Straits Times Weekly Issue, 31 October 1893

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  • 57 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY MAIL ISSUE. I ESTABLISHED, 1SO1.; The daily Straits Tim*-* i-__ The weel.ly.t.,r.i te _|Ti££ it ceTts a >«„v! 1!" m tk 1 •«*»•«*>«. a copy, $4 a quarter post free In Malaya. a month post free anywhere. ai-nuarter post: tree [anywhere. I Established, 1831. J VOL
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  • STRAITSTIMESTUESDAY, 31st OCTOBER.
    • 24 1 I At the Maternity Hospital, at 10 p. m., the 29th Oct 1893, the wife of Mr. C. H. TtILMAN, of a daughter.
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    • 42 1 On the 30th Oct., at St. Andrew's Cathe dral, Singapore, by the Rev. Arthur Sharpe ra, Alfred Cunningham, second sou of Frederick Cunningham, Journalist, of North Kensington, London, to Cecelia Helen, voßßgest daughter of the late William Colisjge, of Worksworth, Derbyshire.
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  • 277 1 I Editorials. Tha Singapore Insurance Co. m Liquidation. The French m Tonquin. Tanglin Roads and Houses. Alarmed Schoolmasters. Gharries and Jinrikishas. The Silver Question m Chins. Local News. j The Races, Dress at the Races. j Market Quotations. j Precautions against the Variable Weather. I Supreme Court.
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  • 590 1 Singapore, 31st October, 18&3. Produce. Qaaaaiar, #33^ «J° S°- V n 10.26. do do No. 2, B°s Copra Bali 5.671 do Pontianak 4^/ P*?per Black, Ojiu. oago Flour, Sarawak 2.o<>. do Brunei 0.35 Pearl Sago Rjjft/ Coffee Bali ?> 37.12a. Coffee Liberian,... 37.50. Tapioca small Flake M
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  • 605 1 This week's mail for Europe leaves per P. &O. s. s. Clyde. The mail from Europe of the r>th October per P. O. s. s. Ravenna arrived ou Saturday. Next week's mail for Europe is fixed to leave per M. ML s. s. Sa<)fmlien ou Tuesday,
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  • 795 1 London, Qlth October. THE SILVER QUESTION IN AIEBICA. Kiiinoureal Compromise. The Democratic senators have arranged a compromise on the Silver question whereby the purchase by the Government of four aud a half million ounces of silver monthly will bs continued for another year. All silver that is bought
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  • 239 1 1 Mr. Pa vie. says tbe Bangkok Times is suffering so severely from fever that he propoaea to take a lengthened leave of absence m Java. «> ii Mr. K. W. Maxwbll, the loapector. General of Police, has now recovered hia health and baa no intention of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 49 1 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper Asia, British India excepted. 1 circulates m Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, m Siam, Borneo, the Ketherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread a circulation.
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  • 959 2 TUESDAY, 24th OCTOBER. The Singapore Insurance Company in Liquidation. mm ammmi A few weeks ago, we announced that the liquidation of the Singapore Insurance Company was proceeding prosperously, J and that the shareholders would finally i receive from $16 to $17 per share. The result is now l>etter than that.
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  • 44 2 Messrs. Regold, Bergman Co. reported to the police that a robbery took place at their godowu. No. 7-1 Fisher Street last evening, wbeu eighteeu and a half dozeu of Japauese umbrellas were stolen. The umbrellas are valued at $100.
