Straits Times Weekly Issue, 31 January 1893

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    25 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. K^aiji.ishkii. ls.-.i.' Published fob Teasshissiod by Kvkky Hombwahd Ma, Stzamii VOL XXVI V. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. JANUARY 81, 1893. NO. ;{.71
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    58 1 i a !T"'T- B ml V > Straits Times has the largest I of any na.vsiu in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and j Penan throughout all the Protected St of the M Peninsula, in Siam, Borne 1 Netherlands Indies, the Philipf pines, and French Indo-Ghina. No
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    The Straits Times TUESDAY, 31st JANUARY.
    6 1 The Straits Times TUESDAY, 31st JANUARY.
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    BIRTH
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    CONTENTS
    12 1 Summary of the W I I yptii A tied rt'ii' 1
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATION
    273 1 S: j. do d „10 do a or* Bali, :>.l". do Ponti Pepper Blac Sh_ 3 Pearl Coffee i Coffee L; Tapioca eniKli Flaki I do do Ist qaali do med. tlnk small j>oatl. i."«» do med. do.. 4.1">. yticklao, Slhih J.UO. j Amboina j Tin, 3
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    319 1 ii. i.. me t from Lit in. the ml forth Qts, <\ on Sand iv at his :t illi: A ti ai.l to the memory of the I for of tii.' i in Jus EC. Bo iu attendance. Mli. ;ti oewa of Sing i {■or.' on
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
    300 1 rstraui 1 It i. Eoi V I 1 \N DIFFK London, V ith J led to slightly incn B -is beli« I Lard 1 i.» inl that pis d in ord< r tot at j r.'s.-nt in E e War to M intercept the .i I udi i,
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    182 1 bo U untl the Ti 3 pn V r™d 27th F U-in- I 1 8 Mr ha Kobe Kd .1,,! Ti. Mr r. r.v. nr i Miller, who v We I Chines twenty arm men. bbery t third armed ■i 11. i ren trlei \V U E.A.,
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    WEDNESDAY, 25th JANUARY.
    813 2 Egyptian Affairs. So suddenly baa the Egyptian diffi< sprang into activity, that, at Ihc dale last mail ad*ice«, no signs of double darkened the political horizou ai Cairo. li. „.,on the29tb December, Lord Crouier, the British Diplomatic Agent, presented ,1,,. Khedive with the insignia of the Grand
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    Sudden Death of Mr. William Davison.
    8 2 Sudden Death of Mr. William Davison. w. SI
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    Japanese Torpedo Boats at Play.
    48 2 I""" ".."...1 toabowber I wk >*ve j 7 mug, r 1:: rr.";"" 1 I,r a Uioe i.„- 'ane the chief eoriW «»ch safer nos ti ,th Ut f B, K^t- a i position than cross iner tho ip.- bows in sport. g £w
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    Late Telegrams.
    260 2 ia Rangoon.) Berlin, 13th January. A party of miner* on strike attacked Hie overseers of a mine near Bochinm l:u to be railed in of gendarme* who drove hack the, minors with drawn swords. nniulicr miners wore wounded in Hie affray London, tSth January. Mr. Thirkell N !•''<•
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    The Loss of the S.S. "Niemen."
    22 2 I will, i tothe lo ***** very qili )•<> I iH these and the crew, [> without ai
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    Slavery in Siam.
    22 2 <1 m it. t ii.ii in 1 Nie cjiil.livii •""I wl.ic-l, w, Ul v U '"V! 1 I"— nt.,l.
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    British North Borneo Tobacco in 1892.
    314 2 Hi if ■>!, North Borneo Herald lst January s W ii r le owing to the universal <lej»r< li.-tvc to chinoiclM tbe clcsirg of ootne •in tlio Labuk, and u<l rii owing not f<» the unfavourable qualif y of the <•!•<>} or .<ny failure
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    The Assizes at Hongkong Presentation of White Gloves.
    53 2 t il tin 18th j > '<!'. 1 n:,i,rj[ I I f ■nted with A. d«hip wi,h itii Ml 1 L 8 It* enough r;: lj ;i r ;r finance. Bui certainly lass of cases h»«^ V" lnulv M r 'ou« »rther
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    The Mikado.
    253 3 Inn second amat performance of ln€ l! v uin the Town 11 ill :>m-. before a 1.,!-,. and enthusiast n< ;lu !lt From the time the cur--0 u run 8 'ill the tun,- o f the concluding chorus For he's .-one and hes married Yum- Yum," there was
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    A Progressive Selangor Headman.
