The Straits Times, 14 March 1884

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    16 1 The Straits Times. XXV. [new series,] SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, 14th MARCH, 1884. [daily issue.] —————^————i^— No. 15,257
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      299 1 strain *f)tp Compantrd. \H AND ORIENTAL VIOATION COMPANT ,uiay. r ns— New Harbour. LINES. the dates on wnich Steamers may be ciBLp t arrive at Singar* re during tbe iRP. 1884 10th Mar. I tth •a AfH. 21st Friday 2nd May. fl rsds] IBtli 12th June. Nth PURN TICKETS. or
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      609 1 strain £>I)tp Companies. Rangoon, Moulmein. Penang and Malacca and the same way back every fortnight. The following are the dates on which they may be expected to Arrive from Calcutta Leave for Calcutta. 18P4. 18 a 4 March Huh March l.Uh. do. 2Hh do. 27th April 7th April loth. do.
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      826 1 *team *l)ft> companies. Children between two and fifteen years pay naif the above rates, if travelling with their parenta one ohild under two years free, when more than one. eftoh child additional will be charged one quarter fare. The voyage to the Moluoeos Islands is made monthly the voyage to
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      645 1 strain *hip Companfrs V. Borneo's West Coaw. From BaUvia via Billiton and Pontianak for Singkawang and back on the 15th of very month. VI. Borneo's South k East CoAsTt From Soerabaya via Rawean, Bandjer. massin, KotUbaroe (Poeloe Lsut) for Koetei and via tbe same places back on he 22nd of
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      548 1 fnstiranrr. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASBURANOE COMPANT LONDON. Established 1821 Sabseribed Capital £2,000,000 Total Invested Fands, upwards of 3,000,000 Annual Inoome upwards of 400,000 The andersigned have been appointeAgents at Singapore and are prepared to issne policies against Fire on the usual terms. PATERSON, SIMONS A 00. Singapore, Ist April,
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      615 1 fnstiranrr. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANOE COM PANT. Instituted 1803. Capital «1,600,000. Paid-up and Invested 700.000. Funds in Hand 1,200,000. DIBECTOBS. Rlrhird J. Alhton, Esq. A!rr*d Oon(*r, Esq. rhomu (1. Birrl.y, William H.wthoni, Botart C. L. Inu, O*om Rlbbart, P«rclT»i BoMqut, fluaMl Bfi*, J«m M Brand, M Willlua I.jtM. ChirlM Cm. Ckartas
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      494 1 Insturamtt THE BOOTTIBH IMPERIAL INBURANCB OOMPANT. Capital ONE MILLION Bnuwa. Caatrm>m— Alexander RoNALDaoM.B*. 2*"* r Jfa "f*«— W. W. w. RraTliq. CofmMimg Actuary-H. AMBBOti Sam OHUP OFFIOWi Glasgow f 151 Wist Onmi. Edihbuboh M OB'o'ili'BTßaMT. LoKDOII {2KwoWitiiAjiBT. LITBBPOOL f2BBxCHANOIB». Bast. Manchesteb f£°!!" Bxrnjua-ai (20 Booth BnHT MoirraEAi, f 8 Xa-
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    THE STRAITS TIMES. FRIDAY, 14TH MARCH, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    166 2 THE STRAITS TIMES. FRIDAY, 14TH MARCH, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Si.ioap ikk UrM Mab<- i, ISM> ii»mbier 7.3 V dlack Pepper 17.1. White Pepper, fair quality. Sago Floor, Bar Pearl Sag. :t Coffee, Honthvno U. 75. Tapioca, smah Flake 3:M. Tiu Ws. Huletwist l. Hi lbs. Shirtings IJM. 7 do
