The Straits Times, 25 April 1884

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    15 1 The Straits Times. XXV. NKW M-KIKS. SJNGAPORE, FRIDAY. 25th APRIL, 1884 [daily issue.] No. 15,292
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      248 1 »uam *bip «ompantr«s. \NI> OBrWHTAL MPANT r Quay. I SYw Harbour. LINEB. WUICB rsmay be erre during tbe IKX HolflWAllD. 1684 Thursday IRth 20th 12th Jun.>. Wth Tuly. iAOB don is the same as ti London W aRBHOW BBTNDIt] 01 AND B«CE. Ist Class 2nd Cl»s». mo D ,h... NPON
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      528 1 *tram *hip Companirs. M KH A STR# ITS SeRTICE. Tin- ("ompany's Mail Steamers are desHtrti.d from Calcntss for Sirgapnrevia Rangoon, Moulmein, P. nang and Malacca :ind the piiine wiiy luck cv. ry frrl night. The fr liowing are the dates on which th<y ttny be expected to Arrive from Calcutta
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      805 1 *tea;n *i)ip Cotnpamrd. Children between two and fifteen year* pay half the above rates, if travelling with their parents; one child under two years free, when more than one, each child addi tional will be charged one quarter fare. The voyage to tbe Moluccos Island* is mude monthly the voyage
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      646 1 *tram *htp CompantfS V. Borneo's West Coast. From Batavia via Billiton and Pontiansh I or Singkawmg and back on the 15th of very month. VI. Borneo's Soutb A East CoA*Tt From Soerabaya via Bawean, Banker, massin, KotUWoe (Poeloe L»ut) for Koetei and via the same plsces back on be 3Cnd
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      532 1 fndurartrr. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE OOMPANT LONDON. Established 1891 mbsrribed Capital £2,000,000 mtal Invested Funds, upwards of 3,000,000 Income upwards of 400,000 The undersigned have been appointeLgents at Singapore and are prepared to lane policies against Fire on the usual PATBRSON, SIMONS A 00. Singapore, Ist April, 1875. (»-o
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      607 1 Induranrr. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM PANT. Instituted 1803. Capital £1,600,000. Paid-up and Invested 700.000. Funds in Hand 1,200,000. DIBBCTORS. Itlakard J. tihbm, Esf. AlfMd <Vn««r, Eaq. r*»»u ll 8. Wllllaia Hawtbora, BobMt C. L. smi, OKinr* Hlbbwt, PnriTal Roau^nst, M HaaiMl Hy4», Jama* Brand, Wllll.m J.nW. c-h»rl.. Cava. Cbarlaa MarrTat,
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      504 1 fnsuranrr. THB SCOTTISH IMPBRIAL INSURANCE OOMPAJfT. via. Capital ONB MILLION StbbUß-j. oi^7tT" ALIXA D B Ho»aubjo».l». Oensrai Manafr—W. W. W. Bl <>>-*** -•—-rr-H. AIBEWeV'BirT;, OHOW OFFIOBB, Olas«ow f 151 Wbsjt Omwi Ed.nbumb M oSm'wnam. Lowi>OlI > {2KINO WiluamSt. Livbbpool, f2B Bxoban»i 8v Kast. M^nobbstbb f Crown Bcru>txo« NCBBSTBB. J^ Bootw
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    STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, 25TH APRIL, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    170 2 STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, 25TH APRIL, 1884. L ATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. SINOAPOKE liaTH APlllL, MM •iambier 9 6.bTJ. Black Pepper White Pepper, (air quality. 25. S.BO Flour. S«r 2.07 J. Pearl Smgo 28i. Oof Tee, Bonthjrnc I4.'.i> Tapiooa, amall riake 8 15. Tin '-ti.so. (Oi. Unletwist Hk H lbs. Shirting* 1.524.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    50 2 To-noaaow. Pot per < Bangkok. 11.-.-uha. 11 m. I Hantfkok, Ton^btng, II a.m. HnnKkoag, Zo/lro, 1 p.m. I Peoug and Ixmd"n, Sttntow. 4 p.m. SCKDiT. Sniiron. Marlhonufh. 0 a.m. Deli, Oanynudt, 1 p.m. Mohu'.t. Sarawak, Rant*. 6 p.m. WinumD.r. Samarang, Sonrabaja, Boeleleng, Ampanan and MacaHW, Bumbav-a, 6 p.m.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    31 2 R EUTER'S TELEGRAMS. fFor Slrtili Time* EdTI'T. London, MM April.— The Khedive* Government ha* recommended the British Government to send an Kxpeditionary force of British and Egyptian troops to Berber. t
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    34 2 Thk following telegram ha* been re- ceived r>y the Manager of the Oriental Bank Corporation London, 24/* April— HaJ a satisfactory meeting. Yearly lleport has been adopted unanimously. O. B. C. shares I £10.
