The Straits Times, 14 April 1883

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    16 1 The Straits Times. .XXIV. IX [new series,] SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 14th APRIL, 1883. DAILY ISSUE. J N
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      472 1 ■m #t)ip Comnantrt. ■CLAR AND ORIENTAL JfcAVIGATION COMPANf. JHTOffice Collyer Quay. JpoDoWNs— New Harbour. if I LINEB. BL^i dare the dates on wnicn Mail Steamers may be exat Singapore during the HoMrWARD. Monday 12th March. Sfith ■Hbril. 9th April. 2Sr.l J lay. Friday 4th May. 1 Thurs'dayi 7th Tune. si?*
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      704 1 strain #f)ip Companies* OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANT. Agamemnon. Patroclus. Ajax. Antenob. Achilles. Deucalion. Diomed. Glaucus. Nrm>B. Anchises. Pmam. Obzstes. Sarpedon. Stentor. Hector. Teucer. Menelaus. Labbteb. Cyclops. Telbmachus. Bellbbophon. Jason. ULTSBEB. The Coy's St n amers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for Strait* and China] and from Shanghai homewards for Lon don
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      849 1 *tram *hiu ttompanfr*. Dfi i. via Bengkalis. Siak, Paneh and Assahan every 14 days. Riouw every 14 days. Padang. via Penang, Acheen, Patti, Regas Analaboe, Tampattoean Troemon Goenong Sitoelie, Singkel, Baros, Sibogha. Natal, Ayerbangies and Priaman monthly. A. The North Coast of Java.— From Batavia via Samarang for Soerahaya and
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      638 1 &>tram Aftfp Comuamrs. ted for the Trade. Each carries a Burgeon and Stewardess and has accommodation for a large number of Passengers. Passengers and Goods are booked a through rates from Singapore to all the ports mentioned above and London via Bataria. Through Rates of Passage from Singapore. Ist 2nd
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      523 1 fndtiranrr. THE LONDON 4 PROVINCIAL FIRE INBUBANOE COMPANT, LIMITED Capital,* Onb Million Sterling. The und ersigned. Agents of the Cornpar y, are prepared to effect insurance on current terms. STME 4 Co. Singapore. 2nd Oct. 1882. (to 2nd Oct. 1883) GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFIT ABBURANOE OOMPANT LONDON Established 1821 Subscribed
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      605 1 fnsuranrr. THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANT LIMITED Capital $2,000,000 Paid-up 400,000 Reeerve Fund 564,202 General Managers. Messrs Jardine Matheson 4 Co. Hongkong. Consulting Committee. A.Andra, Ekj. CMtmm. M*lch«ra, a Co.) J. P. Byrne. (M«wn. Hnllldlj.WlM Co. T. M »nir»r, fM»Mr..noa»l»»,l*pr»lk*Co. (Bon>«> Comi»oT Ltd.) it Eam dl(^ >• W- J- i«*
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      566 1 fnsuranrr. LANCASHIRE INSURANC'M OOMPANT. Capital £3,000,000. OFFICES OF THE COMPAJTT. Manchester— Exchang. Btreet. Liverpool— 4. Manchester Building. Birmingham— Cherry Street London— l 4, Kinij William Btrttt,l. 0. Glasgow— l 33. Weit George Strati. Bristol— Corn BtreetLeeds— l 2, East Parade. Newcastle— 40, Mo*ley Street. Dublin— 9, Lower SackriUe Btreet CHAIRMAN
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    THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 14th APRIL, 1883. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS,
    161 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 14th APRIL, 1883. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS, Singapore, 14th April, 18i3. Gaoibier 6.75. Black Pepper 16. White Pepper, fair quality. Sago Fl.ur, Sar 3.10. Pearl Sag. :U2J. Ooflee, H.tuliyne picked 1">. Tapioca, eiuall Flake 3.65. Tin.. 3i1.15. 40a. Mule twist 97. Hi lb*. Shirtings 1.57 J. 7
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    35 2 Bangkok, McAlister. 6 p.m. To-morrow. Hongkong, Swatow and Araoy, C. Hock Kian, ;';i.m. Pcnaßfi Negapatiim, Karical, Pondiclierry Madras, Mtanatchy, 3 p.m. Monday. Penang. Rangoon, and Calcutta, Shahaitida, 11 a.m. Poatiauak, Pontianak,. 11 a.m.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    23 2 ,'For Strait* Tune*.) Tut To.voii.s Expedition London, Wi April. The French troops have expelled the Annamites from Xaradiudh and Hon^ Quay.
