The Straits Times, 14 February 1884

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    17 1 The Straits Times. i A XV. \i.\\ m:kii.». SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, 14th FEBKUARY, 1884. [daily issue.] Xo. 15.5
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      361 1 jaTtram *hiri (Somvanirs. Kli-VTAL WHiATION COMPANT Oppick— Collyer Quay. Ww Harhour. LINES. ...i vt kka dates on wuieii rapary'a Mail Steamers may be ci. re Xt Singnp coring the year I KP ,y, 14th Jan. ■la lltl I Mth lOtb Mar. 2*th Ttb Aprl. 21*t Friday !n<l May. Thursday 15th
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      585 1 strain *htu Contpamrs. <)CFA^ STEAMSHIP COMPANT. Agamemnon. Patboclus. I Ajax. Antenob. achillbs. dec-ai.ion. DIOMED. QIAUCUS. Nfctob. .msbS. I'hiam. Obestes. t Sarprdon. Stentor. Hector. Tfi-cbb. t M«NFLAUS. IiABBTES. CvrLoFS. rrt.EMACRUS. bsllbbopron. jahon. Ultsses. The Coy's St.-amen are despatched from Liverpool outward* for Strait* and China] •ud fr'.ir Shanghai homeward* for Lor
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      817 1 *tram *Dfp Compantr*. Return tickets are issued at a reduotio n In the foregoing rate* is included the «>«t of Provision* and Wine*. Second Class passage*, inclusive of table ire granted at half of Fint Claas rates. Children between two and fifteen yean »y half the above rates, if travelling
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      696 1 *tram *htp Companfrg N. B. There is also one non-contract trip on the 10th of every month. B. From Pa'embang via Muntok and Moeara Komtx'b for Djimbie and the asme way back on the 10th of every month. V. Bobnbo's West Coast From Rntavia via Rillitonand Pontianak for Singkawang and
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      557 1 fnsfuranrr. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFB ASBURANOF COMPANY LONDON BSTABLIKHBD 1821 Subscribed Oapitai £2,000,000 Total Invested Funds, upwards of 3,000,000 Annual Income upwards of 400,000 The undersigned have Ken appointsAgents at Singapore .nd are prepared to isiKc policies against Fire on the u*ral terms. PATERSON, SIMONS k 00. Singapore, lit April.
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      607 1 Intfuranrr. THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCB COMPANY LIMITBD Capital $2,000,000 Paid-up 400.000 Reaerve Fund 584,202 Gbrbbal Mahaobbs. Me**ra Jardine Matheaoa k Co. Hongkong. Cinaulting Committee. A. Andra. fag. (Msam. Malobar*. k Co.) f L By*— Wassrs. Hollld./. w,m 4 Co. A.T Mas***. rM*ssr*.Doojla*,Xa»raik»Co. J. J. do* BMMdloa, J. J. to* Bwntoa
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      511 1 Inauranrf. THB BOOTTIBH IMPBRIAL INBTJRANOB OOMPAJfT. Lira. Capital ONB MILLION Statin*. C»e»r«»*»- Albxandbb RovAUMMW.Brs Gmm*lMmufr-W. W. W. Rbib. Bs<j OmmUtm, .iehwry-H. Aifßaoaa «ibt OHIBT omOBBi Glasoow, f 151 Wbst Gboboi I Stbbbt. Edinboboh M Gaoßaa Snarr. L 0 {2KINO Wiixiamßt LIVI.POOL, f2BExCHA*O»ST. East. m [VrSafsss Melboubne. 8 ELiiAßrra Sr. LIFB
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    STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 14TH FEB., 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    175 2 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 14TH FEB., 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. di.NOAroBK Uth Fib<caby, H-4. jauibier 9 T.^74- rilack Pepper 1«."7J. White f.'pper, fair quality. Mju Klour, Sar 2.55. Pearl S»go a Coffee, H.nthvn. 15.50. I'api.Ca. small Flake .'Mo. M.lS|. 40*. Muletn st i Shirtings IML 7 1 do I.fJJ I 6
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    45 2 BnllyPo^leliajr. Ampanan an 1 Hacasssur, ajs«fssw. i Manila. 7sU i* C«s». 11 i Deli />■* PtkM, Noon. Saigon. Pnrl, Noon. Malacca and Penang, Ktomurr, I p.m. Bangkok, McUitter. t p.m. RDAT. Billtt/n A PontianaV, B. WhaH So»n 1 1 a.m. Batavia A Samarang. Csbstiot, P- ID
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    60 2 CFor StriiU Time*.) INIIUAMKNI. l.nndoH, 13M AV«f The House of Lords agreed to Lord Salisbury's motion ronileriniinu the Government' licv in Kcypt l.v 1 h 1 votes sgainst 81. Thk Sot dan. Sinkat has fallen, and the garrison has been massacred to a man. A portion of the
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    144 2 A Pvm i< Duma i«, we learn, to be •ivra lo His Budlne? Sir fratWriak \V. Id, prior to his departure, on leave, for England on the 20th of next month. The Dinner will take place in the Singapore Club, which hag been kindly placed at disposal for the occasion.
