The Straits Times, 13 February 1885

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    15 1 The Straits Times. w anna.] No. 15,511 XXVI. FRIOAV, 13th FEBRI t AI»Y DAILY [88UB.I
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      395 1 *hip £ompamrs. N, i H» LI.N i Ms n wnioß v be ci- HoKrWABD. 1885 M.nday Jan. 12th Mar. 9th JU Ttursday Uth June 11th -'-.th Jnly Aug. tept. 3rd Friday 18U Oct. 2nd 16th Monday 19th Nov. 2nd *>th D- 28th -AGE. Tie it-' Marseilles and thence by BaDwiy
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      706 1 *tram *htp C'oipanirs. m..mh« ft*r irriva.l for n voyage between or vice eerso. Wl B of tuenty per <"• *f il. r."urn ticket The Agency in Sinir pore ir pr -pared to 1B U or Mnmeille* aVHiUMe f. r monj*»at th* I eg rntes:— 9 months 12 month* Ist Clas*
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      864 1 *tram *h(p Compamrai. lakoan and Pedir and back, every 2*< days. Macassar via Samabano, Soeb^baU Bali Boeleuno nsd Ampanan ;.nd back, on the l«t and 15th of every month. Palbmbano, fortnightly or monthly (according to inducement^ and from Palembano on the 10th of .-very month for Djambie via Muntok and
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      616 1 *iam *hp dJonpn rg. N. B. The steamers extend their voyage* to Timor Deli, but not und- r con. 1 tract with t lie Government. C. let from Macassar via Amboina Banda, Gisser, -.-kar, Bkros, Di«llah. Dobo, f/arat, Sjerra, Tepa (Babor) Bntoe.merah Dammar), Letti, Kiisor, Ilw«ki Wetter, Ran'a, Amboina anil
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      481 1 IsWl—l 5. ALLIANPK BRITI'H FOBEION T.IKE INSURAN'-P' C'IMPANT, tOSDOH. °AP>ITAL £r.,nr.oO(W 9-fRLINO r Limits. One Prat o|ms rl V "0,000. Two adjoining Jo V'l.OOrt. Three or m >r.' do. >.<> IRO.OOO. PATBRSON SIMONB A 00. Agent* Singapore. 17th Doc., 1875 (v. o.) UARDIAN FrHK AND LIFE AS3 R4.V7' TXHVT MV33V
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      438 1 i MPERIAL FIKF IV TRANCE COM PAVT. Institfted 1803. Capita: fi,«vi(v>o. P-iii.-:; i Funds in Hand 1,81 Pnr-'lt Jkthm I Ch.rlß. r.» rn •I -rr S n. Wm R..or. k*,. yf H. H.T, Pmr r A,,, „^i John K. CriZRJIH The anthori»ed Ajy^ntfi for myat this port iitue policies again*'
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      700 1 lndtiranrr«« raw YORK LIFE IN~rRANOB COMPANT. Lipb Assurance Oni.t. Pnrely mutual a'l profits belong U Pol cyhoMem and apportionment* ar* mad.- annually. 1 MTNT POB TEA i EvDllfO :il-it Dfcfmber, IRB3. Arnmu'at.^ Fnnd. £11.379, >44 Surpln* over all Hubilitieß^ and R serve Fund accord- f »o i« ■>«• ing to
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    Mercantile Intelligence.
    238 2 LATKST M Alii! XT QUOTATIONd. 13th Ftbbbuabt, 1885. (iambier 5.25. Cube do No. 1 6971- Do do No. 2 6.25. Copra Macassar 4.60. Do Pontianak 4.20. Black Pepper 18.75. White Pepper, dry 29.50. Do d!T 12 o 27.50. Sago Flour, Sar 2 26. Pearl Saifo 2.81. I'oftVe, |j,,nthyne
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    49 2 TO-DiT. Far fr Hongkkng k Shanghai, Sarptdon, 6 p.m. iMHMt. Homkong, ftd*li». 11 ».m. M»l»cc» and Klaag. Pyah PtkM, 1 p.m. D»li, Jf«rcui>, 1 p.m. Sarawak, Rantt. I p.m. Panaog and London, Jio». Sp.m. P»l«mUng Banea, I p.m. Tcmdat. Billiton A Pontianak. fl. ir<a« Soon, 11 a.m.
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    THE STRAITS TIMES. FRIDAY. 13th FEB., 1885. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    67 2 THE STRAITS TIMES. FRIDAY. 13th FEB., 1885. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. fFor Straits Time*.) France and China. Hongkong, \ltk Feb.— The French fleet are off Shanghai. The Chinese have blocked the Kimpai pas*. The Govmlnmimit. L ndon, \itk Feb.— Lord Ro*eb«ry has been appointed Lord Privy Seal and chief commissioner of works
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    Births and Deaths during 1885.
    820 2 The report of Ilr. Rowell, P.C.M.O., Registrar of Births ind Deaths, his been published, and is one of the most important and interesting of the statistical reports given in the Colony. I'uder Dr. Rowell's watchful e*e, the returns are made with more regularity a few
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    27 2 M. E Gamut*, the French Consul, psid a visit yesterday evening to the cruiser Primauguet, and received the customary salute of seven guns on leaving the ship."
