The Straits Times, 5 March 1884

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    15 1 The Straits Times. \.\V. m-:w series,] SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. sth MARCH, 1884. [daily issue.] No. 15,240
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      401 1 »tram *Htp eomyantrs. a \NII ORIENTAL T ,ON COMPANT rQuay. OoV"— Ne« Harbonr. MAIL LIKEB -,iate. on wrncn at Singapore during the Hoeowabb. 10th Mar. 2«h 7th Aprl. l list v.v Fnlav 2nd May. S v mh June. Mtb S TICKBTB. lai o« Vehich A"""* 1 2nd lass $275 i
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      711 1 *t..dm *btp Companies. The rate* of (psJarU »nd r.»a«Rge money *nd all other particulars ran be ascertained jn application to the undersigned. lifSJOB -onta. Messrs. John Swibb A Sons, 19, Billiter Street, Owner. Alprkd Hoi.t, Esq., 1. India Buildings, Liverpool. W MANSFIELD A 00., Agenta, Singapore i I'th Nov.. 1877.
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      803 1 *tram *!)fp Compantrs. Macassar via Samarano, Soeribata, Bali Boelblino and Ampanan and back, on the Ist and 15th of every month. >• Palbmbano, fortnightly or monthly (according to induoement) and from Palembano on the 10th of every m nth for Djambie via Muntoe and MoearaKompbh, and the same way back.
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      589 1 efrtram *hip Compatms Larentoeka. Maoemerie and Bima, in the month* of January, March, May, July, September, and November, via Bima, Maoemerie, Larrentoelift, Timor Koepang and back via Timor Knepang, Rotti, Savoe, Nangamessie and Bims. N. B. The steamers extend their voyage* to Timor Delly, but not und- r con. tract
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      559 1 frtffuranrr. ALLIANCE BRITTBH A FOREIGN LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE OOMPANT, LONDON. Capital £5,0rt0.000 Sterling Extension of Limits. One Pr*t class risk 80,000. Two adjoining do 120,000. Three or more do. do 160 000 PATERRON SIMONS A 00. Agents Singapore. 17th Dec., 1875. (o. c.) THE QUEEN TV^URANOE COMPANT. Capital Two
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      562 1 Insuranrr. THbTHONGKONG FIRE INSURANOB OOMPANT LIMITED Capital $2,000,000 Paid-up 400,000 Reserve Fund 564,202 Gbkbbal Managers. Messrs Jardine Matheson A- Co. Hongkong. Consulting Committee. A. An.ir., Pjq. rlfaMn. M«lA(i*ra. Co.) I. P BaniM (Maass*. HoUi4aT.wla.SC>. A T Manor, (M«a«.Don.Tla..rVpraik»c... KI I (Bwaeo CoaipuT LM.) J. J. doa Bnudlo*. (J. J. do.
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      564 1 fnstiranrr. THB BOOTTIBH IMPERIAL INBUBANOB OOMPANT. Lin. Oafital ONI MILLION 8. brli««. Chairman— Alex an der Row aIBwOW. lr» O^ral Ma**g«r—vr. W. W. Rbid, B*». Omtulhng Actuary— H. Ambbosb Smiht ohibf omons, Glasoow f1 SI Win GIOBCB. "I Street. Bdimbvmbi 54 oloul srairr. L 0 00 2 Kiho William 9f.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • Obituary
      DEATH.
      18 2 On Tuefday, 4tb March, at Longcroft House, Renfrew, Scotland. Nbil Adder. box. agrd 32 years, deeply regretted.
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    WEDNESDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    173 2 WEDNESDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. riisoAPoaa sth Uakch, 1884. liambier f 7.45. rllack Pepper ITJtV, White Pepper, fair quality. -IS.-IS. Sago flour, Bar U.SU. Pearl Sago .1 Coffee, Ronthynr 14.75. Tapioca, small Flak* Ml Tin M. 40s. Mule twist m. Si lbs. Shirtings IJM. 7 do do l.+Ji
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    19 2 liar.gkok, B»i> Wtmqt, ♦.p.m. I To-morrow. lUDgkuk, JJaaj*"*. I' KI>IT. I'alemhsng. Muntok and Djambie, Patotah, 11 a.m. I m
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    45 2 fFW Str-.it, Time*.) Paki.umkm. London, Ml Marrh— Mr. William Marriott, lat-- Liberal member for Hii^liton. vvl.o v porously sup|">rteil the Vote of Censure M tin- (iovernment, resigned his «»>at and has Ix-en re-elect-ed as a Conservative candidate by a largely increased majority. a>
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    POLLARD'S LILIPUTIANS.
    456 2 Last niffht Pollard* Liliputian Opera Company received a hearty welcome at the Theatre Royal on their return from their Indian tonr. The* performed M. Planquette't opera, Lt* Clnrkei iff CfirnerilU, to a fairly crowded houoe, and the constant apr>lan«<> they received muet have natiofied the members of the
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    48 2 A solemn high mass ot Requiem waj celebrated this no .-ning in the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd by the Revd. Father Daguin, assisted by Revd. Fathers Tourgis and Pouget, for the repose of the soul of the late Frances Ambrose de Lisle, brother of Lady Weld.
