The Straits Times, 13 April 1883

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    16 1 The Straits Times voj^Jxiv. sr-i— [new series,] SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, 13th APRIL, 1883 DAILY ISSUE.] No. 14,976
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      416 1 Im »tiiv companirs. BTJLAR AND ORIENTAL ■NAVIGATION COMPANT WOffice— Collyer Qnny. New Harbour. I LINES. •^'•oi H' 1 11 re the dates on wuici \M H* Mail Bteamers maT l>€ ci Be at Singapore during th Homeward. Monday 12th March 2f.th ■pril. 9th April. W 23r.l War. Fridsy 4th May.
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      698 1 j»tram &»f)ip Companies. OCEAN STEAMSHIP OOMPANT. Aoamf.mnon. Patroclus. Ajax. Antenob. Achille*. Deucalion. Oiomed. Olaucus. Nr itor. Anchises. PkiAM. Orestes. Sarpedojj. Stentor. HICTOR. TEUCER. mfneuuB. ilaebteB. Cyclops. Tki.emachus. Bellerophun. Jason. Ulysses. The Coy's St-amers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for Strait* and China! and from Shanghai homeward* for Lon don every
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      857 1 *tram &>!)tp (Bompanfrs. Dri.i. via Bengkalis. Siak, Paneh and Asanhan every 14 days. Riouw every 14 days. Padano, via Penang, Acheen, Patti. Resrap Analaboe. Tampattoenn Troemon Goenong Sitoelie, Singkel. Raros, Sibogha, Natal, Ayerbangies and Priaman monthly. i A. The North Coast of Java.— From Batavia via Bamarane-for Soerahaya and back
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      623 1 strain *hip Compamt*. ted for the Trade. Bach carries a Burgeon and Stewardess and has accommodation for a large number of Passengers. Passenger* and Goods are booked a throngh rate* from Singapore to all the ports mentioned above and London via Batavia. Through Rates of Passage from Singapore. Ist 2nd
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      536 1 Incfttranrr. THE LONDON A PROVINCIAL FIRE INBURANCE COMPANT, LIMITED Capital,' One Million Sterling. The und ersigned. Agent* of the Company, are prepared to effect insurance on current terms. STME A 00. Singapore. 2nd Oct. 1882. (to 2nd Oct. 1883) GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASBURANOE OOMPANT LONDON Established 1821 Subscribed Capital
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      604 1 fnsuranrr. THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANT LIMITED Capital $2,000,000 Paid-up 400.000 Reserve Fund 564,202 General Managers. Messrs Jardine Matheson A Co. Hongkong. Consulting Commit (>•'. A. Anilr*, Eh), itharn, Mtlchan, Co.) J. P. BarnM (Msurt. Hollldir.WiM Co. AT. Mucm, (MM«r».Douirl«.,L«pr»lk*Co. H. NloalM, (Borneo Compu; Ltd.) J. J. do* R»m»dlot, a,
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      571 1 fneturatue* LANCASHIRE INSURANOJI COMPANT. Capital £3.000,000. OFFICES OF THE COMPANT. Manchester— Kxohang* Btr*ei. Livkbpool— 4, Manchester Buildings. Birmikoham— Oherrv Street. London— l 4. Kirn; William Street,!. O. Glasoow— l33, West Oeorge Street Bristol— Corn Street. Leeds— l 2, East Parade. Newcastle— 40, Mosley Street. Dublin— 9, Lower Sackville Street. CHAIRMAN
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS,
    159 2 Singapore, 13th Apbil. 18S3 i Gambier 6.75 Black Pepper It, > White Pepper, fair quality. ?G.25. I Sago Floor, Sar 3.10. i Pearl Sag) 3.42*. Coffee, Bontnyne picked. 15. Tapioca, small Flake 3.65. Tin 30.15. 40*. Mul« twist 97. »J lbs. Shirting* 1.574. 7 do do 1.43.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    50 2 To»DAT. IK per at BaUvia, Cheribon and Sam&rang, Penanj, S p.m. I Hongkong, Pandora, 6 p.m. I To-morrow. Batavia, G. Grnh Meyer, II a.m. Malacca and Klang, Bengkalit, 1 p.m. Sunday. Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy, C. Hock JCion, I'a.ru. Penanp, Nefrnpatam, Carical, Pondicberry It Madras, lltanatchy, 3 p.m.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    46 2 (Vot Strail* Ti/at».J North Africa. London, 12M April. In the Italian Senate the Minister r.f Forrigi Affairs said that the understanding arrived at with Austria and Germany impled no hostility to Prance, bat that the creation ofia great Empire in North Africa cannorbe allowed.
