Straits Times Weekly Issue, 3 June 1886

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    26 1 The Straits Times. WEEKLY ISSUE. New Seriks. Published for Transmission by Evert Homeward Mail Steamer. [Price 40 Cents VOL XLII. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1830. NO. ;{,:«}<)
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    18 1 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. At Prinsep Streot, on tho 24th ine&ant, the wife of Jno. D'Sou/a. of a daughter.
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    STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1886. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    241 1 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1886. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore 3rd June, 1886. Produce. Gambier 5.85. Cube do. No. 1 B.o<>. do. do. No. 2 7.t>o. Copra Bali 3.!» V do. Pontianak n 3.80 Black Pepper 1iU»»». Sago Flour, Sar 2JO Pearl Sago j £.675. Coffee, Bonthine 13.25. Tapioca, small
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    PASSENGERS.
    167 1 Per P. and O. steam »r P>hin. on the 25th Ma\ FW -From Yokohama Hon'Ule J. P. Dickaon c.M.0., and Mrs. Dickson, 5 children, i 2 European and 2 native servants, Bon'ble J.W. Bonser and Mrs. Bonser. From Hongkong Mr- Kramer and 2 children, Mr. Joaquim, Mr. and Mis.
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    711 1 The last homeward mail wna despatched on the 26th ultimo, per I*, ft O. steamer Pekin, and the present mail is taken on per M. M. Go's lieamer Yang Ts>'. The London mail of the 7th May, per M. M. Co's steamer Oxus, was delivered on
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    Government Gazette, 28th May.
    345 1 It is hereby proclaimed by Ibe Governor m Council, that the exportation ol Anns, Ammunition^ Gunpowder, and M litarv and Naval Stftres from any port or place m this Colony to Netherlands fndiaa is prohibited for apreiod of six mouths, from tli>' '2 nh ins! 'it.
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    Penang News.
    276 1 Penang Gazette, 25th May. (I b ii. -w third Puisne Jud A. Sheriff, arrive i, m I>\ the Mail Steal on t Singapore Ibe Bam I ]>n pose of w.n-n m. a i Ifr. SI i riff wi H. M < m harbour her.- will Leai m Hi
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      545 1 PHOTOGRAPHS! PHOTOGRAPHS! IMPORTED direct from the Continent Artistic Studies from Life, Classical and Mythological Undraped Figures, Statuary, Sacred and Secular Photograph.--, Portraits of Celebrities, Pretty Women, English and French Actresses. Selections sent out out on approval on receipt of deposit of 10s. and upwards Price Lists and Catalogue post froe.
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    2820 2 The number of men who made use of j the Sailors' Rest during the month of May was 1,192. Thk total return of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, 28th May, 1886, was, 541. j The home papers of 30th April
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    1539 2 On Sunday, the 18th ultimo. Chinatown m Honolulu, coreriag a space of 60 icm was completely tateogrttd by fire The fire broke out about four* o'clock m the ftffeernoon, and n«d with tearful ferocit* until vine at night, wheu it had burned itself out. It was perfectly calm at the
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      154 2 The U. 0. M.'s last card. Oft have I shuffled, oft have played the knave, In vain attempts a losing game to save, I've played the deuce with foreign politics, And lost by honors what I've gained by tricks. Sixes and sevens m Egypt I have played, Then m despair
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    Noval Movements.
    1224 3 The surveying ressse] Flying Fish lefi lloilo on tlic grd instant for (iiiiinuivs. wlu-re. Bays the Porvenir de Bisdyas, ilh-jv La said to a remarkable cave which passee from one side of the island to the other, she was expected to return to Eloilo about flir end of
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    Protection of Foreign interests in Canton.
    787 3 Thk Canton correspondent of U* Mail, writing on the LSth install tli" Following statement It tppeara that the ÜBM M which is at present m Canton, is m need of repairs, and lomraander Glass w ished to transfer some invalid, il and time-expired <
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    1014 4 The Hamburg correspondent of the L. C. Express states A matter of the highest interest is the programme of the new subsidised lines of steamers to Asia and Australia. The pioneer vessel of the Australian line is to Leave Breinerhaven on July 14, calling at Antwerp the following day, Port
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    Exploration of Malay Peninsula.
