The Straits Times, 26 January 1884

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    15 1 The Straits Times. XXV. M.W BEBXBB.J SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 2Gth JANUARY, 1884. [DAILY ISSUE.] \o. 15.2*
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      312 1 strain *>bip Gomvanue. ,ut AND ORIENTAL mO» OOMPAMI Office— Collyer Quay. GoDOWNB— LINEB. ,he da tea on wu.cb r« may bo ex. arrive at Singapore dorim? tbe g, Apr, 7 Thu«d»y J n KFITRN TICKF.T^ ra Psismci or Vfsice A»T> BACK. Available 9 month*. l«t I Available 18 m«ntba. lat
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      518 1 *tra.n *bfp Companies ■A.MSHIP COMPANY. PATROCLUf. \jtl. AIfTItWORAcHILI.IB. D«UCALIO*. DIOMED. OLAUCUB. -OR. ANCHISII. PI.IAM. OrESTES. Sakpfi>on. Stfntor. Hfctor. Tfucb*. '.AC*. TjAEBTCS. Cyc: YkIeMACHUS. Belleromon. Jason. Ulysses. y'» Rt -am*rs are despatched from trd« f.»r Straits and Ghinal homeward* for Loo don every ton days, and hare n for first and
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      714 1 strain j&ttip Companies. As will be Men from the movem.n a below there are (teamen running txtw.-. Batavia and Padang three times a month indlrou Singapore onoe a month calling i t intermediate port* on the En«t and S. W. I, mm of Sumatra, a fortnight will suffice lor passengers
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      674 1 *tram *bip Ccmpamrs N. B. There ii alao one non-contract trip on the 10th <-.f every month B. Fr>m Pa'erahang via Muntok and Moeara-K ompeh lof Djambie and the Mmc way back on the 10th of every month. V. Bobnio's Wist Coast. From Bataviavia BilHtonand Pontianak foi Fingkawang and back
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      543 1 fnstiranrr. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ABBURANOF COMPANY LONDON STABL'SRIP 1821 Bnb.crit.ed Oapitai £2.000,000 Total Invented Funds, upwards of 3,000,000 Annual Inoome upwards of 400,000 The undersigned have been appointeAgentu at Singapore and are prepared to issne polieiei ugainut Tire on the naval term a. PATERBON. SIMONS k 00. Singapore, lat
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      594 1 fnguranrr. THE HONGKONG FIRE INBURANOB COMPANY LIMITED Capital $2,000,000 Paid-np 400.000 Reserve Fund 564,202 OEWERAL MaNAOEBS. Me«n Jardine Matheaon 00. Hongkong. C>n«alting Committee. A. An,lr», E«|. rltoara. M*l<<han, Co.) I. P. Bum (Hmmn. HollldiT, Wlm Co. A T. lf.nnr, M (M««.Doo I Tta..I*I«IWK-o. H Wmlii. (Boruo Onpur Ltd.) J. J.
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      517 1 fnsmanrr. THB 80OTTI8H IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPACT. LIFB. Capital ONB MILLION BmUlti Ckairmtm— Alexander RonALDwO»,«fe O***r*l Mafuqer-W. W. W. Ran). Esq OmmUMf Actuary— H. Ambross Bhist OHIBF OFFIOEBI Glasgow f Wtrr Oao»ot I Btbbbt. EniHBOMH 54 Q toMl Sr»MT. Lobdok [2Ens Wiixiamßt. Lj'bsfooi, f2BßxcHAiioiBt. East. Makchbbtbb Booth Bnn f Bt. Fr
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 26TH JAN., 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    164 2 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 26TH JAN., 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore, uOth Jaki'ary, 1884. linabier f T.IUJ. Bl»ok Pepper In.i>s. Wbite t'epper, fair quality. 26.50. -<iigo Flour, .>ar J.rtn. Pearl Sn*. Coffee, Honthjn. I 5.&0. rapiooa, small Flake 350. Tin Z&i. i 0«. Mulo twist M, •H ll>s. IM 7 do
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    92 2 Muntnk and Hitivin P. AUmandrr, Ip.m. 8<io; anil New York Cordon CaMt, fl p.m. Sangon tt\ Vimq, p.m. TO-MORBOW. Labuan, Kulat and Sandakan. J»cm«. 11am. Hilliton 4 Ponti.niiV. B. Whatt Soon, tl a.m. I'inanir, Colombo and ni.n. Anckua. 1 P™ll'.nifk.iiiß, Swatow and Amor. Bory. P m H.-nifkali*. SUk
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    18 2 MO— II being Chinese New Year and a general holiday, there will be no issue of this aper.