    167 3 Is 1 > ember, the Senior District Offi at Kuala Langat, paid a visit to Raja Mou, the village headman of Morib. Tba( place ip on the seaeo >me miles from Jugra l»y sea and 9% miles by road, and is well adapted for coconut culture;
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    THURSDAY, 26th JANUARY. The Egyptian Trouble.
    505 3 THURSDAY, 26th JANUARY. The Egyptian Trouble. I mi: receoi telegrams regarding the political crisis in Egypt, ami the dangers threatening British iuteresU in that tn li;lVt naturally given rise to discussion, sometimes of an alarmist nature. Thar the British Government reels uneasy at limi nl evident from the despatch reiuforceui
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    Perak Kews.
    527 3 I Pen* Oovemmt ,it QazttU, 20th Jctnu try.) Miu i: w Birch, Secretary lo the < I vernufent of Perak, reported his arrival in the Si ou ti. 1 i- 1 1 instant and assumed the du is of bis office. 922 8 uviv deetrove liu 1 State
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    Chamber of Commerce.
    99 3 Tin: Alum il Gteoeral M j of u Singapore Chamber of < held .i r the Exch inge K »<>!ii.. tl ir, al dooo Bl -i N BSfl 1. To receive, an I, if approved, ■d>pl A'Mill.-ll K.].»! r ending 2.— To sub nil .i K-- /i
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    The Silver Question.
    2814 3 l he ii .i,^. Wli i. and then subm with r should d for should I lated i member* 1 1 ided in; should be 8 Ii did qoI think that th- appreh< J id a hi| the 11 \\riv 1 linly. would llt'.lVV j muuit; H
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    FRIDAY, 27th JANUARY.
    416 4 Tin: Hon'ble Major IfcCaDuiii return fro in Penang this morning l»v th v The Indian i piun rerenue for tn re in rear is already between tliir forty lakhs atx>Ye the i stimafte 'I'm. j'T- ]<tm known as Beldemere, < avenagn Road, lias 1 een sold privately
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    The Mikado.
    34 4 Phe third porfonna iilr N<llt <IH excellent^ at th, Town Hall last evening lH?fore a Inimiier houa "oti.vahle feature oj .1,. l(f wa« the more fini 8 h t Misnl, whf,h^ characters
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    The Presbyterian Mission in Formosa.
    48 4 The Presbyterian Mission in Formosa. »>' ■hortlj l t -m.,,,-1,, v 11 «m Barclay. MA who T .-.U'1.1.-.. u,1»1,., hfthr.VfflS puri b» bride to M.irt iu the work. M,> i i r cUy like ber l.usbaud i, rhejr we accompanied by r i Uoifer»itT. tie w t lllll)UI >>' h
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    Fishery Law.
    190 5 The Government of India is at j -resent considering a highly interesting quest ion which has been submitted to them from Burma. 80 me months a u r o a syndicate purchased by public auction the exclusive 1 right of fishing for mother-of-pearl in the Mergu Archipelago. Later
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    Penang Neglected.
    256 5 Hf Aim mooting of the Penan g Municipal- t U iy ou the -»Uh instant. ;li.> I'rfsideiit iv'^wm ar^°^ iat ODe l tne i tSiilVSlll the H town was Sungei Pinang bri"d»»e. ll was I Jm suitable to the time at which it was built, 1 H but.it
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    A Chinese Blow at the Anti-Opium Craze.
    489 5 Tin; opium question h x <>m man} stau 1] roewhat Y\\ noveli yto gettb< <!l ffi ial view Mr t. An anonymous writer in the lasi ■T. ue of the A< itic U pro■Y i '.•i to L'ive this, a:. i >me iuts
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    Our Governor.
    440 5 Thk Calcutta Btate*man says: We observe that Sir Cecil Smith, the fovernor of the Straits Settlements, will ihortly leave Singapore, where his regiim ias not been popular, nor exactly in accord with the views of the Home authorities It is said that he will have an Opportunity >f
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    Pahang.
    669 5 From on, I The launch Ethel has returned from the Tin bringing lu> Swaine of the -nial Police I For Sinj! pore. Mr. Swaioe I tves the Pen on Wednesday in »1 W< >ne I nspector now in I' the foreign Forces, viz: Mr. Abrahai I'. rak, i who
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    The Gold Standard in Java.