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    27 2 Thk Freemasons of Singapore have issued invitations for a grand Masonic Vail to be given in the Town Hall, on Monday, the 23rd in>tant, St. George's day.
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    30 2 Rear Admiral P. Crossby, the new Commander-in-chief of the United States naval squadron in China and Japan, will arriw to-morrow from Europe by the M. M. Co.'s mail steamer Djemnah.
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    29 2 The Penang Gazette states that it has beer, definitely fettled that Mr. Chief Inspector Faulkner proceeds to Province Wellesley to relieve Mr. Bell as Assistant Superintendent of Police there.
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    31 2 Bates, for his magnificent bowling against the Australians in the match recently played in Melbourne, was presented with nearly 100 sovereigns. The amateurs of the English team subscribed 50 of them.
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    42 2 We would remind our readers that the Singapore Debating Society holds its usual meeting this evening in the new Masonic Hall, when the subject of debate will be, That the proj>osal to relieve women of all social and political disabilities is unnecessary."
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    48 2 Wi are informed that the total receipts at the Fancy Bazaar in aid of the Presbyterian Church here, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, amounted to the handsome sum of 84,350. This must be extremely gratifying to the Managers of the Church, and to all concerned with the Bazaar.
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    67 2 The following inquests have been held by H. 0. Newland, Esq., coroner: On ihe 7tb inst., at Xorth Canal road, u!.d adj urned nil tb- IStfa inst, on the b-dy of v ui'ile Cbini-se named K"h T k Kee. Verdict, accidental death bj drown' ing. On the 13th iost., at
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    69 2 Tbaisi.no for the races, to be held on the 15th, 17th, and 19th May, is now being carried on with vigour, and the paddock is beginning to be more frequented in the mornings. As the time for the j races draws nearer, the number of horses and ponies going their
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    116 2 Notwithstaxdixu the extra Police which have been put on in that extensive, yet thickly settled part of Lower Tanglin, Oxley's estate and its vicinity, robberies are so frequent there that the necessity for a police station near the corner of Orchard and Oxley Roads becomes every day more apparent. Last
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    163 2 Mr. A. W. V. Cousins, late second Magistrate of Police, has sent the following reply from Penang to the address presented to him on board the steamer by the officers and clerks of his court i (iei tlfiij<:!i, I was deeply touched to receive your luud udlrvhu on my departure
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    524 2 We observe from the Glasgow Xewspapers that Messrs. R. Napier Sons of tha' city have lately launched from th >-ir shipouifdingyard three fast steam cruisers I for Her Maj.sty's Navy, named respectively the Leander, the Arethtuu, and th. Phaeton. These ships are specially intend- I ed to act as armed
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    Government Gazette, 13th April.
    358 2 The Secr-tarv H State ha* ban to confirm the following Officers in their appointment* A P. Talbot, Ks'j., as Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils, 7 rice P. A. Swettenham, Ks<j promoted. F. G. Penney, E-j U BtOOod M.i.-i--trate and Commissioner of the Court of
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    The Malay Peninsula.
