Straits Times Weekly Issue, 6 December 1886

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    27 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. New Series. Published for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamer. [Pkice 40 Cents VOL XLII. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 18«0. NO. 3,395-
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGES.
      96 1 At St. Andrew's Cathedral on Wednesday, the 24th instant, hy the Revd. Bryant Wonnacott, John Van CUYXF.NBERG, elder son of J. G. Van Cuyleaberg of Colombo to Arap.li.i.a, eldest daughter of Thomas Smith of Sarawak. Ou the 25th November, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, hy the Revd. Bryant Wonnacott. JOHH
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      BIRTHS.
      48 1 At Raehurn on the 26th instant, the wife of F. M. Darke, of a daughter. On the 28th -nstant, a* Woodleigh, the wife of F. G. Bernard, of a da ighter. At Stoke, Devon. Englaad, on tho sth inst.. the wife of Da. Lsask of a daughter.
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    • Obituary
      DEATH.
      31 1 On the 'Jnd December, on board the Will ty ttie Witp, between Malacca and Singapore, David Millar, acting manager at Malacca of tlu' Chartered lfercantile Bank, of heart disc. i
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    STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, 6th DECEMBER, 1886. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    219 1 STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, 6th DECEMBER, 1886. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. SINOAPOBV BXH I'.Kli, 1886. Produce. Gambier 5.1 Cube do. No. 1 9.00 do. do. No. 2 8.00. Copraß..r. -.07f eo. Pontianak 3.62_. Black Pepper 20.25. Scgo Flour, Sar 2.124« Mine 16.00. Tapi 5 00. do do. Ist quality 5.50. do. med.
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    PASSENGERS.
    85 1 North German Lloyd steamer Braunxchweiu on the 4th inst. For Singapore. Messrs. von Hanneken and Schcsnack. For Colombo.— From Singapore Mr. Forster. For Brradm.— Mors. Talge, Candor, Tusamura, Matsui, Saito and Takiwai. For Southampton. Mr. Levitt. From Singapore: Mr. Coekburn. For Ant we rp. —From Singapore: Mr. Lasender. For
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    580 1 Tm: last homeward mail was despatched on the 29th ultimo per P. &O. Co.'s steai tlh"/ and the present mail is taken on per .'i ?1. C im .r Mlhou. ich is two days 1> -hind her a baring had to replace the Saghalien which was
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    Government Gazette, 3rd December.
    164 1 It is hereby notified that the Secretary of State ha ii pleased to appoint _rs. .J. B. Junes and E. I. Brockman to be Cadets in the Straits Settlements service. The following account, oi the average aniount ofßank Notes in Circulation for the Month of October,
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    Penang News.
    332 1 From the Vena iri < in~.< tte 30th Ncwemb* A trial trip from th.- hack of the Post Office to the Sepoy lines took place over the tram lines on Satuniay evening hist. There were tl I attached, and i goodly number of genth ten present. The time
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    Trial Trip.
    402 1 The steel screw steamer Qlengyle built and engined by the London and Glasgow Shipbuilding and Engineering Companv (Limited), went down the firth on Oot, 22 on her trial trip, which passed off most successfully. Th>- vessel has been built to the order of Messrs. BTGregor, Grow, and Co.,
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    231 1 A van. important experiment i modi -M art naval warfare v. i out on the 2nd November in P« rtsmo hour by the exp Wh I torpedo in actual contact il h vie a ship of war. Tlie experiment v, bs tin ironclad. lery and su terior *>':' the as
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      45 1 "TOSH WHISKY." Shipped by Messrs. Mackintosh Co. Inverness. IS THE VERY FINEST OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY. Ever imported into the Straits Settlements. To be obtained only from EVERETT ft Co., Sole Agents for the Straits Settlements. N.B.— Quality guaranteed not to change. Singapore, 9th Sept., 1886.
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    4021 2 The number of men using the Sailors I Rest during the month of November was 913. His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady Weld, inspected the General Hospital yesterday afternoon. There is an impression in Hongkong that Mr. Clifford Lloyd, late Colonial Secretary and Lieutenant Governor of
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    St. John Ambulance Association.
