The Straits Times, 3 May 1884

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    18 1 The Straits Times The Straits Times XXV. NEW SERIES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. 3rd MAY, 1884. [DAILY ISSUE.] Xo. 15,299
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      124 1 Compantrs. '.be datss on wulcn -,ng tbe ARD. MM May. Tta Aug. Sept. same as to 1 BACK. > V SICE BrinI 1325 I ;ns at at packages landed I Insurance whilst I be responai t Harrs after the ■.bat time, a rinm, and aster at the trans- .lacca, I
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      566 1 *tram *htp Compantrt. BcßatAßj A Straits Service. The Company's Mail Steamers are deastched from Calcutta for Singapore via Rangoon, Moulmein. Pmang and Malacca *ay back every fortnight. The following are the dates on which they may be expect. ilcuttaA Leave for Calcutta 1884 April 21st April 24th. «»y May Bth.
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      860 1 *tram »t)fp Compantr*. Children between two and fifteen years pay half the above rates, if travelling with their parents one child under two years free, when more than one, each child additional will be charged one quarter fare. The voyage to the Moluocos Islands is made monthly the voyage in
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      645 1 *tram *hip Compamrs V. Borneo's West Coast.; From Batavia via Billiton and Pontianah or Singkawang and back on the 15th of very month. TI. Borneo's South A East CoAmTt From Soerabaya via Bawcan, Bandjer. massin, Kottabaroe (Poeloe Laut) for Koetei and via the same places back on he 22nd of
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      548 1 Inswranrr. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASBURANCE OOMPANT LONDON. Established 1821 Qubscribed Capita! £2,000,000 •potal Invested Funds, upwards of 3,000,000 A.nnual Inoome upwards of 400,000 The undersigned have been appointeAgents at Singapore and are prepared to issue policies against Fire on the usual terms. PATERSON, SIMONS A 00. Singapore, Ist April,
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      622 1 fnsuranrr. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM PANT. Instituted 1803. Capital £1,600,000. Paid-np and Invested 700.000. Funds in Hand 1,200,000. Dibectors. Rlrh.r J. Aihton. Esq. Alfnd Goa»»r, B*J. rkomM O. n»K-I« y WillUni H««thoru, Botxrt C. 1.. B»»«n, Oaonr* Hlbtwrt, PuciTkl Bouimt, Htmnal Hyda, JamM Brmad, WlUlmm I rill. ChmrUm CmT*. riurlM
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      536 1 Insurance. thb scottish impbbial insuranob oompajtt. llfb. Capital ONB MILLION Stmuno. Okaimwm-ALEXANDBB ROKAJJMOW, Bp c tofuulhng Actuary— H. AMBBOSI BXINT OHIBF OFFIOBBI Glasgow, f ISI Wbst Osobob. Edinbumh m Qiom'BniiT. Lo DOI {2Kinq WiuiajiSt. LIVEBPOOL, f28BlCHA»«»8t. J Raw. {STf^SKK. 1 Mo 8T k MELBOUBNE. f S GLISABini BT. LIFE DEPARTMENT.
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    SATURDAY, 3RD MAY, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
    132 2 dmoAPoKB 3ao Mar, H-4. 'iambier t Black Pepper White Pepper, fair quality. Sago Flour, Sar Pearl Sag., fjoffee, Bonthyn.' 14.60. Tapioca, small Flax>- I Tin Mta. Ualetwitt H 11... HbirtiDg. 7 do d<> 1.4J1. ioT.OUU I.U7J. 7 do do Hsnarea Opium EICHANOK. )n
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    52 2 **> T~ t Pss^c —i L aasm, a.n, ,1,.. Piiny. fnl|«. *f>» rm-mUmf, If B>tok a»d Ipasißia, fill nl. «f* Tf-aoaaow. I *a«<B, Mm, 11 li Baagta*. fcr, Wmf. «a^ sovnbay*. B«]lr Ajcpaaax, aad ¥sra—r. By l—§. •P» Nonut. Mfeaaj sai aajßJ G Orml J—i. 1 p.=. Ba»C*ok.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    47 2 ffor S'r-j.u Timetj Chi.m London. i*d ]f*f.— Li-Pong-Pao, tbe Chinese Minuter to the Court of r-plaoes the Marquis Ttesg at Pans. Tbi* ebang« is geufraliy regarded m a peaoefai md: I THI :IS. 1 Batybod v. t Qaee'n &ScoU. •■J Aieiaide, filiv by Hermi'. WhiteJock.
