The Straits Times, 17 August 1886

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    13 1 The Straits Times. VOL. XXVII. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, I** Bo. NO. 1,5997
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      201 1 JgHIP COMPANIES. ORIEKTAL STEAM S i OMPANT. N,,v Harbour. dates on which m»y bt ex- year ISB6: T.i Leave. H.IMEWAED. ..',,'ir A.,,, g 19th Sept. 2nd '',M U■ IMb N Uat bee. '27th v approximate, the either earlier to, to lißuni" thence by R*il"kedon i» 'I" me "to Lo ndon
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      691 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. In future first class passengers by the M. M. Company's steamers wioWag to get direct overland tickets from Marseilles to London, will he able to do so on application to the Commissaire in Port Said, paying only 1">. P. BRASIER, Agent. Singapore, Ist January, 1886. r\CEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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      988 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. To Pai.emhan.i. fortnightly or monthly (according to inducement) and from Palembano on the 10th of every month for Djambie via Muntok and Moeara-Kom-ri h. and the same way back. To Deli via Bengkalis, Siak, Bengkalir, Paneii and Assahan and back, every fortnight. To Riouw, every fortnight. To Padang
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      759 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Passengers and Cargo can lie booked thronirh from Singapore for all the ports mentioned above. For further particulars, repanlinir dates of sailing from Sini*ai>ore. n ir* of passaffe, freight ie, anply to the Company's Ai'ents, BOUSTEAD A Co. Singapore, 18th February, ISB6. STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SINGAPORE AXD FREMANTLE.
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      578 1 INSURANCE. SUN FIRE OFFICE. LONDON. Ban ii ifin 171". Insurances effected npon nlmost every description of property at the urrent rates of Premium. Total Sum injured in UK, £327,333,700. Singapore \irent«, BRIN'KMANN A Co. ALLIANCE BRITISH ft FOREIGN T.IFF AND FIRE INSURANCE IMPABT, LONDON. Capital E&MtyMt Sterling Extension of Limits.
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      647 1 INSURANCE. CANTON' I N OFFICE, v.w I Ii in Bonirkong under the OonaW Orlinan f IB6S, limiting the linliility of tin- Shareholder! to tlie amount oi their Shares. Capital Paid up 1500,000. A Bonus will ba aaid to all Contril.iitors. AOENTS IN SINOAI W. R. SCOTT CO. Singaporn, Mb Jan.,
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      538 1 IXSVKAX. I P-i w NATIONAL rNSTJRANCE COMPANY OF STETTIN. -!Aiii.isnED 1845) ObpMaJ L'k'AOOO. Reserve Fin.l. (100,000. Tlio iuideis.ii.Mied lmve l»s.ti apj«ointe<l neral Airents for the al«ue Company and are prepared to accept Fire Insurance Risks at current rates of preminm. KATZ BROTHERS. Singapore. 3rd May. ISS2. LONDOV LANCASHIRE LIFE AS--BURANI
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    COMMERCIAL.
    236 2 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Hinoapobs Ml August, 1886. Puouircc. Oambier 6.85. Cube do. No. 1 870. do. do. No. 2 8.00. CoprmSsigon i 4.3-.»4. do. Poutiansk 3.87 J. BUck Pepper 23.00. Sago Flour, Sw 2.27 J. Pearl S**o 2.62 J. Coffee, Bonthiue 12.75. Tapioca, small Flake *-90--do. do. Ist quality
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    31 2 To-MOBBOW. Malacca. Juirra Selanfor, H'lene, 1 p.m. Be nk.li-. Si»k, Auahan, D«li »n 1 Bengkallan3Uta>. Sink, 3 p.m. Thcmdit. Malacca ami Deli. Btbe, 3 p.m. Bangkok, Sury Wongtf, 4
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    STRAITS TIMES. TUESDAY. 17th AUG., 1886. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
    50 2 STRAITS TIMES. TUESDAY. 17th AUG., 1886. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, (For Strait* Times.J England and Tubket. London, l?th Augutt. A difficulty has arisen between England and Turkey. The Governor of Aleppo is accused of grots misconduct, and the English Government demands his instant dismissal. Tbe Porte has appointed a Committee of Inquiry.
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    Judicial Oaths.
    603 2 Asiatic witnesses in Court are so given to prevarication, economy of the truth, and downright lying that gettiug truthful evidence out of them is indeed a hard matter. In the Celestial Empire, Chinese magistrate* on finding witnesses going beyond 1' 'iiti'K in falsehood are wont to remind them
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    17 2 The British com|>osito guubuat \M Lieut .-Commander Brt-uton, left Houg. Kong on the 7th instant for Tientsin.
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    23 2 The mail despatched from Singapore on the 15th ultimo, per M. M. Co.'s steamer Melbourne was delivered in London ou the 12th instant.