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  • 74 2 Advices from »Saigou, refer, iug to the rumours of the recall of M. do Lauessau. say that the truth appears to be that at one moment the recall of the GovernorGeneral was almost decided on. but the Minister, actuated by the same feeliugs which induced his predecessor
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  • 71 2 The China Mail hears that the French flagship Triomphante will return to Europe about January. Admiral Hutnauu, who goes home then, is likely to secure promotiou for his special services m Siam. The uew flagship will be the Bayard, which was out ou the Chiua Station as
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  • 159 2 Crickkt and Aquatics. As we uotified yesterday, the challenge sent by the Singapore Cricket Club to the Penang Cricket Club has been accepted. The matches which are to take place at Christmastide will be looked forward to with a fair measure of iuterest. Singapore was uufortunate m
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  • 235 2 There is again held out a prospect ol Pahang being left without communication on the eastern side duriug the coming N. E. monsoon. The steamer Perse that had up till quite recently been ou the Pahang run, will make oue more trip to the Kwala just before tha monsoon
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  • 168 2 D'SILVA V. THE MERGUI PEARLING Co. At tbe Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Gatty, the case of D'Silva. v. the Mergui Pearling Co., Limited was commenced. Plaintiff alleged that he was the holder of 600 shares iv the defendant company which were transferred to him on
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  • 205 2 At Hongkong on tbe 16tb instaut, judgment was delivered io the police cout iv 1 picnic assault case iv which Mr. H. W. Fraser, Hongkong aud Shanghai Bank, Mr. VV. M. Wood, Mercantile Bauk of India, aud Mr. W. A. E. Chaudet, of the Naval Yard,
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  • 538 2 Wk learn from a cor respondent that the terms of the Franco-Siamese Treaty have beeu published m Paris. Although full details are not yet la hand, we are enabled to give a fWMmwU of tbe document, which varies m several important particulars from the one published by
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  • 82 2 Punch, by the French mail, has the following. The joke is really a joke but it can be understood only by golfers. Tbe woodcut is good Mr. Spooner Q. C. (a Neophyte) This is my ball I think r M Col. Bunting (an adept) By Jove that's
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  • 190 2 Yesterday, we published from the Deli Courant an account of certain fighting m Acbeen. The Deli Courant uarrative haviug arrived by mail waa necessarily somewhat incomplete. The following teleg aphic despatch which reached us last night give 3 us an accurate account of the affair: In the absence
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  • 185 2 Tre funeral of Tau Beug Gum. who wae at one time headman of the Chinese temple at Malacca, aud aftei wards head of the well-kuown firm of merchants m Singapore, Messrs. Kirn Seng aud Company. vow carried ou by the Hou'ble Tan Jiak Kirn and
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  • 185 2 The Return of Imports and Exfxirts for tbe quarter ended 30th June 1893 has beeu published. Tho appended comparative tables give the following rt suits Imports. (Exclusive of Treasure.) SINGAPORE. 2nd Quarter of IM4...|ta\Mftjtti l 2nd Quarter of 1892. 24.0M7.UM s3-fc\473 Ist Quarter of 1893.... £25,406.356 460.434 Pknang.
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  • 479 2 FBOCEBBION cvrsx* Xi hk Wai. a, 'atj|Q rUMa.as.ARLK Akkaw^emkm h, THE GOVERNMENT AND tub U. It was understood tbal the H a would hold the ceraMiionv of ur v J_]i' teste* day afternoou at their u.n. i South Bridge hVsad. It ,„av 7 ll bataaitbaf
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  • 522 2 It will be recollected, says tbe correspondent of the Sttmlard at Paria, tbat one of the grievamvs of France againat Siam was the capture of Captain Tboreui iv au attempt to drive the Siamese out of one of their s s on the Mekong Tbe Politique ColoniaU
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 53 2 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper m Asia. British India excepted. No other Eastern newspaper has no widespread a circulation. Thr- Malay constable, who recently fell from the third atorey verandah at the i_ UUal I>olice Station on to the roadway i beuea-th, is rapidly recovering
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  • 1387 3 BOTAL RRCRPTIOR AT Bang-Pa-Iw [First Part.l Thi Departurr from Bangkok. Thb Royal Court. (Bs H. Henri Bryois, Special Correepon- 9 dent of the Temps.) iTke following article was written (m French) frr the Straite Times. The translation, as nearly as is reasonably possible, is literal.} I LBXVS off
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  • 888 3 WEDNESDAY, 25th OCTOBER. The French in Tenquin. Last advices from Touquin point to the French still making very slow progress m pacifying the country m the neighbourhood of the Chinese frontier towards Langson. That region has long been a source of trouble owing to its jungly and broken character favouring
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  • 82 3 Mr. A. W. Crichtou, presiding on the 28th September at the an uual general meeting of the Oriental Bank Estates Company, at London, said that this, the seventh year of the wo "king of the company, was the first m which a la ge balauce
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  • 155 3 At the recent meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce at Plymouth, a discussiou took place on a resolution which aimed at withdrawing from the Foreign Office and the India Office the coutrol of all commercial questions, while leaving to those departments the political
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  • 139 3 The Postmaster-General writes "The Government has decided to discontinue to allow newspapers posted m the Straits Settlements direct by the publishers the privilege of passing free of postage iv this Colony and to the Native States, with effect from the Ist January, 1894. From that date such
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  • 246 3 Wm. G Hale Co.'s Circular, dated Saigon, 2 1st October, says We can only confirm our last advice* tho demand for .Singapore has continued, but only fo a tnodera'e extent, while that for Hongk iig is ni« re moderate atr I we quo'e for 2U°/ mixed
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  • 488 3 Thk Mining Strikk. Volunteering fob Mashonaland. The British Squadron at Tabtanto. Cholera at Greenwich. The Russian Naval Visit to France Thk Italian Budget. Supplementary to Strains Times Telegram*. {Via Ceylon.) London, Pith October. A meeting was msM m Hyde Park yesterday at which upward* »»f 20,000 were present.
