The Straits Times, 7 February 1885

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    15 1 The Straits Times. XXVI. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, 1885 [DATLY ISSUE.! No. 15,536 TnEW BERIEB.]
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      512 1 #:tam *>bq> €omp«nft«. .AK ANU ORIENTAL aVIGATION COMPANT offi. k— Ollyer Quay. New Harboar. ,-lHni- are U* datea oa wuieo v steamer* may be eiluring tb»vear I*«K5: To Lfatb. 4EI) Hosmut. IMB Ml nd.yJ.n.l2th „t I! Feb. itk jOjj, m 23rd TOM ISth Thursday 14th 2*-th -2 JuD 2 :J^
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      780 1 *tram *htp compamra. month* nfter arrival for a voyage between two port* eastward of Sues, or vice s*r*a, will be allowed a reduction of twenty per a»H upon the return ticket Tbe Agency in Singapore i* prepared to iuue return ticWtt as Naples or Marseilles I av.ilable for Sim and
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      864 1 Atram *Ihp compamrs laboah and Pidib and back, every 2* days. Macashai via Samabaro, Sobbabata, Bali Boelbliko and Ampanak and back, on the Ist snd 15th of every j month. Palbmbamo, fortnightly or monthly (according to inducement) and from Palembano on the 10th of every month for Djambie via Muntok
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      669 1 jam *h:p <Compari rg. N. B. The «t.-amern extend their voya ges to Timor Deli, but not under contract with the Government. 0. Ist from Macasvar via Amboina Banda, Oiaser, Sekar, Skroe, Doellah, Dobo, r*rat, "^jerra, Tepa (Baber) Batoe.merah Dammar). Letti, Kisser, Ilwnki Wetter, Banda, Amboina and back for Macaaur
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      564 1 fnsenrarms. ALLIANf'K BRITISH k FOREIGN LIFE AVT) FIRE INSURANT (VIMPANT, 'jOVDON. Oafital £.1,000.000 Stkrlibo Ettkwriob of Limits. One Fr*t ataas risk I «0,000. Two adjoining do 120.000. Three or more do. do 110,000. PATERBON SIMONS 00. A gent Singapore, 17th Deo., 1«75. fu. 0.) UARDIAV FTRH! AVT) MTK A^3 RAMJ4
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      643 1 fnsuranns. MPERIAL FIRF IV^URANCE COM PAVT. Inatitnted 1803. Capital £l,ftoflnoo. PtM.ip Hnd Invested 7<V| (HX). Fund* in Hand 1,200,0* >0. DlBVPTnua. RlobiM J. Anhtnii, ttq. »if~i toanr, K-t. rhomaa O. 11«..|«j, Wllll.m (U-tf.orn, Kohart r L Ifcni, <Wr»» mhh.rf, P»ro|»»| n. M» m .,»l TJ»^» J.BM KrtrA, W.Mi.ia It.II. ixrU.
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      738 1 Insuranrr^. NEW TORK LIFE INSURANCE OOMPANT. Lifb As^ubance Owlt. Pnrelv mn'oil. all profit* belong U Pol .-t h .Mer. and apportionmenU ars made annnilly. Stat-mtkt fob Tbab BuDma 31«t nrc'MBEB, 1888. Accumulated Funds £11,879,944 Snrpln. over all liabilitim^ and R serve Fund aonord r a a isa sat ing to
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    Mercantile Intelligence.
    206 2 IATEST MARKBT QUOTATIOH3 r-i»OAPoaa. 7tb f— Mf. I* s Oambier i- 8 Cnle do No 1 Do do No. 2 «-2SC«»r»Bal, D» Pont 4221Blick P«pper lS.'^.. While Pipper.drv *)WDo do 12 o -..i< o Flour, Sar Pe.rlS.go '^.80 Coffee, Bonthyo.- l*-»-T-ijiioca, *mall Flake 3.25. Do. l*tquality S*"tDo uted.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    28 2 XO-DAT. for V^ V Bengsbs, duk and ttali. sVaa, p.m. dsiitoa, Hongkong A A*w>y, CiUbu, 6 p.m. MonAy. Bangkok, *feilu(«r, 1 p.m., Pali, tiany+ttdt, 1 p.m.
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    THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 7th FEB, 1885. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    46 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 7th FEB, 1885. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. fF.ir S/rai/t Time:) Fkanck is Chin*. Pant, 6H Fed. The French Gorerumeut lias officially announced it* intention tn enforce the rights of a belligerent inclu lini; the right of if rmiinj neutral vessels fur contrabaud ot war.
