The Straits Times, 7 April 1884

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    15 1 The Straits Times XXV. m;\v series.] SINGAPORE, MONDAY, 7th APRIL, 1884. [daily issue.] No. 15,277
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      324 1 •>tram »W eomuanfrs. \i; AMI OKIKNTAL TION COMPANT rpTlCß— OoTlyar Quay. M us— New Harbour. LINEB. ■<<» on wnicrj niß.y l>e ci- s nga] re during the Hnniwißli. 1884 M nday 7th Apr!. 21»t v 2nd May. Thursday !Mh Hth 12th Jim.'. Hth lMh July. Ith H 4th Sept. th
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      620 1 &>tram *hip Companies. Burmah A Straits Service. The Company's Mail Steamers are desatched from Calcutta for Singapore via Rangoon, Moulmein. Penang and Malacca and the same way back every fortnight. The following are the dates on which they may be expected to Arrive from Calcutta* Leave for Calcutta 18?4. 18<*4.
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      816 1 *tram j>Dfp Companies. Children between two and fifteen years pay half the above rates, if travelling with their parenU one ohild under two years free, when more than one, each child additional will be charged one quarter tare. Tbe voyage to the Moluoooa Islands is made monthly the voyage to
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      643 1 *tfam *f)tp Companies V. Bobneo's Wbst Coast. From BaUvia via Rilliton and Pontianak or Singkawang and baok on the 15th of very month. VI. Bobneo's South A East CCoas t From Soerabaya via Bawean, Bandjer. i masain, KotUbaroe (Poeloe Laul) for Kosaa] and via the tame placet back on he
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      539 1 fnsiiranrr. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIPS ASSURANCE OOMPANT LONDON. Established 1831 Subscribed Oapital £3,000,000 Total Invested Funds, upwards of 3,000,000 Annual Inoome upwards of 400,000 The undersigned have been appointeAgents at Singapore and are prepared to issne policies against Fire on the usual term*. PATERSON, SIMONS k 00. Singapore, Ist April,
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      617 1 Inatiranrr. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM PANT. Instituted 1803. Capital sH.SOO.OOO. Paid-up and Invested 700.000. Funds in Hand 1,300,000. DIBBCTOBS. Blolurd J. Albton, Bag. Alfrad Oonnr, Bsq. rVoaua a. BamUr. winuin lUwthora, BotMt C. L. ami, Oaorf* Rlbhwt, P»ctHT«] Bomxiut, SaaiMl Hyd., Jmms Brmnd. Wllli.ni LrHl, Chute* C«t«. Ckmrlss sbrrvst. <t*om
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      510 1 fnstiranrr. TH« 80OTTI8H IMPBRIAL INBUBANOI OOMPAJTX LIFE. Capital ONB MILLION BtbbUwg. C*^»^»-Alexandbb Ronaldw»*. E.r, CimnOmg Ac 4u ary -H. Ambbo-b Bmi»t oh»' omen, Glasoow, f 151 West Ommi. Kn».v M M oSSJ"B«MT. Lo I>o (2KINO WILUAWBT. LITBBPOOL f 28 BXCHAJTOI St. East. MANOHBSTBB f £f° BfITIJDCTat 120 Booth Stbbst Montbbax,
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  • Obituary
    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH.
    34 2 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. At Bokntobass, >ir«ip w, ..n ;h' >;th of April. Ma»t Kuzabeth, the )> r lo<ed wife of h. I, itt Li, M. D., Ed. Frienda will please accept of tbis intimati n.