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  • 104 3 The following order, dated Octotor 2 1st, has been issued from the Colonial Socretary's office to the officials iv the Government service "The Secretary of State has laid it down as a rule of general application that m futiirw any officer m the Government service
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  • 231 3 The Singapore Volunteer Artillery gave a smoking concert, last night, at the Tauglin Club. Captain Dunman presided. We print the programme to which, however, there were some variations and addif ions. Part I. 1. March* Militaire Par ide ..Sta idss. (Orchestra.) IL Sou* The Thorn
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  • 437 3 [From the Saigon In b pendant.) Italian Gbatitudk to Fbance. A British Naval Visit to Chebboubo Thb Russians at Paris Their Ueabty Welcome. Peaceful Assurances. The Humour of Pbesident Cabnot. Paris, llth October. A telegram has been received from King Humbert expressing how gratefully he remembers tie?
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  • 1002 4 CriekeL Thk Strvits 'learn m Coiombo. The Colomb) Cricket Club Match. Tin: Straits t«;un won the toss Talhot and Anthony going m. Shand with the last ball of his second over dismissed Talbot (2-1*1,) and with tlie first ball of his third ore- be elssn howled
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  • 78 4 The annual report by the British Consul at Trieste states that the Austrian Lloyds* Steamship Company c.irried during 1892, 250,061 passengers aud 267,616 tons oj/KO- This was 43,857 paeeengers and 19,484 tons less than m 1891. The IndoChina Line was extended during 1892 b? the prolongation of the existing line
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  • 1115 4 THURSDAY, 26th OCTOBER. Tanglin Roads and Houses. The making and maintaining of public roads is ona? of the duties of Municipal Government. Tho malting of new roads, where such roads would l>e likely to en- courage house- building, is an especial duty m such a town as Singapore when houses
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  • 47 4 A correspondent cd-pcfs m the Piuaioj Qsutttte to the Acting Governor's reclamation scln me then, on tie allegation that it would form one of ihe greatest obstacles possible to lte icalizatiou of the schema tecom mended by the Harbour Committee and approved by the public." -*>-
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  • 78 4 Thl usual comparison of the chief heads Of revenue is given below. It should be voted that a sum of .53,t'»47 for market farms for September last was uot received ti 1 :!ud October, and could not, therefore, be inclu iled iv these returns. J-u Sept. 1802. Jan
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  • 120 4 Disturbance at Clyde Terrace Market. With ict'eieuc to the action of the stallholders at Clyde Terrace tishniaiket who stopped bnaineaa yesterday morning (alluded to by the President of the Moatcipality at yestei day's meetiug of the Commissions s), it appears that the market was closed all yesterday. The police obtained
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  • 127 4 Self- Breeding Pearls. To the Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette. Sib. Mr. Streeter says that I am m error as to supposing that clam peails have any value. If by these he means the self-breeding peails tor only a small number of those obtained from the giant clam come
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  • 139 4 Thk representative of a well known firm of builders informs me (says the London correspondent of the Manchester Courier) that he believes himself to have hit upon a discovery iv a Borneo wood called bilian." It has a very close grain, and m appearance is uo*
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  • 180 4 The Java Budget for 1894 has been introduced iuto the States General Ihe expenditure was estimated at f. 139,099,200 aud the revenue at f.125.131.5i>4, I hem being thus a deficit of f.l 3,967,606. Amongst, the revenue au amount id f. 1,400,000 ananmra fur new or increased
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  • 201 4 'From the Financial News.) Wnan the nnaj became a token, it be* ca.:.j DcCa^aaaArj tor Ihe other B.itiah pu> aeaaiont iv the East to eonaiaV t the positiou of tbeir curreucies. The Straits Settlcinents appointed a commission, which, as is tha» way of such b afiee, divided
