The Straits Times, 1 November 1884

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71 86 The Straits Times
  • 21 71 THE Singapore Free P ress MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. A Weekly Newspaper. K. S.— Vol. 1.1 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, IST NOVEMBER, 1884 [No- 5.
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  • Page 71 Advertisements
    • 118 71 JoIIN LITTLE ft Co., Wlmt 6V Spirit Merchants. I'rovisions, Oilman's Stores, &c. Regrinf Monthly Supplies from CROSSE fe BLACKWELL and JOHN MOIR&SON. I'll XI.I s. Sauces. 1 ams Jki 1.11 s. Bdiii.kd Fkims. Pkeserveo Meats Sovrs. c).\ tomoves. Tabu Jellies. Fki us in Svkiiv 111 1 XI Fkl'l IS. Frbxcm
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    • 342 71 KATZ BROTHERS, Win* ,in,l Spirit Merchants, IMI'OKTKRS Of Cigars, Tobacco, /'nnitions. Grocery, Hardware. Glass and (rockery.wares. Platcd-vare, Lampt, Arms and Ammunitions. Saddlery and Harness Boots and Shoes, Perfumery, Stationery. Fancy Goods. Diamonds and other /'red, us SUnes, and !!•.,.'</< and dock-makers. Winks and SPIRITS. Hi>rk and Moselles of very fine
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    • 158 71 ROBINSON Co. (Established ISSBJ Lambs' \m> Giituiui'i Oltmtters. LADIES' DEPARTMENT. Silk and Velvets. Costumes. Millinery. I'ntrimmccl Hats. l'.irasuls. Dress Male-rials. I -aces. lJools and Shoes. Ribbons. Haberdashery. Hosiery. i.rsels. (•loves. I'lulerclotliiiij;. Soaps. Perfumery. Fancy Articles for Presents. The dress-making department is in charge of a qualified AsststMt. Family Mourning made
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  • Page 72 Advertisements
    • 394 72 iltiOriu&nnrnts. FOR SAI.I A four-wheeled bugg) in good condition. Price S5O. Apply to i-. lour. No. 19, High Street. Singapore, 22nd October, i s tIN lIIK SITKI.MF. OIK I <>l Illl' STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. .si 1 1 1.1 mi m in SmcvroßE. In the matter of the Indian < umpanies Act,
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    • 381 72 Sbbirttsmtmtt. THE PHOTOGRAPH!* STUDIO, No. 30, Oki 11 \ki> Road. Photos taken from Cartc-dc-wsilc to life si/e. Views ol Singapore and the neighbouring Islands always on hand for Sale, Photos mounted and framed. Tl-KMS MoDMATE. MOSES Co. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA HON. PAID-UP CAPITAI t7.500.000 RESERVE FUND *****,000 RESERVE
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    • 603 72 xHmrnisnufnts. MUNICIPA NOTICE. pality during the year 1885. ■•■id. 1 'For the supply „f Sum, 1 n Tambaga wood in baulk and scantling h l i;^For,hesuppl,of R,IU N,, in luu.k .plain and grooved., tiling l.iths and lath, f or pfcEeriS fr^^k!^n U rfT ll^ fare W^««« 6. F,.r the supply
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  • Domestic Occurrenees.
    • 109 73 At Yokohama, on the 27th Oct., Robert But<i.\y Ki.u>. „1 Sin- i|> .rr. Consul for Sweden and Norway, and partner in the firm of A. 1.. Johnston k Co., ajfed 56. On lv -s,i iv. October ;tli, on board the S. S. Rohilla. Assistant Commiis.nn (n-neral \i. 11. Pow
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  • 5246 73 So lon^' as the Attorney-General of this Colony \\;is allowed to augment a somewhat insufficient salary by private practice as an Advocate and Soli< i or. it was perhaps to-> much to expect of him that he should undertake lc^al reforms that were not urgently required.'or
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  • Page 73 Advertisements
    • 578 73 Xltiljritisfinrnts. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TEXDCRsare invited lor the printing ..fall Bills, Notice and Warrant Forms required by the Municipality during the year 18S5. Samples of forma maybe seen and full particulars 1,:,. lon application lo the undersigned anyday (Sunday ,t it, ,1 between tin- hours of 10 a.m. and 4. fo
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    • 34 73 Oh the >,il, Oct., at the Presbvtcrian hurch, Singapore, by the K v. A. S. MacPhcc, William uwtchbr to ArM Rugrns Ciivrnry, second dan fhtcrof ilil- l.i! William < 01 1 m:v ol Singap ire.
