Straits Times Weekly Issue, 28 November 1893

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    57 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY MAIL ISSUE. Established, 1831.] EsTAHLisiiEh, is;; I. The daily Straits Tinu's ia _>_.«#. Ito weekly .Straits Times IttS. Z! 2* In Malay su mmmmm a «-°W« U a quarter post free in Malaya. $2i a month post free anywhere. $4} a quarter post free anywhere. VOT,
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    THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 28th NOVEMBER. BIRTH. DEATH.
    44 1 THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 28th NOVEMBER. BIRTH. DEATH. At Roc'ial e. G.*aii_:> Road, on 22nd inst the wife of James Kerr, of a son. On 28th Oct., at 22, Kidbrook-grove Blackkesth, Alexander Maughan Martin, iged fifty-nine, p.rtuer or John Little Co., Singapore and London.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    264 1 TAB LE OF CONTENTS. Editorials. Ujapulsory Military Service in the Straits. The Proposed Ali.itia for the Straits. The Pt.mli 'ouncils Bill. The Proposed Militia. Chinese Exclusion in West Australia. The Resignation of the Italian Ministry. The Employers' Liability .bill. Exclusive Gjlfers. LOCAL. Compulsory Military Service in the Straits Settlements The
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    405 1 This week's mail for Europe leaves; per P. <fe O. s. s. Sutlej. The P. 0-*s. i. Uohilla with the mail from Europe of the 3rd .November arrived ou Sunda > The mail for Europe, uext week', is fixed for fhe M. M. s. s. Caledonien
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    577 1 Singapore. 28th November, 1893. Produce. Gambier. 0 .>•> 2 No. 1 lo#so do do No. 2, y <M) Copra Bali S(J7 i, do Pontianak AmTt epper Black o.^.* Sago Flour, Sarawak 2^52% do Brunei 2..31. 2 Pearl Sago, 340 Coffee Bali. aw ian I OSes Liberian, 4-U>o.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    822 1 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. HE STBAINED IELATIOHS WHK IIAICE. Tr erne est mmWmmml Vrcmck CnnnsHnnrti, 21st November. Demands kor the Increase of Tax British Natt. Three officers of the Canadian militia, nil of French extraction, snd one of them the son of Mr. Mercier, recently Premier 1 of Quebec, hsve been arrested
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    329 1 Dr. Kkkr and Mr*. K-rr, Mis. Maxwell, Major Wellesley and aMrs. Well. > ley, are hooked fer P'uaug [>cr Sutlej, H. N. M's gunboat Sindoro Commander W. Kouier, arrived here last Saturday and is docking aud rssnfcing at Tanjong Pagar, 0> Last advices from North China uientiou
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    UNKNOWN
    64 1 An armo smuggling esss against the Master of the s. o. Borneo came before the British Consular Court st Bangkok on tbe 18th instant. These were rifles skipped st Bingspore. The Court decided there hnd been s smuggling of some rifles ss wsll ss nn attempted smuggling of mother
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    TUESDAY, 21st NOVEMBER. Compulsory Military Serviec in the Straits.
    718 2 TUESDAY, 21st NOVEMBER. Compulsory Military Serviec in the Straits. The telegram about French feeling in Canada lends an additional point to our contention that it would be well for the Straits to arm its English inhabitants. The fortress of Singapore lies at the door of Saigon, where always there is
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    The Chinese Deportees.
    962 2 Towards the end of last month, the Governor in Council ordered that five C hinese should be banished the colony on account of their interest in tho promotion in the colony of a certain Chinese game of chance known as the Wei Seng Lottery. All these men
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    Mr.Menniker Meaten and Cheap Telegraphy.
    748 2 Mr. Menniker Meaten and Cheap Telegraphy. To the Editor of the HOaVOKONG Daily Press." SIK, You will oblige by affording nic thc opp-ort unity of pointing out, through the medium of your |>aper, some inaccuracies in the statements that have teen made public by the champion for Imperial Seomy postage
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    THE PENANG ELECTION.
    232 2 {From our Correspondent) Monday, i p. m. Thk Chamber of Commerce met to-day to elect a persou to be nominated by tbe Chamber as member of Legislative Council. The result was the election of Mr. August Hutteubach. The figures were Huttenhach 11 Brown 11 Two members abstained
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    A Protest Lodged.
    282 2 (By tt ley ram from Our Correspondent.) Penang. Tuesday, 11.25 a. m. A piotest has beeu lodged against the election of Mr. Hutteubach. There were two ballots. In the first ballot, the voting papers were Biowu \2 Hutteubach 11 Blanks 4 makiug 27 votiug papers from 25
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    Another Safe Robbery.
