Singapore Daily Times, 7 August 1877

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1 4 Singapore Daily Times
  • 12 1 Singapore Daily Times. VOL. XVIII. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, 7tii AUGUST, 1877 No. 13,244
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  • P. & O. Company.
    • 457 1 offices—D’Almeida Street. Godowns— At New Harbour. The following are tnc dates on which the Company’s Contract Mail Steamers may be expected to arrive here in 1877 Outward. Homeward Tuesday 9th Jan. Wednesday 10th Jan. 23rd 6th Feb. 7th Feb. 20th 21st 6th Mar. 7th
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    • 96 1 Tar steamer* of this Company will be despatched from Singapore for Malacca, Penang, Moulmein, Rangoon and Calcutta during the current year at the underacted dates:— Monday, Jan. Bth. I Saturday July 14th. 22nd. 28th. *> Febry. sth. Aug. 11th. 19th. 25th. March sth. Sept.
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    • 305 1 The following are the dates on which the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes may be expected to arrive here during the current year Outward. Homeward. 1877 1877 Wednesday, 17 Jan. Thursday, 18 Jan. 3l do 1 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 do 28 do 1 March 14 MarcL
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    • 133 1 Agamemnon. Ulysses. Ajax. Patroclus. Achilles. Antenor. Diomed. Deucalion. Nestor. Glaucus. Priam. Anchises. Sarpedon. Stentor. Menelaus. The above steamers, having first class accommodation and carrying a Surgeon and Stewardess, run regularly every ten days from Liverpool outwards, and returning to London. Through Bills of Lading issued for all
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    • 187 1 Mail service to Malacca, Lingy, Klang, Salangore, Durian Sabatang (Perak), and PinaDg. The Steamers of the above Company will leave Singapore and Penang fortnightly,—leaving Pinang immediately after arrival of the English haail, commencing about 3rd June, and returning from Singapore 48 hours after arrival. The
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    • 744 1 The Steamers of the above Company will now ply between Singapore and Bati. via every fortnight, leaving Singapore 21 hours aftei the arrival of the English Mail from home. Head Office, 13 Austin Friars, London. Passage Money, First (’lass. From Singapore to Batavia I
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  • Insurance.
    • 386 1 Capital, £500,000, with power to increase. J 1 st issue at par £IOO,OOC 2nd do at ssprem £125,00C 3rd do at 10* prem.£lso,ooo the £75,000 premiums on shares being available for the maintenance and extension of the Company’s business. Com£any jg u^reThis
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    • 73 1 Capital 3 1,500,000. Paid-up 133,332. Reserve Fund 90,000. General Agents. Messrs. Jardine Matheson Sl Co., Hongkorig. The undersigned, Agents for the Office, are authorised to insure goods by A. I. Sailing Vessels or Steamers to the extent of 3100,000 on each bottom, and on the Block
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    • 97 1 HEAD OFFICE, LIVERPOOL. Robert Galloway, Esq., Chairman. George C. Frames, Esq. Deputy-Chairman. Underwriters. Herbert B. Brayne, Esq., Liverpool. Charles T. Manley, Esq., London. Secretaries. James Paul, Esq., Liverpool. Anthony Radcliffe, Esq., London. OFFICES IN LIVERPOOL, 20 21, Exchange Buildings East. OFFICES IN LONDON, 4,
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    • 45 1 (Berlin Cologne Fire Insurance Company, Limited, Berlin.) The undersigned, having been appointed General Agents of the above Company are prepared to take Fire Insurance Risks at the current rates of premium. RAUTENBERG, SCHMIDT A CO. Singapore, 27th Jany., 1877. u. c
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    • 56 1 Established 1710. Insurances effected upon almost every description of property at the current Bates of Premium. Total Sum insured in 1876. £248,980.367. Claims arranged by the Local Agents, and paid with promptitude and liberality. The jurisdiction of Local Tribunals recognised. Singapore Agents, MARTIN, DTCE A CO.
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    • 42 1 London Office, 2 old Broad Street. The undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company, and are prepared to take risks upon cargo on the customary terms. HAMILTON, GRAY A CO. Singapore, 15th July, 1872. (n. c.)
