Straits Times Weekly Issue, 28 February 1887

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    27 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. fl E w< Sekie Published for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail fS^J I VOL XLIII. SI NGAPORI,. MONDAV. 1 ILKRI ARV 2»,
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    PASSENGERS.
    274 1 por P. and O. steamer Coromtandel, on the 17th inst. F<>r Singapon From London: Mr. John P. Kerr. Pioneer Sergeant McCamey, Miss Crabbe, Lieut. Colonel Simpson and Mrs. Simpson. From Venice: Mr. R. D. Warbury. From Colombo: Messrs. Thornton, and. l. 15 Cowen. From Penang. Mr., Miss, and Mistor
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH
      24 1 Ai No. 133, Prinsep Street, on the night of Sunday, the 20th February the wife of P I! M. •kind, of a daughter.
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      DEATH.
      22 1 Gaynoi On the 3rd February, at Kwai.. Kangsa, Perak, A.dab Mvuv. the beloved wife of B. G. Guvnor. Assistant-Treasurer. B LP.
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    STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, 1887. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    208 1 STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, 1887. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore 28th Fehrttary, 1887. Prodi G* do. Cube No. 1 '.r\n. do. do. No. 3 a, Bali 4JEi di. P •_< Black i 19.75. Sago i 2.121. 2.85. Coffee, Bo 20.00 Tapioca, small Flake 6.80. do. do. lst quality 7.15 do.
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    503 1 Thk last homeward mail wa- despatched on the -Ist instant per P. A '>. steamer paul and the present mail is taken on per H.M. Co.'s steamer Oe anien. The London mail <>f tin- 28th January was delivered on the evening of the 24th instant per
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    Consecration of a Church at Kuala Lumpor.
    388 1 Thk Bishop of Singapore and Sarawak, accompanied by the Revd. W. 11. Gomes, arrived here from Kuala Lumpor on Wednesday last. During his visit the Bisl. consecrated the Church which has just been built at that place. I structure of wood on a
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      706 1 I DR. J, COLLIS UROWNKK CHLORODYNK Thk Original and only Genuine Advice to Invalids.- [f you wish to obtain oaiet, refreshing sleep, free from headache, Ef from pain and anguish, to calm ami assuage the weary aehings of protracted disease, invigorate the nervous media, and regulate the circulating systems of
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      362 1 PROPERTY FOR SALE, I FOR SALE BY PRIVATE BARGAIN IN HER MAJESTY'S COLONY OF LABUAN THL BEAUTIFUL AND CONVENIENTLY SITUATED ISLAND OF DAHAT. Th is Island, extending to 587 acres or thereby, is situated about :U miles from the Harbour of Labuan where three or four Steamers call twice monthly
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    Principal Water Supply Singapore.
    1010 2 Fwf Af following is tlie pumping report t month ot January 1887. .if hour- pumped during tho mouth 114 rkinir hour- per du\ number of gallons pumped perday. 1.H3.'»,U00 infall iu t mouth, inches 11.7!' The jVlunicipal officers made a crusade again/' the Hindoo and lvling
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    Death of a Woman 136 Years of Age.
    2234 2 A lett.-r from Lnssanaina. in the Seminole Nai ion. I. T.. gives an account of the death there. OH the sth December, of Mrs. Susanna Warren, who was perhaps the oldest person in the United States, if qoI the world. Sh.- was
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    North Borneo.
    114 3 pal event of interest which in North Borneo is the seizure ag district, part of the Sultan territory, by the Rajah of ins action on the part of the rawak raises very important ■vhich we shall treat at greater next issue. Sooloo is in a very disturbed state
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    Naval Intellgence.
    2639 3 ran British gunboat Espoir, left Hongkong harbour, on the loth instant, to eugage in a surveying cruise in the Canton River. Tbe gun which was dropped into Hongkong harbour while being taken on board the A >(<larion.<, was fished up on the LOth instant, apparently uninjured, and has
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    Brunei.