    127 2 The Burglars Rkject 0-.BQI i:s and Copper Coins. MkssrB. Katz Bros, have agaiu been the victim of misfortune in tbat their petty cash safe was opened bv some one last night aud $360 iu hard cash stolen The safe was securely locked when the godown was closed
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    The Depertation of Chinese Gamblers.
    140 2 Thk live Chinese who, on account of their interest in promoting the Wei Seng Lottery in tbe Coiouy, were ordered to be banished the Colony, by tbe Governor io Couucil, as rega-ds four of them are being deported to-day, to China, by the steamer Chelydra.
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    Compulsery Military Service in the Straits Settlements.
    708 2 {From the Strait* Time, of the Noremher IS7^ Minute U His Excellency the Ooa w nor with reference to the org*-.) of a Mditia Force to assist in tho ..J* tion of tbe Settlements. l The population of the Settlement. I »;<7 l»jt»H'rlo
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    The Steamer "Godavery" Ashorts.
    228 2 Tin: aM. M. steamer iindarery, w*-l runs b tweeii Singapore and Hat a via coonecting at ibe former port with the Europeau French mail beat?, is ashore at Pulau Sow. She encountered sn cicemingly rainy bquall yesterday morning -S-t* ing the atmoopbete so thick il»--t JJ
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    The Fortification of Haiphong.
    183 3 Tsk Courrier d* Haiphong gives the fol- j D g particulars of warlike preparations there jo Pari* attention is beginning to be given to the protection of Haiphong against a }>o.ssijj i^mhardinent in case of a European cotnpli«_t'on lending to hostilitie-, in the Far E»st. fhe
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    The Thompson Road Murder Case.
    180 3 The Chief-Justice has Scruples. The case against the Chinamso who is charged with the mmder of another Chinese s t Thompson Boad iu June list was bey* the Assise Court yesterday. The hearing occupied the whole of the day. Tbe evidence adduced weut to show
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    Telegraphic News.
    549 3 Via Mahiia.) T.z I FITUATIOB IN IfOBOCCO. Thf. Explosion at Santanoer. ISlßtrfOf THE BAK( elona Dynamitard. October 29th Goonol lieigollo was killed in .-i sortie fkms if Cdwehns fort at Melilla An ciigagenierit nt Melilla on the 27th was terriblo in its fierceness, but ultimately the Iptoisrds were
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    WEDNESDAY, 22nd NOVEBER. The Proposed Militia for the Straits.
    1298 3 WEDNESDAY, 22nd NOVEBER. The Proposed Militia for the Straits. Thk pro IX)8al estal>lish for the Straits has naturally raised the que- ion of how that force should be com. K* That was prettv fullv ih UlM J**** ago. The Wlu««n arrived at then by Sir Harrv Ord was that sueh
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    439 3 Among the passengers from Europe bv tbe M. If. steamer Thrrol was the Hou'ble Miss Lister. A m.vlxy toddy climber" fell from a tree at three o'clock this moruiug at Tanjong Katong and was killed. Messrs. Howarth, Erskine and Coy., Engiu?ers, reportel to the Police this moruiug that articles valued
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    Great Britain, France and Siam.
    192 3 In a long article in the Figaro OS the 20th October, Prince Heuri d'Orleaus disC(MtS< the respective claims of Great B ltaiu and Frauce on the Upper Mekong: '1 he rights of France." he says. are those of the first occupancy and first colonisers. Every
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    523 3 Sujtplenn •ntary to Straits Time* Tehjram. I 1 io Ceylon Civ n. Servants tfl the East. Lord (i. Hamilton on the Navai. Question. Honour to the Dike of Edinuur.jh Mk. Gladstone intervenes in thk Goal Eh kike. Cession ok Swaziland. Mk. Asnr/ITH ix Anarchist Meetings. New Ministry in
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    Rnjah Brooke and Bornes.
    283 3 Reoakdino tbe rumours of Rajah Brooke of Sarawak takiug over the territory of the British North Borneo Compauy, we understand, says the China Express, tbat his High nos is likely to make an effer to the company on tbe liues tbst the revenue of the territory
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    The Penang M. L. C. Nomination.
    342 3 It beings.iil that J)r. Brown. I■ h was one of the candidates for tlsstioa as m\ M. L.C.by the PenaugChamlierof Com mere* liecatnc a candidate at the request of Mr McLartv of A fairs of th>>Colony faun 1 th s caused a\lr. I.obert Yeats
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    The India Government and the Etern Ranks.
    304 3 The subjoined letter by Mr. Thomas Forr.'st, Manager of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and Chiua, as to tbe allegations agaiust .the Indian banks which are still beinn made in India has been addressed to The Times Your Simla correspondent's telegrams on
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    News By To-Day's Mail.