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    A New Departure.
    1720 2 Thk religious history of tbe world presents curious a range o( fact and fancy that scarcely anything will surprise the i-uident Of aucieot aud modem beliefs. Religion has been in turn the cloak of much that it bad as well as the embodiment <>l everything good. From
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    19 2 Th« total return of visitorfle. Library and Mu«M.m daring tb, I ending Friday, Oth February w ojT 1 I
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    18 2 Tkt. M. Meamtck,, m MfcJru arnve.l at Penaug jnt, th.. evening, and is due st Monday morning oporto
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    28 2 A« inquest was held on th. Oth imm I <m a n»le Jviro^au named Wihtt t*. drew*, at Sepoy Li.**, befbn Df M t ton, coroner. Verdict, "aeuu
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    47 2 Wi have been requested by tbelloj,™ rnent to say that th« sUtems psarel in tiie Jimfipors P*, Prf«|j('» lace* C9rre<pondeiit> Ust S* effect that there ws»eattl»*seue' is tain districts in Maltcc*, bu tuxwd •pon smjuiry, to be in«orrect dnease in Malacca so l.tr c»o 1« «ksj tamed.
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    50 2 The Xsssmgsriss Man! <n-« -g^.. Melbourne, of the Aurtrajin ln j j w Caledonian lino, bu withdrawn and elated on tU line. She wa* fixed with the mail* on will probably arrive lie is out. The Melbourne v* unr steamer that toe M. M. C<kt|«»» havu netit oat this *Ue.
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    97 2 Wk Uc^ to remind our n ciinoert to be given on Muodtv i 9th init., at 9p. vi., in thr- Tenxlin Barracks by tot- K .vii knsk inir Fusiliers. Tiie conc.-.t ii fdrtaaW: etit ..I a roost fcearriiif uLievt, I Dnimmonrl Institotiontmr I>ibltn, maintains, educates, and n: Lefor tbe female
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    158 2 |Tut L. A O. Co* steamer Sartt, d: tain KU wards, I'rotn UouiUv. .<k*.jo. IVnang, with tbe J-umdoo mail ul '■'■■< January, arrived alongside th* Ooi resterday morning, and Mt for HotfiM and Shanghai the same afternoon. PASKIvKfeJ; For tiitgofort.—Ffjm Load -t Ii Tarvis md Mr W. Sams-i. from Brtadw
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    Singapore Tide Tables For 1885.
    437 2 K iiANtiLY little book of tide-w* for Singapore lor the ie*r I"MSS January IM6, hss l«en ompiW Mr. E! Roberta, t R A the Nautical Almanac Ofti from the result* of au uiuK dal Observatioos from Oct October 15bo, taken at Jouo#«o'* l' r under
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      467 2 fl.t\o x .f3tiiitigfnunt3. BATLE AM UMI. I.l. K.PF.RS. PROVISIi 'V I KM.KK WINK txll rtflßl MftM !H FI'K! IER', fcTATIONF.R- lit- i :.n AJtMb.''l>l USttT. HARDWAIU KKRY. 1.1 fcLK'TRi- .-VI 1 I WARK. HAPDLBaO HAstMi TU ARRIVE »I 1....NR0Y A LARGE AND VaLIA^LE COLLECTION Of oil, PaMMIUKM SPECIALLY SELECTED FROM
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      807 2 bMNIVM rAt.B. W« »r» ir«rn«-i..^ V.V RMI"l> W i Wilt." Fs-.. '-mi'v I r (••■*•< ir>«» trtßarop", to bsM r>T ArrTrov ,<• M* rm CL* Y" (1 "r\" L 1 ss' Tennis (is \>Kr>VF-n\Y ll'H F "R. <\ .^r" '.1« P V Tli-th'iiiM.-HOUSED T.rt FURNITURE, *r. f.^mr-i F i'• n-
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      767 2 fitiD tDb it cfUrniU. IN THK 00 OS OF TAN Ht'ON Kri\T— Deceased.) T B under-ien-d bay.' been inst ru t.-d by tbe Ex-rutrix to tell hv Pnblio Auc. tu.n on M ml.v. tin- 9tb February. 18i5, at th- ir Baas-nee mi. r. ntieiM at 2 co p. m. I
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      844 2 lat st aourriiifuuntß. YACHTS FOR B ALE. By At. r, M Thursday, the 12th I inatsnt. ..t 3 o'olock P. M. nnle** disposed 1 o( previ u«ly. i Tmt Eka "of Ji tons, a r-.ciog clipper BVMse lakj lunli by Morri*. on the ('i).l,. »i I, j a«t< <f saiU
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      54 2 WEATHEK REPORT. fMiiuav JfroW Bofital. 5. FtkrwLry, 18M. ti.alp-a.lr> >'■»»"■ su.rad Jt- r.h. »»a ssw wi? r BuH, Tb«r; 7JO 72 v Moraiw. «aj Dir. o*Wi»l «E. NX. SK al»hl Mai. T*mii. ia *h»do *l olmr. Mln uo do *7 0 SUi. Is Sun US-S T.n. rad. Ta»r. «J 4
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    Penang News.