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    • 37 1 Capital 2,000,000. Agents at Singapore and Penang: BOUSTEAD A CO. Fire department Limit £10,000, on a first class risk. Life department: Limit £2,000, on one life. Singapore, 14th May, 1867. u c.)
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    • 185 1 Offices. Queen Insurance Buildings, Liverpool. Queen Insurance Buildings. 60 Gracechurch Street, London. Chairman .of the Company, Bernard Hall, Esqre. Deputy Chairman Chairman in London, Peter Me Lagan,Esq M. p. Deputy Chairman, John T. Fagan, Esqre. The security offered by the Queen,, to
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    • 64 1 Head Office, Batavia. The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to issue Policies covering Marine risks on goods to all parts of the world at reduced rates. They are also prepared to take Fire risks of every description at the lowest current
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    • 56 1 The undersigned have been appointed agents for the above Company and are prepared to accept riskB upon cargo by steamer or sailing vessel on the customary terms. The usual discount allowed on all risks for coasting voyages and on risks to Europe and America. REME BROTHERS.
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    • 85 1 Financial Position (1875.) Subscibed Capital £3,*****0. Accumulated Funds 1,778.,000. Annual Revenue from Fire Premiums 313,000. Life 133.000. Interest upon Invested Funds *****. The undersigned have to announce that they arc the duly appointed Agents for this Company in Singapore; with authority to grant
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    • 29 1 Capital £1.000.000. CHIEF OFFICES. London 79. Cornhill E. C. Edinburgh, 31 George Strewt. Agents for Singapore. BOUSTEAD Sl CO. Singapore, 22nd Feb.. 1876. (n. c.)
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    • 52 1 Established 1821. Subscribed Capital £2.000.000 Total Invested Funds, upwards of 3,000.000 Annual Income upwards of 400,000 The undersigned have been appointed Agents at Singapore and are prepared to issue policies against Fire on the usual terms. PATERSON. SIMONS A 00. Singapore, 1st April,
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    • 42 1 ALLAINCE BRITISH FOREIGN LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Capital £5,000.000 Sxerlino Extension of Limits. One F rat class risk 80,000. Two adjoining do 120,000. Three or more do. do 160,000. PATERSON SIMONS A CO. Agents. Singapore. 17th Dec» 1875. (u. c.)
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    • 98 1 Established 1840, and Empowered by Spa cial Act of Parliament. Capital One MillionT'y Life Assurances of every description/ granted. Retiring Provisions combined with Life Assurance. Free Policies issued which can never altogether lapse through non-payment of pre* miums. No
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    • 50 1 The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to issue Policies covering Marine Risks on goods to all partof the world. Policies payable one month after due notice and proof of loss is given. HOOGLANDT A CO.) Singapore, sth April, 1866. (u. c.)
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    • 69 1 Head Office, Batavia. The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to take risks upon cargo by steamer or sailing vessel on the customary terms. 33$ o/o discount allowed on all risks for coasting voyages, and 15 o/o on all risks to Europe
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    • 82 1 London and Edinburgh. (Established 1809. (Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital 250,000 Fire Reserve Fund... 31st Dec., 1876... £796,747 Fire Premium Reserve 286,021 Total Fire Reserves 1,082,768 Income of the Fire Department, Net Premiums and Interest... 916,646 The undersigned, Agents for
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    • 56 1 Bonus Year. Next distribution at the close of 1877. Policies opened this year will be included in the distribution about to be made. The Bonus of 1872 gave an addition of £l, per cent per annum to the sum assured. HARRISON A CO., Agenta.
