Straits Times Weekly Issue, 22 December 1883
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Straits Times Weekly Issue
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Title Section24 1883-12-22 1 WEEKLY ISSUE. New Series. Published for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamer. [Price 40 Cents VOL. XXXIX. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1888. NO. 3/21124 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement609 1883-12-22 1 #U)tires. NOTICE. Subscribers are requested to intimate as early as possible whether they wish to pay tbtir subscriptions m advance for the ensumer year, and their attention U request<Hi to tho terms of subscription, which are as follows Local Delivery. Iw Advance. Daily Edition Wkfkly Edition. FVr Annum... $24 Per609 words
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Advertisement538 1883-12-22 1 Jiotirrs. Job Printing Department. This Department iR now under tbe control of an experienced European Supreintendent, and ib capable of executing alorders for Bills of Lading, Sbippin* Orders Bafiness Cardn. Bill Heads, Funeral Cards Ball Programmes, Manifests, Permits. Stbaits Tim fs Office, 11 Collyrr Quay, Singapore, 17th December, 18^3. 3>ttam538 words
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Advertisement673 1883-12-22 1 £>tram *>&ip Compantrs. mon, Goenong Sitoelie, Singkel, Baros. Sibogha, Natal, Ayerbangiesand Priaman monthly. A. The North Coast of Java From Batavia via Bamarang for So<*r«hava and back on the sth, 10th, 15th. 2<>th 25th and 30th of every month. N.B. The steamers sailing both from Batavia and Soerabaya on the673 words
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Advertisement599 1883-12-22 1 &>team #&ip company Nangaraessi, Bavo*\ Rotti, and Timor Koepang and back via Timor Koepang, Larentoeka, Maoemeri and Bima. In the months of May, July, September and November, via Bima, Maoemeri, Larent«>eka, Timor Koepang and baok via Timor Koepang, Kotti, 8«voe, Nangar and Bima. L. Ist. From Macassar via Bonthain, Boelekcmba,599 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement615 1883-12-22 2 _BJ^ rMrTATIO^R T gAfijadtEl The Original and ATrORCESTE&IITEE O\r trs j the autograph sig~ j nature of Lea and Perrins on a red label. Sold whole- by the Proand I > and fßlackwt'll. London EA and PERRINS' O \I Of Grocers and Oilmen throughout tVw' world. ngapore Agent Messrs. John615 words
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Advertisement742 1883-12-22 2 ifiKfcfllanrou. V BEWARE of SUBSTITUTE S.Aom^ pounded from Vile and Cheap 4pUgiM which some Mean Unscrupulous Persons are making up to sell on the great Reputation of Dr. I/.lor's Ph6Bphot»yne, Fraudulently using Dr. Lilor'sTrade Mark, Phosphodyne/' His Advertisements and Patients' Testimonials, to Foist their Mad Imitations on the People of742 words
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Advertisement739 1883-12-22 2 iHSirrllaneous. DR. J. OOLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE. The Original and only Genuine. Advice to Invalids. If you wish ot obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, free from headache, relief from pain and anguish, calm and Manage the weary achings of protracted disease, invigorate the nervous media, and regul.ite the circulating systems of the739 words
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Advertisement601 1883-12-22 2 iktscellanwms. m the form of Dr. Bright's Phosphod) its invaluable action on the human system is realized without any of those drawbacks which other modes of preparation invariably produce. Dr. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE CAUTION. Phosphorus i 8 sometimes sold m the form of Pills and L^z^nges it should be generally known601 words
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THE STRAITS TIMES. WEEKLY ISSUE.
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Title Section10 1883-12-22 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. WEEKLY ISSUE. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 22nd DECEMBER, 1883.10 words
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165 1883-12-22 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 22DEC., 1883. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore, 22nd December, 1883. Gaoabier 7.40. Black Pepper 16. White Pepper, fair quality. 28|. nom. Sago Flour, Sar 2.65. Pearl Sago 2 95. Coffee, Bonthyne 14.30. Tapioca, small Flake 3.40. Tin 2M5. 40a. Male twist 93. 8* lbs. Shirtings J-^24. 7 do165 words
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Domestic Occurrences.