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  • 431 4 The rant iimii.il meetiug of the Association of Chambera of Commerce etamed on 26th Bepiember at Plvaaooth, when aVlegates \v.*r»* present from all parts of the United Kingdom. Sir Albert H. Kollit. MP., the President, took the chair. In the coins.' of
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  • 704 4 Tub Jononi neaenasj The llkvehukb ontibue to (,*>,. Thk PoaMTLSTIOB Mi n n Lln The I kin, k vthxuß „X Muju Tin: Hiiii.k Tcawirißa to the v onoai Tin: PauoiLaaa Tea or Johobk. TH! lOVAI IUUNK. Bavanua >«;.«nm> < ins». {Si j- mil ion*: m gold
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  • 88 4 Thk Pinany Gazette safe I aeeordhl T to tc'egrain n*ceived m B<>wi«>ay. tin' Mercantile bans, which on y \wfgnn l-asi* in'*s m February, wi 1 i ay an ad interim Mr* lend at the rate' «if p'reeiil. |i r BSnaUB fa? the half-year ending June .'{nth. Ou
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  • 75 4 Vital Statistics for At just. Birth*. D. E.unp an* U Ku-asi-u* Chinese $1 li Malays id Indians *JJ O. her nationalities 4 "ftl MIS Execs* of deaths over births. _M 7 birth rate^i Death raasf «?m»»^ j i MO. w,fh leal J Foall). There were nine prosecutions for*
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  • 921 5 I w -epbb'BDAY, October 25th. Tal usual fortnightly meeting of the 1 ujpal Comuiissiouers was held yesterIfteruoou, at tne omeeB, Kobinsou 1 Mr Gcutle presiding. There were g w t Blensrs. Nauson, Fraser, I afver J^uim the Hon'bl-. T. ELrJaadA... DonaMaoo. jj, Minutes of the list meeting were
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  • 546 5 i He tmancia! statement of tbe Municipal ai last tortnightly meeting $*****0 Copper Coiw Account: In hand a ,>~ Advanced to Coiitrac- 4"o r, 500 Current Accounts: Hongkong Shanghai Bank 37 Qgg Ohartored Bank.. 31JM5 $3S,<H3 Fixed Deposits iawVano Hongkong Shanghai Bank 5158,1K>5 v harterci ßank.. 50,000 ft*N,ool New
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  • 70 5 91 Licenses (*y $1.10 $136.50 23 Extra Badges $0.10 2.30 $138.80 Total number of dogs registered from the 20th June to the 30th September. 1,209. Total number of dogs destroyed for the same period During September, 108
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  • 1563 5 HiNirras or PnocscDiwoa or thb Municipal Commissioners at an OrdiNABY MbKTING ON WrDNIISOAY, 11th October, lfe9J. Pbksrnt:— The President, Alex. Gentle, Fsq Th. Sohst Esq.; The Hon'ble A. L Donaldson j The Hon'ble T. Shelford, c.m.q John Frasor, E-iq. aud -aanaiseti Mej-or, Esq Absent:— The Hon'ble the Colonial
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  • 269 5 Siam oia rc> r. A aonana of Chinese from Trail ir. iii the Malay i'cuiu&uia, Lave just had an audience with Tlis Maj'sty at Paoapa'in. They presented a number of gold liiiL'*. together with several birs of gold. ea. h woith £90 0* £40, aad a hundred silk
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  • 481 5 FRIDAY 27th OCTOBER. Alarmed Schoolmasters. Thk (tovernnn'iit schoolmaster*, or some of them, an- m a stata- »»f indignation. They think they have <lis< ..\.nd that a wicked and sm -erdo'iil G..\. rnmeiit has perpetrated a job, whrivhi he who i^ I BBfl as aehiiplain is to grasp al sot lV
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  • 606 5 Tni Reg i rar .>!' Haehn y lan and .liiirikish.iv. m his rejs>rt for month, regrvis i in* delay m amending the Hackue\ Carriage Ordinance, as hef»»da bimsadf hampered by Lack of mor i man powers to punish for misbehaviour. That is a lack thai all of
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  • 140 6 The master of the British steamer Samtor which arrived here, yesterday morniug, leports as follows I left Kelantau ou the 22nd October at 8 p. iv. with tine weather and at 9 p. m. tbe weather began to get squally f.oui the
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  • 193 6 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Sohst will celebrate their Silver Wedding ou Sunday, 2!»th October. Ou that day, twenty -five years ago, Mr. Sohst married Miss M. F. D' Sous*, a daughter of tbe late Mr. D' Booaa, who was a man of some position m the
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  • 181 6 Advices from Shanghai, under date 19th instnnt, tttte that the g e»t Cotton Mill there has been totally d est >oyed by fire. The property was uninsured. Tbe Sbangdai cotton cloth mill, says the Hongkong Daily Press, commenced running m 1891. It
