Straits Times Weekly Issue, 14 December 1892

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    28 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. 1^ Established, 18:51.,' PrfltoHrtaa rdti TRANSMISSION by Evert HoMIWAftH Mail Sikamii. i'Klci. -W < l VOL XLVltl. SINaAPORE, WETOESDAy, DECEMBER It, liiOL\ NO. 3,707
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    52 1 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper m Asia, British India exceptecl. It circulates m Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Pi l otected States of, the Malay Peiiingula, m SiAin, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread
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    MARRIAGE
    37 1 KOWBK I'XRILL.— On November 26th, t>t. Michael's Church, Colombo, hy the RtM\ 0. Ford. MA. Arthur Dearer Owen. !.R.CS., of Teluk Auwa, Perak (Movement Service), to KatheriNV.. eldest d/tu^hr of Major Edwpnl C>'X*»tll. "f Telpinumth. v\th !>•
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    DEATH
    30 1 rSHIEILS. At liiiveuswoo 1. C^iu^ensl&nd, i Att^tniiia. dn the J7th Sepfim bet: of fever, TitOMAS, secoiltl >-ou of the late Thidtms Shiels. merchant, Loitli former yof Rinorapore». j j
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    WEDNESDAY, 14th DECEMBER.
    79 1 rCONTKXTH Market Quotation? wary oi the Week er's Telegrams. Local and General New* The Science of Chirology. Insurance C»» The Legislative Council, i he Municipal Council NeWi* from Penanjf, Pahan^, Selangor. Sarawak, Netherlands lu-iin, Philippines, Deli, Siam, hina. dc Tole^rnphic Suiuiuary. The S.njjapoie Rowing; Club. The Liquidation
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    524 1 Singapore, I;3th December, 189J t'KODJCE. Gambler, 6 do Cube No. 1 9. W. do do No. 2, 8.2 U. Oopraßali, l "-5« do Pontianak, i (> Pepper Black, 1 !••?<>• Sngo Flour, Sarawak 2.&>. Pearl S^eo, 3.65. Coffee 8a1i,.. {}O Coffee Liberiau, -> j ou r*pio<ak small
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    405 1 W f StruiU /njj»« London off, December. I 4d)ef)oßtt Delegate to Lhe [uternationaJ Monetary Coufeffnee «»aid that ho beliered America would euaso making month Ijr purchases of siher it the Conference Called "i iti object. The T\<>"* consider* that the Conference hasalrealv f.i.i. <l and that a sharp
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    433 1 Mi: V.RNOI Reid, writing from Lon4on on the LBth November, says "Th< m the City, that th<- Mercers' Company are confident thai <»n the Iml <>\' September of 1890 they will l»- able to cany out Lheir proposal to elect Sir Cecil Cledstnti Smith to office m
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      218 1 SUMMARY OF THE WEEK. The Legislative Council met ou Thursday aud passed bills ou Crimping, and Widows' and Orphans' pension tuuds, aud theu adjourned indefinitely. Mr. Shelford iutouds to ask for returns hearing upon ih'! Damber aud distribution o£ tlie garritop »nU the peiv->ntatfe of sickueHs amou^ the Ifoopt. At
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      221 1 The ftew Tmx Bbore Sports programme ou the 2ud January next contemplate! thirteen events (including a bityde i i for »>;»tives, besides a tng-of-war, !><>xin^, and mHOiegj The events for Baropeam include thre*' (Xsi ra«M ami a bardic r followed by a fgytttvavfcic dinplaj and i t n^'- of- war.
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    TUESDAY, 6th DECEMBER. The Science of Chirology.
    1134 2 TUESDAY, 6th DECEMBER. The Science of Chirology. The female Knglish nomad who fi\»»n iinmoinorial has plied. ihi«>Hv on racecourses and at l>arkdo«>rs. the trade of tellincr fortun.v I,\ .xaminin^ the palm of th< uman hand would !><• aston..od and. a< cording to her temperament. ither intimidated or enraged if sh»>
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    The "Bokhara."
    228 2 I hi: Bokhara was m the Uphoon »hicn *r<'ck,'d Hongkong ami Macao io I*7lShe left Shanghai with the homeward mail on the 20th of September, and the fallow. ing notes which hare been ten! Io the A 0. Daily New* trill be read with m. *ere«t:- Coming down
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    The Silver Question.
