The Straits Times, 12 January 1884

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    12 1 The Straits Times. m-\. s:.i;ii:s. .w.Aioiii., SATU&DAV. I'Jtii JANUARY, 1 [DAILY IBSUF.J
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      346 1 r.ir?. KTAL PAN* LINEB. tn* .i Nt th :h Msr. h i I l?t^ I s«th KTrrrnv ncKrrrs. ?i»OAPor- to Pftsptm AlfP BACK. Available 9 months. lstClf s »65f'. 2nd CU«* «275 Available 12 mantra. is« »^"X). 2nd Cl»*» ISOO ?IHOAPOBB TO LOHDOH AMD BACK. Available 9 months. l»t Class
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      606 1 j»:ratn »mo .roinnanii* i-OMPANT. m mw. Patboclui. A'ax. AwTßwoa. A.-HILLB*. DKT/rAT.IOW. DIOMBP. tOUSN'tCTOB. AVCRISBI. Pliam. Obbbtbs. Pabpbdon. Stbittor. Hfctob. Ttvcbb. Mrmun. ',abbt««. ..rs. i^axßatAOßUs. BeI.LCB.'PRoN. JASOH. Ultssks. Thr» Coy* 8t 'im'n arcde»P'<t'-he<s from ivorpoo', ->itwnrd* for Straite md Cbinal sil fron Phtnghai homewurd* for lion lon every ten days, and
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      727 1 *>tram *h t p Comrjam*s. As be n fr,,m Hi* smn v*» i" *t«ame-» ran B- »i xn.l Padaa? three time. gapore once a o n the ->st «"d S. W. "in fortnipl"* w?H sn*Jrv 'o v «;t 'behi^b'^Ti,' from P»d«ne tints inopp-pationfmcm ■;apore. To Batatia via Riouw and Mnntok.
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      548 1 4avtr.Mii *f)ip Compan'9. Tn the month* of May July, Peptestber and November, via Pirns, Maoemeri. Irtrentieka, Timor IToepang and back via Timor Koepang, Kotti. Savoe, Nsngamessi snd Bin?* I. Ist. From Mncassxr via Bonthain, BoeUkombs, Saleyer, Sindjav, and Boeton K- ndarihsai and back in via the aame place* on 12th
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      511 1 I. 3;::-aiiff. OUAUDIAN FCRE AVD LITI ABBTRAWOF. OOfPA T LO DON 1 1 rtlb* r'b*"' C»oiU. < '.000,000 Tot allnv*'»dr*und a, uor-pi 4s of 3,000,000 ancual Income pwr leaf 400,000 The nud'iifnrd have b- v »T>pointeAgent* it Singapore and tre prepared to issne policies sgfinat Fi e on the usual
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      552 1 ln«tiranrt. THE HONGKONG FIRB INSURANCE OOMPANT LIsfPT D Oapitat, W. 000,000 Paid-up 400,000 Reserve Fund 564,202 G: rbbal Mawaobbr. Messrs Jardine Matheaon A 00. Hongkong. Consulting Committee. A. ADdra, lsaj. fktmtn. lUleiMn. a Co.) CM—n. BaDl4ar.Wls> a Co. A T. aSjam, fHnsts.Do«,TlaZL«pr»'>aOo. ."T i *t! (»<«" Ooatpaaj L&.) ili ««»«4loa.
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      668 1 fiiaitranrr. TH» BOOTTIBH IMPERIAL INBURANOJI OOMPANT. LIFB. OAPrTA* OKB XTLlaoil Stbslibo. C*air»«»_AL»XA»l>Bßßo 1 IALD»OII,««o cvnißßniij Aetnarf .IT. Ambbocb Skirt Glasoow f 161 rr Gaonoi Kdibbum., H Oiomi Snm. L 0 2 Knt« William Bt Livtopool, f2Bateo«A»oiBr. BArr. *"<>"•*" {MoV™ B^.?;' M r- %?%z.j a Mbuoubvm, 8 Mubabctii St. Lin DBPARTMKNT.
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    nVITKDAV, 12th JAN., 1884.