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    Straits Times. MONDAY, 7TH APRIAL, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    166 2 Straits Times. MONDAY, 7TH APRIAL, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. SniOAPuas 7th April. MM. liaiubier f T.HI'J Black I'euper IT.I.'J. WKite fepper, fair quality. Sauo Flour, riar i 35. Pearl Sago 290. Coffee, Bonlhjne 14,75. Tapioca, small Flake i I Tin tOs. Muletwist H lbs. Sbirtings I.V^t. 7 do do 1.4J4.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    51 2 TO-D4T. Saigon. Purl, 6 p.m. Batavia, Chenbon. p.m. I Hongkong A Yokohama. Otfordikirr 6 p.m. To-aoßßow. MaW.-a, Ju(fr« and S«l»n((or. HtUtu. 1 p."Naaag, Suit. l p»»Malacca, KUog. l'erak and Penang. Hentn,,, 1 p.m. M«la~-fl BeDgkalici. Siak and Pakan. Htm. > P m. WIDXEtIDAr P«nang and London, .4r^i m,
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      The SOUDAN
      42 2 LuhiIu», bti April. Lord Harting- ton in reply to a question said that if General Gordon should prove t>> be in jeopardy, the British Government roust certainly w-nd assistance, otherwise the |MiIiov of evacuating the Soudan would be adhered to.
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      PRINCE LEOPOLD.
      29 2 P RINCE LEOPOLD. London, Jth April.— The late Duke of Albany was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, to-day with great j ceremony. Her Majesty the Queen wa» present.
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      PARLIAMENT
      31 2 Lu*d(,H, (J//4 April. The House of Commons has adjourned for the Easter Holidays until 21st April. Tiifc Soi MB, SuaLim will be garrisoned by a detachment of General Wood's army.
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    83 2 By private advices from KwaU Lum. por, we learn that steady progress is l»eing made with the State Railway. Tlie contractors, Messrs. Halliday and GordoD, have commenced the earthworks a!x)ut i\ miles from Kwala Lumpor, and have nearly finished clearing from Kwala Lumpor to the point where the high road
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    48 2 Thk following inquests were held by Dr. Mugliston, Coroner: Ist. On the sth instant, at the Sepoy I Lines, on a male child, name unknown. Verdk t. found dead 2nd On the 6th instant, at the Sepoy Lines, an a male German named Simon Christiansen Verdict, "accidental death."
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    74 2 A fatal accident occurred onboard the if.-iiii.iu ship Drcima, in tbe roads, on j i Saturday. A seaman named Christiansen fell down the hatchway into the hold and I was instantly killed. The master of the vessel, probabiy ignorant of the law. was about to have him buried, but the
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    LATEST CHINA SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    58 2 L ATEST CHINA SHARE QUOTATIONS Pud Hosfkosf SL.««h«i up. N. April. WtblUrch Uol(18>Kl< But |lt» lCooimm lttoo Itdo. Ola I. XCo £10 Jdoodii Goo Chloa Tmton Co. W.. (£> M I'DloolrH^.ofCutoa. IUo »U>i |W0 Cutoo Offlo. Lloul«d liv (N I H<n«koM Fir* t V) «MU IMS Ckiu Plr» I I
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    118 2 It is stated from I'eking that the Maris impeached his colleague at i Berlin, Li Feng-pao, for purchasing badlybuilt gunboats at Stettin with a view to economy. The Marquis says that the vessels lately ma le under tbe direction of are unsatisfactory, and likely to prove I deficient in seagoing
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    147 2 A lollisio.n occurred in the Straits of I Malacca at about a. m. on the 28th March, between the P. <S 0. steamer Zam. btui, bound hence to Bombay, and the Italian barque Salvalor Ammtt, from Cardill' lor Singapore. The staamer struck the barque on the port side, smashing the
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    292 2 Tiibrk are indications a) ment among the n.itivu olticials in Shanghai, and it is understood that intelligence of a somewhat disquieting nature has beeu 1 from the south. We (.V. C. Daily .S'ru-t) are not in a position to enter into dutails, but believe that a person of some eminence
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    194 2 Thk great event of the week, sa\ the I Siam AJcrrturr of March I'l'iml. BM b»M a destructive tire al the Bangkok Dock I Company's pr.tni-s. The alarm of tire t was given by the watchman ah lit *> o'clock t p. m. The nuperintendent hastened in the direction of
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    294 2 Thi P. k O. Co's steamer Oy./r, Captain Edmond, from Shanghai 17th ultimo and Hongkong let instant arrived along side tht Co's wharf I day forenoon, and lefe for London via intermudiate ports at -1 p. m. to-day ■..;hR~. For Sinyipore. Froai H.>ng!c.mg Mrs. tTwunh I. Mieeie (tl Noronha, Messrs.