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  • 1198 6 The Royal Audience. [The first part of this article appeared on the 24th October i (By M. Henri Bryois, Special Correspondent of the Temps The following article was written {m French) for the Straits Times. The translation, as nearly ac is reasonably possible, is literal.] The official
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  • 569 6 Booth Committed for Trial. William Thomas Ward Booth, who was formerly employed as statiou master at Klang, was agaiu brought up on icmaud charged witb committing a rash aud negligent act resultiug m tbe death of a Chinaman named Chee Hiu iv a railway collision at
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  • 996 6 Tns Need kob Chinamen on the Municipal CoaiMiaaiON. Thk Chinese wish Ma. Hark as the Succbssob of Major McCallum. The disturbance that occurred a day or two ago among the Chinese fish vendors at the Clyde Terrace fish market has not yet beeu harmoniously settled. It
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  • 465 6 I'ia Manila.) Tai Attack my Mooaa ok Mililu Madrid, M October Th« Spanish tr«a»ps stationeal at Mdilli Morocco have been attacked by the Mian The bitter were valiantly ra'pulaed aad laat several hum Irani men. Tin* Spaniard* bad eighteen killeal ami thirty wounded. A man-of-war m troinc ta»
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  • 787 7 !fa;g Straits Settlements Returns of imports ana Exports for the second garter of the present year are published. Exclusive of treasure, the imports during n^ second quarter stand at about 25 millions of dollars for Singapore, a litth ver 10 millions
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  • 1241 7 (*y M H*»rißryois, Special Correspondent of the Temps C 2f£ tt H f ihU artich appeared on ths EEU\ October and the second P aTyester7ayA [The following article was written (m French) for the Straits Times. The translation, as nearly as is reasonably possible, is literal; Thk
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  • 64 7 During a discussion m tbe Fist Chamber of the States General of the Netherlands, recently, iv connection with Unshipping regulations iv Acbeen, some criticism was made. Several members strongly recommended a more aggreeeivi poltCV, but the Minister m his reply *in\ that he could not order the Governor of
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  • 89 7 Last eveniug, at the assat ho ise. the crews for tbe fours iv the naom to be b«*:d iv the early past of next month were selected as follows E. Scott Russell istr i A. Roiiertsoa str. R. tesssjlav Stabb. F. Hilton H. Hiltam E. A. bwan Pye. Voss
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  • 136 7 [From the Times by to-day's Mail.* Singajwre. 2nd October. The Marquis of* Ripon proposes that the officials m the Otrsita Settlements should receive their salaries up to half- pay on a 3s. basis, provided that they accept the same rate when on leave. Th« officials
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  • 179 7 The exportation of arms and warlike stores, from the Colony to Brunei aud Labuan is prohibited for a period of six months from the 23rd October, 1893. From aud after the Ist day of November, 1893, there shall be paid for each certificate of the
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  • 1954 7 The .STBArrs Tbam m Ceylon The Straits vs. all Colombo. (Times of Ceylon I The Straits team won the tans* and elected to bat, sanding m Anthony and Col. Walker as first representatives, against the owling of Col. Churchill from the top end and tfattlsr from the other. Tha
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  • 135 7 Ist Innings.—J ;>;,\ x\ ;(\;ft f. .10 l w ,iul, yf. s "~i *a n aV«ainwi r1» 11 T 1 st• Bowling Analyses Strait* Team l.*i unrj*. 2nd Innings. o M. K. W. O. M. K. W. Churohill 2-'» 8 45 4 4 2 2 0 Battler
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  • 2831 7 FanawßLL Dimnbu at thb Club. i Ceylon Times.) On ths night of ths SOth tha visithaar Z'lllnil^&^S^** Olah^dianZ st ths Crab on Oslls Faea. Ths laaisutoaanW i 1 Governor (Sir Noel Walker) pn sided, with Mr. Talbot (captain of the visiting team) on bis left,
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  • 135 8 The Bavenna arrived at Singapore this morning with Dr. Hinde and Mr. J. Cook, two of the members of the Straits team. The Bavenna brought away from Colombo only nine of the members of the team viz.. Dr. Fox, Dr. Hinde. Messrs. Guggisberg, Anthony, Stephens, Cook.