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Article35 1883-12-22 1 On the 20th December, at Bonnygrass, Singapore, the wife of R. Little. Esq., M. D., of a daughter. On the 21st Dec, at Oairn Hill, the wife I of Robert Liddklow, of a daughter.35 words
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Obituary40 1883-12-22 1 At his residence m Buff iloe Road, on the night of the 20th December, John Rose Milnes, Master Mariner, and only son of the late Lieutenant JuHN Milnes, 29th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry, aged 51 years. Requiescut m pace.40 words
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Article1003 1883-12-22 1 The last weekly issue of the Straits Times was dated Saturday, the 15th December. The P. O. steamer Ncpaul was despatched on Monday, the 17th with the homeward mail via Brindisi. The outward French mail has not yet arrived. The homeward steamer Sin.dk is expected early1,003 words
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Article548 1883-12-22 1 Her Majesty has been pleased to Allow and confirm the Ordinance No. VII of 1883, entitled An Ordinance for making final provision for the Public Service for the year 1882." The Secretary of State has been pleased to appoint Dr. T^. S. Kerr as a Colonial548 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement321 1883-12-22 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE. FOR SALE. !<>n Mount of the Managing Proprietor's II health T lie well known CHASs^KIAU E-TATE, situated m the district of Bukit Timah. This Estate has a total acreage of 3,108 acres. 3 ro<»d-<. 'I pules, comprised m one lot ofwbic^ 1,961 h ores, 3 roods, 2 poles,321 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous201 1883-12-22 1 $ag*ettger** Per steamer Pemba, on the 16th inst. From Calcutta Messrs. G. Warner and W. Dorms. From Rangoon Ron'ble W. E. Maxwell and Mrs. Ariel and child. From Penang Mr. Justice Wood, Mr. R. Hall, Mr. Abookakir and Mrs. and Miss Brown. From Malacca: Mr. Tan Chin Hoon. Per P.201 words
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Article1961 1883-12-22 2 The total return of visitors to theJltaffles Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, 21st December, 1883, wan 710. Captain Wahl, of tho steamer IP yah Pekhet, reports having spoken the Norwegian ship Olaf Tryvasan, ofi Cape iiachado, bound for Singapore. A Shanghai contemporary states1,961 words
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Article1827 1883-12-22 2 A cricket match will be played on Wednesday the 26th instant, being a public holiday, between an Eleven of the Club who were educated at public schools and an Eleven who were not. As this is the tirst time the public school "boys" have been- strong enough to meet1,827 words
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Article801 1883-12-22 3 Mr. George Browne, Private Secretary to His Excellency Sir Frederick Weld, took his departure from -amongst us last Monday by the P. &O. mail steamer Nepaul, for Tasmania, whither he groes to resume his duties m the Civil Service of that Colony, his term of service as801 words
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Article212 1883-12-22 3 rFor Strait* Time*.) England. London, 15tk Dec. Parliament is summoned to meet for the despatch of business on the sth February. France and China. 3,000 more French troops have been ordered to proceed to Tonquin under General Millot. Egypt. The Governor of Dongola telegraphs that Colonel Hicks is212 words
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Article2108 1883-12-22 3 Slipshod Legislation. Though one of the strong grounds urged upon the Home Government for the transfer of these Settlements from Indian to Colonial rule was the difficulty of getting laws passed suited to our local requirements, yet even the most earnest of the agitators for the2,108 words
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Article881 1883-12-22 4 Supreme Court in Appeal. DICZMBRI 120 in ISB3. (Be ion- Their Honours Mr. Justice Kord, Acting Chiel Justice, and Mr. Justice Wood, Puisne Judire.) Sheritla Fatimah binto .\lv>obakar bin Mohamed ai Maahoor, plaintiil', vs. Syed Ailowee, Executor of the last will and testament of Syed Aboobakar bin Mohamed al Mashoor,881 words
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Article715 1883-12-22 4 weneraj .Meeting of Tapioca and other Planters, and owners and mortgagees of land, was held at noon on Wednesday, the sth instant, at the residence of Chee Hoon Bong, Ks.j m Heeren Street, to take into consideration what steps should be taken for the protection of their interests, which715 words
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604 1883-12-22 4 The Working of the Crown Lands Ordinance. We have received the foilowiug conmunication from a correspondent, and believe the facts may be relied upon. Complaints m Malacca of the Land and Survey Departments are so numerous that attention i- required to be seriously directed to the whole subject. A Chinaman604 words