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    34 2 The total return of visitors to tbe l.'affles Library and Mawam, during tbe w ?ek ending Fnlsv 545. M. Pastec* bat promised to write a handbook for tbe forthcoming Health Exhibition at South Kensington.
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    24 2 Thl M M Co.'t homeward mail tteamer Yang Ttt left Hongkong at noon last Thursday, ar.d may be espec^l to arrive here next Wednesday
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    31 2 A)lOsGrt tbe manr lives of General Gordon wbicb are now being published, is to be one by Mr. ArcLiUld Forbes. Jt is to be published by Messr* George Koutledge and Co.
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    31 2 The Government has to-day despat- :ned batch of 25 lepers to tbe P alaa Jerajab Hospital, Penang. This n. ak*« tbe fourth instalment, BM the BMI rid of tbe remainder tbe
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    34 2 We are requested to notify tbat the usual monthly missionary meeting will be held in the Malay Chapel, Priocep* Street, on Monday evening, tbe s:b Ma f, at h o'clock. Subject, Basteio Ka«n» mission."
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    33 2 as held on tbe 3Otb April, I Mugliston, Coroner, at th- a male Arab, name uiiknown, and was adjourned till the Ist ins*., when tbe jury returned a verdict of death -ral causes."
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    45 2 A writer in a contemporary tbinl s that if Lord Tennyson bad spent bis t ime in tbe East ln»Wad of in England, a lamous line of his would probably bare run thus In the spring a young man's tancj turns to thoughts of Uj
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    45 2 The Macao I*dej,t*iente lean is tbat Sr. x'rancitco Badweil Xavier, St eretary at tbe Portuguese Consulate at Si tm, has been d;sa.i»sed from bit post for having misconducted himself in tbe exer cise of hit duties. Sr. Daniel Goularte is appointed to fill his place.
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    45 2 Mb I). Low, the locum ttneiu afHf H W GeiL'T, as Agent of thr Company during tbe latter* aU *nee in Kurope, was a passenger by tl te mail »t«-amer Hokilla to Brindisi, wht re Mr Low has been ap; ointed Agent of the Company.
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    74 2 The I'anee Victoria Theatrica I Company, which hat been giving a t cries of Native theatrical and opera tic performances at tbe Theatre in Bead l Hoad, to-night appear* for tbe last til le, in a well sel- chow-chow of the prettiest and funnieot scenes in th company's r \;l
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    78 2 TllK following cbangei have r Mently taken place in the clerical branch of the lit service Mr. \V. 1\ Hali-, awaaa clerk "ia the Audit Ortice, ha* been transferred to the Secretariat as *.-ei, nd rlerk. vice Mr. It Leicester, dismissed Mr. M. Vierra taking Mr. Hale Mr A J.
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    62 2 'l'i'.K following are the ties for M. Midav, th« .',th May H m. frof,.n;n. Pain. Tlm liar ta, liuk*n I Th* N«tj hukOT II Th.Aru., Tlm Civil 8r trie*. OuukU BawJ v t«..1" A. Th >mpww M Bha% 'i' K Kuddiu |imU. H Urowakalfli. >' < l> H Msctiilolj 13.