    877 4 North BrUUk Daily Mail 29ik April. A Glasgow gentleman who has just tetnrned from the Malay Peninsula, where be baa been exploring with Mr. Wm. Cameron, the Straits Government geologist, sends on the following notes; Of the severaJ exploration parties which arc .it present engaged m
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    The Massacre at Harrar.
    476 4 The Englishman <>t 14th May states: We are glad to be able to throw some light <>v the outrage at Barrar. A correspondent who has just returned to Aden from ;i cruise round the Somali coast gives the first account of the affair thai has reached
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    352 4 For Btrait§ Time*. The Eastki.n Crisis. Athens, 22nd May. Fighting has commenced on tlic Qreek frontier. Demobilisai ion has been oounternmnded, and all Greek troops arc ordered to the frontier. GftBKCE and Turk kv. Athens, 24th May. Fighting was renewed on Saturday, the 22nd. Later m the day
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    Special.
    80 4 The fallen oo the2sifa B ;n. i; tbt Go* m Exhibition Am directed by 11. K. fl. th.- Prin Wales to inf on Q m ceived bj Mr. ecutire Commissioner 9 self highly i wiili the Exkil and genera] arrangement The fallowing telqgram received bj I ernneni from tl).
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    899 4 i Rangoon On London, Lit), May. The debate on the •n.l reading of Mr. GUadsfc Bill \yas retained m the Commons Sir Benry James made a 1 i,, which he strongly condemned th< Bill aa incompatible with the rapremac) of P liamenl and the Integrity of the Empire
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    EDITORIALS.
    1595 5 Straits Meteorology. T. May 26.) I>k. Rowelft Annual Bepori on njfeteoological obgervations m tbe Straits Set- tlements for the year 1885, bears every mark of painstaking and conscientious care m grouping figures, and presenting m an effective manner every item of inform ation bearing upon the subject matter. It
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    Rice Growing.
    1035 5 (S. T. M.nj 96,) One gratifying teuton m the recently published Residential report! on Sunghy Ujong and Selangor is the progress made m planting paddy, especially m the lonner State, when- this lenticular bflAehol cultivation has nade such headway that tha importation of rice has honomo aha nominal.
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    Selangor in 1885.
    1621 6 (S, T. May 27.) official Residential report <>v this for the year LBB6, characterised as it is by fullness oi detail, breadth of treatment, and grasp of facts bearing upon different topics and subjects coming under notice, presents a striking con- to the getieral run of such
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    II.
    1244 6 (8. T. May 28.) In 1885, the export of tin from tins State came t o 82, 901 piculs, showing an iucrease of 5,272 piculs compared with the previous year. Satisfactory as this increase may be Looked upon, it would have been much heavier had it not been Cor
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    III.
    1124 7 (8. T. May 29.) is the year under report upwards of 1.4,600 acres of land were surveyed of which a Little oyer 4000 were taken upformining purposes. Then' is cwry prospect of European capital flowing once more into the Protected Malay States for mining investment should the management of
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    Deportation.
    884 7 v T. May 31.) Thi imsc «.i' Tan Ah Kirn who. on being found guilty on the *J»"»th May, of knowinglj receiving stolen property, asked the Judge to deport him to China owing to h\> wishing no longer to live m the Colony, upon which H»a Lordship said thai
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    A Municipal Want.
    661 7 < >n> I mo bh the tfunicipe <-«>ni| asl paragraph thai a letter fr >m the Colon il forwarding .1 ■of the < i it. of Health of Singapore Town ami S tburba for i!i" 1 1 b found satisfactory .1 1 1 t how Ktensi the
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    The Municipality.
