The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 21 September 1892

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  • 27 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS. ppjrg 2) Ckts. Price 20 Cents. VOL* IV. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1892. No- 331.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 794 1 Tiietfortli-B|itisU and Mercan- i XilE STRAITS INSURANCE tile lusmtuce Company. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital £2,000,000. KONINKLIJKE PACKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESTABLISHED 1533. NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. *™SKST 1! Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. Capital paid up ifj,e BEltiT, MFVE& k Co., j §6oo,ooo=£ 100,000. Agents
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  • 1202 2 The Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, will soon have to decide upon the very important appointment of tho Registrar of Jinrickshas, whose duties, ns decided at the last meeting of the Commissioners, will also embrace those of Inspector and Registrar of hackney carriages and
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  • 430 2 Slightly altering the poet’s lines, Governors may come and they may go, hut tlm neglect of Penang goes on forever,” His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements will excuse us for stating that it is not often that ho condescends to pay a visit to George Town,
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  • 776 2 (Fjomlou Chum Express, A tig *-'>). 'i'uio UoUi.'T. —Tno Queen is still at Osborne, iler Majesty leaves lor 1 >ol* moral on tlie 2911 i lust. 1 lie lViuco of Wales lias lelt London for a lew ivt-eka* *tay oil the Gontmei.t. (Jknkkai.. l ot* |iolilical
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    • 272 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. WHHI» EVERY WEDNESDAY AS# SATURDAY EVENINGS. KX TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE: Per Annum 12.00 Half-year 7.00 Quarter 4 w Single copy twenty cents. IF PAID IN AEKEAB S 5 for three months, after which term the paper will only be supplied on payment of tlie
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  • 2193 3 [Home paper# up to August 2dth.) I'KANCK. —lit the October term the Hus* si.ui language is lo he taught iit two of l m Paris colleges, and, it the experiment succeeds, Jius.si.ui will he placed on the ('line footing as (jorman and Fnglish in tecumlary education. The
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  • 289 3 Dr. Treub, the Director of tho Government Gaidens at Buitenzorg, in reply to enquiries from Holland for information concerning the gutta perclia tree, reports as follows: —Gutta perclia is nowhore exploited in plantations so as to give data for a complete answer to your questions. Tlie gutta perclia
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  • 345 4 (From our Exchanges) London, 10 th September.— Terrible Ji«* 1,-osa prevails in the Swansea district owing to depression in the tin-plate industry. One thousand families are star* 'Hie Times special report on the wheat crop of England says the crop has suffered greatly from excessive rain in
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  • 40 4 J. Lowe’s Trime Ham 35 cents lb. Ho. Finest Bacon 35 l)o. Salt Beef 20 Do. Salt Pork 25 Do. Cheddar Loaf Cheese 40 Everything perfectly fresh and of best quality. GOSLING Co. Penang, 21st September, 1802. 510
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  • 149 4 Penang, 17i 1i September, 1892. Votes rule ns follows London, Demand, Bank 2 8f dollar. Do. 4 months sigld, Bank 2, 9| Do. 3 Credits 2 Do. 3 Documentary 2/10 (Jai.CUT'ia, Demand, Bank Us. 223 Do. 7 days sight, Private 228 Bojidav, Demand, Bank 223 Do. 7 days sight,Private
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  • 148 4 (From the Finang Gazette.) London, 15 th September.— At a council held in Dublin, at which Mr. Money, Secretary for Ireland, was present, it was decided to revoke all pioclaniations under the Crimes Act. The long standing tension between France and Italy has been much relaxed by the
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  • 362 4 Famine in tde Ulu. Consequent upon the disturbed state of U!u Pahang during the last eight months, and tho neglect of all padiplantiug, tho scarcity of food which we mentioned some time ago is becoming accentuated, and is, or soon will be of tho nature of a
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  • 1777 4 j. lS occurred in lea and Pepper.— Free I'M. The Penang Band. —Tlio Penang Band will play the following selections of music To day, at the Esplanade 1. Selection, Aroldo, Verdi. 2. Polka, Merry Go Round, Le Thiere. 3. Waltz, In Old Madrid, Josef. 4. Selection, Macbeth,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 38 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The next ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will bo held in the Town Hall, at 2.30, r. m., On Friday, 30th September. (By Order), J. W. UALLIFAX, Secretary to the Municipal CommissionersMunicipal Otlico, Town Hall.