    441 2 Some time ago, the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce massed resolutioos m favour of international action to check exchange fluctuations. The resolutions reached the China Association m London which, m consequence, laid them brfote Lord Bosebery m tbc following letter dated 14th Octobv M\ 1,-t(I. 1 hHvi tin
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    Crown Agents.
    525 2 At Ibe l< i on \\w Bttioi ii" Hongkong I. i 1( -,j Ki-i.in., Committee, item i A tl v nti ris,' to the following d i M.in T H Wi.it.'li.Mtl There Uan it.-m -t for Crown Agents Miyiit I asfc what service that coi en P Tln
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    Rice Cultivation and Trad.
    913 2 Rice Cultivation and Trad R Time was when ri<-.. was little used m Great Britain and on the Continent; when it wa# looked upon more as a curious than as an us< fill article t.f either food, or nnmufaeturi^^B a-diiys. however, notonlj l ar e j* int<> tl'. I. lvwinir
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    The Military Contribution at Hongkong.
    840 3 Uiin r- M'"^iui, :i s regards th, «Fin:,n.-,. Commit!,, „f th, Hoi^kon* L''Uisl;il:v, Council ™pliairman There is luilt t,. r which X will bring up M>rJ ,ml,.f lllv till Fin;llM c (mi M> :!11 1 l;lt «ls the question of I 11 1 of ho
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    WEDNESDAY, 7th DECEMBER.
    282 3 The Install. i ion Bai quel of Lodg Zetland m the Ivi-t N,, v iii j.].,. ••n Tuesday 27th inst., St. John's Day. x i i from the R. A. ni.-i a team from the S. R. C. on the Latter'a ground wst.-r--da\ afternoon m an Association
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    Official Salaries at Hongkong.
    190 3 The resolution oi the Finance Committee of the HoogkuDg Legislative Com to reduce official i tbthßamouuts thi'v stood bel i m 189 1 .Mine befoi i \a\[ on the euiU r. iie»\. d the ion for reduct ion. The I tary, m opposition, pointed out that
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    The Chartered Mercantile Bank of London, India, and China.
    278 3 The Chartered Mercantile Bank of London, India, and China. Mi;. Justice Wrioht and a special jury resumed the hearing on Nov. Ith. at the Guildhall sittings of tlw Queen's Bench Division. i of the case of the Chartered Mercantile Hank of London. India, and China r. The London Produce Broken'
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    THURSDAY, 8th DECEMBER.
    602 3 Mr. F. A. Swi i tkxmxm is b oked to leave Brindisi for Pcnang l>\ the I*. <> st«';i]n<T Parramatta <>n the 18th Decemtar Thf Oanymedi arrived hare, jresterday, with l.nno cases and a similar number of tin- <»t Langkal oil tin- SingaiK>re mar- Lobd Hawke's t.MiiTs
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    The Penang Municipal Election.
    42 3 Our correspondent at Penaui? telegraphi that, at the Municipal elect iou there, ywlerdav, Mr. Huttenbttch, after a iharp contest, was elected by 409 votes against 128 cast for Mr. Adams. There was great excitement at the filing station.
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    The Electric Light in Singapore.
    127 3 < 'oxsri. \Y .m v lumv F<»r il»«- <u \>_ jtvri of li-litiiu !U r l»t lli\> 1... ,>„. t 1,, t j,. "'in.il Within an kV itli a roinpain fur supplying with <j.is i«xj»ir«'s, \vhi< will nrvcr Im^ iv.,, w,-.| Ihvn- is Inn ,1,.,-tri,-
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    Naval News by Mail.
    370 3 The fo mad .1 K. 11. I 11, to Ih* 1 and A X idd m .i>il i 7 Li.-n.'ii.i i .1 m] X M. L'akc. i 17 f Ehj Nov. 17 Hill I. and m. X hi. I < Williai •■> Uw -v. 17 .1
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    Municipal Commissioners.
    2463 4 Wednesday 7th November. Thk ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners took place iv the Town Hall, yesterday afteruouu, under the presidency of Mr. Alex, (rent I.'. There were present, Messrs. S»hsi. Joaquim, and Nansou, and ih' Hou'bl.s Major McCallutu aud A. L. Doualdsou. The minutes of the
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    810 4 pplemeiitnry fn Sfnu'ts Tin jrains,) Via Ctylm Paris, 'JMh Norrmfnr. The irihlofM. D« Lessejn m il others is j.nstp mod until the loth of January. JVleui while, tlu> eix^uitv )>y a Commit too of Him (lumber int.. 1 1,,. 'olmrws of bribnry brought by M. Delahayw n^aiuhtfhi direet.ns
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    Lord Kimberley and the Opium Traffic.