    1263 8 Minutes of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners on Wednesday the 19th May LB£ I< 'omtnisrioiu n Pn m ni. Hon. Major McCallum i:. i:. President Coloriel s. Dunlop, C. M. Gh Dr. J. H. Robertson. .1. I. Joaquim Esq. < J. fv < Irane Esq. Th<- Minutes of
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    Deli News.
    1376 8 Translated for the Straits Times. Reappearance (if (he Arhinese. The Achiiifs.'. after having left us m peace for several weeks, have returned to this Residency. Not far from the fort at Fangkalan Siaias on the night of the 14th Maw they attacked a Chinese limber felling station, killed
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    Manila News.
    844 8 (Translated for the Strait* Times.) New line <f dsamen. From inform*. tiou which aw have reoemd from Japan w,-ath,rthai the MtMwagoriei Cominj ewbetwwn Yokohama, Manik,aDd Singapere irhere il will conned with tht r« s.'ls whirhrjirrv on lac wrvice with Ku rope, or b may be between BlaneUlea and
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    Supreme Court, 3rd Session, 1886.
    20833 9 Thursday. May 20th. t ta Thursday His Honour Chief Justice Ford took his seal on 11m Bench at II a. m. There was a large crowd of Chinese m Court. The Bret case called waathat of the Policeman and "Chinting n of tho Opium Farm
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    Malacca News.
    790 13 Rom •om tpondeni. Malacca, 27tk May, The Chinese Babts here aiv much dissatisfied with the I vernmeni for prohibiting them from joining tli*- Secret Societies, tome of which merely charitable and friendly societies and m go \\a\ aaed for illegal or unworthi purposes. This along with the stringent
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    Ceylon.
    2416 14 This work which is very w 11 got ii|> and printed, teems as much with information as an egj; does with meat. Th > particulars given bear the stamp o! reality and deal with facts pure and simple, tba author having preferred, to 86 forth his experiences m an
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    Perak Sagar Cultivation Company. Limited.
    2265 14 i north China Daily News. The firsi .•umih.il general meeting of sharehidden m this Company was held at the Cornpany*s offices m Nanking Road, Shanghai, on the 10th iustjint. Mr. W V. Drummond (Ohairinan) presided, ami there were also present Messrs. E. <i. Low and
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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      39 14 I on m the Fiftiea and Eighties. A Retrospect and a Contrast •>( th, SeUsitudes of tte planting enternrise during a period of 'turn, years, and of Ufe and work m Oeylon by a 18 aHier Ul> A M.mmdJ. Feryuton,
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    Farewell Concert to Mr. Newton.
    710 15 A very select and crowded audience the upper room of tho Town Hall on Saturday evening. The occasion was the Complimentary Farewell Concert to Mr. Howard HeMrtoa, our Well-known efficient amateitr tenor. Mr. Newton fi.r many years past has always beeii ill the fore-front when
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    Adelaide Exhibition 1887.
    234 15 The following letter from H. E. the GoTernor of South Australia, and its enclosure, coDoerning the projected Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, LBB7, are published m the Oovemmeni QateHe for general information. A copy of the Proclamation of the Exhibition, Sectional Committees, Classification of Exhibits, and General Regulation!,
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    Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887.
    385 15 Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887. Sir, I have the honour, pectfully to requesi I neni will officially communicate to the vari Qovernmentfl of the B fliat »i> [nternataon will be held m Adelaide m the year iw to coinnj the fiftieth anniversary ol the foundatio tlif Province of South lus
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    The Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China.
    629 15 From thr Money M > The twenty-eighth annual genoraj meeti the shareholders of I tiia i>.m held i n Tuesday last a! the banking-hoy Broad-streel Mr. Ballon iv i Mr. \V. Jackson the eliief manage] read the ootice convoni lninuto of
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    Chartered Bank of India Australia, and China.