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    28 2 The Sumbayang hantu feast of Mr. HoMJ Lim was held yesterday evening. Great expense bad been gone to but tbe rain sadly marred the success of the feast.
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    62 2 The Spanish gtinlioat General L>io. Captain Bastarreche, which left Manila on the 27th July for Hongkong to effect certain repairs and alterations iv her machinery and ha,^ to put liack on the following day to the Cavite arsenal ou account of one of her engines having broken down, left aga<n
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    91 2 It appears thai notification was made at Saigon and Hanoi of the conditions under which the French Government would seize Chinese Junks as they seized the British junk from Singa]x>re soul- days ago and that they consider such notification sufficient even for British junks sailing from Singapore and accordingly hold
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    83 2 A telsoraph from Auckland dated July Bth, to an Australian paper states Great consternation has been caused by tbe news that at o'clock this morning .l/i.unt Tarawera suddenly burst into increased activity, ejecting mud and stones, and throwing off clouds of steam which ascended 14.000 feet in the air. An
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    128 2 The Bombay Gazette, recently re'erring to the intelligence that Mr. A, Colquhoun was next cold weather to explore the country between Upper Assam and Mogoung, wanted to know if Mr. Colquhoun, can be spared from the administrative duties of an important district. The answer, says the Rangoon Gazette, is simple
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    142 2 Advices from Port Darwin under date July i*th. slat. The Rev. J. E. Tennisou Woods ha« just returned from a trip alx.iit HO miles up the Victoria Kiv.r He reports that the country, so far as he saw it. belonged to Ml formation alone, and that is the desert sandstone
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    170 2 On Thursday last, the 12th inst., there passed away to the other world one of the old princesses of the Royal Hnis.-of J... Imre at the ri]K- as;e of !«i years. She was known as Tunkoo Alimah, and was the relict of the late Tunk«>o Jale.l. elder brother of the
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    75 2 Theri is au interesting article ill a recent number of the Fifaro on what the author call* correctly enough lln' America. ni»in^. luit more itiMnrtaMj I let u» bope) the ileca.le.u.e nf MM journalism, l.iterature, he says, baa Uvu killed by journalism journalism is MM to ha killed by re|K>rting;
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    202 2 l.tt.r- replacad by th,. dually the pt-o has allow. abaortwd by the int. ri. alike with styl... with ality, and with individuals new system a literan better journalist than hi s nJ??*^ latter may write the tn cles. but the former will inafc*'*' greater hit by reporting l,, lw I*
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    132 2 The Rangoon Nnm ol says:— The trade from th tlemcnts during the an baa i-articularl'- marked m-illy larite MpOltatioDl of the cheap Swedish rari tetailed at the low Igtm dozen. Up to last i the import- from tlwStl ed to over Rs. 43.2 W. A eonilnned with a diniinut: inilHjrts
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    217 2 Negotiations, aeeoriiinj iriy Timev*. are reported between the representative of aMI syndicate in LoMOn and eminent, for .<:!!■■ "t tbe i in British Burma to v which is also to ndwtekl tion of a line from Tuun. van. and thence Em A and eventually to Hhani". The mat cost of
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    Jurisdiction in Siam.
    205 2 Wilearu from th.- J/ an order has boa K the Qu.v I Under this order aecui option of being tried l*i.» *.J i it- of tii aa Djorv iniiii. win. are 0 the usual bcarli oa tbia i nt at Bangkok it i list of reeideiita ,1,1,
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      748 2 STORKS. HBIDSIKOK A cos. CHAMPAGNE. MONOI'OLE, REDSEAL AND REDFOIL SEC, the latter dry (Matty specially adapted to English consumption. Sole Agents. RAUTENBERG, SCHMIDT 4 Co. MBMMM, Till February. 1886. CBABLBS HKinsiKCKS WHITK SKAI. CHAMPAGNE. Sole \<>kkth. I B£HN, MEYER 4 Co., DiPoTS. iMfMMTII, Messrs John Little k Co. Ufred Uehert,
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      1027 2 AUCTION BALKS. PRELIMINAIiV XOTII'E.- Sale ..f Valuable H..iiseliMld Furniture. Horses, Carriages. Ac. Ac The property of T. 0L BOGAARDT, F.ssf SATIHDAY. Htl SEPTEMBER. The un.l. Tsiirued are in-tructed by T. C. BoaAAßlii. F.-.| lc.-ivini; Singa]Hire. to sell by Auction, if not previously disposal of) at .Mi.iint Sophia, on Saturday. i'A\\
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      1077 2 AUCTION SALES. A UCTION SALE.— At the Straits Horse J\_ Repository. M Tuesday 17th August at ,'i p. in. A powerful 15av gelding. l<i hands, just i landed iv excellent <• ni.lition ex s. s \A I'AL I from We-t.-rn Australia. POWELL A Co.— Auctioneers, j MMMM, 14th August, 1886.
