Singapore Daily Times, 14 August 1877

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  • 12 1 Singapore Daily Times. VOL. XVIII SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, 14th AUGUST, 1877. No. 13,250
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  • P. & O. Company
    • 471 1 rif fices—D’Almeida Street, (^powws—At New Harbour. Th* following «Te tnc dates on which the Company’s Contract Mail Steamers may be expected to arrive here in 1877 OtTTWABD. HOMEWARD Tnesdar 9th Jan. Wednesday 10th Jan. 23rd 24th Sth Feb. 7th Feb. 20th 21st 6th Mar.
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    • 96 1 Tai steamers of this Company will be despatched from Singapore for Malacca, erstg, Moulmein, Rangoon and Calcutta coring the current year at the nndernoted dates:— Monday, Jan. Bth. Saturday July 14th. 22nd. 28th. 'ehry. sth. Ann. 11th, 19th. 25th. a March sth. Sept. Bth.
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    • 324 1 Thi following are the dates on which the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes may he expected to arrive here daring the current year Outward. Homeward. 1877 1877 Wednesday, 17 Jan. Thursday, 18 Jan. 3l do 1 Feb. i, ]4 Feb. 15 do 28 do ,1 1 March
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    • 132 1 Agamemnon. Ulysses. Ajax. Patroclus. Achilles. Antenor. Diomed. Deucalion. Nestor. Glaucus. Priam. Anchises. Sabpedon. Stentor. Minelaub. The above steamers, having first class accommodation and carrying a Surgeon and Stewardess, run regularly every ten days from Liverpool outwards, and returningto London. Through Bills of Lading issued for all China
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    • 187 1 Mail service to Malacca, Lingy, Klang, Salangore, Durian Sabatang (Perak), and Pinang. The Steamers of the above Company will leave Singapore and Penang fortnightly,—leaving Pinang immediately after arrival of the English mail, commencing about 3rd June, and returning from Singapore 48 hours after arrival. The
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    • 740 1 The Steamers of the above Company will nowply between Singapore and Batavia every fortnight, leaving Singapore 24 hours aftei 1 the arrival of the English Mail from home. Head Office, 13 Austin Friars, London. PABBAGE MONFT, FIRST CLASS. From Singapore to j Batavia $46
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  • Insurance.
    • 396 1 Capital, £500,000, with power to increase, o L issue at par £IOO,OOC subscribed < 2nd do at 5s prem £125,00C Brd do at 104 Prem.£lso,ooo tbe £(5,000 premiums on shares being available for the maintenance and extension of the Company's business. -kii
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    • 72 1 Capital 1,500,000. Paid-up 133,332. Reserve Fund 90,000. General Agents. Messrs. Jardine Matheson A Co., Hongkong. The undersigned, Agents for the Office, are authorised to insure goods by A. I. Sailing Vessels or Steamers to the extent of $lOO,OOO on each bottom, and on the Block and
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    • 96 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. q. q
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    • 59 1 Established 1710. Insurances effected upon almost every description of property at the current Rates of Premium. Total Sum insured in 1876. £248,980 367 Claims arranged by the Local A ee nts, and paid with promptitude and liberality The jurisdiction of Local Tribunals re_wmaai Singapore Agents, MARTIN,
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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 Penan? BOUSTEAD A CO. Fire department Limit £lO,OOO, on a first class risk. Life department: Limit £2,000, on one Jife. Singapore, 14th May, 1867. (n, 0
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    • 198 1 Offices. Queen Insurance Buildings. Liverpool. Queen Insurance Buildings, 60 Gracechurch Street, London. Chairman of the Company, Bernard Hall, Esqre. Deputy Chairman 1 William Hind, Esqre. Patrick Hunter, Chairman in London, Peter Me Lagan,Esq M. p. Deputy Chairman, John T. Fagan, Esqre. The
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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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    • 57 1 The undersigned have been appointed agents for the above Company and are prepared to accept risks upon cargo by steam er 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
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    • 84 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 are 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 Street. Agents for Singapore. BOUSTEAD A CO. _Bingapore, 22nd Feb.. 1876. (n. o.)
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    • 52 1 Established 1821. Subscribed Capital £2.000,000 Total Invested Funds, upwards of 3,000i000 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, BIMONB A 00. Singapore, Ist April,
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    • 42 1 ALLAINCE BRITISH FOREIGN LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Capital £5,000.000 Sxerling Extension of Limits. One F rst class risk 80,000. Two adjoining do 120,000. Three or more do. do 160,000. PATERSON SIMONS A 00. Agents. Singapore. 17th Dec., 1875. (u. c.)