    136 3 ..\if, fr m Deli, arrived asd mi e«H«d upon I" »«< -he was me.: I ..certaining wbe- -<i>r><"ed c»»e« of -.i* cases Teasel waa jut p*t<eil Th» Fan* II t iDwith a i, but o»ly afwr Ebmpabire, Lite il-d.tui h .!•*.«.bub- bee* regi»t«r. d Ii I of 1
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    1060 3 RatijooH dazettt. I :n lu> Iran demandthe ee*ion'of the j>"rt of am been supu rejected it, on the p U ei.ntra- of the SulUn. Melbourne. 22ni Jan Tb« Comsßaxid- »f th«- Australian Naval Squadron has British dag mt the LouUiade Waif. Woodlark* flroup in Ofetcirn, 2£nd Jam.— J'reu&nt
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    Sarawak.
    898 3 {From the Sarawak ChuUU of 2,id Ftby.) A meeting of tl* (Joiuaiitteeof Adanni.trauon was held oa i*h January 1*»Preaent ThePiwideot, Hon. F. R O. M-.iw.41. Patu Bandar, H»ji liua HaasßO. llitu Emaum.ittj' Mwt.sim. AbaDg MohuinadK***!" 1 Tbe Pi^aident inlvirmed tbe membera, that s'ncVTbelast me^tinifof the Commit. tee, he had
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    A Trip to Singapore.
    1635 3 The following inctresliu^ letter »p- ..ir* io the Svutk 0/ India Observer fruiu the truvt'lliui; eorres|>nndent of that journal On Monday Dec. 1-t. we Mi Ni'ifipitani at i'J-*' h.m, uud «m aaaarad that a* ■u .u a" li ;>1 pi •■•!<. I .1 iijiiirei milea tbe
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    VARIETIES.
    1111 3 The man wbu make* bay while the nun ahinea at times geta tunatruck. Dre»a rcfurmen wh i adr >cate truuaer* IdC tbe feminine uuatume are called panta(jonatica. A camel will work h :v. o t euht dayn I without drinking. In this he differs from a>me men, who drink
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      Singapore Pilot.
      629 3 To the Editor of the Strait* Timet. Deab Mb. Eiji roil, —Looking over aotre of Jour papers ol Nuvt al r t>-, 1 set-an accouut of the (irocee.liuga taken by tl Pilot Board of Singapore lor tlie aU>j<ti i of compulsory pil .tage, which I |nr:U approve of,
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      64 3 ll.-il h in imn .«-i I w .11 li* '•'oixi i« impure. tliit-W, h I ulagyiitli, or thm n n thin »n<> ■mp.v.r.-.li .1 I'n l.r Mat .11 d 1 .i,«, I. .i,«. .1, 1<U r..l gM, rlw.1111 .^i ni, IMOMthlWtiflWH Otb«r it ii v. I i..|. T. \y I
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      147 3 ■ssaftßSf'l /V<« Tr ■>, ,sa „f Experi- noe fii.' i.-.i t..timony of th iimiida, exendi'if i.(m in .to 11. m f .r'y veni-, most htronirly recommend* these Pills an the hi t 1 n ri- •>, in- mi dest aporitatta, and tlie >M"' -t i-Ni.ir.ttiv s Th y Met* prate
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      868 3 flotirru. THE STi{ r8 IHSOR W E OMfANT, 1.1 4ITBO. At in Enr .1 .rdoi ,iy Oaaoral Meetini; of the xb v- '..tup mv bead uo W'fd Mad y the Stan iaaa.ry <■; ihe l..a,wiu< Keaolu'mn w.h "Thut the 0* f c ,ny shall b.. ui'-r, 1 t.. S3 0
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      861 3 r ourrs. THE BANKIU I'TVY ORDINANCE 170. In tke B*]| cmc I o rt of tbe StraiU -enl. menta. n» 1 Singapore. In the ni.it -.r of .T. zk .ToAquial DI Mn.iu if Biayapor* a Bankrup* A divide: d i* in .-nded ra b«' declared in the matter I It
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    BAZAAR RETAIL PRICES.