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5216 1883-12-22 5 Present and Future Land Systems of the Straits Settlements. Jrio-DKY, we publish extracts from with the above title issued by the Hon. W. E. Maxwell, Commissioner of Lands, and printed at the Government Press, which puts m a neat and haudy shape the existing state of the Land question, and5,216 words
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1171 1883-12-22 6 The Dennys-Cu ff System of Electric Lighting. A public exhibition of the above system of producing electric currents for lighting purposes was given at White House, Dalvey Road, on Tuesday evening, H. E. the Governor and staii' witnessing the experiments, which were pronounced highly Bdccessful. The invention consists materially of1,171 words
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Article2387 1883-12-22 6 The annual exhibition and distribution of prizes to the pupils of this Institution, better known as the Catholic Boys' School, took place hist Thursday evening m the large recreation shed at the rear of the School building. A stage had been fitted up at the cud of2,387 words
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1026 1883-12-22 7 Presentation of a Testimonial to Mr. T. Caruilt., Late Municipal Engineer. Yksterday afternoon, the officers, employes, and contractors of the Municipality presented Mr. Cargill with an address and a handsome service of plate. The procedingfl were opened by Mr. Newton, the Assistant Municipal Engineer, who on rising said: Gentlemen, In1,026 words
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Article1934 1883-12-22 8 We publish below a very excellent letter from the Sydney Morning Hera/d, which has, we observe, attracted the attention of our Hongkong contemporaries. The suggestion that an average" sentence for each crime with the miuimum fixed by law for cases m which there are mitigating circumstances,1,934 words
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Article508 1883-12-22 8 Thk Government lUzette of the 11th December contains the Report of Mr. Cantley, Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens, for 18^2, which is too long for publication m ej-tenso, but from which we extract the following as of general interest. The Report deals with a variety of subjects,508 words
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3274 1883-12-22 8 Exchange nf Plants and Seeds. The ex. change ot plants and seeds with Botauie Gardens and other Establishments abn^d has been well attended to, as will b^ from the list of contributors and intro*. ductions m Appendix C, the more important plants being marked with3,274 words
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Article701 1883-12-22 9 The following paragraph from the British Medical Journal regarding the unhealthiness of bad foundations may be worth the attention of the Mum pal Board and especially of its newly elected Member. The Junker is not perhaps go *»reat m this equable climate as m a climate where701 words
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2683 1883-12-22 9 We have to acknowledge the receipt, by the mail on Friday, of a Handbook to the Ceylon Court at the Calcutta Exhibition," by Mr. John Capper, Commissioner from Ceylon to the Exhibition. The title is somewhat of a misnomer, as the publication is a good2,683 words
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Article3255 1883-12-22 10 The China Mail publishes the following from an occasional correspondent i 11 Haiphong, Dec. 3rd. 1 dare say your special correspondent at Hanoi will be sending a letter to you by this opportunity. Until to-day there had been no communication between Hanoi and Haiphong for nearly3,255 words
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Article3022 1883-12-22 11 We take the following 1 items from the Penany Gazette of the 12th December Opening of the Calcutta Exhibition.— We have been favored with the following information from Calcutta via Rangoon "The Calcutta Exhibition was duly opened by Lord Ripon on the 4tb, with all expected pomp and3,022 words
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883 1883-12-22 12 The Proposed Annexation of New Gu inea. The correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald telegraphs as follows to that journal London, \Uh Nov.— The Royal Colonial Institute was crowded last nigUt by a representative audience, the special at; tion beini: a paper and discusaion i i New Guinea. The paper883 words
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Article3356 1883-12-22 12 We take the following items of Indian news from the Times of India of the 7th December: Calcutta, (!//<, Dec A.t a meeting of the Foreign Missions Committee held at Edinburgh, the Rev. Mr. Hastie's oaae was con-* sidered.and his mutant dismissal wasv.ted by K> out of GO3,356 words
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Article914 1883-12-22 13 Mr. Haughton, junior magistrate, was engaged for three days, concluding on Thursday, m dealing with two connected Poises which are of more than ordinary interest. In the first case a Chinese Towkay named Lee Ah Chow, and three other Chiueae named respectively Tan Ohee Kee, Tan Gan914 words
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Correspondence.