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  • 3875 76 AN ANE CDOTAL HISTORY OF Old Times IN Singpore. [For the object and »ouiws of these papers, s. Introduction lo the first number in Ihe i--m- ol IXlobcr 4tlij $2 J,— Continued--111 February the Committee we spoke of (Messrs. Davis, Bonham and Johnston was dissolved with the warm thank- ot
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  • 933 78 (From our Correspondent.) Johorc, October and. A <l<./«n Sikli- orralhcrl abulese as they call ihemkdves, lor thrv are Mahomedansi have recently Ik-cm engaged by the Commissioner ol 11.I 1 W. and' Caul, .1- I'iiM.n (ni.tnl-. They are .1 Kne, Ktrappinir" mi ot 1, 1Uv U.U well their dark-bliie .miform
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  • 655 78 1 From i'ii r own Correspondent. 1 Raise to destroy seems now to be the principle in Achcen. Samalanga does nol exist any longer, and it* beating, or lort. has Ihth taken down and re-erect-ed al Kota-Pohoma, near the shore, on a swampy island to the righl ol
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  • Correspondence.
    • 430 78 To i hi Em mi!. Sir, I obsmv that «wwym>vur issue o^thetf' instant ili.it you arc lofd thai tin- new l"' k ovul !>,.t Office plays pranks with the puW c. minute hand gains live minutes in the nrsl while going down hill, and loses ii again >"> s up
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    • 347 79 1.1 I 111 bill I'"X. >!■;. In your entertaining History ot Old rimes" mule 10 the -igmhcation of the name Singapore, give i«i' opinions on the subject. .Now. m is to me an interesting subject and 11 not cd »o by all. I can at least claim lor it that
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    • 110 79 I I'l KIR l: I" 1 1 a letl r lv Balavia, Hoi gkong 01 Sing ipore Post Oltiee, il is duU bul 'l 1 post vi, to lanjong Khoo, it will I somebody calls and enquires lor letters letters iron, Henang, Ueli, Kiouu and other t. lanjong Kn,,.. have
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    • 162 79 '"i 1. l -m N u r s «ggesl lhal you com--1 iimn in \,..n papi r. ■i jour readers who have I k> valu I ,v lv! il may be ol mall inlrinsii 1. ll which the, wouid nol like wan auti.un, but at ihe same lime would be
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  • 1134 79 I lie Liv ii I ennis Tournament commences on the Esplanade to-day, and we take the opportunity to insert the following remarks from a London Paper on "Lawn Tennis, Past and Future," with some remarks written by a well-known player hen- I. awn tennis is spoiling
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  • Page 79 Advertisements
    • 319 79 NOTICE. Thi subscription to this Paper is fa for each quarter, or pan "i a quarter, payable in advance. The abtem of any notice to discontinue the paper at ihe end the period subscribed for, will be consideredas an intimation to renew the subscription, which will be charged accordingly, but
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  • 500 80 Freight wards are in iltercd, cargo being imcrs find difliciilty i^i pro uring what they require, and sailing vessels also are lilling slowly. I-. 1 tw < eh irtcrs h ive be -n 1 id at pre>en; thjreare n 1 I s rg i In, iked, at tl
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  • 323 80 Published by arrangement with ''Straits Times.") London, 24M <> I'arliam nt lon 'I ir!-- lav bj K »yal ommissi >n. 11, 1 .-a'- sp -i fi aftrr stating tit il ill re H-aa jKiinful urn 1 rlainly alwul th infoi malion from ili- Shi 1 in. rulogizn 1
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  • 241 80 SHARK AND MONEY MARK ET Thursday, 30TH October, 1884. Slmrt Market.— During the past week there have been no transactions, so thai last quotations remain lin.iltil ,1: Tuitjong Pagar Dock Company. 8100 shares fully I paid up. A lew share-, offering at last quotation ol Tanjong Pagar 6 o.'a Debenture