    295 4 Clyde Terrace Market. KUenboroMh,, Bread (Whampoa's; lit quality T loW do. tad do. mess., do. »rd do. do. bataar, per loaf B«ui, French, per catty B««f, per pound Capons, per catty Coffee, ground, per catty taw do. Crabs, each, large Chicken*, per doi. Chillies, per catty Ducks,
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      ARRIVALS
      179 4 hiili >'♦■• 4»D CaRUM. Fbom. Uiilbo. Coni«ii B 3 g 1 Feb. I Bom Bonheur Brit. th. 1181 Butler Samannf EtU Bwlwi 6 Saariie Am. th. UlSTiblitU Sew York Auj. 1 Guthrie 4c» i Poh Ann Brit. itr. 484 Oraik Sour»b«y» Feb. 1 Wee bin *Co t McAluter Brit.
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      CLEARANCES
      153 4 Dati. Vwil'i N'*mi. Vhul'i Ni>i. Kla« i Eia. j CATTAia. D»«ti»»tio». 6 Upbir 5 Karaag Jtpu I Talemachu 8 Nwtor 6 Fwntow** T Thki Pisf T Tambora J C«Ub*» 7 Biak 7 Pjah P«kh*t Hecuba 7 Poh ann 7 MaraTal 7 LouiiaHl 7 Hongkong 7 Joachim Chrutian 7 Print
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      673 4 i Fla» I VanaaL't !ti>i irr*m. 4H b i»mD Kaon. CoMtntitna DVrv Hiy. fS M.r.-of-u-H-Curaooa H«m« H.M. ttrtMOJan. MCruiee Senior Naral Omcer. Static* Leeuwarden K'huyien Out. cor 105* Ju. tl achwrn Dutch Conaul. U Do«k Vetter Pisani Paluo.bo It*l. cot 1800 Feb. 3 Shanghai Italian Conml
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      812 4 TNPIAV TEA fX)\n»ANY, Tbadi f Slabi. lOS. CUTS STRBBT. CALCUTTA T»t Ikdian T«a roMPiwr nunply th» Public with "Pu~eri.>r tndinn Tena." of rioto favour »nil 0n«- qn»'itv. <liw» rVr.m thf g«r«1«>n«, in ■mill \>rj- qn»ntili»«. TV following «r- ..m- .f 'K-ir I Tea*, all of abtnlu'r i>/irify. |*4 in splendid
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      930 4 flotirrs. RILET. HAR^R«:».V!* A CO. Fmi iß'i> I 9**. Enrisrrn, Ir.» n nn* B"«'i F o"der». Bridge and bir. Pni'd-ra, «rM O. neral ICogtnctnn, Me-e^nt Road, K.n.p re I«Im«i The w.>rk« *TC (Wed w'h Slwm Hammer*, ronch n<» and "-hexring Machine*. i Pia'e Roll*. Purn^c a. »od Machine ronl* for
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      1073 4 Dorks. frTl TANJONOPAOAR DOOX OOM. I P*VT LIMITED. Thb work* ->t the Company are situated at Tanjone Pigar, within one mile of the I town of Singapore, and, -ompriae the folliwinfestHhliarimerita, tix Wharf AlforHmg ber»haeefor twenty ve««ela «t me time with anfVient water al >-ie<i-le for veaxeia of the heaviest
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      699 4 HflMfi STEAM rOMMTJNIC*TION TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Thb West Australian Steamship Company's steamer NATAL." J. Wood, commander, under engagement with the Strait* and Western Australian Government*, is azneoted to leave Singapore for Fremantle, jailing at Bataria, Roebuck Bay, <"V>«sack, Sharks Bay and Geraidton, as notified bePROPOSED TIME TABLE. Northward Bertio». Laartmc
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      850 4 FOR SALS. Thb Alezakdba Gunpowder Maoazine. The undersigned are instmoted to sell by Auction, at an early date, tbe Gunpowder 1 Magaxine on tbe eea side, in tbe district of Tanah Merab Kichil, about 7 miles from 1 town. The building stands on a fine pieoa j of Freehold land,
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