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  • 1256 8 Treaty. Art. 1 he Siamese Government renounces .all claim to the whole of the territa.ry ou the left bank of the Mekong and the islands m the river. Art. 2. The Siamese Government undertakes not to maintain or employ armed vessels or boats on the waters of
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  • 153 8 The British ship Grate liar war reports from Anjer baring bad fearful weather running her Easting down, nnd that one of the teas striking tbe ship washed the boatswain overboard, and tbat several of tbe men were knocked up agaiust the rigging but were saved. The sea at the time
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  • 3326 8 •faho Mnansvore Spsrtlng iia. gSnaag Fibst (Dbbbv) Day, Tubsdat, j^ Octobkb, 1893. CoMniTTEB. -A. P. Adams, W A O-au. S. R. Carr. J. li. Cu.hbertaou A 8 y* ray, Major O'Gorman, A. W. Bubs. anno,— Judge— Lt.-Col. H. C \i' Lincolnshire Regiment). Time AAc' c UU Jas. Graham.
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  • 1713 9 (Tuesday, October 24th.) Notwithstanding the threatening appearance of the weather, tbe ladies were well represented on the lawn, though some of our leading eligantes are still absent from the colony. Nearly every imaginable colour was iv force, except tbe mauves and heliotropes, that were so dove
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  • 2484 9 Second (Cup) Day, Thursday, 26th October, 1893. Fine weather and good sport were tho prevailing features of the second day'a races. Everything passed off admiaably aud quite m accord witb tbe desires oc the committee. Tbe attendance was even larger than ou the opening day, on every side there being
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  • 3998 10 (Thursday, October °J'>th.) Singapore must, still, m spite of the vauisliiug dollar and the too-trcquently reiterated cry of hard up," be naming rich, as a new frock for each day's laces is obviously a sine una nan with tbe ladies. To-day's were attractive iv both style
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  • 133 11 The following list shows the performances of the several Jockies duriug -the meeting Jockies. Mounts. Wins 2ml 3rd £*Mer 16 4 3 4 Mr Payne 16 4 1 4 14 3 12 JW^l 11 2 2 0 Jrides 15 2 3 1 Deniiys 3 1 0 1 Mr.