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  • 354 5 TWO MiCN SENTENCED TO DkATH. '|'i, s case camo on for liestrinat tlio i now bom'' lieM M t the Supreme o!i Monday last, l>efore Mr. Jusiio« G"Kluey ami a special jury. The were seven ill number, but tbe Aeinu' Solicitor-Gienera,l offered no evi<li*ti,,e itjjiiiust
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  • 640 5 I UK Lnqineeiis at Uomk. were e/i fete on SaturI wlien they entertained "l "7“ f* ,n number of over 7'7 ilt il C l pital and well-man-’Slrin r it' 1 V n V OU(Jei ‘k* Idle Penang tii,. ll "i w ci| to have opened
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  • 426 5 (By Alfkel) Jingle.) Good word that, Athenaoum. Sounds classical and has a fine crusted appearance, but it does’nt seem to sizo up with smoking conceits and midnight devilry, does it They were there in full force —tiie members, not the Athenians —should say Athenajumans, but made a mistake-—and
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  • 392 5 Notwithstanding all they say to the contrary—and wo have been the privileged recipients of several effusions on tiie subject,—the progenitors and leading members of tbe Penang Athenaeum seem to have a sneaking liking for the Press and the publicity it. affords for their vagaries Witness the following
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  • 251 5 A correspondent writing to the Sugar Journal on tbe uses of tho banana says i don’t think that the health-giving properties of the banana are appreciated by the people of our large towns, where the fruit is so cheap. They merely look upon it as
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  • 252 5 lhe following passages have been engaged for the Straits I*ER PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL. Per s. s. Ravenna, from Loudon, Aug. 25.—T0 Singapore: —Mr. D. M. Mania. Purs, s- Carthage from L >udon, Sept. L —lo Penang :—Mr. Wellington.——To Singapore :—Mrs. li. Beckwith. Per s. s. Victoria from
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  • 1993 5 The following Report for August lias been issued Meetings. Ordinary meetings were t held on the 5t h and lOtli of the mouth i there wore no special meetings. Revenue and Expenditure. —The Revenue, from all sources collected during the month amounted to $24,095.13,
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  • 500 6 The French Government in CochinChina are contemplating the building of a line of railways between Saigon and By tlio. It is intended to run the trains at a speed, including stoppages, of fifty kilometres ail hour—or about 32 English miles. The cause of electric lighting in Shanghai seems lo
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 361 6 khye ho foundry comp®. Weld Qu a!/ ENGINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS Boiler Fittings and Engineers’ Stores, etc., always in Stock, J. G. ALLAN, MUNICIPAL NOTICE, Notice is hereby given that a portion of the Esplanade Road lacing tho wijt be closed to traffic until further notice.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 940 7 McLARTY COMPANY, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, P 1 McLarty, Penang surveyors no. 30, beach street, tKU s'S A. t. CODE (.887.) PENANG. v.II.C.**, 4=th Edition. AND 7 and general Manager: piuvATK codes. CONTRACTOKSj f. m. mclarty, m.i.m.e. m WE SUPPLY THE UNDERMENTIONED: prwllrteke, ,rOU Sta VUt **> I™ and Steel
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    • 676 8 raneegunge fire CLAY. NOW OPJN F I'XEET WORKS. UNDER EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MA NAG EMENT. VICTORIA HOTEL. \Xo is. we are prepared to eutei cou tracts for the undermentioned SALT GLAZED STONEWARE pipes MAIN ROAD, TAIR IN G. sizes from 2 to 24 diam. Largely used throughout India, Burmah and #ta
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    • 302 8 »oyal Unit****** to accept Fire Tnc orn pany arp 1 Terra^««s?*;. BEHS M EYER 4 C Lenang, 9th Sept. 1802. ca.SSS.-s^ oieSii Afi.i t. for l tn ‘PP.It,: accept Marine InsurancePiT prtpare favorable terms. Ul^ou ForfanparticuU BO UBTtAi) A c 0 < RijSult of tie work;»® o f., ‘°P I
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