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    17 2 The I'niu-d SUte» frigate Trenton left the h»rbour at C o'clock lut night for the Chin* •Ution.
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    24 2 Tin: I'ortuKuew corvette Dona Ette/■ktinw will lea»e to-morrow night for Macao, where »he will he the Senior Naral ofticvr's »hip of th*- l'ortugueae squadron.
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    26 2 Tut Kuuian transport AmAiu Sorgo- rod left thi» morning for Yladirortock. H.int{ under (iov.nnnent charter, ihe U |»rivil(?ge<l to the tUg of tht- Imperial Kuuian navy.
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    29 2 The la*t i«ue of the London Gazttte contain* the following announcement "The Buff* ("ist Kent Uegiment) Lieut. David F. Lewis to be Captain, nee K. \V Mc(J. Martin, retired.
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    42 2 The London Tablrt of the 2-' n.i 1 notice* th<" appointment by the Holy S>« of the Right Itevd. Dr. Moran, Buhop of to tbe Roman Catbulic Archipiscopal See of Bydney, rendered vacant by the death ol Archbishop Vaughan in Aug<i*t laat.
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    77 2 THE Austrian gunboat Albntr,* roander Wostry To*ef, from Batavia. anchored in the road* laat nitfht. The Albatrot, which i* a vessel of 570 ton* displacement, 115 men, and 3 guns ha* been nent out to the China station to look after the interetta ol A uatro- Hungarian subject», in view,
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    81 2 M. vox Leln»tki> exhibitr a number of picture* by modern artist* in the Town Hall. Sereral of the iteel engraring* of (tirring acenet in the Franco-Pruxian war are Tery edectire, and a few oi the conic* of painting* by modern artist* are re- markably well executed, and are notable aa
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    177 2 Aliiiol'oii the old criminal prison wa* aappoaed to hare been pretty well dismantled, it may not be generally known that ever tince the removal of the pri*on- ere .o the new pri*on, there have been more prisoner* than the new gaol wa* able j to accommodate, and there hare, until
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    304 2 Uh have been informed, »ay« tbe Hongkong Daily Press of the 18th April, m excellent authority that tbe political changes at Peking are favourable to the ■(reservation of peace and that foreigner* I tiavf 110 occasion for alarm. On the other hand, a telegram was received yesterday which states that
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    CANAL CUTTING IN THE MALAY PENINSULA.
    442 2 Oi M readers will doubtless remember the project for cutting a canal through the isthmus of Kra, undertaken m 1881 by a few friends of M. dc Leaseps, also the expedition that Dr. llarinaud, then Consul for France at Siam, and M. T. Deloncle,
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    TIIK MUSICIPAMTT.
    551 2 Mini rt» of Proceeding* ol l!w Municipal Commissioners on m U\ the 15th Aprii, 1^1 CommiuioHeri Prttent Hon. Major MoCallum, >[ Pretident. K \V. IfMlllM. K J. P. Joaquim, Esq. C K Crane, Esq. Dr. I. H. Robertson The Minute* ol the U»l read and confirmed. No step*
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    THE ANNUAL EDUCATION REPORT FOR 1883.