    1007 4 Mr. Bonser at Ceylon. Shortly after the steamer -hopped anchor the Hon. Mr. A. 0. Lawrie. the Acting Chief Justice, tho Hon. Mr. W. G. Withers, Acting Senior Puisne Justice, the Hon. Mr. C. P. Layard. Attorney General, and Mr. Thwaites, Registrar of the Supreme Court.
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    Tbe Case Against James Cltar.es Mitchell.
    921 4 A Verdict of not Guilty. This morning, in the Crimiual Assize Court, before Chief Justice Cox and a common jury, thee came on for bearing the case against James Charles Mitchell, who .stood charged with cheating Alexander Koch, aud thus iuducing Koch to delivS*
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    THURSDAY, 23rd NOVEMBER. The Parish Councils Bill.
    326 4 THURSDAY, 23rd NOVEMBER. The Parish Councils Bill. The Parish Councils Bill, now making slow progress through the House of Commons, io one of the measures blocked by Some Rule last session, and its passage, as well Sfl that of tin* Employers' Liability Bill, was understood to be the main object
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    The Proposed Militia.
    1879 4 The proposal to establish in tbis colon? a compulsory Militia is Irving Iflestved with so much approval, ami SO much absence of general opposition, that it is well to enquire more closely what the strength of flttch a force would Ih>. From examination of the figures, and
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    Siamese Tribute.
    37 5 The Borneo, on the lb'th instant, brought op to Bangkok the Governor of Siugora's 800-in-law and his family. Thev bad with tbeui §23,000 aid a gold and silver tree, astiibute for the King of Siam.
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    Singapore Golf Club.
    54 5 As there is a large entry for the Club Cop, to be played for on Saturday, tbe Committee have decided that tbe handicap is to be sealed, and also that the following prizes will be given: Ist Prise alucd 525. •2nd .^lo 3rd <o. 4tli Estrones Fee.
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    Singery in China.
    300 5 S ingery in China. Ih a reeeut issue of the China Medical Missionary Journal, published in Shanghai, Dr. J. C. Thomson has a. very interesting article oo surgery iu China. Referring to tbe great fortitude of the Chinaman under surgical operation, Dr. Thomson says that even uow it is frequently
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    Golf.
    368 5 Golf fever of a most virulent type bas broken out iu North London, "the St. James's Gazeite savs, and the short sharp chek of the "cleek" and tbe baug of the ''?rassie"is now beard about Muswell Hill. Tbo Ihiii. secretary of a recently formed looaJ pit club was found,
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    THE PENANG ELECTION.
    61 5 Proposed Keetinjr ta •eelare »r_ Brown Elected. <By telegram from our own Correspondent.) Penang, Wednesday, 4JO p. m. As a result of legal opinion taken upon thfl proceedings at the late election, the Chamber of Commerce is calling [oi will m* that Dr. Brown has been elected
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    A Fast Passage.
    197 5 The Cuuard steamer Lucania, after breaking the Western record by making be passage to New York in five days, 13 hours, 45 minutes, bas now broken the fcasteru record by accomplishing the passage in five days, 13 hours, 30 minutee. bhe cove.ed 2,808 miles, and her average
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    Selangor News.
    206 5 (From our Correspondent.) Kuala Lam por, 2- ird October Owing to the extraordinary heavy rainfall lately, auother slip has occurred ou the Ulu Selaugor Railway. Tbis time it is the Kepong Cutting that has given wav aud the liDe will probably not lie clear for a month. The
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    A Taiping Function.
    308 5 [From our Conespondent.) ISth November. Yesterday was a genuine red-letter day in Taiping. Tbe Public Garden here whieh was declared opened last evening by INI is. Swetteuham seemed sadly iu waut of a magnificent fouutain in the centre, to make tbe place look charming and to give
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    The Bank of England and Trust Companies.
    1252 5 The Bank of England and Trust Companies. On the 17th instant, Reuter wired as follows ln referring to tbe losses sustained by the Bank of England through the collapse of several trust companies, losses which are believed to have led to the resignation of Mr. May, the Bank's cashier the
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    The "Triad Society."
    1240 5 (Pall Mall Gazette. October 26th.) The retirement of Sir Cecil C. s niith from she Governorship <>f tlie- Straits Bettloßssstß reminds one thai his term of office has been .signalized by thfl psafliflfl of the most drastic measure ever enforersl in a British colony against the Chinese
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    The Murder at the Race Course.
    161 5 At the Polies Court, this morning, lefore Mr. Ant bonis/, two Malays, Kus«-pe aud Etam, were charged with causing the death of Cha Koo »n the night of the i_!ih instant, in Kerbau Road. The deceased, a jinrikisha puller, was fouud lying dead beside
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    The New Year Sports.