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    67 2 To-DAT. «>r s«r o« Hongkong and Amoy, Jtidah. 6 p.m. Bamarang, Bourabaya, Roeleling. Ampanaa t Macassar, Kongire, It \> m. Hongkong, Berenict. R p.m. To-noraow. llillit.m A Pontianak, Ponliatuik, 0 a.m. Bangkok, Hecuba, 11 a.m. Hongkong, Swatow and Amny, Li, 11 a.m. HaUvia Cheriben. K. O. Read, i
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    70 2 /"For Striits Time*.) P.\Rl.lAMi:.sr. London, VUA March. Lord Salisbury speaking at Chelsea said that the Chum rvatiM; programme was to appeal to the country before passing the Fran-i-hi^o Bill. Toxyt l.v. iMtiM. 11'/ M,ir,h. The French captured Hacninh nn the 12th March with a trilling loss, the enemy
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    52 2 Wi an- nqsMtad by th.- minittoe for the Pulilic Dinner to be given to 11. B. the Governor, to intimate that it i* [artioularly MSjCMtod that no gentlemen will bring his boy with him, unless requested to do so, as the Committee have made ample arrangements I >r attendance on
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    97 2 Tiik Pu! Ik Dinner to His Excellency Sir Fro!, nek \Vc!J will \>e given, we may remind subscribers, in the Singapore Club on Tuesday, the l^tli in-t., i and we must confess to gome feeling of irritation that we have nothing to critieJM or find fault with, either with His
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    21 2 The M. M. Co's mail ateamer Sat.il loused Malacca at 7 15 a. m. to-day, and ►lioul.l arrive here thi« evening.
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    13 2 Tut French cruiser Tourcille left the Horneo Co.'s whaif this morning for Toulon.
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    27 2 TsVsU] b. ta anniveraarr nl" the birthday of Hi< Majesty luiberto 1, f Italy, tbe Italian ships in port are all decorated in honor of the event.
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    46 2 Tn French ironclad La Galutonnierr, with Ketr Admiral Lespet on board, arrived at Hongkong from Singapore on the night of the 7th instant, and Rear Admiral Meyer, in his flagship the Victorieute, was to leare for Singapore en route to France in a few Jays afterwards.
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    52 2 The Shanghai Mercury o( :jrd March regarding the Shanghai share market Itankt have been sold at 120 pr. the sellers ire in Hongkong Selangort at ?U(land JIM. I! mt IMI at Th I The Hongkoiig ijuoUtioiis of the 7th March are I'erak Tin Mining Co.— fUA I'erak Sugar Cultivation Co.—
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    67 2 TIIK Alt,< California t»yt "l'arii po-li.em.-n, wlio number over ti.ii.Ki jmAj aktrj ol the n M4O patrol-nien Mj| IttO; jiatrolmeii ln>h coustabulary gi-t |SU alt. r lrgb patrol-men get trum Don to 17.30 a week, anil (ilaiigow patrol-men Irom sr, :m H si; -„i. c p,,,. r .1..V in H-rlin
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    POLICE COURT.
    621 2 Thi-b-dat, 13th Makch UN. H. S. O'Connor, £Vy. Senior Magistrate. H.-nry Capel, Inspector of Nuisance*, vs. Ung Ohye L n*. owner of piece of l.iti < in X, w BrulK"' Koad, for keeping tbe Mine in n filthy and nnwholcsoine state Tbe enae wan arlj .inn. 1 t>
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    837 2 Tnk Homunra LumATiri Oocxcil. Oi k neighbours in Hongkong are once more a happy family. They have got a Governor with some common sense and with some ideas of what a (i'V.ruor's duties are to the communiI whom he rules, and the contrast is mighty between Sir < rule an.l
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    BACNINH.