    2048 5 Lord Kimberley and the Opium Traffic. Lord Kimdkrlky n v. < .i November J tl lt|l i;l J ehieflr fi^m missionary bodie. iv fa M :7^ su])pn-s,un oi the uj.iuni trade 85r J P J IV ii«tr.Ml,i"«- 1 l the d.pnt,V° n ul l!Hl f'" tlu> of thl I aianopum
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    New Oriental Bank Corporation— Compulsory Order Asked For.
    667 5 On the 9th November, before Mr. Justice Yamghan Williams, m the Chancery Division, m tlie ease of the New OHetttal Bank Corporation, which is m voluntary liquidnti n. Mr. Prat! who had presented petition )<»r a ■osspulsory order, appeared m person to
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    FRIDAY, 9th DECEMBER. The Liquidation of the Singapore Insurance Company.
    1070 5 FRIDAY, 9th DECEMBER. The Liquidation of the Singapore Insurance Company. 1 x another column, we publish -ome verj ag figures which have bfen collated regarding tL il >f liquidating a certain insurance com] of whose bua >peratious w v I seated ;it Hongkong. The figures, it they are correctly stated,
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    The Frauds on the C. M. B.
    104 6 m notivin^ i h siu-< e>s oi tbe Cbartcn «i Mt'ivHimir li.mk m their aeti liutit t In* Loud E'rutiuce Bankers'Coiniv, i:i i i bills, k i-i buviui: h bill v>! CbaDgi' I'll; HO tl)«- draw, r or to (li.« .liaut c. acis
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    Pahang.
    63 6 t P< It m. 5tA 1>• mbi r. Tn S lid to put IvirK ;ju owii ;r up, > i onl; Kuala L "par. truiii w huh ou by boat. Mr. Wilk bod, D K\| r. I lion of rei B Dg 3 ;of Works. 1 --in-! n.\\ l.\
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    The P. & O. steamer "Ravenna."
    121 6 The P. O. steamer "Ravenna." v> i-ourtei J»pa Ctmsul, who i ttlM mi vrhich m i!i«' Miii AJEairs ai Tokio, yesterday. 4 Japan< with Ei lllai;i j' r 't the inland >«•.!. .I;ij>;m. and form 'lydamaged." tin- r iK-iete ilrs ,1,. fl Ulllichi'll (HI ea!l«Ml m !io: i v tn
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    Overdoing the Straits Settlements.
    193 6 Fhe followiiig extract from it letter rebj i Colombo resident from a relative m the Straits Settlement* appears m the Ceylon Independent of the 29th Xuv. November. 1892 Singapore is now overcrowded with m i ken for employment m tho shape of Tamil yoangstere from .1,
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    The Governor's Wise Forethought.
    93 6 The Time* of Ceylon assigns as reason for Sir Cecil Smith's escape from drowuIQg m Penile, thai it seems, from what Mr. HaDSOD says, that all the party would have been drowued but for the forethought of Sir Cecil Smith. The prhole partjr were sitting under
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    Liquidation of Public Companies.
    233 6 i In vi.w >>: th»' pro{x>Bed liquidation of tlii* Singapore [nsurance Company Ltd., it is worth while to enquire what baa been the experience of another Cooipauj under similar «v. no s. A> a rule. Companies desiring to bring their operations to a bave found n
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    A Ceylon Planter Among Tonquin Pirates.
    398 6 A Ceylon Planter Among Tonquin Pirates. Mb. i v CM ■>. who i oo the 151 b 00 ID 11 1 i: 1 i 100. ou the 28th N [to pi •rrli of Hin i oo the L River, and 400 mi] 8! Iv the river roul i then found
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    The Legislative Council.
    447 6 Tin -rsdav. Nth Decemhkr. Fhi Legislative Council assembled yetterdaj afternoon. There were present His ExCILLIITCI THK QOTBBNOB. (Sir Cecil Clkmkn ri Smith, g.c k.g I Tho H»m'l»].» the Colonial Secretary W. I Maxwell c.m.o UjM AeSUBg At torn»-\ -i i.-iinal, .1 A. 11 t rw ood the
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    The Penang Municipal Election.
    122 6 g Thk MomiiKit i->u of Mr. Huttenbach, 0 the vutoi iv tlu' r.M-ri.t Municipal contest at Penaog, bmC with protest on the groui of Ins disqualification from being a Mv- i ni<ij»al contractor unleta the OoTern< gvea liim permksioii ta hold office. Mr. a HutU'iibarb, carried
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    The Packing Houses Of Chicago.