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    254 2 The lull. .wing ridiculous t.!.grarn wu specially communicatetl through t aources'to the N. C AiiVy Mam The Fretuh lea.ler mM to oe killed bj the Chinese papers is no other than (ieneral Mlllot It hap|»-i»t that Mr I boun, the special ef the Tinrt. now in Hongkong, was in Bacoinh
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    225 2 MA.n'K-(iK>i.iiii Chmejr, who it in the Chinese servi.e, m the followini; of the Black Klajj* and their leader. His statement is terribly compromising to the Chinese Government Torse Bl.ek FUgs were not the Taipin« It he's' bat Lauds >f outlaw* -ucb as rxisled at one uuv in M.m.- K i^UnJ
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    THE BAGPIPES
    234 2 Th« Bagpipe* of the 11, lU which, however unsinta' I. mg-room or drawin^-r.^in, g3^| and most ingpiriti^^^H inn-ii- in the (florid, >l.i n .-.1 no small part in the balaX Xl T..1, on th.- 4t«th K-ir.urJJ I>i|..t> played throagl the figbj ultlioii^h it i< not stated wlutaSst tWj
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    PENANG NEWR.
    298 2 Tiik t'eiang Timf lia- the fallowing items of 1. A gang »l rubbers liave t about in an armed tongkaui; .laj>, and have now sett] I der near Deli, where tli.-v I:,. .>«W in carrying off a Urge i| In a laV they Ltd there with t were
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      837 2 STEAMER FOR AU3TRA Thb China Navigation Co's afcamer "WOOSUNG." leaving Hongkong on the 96th April, may be expected here on the 2nd May, route to Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville. Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, and will book car. go for Adelaide, Dnne.'in. and other Aus. tralian and New Zealand
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      878 2 #irto aubfrtisrinrr BINQAPORE SPORTIN SPRING MEETING FIRST DAY. TUESDAY. 27th MAY. 1384. 1. The Maharajah's Cup. Value ?150. Presented by H. H TI, Maharajah of Johore, o.c M.0.. K.C.I I. A Selling Race for all horses. Hor-es to be entered at a declared value from MJM to $400. If entered
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      773 2 f!fto rubrrtigrmrgt* REDUCTION OF PRICES! REDUCTION OF PRI0B3: As tbe Company leaves Ht the end of this month for ftUndalay br special orders from tbeir Majesties the King and Queen of Upper Burmab, it is requested that tbe Nobility and Gentry of Singapore will n it fail to witness tbtir
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      406 2 VTED A young man of good character desires a situation us servant to a Gentleman proceeding to England during the months of May or June, in consideration of passage. Address A. B. C." c/o Straits Time*. Singapore, sth April, 1894 t.'.M.y. TO LET With Emit from Isr Mat. L©« hiil
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      86 2 WKATHKR REPORT. Kandang Urabow Hospilal.tlh A t >nl, 188 f. li.n.lp.m. »p n. kinm. Bar. r»d. a P«h. JS 931 S» 1U Jj» 111" Trap. I MoralDitdor W«t Uulb TtMT. »0 77 9 7t> n di; omoil. Dir. otWiod N.NW KNK dm »m»ll .ho»«r Mu.TMnp. uilxU m-t «t 1 p.