    141 2 Tin Ch 1/ TtfcM publishes tli,work on Toaquin who is in the n r-'iment, aixl (ravellini; over the pi "u Traqaia. 1: a ju-t now U) "'ir tion with tlio of the fall of II. ooatmdicta our im| tliat China h« I < itliiT 111 S.'lll.n may i folly
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      860 2 STEAM COMMUNICATION TO .WEBTERN AT'STRALIA. The West Auntralian Stennmbip Company** iteamer NATAL," J. Wood, oommander, nnder engaeement witb the Strait* and Western Australian Governments, i* expected to leave Singapore for Fremantle, calling at Batavia, Roebuck Bay, Cossack, Sharks Bay and Geraldton, as notified below:— PRO POSED TIMETABLE. Northward Sebticb. I«.:ii
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      635 2 #Uto aubftti«rmfnt«. Til TOWN HALL. TONIGHT, FRIDAY, 14th MARCH, LAST NIGHT OF POLLARD'S LILIfUTIAN OPERA COMPANY In Lecoc</s Comic Opeba, THE LITTLK DUI K. BATURDAY.:ISth MARCH. Positively for one night only. 11. M. S. PI X AFORE." KOTlCF.— Gilbert's Dramatic Contra' RKTHBARTB," been un»voidably postponed until Saturday week. Any one
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      573 2 N'»l; GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tbe undenn.-ntioned Government lands, situated in the Town of Elopura. North Borneo, will be *old by Public Auction at the Land Onsoe, at 1 o'clock p. m. on the day after the arrival of tbe 8. 8. Borneo" from Singapore, about tbe 30th of March, 1884. till
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      482 2 I tin 3bbnit«mrnto. AND. Sibaxooon Road. Tuf. und..isijned will sell byAocriON, ..t tli. ir Salerooms, on Thursdiy. the 20th instant, at i o'clock P. all that valuable property witb lsrg« compound dwelling house tbereon. and the remains of a bouse lately burned down, situated on Sirangoon Road, N"». K2 4HJ
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      27 2 WEATHKU BEPOttT. KartianfiirahoiL Hofital, VMk March, 188k. I 9a. a. 3p.m. 9p.m. Banian. i Bar. rat Faa. J9»»»»«T» uin a I n.*i "7 -I MttMa^EM> n, I
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    1499 3 :]it ol I P maat W- I all I I luring I I tifaA «'»d to say that the c I tLeir t an ex- J v scholars li mum age in those t i ss exceptional,) ia t i™ iiHiiwi D»T** (fruii'iiiiiy to sckn^w* d l?e t
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    NETHERLANDS INDIAN NEWS.
    2532 3 (Trantlated from Ji.u ntwtptpt ft.) A Coolie Ati/Ium fa Dtlt— Wi'.b I .phic lntt-llikTcn a fr mi Bativia announcing tbe es-.ablmhment of an a»yIam for Chinese invalids in Deli, we are iafo m<- 1 tbat the founding A »u;n it phi. l-ntbn.pio institution was <1 id.-d up
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      ARRIVALS.
      132 3 > fLJJ Vwn'i Nam. axu Caftai». Kaon. SatLiD Comarav. 1 z. 13 Iphi?ema Brit. itr. 1059 Ahrena Hamburg Feb. IP. Rhemer ft Co. lv. itr. t&M Crilloric T.-ie*t« D. Brandt A Co. 13 SetßWK' Col. str. 50OHuJ.ll.- KUog Vtt. 11 Coi. OoTCTßmeat. IS ("layuior.- lint. xtr. lfiS7<Julland London J.n.
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      CLEARANCES.
      98 3 I I I Dats. Vessel's Kin. Fua ft Rio. Ct.rtt.in. Dbstikatiok. Mar. v Benmore 14 .Vanshan 14 Marlborougb. 14 Pontianak 14 B«renic* 14 Hecuba 14 Louisa 111 14 Knngse*--14 Picciola 14 Ophir 14 ("lay mere 14 Banca Brit. str. \ugustin Malacca ft Peaaog Brit. str. Blackburne Hangkong k Swatow
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      717 3 -qoMtodto o<«u«mi"»'.« wiU 1*. try orr«r or omiwioo in th« »bor« SUppia( ia th« Iuirbow. VnwsL'a N**«. BIIHB akd i iAkbitbd; Fmom. I Comtaira. D'atio* Bio Mon-of-war Benknelen T'liecke Put. war <29 Mar. 9 Acheen Patch Coniul. Repairing Huddle Col. .t. tOO Mar. U Klang Col.