    163 2 LATSST MARKET QUOTATIONS, SuaATOki, 12th January, 18*4. Qwnbier 7.27*. Black P«pper 17.f White Pnper, fair quality. 2&t. num. Sago Flour. Star 2.60. p«u-i Sago a Coffee, Bonthyut- 15.5'l. Tapioca, kmall Flake 3.30. Tin. 251. 40.. IfuU twi.t 98. •H Ib.. Shirting* l-tei-7 do do 1.4S46 do
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    43 2 To yw. Hmurkon** Shanghai, B#B»Sli«, Hak 4 Deli, P" 'heribon Saniarang, yormonfcy, Ehio. Muntok BaUriS. O. 0. Kyw. P-»- j MO>DAT. Hongkong, Swatow and Ptuaog and ftndon. D*u*lio*. »P■• 1 Penang. Acheen and B.^kS^' /toLto. »PJ»Bamaraog, Bourabaya TOMT. D»U, Jf«mtry. 1
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    35 2 BrFor StriiU T>mtt.) Francs and China. London, UtA Jan.— The «econd insUlment of French reinforcement* baa started for Tonquin. Madagascar. The »übiniaaion of the Malagaaiea ia not coufirmed. Tlie"Vrencli protectorate ia instated upon.
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    47 2 A Ladies' Concert will be given »t the Tanglin Club on Friday, the 85th January, aud we arc informed that a splendid programme haa beeu arranged, and the Concert promises to be a great Bucc a number c>f our leading •mature Lady artist* taking part in it.
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    74 2 Th« Tanglin Club Monthly Bowling handicap, and the Championship Challenge Cup bowling competition, will take place on Monday, the 2 lit and Tueaday, toe 220 d imtant, and will be renumfl on the following Monday and Friday, the 28th and 29tb. It if expected there will be large number of
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    21 2 Thi P. and O. mail •tetmer Auam left l'enang at 9 p. m. yesterday and naj be expeetotl ban to-morrow morning.
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    19 2 Tai total return of riiiton to the Raff Library aad Museum during tb« w*ck tiding Friday, 11th January, wmIN.
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    28 2 We have been requested to remind our reader* and the public, that there will be an Evangelistic meeting to-morrow (Tening in the Town Hall, commencing at 8 o'clock.
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    60 2 A Court of Inquiry, consisting of R. S. /Connor, Ktq., Senior Magistrate, l*> HridU-rv, Esq., J. P., and John Blair, Ktq., J. P., ai Aueuon, wai held je»t*rday at the Senior Magistrate*' Court, to inquire into tb« circum«Uuce» attending the loe* of the British Dark Calcutta in the Strait* of
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    56 2 A tpecial meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce ni held on tbe 2nd iuitaot, for tbe purpose of noai—ting a Member or tne Legialatire Council, duty which has been delegated to the Cbamoer under the recon«titution of the Hongkong Legulative CounMr. Thomai Jackson, the General Manager of the Hongkong
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    110 2 Sngineerinf girn an engraving showing general news of the engine* o instructed for the S S. Teucer, Laerttt, Ctfcbpt, aod seTeral other minis, by Mwn. Soott and Co., of Orceiiock. The engine* are eonatruct•d on the jlam of Mr. Alfred Holt, of Liferpool, for whom Meatrt. W. ManafieM i Co
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    82 2 Aa accident of a somewhat alarmiLu character, although fortunately unattended with loss of life, occurred re«terday at the premise* of the New Harbour Dock Company. Whilst the E. A. A C. Tel*, graph Company's steamer Afnet was going alongside the wharf, she struck tbe large bo'.er sheen, bringing them down
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    89 2 The Austro Hungarian Lloyds' steamer Titania, which arrived here last Friday, is a new steamer of 3,073 tons gross and 2,011 tons register, with engines of 450 horse power capable of going at a speed of 14 mi es an hour. There are 44 first class audl2 l second class
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    126 2 Iv our rvoent issue, says the Pcr -tig Qazette of the sth instant, we drew attention to the detention caused, as we asserted, by carelessness on the part of the Post Office in Singapore, in forwarding tbe French mail with London dates up to the 23rd November for four days.
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    235 2 THI Onuader, aaje the Cktna Mail of the 2nd January, arrived hew Testerd»T from Haiphong, which port the left on" the 29th December. No movements of any importance had occurred tince the date of our last advice from Hanoi, and it seems clear that Admiral Courbet it waiting until reinforcement*
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    402 2 QoTSßiranT Ouim 11th Ja»- 1884. Her Majesty has been pleated to allow and confirm the Ordinance No. "VIII of 1888, entitled An Ordinance for making temporary prorision for Mcaring the 11 Status of French Mail Bteamers at *he Porta of the Colony." The tender «übmitted by Ramaaawmy Pillay for the
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    235 2 Simmaky or the Week. Hi* Lxoellenuy the Qovetior is, we are happy to learn, quite rt -overed from hi» recent illneat, hi* trip to the Bindings and Perak uavine been very beneficial to his health, and he expects to return here on Monday morning. Lady Weld ia again thrown into
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    347 2 1 the Caff's system of elect l^bti,2 Tlie muM of dark green '■•liaije, h»T i ever, and the dark groun floorL l great measure deal. the brilliant and dazzli- I were also specially fitted «i».h bneii rertectorx, so that the general effect therefore somewhat di»aj;> ating. ft Show closes this
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    The Annual Regatta.
