The Straits Times, 10 June 1884

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    15 1 The Straits Times. W. NEW SERIES.] SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. 10th JUNE, 1884. [DAILY IBBUE.J No. 15.331
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      343 1 *tup tfomuantets. BNTAL ttPANT .'•'ay. Lrbow. LINEB. dates on wuicd imert may be exp re dunng th. yC'*C S ■IBBWIBE June. I th July. Sept. v 19th Uv a^th lit Dec. and thence V,y he .ame as to London or Venice !<aCK. ltt Class 2nd Classln:.W. 8300 MOS AND 1600
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      570 1 strain *f?ip tontpantre. Bubmah A Straits Sertice. The Company"" Mail Steamers are desatched from CaicutU for Singapore via Rangoon, Moulmein, Pentng and Malacca and the tame way back every fortnight. The following are the datet on which they may be expected to Arrive from CaicutU A Leave for CaicutU 1884.
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      833 1 *tfaai *bfp companies*. Children between two and fifteen year, pay half the above ratet, if travelling with their parenU; one ohild under law years free, when more than one. each ohild additional will be charged one quarter fare. The voyage to the Moluoco* I.landt is made monthly the voyage to
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      614 1 *t*am *hip Compairte* Y. Borneo's West Coast. From BaUvia via BilHton and Pontianah or Singkawang and back on the 15th of very month. VI. Bobnbo's South A Bast Coast. From Soerabaya via Bawean, Bandjer. I i massin, Ko tuba roe (Poeloe Laut) for i K o»tei and via the same
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      525 1 fnstiranrr. i LARDIAN FIRB AND LIFB AStU RANGE OOMPANT LONDON. Established 1881 a ubtcribed Capital £2,000,000 jotal Invested Funds, upwards of 3,000,000 Annual Inoome upwards of 400,000 The undersigned have been appointeAgentt at Singapore and are prepared to issue policies against Fire on the usual PATERSON, SIMONS A 00. Singapore,
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      628 1 fnsuranrr. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANOB COM PANT. Instituted 1803. Capital £1,600,000. Paid-up and In vetted 700.000. Fundt in Hand 1,200,000. Directors. < Klohard J. Albion, Eaq. Altrad Oootw, U». rhnmu Q. Barrl.y. William Hawthorn, Bot*rt C. L. Inu, (feorr* Hlbhart, PwciTal Rnauuinat, Sam Ml Hjd*, JamM Brand, William I.rall, Charlu Ca»«.
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      523 1 Infiiiranct. THE SCOTTISH IMPBRIAI INSURANOE OOMPiirf. un. Capital ONE MILUOM Jmuit, .onmOhmt Actuary— B. AMBKOta Bmibt ff.I.A CHIEF OFFICES i 3LASOOW f 151 WBST BMMI. Edinburgh M OBOBwT«»mwr« Loln>Oll f TieiTTiUHTIi Liverpool, f2B Bxonij»»« Bf East. m c {Tzzj'ssz:; r- v^rssu^Uelbocbnb, f 8 TTiiih— St. LIFB DBPARTMBNT. Thb Directors of
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    THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 10th JUNE, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    189 2 THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 10th JUNE, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. hlNGAPORl 10TH JuH«, 1894. Gambier 6.45. BUck Pepper 16.25. White Pepper, fair quality 26 75. 8ago Flour Utr 2.124 Penrl Aijro 1\65. Coffee, Bonthjnc 13. Tapioca, amill Flake 2 80. Tin 2-5 12i. 40i. Mnle twist 94.50. 8i lb». Sbirtinjra
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    42 2 ITa. .'«o». P-«' To-Moaaow. Hongkong, H ani MaUcck. Si".'*, noon. Malacca Klang. 1 P- mThdbsdav. Batavia Cheribon AS. ——t Celr<- at 9 a. in. Penang anJ London, Alton<»cer, 11 a.m. FamtT. Malacca Penang. 1 P M Deli, Jferenry. 2 p.m.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    27 2 fFor Straits Times.) Thk Booms. London, 9ti June.— Berber has fallen. A portion of the garrison went over to the enemy, the remainder were slaughtered.
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    21 2 A Blue Ribbon Temperance Meeting will be held at the Sailors' Home on Thursday, the 12th inst., at 7.45 p. m.
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    28 2 Thb P. O. steamer Rosetla, bringing the mail of the 16th May, mw signalled at Penang at o'clock this morning, and may be expected here on Thursday morning.
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    32 2 The holes in the Italian barque Pro*yerita, caused by the shots fired into her by the Pegasus, have been filled in, and operations will be commenced at once to raise the vessel.
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    31 2 The German gunboat Wolf, Commander von Raven, from Hongkoug, anchored in the roads yesterday evening, en ronte to Wilhelmshaven. The iVult was lately relieved on the China station by the Nautilus.