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    21 2 The total return of visitors to I fles Library and Mumiem daring the week ending Friday, 13th April, )S<i, was 609
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    30 2 TBl P, &O. Co. steamer Sully with the London mail of tbe 23r«l March, left Colombo at 4 30 p. m., yesterday, and will therefore propably arrive here next Friday.
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    27 2 The final stage of the City of Glasgow Bank liquidation was reached on 14th March, when the Court of Session pronounced an order formally dissolving the Bank.
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    45 2 The Very Revd. Father Weld, who ha* been the guest of His Excellency the Governor since his arrival, will preach to-mor-row at the late service in the Cathedral 1 Church of the Good Shepherd," and will leave for Colombo next Tue*day by the French mail.
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    51 2 Amo.vost the passenger* by the M. M. Co.'s mail steamer Djemnah, from Marseilles, are Rear Admiral Pearce Crosby, who goes to Hongkong to relies Rear Admiral Clitz as commander-in-cHief of the United States Navil Squadron on the China and Japan station and His Excellency Senhor Rosa, the new Governor of
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    94 2 I Tn Ceylon Obterver gives the following pises of new* regarding the Miuicoy Lighthouse. We learn that such good progress was made by the five Europeans and 30 or 40 Maldivians engaged on this work, when the Pirteverance wa« last there, that it is expected the foundation of the work
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    99 2 W E take the following paragraph from the Ceylon Timrt of the 3rd April Our P. W. D. and the Straits— We understand that Mr. Ward, of the P. W. I) who his been working under the Contractor* on tbe Nanuoya Exten»ion, will proceed to Perak almost immediately he has
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    213 2 Tat British North Borneo Company, exercise* tbe sovereign right of coinage. In Mohammedan countries the right of i coining money and being prayed for in tbe mosques on Friday are signs of sovereignty. So far the British North Bor■SO Co. coins copper cents, the hundredth part of a dollar we
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    520 2 The Russian transport steamer Ruttia arrived here at 2 p. m. on Thursday after, noon, with a large number of emigrants, (deporltt) from Odessa bound for Vladi- j wostock. These were comprised mainly of young girls and children. The vessel arrived here with an unclean bill of health from Colombo,
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    265 2 Tn M. M. Cos steamship Djemnah, Captain ds lioisseuil Baron, from ilarseilles, via N*| aud Colombo, with the London mail ot the lGth March, arrived alongside the Borneo Co's wharf this moruing, and will leave for Saigou, Hongkong and Shanghai at ti p. in. to-day. The following is her list
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    Inspectin of Buildings.
