Straits Times Weekly Issue, 9 February 1884

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  • 25 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. New Series. Published fob Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Stj h:i. VOL XI, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY^, LBB4. NO. :i.2 i
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    • 489 1 flatttt*. NOTICB. SUBBCBIBBRB are requested to lntmi te as esrly as possible whether they wish pay their subsrriDrions m advance for the ensuing year, Mid th-ir attention i« requestedtotbe terma of subscription, which are as follow* Local Dblivi In Ai. /ance. Daily Edition Weekly Edition. P«r Annum $21 fV r
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    • 466 1 1 Job Printing Department. This Department B ik^w under the control of an experienced European Supreintendent, and is capable of executing alorders for Billn of Lading, Shipping Orders Csards. Bill Heads, FVmersJ ("ards Bill Programmes, Bfanifests, Permits, And every description of Job Printing. 11 Col Iyer Quay, Bingapore, 17th December,
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    • 546 1 LINEB IN OPEttATION PBO SINGAPORE. To Batayia vis Eliouw and Muntoi book m correspondence vratl Bte 'the P.&O.S N iry fortnight. n Acubkiv and Poblok Kba win P nan-.;, Bdi, Telok Si maw- Sam vLAVGANand Pedib and back, every 28 days. M KABi N B it VA. B \lj Bo;
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    • 328 1 p as p i i i »nd VV r Ban k j A F mi v lunl 'V|i of monto. >/j > trip on the l<»th t <in th ■<• und the v m.nth. V. co 1 From ?in^kaw Lh ol every month. VI OOAh I. From lM masein, X
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    • 617 2 fliisttUmtous. L_ i BEWARE OF IMITATIONS EA and 1 BURINS' AUCE. The Original and Genuine. TTTORCESTERSHIRE OAUCE bean the autograph signature of Lea and Perrins on a red label. Sold wholesale by the Pro.. prietors, "Woreand Ci ;in<l Black well. London T EA and PERKINS' Of Grocers and Oilmen throughout
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    • 738 2 i Wholesale and Retail Medicine Vendors throughout the world. BEWARE of SUBSTITUTES, Compounded from Vile and Cheap Drugs, whicl> Mean Unscrupulous Persons are mnkintr up to sell <>n the trreat Reputation of Dr. La low's PHOSpHonvxte, I Fraudulently usin<? Dr. L.tlor'sTrade Mark, PhoSPHODYVS," His Advertisements and Patierits' Testimonials, to Foist
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    • 742 2 iJCteirellaneou*. DR. J. COLLIS USOWNE'S PHLORODYtfE. Th* Original and only Genuine. Advice tc Invalids.— lf you wish ot obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, free from headache, relief from pain and anguish, calm and assuage the weary achings of protracted disoase, invigorate the nervous media, and reguUte the circulating systems of the
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    • 583 2 jtLtettllmtou*. m the form of Dr. Bright* Phosphodyne, its invßlnable action on the human Rvatem is realized withont any of those drawWka which other modes of preparation invariably produce. Dr. BRTGHrS PHOSPHODYNE, f MUTTON. Phosphorus is sometimes sold m the form of Pi'Hh and Lozenges it should be generally known
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES. WEEKLY ISSUE.
    • 10 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. WEEKLY ISSUE. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 9th FEBRUARY, 1883.
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    • 161 1 >inoapore 9th February, 1884. Gambier.. 7.32*. Blaok Pepper 18.£. White Pepper, fair quality. 26.50. Sago Floor, Sar 2.50. PearfBaffo 3. OorTee, Borrthync 15.50. Tapioca, small Flake 3.50. Tin 25.87*. t0«. Mule twiat 93. 8k lbs. Shirtings 1.52*. do 1.424. S
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    • 65 1 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. Wylie.— Dec. 4, Allan C. Wylie, Jan., engineer, Dujtoit'e Pan, Diamond Fields, South Africa, second son of Allan C. Wylie, 10, Maabro-road, Brook -green, London, W., c.^ed-^years. S M V RRIAGE. Wksterho -Cropley. Feby 2nd, at St. Andrew's Oatb^dral, Hedley Har. by, second son of J H.