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    45 2 We hear that a telegram has been received announcing the sailing of the Sree Pa* Sair, pearling schooner, from Sourabaya to-day, with 60 Sandalwood ponies onboard for this market. This is an exceptionally large shipment, and the schooner may be looked for in five days.
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    47 2 The Foochow Herald learns that the last big prize of the Manila Lottery, amounting to $30,0u0, has gone to Foochow; the fortunate winners being six Chinamen in the employ of Messrs. Butterfield Swire's firm, who subscribed one dollar each and secured the ticket bearing the lucky number.
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    71 2 With regard to a paragraph in yesterday's Slrai/t Timet, quoted from the Penang Gazelle, stating that the British Government was about to send an armed mission to Tenom to effect the rescue of the crew of the Siiero, we are authoritatively informed that the Government has received no such telegraphic
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    67 2 The Messageries Maritimes Company are changing their steamer between Hongkong and Yokohama. The Godarery, some years ago plying between Galle.Pondichery, Madras and Calcutta, and latterly plying between Hongkong and Yokohama, left Hongkong at 10 a. m. on Sunday, the Stb inst., for Singapore, and the Tanaii left Colombo for this
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    70 2 Mr. Mokkxo does not appear to have relinquished his scheme for laying a trans-Pacific cable from California to the Far East, judging from the following paragraph taken from the San Francisco Call Signor Celso C;esar Moreno has arrived in New York from Italy for the purpose of obtaining from the
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    77 2 The Government yacht Sea Belle, with the Master Attendant and the Senior Magistrate on board, on Saturday proceeded to the Horsburgh lighthouse the Master Attendant to make his usual inspection of the lighthouse, and at the same time effect the monthly relief. The Sea Belle proceeded near the Cariraons, where
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    81 2 The Anthropological Society «t Kiel, with the co-operation of the German Government, has organised a valuable ethnographical museum. One of its chief objects will be to avail itself of the objects and notes brought home from South America by officers of the German navy. At Bremen the Geographical Society intends
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    191 2 A KACS-ownn writes to us complaiuiug of the frequent inspections ordered by the Registrar of Hackney Carriagea, who every vow And the hacks t month*, l^rf ti^t I owaew, *ho*e backs an plying daily for bit*, over road* jutt now not in th« I •lie annual inspect: should War in
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    125 2 Mama. J,hn Elder Co. am pushing on rapidly with the two hkrj narders they are building for Mr. John Bana. These vessels are expected«to beat any vessel afloat, and have engines far larger than any hitherto built, one single crank weighing no less than 27 tons; the boilers will have
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    89 2 The following is a list of articles presented to the Raffles Museum during tbe months of April and May, 984:— The Acting Curator,— l flying lizird. Mr P Hanoen, 1 scorpion. Mr. A. B. Leicester,— l snake (cbrysopelea ornata Mr. Noel Trotter,— l green *nake (tragops prasnnus.) M. Teo Oaan
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    152 2 Wr (Ceylon Oosen-er) ere glad to be in a position to state that the negotiations for the formation of a new Banking Company to take up the business, or so much of it as may be desirable, of the late Oriental Bank are progressing favorably. So says a telegram from
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    184 2 The irregularity experienced in sending letters and papers to and from Johore has long been a source of annoyance to persons doiner business between Singapore and H. H. the Maharajah's territory. Once, we believe, there was some sort of tentative arrangement between the Post Office and the Maharajah, but tl.
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    208 2 Osk of our metropolitan evening papers makes the following sensible comment on British indifference to the great works now in progress for the severing of the Panama isthmus lt is not easy to account for the indifference with which Kaglwh— m general, and the commercial world of England in particular,
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    110 2 A TRITHtIL geographer and hiitn rian, in a «peeial letter to the hn* from the neighbourly Sarawak is a dea lly dull his account we shouM He tells us that it n day, the rainfall being as n inches in the year. Then there is, he complains, no society. Yankee
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    136 2 It is always interestiu^ to bear oi .lews appertaining to our abroad. Thus speaks I a correspondent to the Nt Times- Demoent, writing" from Jahort, China" The orang-outangs, or w found on the peninsula, and si are tke orang-utans, or men I am aware that Webster and Wurottt«r. make these
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    213 2 As interesting item of diplomatic biatoiy, for the truth of whiek in English paper vouches, is publish*!. It appears, from the account, th*t France was perfectly prepare 1 to take part in the recent Egyptian campaign Transports and troops were all ready at Toulon. Gambetta was about to ask the
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    107 2 The following telegramgoon. Times give ful of the reorat dynamite news which h.i- .j-peWW km: London, 29th May many to Augra I'equena, in S arrived at Gibraltar, from j,oiug to Angra I'equeua in a (JerrM" I gur.boat to occupy tl London, 90ti the new Oriental Hank wai with
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      701 2 #lrtp flOdKiMMUfiitf* it the oflW <-f <h* R. o Hoßday. the 14th Jnlv. IW4. W. H. READ, H N Ms. Consul General. tlOJuly. >AtE. poor. E'il'V. running •j^^Hßkisf is a splendid hack and earLady Apply to H. ABRAMS. Siairapor*, 2P:b May. 1884. FOR SALF. Tbe following very valuable Steel plate
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      895 2 fitto atJbrrti«fmfnß. H<« wir>»4, Eeq. Saturday 23th Junb. The undersigned are instructed l>y A. de Saavidra. Bsq., removing, to sell by ArcrlON. at hi* residence Spottiswoodf je, Spottiswoode Park, nitran i ad. on Saturday, the 28th June, commencing at 1.30 p. M. the whole of the Household Furniture, Jtc, consisting
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      680 2 fit/to SRjbrrttermrnts. ..pitch for Ratavia, fossick, Oeraldton and Frem an tie. For freight or passage, apply to McAUSTEH Co.— Agents West Australian Steam BhipCo. Singapore, 7th June, I**4. t3oinst WANTED. A Jimi r Clerk. I'hin.s.. or Eurasian, who ha* hud experience in a Bank or Merchants' Office. Good writing indispensable.