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    49 3 ■rai Bhatn "uir faini- ibly, if TheeI man. A ■■'.u with uid a free (rear, a conii want of rcballion if any luthoritie*. At K thirty follow. tonn, other I rharac- u<ht there have warranU for his ar fi ngoon MCtl Library vocat«» ument th« next wuu'iJ
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    THEATRICALS IN HONOLULU.
    160 3 inn I«tE :.r ugh •USr: it in our midi p-r tiy bis lv. k t ..ur B jwept D fearful lo know that ttle theatres tures urne .•ii the Herr I It .van bllllt by ia menta the Kranai ii is ttioa ty is .;>■ spirit still
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    820 3 Tho Legiol»tiT« Comnl srai ooJlod together on M.inilav, tin- &Igt ultimo to mir— it5 w iti, B tli.' -i'Viti' kw itsf lias 8u». Uined l>v the sudilin il.-ath of H. U. II Priooa Leopold. Tho rwolntioii was in .V..1 by Mis Honor Urn .V.-1 i iilt
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    POLICE COURT.
    729 3 Thukmiay. 3bd Atbil. Hr/,,r 11 S O'Connor, £>./. MujUtrutc. i I Ah llen^ summoned Yong Ah Cl.m f.r v> liin'.nly rumiug hur', but did i"t have the summons served, and failed to put in an appearance, the etie wai sliiil "it. .li Gavin, P. No. IS, v*. Liui
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  • Correspondence.
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      IHE SOUDAN.
      99 3 To Ike Editor of Ike Strait* Sik. Kajah Brooke, writing in the 1',,1l Mall' Gazette, advocate* the adopj tion of the Sarawak plan of Government id the Soudan. Sir James Hrooke's rule may be summed up in four words, Truth, Justice, Tact, iWptr Thas*, combined with Kirinin will
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    20 3 becomes i»j -d winter. Avers Bwsi| remedy to take in the sprioa; oi ib* year to purify .iterate the system
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      ARRIVALS
      264 3 Fwn'i Kami. un> Cattaik. Kbo*. S»il»d ComavEW. 5 Rio. 6 Huliunt iOOTSchulti Sourabay* April 2 Bun Hin Co. :> Ttmm Br utr IS«6Gray .i pan Mar. 23 Borneo Cot. lAi. 5 N'ortnuby Brit. str. 6*tSorens..n Soura>i«ya April 2 Lim L»n ft Co. 5 Ozfnrdthiro Brit. >tr 998Jonm Loodon Feb.
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      CLEARANCES.
      61 3 Date. Vhu'i Nin. Fua i Ew. Cattaih. I DsCTIKi I'l'Z-.SkTIOX. pril 7 Agamemnon Brit. ttr. Wildin* 7 Pearl Brit. itr. Wharton 7 Mercury Brit. itr. Martin 7 Charibon Dot. ntr. Cnmer 7 PrinoM* Seraphi Si». bq. Vil 7 Falcon Sia. bq. Eraat 7 Heinam Fch. itr. Fttm 7 Clrde
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      692 3 aay srror or •aMoala ti» abovs Hhipptai la harboer. VIMUI/s N»»i. '"iPTAI!«. 4NI> VKErTBD KBOM. CoKSIUNIM. DUTM* Ria. Men-of-war Tk-nkoelen Tbscke Dut. Nt 429 Mar. S Acheen Dutch Consul. Repairing Pegasus Bickford H.M. str USO Mar. 20 Penan g Senior Kara! Oficer Station Cir.L, ,i-l. l*»'
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      868 3 the liver to action, and restore tbe healthy md vigor. Hollnvnt/- Pitt*.— When inclement weather checks to a considerable extent tbe action if the skin, an alterative is required to compensate the hody hy means nf other chunm-ls. Holloway's Tills can be OMlMMtr* i crnm mended sb the easiest, surest,
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      1025 3 PATLE AVD COMPANY. LIMITED. Capital >2<»o,(iOO i* 4 ftnu Shabis or 930 bacr. SOOoh-ires are Reserved for payment t., the Vendor and 300 more bbarc il be purchaaed by him tbe balance is offered to the Public for Subscription. Patmbwts. S5 Per Share Payable on Application. 910 Payable on Allotment.