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    • 928 1 The last weekly Straits Times was dated Saturday, the 2nd February. The Anadyr arrived on the same evening with the mail of the 4th January, and the P. O. steamer Malwa arrived this morning with the mail of the I lth idem. The homeward P. O.
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    • 303 1 H. E. the Governor has been pleased to appoint J. W. X. h Ksq., to be a Justice of the Peace for the Straps Settlements. Letters despatched on Her Majesty's Service within the Settlements, can be franked when sent by the following Officers, m addition
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    • 216 1 Messrs. W. G. Hale Co. njpon follows regarding the Saigon Kiee ia their Circular of the 2nd February Rice. The early part of the period under review was tolerably lively, but the usual block was established by the advent of the native holidays and business has not yet been fairly
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    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • 307 1 ftottres, IMPORTANT NOTICE. FOR SALE. On account of the Managing: Proprietor's ill-health.) The well known CHASSERIA.IJ ESTATE, situated m the district of Bukit Timah. this Estate has a total acreage of 3,103 Tore*. 3 rondfl, '2 poles, comprised m one aot of which 1,961 acres, 3 roods, 2 poles, are
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    • Page 1 Miscellaneous
      • 405 1 Sasenigcrs Per M. M. steamer Djemnah, ,on the sth inst. For Singapore.— From Hongkong da Costa, J. Saddler and J. Brown.' For Aden. From Saigon Mr. Baireau. For Suez. From Shanghai Dr. P. O. Sibbald. From Hongkong Mr. H. Sibbald. For Marseilles. From Yokohama: Mrs. E. Peyre and 3 children,
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    • 2751 2 Thb Mail despatched from Singapore on the 7th January by the M. M. steamer Yang T*e via Naples, was delivered m London last Monday, (the 4th inst.) Lady Weld recommenced. her usual Wednesday receptions last Wednesday, the 6th instant, at 4.30 p. m. The total return
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    • 1256 2 The Sai lors' Rest We are glad to note the prosperijftttpiid satisfactory condition of the Bailors' i" It is pleasing for thoee who kin tribute to the expenses of its up-keeping, to know that it affords a meai i creation for those who are soU rly m A kind benefactor
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    • 1172 3 The Torreiiß Land system does not appear to Vw quite the great success m the Australian Colonies which is generally supposed, if one is to judge from paragraphs and reports that appear now and then m the Australian news papers. Here, for example,
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    • 525 3 &OME montns ago, says toe Melbourne Australasian of the 29th Decemher, a company was formed in Melbourne for the purpose of taking up large tracts of land in North Borneo recently granted under charter from the British Government to I the North Borneo Company. They in1 structed
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    • 261 3 rFor Straits Times.) Bqi London, Srd Feb. Baker Pasha ha« made a reconnaissance m force, enemy fled. Cavalry pursuing, killed several hundred. Tv Soi i London 4>tA Feb. Baker Pasha while aa *ancing on a foraging expedition towards Sinkat, has been cut to pieces. P\.l iA.MKN I. London,
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    • 1175 3 (From Ceylon and Indian paper*.) Auckland, New Zealand, 2nd Jan. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has written to the speaker of the New 7 land house of representatives, regretting his inability to accept the invitation of the members of the Legislature to visit the colony. Calcutta, 10th
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    • 909 4 The "Nisero" Case. The Rajah ofTenom has shown himself" to be a wily as well as hold and determined man, and he is at present COUpleta master of the situation. He holds the poor defenceless crew of the Nisero steamer entirely at his mercy, and has
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    • 551 4 That the French are not fighting: for a mere shadow m Tonquin, but have a pretty shrewd notion of what they are about and what they want m the Songkoi delta, may be taken for granted, and has been long 1 perceived by people who know