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    183 2 Tut Acting [napoetor General of I'olice ha* made auother raid on the .m--blers, with the most satisfactory reau Us. At half iiant twelve (i rday be went, in company with ajiotbor poli xx rticul, to two house* in Malabar Stre It, which formed a big gan.bling establi J>ment, and arrested
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    220 2 A Commcsicatios of the Uutnct Grand Lodge of the Eattara Archipelago w.* k-- j• i: the >!».» wber. amoogtt other hotine**, tb :^ful tbe District Grand Mater. the Hon tie W. H Bawl, appointed and installed the followirg at his officers for MM Very Wor Br> T. CwgUi. D.D.G.M. J.
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    102 2 A rou^h but ingenious cure for nets ii reported from on- of I I be tried in '.r.-r n?g-:n<- dia an i who bad seen in a itata ot drunkenneM for several J was t»<i formed uf a beating of a dru-n. Foar I officer* apuroached him, I o suds,
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    342 2 T of State for t!. ing the liii ltoyal II pold, if i!.H»bed. The following despatch fruui th tary of Sute awaowledging the ineatage of conduleiice with 1: r \I Maje-: the death published. Dowsing BtmMff, Ay, Bir, I hire the b the receipt A J>" Utagr<M of tbe 3Ut
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    36 2 Herrcri »r.i«! v .e Mi g La Epoca _ve«r w< recci" :~.r Pen- i neu M mi cial coniequence tfce cool, and u. Tit patnj/i.. I a good de»l n stfl worth him withou-. I'he 'iitijfitiuiuttrv?-
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    THE FRENCH IN TONQUIN.
    308 2 ~Mh Fel.ru.,: Tb< r there are m.iDy a I bey miii it u i »u(x rs-.itiun th*t j I' ii J whereas it I forthwith at a Derby winner I is m.d« of 21 I aiu nuw pi. •t tace in wbi.ii, 1 »u in- tit
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      348 2 965 MhHio- t- »i f«tt. »*ra*y *l .«.r.Bhtß**t pstv^ «l Thfat y*ar» -Mhtr aat. k4gad w!-j U ihaa f- t— danag aay ova. a Fvrtt 'il Par-.-. 'rasas. «Vm* Bat nd H M a*a' bY ««JUr« il: Mrs wbo c. .-Hay tht oadev »-*t >t' I Marx Dry Chart r»-.»--Bia*>-
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      453 2 FIRST DAT MAT, I4M. T*»B Ma ha a*. Vai t. fif*. f>r«a«asi*| by H. BL The A aWkatj ftac* f ;r H mmmbl «a« »->».'• anyllat.7Bw. D B C E-.-.r. Mvaacair: ma Crr. -JodPoey.a 1 rae« for th* hatch -A n l *nn.n Caiaa IM v, carry 11*. DiMacoo AC.
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      479 2 ¥lfto UirrtMm t trf 5 FIB L4.BT IHGRT VICTORIA THEATREBbk* Boad. Bear tb« Hftaais Toapk. ■lg.l| I THE FIR-5T PAR*J VI TOEIA TaEITRI .'AL ■PAST OF B*">MB*T Will IWPBMj i itiiLu: Time. :;ht. BATUBDAT. 3*d Mat. 19*4. Whea w.i: W csaccal eirvta «tlsc«ad aad r*rum o -i w^ieh for tJMa
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      395 2 LBGi?LiTTTE OOI'SOIL. AaMCJaa; of the Lig sltliai Oiaatfl •fl he arid sa the Oaaed Chataharoa Tataday. the ft. May 3 r OmD«Bt or t*b Dat. 1. BSD xr. aawad Oißaaanas THL of -:.d Tm. oflJCi Ist Readiac 1 X.II: tk rVH-eti JB of India? Isattifnata. Ist Bsadiwg. 3 ft"' »o
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      37 2 WK v a'aniiany Krottou Hotfital, Itfl Jfay, IWI. ip.a. tpai. Sjiim.' m. isd. a Faa. J **3bßb^bSbl !?™t_^»v S """la* elo«. J* Httntr. "> > 7»s mo 4» «>j *.<rfJ»M i *r. ata*t Isnfali n ji ao» r ft
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      HISTORY OF THE CROWN LAND'S BILL 1883. BY VERITAS, INHABITANT S.S.