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    20 2 Tn total sahara af riaitan la the Rafirj aa4 afaaaan .luring the week ending Kn.lav, •J.'Hh .I.»n<i.irv, HS4 was 622.
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    38 2 Owiso to a press of other matter in our columns to-dar, our report of the Prize-day proeeediul'n at the Rafflea Institution, (Boys' and Oirls' Schools), which took place yesterday afternoon, is unavoidably held over till our next issue.
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    104 2 A look at the Fort Canning flagstaff early this morning was inffiHent to show th.- great trade of this centre of shipping. There were signalled at one time no less than five steamers from the eastward and rjui the westward, and no doubt more to come throughout the day. Uis
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    231 2 The approaching Water Sports promise to be in every way a great success. The committee have completed all their arrangements for the various events and for the comiort and pleasure of the sightseers, and they are row believed to be as I as frail human nature can make its best-laid
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    PENANG NEWS.
    260 2 Thk ntlawMg I'tiiis of news are culled liom the aVaaay Times of 23rd Mr .1 W afattaa Kyaha has been appointed Second Magistrate ,t Simfapore. liiKpt-etor Boaaaa lias aaaa up|>»inted to Mai.ieca. and his successor will be Insj.ector Fr.. The Maharajah of Johore arrived here on Moi.,lay, l.v
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JANUARY.
    337 2 In consequence of instructioDs received from the Secretary of State for tho t'olonie», the Order made by His Kxirllemv the Governor in Council, under Ti Ortlinauce, 1883," and dated the 21it of i* hereby cancelled. II > r has been pleased to Dor, fixed Sat uacniblinfr
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    AIR REFRIGERATING MACHINERY.
    753 2 Pr.utu U. s< .knee in these days advances in such varied form and with such daring bounds, that we are now adopting in our daily life methods which our immediate progenitors would have looked upon as almost miraculous, and which a generation or two ago would certainly
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    SUMMARY OF THE OF WEEK.
    597 2 Hi- Kxrelletn-v the 1 1 been suffering from his .M enemy, gout, which hag laid him low mo, than once since big advent amontjst us, and has Wn to g jrreat extent on In- his frequent jungli Vitivi- State-. H. r). had but just recovered
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      816 2 v* x Chablba rTmtTBT Haldahi WisjPOHb, Hamilton, Gbat a*d Company. PinuuANT to the Trustees and Mort gafaaa Powers A-*, 1«66, Notioe is hereby en that all Creditors and other persona kvtng say claims demands againat the HENRT HALDAHK Urn of Salmai' in Scotland deceased, a^HheriT of Singapore, who at the
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      842 2 f.rto aubrrttsnnrttttf. GOVBRNMRNT NOTIFICATION. Tchdkrs will he received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to the 15th March navt, for the maintenance of a fortnightly Mail Packet Service between Singapore and Penang, and vise rertd, calling at Malacca, for a period of three years, from the Ist May, 1804. subject
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      654 2 \nr. Raffi.e« r i.«cr. Phtricians'Pb""" ipmws rr^pared with the nttnnut car.-, drugs nf the. purrat j quality < nlv Keing n«<vl. Pruus awd rH'MIPAis are obtained fre«h every fortnight nrd are thoroogMy reliable Pmvat* RrciP'S Bccu'steU prepared. All thk Le«difo Patknt Mbdichies kept in stock. Hair, Tooth, Naii. t Phvvivh
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      484 2 flrto. aUbtrlrttmrnt?* The undersigned have received iustruc '""capt. JDHN BLAIR. leaving rot Europe. to sell by Public Auction, At bi» residence, Taoj>n< Pagur Road. ON WEDNE-DVY, HrH FEBRUVRY. COMMENCCO AT NoOS. Valuable Houi.Lold Furniture. »c, Ic. ss follows: Drnwing r. .m H n'-omely c*rred suite in walnut. spr ng aeated
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    THE CRIMINAL ASSIZES.