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    • 561 4 Ax Important Sanitary QulWe commend to the attention of the Municipal Commissioners, and especially of the new members, the following paragraph from the Rangoon Gazette of the 1 7th January, and woold ask them whether it does not exactly apply to this fair town of Singapore, whether there is not
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    • 1249 5 Remarkable su m to have been the order of the day all over the world for the lust six months, m I sin^e the Krakatau eruption m August last, and scientific persi db, as well as mmon folks, have been much exercised m their minds as to their
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    • 783 5 On Thursday night a miscellaneous concert of a peculiarly pleasing character w.igiven m the Town Hall by some of the members of Ha wley's Opera Company, assisted by Beveral of our local amateurs. The entertainment was under the patronage of 11. X the Governor, who was, of coi
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    • 438 5 We take the following paragraph from the Sia^u Advertiser of the 26th January net Telegraph Line Westward. Very many yeara since the British biating irith Siam to obtain eon sions to constr:. legraph line from Bangkok to connect with the British lines at some point of the British
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    • 1401 5 Tin following Judgment wa> redeliv< i His Honor T. T. I. Vcting Chief Justice, m respect .•i application made by the Attorney General for WritsoFAttachmentagaiosi the of the Testator named m the Judgment for not having, within tintime limited I t Schedule 1 1 of the Stamp i
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    • 2212 6 The Third So udan Disaster. (Sixth African D Baked Pash while adva on v fora expedition towards Suikat was cut to pieces wa s the somewhat -T irtlintr m Hashed to us i London by Reuter on the Ith instant. What the Gladstone Ministry wil 1 m the face of
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    • 1366 6 Tuesday. sth Fkhruary 1Before J. W. 2V. h >nd rait. m, T E UEEN Tan Joo Kirn. Ihe Prisoner m this case was charged as follows. Singapore Tun See Quay had "Colony of the Straits Settlement before the term of h.d banishment therefrom had expired at j d
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    • 845 7 Before 11. T. Haughton, E Monday, 1 1 n Pibbi lry. Tan Chow w.i charged with being unlawfully m possession of stolen property tt 2.30 p. m. on the Ist Febru try iti South Bridge road, n.nnely one red blanket, value 60 cents and also with being
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    • 2398 7 d fr<>, a l)nf<'// V er.) The following particulars of the military operations id Tenom ami the events preceding them arc translai 1 from Batavia newspapers to the 2-Jrd January. The previous negotiations for the release of the captives are thus described m the official J 'our
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    • 2141 8 (Translated Manila rs.) A correspondent writ as follows by last mail —During the long interval eiapsed since rwar lii my last letter to this date, nothiu the way has happened i. I attack, the murder of two beyond the limits of the town, and a robbery of cattle
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    • 1057 8 We take the following from the Hume y f the 1 lth January The Government have at last raade a definite declarati -n .>t' tb^r Egyptian policy, and. if they have limited its area, iitv d empliAHiaed their responsibility. The Egyptian frontier is fixed at Wady Hilt i
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    • 1917 9 (From a Malacca correspondent.) In continuation of what I wrote before reference to the Land system of the fctraits Settlements* and the Land Commissioner's pamphlet, I shall now confine myself to that of Malacca alone, since its land tenure differs so materially from that of the
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    • 548 9 A Psalm oi Life B^ Velasquez. sion of truths direct from a heart ing m the excitement and the earn* ness of life's battle. It pute noble, deep, and comprehensive though t^ into bold and earnest language. It is characterised throughout by powerful and vivid conceptions, by earnestness and
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    • 415 9 Oedinj LBB3. To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Delb Mr. Editor,— That champion and benefactor of the poor, Mr. J. I>. Vaughan, who ha> bo boldly and fearV exposed, through the medium of your widely circulated journal, the arbitrary and rigorous measures resorted to toward* the