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Article197 1883-12-22 13 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir, 1 read with surprise the letter of 11 G." m Saturday 'i TivuM. A builder" who does not know the different kinds of timber has no business to be a builder at all. But I think it will197 words
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Article121 1883-12-22 13 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir,— Would it not suit our "power* that be" to fly the inail-closing-signals longer on Sundays to suit the convenience of all sorts and condition«men- worshippers r Some attend the early mass, few the high mass, but many, including your121 words
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Article1190 1883-12-22 13 To the Editor oft lie Strait* Time* Sib, Let me give you a lew inttai of the persecution the ho:ie,st culth has received ii, „apore at the hands < the Laud Office authorities. About tw. years ago, the late Attorney Genera brought two actions against a client1,190 words
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Page 14 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous620 1883-12-22 14 ARRIVALS. h tfEs.Fi/s Nami. and Captain. From. Sailed. CoHsiam Q Ria- i =h rJe7. 14 '^a Belle L str. 500 Huddl.- Malruca ,w. 13C 0 1. Government. 15 Memam M.M. str 939 Favre Saigou Dec 12 M. Maritime^. 15 tNormanby Brit. str. 664Sorenscn Samaraug Dec 13 Lim Lan A Co.620 words
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Miscellaneous1127 1883-12-22 14 CLEARANCES. Date. Vessel's Nake. Flag A Rio. Captain. Destination. Dec. 14 Hecuba Brit. str. White Bangkok 15 "y** 8 8 &0 Btr Rorirenor Hongkong }l Pearl Bnt. str. Wharton Saiffon Is e 'l tOr B /!> 8 r M r e Amboina JJ Rnehampton Bnt. str. Sanderson Cfclcatti ll c1,127 words
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Advertisement504 1883-12-22 15 DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA The best Remedy For Acidity of the Stomach DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA For Heartburn and Headache. For Gout and Indigestion. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA The best Mild Aperient for Dehcate Constitutions, Ladiei, Children and Infants, and Jor regular use m Warm J^imates. Dinnepord A Co London,504 words
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Advertisement565 1883-12-22 15 ißfatdlaittoug. Box™ DmB> Writin Oases Despatch «n^!f S Pe ncilB I °k »nd all Office Sundrieß SlX 04 f **>* "or Rifl». A 1? S r BD Ammunition. Cartridges, Cartridge Cases, Wads Shot Percuss,on Caps, Gun Oil and all iS Pigou and Wilkes^AUiance Gunpowder. Io a o n t?aTd h565 words
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Advertisement707 1883-12-22 15 This Dock is sopplied with a pair of powerful Centrifugal pumps and is cmp* ti'*d m two and a half hours. Machine Shop. Is one of the mosa complete m the East, fitted with lathe* shearing, punching, shaping, slotting planing, screwing and boring machines with the latest improvements, with all707 words
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Advertisement596 1883-12-22 15 fiotiers* POSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, I/TD. 104 Clivr Strfft. Calcutta. Provision for old age combined with Family Provision m case of Death. EXAMPLE. An assurer, aped 25 next birthday, wishes to lay apart a sum of about 20 Rs. a month m such a way that his savings596 words
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Advertisement360 1883-12-22 16 TREASURY oftheTHROAT] GiCQUEL'S LOZENGES composed of CHLORATE of POTASH (Bertholet's salt) ARE THE BEST MEDICAMENT AGAINST SORE THROAT, EXTINCTION OF THE VOICE, QUINSY, APHT4E. ANGINA. CROUP, GANGRENE OF THE MOUTH, SCORBUT, ETC. They are Indispensable to all persons who are obliged to speak frequently. mam •l MODE OF USB: Take360 words
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Advertisement644 1883-12-22 16 QUINfI-LAROCHE Ferrugineux SYRUP In spite of the ever increasing success of the X*roche Bark (QirnrA-lAKOCHE), which has been honored with a prize of 16,600 franca, a Gold Medal, etc., there are many cases In which the Sensibility and Irritation of the mucous membrane* may cause apreference to be shown m644 words
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Advertisement267 1883-12-22 16 i mmm This Gekat Household Midicini IJ.WK- aMONOOT 111 X I,KAI)!\(, NECnSARIK Li i Th«— famevu Kite purify the MtOOD. and \.t iiu.st powerfully, jrei soothingly en th.> LIVER, STOMACH. KIDNEYS, md BOWELS, tone, .>ner^y. and vigour frreat MAIN SPRINGS OP LIFE. Fhey are confidently recommended as a Beyer 1267 words
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