The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 11 September 1889

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1 8 The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle
  • 27 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. Pkice 2*) Cents. Pkice 20 cexts. VOL I. PENANG, WEDNSEDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1889. No. 52.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1010 1 INSURANCES. Tj O IITXTQATIT 0 f > if\ i The Positive Government SeenThe Marine”lnsurance Co., XIUIMIN OU JN 65 UU. rity "“J 9 Limited. New GOODS fit The Company request the earnest attention THE undersigned are prepared to accept I of thoughtful and intelligent Assurants to the Risks and issue
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  • 1339 2 111. We resume our notice of tlie proposed Bill for amending the Municipal Ordinance, although we apprehend that the subject is lacking of interest to the majority of our readers, except as regards those points which concern them in particular. W r e cannot, however,
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  • 2348 2 achieve much permanent success.—British Trade Journal. Now that the Shah has left J* i the question is being asked, why much interest and enthusiasm 1* S aroused by Ins visit? True, mmj, his popularity must be attributed to t l glamour which always surrounds Oriental
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    • 259 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT PIBLISIIKD EVE HI IVEK.USIIAV AND S.ITI'WAV IIOIIMAIiS. K)h TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION PAYABLE IX ADVANCE. Per Annum !•>. 00 Half-yctir »> 00 Quartci **> 4. Single copy twenty cents. IF PA 11) IX ARREAR S G for three months, after which term the paper will only be supplied
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  • 643 3 General Grenfell arrived at Wady Haifa on Saturday, the 10th ultimo, and there received news of his promotion, j He received warm congratulations from i the troops, and the population had a triumphal arch raised in his honour. 1 he Daily News correspondent states that the Wady
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  • 625 3 The Cabinets of London, Berlin, Vienna, and Rome, the Vienna correspondent of The Times avers, are in agreement as to4lie reply to be returned to the Greek Note on the Cretan question. The answer of the British Government has already been announced verbally at Athens, and,
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  • 182 4 (From the Binang Gazette). London, bth September. —The strike in Liverpool has ended, employers having yielded. In London the leading wharfingers have conceded to iaboureis terms. London, 6th September. —Australia is largely aiding the strikers with funds. Work has been resumed at the wharves, including Butler’s Tea harf.
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  • 1705 4 The following items of intelligence appear in the Home papers for the week ending August lGili: The Queen, after visiting W ales, is expected to arrive at 15a 1 moral about the 38th instant. The Prince of Wales lias left for Homburg, where ho intends to reside
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  • 1220 4 The outward bound P. O. mail steamer Sutlej, with the mails from Europe, arrived here on Sunday morning, and left again the same evening for Singapore. The s. s. M. Meanatchy leaves this afternoon at 4 p. m. She will take mails for Europe via Negapatam.” The
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  • 950 5 The Medan and the Ho Kwei. The following letters have reached us with reference to these steamers The Editor of the Straits Independent.” Sir, —In your last issue you very unfairly state that Capt. Busk of the s. s. 110 Kwei considered discretion the better part of valour, and
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  • 542 5 About 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, says the Straits Times in its issue of last Thursday, aChinanian and a Chinese boy were attacked in Peking 1 Street in a vicious manner by a pariah dog suffering from rabies. It appears that the brute first set upon the lad
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  • 307 5 The following passages have been engaged for the Straits Per P. and O. steamer Mass ilia, from London, August 23; from Brindisi, Sept. I.—For Singapore From London —Dr. Carpenter.—From Brindisi: Mr. H. K. Sturdĕe, Mr. J. J. Summerfield. Per P. and O. steamer Mirzapore from London, Sept.
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  • 728 5 Monday, 9th September, 1889. (Beforo Mr. Walter Egerton.) An expeditious Postman. A postman named Mahomed was charged at the instance of Mr. Nelson, lithe Assistant Postmaster-General, with unlawfully detaining a number of letters which had been given him for delivery. From the evidence of the prosecution it would
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  • 969 6 M. de Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the Times writes Prince Maicora Jvhan, Minister of Persia in London, having informed me that the Shah, to whom I had been presented by M. Tirard, wished to see me before his departure, I went on
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  • 838 6 A lady residing at Dorbiseh, near Kolin, in Bohemia, where she owned considerable property, was buried last month, after a brief illness, in the family vault at the local cemetery. Four days afterwards her granddaughter was interred in the same place; but as the stone slab covering the aperture
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  • 127 6 Penang, 9th September, 1889. Rates dose as follows London, Demand Bank 3Of dollar. Do. 4 months sight, Bank 3/1$ Do. (5 Credits 3/0$ Do. b Documentary 3/2 Calcutta, Demand, Bank Rs. 22»"»$ Do. .30 days sight, Private 230 Bombay, Demand, Bank 220$ Do. 30 days sight, Private,, 230 Madras.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 308 6 ROSS AND PRITCHARp TAILORS GENTLEMEVe OUTFITTERS. b 1, Beach Street. Have just received per P. q q a choice selection from the Home U kets of the undermentioned goods Tailoring Department. Black Superfine Cloth. Blue Superfine Cloth. Specialities for Dress Suns in Black Vicunas, Black Elastics a f i Black
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 200 8 THEAN CHEE&CO No. 21 Beach SI reef HAVE JUST RECEIVED. PER s. ii Altonoti'cr ai to O"' V CP PERFUMERY.. STATIONERY. CROCKERY WAIT. GLASSWARE. LAMPS. LAWN TENNIS SHOES. VELVET TABLE COVERS. WOOLLEN KUOS. COIR REGS. SEWING MACHINES. BISCUITS. TOWELS. UNDERSHIRTS. PROVISIONS LIQUEURS. &c. &c. &c. ALL OF THE BEST KISSES.
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