    1047 3 (Singapore Centre). following circular is being issued the public by the Honorary Secretary ot the Singapore Centre of this Asa tion Preeident f H. B.SirF. A. Weld, G.C.I- i Goi ernor, S. S. I'- 1 Rowell, Esq M D V Lrchdeacon Meredith, M.A., C. Stringer. Esq.,
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    Singapore Tramway Company Lmited.
    424 3 i; understand that this companv purposes opening the lines on the north side of the river on Mondav, the loth instant. Cars will then be run from the terminus at Koehore to the Tanjong Pagar whai at intervals of 15 minutes, and from the Serangoon Etoad
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    H.M.S. "Flying Fish."
    384 3 The Northern Territory rimes gives the following accounl of the death Lieutenant Hooper of this ship l'i- with very sincere regret, and we feel sure that we express the I of SJ] Who knew the late LiciteUai.' Poopcf. that we have to record the vm „j_ dent
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    M. Remenyi's Second Concert.
    973 3 On Saturday ultimo) th cond concert by M. Remem Luckstone was given in the upper room of the rown Hall. Tbe audience we are glad to aay was much more numerous than on the previous oeeasion. 11- Excellency the Governor accompanied b\ Ladv Weld and the
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    243 4 For the Straits Times. Bulgaria. Constantinople, 27th Nov. The Bulgarians are greatly averse to the appointment of Prince Mingrclia. A plot to assassinate the Regents has been discovered. Egypt. Paris, 26th Nou.-~M. de Freycinet has announced that France cannot allow anv Foreign Power to be mistress of Egypt.
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    1007 4 From the Rangoon Gazette.) London, t6ik November. The authorities, in view a\' the expected Socialist demonstration, in Trafalgar Square, on Sunday next are taking extraordinary precautions to preserve oi-.h-r. Batteries of Artillery and reinforcements of troops are being drafted into th.- Metropolis, and will be available on Sunday
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    EDITORIALS.
    984 4 A Promising Mining Country. (fl. T. November 27.) The Rev. J. E. Tenison Woods has just beeu conducting mineralogical researches in Arnheim's Land in North West Australia, better known as the Northern Territory. The conclusions he arrives at point to that country becoming at no distant date, a productive
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    German Mail Steamers.
    673 5 iN. T. lon ruber 2U.) Lately a rum.ur was current that the local Government vus about to bring into Council, a Bill to aWimilate t st; itu> of German mail steansra to that (tf French Though nothhg of the kind has yet taken shape, then is no
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    The Jubilee.
    749 5 T. November 30.) No doubt when the _>oth June comes round, Singa jto re will not be found lagging in duly celebrating the Queen's Jubilee. To ensure the celebration being in keeping wHhthe anniversary, measures might well be taken to secure simultaneousiiess and some degree of uniformity therein
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    British New Guinea.
    837 5 (8, T. December In a previous article on affairs in Britisli Xew Guinea, we noticed the difficulties in the way of adequate settlement iii that eountiw arising out of wide stretches of improvable hind being locked up in the hands of the natives who make do use
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    The Legislative Council.
    636 5 v T. h- cenibi r 2. Tm Shorthand Report of the Legislative Council Meeting on the loth ultimo. lengthy as it is. fulK comes up to tbe mark in sustain! d interest, and well repays attentive perusal. As before, the lovenue Survey System and the Johore Agency
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    The Legislative Council.
    835 6 (S. T. Ihr, mh f 0.l Thk Advocates and Solicitors Bill whieh formed the main topic of discussion at the Council Meet-frig on the ISth ultimo, can hardlj be expected to arouse anv keen interest outstde the profession who emoluments happen to be nest directly affected under
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    The Saint Andrew's Ball.
    1624 6 Alter a lap. >me pears I at Irew's Ball which was formerly such a marked feature of our winter gaieties ha 1 n revived, with such sue. A but little doubt that for the future, the Sainl Andrew's Ball will once m ire take its place
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    Shorthand Report of the Legislative Council.