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      117 3 G. R. LAMBERT k Co. Photooraphbbs. Orchard i*.oad, -tilo Portrsits artiiticil coloured, specially re'oin mended for photos in fancy-dress, t'ln dren taken instanteneoui. P'lOtos of houses, ships, etc., taken t > r 1. r. Pictures framed in all styles. G. R. Lambibt k Co's views of Singapore, Siaui, Borneo, Cambodgis.
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      321 3 yoTTcnB. I. the undersigned. Kuii Bwm Chiho, I formerly in partnership with Taw Swh 1 ITock in the shiprhindtery business of fiwrn Hock.Rwbr f!n«wo Co., Wna. ♦15 Martet Street. Chop Chye Wait. havinir retired from the business on the 19th January. ]S<*4. I will not be responsible for any debt
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      317 3 OOVERN M ENT NOTIFIOATI' TtKDBBS will be received at the O^^^H Secretary's Oflloe, np to the 15th March next, for the maintenance of a fortnightly Mail Packet Service between Singapore and Penang, and vie* vtrsi, calling at Ma- lsrca. fora period of three years, from tke S Ist May ISH4,
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      677 4 KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLINARIS WATER, Thb Natural Soda Watbb. The qneen of table waters." British Medica- Joubnal. APOLLINARIS WAVEU. ttT Supplied continuously to the Table of H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES during the last five yearn. APOLLINARIS, THE NATURAL SODA WATER. 'Far superior to manufactured aerated waters. Midioal Times
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      692 4 ♦torw anD iHm&anUfw. ~JOIIN LITTLE 4 00. RAFFLER PLACE, Singapore. WINE AND BPTRTT MERCHANTS. Importers op Provisions, Groceries, Oilmam Stores. Cigars, Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware Lamps, Saddlery and Harness, Crockery dated Ware, Jewellery. Stationery Perfnmery. Fnncy Goods. Arms and Ammunition. Ladies and Gentlemen's outfit ters. Watch and Clock makers. Japanese and
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      978 4 THE TANJONQPAGAR DCKTK OOMPANT LIMITED. Tri works of the Company are situated at Tanjong Pagar, within one mile of the town of Singapore, and comprise the following establishments, viz Whabf.— Affording herthage for twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water tlongside for vessels of the heaviest draught, and protected
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      675 4 refitting and coalingof steamers, also Shears complete for takinir out masts. Boilers ke Further information may be had at the Office of Messrs. Patersor. Simons A 00., flenersi Agents, who forward Telegrams to the Dook free. OHARLEB WISH ART, Manager. Singapore Ist July 1875. (v. c.) FOR SALE. A Ffw
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      687 4 TANJONG KATONG HOTEL* This Hotel is now open to rece»Ai boarders. Great care has been bestowed on the bnildini? of these premises, which will be i found on iuspection to be airy snd com- modions. Being situated on the sea-beach, it commands an extensive view of the Harbour, Town, and
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      892 4 tfrr*. KOBTXSOX CO. 2^ f'ot.LYBB Quay, Pinoapobb. fopposice the dab.] Drapers. Milliners. Silk Wercers. TTslwr lashers. Glovers, and General Outfltt. 3»*tlfmen's Outfit-! mo Department. I Every description of clothi-g ■•deoa <■ he snonest notice by an experienced l" iit«r, fit guaranteed, a good sscortmen* ..f iweeds, worsteds, serge*, broadcloths for
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      350 4 f>otfrr. j. if on Chronometer, W Maker, a- IOc» Flinllas always on hand aw. i.... f Jewellery. Watche,. nstrnmenta, Ac, oompr t**'sl Jrmcelets, irooches, Cat-rings, jsdies' rings, lignet rinirs, Wedding rings, c keepers ThprmomeUtJ' 1 Übert chains, Barer. >nard chains, Bex 4 Studs, Sleeve But- S.. tons and Links, Compasses?"*
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