    628 3 IDg is the full Calendar of the Anizes completed on Tuesday last, with the ratal* appended of each case heard:— 1. H >n« K*h was chxrged with I r.iijht in .rder to c 'mmit f r 'he cus trespus l>y i'r l;er f d t be kept
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    H. E. M. TRICOU AT HUE.
    1656 3 We translate fr im the Saigon Indeprndant of the 17th January the following i r ii km. Tricou, the French Minister to China and Japan, to the Court of Hue fur the pur•htaining fron. the new Kin,- the ratification oi I IW tin- hnent
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      A NEW SONG.
      216 3 To the Editor of the Straitt Timr: Sib, —I am afraid your correspondent A.," who writes you to enclose A new Song," is a puir bit English body" after a*. The song he quote* is "as auld H the liilln," and I remember hearing it a good
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    STEAMERS EXPECTED.
    268 3 1883. I Not. SO Lydia Hamburg. Dec. 3 Eliae I'.-uarth. S Corona Cardiff. 8 Diomed Liverpool. 10 Antonio Penarth. 11 Anton' r London. 16 Glenfalloch do 18 H,l.n» Cardiff. 17 Anguit Penarth. 18 Barcelona Liverpool. 19 Ague* Cardiff. If. Kathleen Penarth. 19 Ulraeran Olaeaow. 19 Seine London. 19
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      ARRIVALS.
      87 3 WXA» Vmul'i Namb. Alto Cattaik. Kaon. Buimd ConunH. a Bio. -2 Jan. 2-i Hje Leong Brit. atr. 88S McpMtt s. Tabtja Jan. 1* We* Bio Co. Brit. *tr. 171 LandwMr H ma.. a Jan. M Bun Hint Co. 26 Pioneer Brit. itr. 71 Ilabeko«t Katun^r Jan. MB. Meyer A
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      CLEARANCES.
      160 3 DITE. Vkil'i Nan. Fua Rio. Can AIM. Dmtihatioh. Jan. 28 M m as aft as M an as as x v m M as as as i Poh Ann Brit. rtr. Pontianak Brit. str. Billj 9in>F»n Brit. bo,. Cairmimiur Brit. rtr. H^Llank,' Hrit. rtr. F-i Lun« Brit. «tr. Pyah
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      583 3 Nt, of ar. „nj onm or oattuUn is the abovs Skipping .a .fcr luibov. Vmmi/b N*»« '*PTiiw. *m> f ,A»miTTO Fbok. <'oimo»«». D-atio* Eio. r- T^nhv^^*' H^p. H M rtr 630 Jan. 1» Pak.hoi S,ninr -Varal Offlow. Station rtj. «O Jan. UMilun i'ol. (Jorernment. M.laooa 1
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      156 3 Aycr't !-'sr»ap»rilla ii the m it potent Mood purifier, and a fountain o' health and •trenift i. wi«> in ti o.-. All bin.'ful m lire promptly renioTrd bj thii aneqnalleJ Hlteratire Hollouayt Ointment and PilU.—Rheumatism and Neuralgia.—Thm.h the former dixease remurele»sly attack* p-raons of all ages, and the latter ruthlessly
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      896 3 POSITIVE OOV RRN M nT SFfT «ITT LIFE AMUI I«*O1 I ompwy, LTD I<'4 fLIVF BtatßßT, ''ALCnTTA. Provitionfor old age combined with Family. Provititm in cate of Death. EXfVTM.F. An assurer, 1"• BkXl hirthday. wishes *n lay np.ri a «nm of n'iout 20 Rf. a month in sneh »ny that
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      260 3 flottrrs. NOTi foPiBS of s Psmi W. E. Maxwhx, I'ommiMi .ncr of f.m.ls, as. entitled "pkcsint and fctubk land statbms," (Stbaits Sbitlimknts,) may be bad on application at tbe Government Printing (fire. Trice, 50 cents per copy. |»r. riid .T«n. IW. (v c.t TO LET. A pleasantly sitn t'e I