    467 2 p m Jfr»« following is tbe prugnmaekr the Regatta, which takes place os l* dsy, the 29th January, under tk»atrooage of H. E. the Governs?, Frederick A. Weld, X.C.M COMMITTEE. Tb» 9nl«r S.rtl (Om. J. J< .r-» I* A OaVw. J- «iU»r, E.,. J. U.i-.r, E.-1. Cpl.in
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      925 2 IN TT' Crablbs Hbvbt Ualdaf.i Wilson*, Deosased. Hi.MII.TOK, QbAT a,«D OOM>».jrT. PT/BSCaBTto t'ne Trustees and Mort-* gagees Powers Act. 1866. Notice is hereby I tiven that all Creditors and other persons I having any olaims or demands againat the 1 estate of Chables Hbnbt Haldawe i i- of Sal ma
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      751 2 flrto Sfcberttßtmmtf. GOVERNMENT NOTIFTC \TI> >' T*hdkbB will be rrs-eived at the Colonial iecreUry's Office, up to the 15th Mnroh Jext, for the maintenance of a fortnightly Hail Packet Service between Singapore md Penang, and ruse •ers4 > oejling at Ma- v sook. fora period of three years, from the
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      831 2 ilrtD s^bfrti?fmrni«. MUNICIPAL WOTIOB. N'OTIOB is hereby givm thit the H ration of Cattle and Hand Carte for the f e«r 1884, will be made at the T-wn Hall. n the folio-vine days vis i :»ttl« Oarts will be Registered on Tues. j ay. the IStb January. Hand Carte on
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      450 2 j*rto atitr -mrntt. Tub o> t nknne on the tth in«t., and may be expects nl>r l" B 15th in«t»nt, en tWe to Port I Pbnr«dr»y lalana. OooVtnwn, Town.Tiue, Bri»banr, Sydney and Melbourne, and will »ook e»r,ro for Adelaide. Dunedm an* >ther Queenaland, Aoatrahan. ana new le*Und port*. Pbe hai
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    Our London Letter.
    4149 3 Pbomotios or Pmsos Pbisdxso. (Prom our tpecial Oorretpondent.) London, 80th Xocember.— Prince PrisMinister in thie country, the hands of his C< .mmiseii which reminded \rabiin Xiifhts," msion in Corn- ith Kensington, and I lited to Prince Prii--t«y in favouring me, as yonr represent it. re, Vith an
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      The Art Club.
      243 3 Dvi Omoi,—The Printer's Devil was at fault; I wrote, or intended to write, Chiaroteuro, but my fingers are to stiff and writing so bad that the chiel' might have made anything nut of it. The we -d it of Italian origin. I think you may trutt me
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      136 3 To the Editor of the Strait* Time*. Dear Sim, I have not sufficient technical knowledge of art to know whether the criticicmt by Guido" on the paintings and music at the last Art Club meet- I ing, were just or not. (I should suppose not, from the one-sided tone of
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      163 3 ST. ASDBE* CATHn>«AI DKCORA.TIOSI. To the Editor of the Strait* lime*. Dia» Sib, The remarks of your Protestant correspondent remind me of the actions and savings of a certain man of I the name of Freund, who was lately re- strained from bis zealous actions at St. Paul's Cathedral by
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      346 3 To the Editor of the Strait* Timu. Bih, I hare certainly seen more artittic decorations tban were presented in our Cathodral on Christmat day. But I for one am thankful to our Church Workers for what was done feeling lure that they did their best under the circumstances, and that
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      16 3 Trusttng that our 4BHMPB ton will find a* a more univi people, Singapore, 11th Jan., 18W.
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      Xmas Decorations.
      362 3 To the Editor ofthr Strait) Jvi Srt, With your correspondent, "A Protestant Member of th* CsMflflHfe land," I oonfe** to hiring n< my prote«t against the Xmu MM tioo> ni made wholly upon arti^^^^^Bb and being"'no Gillie to »uch matt matt beg leiT» to reason with j friend
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      ARRIVALS.
      40 3 'mii Nakb. AJTD Bio 11 Chi Yuen 1 1 R*4ao-*hir« 1 1 Dracalion 1 1 Alice Biekmcn 11 Brutm It Bus Brit. ttr. Brit. <tr. Oar. bq. fl«r. str. Brit. «tr. UMWtUaec 1101 Rickud* IMSPiudj ISO6RMI.U 460 Vor* IMSohwUs
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      CLEARANCES.