    478 5 A public meeting was held in tbe Exchange Bssm last evening for the purpose of appointing committees for the usual laud and sea sports on NsSJ TssVfl dav. lln i v was uot a large attendance amongst those pfSflflflt, being the Hon. A. IV Talbot (in
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    THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    483 6 Thussday, 23rd November. Tub Legislative Council reassembled, this afternooo, at half past 2 o'clock. The following members were present His Excellency the Acting Governor, (W. E. Maxwell, c.m.g. i The Hon'ble the Acting Officer Commanding tho Troops, Lieut-Col. Plunkett, r.a. Tho Hou'ble the Acting Colonial Secretary, (A.
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    Indigo-Growing in the Straits Settlements.
    360 6 The Belgian Consul-General at Singipore, dealing with the question of the cultivation of ludigo, says At Singapore production is much holow the demand, anil if a method for the more intelligent and more careful extraction of the indigo than the Chinese method were adopted tlie
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    Municipal Commissioners.
    1210 6 WSDMSSDAY, 22ND NOV. The usual fortnightly meeting of tbe Municipal Commissioners was held. in the offices, R thiosou R »ad, yss*s«d*y afternoon, under tbe presidency of Mr. Gentle. There were also present: Messrs. Sohst, Meyer, Fraser, aud the Honble's T. Shelford and A. L. Donaldson. Tbe minutes of
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    FRIDAY, 24th NOVEMBER. Chinese Exclusion in West Australia.
    558 6 FRIDAY, 2 4th NOVEMBER. Chinese Exclusion in West Australia. An official communication from the Premier of West Australia intimates that the anti-Chinese legislation in that Colonv has now flflflfl rendered more stringent Henceforward, ships arriving there mav land no more Chinamen than one for every five hundred tons of registered
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    Rowing Notes.
    584 6 Some enthusiasm is being evinced over tbe races of the Singapore Rowing Club, to bt* held uext week. .Some uew blood has recently been infused into theClub; audwb.it is more, it may be iut -i est iug to know tbat a great portiou of thit, uew life is
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    Chinese Exclusion in Western Australia.
    121 6 Chinese Exclusion in Western Australia. (Copy of a Letter sent to the Btrait* Govern ment.) Prrmikr's Orrict Perth. 2nd November. 199l Sir,— l have the honour to i n f orm tbat the Law iu regard t i the iotrod^/°° of Chinese into this Colonv has 1 cently altered, and
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    The Powerful United States Warship.
    95 6 The Powerful United States Warship. The battleship Oreyan, thetir«t 0 f ha-r class const, ucted ou the Pacific coast mZ launched at Bau Francisco on thi 26th Oct She is the most M>wei-fuUhipiDtheUoitto States Navy. Her length is 348 feet i„'i flfSadth 00 feet. She will have aIS mum speed
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    The Burmah-Chinese Frontier.
    182 6 Creation ok a Bcfff.r State. Thk Siam Gioera r publishes a teleirran from Rangoon dated 15th hnmrnt stating th.it the frontier ne^ociatious bstsSßJ the ludiau Government aud the Cliissn Goverumeut have just lieeu couiiuded. The chief result of the uegociatiou. i. that Bsflsad will retaiu the whole
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    Coal Mining in the Philippines.
    442 6 .A recent decree authorising th* ute of native coal iu Government coutracta. calls some attention to the question of coal iu the Philippines. I: a|-[e.u> that iu 1891, there weie til coat min. s, with aa area of 150,000 square metres, out of the 218
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    The Municipality.
    2725 7 goVtse of Proceedings of the Munici pal Commissioners at an Ordinary MKETINO ON WeDNI- BDAY, Bth November, 1893. puESBNT.— Tee President, Alex. Gentle, •T. Sohst, E.sq. W. Nanson, Esq ?J Joaquin, Esq. J. Fraser, Esq. and i. B^s«h Meyer, Esq. AbBEST. The Hou'ble the Col. Enuiueer, Miior HeCallum,
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    SATURDAY, 25th NOVEMBER. The Resignation of the Italian Ministry.
    195 7 SATURDAY, 25th NOVEMBER. The Resignation of the Italian Ministry. The critical political condition of Italy, pointed out in OUT columns recent lv. hsfl now resulted in the resignation of the Ministry. That Ministry, under the premiership of Signor (Jiolifti. had been in power since Miv IBM, amid increasing difficulties from
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    260 7 Thk Secretariat writes: -The notice of 15th August last that ths light ship would be removed from tbe Aj vx Shoal on the Ist December as flflmcellecL It, his been arranged that she shall remain where she is as much longer as is possible and tbat when she has to
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    The "Government Gasette." 24th NOV.
    176 7 An order under the Companies Ordinance directs that there shall be paid for the inspection of any document kept by the Registrar of Joint Stock Coiniw-uiefl a fee of fifty cents for each inspection. Cavaliere F. de Goyzueta reported bis return from leave of absence
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    Not Mutual Naval Intellegence.