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    • 103 1 n. i- lv uni UHUM. Established 1840, and Empowered by Spe cial Act of Parliament. Capital One Million. Life Assurances of every description granted. Retiring Provisions combined with Life Assurance. Free Policies issued which can never altogether lapse through
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    • 50 1 The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to issne 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. 0.)
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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. 33i o/o discount allowed on all risks foi 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... 916,616 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 gate an addition of £l, per cent per annum to the sum assured. HARRISON A CO., Agents.
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    • 221 2 FIRE AND LIFE. Capital ONE MILLION Sterling. Chairman —Alexander Ronaldson.Esq F*\<! Chairman —J as. Nicol Fleming, Esq decretory—R. Ambrose Smith, f.i.a. CHIEF OFFICES: f 50 West George Gla8 ow Street. Edinburgh 17 George Street. 2 King William Lohdoh 1 Street. T Oriel Chambers, Liverpool J
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    • 106 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, Comhill. Glasgow—4, South Hanover Street. Bristol —so, Broad Street. CHAIRMAN IN MANCHESTER. John Todd, Esq. (Messrs. Todd A Coston,) CHAIRMAN IN LIVERPOOL. Chas. Holland,
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    • 286 2 LONDON LANCASHIRE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Capital—£100,000. HEAD OFFICE IN INDIA136 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, alter due
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    • 103 2 Capital $2,000,000 Paid-up 400,000 Reserve Fund 564,202 General Managers. Messrs Jardine Matheson A Co. Hongkong. Consulting Committee. A. Aadr*. E«q. (Messrs. Melcber*. A Co.) J. P. Barnes (Eli. Holliday, Wise A Co.) A T. Manger, (Messrs.Douglas, La,„aikACo.i H. Nicaise, (Borneo Company Ltd.I J. J.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 57 1 NETHERLANDS INDIA DISCOUNT COMPANY. The undersigned, having been appointds A gents (by Power of Attorney dated Batavia, 19th June, 1869) to the above Company, are authorised to grant and buy bills on Java, discount acceptances, give money in loan on securities and generally tc represent said Bank at this plaoe.
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  • 138 2 Instituted 1803. Capital £1,600,000. Paid-up and Invested 700.000. Funds in Hand 1,200,000. Directors. Richard J. Ashton, Esq. I Alfred Gouifer, Esq. Thomas G. Barclay, I William Hawthorn, Robert C. L. Bevan, George Hibbert, Perciral Bosanquet, Samuel Hyde, James Brand, I William Lyall, Charles Care, Charles Marryat,
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  • 64 2 HOME COLONIAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Chief Office, 8 Royal Exchange, London E. 0. Capital, Onb Million Pounds Sterling. The undersigned have been authorized to accept war risks to Europe at the following rates:—Up to Ist September J o/o per sailing vessels and i o/o per steamers. MACLAINE FRASER A
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  • 149 2 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Division of Singapore. In the Matter of Nassim Rahmin, residing at No. 32 Kling Street, at Singapore. Soona Ravesa Man a Nagappa Ohittt of Singapore, Trader, has been appointed trustee of the property of the Bankrupt. The Court
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  • STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1877.
    • 104 2 Singapore 14th Aug., 1877. Gambier 4.674. Black Pepper 7.60. WTiite Pepper H_ Sago Flour Sarawak 3.30. Pearl Sago 3.70. Ooffee, Bontyce 22.00 Tin 19.20. iOs. Mnl. twist... 9q. 8J lbs Shirtings 1.60. 7 do do 1.45. 6 do T. Cloth l.io. 7 do do 1.30. Benares Opium
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    • 37 2 Mail closes for:— Cheribon and Samarang per steamer Penang, at 11 a. m. to-morrow. Bangkok per steamer Celestial, at 5 p. m. to-morrow. Muntok and Palembang per steamer Ruby. at 9 a. m. 16th Augt.