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    16 2 lilt Band ot the Itoyal Inniskilling Fusiliers will not plsy in the Gardens tomorrow, 15th inst.
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    25 2 Thk mail despatched from SingajKire on the 1 4th January by P. O steamer Prbn via Brindisi, was delivered in London to day, 14th instant.
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    174 2 As inquest was held by Dr. Muiflist,.n. coroner, on the 12th instant, at th. I ■i the body of a Chaniman named Ing How. It appeared that on the e»eBSBS] of the 11th instant, at «l»mt a quarP. C No M 0 found the deceased sitting in his jinricksha, in
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    210 2 OttniAl. statistics lately published in France for the jear LBB9, -how that about OM halt of the |HipulaM.ni ut tbe country lives by agriculture, a fourth by different description* af industry, a tenth by com- meree, sjasffs. another kssjtk by the liberal i n», and a fraction over a tenth
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    296 2 SoMh -tn.m; comments have lately been made in the Australian papers on the alleged ah lueti.m of young girls l>elongm k to the well-knoAii l'oi.l. aki> trou|Kv It is stated that these children, whose j ages are from 12 to l.">, were engaged for ,i three ssaatW trip in the
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    243 2 Uirivu the first eight months of the current official year, India imported over Ui lakhs worth of kerosine oil, During the last eight years, this import trade has been enormously developed. In the year imports wem a little over 211. gallons. In 1881-88, the quantity had risen to over twelve
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    POLICE NEWS.
    396 2 (Btf'rt It T. Hiughlon. Faj ird Magit trale WEDiftsDAT, 13th February. Hanz K w, (or obstruction with baskets at 7.3"> ii.iii. on the 12th instant in China Str.vt. was fined 50 cents or 2 days' rigorous imprisonment. Ragyhapan, for wasting water at S a.m. on the 12th instant
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    REPORT OF THE SAILORS REST FOR 1883.
    264 2 The Committee have pleasure in waiting upon the friends and subscribers of the Sailors' Rest with their second Annual Ueport. Daring the pad year the Kent wai used !>y 7.J71 men, muking a monthly average of 60tt as against .'><«) fat the j
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    EDITOR Versus PADRE.