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      444 2 jftrtu 'afitrrtitfftnrots. Beacb Ro«d n w occupied as the Institution Gills' School. XI M CHING 00. Singapore. 31st Msy. 1881. NOTICE. Kate Obos have j'ist opened out f.r •ale. ex variou* ('earner*. Siniflrt and double Iron Bedsteads, with and without patent Woven wire Mattress, asoorteil in sizes and Colour*. Bed
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    51 3 tori*, Knf»D -'ronsr it association ii tir Her :*bi:. some -tails MS of A'ltipo- he stated tra- le 500 |miles on the ■ngtance of sheriffs, sod i wa.« that nor: baads of it ralian ..is a :>=■ :r.ij ns coming amateur que«L Bury, ex?h*: .ill Enulidh -h^nld j Hid and
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    POLICE COURTS.
    63 3 up on a charge at of a manded until irged with ob- dayi barged at n < >n >nd baring II, or 4 Ibj Saripah. d i I rmtk tra»t. in ..nd a nr bor- i the races, and failed F' E «d J10, or 21 daya rigoroaa
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    ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON MALLACCA.
    769 3 Bar- tliio fttii- ly xm.ll skew, a I ■Pt*»'» in th-- figures given K. v ral 4 Granite, Bnrk-kilnt, i.Mo.m i.r».M Tuioea l.tiw 77 i,«i<>7o n- 719 JS Timber. ».O» fi4 1,700.77 p »nd Fees on Hegistration. i«7.no isi.no $64.19rv** »«6,772.57 rw it will be seen
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    PHILIPPINE NEWS.
    1041 3 Trantfafed fr,,m \fanila nnctpapert for thr Straitt Timet. >. MM May— V,,r several days, rum. ur« bnvft si persiatently b»en set 1: n? risings in sev-ral provinces within these island*, with embe)li«hm<>nta giving ri«e to dis•rd ■IsissjS'S—Uaasl thai we I, ,v,- takes the t,tm >»t pains to ascertain
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      THE MUNICIPALITY.
      60 3 To the EJitor of t)te Sfraiti Time*. Dear Sib, Can vou enlighten me ai to the meaning of the letter from the Manager of the Chartered Bank read at the meeting of Comminrioners on 14th May Who initrnetod him What were the terms and what doe« it at
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      ARRIVALS
      71 3 rnm'i Saxx. in x CirrAiw. Kaon. Sulbd a Eio. jS Jan* 9 Sorrento 9 Celeitul 9 Wolf 10 Rainbow 10 Mercury 10 M. Meatatcby 'Oer. rtT. lMB'Meleherten Saigon Jane 6|B. Meyer *C Brit-itr. MO Gray Samarang June 6T. K. Tiaa* Oer. g.b. 483 Raren Hongkong May 28QermanCo«i Brit. iLr.