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    41 2 Wi omitted to state that the very full report of the interesting lecture delivered at^ Hongkong by the Revd J. TenisonWoods, on the mines and minerals of the Malay Peninsula, which we published yesterday, was taken from the Hongkong Daily Press.
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    66 2 Bt command of H. R. H. the Most Worshipful Grand Master, the Brethren of tbe Masonic Lodges are requested to assemble at the Masonic Hall on Saturday, the Uth instant, at 3 p. m., to select from among tbeir number the Brother they would desire to have appointed as District
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    97 2 The Dutch steamer Bantam, which arrived to-day from Glasgow, is oue of the latest additions to the fleet of the Netherlands India Steam Navigation Company. She wu built by Messrs. A. 4 J. Iniflis of Partick. and is 29<> feet long by 37 feet beam and 25 feet deep. She
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    124 2 A planter in Mauritius lately prosecuted two Indians in tbe Stipendiary Court for neglect of work. These men were employed as rat-catchers, and their duty was to bring to the overseer a certain number of rats every day The overseer, when he had seen the rats, ordered the tails to
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    360 2 The Salvation Army, according to iti report for 1984, has now9 lo corps, namely In the L'nsted Kingdom, 637 France, H Switzerland, 7 Sweden, 4. United State*, 50; California, S Canada, 71 India, U South Australia, 85; Viotoria, 21 New South Wales, 21 New Zealand, 38 Tat- I mania, 3
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    133 2 Romas Catholics are claiming that the tide of conversion has again set in i n favour of their Church. The lant few d»v. of the old year saw many persons received into the lioman communion in vario'in churches of the metropolis, and now hanl. It has the new year begun
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    212 2 A cOHRESi'OXDENToftheJfaJnt Timrt who lately visited Mauritius, writes I have alluded several times to Mauritian hospitality, and, indeed, one cannot be very long in the place without coming to the conclusion that a more generous heat ted people are to be foi-nd in no part of the world. A planter*
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    467 2 Satlk in Compant. Li y A general meeting of tbe shareli this company was held in the Exchange Rooms at 4 p.m. on Mondar afternoon, the 10th instant. The meeting hail been called for the 6th instant, but that bein>{ a holiday, it bad been adjournc! date. There were present,
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      749 2 fittio at)brrtwmfnt«. HFi IAIMIM Mobopoli. Uibvai, Sbc RAfTKNBKKi; SCHMIDT A Co. Sisga, t. 7th February, 1885. VI. l. \NP COMPACT, LDHTBD, UIbTbTKAL Iii'vKk'KEPERS, LAPIh IIL-TFITTBB* WIN I KfHNITrRK IHM'h TrKEH.-, T' lII< U. -It TOBACCONIST- ■•■IKRS, t-TATIDNER- v B >. <K -ELI-ERS. DEALEK IN" Jbwclbt Mvai< *X IssikcM'-kts. \RI CTLEKT.
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      679 2 Htm aotmisrmrm*. JOHN LITTLE i Co. Have jn«t wceired the f"1 ..wing addu Uodi to tbeir well selrcU-d stock of LADIES' OUTFITTING. Morocco C"urt shoe*. Glace d i (ila. e ii wit'i beided toes. Kid d wrh imw :in'1 buckle. Satin d i HI at ..id nil c ilor*. T.nn
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      1046 2 frtoy rib rt crtornti. SINGAPORE INBUIANCI COM- PANT, LIMITED. Ibcobpibatbd on the fifth d»y of February, IS-T), .in rr "The Indian Companie* Act. IMitt." whereby the liability of Slmr. hold."* i- limited to tne amounts not paid up on th. i' share*. Capital Two Million Dollars im .■mil SHAR'H ,r
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      899 2 lat.st arjbrmsnnrnts. i sharp applied f.r, to any of the Brancbe* or Ag«rc e> of Th» Chartered Mercantile Bank of In 1,... L <n4..n and China. Tbe > Chartered B»nk ..f India. Australia and I China, The Hongkong und -hangbai Rank. ing <'orp..r»tion, or la The New Oriental Bank Corporation,
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      62 2 WEATHEK REPORT. a-aadoity Krabovc Hospital. UtK Ftbnary, 1886. ta.B 3p.m *p.m 11 I1**B Hu ni \t- Fah. S»»IO 3HI» »»7 T»nip 77 0 «75 7*o ttoniagonrW.t B.ilh Tb«r. 755 7» 0 7*5 *>lt. <bj and thr. o/Wiad Calm. N.E. HE. nifkt cl«r. Mu.Tnnp. liibtdl US Via. uo do «17 Mai.
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    1 Affairs in Formosa.
    3268 3 1 Affairs in Formosa. We extract the following from the letters of the correspondent at Tamsui of the Hongkong Daily Pret*. Tamtui, l«t Jan. A ch»n(je in the weather, quite warm again Therm. 64°. Everyone trving to look happy, but can t We never ihall be happy again until our
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      827 3 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Under the instruction* of Her M/ije*ty's Government, it is hereby no'ifi'd that Britiah £nbje U goinif int M «y States where there in no Brilihh Official, (or the purp'>»rn uf trtide or ant oth-r c iinraercial enterpnae, will mat k* entitled to the protection of the (J virnrrwnt.