    871 2 THE ANN UA L ED UC ATIO N REPORT FOR 1883. Mi iii I I r o.'i-..1t-ration and comment ia tarnished In the Aoiiutl Education Report I -1 byMr. Bill, Iti-|K-W..r of School*, and published for general information in the last Uuiri-nuf:, tirtt division ootaprieea a review oi'whath». Iwen il.re
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      768 2 qftrto gftberttttTjuntf. XOTICE. Tenders are invited for the (apply of Provisions. Ac so Her Majesty's Ship* at Singapore, for a period of Three year* from 12th October next. Tenders to be lodif.'d with tbe Senior Naval Officer, Straits Settlements, not later tkan the lit of June. Firm* tendering miy obtain
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      904 2 flt\a SOibfrtfsrmrnts. v '.APORE BPORTING OL! BPRING MEETING. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, 27th MAY. ISM I.— Thb Maharajah's Cup. Vslue 9150. Presented by H. H. Tl, Mahar»jah of Jnhor.-. o c M.i.. X.c* I. A Selling Race for all horse*. Hor-»* to be entered at a declared value from 9200 to
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      738 2 fit\o KKnurnoM of price-;: REDUCTION OF PRK'r As the Company leivee at tbe end of this month for M-indaiuy bj special nrdera fr m their Mnj.nti.'x the Kint( and Q'ireo <f Upper Rurmah, it it requested th«t the Nobility and Gentry of Singapore will n it {nil to witness their
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      553 2 ft.tto 3Ubtrt(fifmrnto. LF, FRF.EHOLD PROPERTY, TANGLIN. The undersigned are instructed to **ll by PunLic Auction. «t their Sale rooms, 21 Raffles Place, on Mondiy, the 12th May, 1884, at l! o'clock P. M. DUNDOVNACHIS. Lot I.— All that piece of Freehold land de*-ribed a* lot No. 27. on Grange Bold,
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    NETHERLANDS INDIAN NEWS.
    2127 3 Dutch newtpauen. April .—The official Java euding from the lOib Is. la o enemy wherever vs between oar 0atp...,. cm. fly b^Ana^.lung and O1- Kambing. When the euemy retire to tboir qunrtert i Wt Mi tl Mint of tbe 10 h nliisßo look plaot the 9 v
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      218 3 To the Editor of the Strniti Times. Dkak Me. Editor,—With reference to a letter *igned The Eye of a Xecdle," in last evening* issue of your paper, I believe it is premature to nay that our wortliv Senior Magistrate is to aatume the dv- ne of the important Magisterial
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  • BHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      ARRIVALS
      132 3 5 VnuL't Kami. Flao j j ajtd CAfTim. Kaon. Suud Coniina. Eio. (S apt. 14 II N'uuoo 24 Penang 21 F C. Sioben 24 Rudolph 14 Rajah 21 Cairo ■Ut 26 Louiaa III 25 Iuhella 28 Albatro* Itol. bq. 918 Agottino Cardiff Not. 2 P. Simon* k Co. Brit.
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      CLEARANCES.
      89 3 Dats. Viul'i Naks. pnl II Pakan U Flintuhir.M B«nmore M Joanh Haydn it NormanbT 36 Str»thairlj 16 Priam U Vidar X Baa Tons Seoi; SS Hecuba M Nichni N'orgoroi Flau t Bra. Brit. «tr. Brit, itr Brit. itr. 'ier. k% Brit. itr. Hnl. itr. Brit. itr. Brit. .:r Brit.