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    • 218 2 FIRE AND LIFE. Capital ONE MILLION Steeling. Chovrw.ua —ALEXANDER RONALDSON.ESQ Chairman —J as Nicol Fleming, Esq riser story—H. Ambrose Smith, f.i.a. CHIEF OFFICES: C 50 West George I Street. Edinburgh 17 Geoeoe Street. f 2 King William London, Street. Oriel Chambers, Liverpool, Water Street. Manchester
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    • 103 2 Capital, Two Millions Sterling. OFFICES OF THE COMPANY. Manchester —Exchange Street. Liverpool—2B, Exchang Street East. Birmingham—l 2, Bennett’s Hill. London—lo, Cornhill. Glasgow—4, South Hanover Street. Bristol—so, Broad Street. CHAIRMAN IN MANCHESTER. John Todd, Esq. (Messrs. Todd A Coston,) CHAIRMAN IN LIVERPOOL. ChaB. Holland, Esq. CHAIRMAN IN GLASGOW.
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    • 285 2 LONDON LANCASHIRE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Capital—£100,000. HEAD OFFICE IN INDIA—136 CANNING 8TREET, CALCUTTA, With Agencies at Bombay, Madras, Singapore, Colombo, and all the Principal Towns in India. CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN RATES OF PREMIUM FOR INDIA. The Directors of the London and Lancashire” have the pleasure to announce that, after due
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    • 102 2 Capital 12,000,000 Paid-up 400,000 Reserve Fund 564,202 Gexkral Managers. Messrs Jar dine Matheson A Co. Hongkong. Consulting Committee. A. AadfS. Esq. (Me**™. Melcber., Co.) J. P. Buna (Mann. Holliday,Wiae A Co.) A. T. Manger, (Memrs.Douglas,LapraikACo.) H. Nicaiaa, (Borneo Company Ltd.) J. J. doa Remedies,
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    • 136 2 Instituted 1803. Capital £1,600.000. Paid-up and Invested 700.000. Funds in Hand 1,200,000. Directors. Richard J. Ashton, Esq. 1 Alfred Gouger, Esq. Thomas G. Barclay, William Hawthorn, Robert C. L. Bevan, George Hibbert, Percival Bosanquet, I Samuel Hyde, James Brand, William Lyall, Charles Cave, Charles Marryat, George
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    • 65 2 HOME COLONIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Chief Office, 8 Royal Exchange, London E. C. Capital, One Million Pounds Sterling. The undersigned have been authorized to accept war risks to Europe at the following rates: —Up to 1st September Jo/o per sailing vessels and 1 o/o per steame-s. MACLAINE FRASER A
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 61 1 NETHERLANDS INDIA DISCOUNT COMPANY. The undersigned, having been appointde A gents (by Power of Attorney dated Bata* via, 19th June, 1869) to the above Company, are authorised to grant and buy bills ou Java, discount acceptances, give money iu loan on securities and generally to repre* sent said Bank at
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
    • 16 2 At Malacca, on the sth intant, the wife of W. Warne, Esq., of a daughter.
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  • STRAITS TIMES
    • 149 2 Singap* R*. 7th Aug., 1877. Gambier 4.674. Black Pepper 7.55. White Pepper 14. Sago Flour, Sarawak 3.074., Pearl Sago 3.55. Coffee, Bontyne 22.00 Tin 19.25. 408. Mule twis* 98. 84 lbs. Shirtings 1.60. 7 do do 1.40. 6 do T. Cloth 1.10. 7
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    • 551 2 (For Straits Times.) The War in Turkey in Europe. London 6 th August. —The total loss given in Russian official despatches, as having been sustained at the battle of I Plevna, is 5,000 men. Osmau Pacha has been reinforced, and the Turkish army is strongly entrenched at Plevna.
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    • 5320 2 The following important judgment was delivered by the Hon’ble the Acting Chief Justice in the Supreme Court on Thursday last. The Attorney General appeared for the Plaintiffs and Messrs. Donaldson and Burkinshaw for the Defendants. The evidence and arguments in the case occupied about fifteen days altogether
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 660 2 £rto S^htrtistments. ISSUE OF NEW SHARES. THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY LIMITED.” Notice is hereby given, by order of the Directors, that (in exercise of the powers vested in them by the Resolutions for the increase of the Company’s Capital by the issue of New Shares passed at the Extraordinary
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    • 832 2 wanted. Consignees for H. B. W. 1/6,— 6 cases Acids, ex Steamer NANKIN,” shipped by Messrs. Read Bros. Co., and now lying in the Godown of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, at the risk and expense of the concerned. Singapore, 4th August, 1877. (3 ins.) WANTED. Two copies of Woods
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    • 496 2 THE SINGAPORE DANCING ACADEMY. Me. A Mrs. A. M. Pereira, from Calcutta beg to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of Singapore, that they are prepared to give lessons in Dancing, Singing and Piano at their residence, No. 44 Prinsep’s Street. Also, they will undertake to give private lessons in Dancing,
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  • Notices.