    349 2 Wi take the following psnsmphi from the letter of the London Corn-s--pondunt of the Ceylo.i Times You are of couoe aw ire that Mr. li M. Downall tinted Selangor, one of the protected states" in ibe Malay peninsular, in ISBI but you may not know that he
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    The Muniti
    422 2 MI>TTES ot"proC(«H pal Commi- sMi-1 1883. itM Thomas S -ott, H The lion".: Edwin Koek, Iffl Syde Mahome^H The minutes of V read and con firmed. The Commit -^B posed improvement tof^J to in the Municipal EH 20th March, on condif^J ermissioii be oht^J ment to acquire land
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      485 2 #rto atJbrrttermmt*. FOR Tuesday 17th ivst. at 2.3oo'clock. told privately or previously dis. 1 of. An Eng'.ißh built Mail Phaeton, newly and very light. 'nut gelding, quiet and used to hard work. A dark brown Australian horse, quiet and in good condition, regularly driven. ness. The property of Cl. Punl.iP.
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      823 2 #rt» 2>«brrttsrtnfntB. ;apore sporting club. spring meeting. first day. TUESDAY, 15th MAY, First Race. Value A Selling Race for nil horses. Horseg to be entered at a decltred value from $250 to $400. If entered at 8400 to carry list, with an allowance of 7 lbs. for every $50 below
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      971 2 are uot a'l Class Races. Horses entered fbi Second Class or Roadsters' Races must be entered for first Second Olau o» fist Roadsters' R»ce. The fi|Bt S.>cond Class »nd Rondgterg' Race ehall be weight for val in-" and each followir j Second Class Race ehall > be a handicap. Any
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      558 2 SALE OF TRAFA LQAR ESTATE, TAPIOCA PL VNTATIOV. To be sold pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court maHe in an notion St.no and others versus The Trafalgar Estate and others" with the approbation of the Court, by Mr. Charles Edwin Crane, the per. 1 son appointed by tbe
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    with the Malati I XIII
    1084 3 with the Malati I XIII readers may be r::. B w tii.- nature ...ise— nine bond lit reDt. tbird wit jB H H >nd all H I toreata i, the land is f this t'xpen.•nai'l." the .urine much diffill bush. D the plantar own L .ud that I with Hkund
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    The Tyersall Drag Hunt.
    901 3 gaport Hunltmrn a hunting they did go. and thty hunird and they hollo'd and had a rattling day."— Old JWiym«.J Thii In only utaort iittla rtltty, Inwh'ob, it I f.il not to l»«, I'll trj to cl«*-Mbe a p* aa in« n«u, In > run «ib
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    Kudat.
    809 3 (From an oceational corretpondent.j Since w last, beyond chronicling the arrivals and departures of the steamers Royalist, Banco, and Borneo, there was little or nothing to interest your readers. But recent events have given us something to talk and write about. First,— Mr. Everett, the Resident of the West
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      ARRIVALS.
      145 3 TwmML'u Nam. and Cahaik. Feom. Saiud. Consnj«m. 2 Bio 12 Zeflro Ital. bq. 646 Pagano Cardiff Dec. IO'O. Wood Co. W 12 Russia Rus. str. 2000 Kasy Odessa Mar IR| Borneo Coy. htaS 12 Kate Ital. bq. 806 Scotto Cardiff Dec. 1 Borneo Cot. Ltd. 13 McAlUur Brit. str.
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      CLEARANCES.
      71 3 Dati. VwtEL'e RUBi Flao Rio. Captaik. Destination. April 12 Siak Dut. itr. Beveling Palembang It Russia Rub. str. Kiwi Vladivostok 18 Japan Brit. itr. Woods Malacca Penaog 13 Pen&ng flrit. «t. Courttney Bataviu, Cheribon 4c. 13 Benekalii Brit. Btr. Welner Malacca k Klang IS Maba Vajirunbia Brit. str. Uldall
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      633 3 Klau I Vessel's Kami, Captaih. and Arbivid Fbom. Consio.vim. D*aw Men-of-war Foxhound McQuhac H.M. str -tSS April t Malacca Senior Naval Officer. SUHI Champion Pasley H.M. str 2380, April 2 Malacca Senior Naval Officer. Stetkfl Steamers Leila Flint K. B'nec 135 Jan. 17 Put Back A.