    259 7 A careful Study of naval sud military DSWfI shows tbat the tSUflOtl of t lie foreign Press cut out wtmtsvsr information om possibly be disadvantageous to their uaI ional powen of <If WOO and dsfeUCfl I ven in America, with its prodigious num. rof Oewspapers, there
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    Selangor News.
    488 7 (From our Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpor, iiHrd Nor. H. E. the Acting Governor bas sanctioned the extension of the railway line from Pud oh to Sungei lb-si. Sungei B-Si il S populous mining district six aiilefl from Padoh sadabojt right from Kuala Lumpor. There wi 1 l» oas half
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    Great Fire in Macae.
    116 8 Thb If a beet and 60 Houses Destroyed." A serious fire occurred on the 18th instant at Macao. The conflagration started in the afternoon and was not subdued until nearly midnight. It broke out in the native quarter of the Market of St. DoraiDgos and rapidly
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    Spain and Morocco.
    110 8 The following telegram bas been published at Hougkong Governor-Geueral of the Philippines to tbe Spauish Consul at Hougkong. Manila, 1.45 p. m., 17th November. u Telegram from Madrid ln the Couucil of Ministers there was read a second note from the Sultan of Morocco leiterating his friendship
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    Sungei Ujong News.
    229 8 {From our Corres)>onder.t.) Seremban, 23rd November. A theatrical perforinauce took place at lhe Residence of Mr. Caldieott, the Supeiiiiteudeiit of Works aud Surveys, last evening wheu Cups and Saucers" waa acted. Mrs. Caldieott, tbe wife of the host, appeared as Mrs. Nankecu Worcester, while M\ Crane, of
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    The Philippines.
    329 8 FI.ELING ABOUT THE MOROCCO WAB. iiubscriptions for the santander sufferers. An Official Agricultural Monthly. Combat at an Outpost. The uews of the fighting with the Muorfl at Melilla has aroused considerable enthusiasm iu the Philippines. The Governor General has telegraphed the fact to the Minister for the Colonits,
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    The Assizes.
    143 8 The Death Sentence Preferred At the Assize Court yesterday, presided over by Mr. Chief Justice Oox, aud before a common jury, a Chinaman, named Liang Ab Fun, was charged with the wilful murder of a Chinese girl, in a brothel at 32 Hongkong Street, ou tbe morning of
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    Hongkong Opinion on the straits Postal System.
    140 8 When the postal rate from Euglaud to the Eastern Colonies was reduced to 2r,d. Singapore reduced its return rate to 5 cents, while iu Hongkong the reduction was only to 7 cents. This rate was not fixed aibitrarily hy the Government, hut was
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    Telegraphic Summary
    523 8 i Pas Rangoon Dlim to Loaa Eigin. The Miners' Strike. tsuSßli. 10th November. -A bomb exploded this morning in the sentry box built in the wall Around the residence of the commander of troops at Marseilles (ireat damage wflfl done to property. 1 ut Sflhodj was hurt. Rome.
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    Via India.
    104 8 The Durand Mission. Cabul. l.'ith November. Sir Mortimer Durand's negotiations with' the Ameer are now finally completed. Bis Highness yesterday reviewed a large number of troops and informed them in terms of the warmest approval of the understanding arrived at between himself and the Government of India regarding
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    Netherlands India.
    841 8 Acheen Aefaibs. Tas Friendliss too much to thb Fbont. Mail Chanois. A kotheb Foolhabdt Aebonaut. Fiscal Reforms. o.mb i li e.n Coal and Pulo Way. Opium Agitation in Holland. Fatal accident at a Fireworks Factory. Administrative Reforms. {Translated from Various Papers.) Tuku Umar, who now styles himself Tuku
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    Mr. Huttenbach's Electoral Address.
    1778 8 Mr. Huttenbach's Electoral Address. Mr. Hdttenbach, who at present stauds as the Peuang Chamber of Commerce nominee for tbe Legislative Council, gave bis electoral address at tbe Penang Town Hall, ou Saturday, lc*th instant. He was most successful and it is admitted even by his critics, that he heartily carried
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    The Penang Chamber of Commerce Election.
    667 8 The Penang Chamber of Commerce Election. Vinanj t;».,tt,. 91*4 Noremhor.) Havini. received a courteous invitation fisn the Secretary of the Chauihr of Chu mere* t* attend the meeting held y,^terdsy, N* U> 'ion of a innu to represent tin- v ettleitae_* of IVnang in ti.e Legislative CounriL, *f pmreeded there
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    Yesterday's Election
    494 9 (To tts Editor of the Pino no Gazetted Sib.— The most unsatisfactory manner in which the election of yesterday was conducted deserves severe condemnation. In uiy opinion, and in that of a considerable number of the Penang public, Dr. B own was duly fh-et ed. and it is
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    The Opium Steamer Hail Service.