      112 3 HISTORY OF THE CROWN LAND'S BILL 1883. BY VERITAS, INHABITANT S.S. y bright it* flight Inuaa— it »a* -rrily ->m queer K- i■.-"■■ »j« rnor I If twenty m«n Kr twenty yeais >I i v»..-U aaid, such a heap '.ih in raor, i little plan, I wart i I Mt
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      FATHER JACKSON.
      155 3 To the Elitor of the Straitt Timr*. So,— To i.r-v-nt. EtiModantaadi ii U honour wbieh d to in..-, will you allow me to iv, i:i r.l r.-in to tM kind notice about ma wliiih tppaaiwd in your p»l«;r on th* I*l of -M iy, that your infor inant
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    29 3 Quantity in n di.me is n I tidi ition of and p .w.iiu i«'|" lr ►mailer duae, *nd for d.s-, than any trial*, U i» H>« best of ..II
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      ARRIVALS
      80 3 Maj 2 Nan Thin 2 McAliater 3 Bua 3 <Vl<*tial 3 Boulrn 3 O.G.i Jacob akd a Cinia. Bin 1 v «tr. MSEtral Brit. *j. 4«2Tulloch Brit. itr. 225 ScharUu Brit. »tr. MOOray Krit. itr. li-l9MoKechnie Dut. «tr 1450 Beveling F«o». Saiimd. Cotmamvm. Suez April 11 Wood* Co. Bangkok
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      CLEARANCES.
      90 3 Date. Vmul'i Xamx. Flag Eio. 'il-TAIM. DUT«*TIO». May 2 Patoe»h D«t. itr. 2 M. Meauatchy Dot. «tr. S PrinjGeorg g» S PontUnak Brit. itr. 3 Sury Wongae On. itr. < Mercury Brit. rtr. S Santhin <>«. itr. 8 Etn» 'J er tr a Ore«t«« Brit. itr. S Bullerophon Brit.
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR BOARD.
      391 3 Captains aad immU ot vaawali i ar* WJM** *> BBMI I ni to say «MC« oaUsstoab ta* abova Saippia*. Is th« knl<« Iwmmf N»i. '-ArTiiii. a«p Vk.itid Kaon. ComiOMW. V*n<* Rio. C. SSStaT"" I"'- ke Dut. war 420 Mar. Acheen Dutch Con.»l. &<>P»iri»l 1 1
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      64 3 y. l)i.,rih»i d Buwels— These v. Mat, aad if left unattended •j t.iminatc fatally. It aboali b* known that ull these complaints ureaence of some undigesU 1 i"t aaaaa th* itoaiMh >t b weU. or m^nate. ■w.tb **ac and ex| IB a aurprisin,' Jeg. v.i. regulating, and t. and thus
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      726 3 ftOtlttQ. TV TH 1 (JOOnSOF HORFRT RJ I PATLI amiC BJPAkn -*me»pore. Tni»e<-« a' r» i, imi, i by iri»- n that nil <'..'Hit..r« aid ntberBM. >>r i)rminit< tiie Eat f UoBERT -ATH of I. ■j in t h<- 0 unty ..f i-.at.il. who hI the tun.' of M* <li"ith
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      928 3 j\otttt9. The undersigned are infracted to aell b* I Bl IC ».UCTI 1». «t H r ro ma. 21 Raflea Plve. on Mond y. th« 12th May, 1884, at 2 o'clock p m. DCNDORItACIIIK. Lot 1 —AM th.t M land described »a lot V... 17, n Ur.rg- Bo*d, Tanglin area
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      332 3 New and a. road hand rarniture. Ola**war*. Crockery ware. Pl'tedwarr, and evM.y „tber dea<-ripti..n ..f Hou« q liiite* can be had a' Singapore. 7tS April. 1884. t7May. NOTIi K Obdkbb for l'»ddy and Ornm at retail Market pri.-. wi'l bo received and attended to, by the Manag- r of the