    320 6 I Wntfr'n fnr the Straits 2W#.) tt> r f-Aflatii />•/ ATVnv art ..i |,ijr.kiHi Ilf? )l; j -r.Mi.M rrninij.lis m Chi, t aiis,. uuli.Mit the (MMlr. la] methods 1 tilling be the capital ..1 tin- New World. il with ii l»\ the In. (ml That
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    SATURDAY, 10th DECEMBER.
    394 7 The return of visitors to the Raffles No^oflZ^i S ?P^ntary Budget «O. -of 1892 includes, under revenue an I) It 1 resgrave's Security Bond *£0L f V 7±l M^pJ Supplementary Budget for 1892, provides for an expenS turnover $35 000. Pulau Saigou fedge^ No. 2 accounts for
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    The "Government Gazette" 9th Dec.
    197 7 The texts of three Ordinances dealing I respectively with steam vessels, crimping, and the widows' and orphaLs' pension fund, passed at the last meeting of the j Legislative Couucil. are published. The Chiuese Recreation Club, Penaug, I is exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinaucp.
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    Chinese Labour in Brazil.
    163 7 Ihe Rio Neu<s of Oct. 11 says:— Now that it I,hm U«.ii aVcided that the Chinese may be Imported, Congresi should lose no time m passing two necessary measures— "*<- providing for their proper transportation 0 an<l front this eottntty, and the other profeting theifl while
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    Planting in Perak.
    179 7 The Times <\f Ceylon matte* little of Government encouragement of planting enterprise m Perak. It tinds that, m that State, the officials very cavalierly tell the prospective plauter to go an y where he chooses aud select any laud, there being all the time absolutely uo meaus
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    News via Australia.
    196 7 London, :'itli hovember. The French Go> vcnmicnt. ifter much vjicillntinn. li.-js tin.illy deekUd to prosecute Baron de Lessem and the other Directors of the Pmiumikj Canal for breach of tru»t and malversation of the funds. Great demonstrations of rejoicing have taken place throughout the United States over
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    Manila News.
    305 7 The British steamer Queen Victoria from Batoum has beeu quarantiin d at Manila, beOMUMB cholera has broken out m the Caucasus. The Cowercio says that she was uuder obtervntioo at Suez and was not admitted iuto Aden, hut was allowed to discharge cargo ai Singapore before continuing her
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    A Newspaper Office of the Future.
    1107 7 (Written for the Straits Times.) [Eighth Letter/ Uid-Aflmmtic, dad November, 1892. Before I left America, I had occasion toteD Mr. Gordon Bennett, theproprietor oftheJfcw York Herald, that I wass Intl.' disappointed with the newgpaper offices -•t Am.ri.il These are, h i rul massive ten-store)
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    The End of Forty Days.
    624 7 Written for ti I* Tim A inth Lett* Mill -A; hn> ibi .;?•</. I write 011 i lie Cunard steamer 6 on the second da\ of what the captain calls a severe gale. Some of th< it a storm. It matters little to me, for
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    Rowing.
    119 8 •ore i ivlv the the Sir FA C. I i Mr. T. M i Mr i •v, and the lai a the n. uo llty iv boats position and, on off, Bland Weul itit'ully a1 al» thirty tw» it li little var: w. bow \r, ma id ly bad
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    Deli News.
    374 8 Che Deli C brigad; 'iltinds supervising stant changes i I aremadeu] subordinate Used doubt of a heavy burd«n tern has worked had I; toriously, t! different labour •r the imblie. It isnomai town burns i not concern, d iv 1 journal, ben,. uvicts b\ Europeans, n md Chin-
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    Netherlands India.
    494 8 i tank is said to out of >a thai hat institul ion iM r 5 which La expori cc and tn iduthe spurious I 16,000 for tl,»- i practice to ref« I n len dw latter i m beir spunMilt iv t. it year. tally m tugar .HI.
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    The Municipality.
    1648 8 I I vV. II; f B II .'ii 7 r h N suable sabmi -I I 1 The :,1 re I ma SIOIK aicipa) k g an 1 .»ther papen rei ■h The i ur la ber infer i ati .v on I >raation amon lorn* i thai
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    MONDAY, 12th DECEMBER.