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      267 3 flottrra. The net protts of the business of the Company wil| be applied in the first place in paying interest to the Shareholders npon their Capital, at the ra to of 10 per r -nt. per annum, and the balance will be av.nlable for division amongst contributing Shareholders, for the
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      198 3 #IOt(fWJ. PAVILION HOTEL GRAND OONCBRT. HERB MORITZ BIEGI/8 BOHBMI&N OBCRBSTBAL UWIOW. The grandest Combination of Mnsical Talent ever seen and heard in India. Conaiating of 7 Ladies and 8 Oentlenen, Will (five Every Evening, at H p. m.. precisely. Attractive Grand Instrumental Concert of tbe Choicest selections from tbe newtest
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      689 4 ißtsrtllaitfouß. KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLINARIS WATER, Tke Natural Soda Water. "The qaeen of table waters." British Medical Journal. APOLLINARIS WATER. «W Supplied continuously to the Table ol H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALEB during the last five years. APOLLIVARIS. THE NATURAL SODA WATER. Far superior to manufactured aerated water*. Medical
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      684 4 Atorr* anH 4»rrrt)an&t«r. johnljtSTToo. RAFFLBB PLAOTJ. SINOAPORE. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTB, Importers of Provisions, Groceries, Oilman Stores. Cigars, Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware Lamps, Saddlery and Harness, Crockery Electro PUted Ware, Jewellery, Stationery Perfumery, Fancy Goods, Arms an<! Ammunition, Lr.dies and Gentlemen's outfit ten, Watch md Clock makers. Japanese and Chinese ouriosities,
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      1030 4 Botfts. TfIB TANJONG PAGAR D.XJK (XIM. PANT LIMITED. The works of the Company are situated at Tanjong Pagar, within one mile of the town of Singapore, and omprise the following establishments, viz Wharf.— Affording berthagefor twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water tlongside for vessels of the heaviest draught,
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      688 4 Sorfcs. renttingandcoalingoisteamers,alsoSbears C"nrilet,e for 'akin? ont masts, BoiUrj le Further information may b* had a» »>ic O*\n» ni Messrs. Pat**"iTi. Simim AfK, Kvn*». who forward Tele«Tam« to the Dook free. OHARLRB WIBHART. M*nage r Singapore Ist July 1«75. (v. o.) FORSALK. A Few Weees with thk Malays. In pamplet form.
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      727 4 fiotirts. TAN.IONO KATONO HOTEL" Thik Hotel in now open to receait bnard-r«. Oreat care has been Viestowed on the hnildin? of these premise', which will be found on iuspection to be airy and commodious. Being situated on the sea-beach, it command* an extensive view of the Harbour. Town, and neighboring
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      760 4 ROBTNBON v CO •23 O»l i.rrß Qcav, Pivmpnif. 'opposite the OMnb Orip r.. Millinerii. Silk Mercer.. H I dushero. Clovers, and Oeneml Outfittem. I Oe'tlfmen's Outpitiino Dfpartmfnt. Every description of dothi-g nud'nn the snorieat notice by an experienced Cut. ter, fit guaranteed, a good assortment of sweeds, worsteds, sergen, broadcloths
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      527 4 #otfrr. J. MOT' Chro«o«kt«h, Watch < Maior anii O|. i, v Flint F»*i Ha* always on hand a well If Jewellery. Watch.-*, instrument*. Ac, comprising l 1r sl HrH.el.t.. Ladies' gold iu> Gents' d,tt. Farrings, Silver s Locketn. Americitn Ladies' rings, Carrim Signet rings. Mar V.i Wedding rings, Chr.,n a
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