Straits Times Weekly Issue, 5 March 1883

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    26 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. New' Published for Tramsmisbiom by Every Homeward Mail Steamer. Price 40 Cents. VOL. XXXIX. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 5, IKiW. NO. 8,190
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      630 1 flotxtw. NOTICE. r thft 1 »vv l v the II 1... made m the pobli< t RAITS T'MVS. Tlir inbscriptiorj to the Daily i«Bue will be eonp'dprably rnduced. Tin- Week] v i »ne will bo published m tim- for t?;in« mission with the homeward ■aaiip, <nd will I>p of thp
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      489 1 flotitts. THE LONDON BINGA.PORB ANTIFOULING HA.IXT COMPANY, LIMITED. (DENNYvS' PATENTS). Incorporat the Companies' Acts 1862 to 1880, the liability of Shareholders being limited to the amount of their shares. Capital, £250.000 m 250,000 shares of £1 each. First iggue of 150.000 Shares at par. Payable sa. on application, l»>s. on
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      602 1 iHterdlancous. DR. J. COLLIS BROY* XE S CHLORODY The Original and only Genuine. Advice to Invalids. If y>u wish to obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, free from headache, rel'ef from pain and anguish, to calm and assuage the weary aching proti^aeted disease, invigorate the nervous media, and reerul ite the circulating
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      611 1 i¥listtllanrousf. FOR INDIA \ND THE OOLONIr r BENSON'S KCIALLY MADE OLD ENGLISH KEYLESS H A L F f! HR ONOMETi (My heat London make). 112 Will stand nny amount of TTuntinflr i rough wear and yet keep perfect time. In all styles and sizes. Hunting, Hunting, or Crystal Glass Cases
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      664 2 JMiftrUaneou, FOR BRAEKFATS. CHOCOLAT-MENIER Received the Grand Diploma of Honour THE HIGEBT PRIZE AWARDED AT THE PAJBIS EXHIBITION, 1878. ANNUAL CONSUMPTION EXCEEDS 22,000,000 lbs. SOLD EVERY WHERR. London, Paris, New York Singapore, Bth April, 1882. TO LEND ON MORTGAGE. ffß Buma Money, raDging m amountrfcom $1,000, to $20,000. c also
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      544 2 iHterdlaneous* KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLINARTS WATER, The Natural Soda Water. "The qneen of table waters." British Medical Journal. APOLLINARIS WATER. WT Supplied continuously to the Table of H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES during the last five years. APOLLINARIS, TFTE NATURAL SODA WATER. Far superior to manufactured aerated waters. Medical
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      512 2 iMtserilaneoutt* their Side; APOLLINABIB WATER wil 1 remain Brisk and Sparkling for many days. Suitable Patent Corks are sold for fiis purpose. APOLLINARIS NATURAL MINERAL WATER. 1 For daily U9e m India not only refreshing but dietetically valuable, and very beneficial m preventing many of the disorders of the system
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      577 2 iMtsrdlanrous. Dinner Services, Dessert Services, Tea Sets, Toilet Sets, Wine Glasses, Tumblers, Compotiers, and Table Ornaments. Electro Plated Ware. Tea and Coffee Services, Epergnes, Waiters, Spirit Stands, Claret Jugs, Pickle Frames, Cups, Mugs, Biscuit Boxes, Cruet Standw, Ice Jugs, Spoons, Forks, Ac, Ac. Also, Rodgers' Best Table Cutlery, Office Cutlery,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES. WEEKLY ISSUE.
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      Masthead
      10 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. WEEKLY ISSUE. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, sth MARCH, 1883.
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    • Domestic Occurrences.
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        BIRTHS.
        48 1 At Bencoolen Street, on the 24th Feb., the wife of A. J. Mclxttre, of a son. At Irwell Bank," on the sth March, the wife of Thomas Cuthbertson, of a Daughter. On the 3rd inst.,"at Burnbank," Tanglin, the wife of C. J. Frame Banister, of a Son.
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      • Obituary
        DEATHS.
        59 1 At Pencoolen Street, on the 25th Feb* Mr. J. M. Andrews, aged 32 years and 6 months. Penang papers please copy. On 26th in«t., at Mount Zion, River Valley R< ad, William Fobbes Ashdown, Public Woiks Department, aged 26. At Batavia, on the 2nd March, of Dysentery, Jasper Blewett,
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      STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, 5th MARCH, 1883.
      165 1 STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, 5th MARCH, 1883. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS, Singapore, sth March, 1883. Gambia 7.15. Black Pepper 15. White Pepper, fair quality. 25.10. Sago Flour, Sar 3.05. Pearl Sago 3.42*. Coffee, Bonthyne picked... 15. Tapioca, small Flake 3.40. Tin 29 30. 40a. Mule twist 98. 8* lbs. Shirtings 1.60. 7
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      Passengers.
      437 1 Per P. and O. steamer Ganges, on the 26th Feh^ary. For Singapore. —From Marseilles Dr. J. Burke, Messrs. F. J. Findlay, Muirhead, Clarke and Ortlepp, Miss Simona Hernandez. From Colombo —General von Bernitch, Baron vog Heydebrand and Messrs A.. G. Mackie p.nd T. Harpin. For Batavia. —From Marseilles Messrs.