    648 9 I 5i -hop Hose and Mis. Hose arrived hew yesterday by the Rajah Brcpke from Sarawak. The cattle steamer DarwiA arrived here od Sat iirda; head of cattle for the X. A Butchering Co The Mail despatched from Sii ga pore to London, via Brindisi, oo th.>
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    The Municipal Election.
    37 9 A; :l o'clock, iliis afternoon, -i sufficient number of cotes bad been casi for Bfr John Praser to qualifr liis being returned as a Municipal < lommissionert, for Etochore Ward vie* Mr Cosmo, Pateraon resigned.
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    Golf.
    23 9 Tin: < i>ll' representatives will lowa tlob 'ii- ii. I^' I AmpMM X Dunm.ui. I. A. Gillospie. J. \V. B M i ir
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    Borneo Cigars.
    113 9 B£b. v GibBON late Manager of the Load a Tobacco estate, who baa recently returned Gazette that whiUt m London he asked of ft well known firm if theji bad auy cigars ''t' Buroeo tobacco. H< i was &1 once shewn a I>> I was Burpris<H] to fiod
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    The Church Meeting at Bangkok.
    374 9 Ai th<> meeting h"ld ot the Srcl December m tho English Church at B;\n^k< k to make provision for holding regular Divine iServiee m i CJfdancri \\i li the Uivs of \\,>- Church of England, »nd f r the mail t nance of Chaplain there
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    Inter Settlement Cricket.
    55 9 !i to I»ore m tin- cri.ket match a-am>? at the hitt.-i .it Chris is constituted a* follows: Captain H I- 'Y.iUu* (Captaiin Lieut Vanren.'ii, Hubhard, J Co.,k P M. Klliot, C Logau, .3. M Dow, .1 B. Maelaren, VV i A J another. Thk t.viin will probably
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    Rowiog.
    357 9 LturJay at':, ruooi Rotte uioi. m cuuutv.tiou with m,- Siug*pore \l >wiog 'lit' took plarr mvci ill,, (our... front ing tin- rJsplauade. The w. „t, ft oe but tin- w it< r i> not bo > uooth a> on the previous da\ The 11 i the Friday, and the
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    Limbang.
    459 9 THE work of developing and settling th* Limbang district pi steadil\ For :i<- timo after its annexation by Sarawak the Bis;iy;i.s only, with ;i few rxrepi nig been liic most pers >,-u?eij race, actual ly ark now ledgvd their allegiance to ti <i nmaaf 111 declared thai under no
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    France and Tonquin.
    1089 10 The Times correspondent at Paris wrote on 4th November There csti be little doubt that a storm is brewing i n<**» for th« Governor-General of Tontriin, and it will n>t much longer In possible to hold m check tho >{»iii r of interpellation m the CHamber. If
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    Freear's Frivolity.
    493 10 M.k. Fkeear, m his monologue enter- taimnent, opened m the Town Hall on Saturday night for a very brief season m Singapore. It was expected that the entertainment would he good, and it certainly was good. From the commenoemeni to the finish, Mr. Freear ably succeeded m beeping
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    TUESDAY, 13th DECEMBER.
    1360 10 i -en taken to start Planters Asso* iatioi) m Selangor. Thi recovery of < From the wnrk <>f the bolch up t.. the 25th ulto., must be regarded ai very satisfactory About $300 worth of illicit chandu was seised by Sergeant Spinki yesterday on ;i Bampan whi<-h
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    The Petroleum Trade of Batoum.
    161 10 From h ivo.nt ivport of th.- Unr isnl at Batouui. it appear* that the |»nMluct> ..t th .listrirt 18? .ill. 'ii-. ami ii. IS5»1. lluo HlHUlll ii tl»t» voluin nf the pnxlucti >il lit ar Baku At th«> .•.Miuti.Mic«'in«»nt "fl^^| IS i!l.-il|^-\V iUil\ ;,lwMit 7J.
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    Chinese and Lasear Crews.
    231 10 Pub following s!a{< meet has i bj the SSailoiV i [nteudiujjj s ou steai warned ofthedauger of travellit ■bipt thai are manned by I Chinese si'uiiici). I hiring t he months, four larp» sL-amships liav. lost it mi, r, ti I" bumau lit* from tli.- report!
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    Volunteering at Hongkong.
    37 11 The Governor of Hon.ri-™ ride at a^oblic w?tK^ D 8 to P«rVmncilChamber there on T, 1 D the i.stu inst., with b ra i^ c .lews on lßllnity oaiDtenWte of the Voluntoer Co,.p s
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    Newspaper Libel at Shanghai.