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      763 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. QTAND.'ARD LIFE OFFICE. Total Assets. tii.5^2,973 10s. lid. Endopnunt MM. Are umUr 1 olieie^ la>eral conditiun a, Secured Payment I j^^ Nm roiieiet f or y i( n SurrenPolice" I de and Revival Every facility is afforded for despatch of Business. Premiums moderate. Propc«il Forms on application. THE
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      200 2 Slinrs|Mire Insurance ni|.«ii) L*' l An Extraordinary Gen. the above Oompanj 17th iustant at n K.M.nis, A. Currie K>-j.. in the purpose of confirming tolmiitmt the reaolutions uu ed at the KxtraorliUiirv of the 27th of July last. follows:— 1. That this Company shaD oaW" business „f Maruu underwits* Af«i,
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      72 2 WEATHER REPORT. fondon? JTraW Hotpital, lbth A.tgvt, 1889. .9a.m. 3p.m. 9 p.m. Kixikkk Bar. re.l 32 Fah. 29 g!W 28 763 29 867 Morninif r.-mp. S6-3 888,78 3 day act Wet Bulb Ther. <93 79-9 |75 5 clear, rain Dir. of Wind E. B.W. B.E. at 7 p.m. Max. Temp,
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    Malacca News.
    53 3 ■Nt,) >■=• ::t irda with the I at haekn.-y ild be up for ipecmllj I alao carriages are ird n.it j.ublic would .'tended y r. Skin•lgating ■ii and n him. ■hi the in- pnsonera, v.-d tliat the Bkin- have letter. K lately. here. and har- a Govern»ii won
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    Police Court News.
    143 3 were heard J I Court. "V drunk and dbonWr* 1 Uh instant waa luiskets in Heng Hong for North Bri.i.nd with be,ly. The laa '.V I i■ w.-re lined ii'liict in North .t aflaaat in mdnet in ing drunk and lo a buUoek ight-w.il during »..-r.n... 1
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    Draft Minutes of the Legislative Council.
    1101 3 Thi-rsday, 12th Auocst, 1886. Present: The Hon ih.'C.l. ■aaabaj U. V Di<-k-on .-mil Uh ITI mrj Tliaml J w lea the Aatf. i'"l. Tiaaium U I TTTVmaui i llu- Aii.|it,.r(;,-u,'nil. ill. Trott.r.. th.. Aetf c.,1. Barbaer ii'aptain M. A. Cann'ron, B. I.) the Com.
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    Manila News.
    805 3 Tr.<ii*hil,:l 1,,r th. Stnnte Timet.) Ihe foflH rein draws attention to a Bliortcomiog on the pari <.I the Bingaparc i>obtal ili'partiuciit in asimialW Deglecting t,. forward mail matter direct to Manila ins., ad „f by way of Saigou. On one occasion, recently, Mwapaaon ami letters from Spain e\|»
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      170 3 NOTICES. UNION HOTEL, OBAND coNCKRT. The lirente-t C'oinl. ination of Vocal and Maabal Talent that has ever a]ip«'ar. d in Singa|)ore. The Compiiny eoaabtiag of Ufabated P.-r former- I l.ndie- and >'< I ientlelilen, will give every EM'niiig at To" precisidv, an Attraerrn V,.c.,l and Instnimeut.-il Entertainnirrt iii Cl rin-t
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      762 3 NOTICES. ESTABLISHED Xew ll.,ksi: and Puny Rkpobitoet. P. R. 81. HOXIiJ, V. 8. ■oaaa Tkaim .it and Bkeakee. H HILL STREET, 3ii. Horses for Saddle aie broken to Methode "Baueher" Hanoverian Style. Aleatad by the Praaaba Army sineo 186 C .ii-i Shoeino Place. Sick Horses are jicrsonally attended to at
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      1070 3 NOTICBB. THK STRAITS FIRE INfll RANGE COMPANY. LIMITtD. liifor|Mirateil with Limited Lialiilin under the Indian Comp.ini.-Act 1-,;,; OapMal nfim/M b Jo.ihni Bhana of -*I<h> each; Payabb ft per Shan oa Application, and Sl."» (ht Shan' on Allotment. Fiuther Call- not t.,e\ 1 mate Shan, at any one time, nor to
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      961 3 NOTICES. i DB. J, CX)LLIfI BBOWNEB BLOBODTNE Tin: Oal MIB Hi in;. ...mv i;i:n A.hi.-e to Invalids, [f you wish to olitaiu qafot, refrrahmg aleep, tree from headiehe, n-li.f from pain md anguish, to calm aud BBsun the wear) aehinga of pri rate the unrToaa taedb, and regulate the .in
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      826 3 FOR 9ALB W3OB s\i.K I bah QalVni F -tantlv ridden by a lady, tin' owner having ne farther use for him Strongly r. inn. \pply to BL aljkams. SingaiH.r.-. 3/9 JJX)B B \!.i: Jaal arriTol A ihnlaul Qeibway ea al to ride. A pair of handsome grey SandalwixHl ponies. \ery
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      ARRIVALS.