    721 2 It would appear that in Madras was recently M ra*h i adriae*] as to mai, attack from the pulpit one S mornine npon the I one of the ablest 001 nal in India, by thp wav^ as man ofsin,":i< Artemim Ward won': ami, as might hay. Ivlit.ir
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      894 2 Thb West Australian steamship Comp my's steamer NATAL." Wood, commander, ander engagement with tbe RtraitH and Western Anslralian Governments, is expscted to leave Singapore for Fremantle, calling at Batavia. Riebnck Ray, Cossack, Sharks Bay and Geraldton, as notified below.— PROPO3ED TIMETABLE Northward Sebticb. Nth llth Is 4 ■saMa ktu Ma;
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      735 2 UNDEB THE DISTINaUUIED PATKONAO E OF H. E. THE GOVERNOR ON TUESDAY. IS^th FEBRU V UY, M§4. Gband TConcebt to "be given by the Members of the I'HILHABM.imc SOCIETY, assisted by some well known gentlemen amateurs, in aid of the Fund for the Extension'of the Cathedral of the Good Shep
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      873 2 n< ■--n,iit« TOW COMM I THURSDAY.EVENIN'<; Uth FEB ARD SAIURDW. ItiTH F »RU\KY. The latest Engliah »nd Ameiicnn KTY SFN-UTION. Pboflssok S. S iitnCan BU.DWIN. TflnuOHT I -PIMT READERS EXCI IU In tl. most Hmu->ing Entert.innieit ever given in the world bT uni ore It ih impossible to fnlly d.
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      475 2 tntf. n the 12th instant, uny be expected here on the 18th inst., *n rwti for Amsterdam via Penang. She h«s room lor First and Third Clsss Passengers, and also for Cargo, w'jich can now be engaged Apply to W. MAN«FIELP*Co. Agents O. S. 8. Co. Siugap ne, IM Feb.,
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    BARON MACLAY ON NEW GUINEA
    568 3 lie Oth January jiJr. i'\ well-known l('i--!an ;ay, to tot the S ,:ive*:— nr years .ill iiu I ha>e ..•n ii < with them mid in j f.r help IS) ll IB A.ilten Ailhnr M.clay atill ih'ir their new ad and On my udit a
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    ANNEXATION.
    1474 3 On the 7th Jatm ifj II I. rwMfwJ 1 !,nr lieinral of the l'iiilipjiims, an I Miite left Manila in iniii-ot'-war, on a totir of li -laii'l-, Mindanao and Sooloo, the oliject in view l.einfj tlms get forth in the Lv what we can gather. Hi* Exoel. rtain personally
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      LETTERS TO DR. ROBERTSON, M.D.
      948 3 Edi.v J. P. 4c., 4c. No. 4. Mr Dear Doctob, —A truce to taxation. Let us drive along New Bridge Road and admire the Iron Railings that have just been erected there by Government. One solid mile of handsome Iron paling, on the one side
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      ARRIVALS
      126 3 FLAO fc Vwn'i Namb. a»d Cimm. 5 Rio. C Feb. II Colina Brit. •t. lOMjCoulaon IS Siwie Brit rtr. 6fl Smith 13 Cicero But. itr. 10M O«orn IS Oin lUI. b|. 899 Londini It Thiria Nor. bij. 81lThor»en U Ban Wh»tt Soon Brit. «tr. 199,Cockburn It Celeatul Brit. itr.
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      CLEARANCES.
      114 3 I I Dats. Vimbl'h Name. F_u Bia. Cut_». Dt«nxATion. Feb. 11 Qlenearn Brit. Jt. Duke Hongkong 13 rairnsmuir Li t. itr. Cutle Rangoon IS Richard Rickmers Q r. bq. -ndtrxn \kj-b II Alice Kickmer- Uer. bq. B«cnta \kj»b It Normal iby Brit. rtr. Sonoaen Cta. i bon k S_m»_r»_f
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    759 3 a nj om or oniMka 1» th* »U>»* lUfflat i* iMtarbeur FlaVhul'i Nam. I'iiw awi> vmtivs* Wmom. Comioifta. Vtriam Rio. j.r,\ Spaninard Dut irb. 608 Jan. *> Acheen Dutch Consul UUheea kNk Huddle Col. St. WOFeb. 10 Ponang Col. QoTemmeat. Btation Africa Pedrow por. tra. F«b.
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      19 3 ilotirfa. 1 bay« ibis day e*Ubli*u»a u/ M lf a* General Brok- Hafle* I'mce. I Singapore, 16tk Jun., 18M.