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      Summary of the Week.
      709 1 The Legislative Council met on Wednesday, the 28th February, when the Hon'ble W. H. Read questioned the Government as to when it intended t<> withdraw the prohibition of the export of opium to Netherlands India and the Malay Peninsula, and several unofficial members unburdened themselves on
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      Government Gazette, 2nd March.
      153 1 The Secretary of State has been pleased to appoint 11. N. Bland, Esq., and W. Evans, Esq., to be Cadets m the Service of the Colony of the Straits Settlements. These gentlemen reported their arrival oa the 19th uit. H. E. the Governor, with the approval
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      Legislative Council.
      516 1 Wednesday, 28th February, 18 Present His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief Justice. rhe Hon'ble the Officer Comd'g the Troo M the Acting Colonial Sec In the Acting Attorney -Gk M the Colonial Treasurer. N the Auditor-General. the Acting Colonial Eng'u ler. I. S. Bond. n J.
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        85 1 J. M. LYON CO., ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS, IRON-FOUNDERS. ALBION EtfGltfE WORKS, Singapore. Improved Patent Tapi >ca Machinery. Latest Imp'oved Rice Machinery. Be^t Leather and Rubber Belting. Mining and Pumping Machinery. Select Saw Mill Requisites. ENGINES AND BOILERS For Land and Marine Purposes. ENGINEERS' STORES, TOOLS AND MATERIALS. Office and Saleroom, Battery
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      News of the Week.
      3709 2 fthe pist month, 608 men vil the Sailors' Rest, ighnesses the Kajah and tawak arrived on Snnday from Sarawak m the gunboat Aline. total return of visitors to the Itafflei Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, 2nd March, 1 ss:]. Wils |t IV man
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      Colonial Governors.
      1350 3 There have been many rumour- .is to who is to succeed Sir James Longden id the (i irnorship of Ceylon, and the latest report is that Sir Arthur Gordon nas obtained the appointment. We •ii hardly congratulate our Cingalei friends on the occasion. Sir Arthur happens to have
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      REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
      266 3 fFor Sfr,iifs Times.) Parliament. London, -iMlt Fed.— The Under S< cretary for Foreign Affairs m reply to question said that negotiations were about to commence with the Chinese Ambassador relative to the opium trade. Sir Stafford Northcote intends to move for a select Committee to enquire into the
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      TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
      1960 3 om Ceylon paj^x London, 6(h Feb. The trial of ti I murderers m Dublin was all yesterday. The evidence for the Crown still continues, the purport of which rally connects the prisoners with I Plumix Park murders, the late revolutionary movement, and also the murder of an informer
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      Topics of the Day.
      706 4 Police as Coroners. The public must no doubt have been taken by surprise on reading the Notification m the last Government Gazette of the appointment of the three principal Inspectors of Police m Singapore as Coroners. This, with the previous appointment of Mr. H. O. Newland,
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      The Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, (Limited.)
      984 4 The Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, (Limited.) To-day we publish the Official Minutes of the 38th Ordinary General Meeting of this Company held on 23rd February, a full Report of which appeared m our issue of the 24th. It will be seen from the Directors' Report, which was previously published, that
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      Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited.
      1390 5 Minutes of the Thirty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting 1 of Shareholders held at the Company's Office, Xo. 4 Collyer Quay, at noon on Friday, the 23rd February, IS S3. Sharehoi.pki:- Present m Person: —In the Chair. Messrs. Thos. Cuthbertson, .Tas. Sword, A. W. Stivon, Kon'ble W.
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      Supreme Court.
      15955 5 Before Sir Thomas Sidgreaves, C. J.) MdfDAT, 26th February, 1883. The Libel Case, T. CAROILL VS. J. AHMICHAEL J. F. HANSEN. The Chief Justice gave judgment to-day as follows m the suit at the instance of T. Cargill, Municipal Engineer, against James Carmiehael, Editor, and J. P. Hansen,
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        35 7 Since laying fcomeo I hare received a totter from Mr G.L. Dana the Resident at Sandakau, .latin* that a large, weU-equippad force had started for the ulterior, but it wilfbe some time before thTte.ult v
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      The Municipality.
      509 9 Minutes of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners on Thursday, 15th February, 1883. rCor.imissioners Present. Thomas Scott, Esq. President. Col. S. Dunlop, c. a. Hon'ble Capt. McCallum, b. c. Edwin Kock, Esq. Syed Mahomed Alsagoff, Esq. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Read the fortnightly
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      Municipal Engineer's Office.
      2472 9 Singapore, 10th Februatf, 1883, To The Municipal Secretary, Singapore :<— Sir, I have the honor to forward for the information of the Municipal Oommiasiouers the fallowing Report. Town Thoroughfare*. Repair*, accompanied with partial remetalling, hava be*, n recantly executed m Kallang Ro&c R chore Road, Fisher Street,
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      Manila News.