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    59 2 The French cruiser D' Eitaing, Captain Coulombeaud, from Toulon 3 1st Januanr, arrived at the Borneo Co'i wharf thit morning, en voyage to Hongkong, where the will relieve the TourviUr, which will return to France at once. The D'Ettaing is a second data cruiser of 2,286 tons, carries 15 heavy
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    232 2 Mihsis. W. G. Hale and Co. advise an f'ullowi reifanlingf the Saigon Ki.imarket in their circular of the 29th February Met.— Our market baa ruled somewhat easier during the fortnight, slthougb prices have not receded to any material extern, available stocks being rspidiy worked off arrivals are &.000 piculs dai
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    Latest News from TONQUIN.
    2126 2 'I'lic fperial rorre«pon<lent of the Hongkong Dailg Pre»» writes: The Wai in Toitqcis. Hanoi, mh Feb.. 18X4— The nrriv.l of G-neral Millot. with hi' Iw.i brii;adiert. (i.ner«la Negrier and Brirre d- I'l-le. and tie first batch of 3. SOU tro.p., btn p»a*id iiv-r tolerably <|'iietly and
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      718 2 WESTERN AUSTRALIA Tub Wph( Austmlian Ste-imship Company's atearaer NATAL," J. Wood, comnwn.le-. ml.'r encngement with tbe Straita and Western Australian Governments, is expected to leave Singapore for Fremantle, calling at Batavia. Roebuck Bay, Ooaaack, Sharks Bay and Geraldton, aa notified below: PROPOSED TIMETABLE. Northward Sbrticb. Ltarlar Fra- 18th M 113
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      794 2 SALE OfTU,r\RLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Ac. Wednfsdat, 12th Mabch. The undersigned are instructed by Major PATfiWON. Brigade Major, to sell by .it liia residence H Bungalow, Tanglin. on Wednee-'ny. 12th Maroh. commercing at 1.30 p. m. The Valuable Household Furniture, Ac. comprising handsome Englinb-made drawingroom chairs, mahogany dining-room chairs spring seated
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      781 2 NOTTr 1 I, the undersigned do hereby give notice to the Merchant*. Traders, and others nf Ping ij... re, that Mr. Km AH HnHAM'D Lavlbhot can act hut A'torrey and Agent, during my »baeine from Singapore ly virtue of a full power uf attorney granted by me to him on
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      376 2 f^fto sfW"rf!3ftnfntt. ■i.i. 'J THEATRE. TO NIGHT WEDNBriDAY, sth MARCH. POLLARDS LILIPUTIAN OPERA COMPANY. in their grand product:on of Offbhbach'.i Masterpiece, THE PRINCESS OF TRKHIZONDE. THURSDAY. tiTH U4U H, .•^l 1 VK'h Gland OTICULAB OPB«V. j FATINITZA. FRIDAY, *th MAR I LiciHii'a mic Opema, THE LITTLI 111 KE. H.i i'Uniti
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    POLICE COURTS.
    388 3 > Magistrate. XII MAHCH. Igslt up 'in a i nd costs, simple impris ritnent -nnmoned i J- th' r uarty ip k "ut. t0 immoi .1 force. absent, the case was j y Ah Keh for nlaot id Kullang ,ut w« 1 r keep. -.fiout a I ping
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    430 3 Before J W. -V. Kyshe .ird Magistrate. Tuesday, 4th March Ong Ah Chin and 12 others w.-re charged with being present in a common gaminghouse. Inspector Boott, eh rg Krabau police station, informs that the pris n M w.-re ir n a wirr;i-,t n it ioleud-d for them, a-id withdraws
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    660 3 r, II T ll,vt,jht,,i,E< I .ird Magistrate. VVuDif EtDAY, 3au March. Lee K»y was brought upon a warrant for h«ving ill tri-aied hia wif. on tiie JT:b February, and waa ordered 10 rinel $50 surety to keep the psjm fir ti m mtbs. H.mg Seng, a bullock ctrt driver, was
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    PARIS LETER.
    2118 3 (From our oien Corretpondent Paris, 2nd Feb February, according to a French proverb, though the shortest, is also the worst month in the year. Kvirytliing seems to predict that it will fix the j date of a new departure, in point of busi- ness and politics, for France.
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    38 3 It is spring. A resurrection of nature's latent forces is taking place. Like the world around you, renew your complexion, invigorat* your powera. deans the channels of life. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the means to nse for the purpose.
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    117 3 HJlowati'i Ointment and Pilli Diseases of the skin, ringworm, scurvy, s" rlii'i. eruptions and swelling, sore h 'ad*, and the most inveterate skin disease to which the human frame is subject, cannot be cieated with a m re eauy and reliable remedy than Rolloway's Ointment nnd Pills, which net »o
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      ARRIVALS
      174 3 Vmil'i Kami. Alls Cai-taiii. Froh. Sailid Comiairas. 3 Bio. Mat 3 Europa Oer. »tr. liBBSeWe Kobe Feb. 19 R. Schmidt ft Co. 4 Ganymede Brit. atr. 2M Burton Deli Mar. 2 Manafield ft Co. Anton Gunther Oer. b<j. 459 Steinbrugge Hongkong Feb. IS B. Schmidt 4 Co. 4 Wm.