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  • 1399 11 (Satubday, Octobeb .bSth.) ahe exponent of gowns at the races not have the best of times. No sooner do you catch sight of a notable tk /ia° be car efudly chronicled, thau, like "je Ghost of Hamlet's father, M it's here, there, it's gone." In vain
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  • 54 11 .Mr Uakc, (whom the Chineee desire to see oo tbe Municipal Commission aa i >rernu»ent oominee) inspected the ChiDese Boys' 3 hool m connection with the Presbyterian Mission at Bukil Timab, <vi Saturday. The .scholars thowed one hundred per cent of passes m all
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  • 194 11 (Vtaai ObeertH r, 24th OctoU r.) Tall Bi ollidaod with the Swifl yesterday moraiasT, whilst dropping down the river. One of her d ivits lOaw a huh' m tbe s.'ijps steam pinnace, and daaaaated two other boafs. The curreut was excej tiouallv stroug at th<> time. On Sunday
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  • 219 11 [SnpplsmsmtsnrE to Strait* Times Tetogratm.) Via Ceylon. Loan R. Cuurc a ill and the Horn BuLl Hill. Thi: Battli With the Matabei/ a. The Ausikian Franchisk Death of Captain Camiheli.. 'JHI. Blil ISH MIJOITEItUAXI.AX S^UADKON. London. 19th October.-— Lord Pandolpli Churchill, m ;i speech at Bedford, -aid Ihe
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  • 899 11 MONDAY, 30th OCTOBER. The Silver Question in China. Mr. JaKUSObT, Acting British Consul Greaawal at Shanghai, under data- th.- ,sth August, has furnished the Foreign Office with a report on the position of silver m China and the effect of tin- fall m tinvalue of that in. -tai am prices
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  • 97 11 The Pinantj Gazette says: during the last Christmas holidays, a team from Siugapanv was beaten m svarj OOntSSt it tri««d with Peuaug. Beatsn at cricket, beateu at lawu tennis, beateu at gailf, beaten at billiards and beaten at bowls. Singapore will have ita opportunity of
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  • 93 11 From our Correspondent. 27 th Octobtr. The s. a. Kiun Yang which left Siugapore at 7.30 p. m. of Thursday 2<ltu instant came m this morning but did not bring any mail. Considering that our latest news from Singapore is Moudav 2drd, and that, during the interval, the French
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  • 141 11 Particulars have come of the accident by which the steamer Denbighshire was sunk m Kobe harbour. It inpsais that, aa the Isaka Shoasu Kaisha boat Yoshinoyau-a-nt iru aval coming into harbour just after 1 a. in. on the 1 1th inst., she ran into the Denbighshire, striking
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  • 445 11 Telegram s from India. The Via i i..\ Allahabad, llth Oet-h, Lord Elgin will not leave England until after Christuias. mo that hi- arrival m India will not ts\e< place until tie- hitter half of January. This will enable the Viceroy to carry out tha' a-xiNtiug arrangement m fors tour
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  • 182 12 The an tlysis of the respective performances of the Straits representatives iv Ceylon run out as follows Battcnu Aver\oe. <~ jj, «J I 7 Highest Av.r-->3 a i?-^ Tot.il. S..irt>. m, W■ H J I. A.S. Anthony .5 2 215 10<V* 71 ft A. R Hind* ...4
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  • 240 12 The Hongkong Jockey Club held its annual general meetiug on the "21st instant. Oi tbe pn aentation of the accounts, ibe following items for legal expenses aroused comment by Mr. Eraser Smith Court Fees ;,n.i n Counsel [Mr. J. J. Frarcis. Q. C 8 8*0.0(1 Do.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 529 12 To The Editor of the' Struts Timfs." Sir, It was with rery great rarpriee that we received the news that tbe Revd. W. H. C. Dunkerlev, Colonial Chaplain, had beeu appointed to ant as Head Mister of the Malacca High School. I do uot think that
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 214 12 THE PBTE RIVER DOCK Pkna.no. The above Dock, situated iv Provnie» Welleeley, at tha entrance of the Prye River. lias lately been lengthened and deepened and is now of the following dimensions Length on the blocks 390 feet. Breadth at entrance 50 Depth of water on aillat) r ordinary spring
