The Straits Times, 26 March 1884

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    16 1 The Straits Times. VOL. xxv. MW Sl-RIES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. 26th MARCH, 1884. [daily issue.] \o. 15,267
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      141 1 fttram »W eompanire. ORIENTAL MPANT Quay. s New Rarl'onr. KUICO ri» may be ex- re during the \prl. 'Mi 12th June. H rxirE nd Cl«l27S HACK. Clasa $350 i r Venice Bbin. I pany's ins for goods f r tti the g.^owns at ■nsuraac* whilst iblefor fi.wns at New Har-
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      559 1 *tram *htj) Companirs. D, Moulmein. Penang and Malacca and the lame way back every fortnight. The following are the dates on which they may be expected to Arrive from Calcutta A Leave for Calcutta 18<>4. March 10th March 13th. do. 2tth do. 27th April 7th April Mth. do. 21st do.
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      804 1 *tram »W Compamrtf. Children between two and fifteen years pay half th above rate*, if travelling with tLeir parents one ohild under two year* free, when more than one, each child additional will be charged one quarter fare. The voyage to the Moluccoi Islands is made monthly the voyage to
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      647 1 *tram *btp Companfef V. Borneo's wTbbi CoAJT. Kroaj BaUvia via Billiton and Pontianak or Btngkawang and Hack on the 15th of 1 very aaonth. VI. Bobneo'h Sooth A Eaht OoArrt From Soerabaya via Bawean, Baadjer. masain, Kottabaroe (Poeloe Lant) for Koetei and via the same places back n he 22nd
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      518 1 Induranrr. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE OOMPANT LONDON. Established 1821 tiubsoribed Capital £2,000,000 Total Invested Funds, upward* of 3,000,000 Annual Inoome upwards ol 400,000 The aadersigned have been appointeAgeaU at Singapore and arc prepared to ktavte policie* againit Fire on the ulna] terms. PATERSON, SIMONS 00. Singapore, Ist Apr.l, 1875.
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      622 1 Insuranrr. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANOE COM PANT. Instituted 1803. Capital «1,600,000. Piid-up and Invested 700.000. Funds in Hand 1,200,000. DIBECTOBS. RI-li.M J. Alhtnii. Es*.. Alfnd OoafW. rhomM o. ItarrUr, Wllllaa Hi.tion, Eolxrt C. L. Bstu, Oku* HlbMt, P«ri»»l Bo*uu]<i*t, Ssbml Hr 4«, JtmM Bnn4, M WlliUm tyull, ChirUi C«».. CWrlw ITurrat,
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      494 1 Insiiranrf. THB BOOTTISH IMPERIAL INBURANOMjOOMPArrT LIFE. Capital ONI mTTIioN Stbblib*. Okairnwm— Albiandeb RoNAU)iy)iT,B»* omif omoM, Olasaow f 151 Wht Oioiai Edinbumb M GB^'Brawt. i LornD {iKINO WIIUAMST. Livebpool, f2B ExoßAvai Bt. East. 1 Mancbbsteb (Cbowh BuiLDrBM (20 Booth Stbbbt I Mohtbeal, J Bt r*knoon XaTIEB BTBBBT. I MtLBODBNB, ELIEABBTK 9».
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    STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 26TH MARCH,1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    171 2 STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 26TH MARCH,1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. SI.NOAPOKt Mi MiiC«. ii»uibier S 7.3!1. rtlack Pepper 17JS. White Pepper, fair quality. J". <«' Sago Floor. 8«r i4V Pearl S«go I C.ffie, Ifonthyne It 7, Tapiuca, small Flake i l'in 10s. lluletwiat I 1. S| ll.a. ybirtings \JrnL 7 do do
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    76 2 «w rm i Cherfbon 4 Samaranff, Ptrumg, *JB. To-Moaaow. HaUTia. if W»« 111. II am. Penang. M..ulmei». H«r. mah. Calcutta. *oWo. 1 p.m. Malacca and Klanc. May "Upctr. 1 p.m. Kbidit. Hon K kon K k Shanghai. TtleouuKtu, 1 a.m. Bangkok, Hteuia. 11 a.m. Malacca and Peoan;, Rtnmore,
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    36 2 f For Striiti Time*.) PARLIAMENT. tlrf-JI. 25M Manh.— The Delate on the Keform Bill has been resumed. Lord John Manners'* proposed his amendment and the debate was adjourned. A division is exnected next week.