      82 3 DiTI. Vaui'i Nam. 4Kio. Ju. It M It it It 11 It 11 11 It II TitanU 1* Uwwp* It Nnrm.nby IS Oanymede 11 M. Me»n»tchj 11 -Got. G<n. Meyer 11 Romo 11 tUHnor«hir» It O. B. riiiiialmW It Curumuir IS BoTlton Dixoo It F. Babtnie kxu. Mr. N\.r.
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      139 3 Viwxl's Nam. iKD Bis. Stoamera Uil* Pnuilnute Martabmn E««ron Rajah Brooke ■S lUeto j 1 kgm Vi»ay»» CipeCle»r MMtM M. MwaUohj Kon(fs.>Uab«lU Kwanif Lea Cairnncuix Rhodora Roylton Diion Atalanto »«,h N.innanby JUOD Titan ia Chi Yuen Radnonhin Deucalion Brutat Banes Sailing TMMIi Anna Dorothea Anna Alice
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      30 3 FOR SALE. Thi A I first das* Clipper terqas BOTHWELL CASTLE," of Ml tons register. Apply to the Master on board. or to BOUSTEAD A Co. Singapore. 15th Deo., 1383.
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      692 4 ■flfltfirfUaufOus. KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLINARYB WATER, TBr ->a.Wat'H. The qneen of table wn ters." Bmrrr Mkptcal J- fbwai.. 1 APOLLINARIB WATER. L «T B«p^ continuously to the Table of H. S. RTHI PRINCE OF WAL"B during the last Sve years. l APOLLINABIS, TFTB NATURAL BOI>A WATER. f*r superior to manufactured aerated
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      665 4 jfrtorr* and iHrrrtanßisr. JOHN LITTLE CO. pom«. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, f HPOMBB9 OF PROTWIOWB, GbOOBBIBS, Oilmam Stobbb. Cigar*. Tobaoco, Hardware, Glassware, *j -mpl S*ddtorr t»d Harm*-. d 'erf.-mery. Funoy Good., Arms and Am- I nXuai«»»J Gentlemen', outfit I *r«. Watch and Clock make™. Japanese and Chinese curiosities. *c *o
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      889 4 W«A»r- AfeHine hertr.««efor \-nOXJ smi-U »t one tim> with MinVirnt water m*ifl* lor <u»ntli of the be»Tiest ■ire -h* «wk 1 fri r "nd fr m s* rtrer in I f the t. srf in nno n xperi«nc«4 Wh»rflnK r :.nd M*i«tant#, nd thore is an abundance f labonren* aring
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      689 4 ii'iioSlltnrt I »Vn 'n rwtra Tel«« l a>jn» v ti fHAHT," WISH ART. Sinic»p -v.- l«t .Uily 187 V (n. c.) #4otirrs. P FORSAT,K. A Fkw Wrn«« with TH« MiLArIn pamplet form. Price 50 cent* per I opy- 2 "Straits Time*" <MB"». Singapore 26th April. 1883. F NOW HEADY. T
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      577 4 8UB«C- ,pt'.>n, which follow.:I/K'VL DILIVSBT. j^ l!» AI>VA»CI tw. Daily ditiow w ci.t KnmowJ orAnnnni $24 P-r Annnm $18 < ix Month! 14 Six Month* ah. bree Montha.... 8 Tbw Month*.... Tw Abbbab. t er Aonnm l*> IP" Annntn $20 ix Month. 2() Pii Month.... 1" Tiree Month..... 10 Three
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      564 4 r#r», and (h» -;'(> Outfit* iw»r>TPAKT*t*i«T. ,thi-g m«d< isliuit—l n i hyiin experienced Cnt- Hn I, a good onnnrtuifTi' MaY worsted*, scree*. broadcloth* I £if walking >ho<«. RhootiPir boota pVt^nt and KM shoes. O»t>t»« »naiawti W, FWk. T,i.'e. Vmno, Balbriggan anrt A! itton <WVs. rW T.,inen and Oxford Wlk B
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      388 4 i tftK. Aneri»ui m<*. Carriage net rintj*. Marble iding rinif*. Obronnm *pera Thermometer*. b«rt chains. Barometer*. iard chains. Sextants, eds, Sle«T« Bnt aUic.tnr'. turn and T .nks, Compasses, >ld pencils, Binocnlir glassa*. aistooat bnttona, Teleaoopea. t Jewellery, BpectaoV- ated lon pitchers, Iver forks, spoons. Ac., nets, hr..ncmet m, suicd and
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