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  • 762 80 A p irti m ol the 1 nui s ol Pr.v.e -I n.i ol ihe Municipal Commissioners on Friday, the njlh and Wednesday, the j+th September, i^>(. P. Itiaquim, Ksq. l)r. |."11. Robertson. C. K. rane, Ksq. R .i.l letter from t'i'- II m'bli th Acting I olonial
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  • 430 80 IRON CLAD NAVIES OF EUROPEAN POWERS. Knjjl md -t anil, firs! with j.s modern linc-of-batlle >liiji>. fill rilling .ill requirements i>t ihe present lime, and 1 1 obs irtc men. if-war, o modern and b obsolete ironci.i 1- for coast defence, and ironclad cruisers. Krnnce follows with 16 m tiara
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  • Page 81 Advertisements
    • 401 81 iHtbrrtisrmrnts. PF.NINSUI.AR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA riON COMPANY. Oi 1 n 1 ollver Quay, (miDiiuns New lln hour. MAIL i'-S^'l IINI :s IH undemoted are the dates on which this Coin- ,n\ Mail Steamers may be expected to arrive at Singapore during the year *****— 1)1 |U VKI>. I I'iMl
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    • 387 81 TANJONG KATONG HOTEL. 'PHIS Hotel is now ..pen to receive boarders Ore ,t can has been bestowed on the building of the ..remises •rhich will be found on inspection to be airy and commodious. Being situated on the tea-beach, it commands an extensive view of the Harbour, Town and neighbouring
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    • 518 81 iltJbrrtisrmrnts. SINGAPORE AND STRAITS DIRE( lORY, Firms or individuals whose names iu-d inadvertently or otherwise from the Directory for the current year, and who desire their names lv appear the forthcoming edition, will oblige by communicating with tin- Publishers. i". Battery Road, Singapore. Singapore, loth O. tober, iss LIVERY STABLES.
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  • Page 82 Advertisements
    • 415 82 abbrrtisrmrnts. (H II NSI \NI) ROYAI. M Ml MNE. I ihe Com] any, undi 1 rontracl with ,iii., land Coven mci .ire 1 xpected to leave r ia 011 lh< und rnotcd d iti Ol 1 tt kRDS. I I I md, 1 iktown, rown villc, Bo m Mack ly,
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    • 733 82 Sobrrtisrinrnts. 1111-: 1 lIASSi Xl v I \Nl>.\ PLANTING t).\ll' VNV, I IMITEI) Capital $250,000 in 51m Shares ol ?s«iii eacl t): which (5 1 shares are no« ff< red ti thi Public. S ;n pet Share Payable on Application. Paj iblcon All. tment. Rlim Payable 1-1 Minh; <S ?l.xi
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    • 482 82 xltiUrvttsrmrnts. E.\N STEAMSHIP COMPANY. A. 1111 n v I RTM Ai.XMI MN..N. MENELAI'.S Aj*x. Nehtor Axtrxor. Orestes s >^ Patroilis Bi 11 1 RorHon. Priam. CV« I "lv. S\K!I IMII Hi 1 1 vliok. v M m,, k Dimmed. Tevcer. ">I >• Til IMMH, 111 ran. L'ltsscs Juwm. C.antmkm and
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  • 897 83 uml K\|H-iidituru. 11 in cuiiHulcrtxl l>y ilu- Socrctarj "i Si it will i»- pasilj I, •!>!•)■ Hi what tttrung rcuHonM there urc thai the aunuul Itudgcl should !>■■ ■< 1 1 1 plcic awl >ti» 1 »i-< -I i < -t 1 1 ;iim! contain I'Tcry item tli:it ran affect
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  • LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

  • 2873 84 the left side of the n\e,\ mouth, which was nubmitted to an eminent Engineer last ye,,-. »nd fur which m<>n< (>xtrasiv« vote* and much larger pr..jx>sals will have ber.-.ift.T t« he submitted to this Council. Tho question of the lliver Improyetnonts at Mulncea has been complicated with two pr.poSalu oneinomnexion
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  • 150 86 with me. informing me, it I did not intend to prote«l in writing, hi ■roold ««nmu-nic-ate ifrtain information to the Se«reti.rv of State namely, tin; |ir»unil« upon whuh ,1,,. 111M ,fficial memben opposed the Bill. Tl groundn wen- wtirfartury. »ud I il perhap tl,.- couwe Hi- KxeellencT ha* adopted will
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