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      CLEARANCES
      58 3 Dati. Vmsxl's Xa*». Datx. Vam'i Xa««. Flao Kio. Flao Kio. CArrAHf. DIBTINATIOX. June 10 Normanby 10 Rudolph 10 Sinie 10 Rainbow 10 Ban Whatt Soon 10 O. O. ■'Jacob Bri.. rtr. Oar. itr. Brit. itr. Brit. «tr. Brit. rtr. Dot. itr. Sor«DMn Muncnan Smith RomUi Orant Bottling Cheribon Bangkok
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      475 3 f vesMkai* r«ja«s*«Kl to sosuauMinti »Hk> Ms ssls> ifH&i »ay srror or omlasioß in d* abov« MlftßC tnUs»acbo«. i Vimil'» Nam. Oil-rim. a^* U«»itid| K«om. Co«iie»Di. fUjufc™ 1 Thorpe Col. rtr. 600 M», 27 Mala«-c. *'01. OoTernm.nU fZZm Bickfcrd H.M. rtrUSOJun. 4 Penang Senior Naral <Mom.\
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      540 3 1 h.> «niv effect* of Ayer'a Saraaptrilla are thornngh «nd permanent. If there i« h larking taint of eerofnla abont yoo, Ayer'i SanaparilU will dislodge it, and expel it from yonr tyxtom. BnHoway'g PilU Weakening wentber.— Tbe su'trv uraitT days etrain the nerve* of the feeble and e>-repit, and disease
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      845 3 BANKING CORPORATION. PaM-np rHi»it*i in.nnn.rvYi. Instalment n-oeiv- 074,7 i ed on Yew Shares i J7,07t "H.7j. Reserved Fund ti.snn.ooo. i Instalments of Pre. miumr«*ived on {*1."<W.M1.«1. New Shane V 'V" »J o» Pi»»<-t-« B V P MrEwt*. I IVpnty Pbairmin— F T) Sass^ov, Esq. H. L. Dalrymple. F»q. I A.
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      321 3 flOtlffft month the whole of th.-ir Dmr* linery and Fancy Articles at greatly re. duced prices. Miis'n snd Lisae Frilling* from 10 cents per yard. dwica Edgings and Insertions, at 5 cents per ysrd. Washing Costnme*, from tl each. Strsw H*»« and Bonnets, from .SO cents each. Printed Batteens and
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      363 3 f MCIPAL HOI i. hereby given that ol ti aft*, the l.t of July, the tooantaT^^H and hnildir-L*" to which Honae Sanies* are laid An, shall be tempted from panaaat of the General Water Rate." 1 houses and bnildinrs where more than two taps are fixed, or where water is
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      661 4 -flp nu/II fliuflm WATER, t!» Natural Soda Water. Th* qneoo of table waters. British Mbdical Journal. APOLLIXARIB WATER. applied ssmtinuously to the Table of L THB PRINC* OF WALEB during the laat five yean. LLINABIS THE NATURAL SODA WATER. My hn. to manufactured aerated Mnbtoal Ttmis and Gassttb, London. APOLLINARIS
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      686 4 ♦torrs mil Jfttrrbanllttt. RAFFLFP PIiAC*, SINOAPORR. I WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Importers or Provisions, Gboceribs, OILMAM StOBBS. Cigars, Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware Lamps. Saddlery and Hamoas, Crockery Electro Plated Ware, Jewellery. Stationery Perfumery. Fancy Goods, Arms and Ammunition, Ladie* and Gentlemen's outfit ters. Watch and Clock makers. Japanese and Chinese curiosities,
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      1036 4 fiorte. THE TAKJO NO PAGAR IXMiR COM- PAVY LIMITED. Thb works of the Company are situated at Tanjong Pagar, within one mile of the town of Singapore, and comprise the fol--1 >wing establishments, vix Wharf. Affording berthage for twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water longside for vessels of
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      680 4 Borfc8« refitting and coal i ng ot steamers, also Shear* 9OTnT>l»t# for *akins">ut masts. TU>il«r» Fnrthrtr in'ormation may h« had at *Mc O*lca ot IfMuri Pateraou. Simons A On., lenoral A«r»its. who forward Telegrams to the Dook frsxi. CHARLES WIBH4.RT. Mtnagmr. Singapore Ist July 1875. (v. c.) #ottrrs. FOR SALE.
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      875 4 jlotirre. TAN.TOVG FATONO HOTBL' This Hotel is now open to reeeaii boarders. ,-ar.' has been bestowed on the huildinir of these Dremi«e«. which will h* fonnd on inspection to be airy and commndious Being situated on the sea-beach, it commands an extensive view of the Harbour. Town, and neighboring ial*n«ls.
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      757 4 g ROBINSON A 23 OOIXYsTR QUAT, PINOAPORK. fopposite the rinb Drapers. Milliners. Silk M.-rcers. H»b,r dashers. Glovers, and General Outfitters. Gentlemen's Outfitting Department. I Every description of clothi"g made on the snortest notice by an experienced Cntter. fit guaranteed, a good assortment of sweeds, worsteds, sergen, broadcloths for Calf walking
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      537 4 J. MOT' •NOMETt k, \V Mam Flint Ha* always on hand H If Jewellery, Watch.. cnstrnmenU, Ac, oompHsintt OlMnllti. Ladie.' Brooches, Gents' i Earrings. Silver Lockete, Ameri' Ladies' rings, oam n. Signet rings. Wedding rings, Ohron n K.MfxTs Therm met.Albert chains. Baron Guard chains, lextants, Stnds, Sleeve But- Salinometers tons
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