    584 2 The minutes of the meetings of Munieipd Commissioners published Yesterday were more than usually interesting. There was, however, one item iv those of the meeting of the oth instant, which seems rather inexplicable to those not acquainted with the internal economy of the Municipal offices. This is,
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    Police Intelligence
    181 2 ffl April 13rsH Kong \!j C'lltk, t of his to draw a 'riclcek^H was fin- -i 31<> with theM months' riy >rous impri^H 'IV on H.. f rb^H si >n t illicit uh to I the a'.teru 1 1 i v f tvv^B imprisonment. V i Rip Cl
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    Salvage
    190 2 1 in. qui .~'i>ii o(*M masters, ou I'eluilt' c^H biud owners ol ffl portion ol heavy sun^J vagu services ndt^H was raised in a r.iseH aijo lefnre .Mr. Ji-ti^B reviewed \>y the Djfl Bench, Register of tl as follows iijiiiu tlifl The i Steamship < ''iij^iai^H Company"), which ejH
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      296 2 fitto a&brrttermfnt*. 17th ivst., at 2.30 o'clock. sol.l privately or previously disbuilt Mail Phaeton, newly and very 1: -tnut gelding, qniet and used to hsrd work. A dirk brown Australian horse, quiet and iv good condition, regnUrly driven. slop. R. A., Inaving the Settlement. POWELL A Co., Auctioneers. TO BE
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      761 2 #riu 2?>brrttermrnt6. SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. SPRING MEETING. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, 15th MAY, 1883. FiasT Race. Vnlae S 9 lliug Race for all horses. Horses to be entered at daeUred value from 8250 to 1400. Tf entered at 5400 to carry list with an allowance of 7 lbs for every $50
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      895 2 #rto albert tscmrnts. are uot a'l wed to inter for r econd Class Rflces. Horses entered for Second Class or Roadsters' Races mti^; be entered for first OlaM fi >.t Roadsters' I The first S.>ron.l Class and Roadsters' Race sbalf be "weight for rains" and eaoh following Second Class Race
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      525 2 I gUbrrUSftnrnts!. THE BAITKBUPTOT ORDINANCE, 1870. IN THE Sui'KEMK CODKTOF THE Straits Settlemknts. Settlement or Singapore. In tbe matter of KuM 8001, Ye Hock Joo and Tko Hock Kee of Hngspoie, bankrupt. A dividend is intended to bo declared in the matter of Kvm Bo»i, Teo Hock Joo and Yeo
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      29 2 WEATHER REPORT. Kandanq Karbovi Hotpital, 13th April, 1883. •J a.m. 3 inn. l> p.m. Ukxihih. a»r. nd. ar rth. l »m~n *v w^SiiihT. 5« '-ii Zx'^sz' i n?c*i't ninr
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    port on the Postal Deof the Stpal s Sittlefor the year 1882.
    524 3 itelU I r W ment. W Etoort will !>e laid Sonday. m !t.''ial ft J I m H> woik. in an ...m is. B^^ i '"g n y Wr f i.d PosU y of the the Dent, will,
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY
    963 3 i and Australian papert.) Cairo, Übth March.— Colonel Hicks started today with five thousand Egyptian m against the Malidi, and is marching in order to effect a junction with Abdelkader, whose force consists o!' live thousand more Egyptiautroops. London, 29M March. Mr. Mundella .red from his late illness.
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    Holloway's Pills
    146 3 —In general debility, El excitauoa, and mental depression, inriv&lled ('ills bates m uvellous They b»T« won the coulideuce ol ■iv ;i I ]i irts uf tbe civilised wurld. u'.i .us -ii lion by Momai a by long residence in uawbulesome cliuiateH, by aedout-iry babita, overwurL, worry, or uuxieiy,
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      ARRIVALS.
      95 3 Vessel's Name. 2 ahd Captain. From. Rio. :i Sailed. Conmowees. kpl. 13 Pontianak 13 Toonan U Flintshire 1 1 >p iniel U Pakau 14 Djemnah Brit. etr. 99 Jones Pontiauak Chin, str 1261 Mursdeu Penang jßrit. Htr. 1017 Courtney Ainoy Sar. str. 384 Reynolds Sarawak Brit. IVnanff Bi it.
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      CLEARANCES.
      60 3 I Date. Vmsel's Nam. Flao 4 RioJ Cutaix. \tiow. .pril II McAlister Hrit. str. Tulloch Bar,. 14 PontUnak Brit. sti. J..ne» Pontianak 14 Crimea Brit. bq. Millington Cochin China 14 Flintshire Brit. str. Courtney New York 14 Toonan Chin. str. Marsden H<<nf{kong 14 J. L. Penders ist Brit. bq.