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    177 2 Hid Excellency Sir Frederick Weld, X.C.M.C., will" embark from Johnston's Pier on Friday, at 4.15 p. m., under a guard of honor of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and asalutefrom Fort Canning. A Gazette Extraordinary issued to day officially announces this and invites Members of Council, Foreign. Consuls, H.-ad« of Departments,
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    42 2 Tub Malacca Assizes, which were notified to bt held on Kriday, the 2Sth instant, have lieen postponed until Tuesday next, the Ist April, iv order tbat tlie Acting Chief Justice may be present to swear in H. E. the Administrator on Saturday.
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    15 2 r are requested to intimate that there will be no reception at Government House to-day.
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    22 2 hi New Arab Street Bridge, across Ko.li .re (.'anal to Campong Kapore, is to In officially opened this afternoon at half-rast 4.
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    83 2 We are given to understand, and it is only right tbe public should know, that the Band of His Italian Majesty's corvette Ciraeeiolo, which, by the kind courtesy of Commander de Amezaga, is to play tins afternoon on the Esplauade, is an Amateur Band belonging to the Commander personally, and
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    119 2 Ar the Levee held by commaudof the Queeu in St. James's Palace on Thursday the2Ut February by His Koyal HlflbntW the Prince of Wain on behalf of Her Majesty, we observe among the presentations the name of a young Siiigai>orean, the eldest son of one of our eldest ami mat
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    12 2 Tmk (iermau gunboat Xauhlu* left the j harbour tins forenoon for Hongkong.
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    49 2 OtOI to a iniiprint in the telegraphic ■|uotations fur Uauk shares from London in M>tcrdav'ii i«i>cr, we now republish the telegram with the correct figures. London, i/li March— Bank Shares i Oriental Hank L' > I Chartered Hank attl 10 Chartered Mercantile lank Cl 7 Hongkong and Shanghai Uauk Ml
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    85 2 His Honor the Acting Chiet Justico and a Special Jury, composed of Mesarn. Jame. Miller (foreman,) H. V. Maatk, W .Vetike, .1. C K (l.or^e, f Duulop, M. li.-hr and J. Kiulayaon, were engaged the whole day yesterday in the trial of a Burmese named Oung l)oon fur thu Waterloo
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    204 2 The annual report of the JEtnittee of Tan Tock Seng's Hospital Corporation for 18^3 it puhiighed in the Gnr. eminent Gazette of 14th March, and is mainly financial, thenumber of patients and the diseases, etc., having Wen remarked upon in the Report of Ur. Rowel!. P. C. M.
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    177 2 Otalriends i.f the long rol>e will probably read with intereo' the tollowing paragraph from the Ceylon Timta One or two of them know something of the pigskin Jnt'ice Diar, fine specimen f a Singhsl se ueDtlem.-n. partially owed bii seat on the P«*ii h pf the (Vylon 3upr. me Court
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    195 2 It ia no doubt very pleasant to n medals for nne'o exhibits at International Exhibition<<. but the pleasure is somewhat marred when one has to pay for them, a fact which may not be generally known. The Hadra4 Mail thai refers to the 'natter. Referring to oar n ..'i. that
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    311 2 The following is as graphic a description f.f the km< of fruit*, th.- Durian, as we have come across. It i» by an eutlni■iastic writer in St. James Gazette Nature ••■.in. t'> h*Te <• enp >s d the durian in a kitd -i \>• > r f.ei tj. Over it
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    355 2 hllll our este«m<>d contemporary, the Cey/oH Ohtener, should not I >unt hie chickens In-fore they are hatched. He recently conferred on HI Sir John Douglas as H. E. Sir Frederick W ■uoceesor, and now that he has lomul out his mistake, he ha- invcntid a sue ceesor to our worthy
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    Thk BraaArou Am Cum
    295 2 Bi Kirlv rater morn I hurst mi ments and flew on tl »m^ to the shores of your beautiful Iile, n d reached the Town Hal! i the eotuvrt. The nobi I were di(portin< th tfrou]>«, retailing t )tlttt bit* of «can<UI, whilst a l.iv.-K -ti
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    AN ELECTRIC SOUNDING LINE.