      166 4 5 ViHßL'a Ki«i Flao Toss Caftaim Fbom Sailid Coxtianui Rio. CoMtm Auu 16 Gotlpara IK Billit..n 16 Ban Yonf Stag 1« Kul'T ntug 16 Juon 16 Ihihuri; IT 0 0. Jacob 17 Hebe 17 Berenice 17 X IT SuriWo^n 17 Kottroma 17 11..- Bnt »tr HHH C»lcatu July 2f-
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      CLEARANCES.
      61 4 Date Visbil'b Kami Flag A Ri<. Cinuic DeSTINATIOJ. Aug. IT MrJu-a 17 Ermini* C. 17 Si»w 17 Kkuow 17 Siak 17 G. U. Jacob 17 Penan? Hrit. »tr. Lowrr Hal. bq. Korem Brit. Mr. Millinpton itr. Tfaomtoa Ihit. <tr. OnthaTi .tr. de Blind.' Brit. <tr. Courteuy Bu«kak Honnkoiif Mu»r
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      601 4 VunL'tNim CirTAm. Whim AMD Rio AIBIVID From. OoMMnai D'»l! f MKS-oFWAK Klc.no Morpn Spa. gb. 450 June 19 Colombo SpanUh Cou.ul Adler Wiet«r.hein> tier gb. 9U> Aug. 11 A.li-n Germ.n Con.ul 9'I'KAMEK.S. Mirubu Brit, ttr M Aug. 31 Smrabaya MeAliittr Co. jftj M. Meanntcliy Dut. »tr.
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      1036 4 DOCKS. rrfHE TANJONG PAOAB DOCK OOM--1 PAKT, I.IMITKD. Tiik «..rk- of the Company are situated at Taajoag Pagar, within one mile of the town ipors, aad comprisu the following eslablishmsata, xi/.: WHABF. Affording bartasg* for twenty oaa titii" "ith siiffieieut water alongf,, r > el- of the heaviest draught, and
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      800 4 ENGINEERING. J. M. LYON N 00. CITU ANi> MHiIIAM.AI. KnMNEKBS. Mm I. w 1:1. .11 is Ibonkoum.kkh AND COKTBACTOBB. Al N E.N.MXK W..RKS. IfK.VCH ROAD. Office and Sale-boom Flint Street, near General Post Office. Spbcialitii I, Small Steamers and Launches. Khphanl Land Moil.rLraa'a Patent Ua* Mill-. Self Acting Tapi.x-a Machinery.
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      713 4 STORES. JOHN LITTLE 4 Co. Ex s. Dabdanus." NEW BOOKS The lat.-t ftaauß Success "Salambo" by G. Flaub.it •Sappho," "Fijrht for Fortune." "Golden Pig" r'.mev Free." Dorothy Fost.r -Otto." ■Fallen Idol." Fnmde's "Oceana." ••Duron.t Ballads," "Bad to Beat." ■Sinless Secret." Wearing »f the Green." "Baana's Marine hgnaaartag.' 1 -The Dog"
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      548 4 NOTICES. POWELL CO., AUCTIONMMMB, S I N Q A P O 11 E FURNITURE, 4c, For Sale. Almeirahs lee 'hests If.-. Ist. -a.l- (iron 1 Jewel Safes Bed-room Suites JaaaaaM Screens Book Ohaai Ignitus Book Stands Linoleum Billiard Tables Matting Card Tables M.,r1.1e Slabs Chairs Meat Safes Chamber Cupboards Office
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      811 4 NOTICES. NOTICE. WHEREAS G. Polak Daniels the registrar to the Tribunal of the Arrondissement at Rotterdam, has by a certificate under his hand dated at Rotterdam on the 17th day of May 1886 declared that the Trading Company under the style and firm of Blankenheijm and Nolet of Rotterdam aforesaid
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      468 4 NOTICES. NOTICE. The letting of the Ipiiim Farm for the year IHS7, and also for the years 1887. 1888 and 1«8», and of other Govern inenl Farms for the year LW7, in the Resi- dency Ithio and dependencies, will take plaeo at Tanjong Pinniig Rhio 1, on Thursday, Ihe 16th
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      349 4 NOT I (F.S. "> THE OBAND ANATOMICAL M A N n Diorama am, I' AX(I Corner of Tank and H mr v ,n "—i'-of 1,, I Has just arrived frun, BnraM touching Boml.av (ad the largest crowd- p.,.-,, three months. Grand Attract,,,,,, Grand Attra. Qtaad Attra.. Marvellous V Marvellous V.
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