    210 9 The Hongkong Daily Press calls attenUOfl to the irregularity in tbe arrival of jne outward mails there. Under the accelerated service of the P. O. that Colony j reduced virtuallv to a fortuightly outward mail, the French and hngliflh mails usually arriving with a day
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    The Eastern Banks and the Indian Government.
    1291 9 The Eastern Banks and the Indian Government. (Financial News, 23rd October.) e*_S_£g£fi Vvnieipal matter of the osJ^.rSemn^ at the meeting of tho Chj H<>ml g^of I .Ha AustralTa aud China last week Mr tio iiT'the 1 IT*"* <0 °«W atten--on at the t,„,e, complained rather bitterly In treatment to which
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    The Bank of China, Japan, and the Straits.
    374 9 The Bank of China, Japan, and the Straits. The subjoiued cablegram from Shanghai has been addressed to The Times bv certaiu shareholders in tbe Bauk of China, Japan, aud the Siraits. Iu publishing it that journal states it understands that the bank's position has been made ve>y difficult by the
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    Penang Now Demands the Franchise.
    388 9 And Penang Wants It 'At Once." Poor Penaug! Penang is the enemy to none thau herself. Her latest grievance is the waut of the franchise and Peuang wants the franchise quickly. The Pinang Gazitfe is again the grievance monger. The recent Chamber of Commerce M.L.C.
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    MONDAY, 27th NOVEMBER The Employers' Liability Bill.
    315 9 The Employers' Liability Bill, which has just passed the third reading stage in the House of Commons, is one of the measures that were blocked by Home Rublast session. The present short session was socially intended to pass tbis measure and the Parish
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    Exclusive Golfers.
    1339 9 It is proposed that thfl BBSmbflrship of the Singapore Golf (Hub shall Im- res trietsd ta «>ne huadrsd and fifty p rutins There are now one hundred and fori v. most of whom aro playing members and any afternoon there nuv be found OB the links from thirty
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    An Opium Agitator on the way to the Straits.
    84 10 Ifa. Alexander, the Secretary of the Anti-Opium Society arro .spunks the Opium Commission to India. When the Commissiou has completed its labours in ludii and Burmah, Mr. Alexander will proceed to- ths Straits Settlements and ChiiM,, in order to study the
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    163 10 Pari*. November, 17th. A serious dynamite explosion occurred at ■tklnight at Marseilles near the Hotel occupied by thfl Commander-in-Chief of tiie Souther Army Corps. He was abseut at the time of ths explosion, whieh caused considerable dam.ges to the building. Numerous anarchists have bees arrested. November, tBth. News
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    210 10 (Bstsafm Qomrmmimt Gazette Mth Novembor.) The District officer at Klang reports, under date October, that, on the first of •that mouth, as many as nine steamers were in the port. This be believes to be a record for Klang. The total tonnage of thc st< .unships which called
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    Jurors Fined.
    260 10 In the Cumins! Assise Court this morning, ptesidsd over by Mr. Chief Justice Cox, the case agaicst the Qbinamao, the accused in the Tbompsos Road murder ca.se, w-is called on for hearing before a special jury. It may be remembered that the case was tried last week before
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    1183 10 (Supplement try to Strait* Time* Telegrams.) Via Ceylon and India. Fire at Manchester. Imi'kri.vi.ism in Brazil. Cow-Killing in India. The Pamir (Question. The Opium Commission. Bombay, loth November. A privstfl wire has lieen received here intimating that thfl office and warehouses of Messrs. W. and A. Graham at
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    The Orchestral Concert.
    687 10 TaBBB was large audience assembled in the Concert room of the Town Hall on Saturday eveuing winn the orchestra 1 the Philharmonic Society provided an excellent entertainment. The programme was not of eutbely inst u mental music, as several vocal solos wsrfl introduced, rbe niu-icians aero ooder
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    981 10 Saturdays Put. Captain Babteb Tibs tub Rbcobd. _Trwpo*al ts Restrict ths Club's Wemb-erHhip. Saturday proved to be a fine golfing day. The sky being cloudy allowed many competitors for tbe Championship and Club Cup Handicap to make an early start. The greens were in fiue condition, a
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    Proposed Restriction or Membership.