    10688 7 Friday, 12th November, 1£8& Present His Excellency the Governor, (Sir Frederick A. Weld, 0.c.m.0.) The Hon. the Officer Com. the Troops (Colonel T. R. mm mm. Kj iiH ,R. A.) The Hon. the Col. Secretary (J. F. Diekson. c.U.0.) the Acting Ke-ident Counci lor
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    Monday, 15th November, 1886.
    11634 9 Pri: sent His K\.-"__oncy the Governor (Sir Frederick A. Weld, G.C.M.G.) Tlie Hon. the* HKoer Coin___u.ding the Troops, (Colo Ml T. R. Ryan. U.A.) the Colonial Secretary (J. F. Dickson, CM.O.) the Attorney General 'J. \Y. Bonser.) the Acting Colonial Treasurer K. s. O*(ronnor.) the Actg.
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    Thursday, 18th November 1886.
    14988 12 Present j His Excellency the Governor (Sir Frederick A. Weld, g.c.m.g.) The Hon. the Officer Commanding the Troops (Colo nei T. R. Ryan, r.a.) the Colonial Secretary (J. F. Dickson, cm. a.) the Attorney General (J. W. Bomer.) the Acting Colonial Treasurer (R. S. O'Connor.) the
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    Picturesque and Basy Singapore.
    2571 15 BT T. J. KIAIMIKAN I In and Abound i bi Cut. Thi mutability of our social existence and the rapid transmutations which y<i late years hav.- been wrought in tbe physical and economic features of our island city, present a wide theme for our investigation and
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    Netherlands India News.
    952 16 Translated for the stroll* Timet. The Brewery at Batavia has so far turned out a suece-s. that beer of prime quality has been manufactured. The Jura Hod, reports that tic article on trial answer.,l admirably in taste, and proved to be lighter than most Knglish beers. It
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    Deli News.
    972 16 slot, d for th* Strait* Ti The Deli Couran* notes with tion that the Government has dom it to counteract Achinese lesignson Deli. Sufficient nn -aus are n.,w available there to admit of t. iking the off,. nsive against any invaders from Acheen. The native chieftains are now
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    Siam News.
    985 17 n "I) Bangkok, 21st A Ser, 1886. The mn.- between full moon in October and full moon .n November may styled the holy month of the Siam- Tne king, princes, nobles, and pie visit the different innumerable temples to worship and ive presents of cloth and other useful
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    Malacca News.
    888 17 M alacca News. From a Correspondent.) Malacca, 25th November, tBB6. To day the Magistrate's tune was fully occupied although there were no counsel in Couit. The first case was against a Chinaman, named Bong for bringing four letters to Malacca without stamps thus defrauding the Government. Captain Harmer, Post Master,
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    Singapore.
    1085 17 lut: following h-tter from Singapore appeared lately iu the Rangoon 'rime*. The writer appears to be a stranger in the place and ignorant of many local matters. He writes, for example, about "a Mr. Smith," apparently unaware that the gentleman referred to is of some note, and is now
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      False Weights.
      140 18 Dear Me. Editor. Can you inform me whose province it is to tost the weights aud measures used by the Vendors of Provisions in the markets and elsewhere, in the several shops of Singapore I frequent lv read in the coluinns of vour dailv JL J paper of
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      The Land Question.
      385 18 Sir, In reading over the re p., it of the proceedings of the Legislative Council on the 12th November, it is noticeable that the Commissioner of Laouls Titles places mach stress upon the. fact that the Gov. ernment of India have been asked to depute au officer
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      Jurors.
      446 18 Dear Sub, I trespass upon your valuaspace with a few remarks relating to wha, I think is a genuine grievance with a vory great portion ofthe mercantile community of Singapore viz the present system OX summoning Jurors for the Criminal Assizes. Every Session some 25 gentlemen are I favoured
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      S. S. "Ban Seng Guan."