    1841 5 The other day, there appeared in our col u mu a a notice >-i observations by Mr. K''ii^ii)u r t»>:i on the working of the gold standard io Java, a subject touched upon in the receut Chamber Commerce currency discussion A newspaper in Holland, the
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    Late Telegrams.
    614 6 I2lh January. —Am animated ilis---i<»!i took |i!.ici> ,-ii tin' mooting 1 oi tin* < i >| o-.i! t«> present t InAustrian Prince w'nli an address. Mi-. > I rJ»! V, r<" l.'-<'t-bo would l>rup more numerous it' encouraged. Ml*. sidentl the ohwrvatioiiH of the I >|. Diie'a ideas
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    Burma Petroleum.
    112 6 R are glad to find, Bays Kan E«. gineering, thai the far famed and well known earth-oil wells oi V. tngjoun»." the property of Messrs. John A. fUnntf l V aret be developed and worked *^;»tock concert, by a Company which will take OTerfron Messrs. HannayA Co the
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    SATURDAY, 28tb JANUARY. France in Egypt.
    470 6 The satisfactory turn taken bj events in Egypt, the moment the British Government stood firm will probabh reflect detrimental to Prench influence there. The French press showed su.h j»>\ at the Khedive s defiant action and commended so liiulih his self-assertion against British advice,
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    An expected Tin Rush.
    31 6 K->N'. 1 I of !i-t < bine^e of tal 'inning block in t valley, s, larger blorks, I. Him it.it unavoidable d r 1^ t he i I.
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    Singapore Sporting Club.
    81 6 I .1 I I I I I J 1 flfl i Mr. r u it J v 1 •t. In Mr. i I work, whose I «;v,u lui w tii working ,1,, Speak lnins.lt. m .1 M 1.-., 1m.11.., L ;:2'',' 1 1 M T E Earle
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    The Anglo-Chinese School.
    1709 7 The annual prize distribution in connection with tin- An ;lo-Chin-»8e School lookpla vesterdiv, afternoon, in the Tow n Ball. The Hon. \V. E. Maxwell presided, and he was supported on his left l>\ Mrs Maxwell, and on his right by th Rei W B rn'i.Mr E C
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    UNKNOWN
    193 7 Thi hujJcong fc'atfy Prm* t in commenting i the recUfrt Strait! Association currency <-eussio no at Loudon, points out that: tll) Mr. Ct«.''»l gp"*c) figures to show tliat in the erent ofnduflrefoing on n sold basis the great bulk "Mn'iiiiade o f the Straits would then bs wit jroQ
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    Netherlands India.
    996 7 Traffic ou the Government Railway to the Ombilieu coitl fields iu Watt Sutnatra, which bad cod million* of guilders, baa been stopped owing to extensive t\ >«>,] s carrying away bridges on the Hoe. The conveyance of coal from the fields to the sea in ut preaeni impracticable,
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    MONDAY, 30th JANUARY.
    502 7 Rumoub has i: tint Dr. Hampshire, Colonial Surgeon, Penang, at present in Europe on Leave, will not return, and thai l>r M. >k\. the Colonial Surgeon, Province Wellealey, will short h retire from the sen ice Tin following telegram, tayt the lfn,,<jJrong Telegraph, was received oo the
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    Japanese Navigation.
    103 7 We find a strou^ suspicion expressed, in our Nagasaki oomtpondenoe, says the Bkanghai Mercury, thai th*- .Japauese may not haw nsast6rea, Offing to difficulties of translation, tin* oomel meaning of some technical terms contained iu the accepted International Rules of the Road. Our correspondent also expresses a strong
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    Death of Sir Benson Maxwell.
    700 8 Sn Pstbi Bknson Maxwell, formerly !hie£ Justice of the Straits Settlements, s dead The deceased was the father of mi' Colonial Secretary and [nspector-Gen-•ral of I'<)]i«-«-, and a tribute of respect was i»ai<l to hia memon in the Supreme Court Sis morning, the Chief Justice
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    Currency in the Philippines.
    62 8 BThk Chairman of the Chamber <>f Co»--■rce at Manila has, it is reported, received telegram from Madrid stating that th** Coofereoce <»f (h« Spanish Chambers of Commerce lias noaoiuusljf adopted ;i r©tolution reoommeodiog i<> Ihe Ooveromeni thai tin* oational moner of Spain alone be allowed circulation
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    Volunteering at Hongkong.
