Batavia. Mi J. I* C A Kr.K sen. F C Bis) Brnyn Kpe H. If. and G iu Yokohama: hsV From Hop-'. Mrs Pea«e,
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 1479 13 SHIPPING. Sachem, A m. sh. 1,321 tons, Capt. Gould. 22nd Nov. From Hongkong, 3th. Ballast. Borneo Coy. Ltd. For New York, U.— Rds. Bengloe, Ger. str. 1,168 t.»np, Capt. Farauhar 22nd Nov. PromSsigon, 19tb Nov. Bios and 2d. p. Patsraon Simons ft Co. U. Kds. Pother Rndjok, Dut. sch. 108,
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 827 14 AKKVAJB. J A" U'LAQ I < Vssskl's Nasik. A Tons.| Captain. From 'Sailed Consigners. O Rio i n7v 19 Saehem Am. bq 1881 Gtonld Hongkong Nov o Borneo Company Limited 80 Wm Le Laehenri Brit. bq. 578 Reynell Muntoog Nov 7 Ban Lee A Co. 21 Borneo rtr. 404 I
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 452 15 1 Okici> \i WOKCESTERSHIRE SAUCE Signal wu, LEA PERRINS' SAUCE. 'v^, t;;V r..,.,,,.,v Orsssrs w Oi/assn rfc DETAIL EVERYWHERE. Singapore Agents, JOHN LITTLE CO. ffn^^f^F^B^nPffw^ gßkl JP^MMWHIgMMBssa the safest mild I kS 9 k a 1 m BBf Ai WBm nTasTaW aperient for 101 m iLv I JkfiK gsA Sjy
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    • 387 15 FOR BALE. TH E Trafalgar BetsaVs --'-masted sailing •er. built bj ihe Taujong Pagar Dock I 0., Ltd.. covered in. A verv strong resael j baa inst been docked, caulked, and r -metalled throughout. Capacity about M tons n drafl ol 44 feet. Apply to o. GUTHRIE Co.. Agent*.. fl?^
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