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      738 3 ftotiof. 1 PORK DISPENSARY, RAPrLE" PLtO. Pht«icians' PbiBC"iptiows prppired with the inmost care, drnga of the pnreat quality only being nsed. Dkuo* and TiftMlCALs are obtained freah every fortnight and are thoroughly reliable Pbivate Recipe* acenratel* prepared. All the Leaping Patent Mepicints kept in atnok. Hair, Tooth. Naii. I Shavino
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      296 3 iioutti. LOAN Thb Trust" -i at the Exchange Buildings wish to borrow 113,000. in one or more »omi. for whirh they will issue Debenture Bond, of 1500 or 11,000, bearing intend I payable half yearly. 'I his amount will complete the $35,000 which, by the Trust Deed, the Tnnteei are
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      242 3 IOE. John Littlb A 00.. have iost add* their stock, an. aa*ortm«nt l h* follow, ing:— Brown Canva* Lawn Tennis Shoe* Rio* do. do. White do. Jo. The Craaton" do. Merino. Tottnn and Silk half Ho*e. Brown Balbriggan do. Indian Gauze Merino Vests half Blc*t**. Brown Ralhriggan do. Longcloth Soirta.
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      704 4 iHisfrfllanfous. KATZ BROTHEBB. APOLLTNARTR WATER, Thb Natural Soda Watbb. "Th« qneer of table watera. British Medical Journal. APOLLINARIS WATER. *V Supplied continuously to the Table of H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALKS daring the last five yean. APOLLINARIS. THE NATURAL PODA WATER. 'Far superior to manufactured aerated waters. Mbdical
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      674 4 Jrtorrti anb iflrrrbanftwr JOHN LITTLE 4 00. RAFFLEB PLAOB, Singapore. WINF. ANT) PPTRIT MBRCHANTB, Importers op Provisions, Grocerieb, Oilmam Stores. Cigar*. Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware Lamp*. Raddlerr and Harne**. Crockery Electro Plated Ware. Jewellery, Stationery Perfumery. Fancy Goods, Arm* and Am munition. Ladies and Gentlemen* outfit ters. Watch and Clock maker*.
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      1038 4 THE T«.VTovo PAOttt tvtOeT OOM. I PANT LTMITBD. The works of the Company are situated at T.inji.ng Pagar, within on« mile of the to*-n of Singapore, and •omprise »be fol- j I iwing establishments, viz Wharf. Affording herthagefor twenty vessel* at one time with sufficient water < tlongside for ve<*al*
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      736 4 Sorts. refitting and coaling of *teemcrs, also Shear* complete for taVine out masts. Boilers te Further information may be had at the Offloe of Messrs. Paterson, Simons A 00., Genersl Agents, who forward Telegrams to the Doflk fV»«. OHARLEB WISH ART. MMiager. Singapore lat July 1875. (v. c.) HtMd FOR
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      763 4 NOTICE RCBSCRIBEiia sre requ>«ted to intimate a* early a* posail.le whether they wish to pay their aubscription* in advance for the ensuing yesr, and their attention it requested to the terms of subscription, whicb are as follow* local delivert. Ist Advance. Daily Edition I Weekly Edition. Per Annum $24 I
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      848 4 ROBTNSON <?• ro 23 OntXTPB QuaT, PtwoAPOBF. foppo*ite the Clnb.l Draper*. Milliners. SilV Wercer*. Haber dashers, Glovers, and General Outfitters. Every demrir'ion of clothi-g m»de on the shortest notice by ar. experienced Cut. ter, fit guaranteed, n good assortment ..t tweeds, worsteds, serges", broadcloths f.>r selection. Calf walking shoes. Shooting
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      386 4 flotirr. J. Mf;i -meter. Watch a, Makeb. anh OpfMua Ft in Has slway* on hand a well *eleft«i If Jewellery. Watche*, Olocks jj» on*tmmenta, Ac, oompriaing R"-'"' 1 Ladie* 1 goM Brooches, o «t.' ditt h Earrings. Silver I»ckets. Am. r Ladies' ring*. OarriuSignet rings. Mart! Welding rings, r Albert
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