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 330 3 WANTED. For the Court of the Recorder of Rangoon a Chinese Interpreter who can speak and interpret correctly into English the t' r o dialects of the Chinese language. He will also be required to act as Interpreter in the Magistrates’ Courts of the Town of Rangoon. Salary Rs.150 per
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    • 321 3 NOTICE. A stock of Sarawak coal to supply H. M. S. and other steamers is now constantly kept at Pinding at the Company’s Wharves about 9 miles from the Moratabas entrance of the Sarawak River, navigable to above wharves for vessels of 1,000 tons burden. Vessels can go alongside the
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  • Docks.
    • 394 4 The works of this Company are situated i within one mile of the town of Singapore and comprise the following establishments, Whabf. —An extensive Wharf capable of berthing ten or eleven vessels at one time, and having sufficient water alongside for the heaviest ships, where
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    • 191 4 This Company executes ships’ repairs of all descriptions in the most efficient manner under the superintendence of European Shipwrights and Engineers. No. 1 Graving Dock. Length—4ls feet. Depth of water from 14 feet to 15* feei Width at Entrance 42 feet. No. 2. Graying
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  • 71 4 Capital 10,000,000 Francs. The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to take risks upon cargo by steamer or sailing vessel on the customary terms. 33$ o/o discount allowed on all risk s for coasting voyages, and 15 o/o on all
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 267 4 #0 tire^ NOTICE. THE ARSENAL, JOHORE. Steam Saw Mills Department. Capable of turning out 500,000 superficial feet of sawn timber per month. Vessels of the largest size can load alongside the mills wharf. Orders received for the supply of Railway sleepers, Beams and Piles. A large assortment of planks and
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    • 727 4 NOTICE. John Little A Co. have just received and opened for sale a larcre assortment of Millinery. Haberdashery Ac., comprising. Ribbons.—All the new colors including the Mandarine,’ New Coral’, and Kosiki shades. Flowers —A larsre assortment of Summer Flowers for the Dress and Hair. Ruffltngs.—A new selection of the best
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    • 658 4 VICTORIA HOUSE. ROBINSON A CO. Milliners, Drapers, Haberdashers, Hosiers, Dress-makers and Gentlemen’s Outfitters. Have always on hand. Black and colored Silks in Gros grains and Glaces. Black and colored Moire Antiques. Black and colored Broch6 Silks for dinner dresses. Colored Poulard and washing Silks. Black, white and colored Satins for
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    • 589 4 iHiaceUatuouB. JOHN LITTLE CO. Hayb always on hand direct importations of the following goods. WINES. Sherries from Cockburn and Campbell, White and other. Port from Cockborn and Campbell, Page and others. Clarets from Bordeaux direct. Champagne from Jules Mumm, Geisler and others. Hocks and Moselles from do do. Sauterne, Ac.
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    • 777 4 KATZ BROTHERS, GENERAL STORE, SINGAPORE AND PENANG. Commercial Square, Beach Street 27. Have always I Hal ten fort-1 Sont tou-; Hebben steeds i on hand a well waehrend ein jours bien voor radiir cep selected and wohlassortir- asso r ti s ryk assort i- richly assort- tes Latter al- dans
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    • 626 4 MASON CO.’S HARNESS. For Sale at G. HIEBER Si CO. Fony harness, plated mountings, Horse do. do do. Pairhorsedo. do. do. Also. A few harness brass mounted riding whips. Gentlemen’s saddles, Pony do. The undersigned have received an invoice of excellent. Bordeaux wines. Breakfast Claret, Dinner Claret. After dinner Claret.
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