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    • 1144 2 England. London, 1 2th August. —The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated in reply to a question that England’s Eastern Policy was one of strict neutrality, subject to contingencies. The War in Turkey in Europe. The Russians have evacuated the Balkan Passes, Hinnboghaz and Quer- j
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    • 1174 2 The Native State of Moar or K.essang, about which so much has lieen written iu our columns lately, is situatj ed between the river Kessang, the 1 southern boundary of Malacca, ami the river Moar, which is the northern bouti- dary of the Principality of Johore. Its j
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    • 2744 3 from onr own Corespondent) Pabis, 14th Jilt. fr a French constituency at least is the sum necessary to Mpended, aud this chiefly in circulars posters the law limits the number of addressing the electors, and unirrsal suffrage and the ballot destroy »erv thought of bribery and coryet many
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    • 1268 3 (From ouroten Correspondent.) Malacca, 12th August, 1877. The Colonial steamer Pluto, from your Port, having on board H. E. the Administrator, arrived here last Monday morning, and started for the Moar River the same night. On His Excellency’ s landing, a Guard of Honor of H. M,s. 74th Highlanders,
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    • Correspondence.
      • 264 3 To the Editor of the Daily Times Sir, —In your issue of July 21st, you quote a letter from the Siam Weekly Advertiser on the subject of not lowering the British Consular flag on the occasion of the funeral of an Englishman. You think it
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      • 182 3 j To the Editor of the Daily Timet. Sir,—lt would appear that the manI agement of the Tanjong Paggar Dock Company are about to give a very good thing to those of their present shareholders who may be able to take up the shares to be issued
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 660 2 #rto 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 General
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    • 723 2 FOR SALE. A pair of dark bay Australian carriage horses standing lf| hands, sent down from Calcutta to special order a few months ago; a perfect match, warranted sound. POWELL A CO., Auctioneers. Singapore, 10th August, 1877. u. c. FURNITURE SALE. The undersigned have received instructions from T. Colson, Esq
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    • 302 2 FOR HONGKONG. M t ssrs Apcar k Co.'s steamer R1NDOSTAN.” Captain Gardner, may be expected here on or about the 27th instant en route to Hongkong. For freight or passage apply to SARKIES MOSES Agents. (to 27th instant.) Singapore, 11th August 1877. NOTICE. The Debtors and Creditors of Mohamed Salley
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 460 3 FOR SALE. With immediate Entky. Tbc dwelling House called Mots Bank, the property of W. Oldham. Esq., at present occupied by F. L. Norris Esq., with garden aDd plantation of fruit trees attache 1. comprising about six acres of ground, situated near Grange Road. Annual quit rent $l5. Present rental
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  • Docks.
    • 393 4 Thk works of this Company are situated 1 within one mile of the town of Singapore and comprise the following establishments, Wharf —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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    • 190 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 154 feet Width at Entrance 42 feet. No. 2. Graving
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  • 70 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. 334 discount allowed on all risks for coasting voyagee, and 15 o/o on all risks to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 265 4 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 scantling always
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    • 722 4 NOTICE. John Little A Co. have just received and opened for sale a assortment of Millinery, Haberdashery Ac., comprising. Ribbons.—All the new colors including the Mandarine,’ New Coral’, and Kosiki shades. Flowers—A large assortment or Summer Flowers for the Dress and Hair. Ruffling*.—A new selection of the best, washing patterns.
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    • 652 4 VICTORIA HOUSE. ROBINSON A 00. Millinerb, Drapers. Haberdashers, Hosiers, Dress-makers and Gentlemen’s Outfitters. Have always on hand. Black and colored Silks in Gros grains and Glacis. Black and colored Moire Antiques. Black and colored Broch6 Silks for dinner dresses. Colored Foulard and washing Silks. Black, white and colored Satins for
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    • 594 4 iHiSKllantous. JOHN LITTLE CO. Hats always on hand direct importations of the following goods. WINES. Sherries from Cockburn and Campbell, White and other, i Port from Cockburn and Campbell, Page and others. Clarets from Bordeaux direct. Champagne from Jules Mumm, Geisler and others. Hocks and Moselles from do do. Sauteme,
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    • 770 4 KATZ BROTHERS, GENERAL STORE, SINGAPORE AND PENANG, Commercial Square, Beach Street 27. Have always I Halten fort- Sont tou-1 Hebben steeds on hand a well waehrend ein jours bleu voor raditf een selected and wohlassortlr- as sortie ryk assort!richly assort- tes Lager al- dans tous ment van Rued stock of
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    • 637 4 MASON A CO.’S HARNESS. For Sale at G. HIEBER CO. Pony harness, plated mountings, Horse do. do. do. Pair horse do. 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
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