    256 2 i v f liave tv mill (Mia ill uuml>tr of invention! which h i credited L> this Colony, and have hail to notice durii or two. A ver) inifeii fur taking KHindi ;epths has lately Uvn invented hy Mr- J" 011 Krriuntnii de la Crow, of
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      730 2 3dbrrt((trmrntw. PAVILTON HOTEL GRAND CONCERT. HERR MORITZ SIEOL'S Bohemian Orchestral Union. The grandest Combination of Musical Talent ever seen and heard in India. Consisting of 7 Ladies and 8 Gentlemen, Will give Every Evening, at 8 p. x.. precisely. /Attractive Grand Instrumental Concert of the Choicest selections from tbe new
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      909 2 flUbrrttiftmfgt*. SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FTRNITfJRE. Ac. The property of R. 8. O' Coknor, Ea.| Wednesday. 2nd April. Tbe undersigned are instructed by R B. <" Connor, Esq., to sell by Accrioa. at Mount FJizibeth Cottage, on Wednesday, 2td April, commencing at LBO P. K. The whole of the Valuable
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      691 2 f TORI A THEATRE. Road, Near the Hylaxs Temple. r Singapore. FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY. THE FIRST PARSI VICTORIA THEATRI ;AL COMPANI OF BOMBIY. Will gire tb.ir GBAND OPKNING NIGHT, TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY, 2ti i h MIRCII. When will be repre-.n'.'d tbe e»er fresh and ever new Fuiry OpeM, entitled
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      544 2 mbtrtistmtntii notTce The Cbina Na«%tion Osm steamer "TAIWAN." C»pt.^mitb, fca»ing left Hongkong on th last may be expected ri :!oih iu»t, ttkroute lit Auatralian Ports She has room for First Clas Passengers, and also for Cargo, which can now be en- K»ged. Am Iv to W.MANSFIELD* Co. A gents O.
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    ADDRESS TO H.E.THE GOVERNOR.
    42 3 v M.I ami the 1; leThuy, M sri.C. H. -As Bricifits .:ninisni in -egret h will ■V i ility. luly well inldren he f ur— »tl'' t^y} in more and i iji.d more to those wbo bb3 I
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    268 3 I a mi' i j li |j, iii rv>uv leeilDgs M) 1 u)y Weld and onr family. f ur merits, I have it ih. v are limited in real. roar to do our duty. H .n in th Qaano." im the maxim of our Church, and therefore: Ihoae wh i
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    POLICE COURTS.
    579 3 MoaTDAT, Jim March. H I i Ky-hr. E ti 2nd >V T. k 80..n was oh irgcJ with Lurt at 5.30 a. m., iv Siog<pore tn "j or in default 10 days rirforout :.iuent. yuiy Heng Chey >:ibcri. Raoaa. in Serai and wat fiued ti, or in def.i
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    TUESDAY, 25TH MARCH.
    297 3 IK. .V.rron Ky.h, laf. -nil Mogittrate. Lim Ah Loy was arree'ed at .'> p m. on the Jlth. in M^il-ibar street f-r heiuj s.-seion of 12 cent* w,,nh of illicit chandoo dross, and having pi aded guilty, was fined M (.nts. or in default 3 days rigorous
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    MANILA NEWS.
    1439 3 (Traml I trm s\pMMal fU9tft Tii<- British ship has I nth a Spanish steamer un ler circum*! rth as follows iv Hanila tttk The m»il steamer ii. which arrirelin our port on Saturday last on her return voyage froa N rthern Luzon, etaas hi'h-T sriih >ut her funnel
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    44 3 If you are suffering from a sebae uf txtrcnu (OsarincM, try one bot.le of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It will cos' you bat one d Ilar, and will do you incalculable good, it will do away wiih that tired feeling, and give new life and (awrfJL
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    122 3 Hollount, 1 Oittmtut and Pill* —A fre. |i.-nt cause of gout and rheumatism is the I n.fl mmatcry state of the LI od, ntteided with bad digestion and general debility. A few d acs of the Piils t.ken in time are an effectual preventive against gout an 1 rheumatism. Anyone
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      ARRIVALS
      93 3 t Vuwl'i Kakb. 'kn S Captaih. Pbob. Sailed Comionm. a jL K Sumbawa Dut. «tr. 498 Bowbi«« Mi--. 22 Bou»te»d Co. 2i M-rcury Brit. str. l&f) M&rtin Deli Mar. S3 iUn§fl»ld k Co. Olrmpia Brit. »tr. 1691 Kerr Cardiff Feb. 8 Borneo Coy. Ltd. .»>urg «»«r. itr. 1( 93
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      CLEARANCES.
      67 3 i i I D*n. Vbhxl'« H ami. Flao k Rio. CkrtUM. DrrriwiTio*. M m m v M m m Muupie I H. M. itr Nautilus gb. Glut-kgburg I "tr. p e »rl Bri;. Nomumby Brit. >rtr. Aurora Brit. »tr. S«lembria Hrit. «tr. Banca Brit. rtr. Hop* Kni;Un4 4itheoborn Hon^koDK
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      687 3 SHIPPI NG IN THE HARBOUR. Vmsil's Na»i. <.'irTAm. axd I Vkbitto Fbom. Cowsiuicim. D'awo* Rio. j rKkMlen*** Tbocke Dut war M«r. Acheen Dutch Con»ul. fUpairiaf ■SbST Huddle CoL J7 tOO Mar. 18 Klang Col. GoTemm.nt. MalaM* 7 t-. Hod* HM.tr "Mar. ISCruiw Senior N.val Offlor. Statio* SSSL Bi&ord HM sillSOJOr.