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      337 3 KOF VALTJAJBLK HOUSEHOLD FTIRNTTTJRB, Ac. The' prowrtT of Aaaiarant C.immi*a»ry Oaneral W. H. Oaaisna. Ratuk»»t. 10t« Mat. The underaiirned are instrnoted b» Aaaiatant Commiaaarr Oeneral W. H. Ch«I8TI«. to »ell bf AnCTIoN at Tm Moukt. Rirer Valley Rnad. OB Satardar. the TOt'o May. commencing at 1 80 r M The
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      687 4 APOLLTNARTS WATEK, Tbi a Wate*. "Thefneer ft* l waters Bbitisb Medical J IP WATER •W Spatted eoatinaowalw to the Table of H. H- ft. TfTF. PRIV F. OF WALEB dmring the last five years. APOLLINARIS -fTE NATURAL BODA WATER. Far mper I •nanufactured aerated MroicAL Ttmb* and Oaibttb, London. AJOI
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      681 4 ♦tort* anU iHfTtDtnUtw. TW LITTLE A 00. RAFTLEB PLACB. SINOAPOBB. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Impoetebs of Provisions, Obocebibs, Oilman Stores. Cigars. Tobacco. Hardware. Glassware Lamp*. Saddlery and Harness. Crockery Electro Plated Ware, Jewellery. Stationery Perfumery. Fancy Goods, Arms snd Ammunition. Ladie* and Gentlemen* outfit ter*. Watch and Clock makers. Jspaaeeeand
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      1017 4 Dortu. TfTE TANfOKOPAOAR DOCK COllpawt LTMmro. Thb works of the Company are situated at Tsnjone P»gar, within one mite ol tke town of Singapore, snd cosaprise the fol- .me establishment", ti WHABf.— Affording i-ertbagefoT twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water l>ngside for vessel* of the heaviest tranght. and
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      724 4 fiorfce. reflttieg and coaling of steamers, also Shears o©mT>We »or »akinr out mast*. Boiler j %c Farther information nay he bad at the I nsj c of Mea.rs. Pat-erson. Simons k 00., Owners) Ar*nta. wbo forward TelegTasss to th* Dook free. OHARLBS WIBHART, Manage,. Singapore Ist July 1875. (n. c)
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      733 4 fionrrs. TANJONO KATONQ HoTBL' Thi* Hotel is now opea to reoe»»i boarders. Oreat care has b^n t<estowed on tbe tmildin? of thew prem which will b» found on inspection U> He siry and%com- C modions Being situated on the sea-beacb, it commands an extensive view of tbe Harbour. Town, and
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      741 4 flot(rr«f. Dr>p>< l».ber-. r.lovers, and General Ontfifera. }B<TLrMfN's OUTFIT- ING OEfARTJItNT. 1 Every de«;ripti..n of clothi-g d n he soonest notice by an experienced uter, fit guaranteed, a good assortment iweeds. worsteds, serges, broadcloths fr I •lecTi n Calf walking shoes. Shooting booti and Patent and Kid sboee. Canvas and
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      569 4 Hotter. .METF.B, Wat Man. v .ys on hand .-ry. W.vt.-. nstruments, Ac, oosspriasßa} lewMMb, «»tcU. brooches. Urrings. >>ckets. Amerioan '^dies' rings. Carriage Signet rings, Marb',. Wedding rings. 01 Keeper* Thermometers, Albert chains. Bar "}nard chain*. Sextants, Huds. Sleeve But- Salinometen, ton* and Links, Compasses, "•< ld pencils, Bin.jcuUr glus* Waistcoat
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