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    • 499 10 j.r., etc., &v No. 2. Ml Why did our Chiq and Arab fellow citizen- concur thinking tie right and proper person Id send a- th< r rcpri ni at wu lla-11? Was»it out oi' n o your undoubted abilities and varied attainmeni I hope
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    • 293 10 Port of Medical Officer to the Municipality, and its Abolttion. it Editor of the > —At the meeting <A the MunicipaH>tli .January leinbera w< re\ the introduction <>{' the two new Candidates, Dr. J. H Robertson, and < lhange of ministry is something like changing our servants, and the duties
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    • 185 10 theEdi e# While I think ol it might T ask why that Reverend gentleman who— well, to chant ling rvice last i} dues not give up ton \{\> to buck for >ume time. a,iul M.r^ I weak as over' i'eople atteu ding the ibedral are rather down
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    • Page 10 Advertisements
      • 73 10 Hollow .v c .nst ant ly „ud delicate must be von [< ii(. uj I dia »i r ill bealtb W« ed '"'d Btrum< i will (md m thewe ooble rem< „t ,ut the bid liuui-.Mrs which originate and prolong tl T..-i intfb. TheOintment should twi< <• ;t day taken
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    • Page 10 Miscellaneous
      • 142 10 I Feb.] k Dut.war Lsog Bcngkalia Jan. 30iDutch Coxwul. 1 'litftnia str. 2011 M Hongkong Jan 26 D Brandt k Co. arne t > m ilu g 4 Co. panic Bn' 3o!l T \V,h I r 2r ri b B^ v S dng lou Simons 4 i ll vh, Ir:i1
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      • 567 10 Feb. 2 jTi Brit- Dut. Btr. Brit Btr. J% I; it. ritr. Martin tr. JUana \>l,.\ \)\\t. Ixj. Wilk !>„., Brit. str. Lunt y Hrit. str. 9wind< Urit. str. Elolbi phant Point j Brit. htr. uining Hue 2 Dul itr. altx Hrit. ritr. Kinlftj Hoi 4 mia «>«. ntr. Vt
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    • Page 11 Advertisements
      • 516 11 ithsrellantQus* DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. The V'st Remedy For Acidity of the Stomach DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. For Heartburn and Headache. For Gout and Indigestion. DINNEFORD'S FLU! 0 MAGNESIA. The best Mild Aperient for Delicate Constitutions, Ladies, Children and Infants, and for regular use m Warm Climates. Divneford <fe
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      • 570 11 iHtsrellaneous. Photo Albums, Writing Cases, Despatch Boxes. Pens, Pencils, Ink and all Office Sundries and a great variety of Fancy goods for Present?. i ims and Ammunition. Riflm. Fowling Pieces and Revolvers from first clfu*f< makers. Cartridges, Cartridge Cas^s, Wads, Shot, Percussion Cape, Gun Oil and all accessories. Pigou and
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      • 582 11 iKtsmianrou*. AVER'S Cherry Pectoral. No other complaints are so inm'di us m their attack as those affecting the throat and lungs.- Tione so trfled with by the majority of sufferers. The ordinary enngb or cold, resnltine perhaps from a triflincr unconßpioriB exposure, is often but the beeinmner of a fatal
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      • 610 11 MACFARLANE'S CASTINGS Plain and Ounamfntil for Rain Water Building purposes. Railings, Standards, Fountains, Verandah*. Gate*, W.H. Rasins, Lamps Covered Wsyi, Balconies, tTrinata, Spandrila. HandstAnds, Panels, Cnlmnna. Con»erT*tori«s, Stairn, Dust Bins, Windows, Structures. Decorative Tbiatmutt by Painting and '^ild; Fl RST LASS I W A RD IWTBEWATIONAL SANITARY EXHIBITION. Illustrated Qe
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      • 367 12 TREASURY of the THROAT GICQUEL'« LOZENGES composed of CHLORATE of POTASH (Bertholet's salt) ARE THE BEST MEDICAMENT AGAINST SORE THROAT EXTINCTION OF THE VOICE. QUINSY, APNT/E, ANGINA. CROUP, GANGRENE OF THE MOUTH, SCORBUT, ETC. They are Indispensable to all persons who are obliged to speak frequently. m IMIOIDE OF USE
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      • 581 12 This Mkd RADI L BLOOD, &ad >>n Hif L! I veil. KIDNEY air SPRIN .1- i I b MII,Y MEDI< 1 1 I vi i r Abscesaee, Pi. !l MATISM, KIN DISEASE, it has to fail. I'll. icnt are Manufactured onl\ 78, New St. late 533. Oxford St.) London all
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