      140 18 S. S. Ban Seng Guan." IR > I notice a paragraph in yesterday's paper regarding the speed of the S. S. Ban Seng Onan, in which you mention that she arrived 15 hours ahead of the S. S. Hecuba, and made the round trip in 8{ days allow me to
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      A Farewell.
      107 18 Dear Sib,— Before leaving, I take V;I pleasure to thank the public theil kindness and patronage, and at the satu. time it is nothing but plain Jim,.. thank especially my friend Mr. Salzn for his collegia! and musical help he gave me on so many occasions bv varying
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      439 18 ARRIVALS. P] v y R f 0 roM c f iu, con. B 7- Sr- v' v as Tr. übadonr Brit.»tr. Ss („.r «o>. _J. W Mansfield A_ KnnaS V A Co. 1: V on JjGoh Guan Loo nico Balduino kt ml ou r'^ N \l\W'_ M 26 l,u Nov.
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      494 18 CLEARANCES. Date Vessel's Name Flag Ei„ Captain Destination. N V I;'-? 1 blunlon "^ST "SSE Hongknn ra„.|Sha^ha. M Bissie Muntok and Bat. 26 Bentan L ESL SS < 1 1,.- ports ohir K r ng 2 Boston j. sonB5 on8 s,a >c}l H;i: --ok g 7;. A t Brit.str. ,t
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
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      406 19 POWELL CO. t AUCTIONEERS, SINGAPORE. FURNITURE. Ac., For Sale. Almeiraha !<••■ J] Bedsteads (iron) Jewel Bafi B' v d-: t ,,s Japanese Screens Book Lamps Hook Stands ;:n Billiard Tai: Matting Card Tables Marble' Slaba Chairs Safes Chamber* Cupboards Office Desks Cabinets Office I 'hairs if Drawers Punkahs Piano Stools
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      848 19 OUBARPB Syrnp of Lactophosptiate of Lime J IrHVfl T" «-ri*_i tke blood, Hm4 LH I CT»IT and ""fftheu nod restores all the rll ll I ATT flUl CDer S'W- Phosphate of Lime J. !*■■_?**■%.>_/ V u lhe bBU nee most necessary to I F on existence, aod is indispensable /5
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      683 19 DR. J, COLLIS BROWNES CHLORODYNE The Original and only Genuine Advice to Invalids, If you wish to obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, free from headache, relief from pain and anguish, to calm and astuage the weary achinga oi protracted disease, invigorate the nervous media, ami regulate the circulating systems of the
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      834 19 TTVV. T ALOR'S T3HOSPIiODYNB Is the only Pnt*nt Medicine n' ihe kind i r nutiw if*ti»»(Ha ("e-.tifi i- i: C-ui-i t... Ini V vhihiii _T »iid tl.e only T-i'.- Murk '-l-lloi>\M' Ki.'sti-.J nml Proleefeil un er I 1 La rfc Ar; > and 3 Vie '.'l C«rtined bj Marks, Lood-B
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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      656 20 T Wm9^*r.--"~ Jp YARROW'S. SMALL STEAMERS AND STEAM LAUNCHER. Screw Stkamers with speeds ranging up to miles an hour. Paddle Steamers with draft ranging down to 6 inches of water. STERN WHEEL STEAMERS WITH VERY SHALLOW DRAFT ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR RIVER NAVIGATION. MACHINERY CONSTRUCTED FOR BOATS BUILT ABROAD. YARROW CO,
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      728 20 SCHWEITZER'S COCOATINA. Anti Dyspeptic Cocoa or Chocolate Powd* r. GLTARANTEED PURE SOLUBLE COCOA OF THE FINEST QUALITY with OUT SUGAR OR ADMIXTURE. »hh Tho Faculty pronounce it the "most nutritious. perf«ethr <li_:»^tilil,. 1^v,.,-.-.^,. f„r Breaicf Luncheon, or Supper;" «nd invnluahlo for invalnK nnd Young children Being absolutely "all Cocoa,* with
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