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      CLEARANCES.
      75 3 Date. Vnm't Name. Mar. 5 Purulia 6 Ferntovar 5 Mgetn 6 Lake OnUho Kremlin 6 Rainbow i Goaipar* 6 Rory t i Sury Wongat Flao 1 Rio. Brit. ttr. Brit. atr. Brit, itr Brit. ih. Bnt. ttr. Brit. ftr. Brit. ttx. Bnt. itr Oer. itr. CarrAiir. Brown Kelley ThOIDM
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    772 3 SHIP PI NG IN THE HARBOUR. C.pUim md Araita at >•«•)■ are toquetUdU oooun»ai<»t. *ay orra* or oaiwion ID the kbov* Shlpp)n» In ta« kwbunr Fla. VISSEL'B SaM. 'APTiIH. AVT> g AKBITTO F«OM. COHStO-M. D*tTla« f^_ m —^H SeflfelU**" Huddle Col rtr. 500 Mar. 2Malac.a Col. Gorernmant. Malaoaft I-urot ,-n
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      402 3 JMtfcNL POSITIVE GOVERNMENT BECURITT LIFK ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD 104 Clive Stbeet. Calcutta. Provision for old age combined with Family. Provision in ease of Death. EXAMPLE. An assurer, aged 25 next birthday, wishes to lay apart a sum of about 20 Rs. a month in such a way that his savings
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      292 3 iOwniJ to over mnch competition the S. S. ROYALIST," ik for aale. Sbe formerly ran between Singapore and j Sarawak, and lately between Sirgapore, North Borneo and Sulu, having been subsidised by tbe North Born> o Government for several years, and during that time, gave the utmost satisfaction to said
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      314 3 •HOttM. GOVERNMENT NOT I r Trnn»« will be received al I Secretn rv'« >ffi. c, up t the 15th March n <>xt, for the maintenance of a fortnightly Mail Packet Service between Singapore and Penang, and rife rent, calling at MaIhcch. fora n*riod of three years, from the Ist May,
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      683 4 fHWrllanrona. rz rkoti APOLLINARTR WATER, Thr Natural da Watbb. The qneen of table waters." British Medical Joubnal. APOLLINARIS WATER. TV Supplied oontinuou.ly to the Table of H. B, H. THE PRINCE OF WALES during the laat five years. APOLLINARIS. THE NATURAL SODA WATER. 'Far snper- r to manufactured aerated Mbdioal
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      708 4 JMorw anft iHrretanxHW. JOHN LITTLE 00. RAFFLEB PLACE, Singapore. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Importers of Provisions. Groceries, j OILMAM STORk Cigars, Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware Lamp*. Saddlery and Harness, Crockery Electro Plated Ware, Jewellery, Stationery Perfumery. Fancy Good.. Arms and Amman' tion. Ladies and Gentlemen's outfit ters. Watch and Clock makers.
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      1034 4 TfTE TAVTOVf? PAGAR DOCK COM. PA NY LTVTTKT). Thr works of the Company are situated at Tanjong Pagar, within one mile of the town of Singapore, and comprise the fol- .wing establishments, viz t— Wharf.— Affording berthage for twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water tlongside for vessels of
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      700 4 fiorfts. refitting andooalingof steamers, al*o Shears complete for takinp out mute. Boilers t* Further information may be had at the Office of Messrs. Paterson, Simon* A Co., Oener.l Aarenta. who forward Telegram* to *he, Dook free. CHARLES WIBHART, Manager. Singapore Ist July 1875. (v. c.) flourrs. FOR SALE. A Fxw
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      691 4 #*OtfttxJ. I '"ANJONG KATONO HOTEL- This Hotel is now open to reoeeAi boarders. p 9 r ?*t c re has been bestowed on the building of these premi.es, which will be found on iuspeotion to be airy snd commodious Being situated on the sea-beach, it commands an extensive view of
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      750 4 ROBTNBON M f'oi.LTFB QUAT, SIWOATiRF. fopnosice the Olnl. Draper.. Milliners. «3irV Wer.era. Haber daahera, Glover*, snd General Ontflttera. O»*TirMi»'i Outfitting Dfpartmfnt. Every description of clot-' -g rosd* on the snorteat notice by an experienced (""nt. ter, Rt guaranteed, a good assortment ».f sweeda, worsted., serge*, brosdcloths for election. Calf walking
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      821 4 T. MOTTON. OHROIIOMRTaB. WATCH AND Cl^oMakes, and OiT, r Alf Flint Street Has always on hand a well .elects I If Jewellery. Watehe.. Clock*. N ..nntrnments, Ac, comprising Bracelets, Ladies' gold wat^e, Brioches. Gent»' Earrings, Silver watt h. s, T>K-keta. American rl,.c't, -«dies' rings, Carriage clock, Signet rings. Marbl.- clock,
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