      1434 10 (Translated from Spanish newspapers.) Manila, 6th February.— From intellu gence which we find m a letter from Sooloo dated the 27th ultimo, it appears that the inhabitants of that Military Oolony do not fail to seek relief from the regular round of official duties and the weariness inseparable
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      Report of the s. s. "Pioneer."
      1209 11 Captain Hakkkost, of the little eteavaerPioneer, only si- tons i has favoured us with the following report of her foyage from Lubeck, (Holstein) to this port. It will be seen that the she has weathered a succession of tremeindous gales, which have tested her
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      The Tyersall Hounds.
      803 11 {By Hotspur.) WEDNESDAY, the L4th February, was a red letter da}' m the annals of Drag Hunting m Singapore, as it proved the most successful meet there has ever been since its tirst introduction m November ISSI. At that time many of the would-be knowing ones prophesied
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        A SUGGESTION.
        223 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, As I hear that the Government are m despair as to what to do with the surplus revenue, might I suggest that part of it would he well spent on a new clock for the Orchard Road Police Station. The
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      The "Hong Ann."
      1376 11 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, After the able article on the seizure of vessels which appeared m one of your late issues, I hope you will not deem it out of place if I request you to allow me to supplement a few considerations
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        688 12 ARRIVALS. 4 Flag i Vkssbl's Namb. and Captain. From. Sailed. Consignees. Kio. h Feb. Kndoro Dut. str. 648 v Marion JAcheen Feb. 18 Stiven Co. Stamboul iFch. str. 1487 Maigre Saigon Feb. 21 G. Wood <t Co. l Fenang Brit. str. 386 Courtney Samarang Feb. 20 T. K. Tian Son.
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        931 12 CLEARANCES. Eat*. Vess*i/s Name. Flao k Ri<*. Captain. Dmtination. Feb. 23 Regulus Ger. sh. Meyer ein 23 Tambora Dut. str. Dorssen ivia ■24 Helios Aus. str. Terdg Trieste via ports 24 Glnncoe Brit str. I'ark H ngft 24 Hye Leong Brit. str. Qssry Soui Bally Ac. 24 Jason Brit. str.
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        779 13 Tr H: TAir.TONQ PAGAR DOCK COM PANT LIMITED. The works vt the Company are situated at Tanjong Pfigar, within one mile of +he town of Singapore, and comprise thr following establishments, viz Wharf.— Affor^inc bertha ce for twenty teasels at one time with Buflß^i^nt w«t^r tl^ngside or veßßels of tho
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        586 13 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Office— Collyer Quay. Godowns New Harbonr. MAIL f&^y LINES. The undemoted are the dates on wnich this Company's Mail Steamers may be expected to arrive at S iD g a p or c during the year 1 «&3 Outward. Homeward. Friday 9th March. Monday
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        567 13 s>team £>fttp Companies. M 19 Tune, 17 July, h 14 August. 11 Peptember, 9 October, 6 Nobember, m 4 December, M 1 January, 1884. Ant claim for damaged goods landed here from the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes Company, must be made to the Agent, before delivery is taken of
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        785 13 ♦team &btp <Btompan(e*< and back, the voyage to and from lasting about 45 days. The stay at each place is from 24 to 48 hours, giving ample time to see all that is interesting or to transact business. Passengers desiring to make the voyage from Singapore via Batavia and Soerabaya
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        586 14 *j)ip Companfrs. K. The Moluccos. From Soerabaya via Mscassar for the Moluccos und back on tbe 22nd of every month. N.8.-'-'lhe steamers of Mar. h, Vl;iy, July, September and Nov. the voyage via Palosbaai, Tor.toli Am prang, Menado or Xema, Goren Amboina, M liy, and"buck for Soerabaya. Those of February,
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        681 14 THE ONLY TRATVTC AT ARK— FHOSPFTODYN T E. > by Her Majesty's Government. ■r»'.'tfd under the Trade Marks Act (38 and 30 Viet., eh. 91). HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND ENERGY. DR. LALOR'S PHOSPHODTNE. Twent\ yoarfl Public Tea*, and Thousand* of unimp »ch«bl timooiaia from all rta «»f the World, efltabiisfa Dr.
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        689 14 jKisrrl!aruous. Indies, The Colonies, Turkey, Asia, anl other Hot Climates. Appointed Agents for Dr. Lalor, Phosphodyne m India: Treacher A 0 Bombay, Byculla, and Poona Smith, banistreet i Co., Bathgate 00., and Scott, Thompson 1 <>.. < l ulcut ta ;H. R. Maynard, Penang R. Robertson, Ceylon; E. Gillon ,v
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        496 14 ißterellanetfus. Dr. BRIOHT'S PHOSPHO^YHi Purchasers of this mrdicitu to observe that tin- words "Dr Phosphodyne" nrr blown m the boUlf that the din "'"printed^', the Inngua n'ithmtt which*^ ecmpoatibly be genuine Photphodm*, ]jT* ?e bears tin Marl: "nd Bian^l ofT I f^f Ahk for I»k. RRIGIIT'S PHOSPtt^ DYNE m AN^
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