    197 10 Proposed Restriction or Membership. Tbe Committee l,a< for sormosHuU PMt..been considering the !l( i v Brtl) ivstneting the membership of th. < and boln ving that the i, n IJiWl JiW Dow V* when this should I .-done, the? hsT.A ,l esll a General MeHiatss t hi l?_t l-.in.ei-next, to.U^V,
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    529 10 I.i BTSM r THK. SPABIABBS in ifOfl I Fll. 1 HI i: FIOHTIN.. Mi lilia. Bzpi i m.»n y vn E.v-i rss hiifliii Ths Sulta.n v M r -ceo Ix-itmu Thk -abtabobb Explosioh. A\ HISS IN M'.lfl. M idrid, November, lltk. The Envoy of tie- Sultan of M..r.«r.nrillfi'
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    145 11 S. CCv.S. V. A. played on the Esplanade on Saturday. Scores:— s. c. c. A Garni c McClosky b Deuuys <) r G Goggisherg b Beedou 15 a Jenkins b Dennys 3 v Gahagan run out 11 g Grant c Benjafield b Dennys 10 j O'Gonruin c Talbot b
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      The Proposed Militia for the Straits.
      942 11 TO THE EDITOB OP THK "STRAITS TIMES." Sis,— l have with much interest read your articles on the Proposed Militia for the Straits in which you advocate the compulsory military service of all Britishers in time of need in defence of the Colony. I
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    The Militia Scheme.
    1155 11 To the Editor of ThE Timks." Sib, I suppose just at the present lime we are iu the height of the Silly Season. This particular season at home* viewing home iu the subordiuate fISSSfI of that eit v called Loudon, we look to it as a natural
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    Thc Proposed Militia for the Straits.
    529 11 To thk Editor of the m Stbjlits Times." Sik,— l am not a cotirag.-ous man, and. like all timid meu I worship heroes. Iu Euglaud most of my frieuds were volunteers. I loved my friends with that sort of love which is characteristic of
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    222 11 To THE EDITOtt OF THE STRAITS TIMES." Sik. The idea of a militia urged in your columns looks distasteful to many who object to being iueouveuieiiced by subjecting themselves to military drill and discipline iu time of peace, especially under compulsion. The argument seems to be
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    The Militia Question.
    587 11 To THE EI>ITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES." Sir, The series of articles whieh appcared 10 the Straits Times, last Week, advocating the formation of a militis fur the Colony have naturally excited a good deal of interest among tho Europsan population in geneial. Opiuiou on the whole,
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    Compulsory Volunteering."
    190 11 T»> the Editor of the "Straits Times Sir, The militia legislation suggest. -1 in your columns may readily he worked to quicken the volunteering spirit now tl ck.-r ing iu so many. Your corresr»oudeiits note ths flagging in volunteering eneig\. but point out no adequate meaus of remedying
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      39 11 'IHIE JOB-PRINTING DEPARTMENT 1 OF THE STRAITS TIMES PRES UNDERTAKES ALL KINDS OY PRINTING AND BOOKBINDLM. TEM FACILITIES FOR DOISG WORK QUICKLY ARE VERY GREAT. WHEN IT IS NEC'ESSABT, MERCHANTS' BUSINESS FORMS Can be Printed While the Messbboeb waits.
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      433 11 Passenger List. Arrivals. Per a a Mo'aen- from T. Auson vis ports: Mr. Davies, the Hon'ble M. Lister, Mr. Reuch, Dr. Ellis, and Mr. Graves. IVr M. M. s. s. Sydney from Shanghoi: Mr. M. Christian Ostl>erg. From Yokohama Mr. and Mrs Bean. From Hongkong Mi-< Donnell. Messrs. Douglass, A.
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      722 12 T>OWBLL CO., SINGAPORE. Please bbad these few lines and bear them in mind. OUR FURNITURE FACTORY is ir Orchard Road, and is the largest and most complete. It is supplied with steam power to drive our Woodworking Ma chines, Saws, Lathes, _fcc. f therefore Contracts and large orders can he
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      104 12 And Bee that each Jar bears Baron Liebig's .ignature J _yy^g__fifQJs WEk in Blue Ink acmes the Label. mpXfXflmßfl Mv^Nsh /I fl m J^V FINEST AMD CHEAPEST I r^&~^ STOCK FCR SOUPS. AA-* MADE DISHES AMD SAUCES /l Invaluable for India ac an Efficient Tonic in all cases of Weakness.