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      618 3 r la*# Vessil's Name. Captain. ami r. Arhivid Fbom. ionih. D'atio* Rio. Men-of-war Foxhound McQuhae II \pril JlMalacca .Senior Naval Officer. SM!..u Champion Pabley H.M. str 2380 April 2 Malacca .Senior Xaval Officer. Station Steamers Leila Flint K. B'nec i3s.tan. I* Put Hack A. 1.. Ji.huston
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      875 3 ROF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITUKE, Jc. At Abß'Vtsford. WEDNESDAY, 2nd MAY. Tli" undersigned have received inatrno. tionp froui Or. Ernst Bii-bfb, Imperial Germau Consul, leaving for I sell by Auciion, at Abbotsfukd. on Wednesday, 'Jnd May. commencing at 11 am The who].- ,f th,. valuable Household Fiirn ture, ,v nioKt of
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      916 3 run. > i [{Airs insi'kanob ooy., LIMITED. i Inci'r/, Ih- lidllmi CVm/'.miei' Act. Capitm s of $100 ea< h I'ay.ibl $"> c ich on appli ati.i., nod I o on allotment^ Further cills n ?J0 per I Share, n.r t > be made at less than three I months interval.
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      367 3 m\ a. 1 case may be, to the payment of the amount dv on allotment. ■'linen and fformi f Appli can be obtained from the Oriental Bank Corporation, the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and Chins, tke 'liaii.red Bank of India, Australia and 1 liir.a, the Hoaffkonf aid Shanghai
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      409 3 I'KKAK (iOVERN'MKVT NOJBBBJ Applications are invi'd f^r TaBBBV r ':k An- j 'In I, Matu ij i and Ben. At Teluk An- m and Selama th^BBBB would be chief! the Ta^^^^| jualified to t ...i.-h I'n^'liah I^BV ly reading and writing in tHH native ,md Koman 1 ii i.o.rs with
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      966 4 Sorks. THE TAN.TONC, PA OAR DOCK COM PANY LIMITED. The works of the Company are situated »t Tanjontj Pagar, within one mile of the town of Singapore, and comprise the following establishments, viz Wharf.— Affording berthagefor twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water tlongside for vessels of the heaviest
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      689 4 iHisrfllanfOus. KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLINARIS WATER, The Natural Soda Water. The qneen of table waters." British Medical Journal. APOLLTNARIB WATER. TV Supplied continuously to the Table oi H R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES dnring the last five years. APOLLINARIS. THE NATURAL SODA WATER. Far superior to manufactured aerated waters. Medical
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      668 4 *-crfS anil iKmbanfittt. JOHN LITTLE^OO. RAFFLES PLACE, SINOAPORB. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Importers of Provisions, Groceries, Oilmam Stores. Cigars, Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware, •f Lamps. Saddlery and Harness, Crockery, Electro Plated Ware. Jewellery, Stationery, Perfumery. Fancy Goods, Arms and Ammunition. Ladies and Gentlemen's outfitters, Watch and Clock makers. Japanese and Chinese
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      740 4 fiOttlfS. FOR BALE. A small shipment of the very well known brand Royal Blend Whiskeys" in Bo' ties. Jars. Jeroboams and Utah* CAMERON. DUNLOP 4 Co. Singapore. 23rd Feb., 1883. NOTICE. During my absence from Singapore Mr. Waltfr W. Wells, has been appointed Acting Manager and Secretary of the Singapore
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      861 4 BALEAVE. A desirable family residence on Leonie Hill. Four bathrooms. Entry from Grange and River Valley Roads. Apply to Mr Mackay. The Dispensary. Singapore, Ist August, 1882. NEW GOODS FROM PARIS. At Mrs. L*nd«sb«Ro's Milinerv and Dress Waking Establishment. No. 49 Battery Rood, Commercial Square. Mrs. Landksberg begs to inform
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      871 4 fi.ot\tt4NOTTCE. From and after the Ist January l««-l, the following changes will he made in the publication of the Straits Times. The subscription *o the Daily issue will be considerably reduced. The Weekly issne will be published in time for transmission with the homeward mails, and will be of the
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      505 4 VfOTION. ChronoiJlJteb, Watch n IUK^ M*^P R and Oi v jB Fi.i^t Bi HASalifMoE 1 1 I*"'1 t«dit~, Tf .Tewellß Watche., < onstruniei^^f- oo»pnsing Bracelets, <^^^ ,Ladi.-R' 1 w»tc,, Brooches, j^ Oen Earrings, Silver hes, Lockets. clock, Ladies' rings, .^K? rmtr Signet rings, Blarblf clocks, Wedding rings, Keepers •fsiometeri, Albert
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