    103 11 station io Shan^lt Sl >. uTfT the comments lllu do ou the ,lub w^ to a great extent justified, t1,,,, the club ml," la.rly be m ,,,l a gaml.liug place U that he <w,, Ullt Wil iuM ,u atteuhou to it ;is s K b: 1,,,,
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    French Indo- China.
    173 11 Thk Time* Paris C«rr.»s 1W i,l,M,t Moffnmlw that the Emperor of Annan, has written thus ko M dfi Lane.ss.ui. his Freneli Protector":— -Ever since the P,v>ident of the French K.-p.uhhc sent you hero to Aniiain von have beeu really and conscientiously ivmicrin.r „s B after service. W,.
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    The "Bokhara" Disaster.
    196 11 A I>\ Captain An^us Mat I. od. PH M.S. Pallas, reporting on the state burial t [...,li, a asboie from the wreck of the pj iv the Huu^kon^ tfc-nc The particulars ijiwu .v that it wa> fouud that, considering the difficulties under which it had to be
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    Netherlands India Sumatra Tobacco Company.
    273 11 rlands India Sumatra Tobacco L'oiuiMiny (Limited m a cin-nlar t.. the shareholders, states that, as regards the 1 crop, of the ml«« unsold at tin' date of the last report 1.164 bales have l.een disposed <»f satisfactorily. Tin- remainder (lt>O bales will bo realised as
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    759 11 (S'WUmintary to Strait, Time, Telegram..) I Via Cry I ()t) j +th Husaars wntesat the rcn.cst of Ma Jn I single trooper irho was Lately IVuln-ol; IS ;nin mi( <1 f <^»e»l James November 1L Briton is formiVd T 1 1 i! i-M-t-L will luv, a .cal complexion.
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    The "Yarra" in Trouble.
    111 11 The French mail steamer Tarra arrived At Hongkong <>n the morning of the 3rd inst. two day* overdue from Saigon. She reports having met eerj heavy north cart gales and adverse currents <>n the wa\ up, with overcast sky thai prevented observations for two days and
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    Disastrous Collision.
    749 11 Sinking op a Japanese Cruiser. Sixty-two Lives Lost. The Superintendent of the P. ft <j. Co at Hongkong received on the 2nd instant telegraphic advice from the Company* ageut at Kobe that the Commander of the Ravenna reported having been m collision With a Japanese cruiser m the
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    Netherlands India.
    435 11 By last advices from Holland the MinU-t»-riaJ reply to the parliameotaiy report «>n the Java Budget has been pubtuhed. The Miuister is >t opinion that a loau to cover extraordinary exj enditure should ooh issued it it is urgently wanted. As to th<> sale of coffee out of
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    Passenger! List.
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      603 12 and Miss Gun, and Mr. Donop. For London. —Mrs. Grant, and Mr. H. H. Cr .ok.-s. For Brindisi via Marseilles Mr. A J. LawM>n. For Lou lon via Marseilles: Mr and Mrs. E. Steele. Per roha for Hongkong: Mr. F. C. Bishop. ESTABLISHED 1865. RILEr. HARGREAVES 00. Engineers, Ikon Bbass
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      824 12 DOCKS. THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO. LTD. The premises of the Company are situated at Tanjong Pagar adjoining the town cf Singa- pore. Steam tram-cars run at short intervals carrying passengers and goods from Wharf to destinations at low rates. The Wharf extends to one mile and quaitor and is
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      274 12 THE *IT\ J 1 1C Rj This Company execute* shipa" repairs of all descriptions m the mc^t efficient manner ub dei, the superintendence of European Shi wrights and Engineers. No 1 Graving Door. Length 416 f»et. Depth ot Water from 14 feet to \f\\ f ftM t Width at Entrance
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      401 16 IN ..i,i, CO. Pl-RAS n I'HESF. FEW I.ISK- IN Ml* \HK XITI-tTe vCTOET is *^*d Road, and i> the largest ai most oompleto. It is supplied wirli stea power to drivH our Woodworking M T.nthPS. kc. erefore I'm 'irtfH orders. rona Wi f fl HBD. OU^L angh are nearly 40,
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      306 16 YARROW'S SHALLOW "IHSfT STEAMERS. m S U I ilJBv Ij rli T" 7 r r r* Ifl c^ 7 BL bet ot snccessful example* for all pan conat«< ted I lar* Government, for servioe on th^ Zamh j H«»r»W For the Mrit They w...-. ronstm -t..,! mi n fl stable
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