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      126 12 ANJER. PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED POR OJIDKII^ KS I DATS I 9 mt> Datb. akd Sbif's Namb. Commabdbb. or Fbom Wsbbb. Dss-i»A«°*«o**Sa SAILIO. 0 Nov. 9 Ned. atr. Soerabaya, Brouwer ~Sept. SO BotUdam **Urm\ j !?i2__: °5- >*-»-»'• 8-Bmtt Oct. 6 Hon/kong C<a J J grit. ah. Benlarig Bo.U
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      866 12 aSHIPPING sHirruH. ii* roi-T. Ouder tide heading the following abbreviation-, are used: str. steamer; sh. ahip; bq. barque; Brit. British; TJ. Si Unitod States j Fr.-French Ger. German Dut. Dutch Joh. Johore Ac, G.c. General cargo ;d.p. dock pa-jsengors; U. Uncertain T.P.W. Tanjong Pagar Wharf T. P. D— Tanjong Pagar
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      595 12 La Barakka, Dut. seh. 86 tons, Nacodah. 17th Nov. From Do iggsl*. I Oth Oet. Rottans Honjf Chuan A Co. For Donggala. U.— hds. Elizabeth Ahrens, Ger. Ixi- 396 tons, Capt. AJin. 15th Nov. From Hongkong, 4th. Pallast Master. U.— Rds Bherard Osborne, Brit. str. 876 tons, Capt. Madge. 16th
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      1463 12 AKKIVAI fc. j JTiaAe i i Vessel's Name. A rows.' Captain. Feom Saii.ki,. r^ g Rio c< >!rg,o Kll NoT is-© L" j 20 Gympis Brit. str. 126 Morris Pakan Nov 16 strait. a*_ 20 Schwalbe Ger. str. 754Gearks Saitron N>v 17 lteb« M. Cs. Ly 30 Ganvmede Dnt. str
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      611 13 f.WI.UIICIIt-_ JUUU. -qILBY, HARGREAVBS A CO fcronrssßS, Iron A Brass Founders, fIfIUBMASBBS, BRIDGE BUILDBBS, SHIP IOiLBSSS. Gbnebal Contbactors. SINGAPORE A KUALA LUMPOR. SHIP BUILDING YARD. HIGH elms STEAM VESSELS always eonstrnction, from 38 ft. to 150 ft. i-jrik of keel, of hest design and finish. MACHINERY trom leading British Firms
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      666 13 i 7 n, r -*-»v-»--Zvolizir*'' c MIXJ_ STORES. Lancashire Patent Belting, North British Rubber aOompany*. Indharubber Belting, English Wher belting in all widths from liu. to 12 in. with all accessories. Smiths patent wrot-iron split pulleys 24 in. to 60 in These tit any shaft, requiring no holts. Perforated Steel
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      233 13 THB 44 Straits Press HAB SPECIAL PACILIJIES FOB EXECUTING ORDERS FOB T>RIN T I N G AND X>OOKBINDING. OF EVERT DESCRIPTION. i ESTIMATES FREE ON APPLICATION. THE PRYE RIVER DOCK Penang. Tlie shove Dock, situated iu Province Wellesley, at the entrance of the Prye River, has lately been lengthened and
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      1051 13 DOCKB. THB TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO LIMITED. The premises of tha Company are situate. as Tanjong Pagar adjoining the town of Singapore. Steam tram-cars run at short interval t carrying BBSOOBgeis and goods Irom Wharf U destinations at low rates. Tha Wharf extends to one mile and quarter and is
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      503 13 > ABOUT T> B R A K BT rBASM. tsWBTTBMHAM. Tmpssr Covers f !••*> loth Boards *|.sft Mslf Leather $£.*>• SINGAPORE. STRAITS TIMES OFFICE. The book will be forwarded to any part oo application post free st the above named prices. The money must bo sent with all orders. Postal
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      743 14 WOKCESTERSHIRE SAUCE Wars tho Sijjtr.turc. tnu- LEA _P_B_R_RI_MS' SAU C E Wholesale and for Export by the Proprietors. Worcester Crosse .t PhrlitrU, l.onJox, <$t\, Jfr. and by Grocers and Oilmen throuphout the World. RETAIL EVERYWHERE. Wngapere Ageats, JOHN LITTLE ft CO. ■fl HM TEE SAFEST I -_-a^ aal W ------r^--^-C---.
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      485 14 MJfIMIFS SBALLQW DRIFT STEAMERS. /j^M^a(^^i___— _a_ W_ftT T T TT __7l7^>s 1 38 3 f— M fc—aJiii-_>-tit_!lMi-M<_i_aaaM >Jm Miifc^nT^wßa— a^L^ 1 L*^' rypfyT^aCf _rf B *^Paa-aaajasa_aaSjps_3aawm BTEI.XWHEEL STEAMERS have beea found by wyaneata te be t1.,. .stiy for shallow river navigation, aid of tlu so M« ssrs. Yarrow hi ve
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      494 14 v v **CoI For Um Nurscn and Hal am The most suitable and sciontilic .rfJ!^?'': \m II SOATfji-ilHirato Skins. V WW\^nf An tafee] sosp ('.'Uifhtfnllv pc I funwd .v Dr»q,ii f t <>f IJaaraaa^oaahls aie^lcmaa. 1 BW. In Bvs kiiads PaSMI^K (for t!u> M1,.,.,) Fi.OR.T. I AT^AMtO if__j___i OTTO (T0.!...,,
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