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      189 3 T K V and 1 ERRINS' oiucß. T*TORCEBTERBHIKK Q.VUCK^^^H the autngraph *j|^| nature of liea^H Perrins oa a 4eal label. SoU^^H sale, by t^^^B pnetors, Wosji^^^^^H an.l Cross* aa4 BlackweU. Loa«| LEA and PERRINS' CJA 1 C 5 <>f ftrocers Mid Oilmen throughout the world. Sngapore Agents. Messrs. Jobh Litti*
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      684 4 iWttrfllantow. KATZ BP OTHERS.* APOLLTNARTR WATER, T»* Natural Soda Watrr. The qneen of table waters." British Medical Journal. APOLLINARIS WATER. t»W Supplied continnonsly to the Table of H. B. H. THB PRINPE OF WALES during the last five years. APOLLINARIS, THE NATURAL BODA WATER. '!rt superior to manufactured aerated waters.
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      648 4 ♦torw anU JHrrttjanlJita. JOHN LITTLE 4 00. RAFTLW PLAOB. WINB AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Impobtebr of Pbovisions, Groceries, OILMAM STOBES. Cigars, Tobacro, Hardware, Glassware Lamps. Saddlery and Harness, Crockery Electro Plated Ware. Jewellery, Stationery, Perf"tre>y. Faicy Goods. Arms and Ammunition. Ladies and Gentlemen's outfitters, WaUh and Clock makers. Japanese and Chinese
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      834 4 The works of t»-e Ponpnny ar<- sirnatM i I tovn .f ori«<> *h» following Wmsr.- wenty vtese's (tone tine with si. •firient water verse's of the hesviest 1 :i breakwater f swe'l (-om the roads and from th 9 Svren-."h of the t'des. pe t,u» ness 4 the vtotrl hi
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      678 4 refittingandcoslingofstmmers,ajs»Bb«an I complete for takine out mult, Boiler* te F-rther informnti >n may b<> had »t the O«W o»M«»»T».P»t«r«on, Simons 00., Qen«rnl kr*"*°. v ■■> forward Telograms to f ri T)onV fr«». CHARLES WISH ART. Manager. Singapore Ist Jnly IS7.V (a. c.) §\oUtt9. FOR SALE. A Few Wefkb with the
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      731 4 #otfrra. mm SuBXCRfBERfi sre r#qne«Ud to intimate us i :,rly as p.w«il,|e whi ther they wish to pay their subscriptions in advance for the ensuing year, und their stt*BJtic*j|U requested to the terms of siiV'-ription, which are as follows i— local Delivery. In Advance. Daily Edition Wkebly Edition. Per Annum
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      695 4 CO. urn Quat, SiwaAPOBF. forposi.e thePlnb) Drapers. Milliner.. C!lk Mercers. Haber- dashers. Glovers, and General On'fitters. O«"TLFm»n's OrTFlT'ivo Ofpahtm^nt. Fvery description of clothing msde on the shortest notice l.y nn experienced Putter, fit guaranteed, a good ascortment of tweeds, worsteds, serjes, broadcloths for selection. Calf walking shoes. Shooting bootf and
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      482 4 J. MOTION. Chrowometbr, Watch and Olook Makfr. and Optician. rrr. Has always on hand a well select*] tt If Jewellery, Watches, Olocks, nnstruments, Ac, comprising Bracelets, Ladies' gold watches Brooches, Gents' Earrings, Silver watches, T/orkets, American clocks Ladies' rim's, Carriage clocks. Signet rings, -locki, Wedding rings, Ohrotwa Keepers Thermometers, Albert
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