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      832 3 Captain* and Ag«ata of vessels are. requested to units— lnate wMh that eflat regarding any error or oitwlos In the abort Shifting la the harboor. Fla.. Vmubx's Ki>t. Cinui. Ant Ikbitid From. Coniunu. D"atio« Bia. 2 Men-of-war Benkoelen Tbecke [hit. ni 429 Mar. 6 Acheen Dutch
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      860 3 FOR HII.VI, (TAI'NO CAKOO FOB) KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND NAGASAKI. Meshbs. Apcab V C<>"s «te,,m<-r Arrainon Apatr, Ciipt McTnvtah, is expected here on or about [he "sth instant, and will take cargo for above porU. Intending p»»»enifei« mrm* apply lo the underaigned for passage ticket* before > proceeding on board, otherwise
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      1036 3 PATLE AND COMPANT, LIMITED Capital $200,000 ir 4 000Shabes ok 950 bach. 600 Shires are Reserved for payment ti the Vendor and 300 more 6h*rr« w II l> pnrcriMed by him the balance otferw to the Publio for Subscription. Patmbnts. 15 Per Shar- Pny ihle on Application 910 Payable on
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      339 3 Company will be applied in tbe first pi... -c in paying interest to thr Shareholder* up .n their C.-tpiUl, at tbe rate of 10 percent. per annum, and the balanoe will be avail. able for division urmngtt cootrir>ntitii» Phareh older*, for the formation of a Rej terve Fund, and for
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      345 3 EABTOBH HOTBL. This Hotel it now open to reoerve boarder*, great care hat been beotowed OB the building of tbeae premiaes, which will be found to be tiry ana com laodioat, being •ituated in Light Street, oppoeito (I Town Hall and Esplanade it commands an extensive view of toe Straits
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      693 4 fAifttUantovn. KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLINARTR WATER, T«b Natur l Soda Watib. The qneen of taole waters." British Mbpical Joubnal. APOLLINARIS WATER. (TV Supplied continuously to the Table of H. B, ft. THE PRINCE OF WALES during the last five years. APOLLINARTS, THE NATURAL SODA WATER. Far superior to manufactured aerated water«.
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      672 4 *torrs anH iflrrrharrtnsr. JOHN LITTLE A 00. RAFFLES PLACE, SINOAPOEB. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Importers of Provisions,, Groceries', j Oilmam Stores. Cigar*, Tobarco, Hardware, Glassware Lamps. Saddlery and Harness, Crockery Electro Plated Ware, Jewellery, Stationery Perfumery, Fancy Goods, Arms and Ammunition, Ladies and Gentlemen s outfit ters. Watch and Clock
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      1036 4 Sorts. T 'F T PAVT T/TMITF.n The works of the Company are situated at Tnnj>ne Pmrar, within one mile of the tovn of Singapore, an I -or ;prme the fol- iwm; «stablishmentn. viz i WHARr.— Affording berthagefor twenty ve«n.-l* at ,ne time with sufficient water for vessel* of the heaviest
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      698 4 Boric refit tmg undco-.ling of steamer*, also Bh«ars eomnlete for UVintr outraa»ta. Boilnrj t« Firther information may Ke had at t.ho OCIn» of M«»*r«. Pat*r«nn, Simotis A 00.. 'lon'Tat Ag«>ntji. who forward Telegrams to the Dock free. CHARLES WISH ART, Manager. •Mnevipore Ist July 1875. 'v. c) FOR SALE. A
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      710 4 jjionrrs. TAWJOI M'ITEL' This Hntet ii now open to reeeaai boarder*. Great cam >>a« been lientnwed on the hnildin? of these premi«««. which will be j found on in«pec?ir>n to he niry anil «>mmodions Being situated on the tea-beach, it commands an eiten«ive view of the Harbour. Town, and neighboring
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      910 4 flotfrt*. ROBINSON S CO f opposite the f'lnh 1 Driprs. Milliner.. Silk afmwn. dasher*. Olover», and General Outfittem. G«'TLFMrN'» OrTTiT' irn DrpABTMKNT. Every description of rlnthi- ar the enortefit notice by an experienced Cniter, fit guaranteed, n (food assortment ol •weeds, woratedp, serges, br.adclotba for election. Calf walking sboea. Shooting
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      471 4 Maker. In., Or Fla.i alw-^ya on hand a w.If Jewellery, Watche onatrument*, .tc, c< uprising Braoelet*. Ladies' gol.j Brioches. Gent* 1 ditto F .rrings. AiWer watches, Locket«. American cloeV* Lndies' ring». Carriage sj Signet rintr*. W.-id ng rings, Ohronon Keepers Therm i, m. i A!!., n chains, Barometera, Onnr.l h»in*.
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