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      814 3 itotirrs. PAVILION HOTEL. GBARD CoRCEBT. IIKHK F. 8CHMIEDLS New Acstbtan Obcmistsal Uhiok. The grandest Combination of Musical and Vocal Talent ever »«-cu and heard in Indit, ('IIN813T1.NO OF 8 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WILL OITK Every Evening at 8 P. M. precisely, Attractive Grand Musical and Vocal Uonoort tarn Songs in
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      610 3 flotur** PERFUMBBT 8TORB 621 Nobth Bkidoi Boa*. D. WIDLEB. flu the following liat of Pwfinwrlu (or aale. THE KADSUBA a new preparation of a oooliog and aroaaa. tic eaaence which retain* it* odoar for a long time in the handkerchief. Bouquet del Iran 'White Boca. de France. Forget-me-aot Danish Boaqoet.
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      56 4 lim *»d CiiTAii«. Kbom. SiiutD Cm *eb. 12 Maritart-tha 12 'attolioo 13 Pootianak IS Uuiaalll Oer. sh is; Wagiur lUI. bq. '.<•« imiolo Hrit. Mr. Jodm Brit. Mr. 112 Riddle Cardiff Oct. ITJK.Se) Cardiff Oct. 111). ot| Poatianak Feb. HE. To Malacca Feb. 12 1.. C. I hmidt i
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      CLEARANCES
      72 4 Diit Vmu/t Nim Klao A Rio. CifTAIN. Feb. It 13 IS II IS U IS IS It Benmore Mercury Paknam Vidar Spaniel Sarpedon Aj.n Louiaalll Pyah P.kh«t Brit. »tr. Brit. itr. Brit, itr Brit. ttr. Brit. itr. Brit. str. Brit. str. Urit.itr. Brit. itr. Au>;uBtin Martin Kou Vincent Muhtenb«ia
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR
      594 4 FLA. VCSHIL* iUMM LrTllU. AND VHKIVll V*OU. 1MB Kid. ■Ml mT III Curaooa Hanmer H.M. iti 2M0 Ian. 12 Cruise Senior Xaral OScer. Primaugaet Huge Fch. cru. SOju Feb. 11 Toulon French Consul Steamers 1 Ken. Oen. Read Moor* Out. str 428 Sept. 6 Sourabaya Syed
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      677 4 rvmw tea COMPACT EBT«m !■**!> ]*»«7. Tk*d» 1* Mar* HI. OT-fVF STR I TTA. Thk IvmanTh f'o»iF*!»T supply the Pnhlic *«U of v. ,lir..t fr-vm ntitie*. ,ir f .vnurite n -j'endid I Rktail. >l Tim by Ai i.-r*. Allah »n»»... NT«*m 1. H, m !m»lBro«. V Co. hum W .1.
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      474 4 <lotirr«. RII/EY H»R'n^V^ A CO. FsTABI.TsWl P IMS. Bridge »r>H bir. HaWim, »nd f}- neral (km* m* Road. Kim, The vnrki iliram.T«. P»l -li'n B f..r ll>. >infy. and »r* nr.1 r ill the -".•t::i. fix<<d brifo*w» nd BaIUr tltr tine* hi On >• D -turn I inmpi, Th Arm.
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      438 4 nortts. i TKO. tmpony *T«titn»tod n M mile of the I i>rif th. fd* »il -wnty I vwMter t I ■1 >-y thi a*e i iwii <>rectf d r ip j r «k by r«minm wh.-n I be lnnbyfire ii Tiiae tlftO 1 ■lriiretj '.v *p>-ci.il arS ,i J the
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      629 4 BTEAM POVVrNin»TION TO «i WRSTERN AUSTRALIA. The West Aimtr-liiin Com- lany's steamer WATAL," J. W.*>d cornBander, mderengieeruent witb the Straits md Western *\a**iaHan Governments, is ■xnected to leave ?ini»ap H* for Fremantle, llincat BHt.vi... R.H.hu.-k Bay, Cossack, "harks B-.y and Oeraldt >n. hs notified benOTOMO TIMETABLE. Northward Sehtick. Lortnr »'n-
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      844 4 flotirrB. FOR SALE. Thi Alhanhea Qdhpowdbb Maoa«ihb. The und-rsign. d are instructed to "ell by I Auctiow, »t an -Trly diite, the Gunpowder Miigazine on the *ea »ide, in th>- dUtriot of Tunah Merah Kichil, about 7 mile, from town The building otands on a fine pieca of Freeh. ild
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      341 4 ilotut. FOR SALE. His Highness th H.j il. of Saiaw»k's Gunboat ALINE," 175 t mm, now lying in the Singapore Roads. The ALINE in a floe utmng steamer, in exoellent condition. For particulars, and permission It in pect the vessel, apply t > A. b JOHNSTON ftOo. Ag.nts S:irawik O
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