    1556 15 Re vii April The aid ordin of the si ra it i City Terminus ll UU i Wr.ii 21s1 A Mr Will] ira Paterson i, the chair. lir. The ■it aa i rentlemen, I »np| you v. read, and I bare go <1
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    174 16 W'k Avt'iv not quite correctly informed regardiug the rase of Mr. S, do Souzu. late Chief Clerk m the Police Department at Mabu-c-a, as to which paragraph appeared m our iMUe of the 31st May. The facts of the case are that Mr. de Souza was found by the Governor
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
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      606 16 ARRIVALS. Flag J Vessel's Name v Tons. Captain ]••-.,,>, BAIMD Coh« Jvl<J. May Svp'SST Dvt '1 r iSS^fc?" H:itllvm May «2jßo«rte^A( Reaver 1^"" Padanj May 21 Bonstead A < S v „1, Hr lt .,r. 173 Wataon Leitb AprD 7 McAlister A Co. 25 Telan >tr J2S f"F Rangoon Ma;.
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      1054 16 CLEARANCES. DAffc Vessels Name Flag Rio 1 Captaik Destination M:i-, .M.j-.-uiv Brit.str. Con- DeH 85 Chow Plir.-i atr. T»;ily :n« via ports Bfaasalia atr. P I Harre anal SamlM 85 c.i-tk' K<lt'n Brit. atr. pett Madraa ria porta 25 Bapana Spa. atr. Zabala Manila BjeLeong Brit. -;> Moppett Sonr.t t;ir;i.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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      400 17 POWELL CO., A UCTIONEEKS, SINGAPORE. FURNITURE, &c, For Sale. Almeirahs Ice C9m Bedsteads iron) Jewel Safes Bed-room Bwlci Japanese Screens Book Ca~ Lamps Book Stands Linoleum Billiard TaM«-s Matting Card Tables Marl.lo Slat>s Chairs Kent Safes Chamber Cupboards Office IVsks Cabinet! < >tf i«-«* Chairs Chests of Drawers l^mkalis Clotlies
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      907 17 WINEwthEXTRACTofCOD LIVERS PREPARED BY ail th/?°a chemist. aWaM nil iS^F^Lh at\T 5j C^££LS >xlot The WINE with Extract of Cod Livers, prepared by M r CHEVRIER, first class chemist, m Paris possesses the active principles of Cod Liver Oil together with the therapeutical properties of alcoholic prepara' tlO n 8
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      582 17 Cheap loe Industrial Company lor toe laDDlacrare ol RAOOLPICfET's INVENTIONS CAPITAL FRAHCS 1,000,000 18- Hue de Grammont -19 PARIS Proipectut nnt pott tr— Jfftefcl&M mildaff from 10 to 1500 It* OF ICE PER HOUR This result Is obtainable even In the hottest countries. DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE The Original
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      533 17 riIHIS GREAT HOUSEHOLD MEDI J. CINE RANKS AMONGST THE LEADING NECESSARIES OF LIFE. Theso famous Pills purify the BLOOD, an* i act most powerfully, yes-toot hingly. on the LIVER, STOMACH, KIDNETS, I and BOWELS, giring tone, energy, and vig- our to those great MAIN SPRINGS OF LIFE. They are confidently
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      564 18 SMALL STEAMERS AND STEAM LAUNCHES. Screw Steamehs with speeds ranging up to 26 miles an hour. Paddle Steamers with draft ranging down to 6 inches of water. STERN WHEEL STEAMERS WITH VERT SHALLOW DRAFT ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR RIVER NAVIGATION. MACHINERY CONSTRUCTED FOR BOATS BUILT ABROAD. YARROW CO, POPLAR, LONDON, E.
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      710 18 SCHWEITZER'S COCOATINA. AnHDygpepHc Cocoa or Chocolate Powd GUARANTEED PURE SOLUBLE COCOA OF THE FINEST QUALITY WITH OUT SUGAII OR ADMIXTURE. Tho Faculty pronounce it tin "most nutritious, perfectly digestible b*vera£o for Luncheon, or Supper;" 1 ami invaluable for invalid* mud Young children. Bf»in£ absolutely "all Cocoa," with the exeem of
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