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      191 3 itotirrs. NO I ICE. I, the vi A- reigned. Qdake Sliw $oon, formerly iv partnership with YkO Pit •nd Qdaie Tik Buw, in the Dyebouse and Cloth shop buaineaa of Quake TiK -liw Co., No. 13 Koat Quay, Chop Heny Wall, having retired from the business on the llth March,
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      922 3 bTttnioipax notice. The attention f the Municipal oommiseionera hiving I n dniwn to the fact that Returns and Schedulea, ie»a*d by their Secretary for the purpose ofTaination and taxation, have in teveral instan. oes been returned hy Ratepayers iae ly and falsely filled up, notice is hereby given that on
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      257 3 fiotins. POX HONGS (TAZTWO CABOO FOR) KORE, YOKOHAMA AND NAGASAKI. MrsHRN. APCA* k Co's steamer Japan, Capt. Gardner, ia expected here on or abont tne -7th instant, and will take cargo for above ports. Intending passengers must apply to the undersigned for passage, tickets before proceeding on board, otherwise they
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      285 3 £.otitT<s I -~#r~ FOR HONOKONO. Th« 8. LENNOX" left Calontti oa the 20th inatant, being dn« here on or abont the 28th current. For freight or Passage, apply to W. R. 80OTT k 00. atAnaU. Singapore. 21st March. 1884. to 28th intt LOST. Government Lease No. 1.H05, Ksllang District, in
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      661 4 flfUsrrllaitfous. KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLINARTS WAISR, The Natural Soda Watkb. The qneen of table waters." British Medical Journal. APOLLINARIS WATEU. tt\T Supplied continuously to the Table of H. R. H. THE PRINZE OF WALES during the last five years. APOLLINARIS. THE NATURAL PODA WATER. •Far superior to manufactured aerated waters. Mimcal
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      651 4 JOHN LITTLE CO. RAFFLES PLACE, Singapore. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Importers of Provisions, Groceries, Oilmam Stores. Cigars, Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware Lamps. Saddlery nnd Harness. Crockery Electro Plated Ware, Jewellery, Stationery Perfumery. Fancy Goods, Arms and Ammunition. Ladies and Gentlemen's outfit ters. Watch and Clock makers. Japanese and Chinese curiosities, *c.
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      996 4 Deck*. THE TAN.TOVO PAOAW DOCK COM. I PANT LIMITED. The works of the Company are situated ai Tanjong Pagar, within one mile of the town of Singapore, and compris" the folpwing establishments, viz Wharf.— Affording bertbage for twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water tlongmde f.,r vessels of the
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      695 4 refit t ing and c.Mlingot steamers, also Shears oowiplete for takinr out mast*. Boil Mi te Fnrther information may be had at the Office nf Messrs. Pateraon. Simons A 00., Oon«ra' A«r«nts. who forward Telegrams to the Dook free. CHARLES WISHART, M«,nage r Singapore Ist July 1875. (a. c.) floutts.
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      679 4 TAN.TONO KATONO HOTBL' This Hotel is now open to rece»»i boarder*. Oreat care bas been bestowed on the bnilding of these t>remisi-s, which will be found on inspection to be airy and commodious. Being situated on the sea-beach, it commands an extensive view of the Harbour. Town, and neighboring islands.
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      697 4 flotitte. ROBTNSON CO j:) OOIXTta QOAV, PINHAPORK. (opposite the Club Drsp-r.. Milliners, "ilk Mer-. r- H i da*hers, Clovers, and General Oiitfitt.r«. Qe^ti.fmrn's OrTFirtiwo Dfpabtmfvt. Every description of clothi st in id" on the snortest notice by an experienced '"utter, fit guarantee, a good sscortment ..t sweeds, worsteds, serges, broadcloths
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      356 4 flotirt. J. MOTTON. Chrojjometkr. Watch anh 0100. Makfr. anii OpTioiAir Flint Street. Ha.-i always on hand a we11,.. If Jewellery, Wati I i nstruinents, Ac, oosßpi Bracelets, w> Brooches, Oe n t«' Earrings, Silver Lockets, American Ladies' rings, Carriage d ka Signet rings. Marl.l. Wedding rings, (!l Kmpwn Therm Albert
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