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    • 813 12 |P OWI IL CO.. rUKGAPOBB. I Pllass re ah inni few lines and BE AH Til I M IN Ml N l>. OUR FURKITURB FACTORY ia iv Orchani Road, and i* ttio largest and BSOSi complete. Itisnupoliod nifh stamaS power to drive our \V t <mml sjssrkiaag Ms chinea, Shws,
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    • 307 12 Tho only Medicine of the kind awarded a Certificate at the Calcutta Exhibition, 1883 84, open fo *U Ra D R LALDR'S PHOSPHDDYME HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PHOSPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORU* For thirty yeas haa maintained its ,ts enerci/inc < t* r hfW Z^lm vkorld-\side reputation as
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 472 12 •Passenger List. Arktvals. Per as. Wisigopore from BangVok Messrs Diuilop, Caaaaiftß. a^d Pag»». Par s. li'/// a 1 las Wisp from Telnlr aa*eai vi ports M«*sara. G. Cnmnpnar. J. Do'ie.il. W Horn and Mrs Brown, nr-d Vrs W Id. n v M. M. a s Orf.tn !i,i from TokeJiams _Af
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    • 1281 12 SHIPPING MIH'IMMJ IM TOUT. rodtlssl Oram. Pat. sjs>aSjan^a^ u„,.,r aa^taaiss a. ww.,., V *™ZV: tlk**- c vi bionsar.^ used:— str.— s!:«a»ner; ah.—- alrp; bq WkmJkmUe Rtlt .tr Ss barque; Brit.-British; U. S.-Cnit-vl aUaoa ,h\ ir > t Fr v, II n, K^PSa. Fr -French; Ger. Germ tn Dut.-Duteh; Jah. J^Vl,
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 79 13 BS& V FRAHCK'S m*EEml Gkmm* OF aWalT* aaiiarVt AFEbUENT, STOaiACHIC, PUROATIVE and PUKlfTltfO aVZLxr X V?*y are a cure for and a preservative against all complaints connecter! 7£** la «»aTxmtjcxiajBßT of tne so^CaUan, such as arsteat mpmemime, IS fWHm, C*et veaseee, Smpehe-m asaassfatßaee e&EHtsB, €mns)smft*m nf 'ajar* >&? AMeer, JLeaaaare
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    • 624 13 Establishes 1865. OILEY, HARGREAVES& COEngineers, Iron A Brass Founders, Boilermakers, Bridge Builders, Ship builders. General Contractors. SINGAPORE a KUALA LUMPOR. SHlt* BUILDING YARD. HIGH class STEAM VESSELS always .indor construction, from 38 ft. to 150 ft. length of keel, of best design and finish. MACHINERY Irom leading British Firms with
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    • 451 13 Engineers and Gas tape and dies m boxes and sets Vices, Anvils Cumming's patent, and bellows foiges. MILL BTOREB. Lancashire Patent Belting, North British Rubber Compauy's ludiarubbor Belting, English Leather belting iv all widths from I m. to 12 m. with all accessories. Smith's pat on t wrot-iron split pulleys
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    • 1023 13 DOCKS. THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO LIMITED. The premises of the Company are situated at Tanjong Pagar adjoining the town of Singapore. Steam tram-cars run at short intervals carrying passengers and goods from Wharf to aginations at low rates. Tho Wharf extends to one mile and quarter and is divided
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 1339 13 ARUIVAI g. J Flag i A Ntai. Captain. From Sailed n fiaatt* r ig IUID Consignees. 1893 I Brit. str. 1574 Cass Hongkong loct l*L y&l* Spa. str. I 5:^6 Lurarraga MLauUa Oct C OU i ead Co il****** Rrit.atr.j 748M<iin Pantrl ok Oct t3!L£'.'!i IU< V asr**? 6 Dut.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 833 14 ASZ'PQB 7) mt^me nnnj^^mw mm mw^ns ba SHe| l^a Sk KB a -*v Biar-a-aa mm. Ml "^aJA|Fi j •af ate taai asach Jar <aears aatren Liebig'a signature (aaVj fi m m7*n***^ *BM m Bine Ink aerott the Label. J BBBBaBBnBBBBBaSa«Ss^a? •Am J EBaSKS •1 4^/ fflBT AND CHEAP£Sr Jmt***^ HIEAT-fUVOURiNG
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    • 494 14 YiUHfflrS SHAIIOW DRAFT STEAMERS. I.i aap— ai j Lf T.*tjjigßii^^— X B -**»»-<C/ B^lbbb a '^lißjaiq»,asji«S^»^llpaßMSiaiw I 1 I HIZZLv^. /O^t^SJwBBtBBrHB Ba^asawasyalt rr <at> BTEHNWHEEL STEAMERS have been fonud by experieua'M to he the best tv,e of v easel for shallow river navigation, and of these Messrs. Yarrow have const
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    • 316 14 MM -aaa- I*- r For he Toilet t^^k^ at|^^ %^/>4bßbß> The most suitable anil sricnti lh* Ba Haßa bbTbl SOAP for Uelieate Skins. L m/J An ideal saan delighiful'y aawfnnttaV Ch» m tit A' Druggist. j Of Unqucstiouabi*' ueasfsi cc.* ffrtJasa Msdicmt Jearaaa j In five kinds, PHKMIKR faaff alas
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