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      508 3 #otirts. TO LET. ABBOTSF )RD." THEcharminc residence known as AbBOTSFORD. situated ou Orchard Road. The bouse is remarkably cool, commodious, and command* one of the finest views in the Colony. TYre is an abundant supply of spring water. Entry May. Rent moderate. PIWELL A Co., Auctioneers. Singapore, 3rd April, 1883.
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      953 3 #icit; THE STRAITS INSURANCE LIMITED. Incorporated xoi'h Limited Liability under tht Indian Companies' Act, 1866.) f Capital $2,000,000 in 20,000 Shares of $100 5 each; Payable $5 each on application, and $15 on allotment. Further call* not to exoeed $20 per Share, nor to be mado at lets than three
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      334 3 case may be, to the paymrat of the nmonnt I Prospectuses and Forms of Application can be obtained from the Oriental Bank I Corporation, the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and Cbinn, the Chartered Bank of India, Austrxlia and China, the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, ing Corporation, or the
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      347 3 I Fob Sale, the valtmb perty known as WoODslOai, *HHHHHHHk' I the Orange Road. Tanglin, nndcmpr ab nt Skvi-n Aorkn f 1 md, taSHHJ 1 7-ith the Rnhotantial family sHHHj thereon. It is nnp of the coolest houaea in Singapore, and the situation **6IHHHfI i healthiest and commands a beautiful
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      931 4 9Offto» THB TANJONG PAOAR DOCK OOM PANY LIMITED. Tub works of the Company are situated at Tanjong Pagar, within one mile of the town of Singapore, and comprise the following establishments, viz Wharf.— Affording berthage for twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water tlongside for vessels of the heaviest
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      682 4 jfltßttllsntoui. KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLTNARIS WATER, The Natural Soda Water. The qneen of table waters." British Medical Journal. APOLLINARIS WATER. C9T Supplied continuously to the Table of H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES during the last five years. APOLLINARIS, THE NATURAL SODA WATER. "Far superior to manufactured aerated waters. Medical
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      661 4 *torr* anH iflmban&itfr. JOHN LITTLE 00. RAFFLES PLACE, Singapore. WINE AND BPIRTT MERCHANTS, Importers of Provisions, Groceries, Oilmam Stores. Cigars, Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware, Lamps. Saddlery and Harness, Crockery, Electro Plated Ware. Jewellery, Stationery, Perfumery. Fancy Goods, Arms and Ammunition. Ladies and Gentlemen's outfitters, Watch and Clock makers. Japanese and Chinese
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      740 4 FOR SALE. A small shipment "f *be very well known brand Royal Blend Whiskeys" in Bo' ties, Jars. Jeroboams and Flaaks. CAMERON. DUNLOP 4 Co. Singapore, 23rd Feb., 1883. NOTTOE. During my absence from Singapore Mr. Waltrr W. Wells, has been appointed Acting Manager and Secretary of the Singapore Gas
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      851 4 BALEAVE. A desirable family residence on Leonie j Hill. Four bathrooms. Entry from Grange and River Valley Roads. Apply to Mr Mackay, The Dispensary. Singapore, Ist August, 1882. NEW GOODS FROM PARIS. At Mm. Landesbrrg's Milinerv and Dress Waking Establishment. No. 49 Battery Rosd. Commercial Square. Mrs. Landesbkro begs to
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      863 4 potters. NOTICE. From and after the Ist January 1883, the following changes will be made in the publication of tbe Straits Times. The .nbscription to the Daily issue will be considerably reduced. The Weekly issue will be published in time for transmission with the homeward mails, and will be of
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      476 4 RIOTIC/N. V? vtch Ann riLoci CHRONOtfMH Optioia*. M \Kgjfl BTRV.KT. H^&nd awe\\ selected it., t Has alwaytjM ■»♦<->*, C\ockt, Hutictl If Jeweller^H onstrumenU, < C Stto"*^ Brooo e», clocii KuTclock.: Ladies' rings, ■tawmrten, Wedding nn'g*, Kfc^M Keeper* fi .r Albert chains, Guard chains, Stud*, Sleeve Bnt- SaUn*"' ton* and Link*,
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