    651 8 Thk recruiting f<>v the new Hongkong Volunteer Corps lias. s<» far. succeeded thai it is anticipated there will W no difficulty in making up tin- requisite number of 120, ;m<l it is hoped that this number will l><> largely exceeded. Including the members <>f toe existing Corps
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    Deatk of the Spanish Consul.
    174 8 Sk\ok Carloi di Ga&cimartin, the S]..inisli Consul for the Straits Settlements died last evening at his residence No. NVil Bead, after a brief illn.-s- About m fortnight ago, the deceased gentleman contracted influenza which developed into pneumonia. He was professional^ attended I'.v hrs. Gallowai and
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    The "Bokhara" Fund.
    201 8 Tn* Bokhara Fund Committee met at Hongkong on the 19th instant, ami r.--ported tbe raising of 914.900 the balk of which goes to the relief of those dependent for support upon residents in Hougkong who lost their lives io the shipwreck. It was decided thai tbe Memorial
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    The Blizzard in the North.
    884 8 i Hi: V <' rhe weather B»turdai Digh! ;Ul(i -nu.t.r van,,] :i( to My. At the Waterworka it was 8 M Vjmnsan Road 9 Sicawei 1,, k I >eek iran frozen uwVxMre Honao Road •n-i^.an.l.na^.. of ice fluted out int., -Whaupoo It i. gupposed that
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      957 9 Passenger List. Arrivals. i. McAlister from Macassar via ports 'ou^herty. J s AehiUvm from Liverpool Messrs Hampton, and MacNeil. BfßßSjßjpsj*. Sapphn from Kl«n^.— Messrs ;IV P.'J^ B I" from Deli -Mr. Nor. —Mrfi s Ifomiossa from Rangoon Mr. PefflßHohS 118 nml r'- Hlanlenot. From PoWrit -Mr. K. Allan, Mr. N.
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      765 9 uhuk .—Messrs. SUmf.-rd. Joicey, Anders Harbonrnomer, and Oapt. Ruddock. Per s.i Biimjno from Bombay via Ponanir Mr. Oberbiser, and Mr. Reja/./i. Per s. ft. Salatlin from Fremautle via Broome Iftajpr General and Mrs. Sim*. Mi*s Stephen, Mr G. Lindsay, and Mr. Coventry Per a. from Padan^r via Penang:— Mr Moore,
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      503 10 AKKIVAI S. r'i aq 30incB Vbshbl's Namr. Tons Captain. Fe.*m (Sailed Oonsigkkis. toj.s. 1 Jan. 1898 d a n«] Uil H:l l A lbe 1 r f t 'Jrit.str. 108 Manhall lPmlem*Mf Jan. 22 \V<o Biu &Co which I g 1 «to IJO7 Uiffgea C-lcutU Jan. 15 Botutead *Ca .f
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      210 11 ft -■> v SAUCE I iff" f :^,_J... IWU S A PERRiKS' S A XJ CE if I /I Singapore Agents, JOHN LITTLE <^ CO. I* BBbBH HI iLDREN AND r*l <p 1^ oi INFANTS, AND FOR V regui.au use in v l} l X WABM CLIMATES. OUGHOUT THE WORLD.
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      81 11 Nocfet] for the PrerentHlii of I'rueltj i<> Animals. Tli I'! üblic s.re informed that the :<« i< i of the Society's [nspeetor, Iffr. I*'. P'. Paijlar, is 2\~>. (.^iifM'ii i>r 7*>. Hra«--Ba^-.i Etoad All persona wishing to report any eases of cruelty which may come under notiee are reouested to
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      179 12 YARROW'S SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMERS. 11 S T i? l:X NV J! \MKRShav-. xp,.r.,,,,... Tx I^l >■> Qavigation, and of th Farrow i, u lln J for all parts Id. f*' 4 Vessels on this constru. ien required, to draw as littl« an fi ii -~jl W A late b" bnilt
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      158 12 jM I A4 r -v v i Purest i fB M I Safe. For the Toil C^^S* l\fi I Tl suitable ai I i m W t Jr. /I i J POWELL l PJ KB4D \.S Orchard 1; 1 fc ,h e lai sliorl p. Hum,.. UB Woo!) USHER tdUPHO]
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      138 12 t Mai 1 It' 'he siv< kKn^ 1 i n) Vil >. J i 1 is caj. i I M al! 'f in^-liea and i, I I ner, under r rinten- \4 uV tron and IJrasa Found- rmakera and C«r~~ i* 1 be uith appU u o r wood.'n r.'p:iir
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