    499 4 A Malay traveller, who seems to have visited Brunei, some time or other, hits off the Rajah of that kingdom in the follow-ing-remarks. Ada pun Rajah Brunei yang ada ini adatuya, apa bila iya duduk bersilla diatas bangkonya maka di potong pot ong nya kulit feudal yang di kakin
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    Merchants Bridge.
    427 4 The following letters have 1 n sent to us for publication Municipal Commitmionmr't Office, Singapore, Fef>ruari/, 1887. Sir, The work of erecting a new and suitable bridge replace the old, dangerous, and unsightly st rind ure known as Merchants' Bridge, whieh has for so long engaged the attention
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    Football.
    518 4 F ootball. Thk Football Match between the combined services (Army and Navy) and the Singapore Football Club took place on Saturday, 19th instant, at 5.45 p.m. The Services had to play without Mayne and Yartin and the Club without J. p. K.-r. Hill kicked off for the Club, and from
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    Billiards.
    1038 4 An opinion is prevalent. and an assertion made in print which has never.to our knowledge, been contradicted, that modern billiard tables have much to do with the making of modern break-. On Jit that in tables whereon exhibition matches are played the slate is unduly cut away towards the
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    The Jubilee Memorial.
    421 4 The Hone, ran _Teasurer of the (Jueen'i Jubilee Memorial Fund wishes to a. know-] ledge receipt of the following bu 11. E. Sir F. Weld. M -IV) His H Mr. .lustier T T Ford The Hon. J. F. Dickson, CM li pt. If. A. Cameron, 1. I
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    REUTER'S LETEGRAMS.
    186 5 thi Strait 'linn t Bi WjtMlantiii'.il, />//, die- b-rtnan Bnilbas.sidor to the Porte has informed Hi Bulgarian delegates that if pr. fail, the Puvsian occupation ria will take phi h the conBpt any and of An-* ria. l\w:i i l mi •Inn. ISth Feb 'Yl' Hous I !omlias
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    1005 5 j {Bangi Gazett.i f < l- King John of Abyssig^ntte.. General command- J ani at Massowah, deof the country. Constant, ;th Fe&.— Sir Drummond Wolff has submitted proposals to Jiiainil Pacha, which are to serve as a basis tor the negotiations. Berlin, 7th Feb.- Notwithstanding a £apal de*]
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    EDITORIALS.
    851 5 (Quarantine. (8. T. February lU.) Doubtless the exemption of Singapore from epidemic disease last year may be mainly accounted for by the efficiency of the quarantining arrangements, however irksome they may have proved to passengers and the seafaring community. At the outset of the year and towards its close,
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    Vicination and Outdoor Dispensaries.
    523 5 V ici nation and Outdoor Dispensaries. is. T. February 21.) I>k. Hampshikk, points out a shortcoming in Penang which will materially impair the practical efficiency of tin- isola--1 ion to be enforced on patient s suffering from epidemic disease, under the j revisions of Ordinance No. XIX of seems that,
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    Chinese Secret Societies.
    558 6 Ch i nese Secret Societies. {8. T. February 2 Fhe Chines. torate lb-port for which is emarkable for tersen the valuable infcion with whi.-h it teems, begins -me particulars regarding the state of the Chines. Secret Societies during that riod. Control and supervision over these organisations, io be found wherever
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    The Selangor Government Railway.
    1181 6 The Selangor Govern ment Railway. S T. February 23.) It is now but little more ihan four months ago since we published our first account of the Selangor Government Railway. It is evidently too earlv to do much more than to report the progress which has been made during this
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    The Chinese Protectorate in 1886.
    869 6 N F< bruary i Tin Protect..; of Ihinese reports that many of the wealthy Chinese in Sin bar ntributed liberally to th < Jubilee Fund. 2oi i of them having raisefl -far. Ties ,-eady liberality shoifl that the) appreciate the justice and pro- 1 tection
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    The Post Office in 1886.
    661 7 Postal Aili b looked upon Sloes aeand iepartm with a JW th postcai •pen, bo and rded ed and (m *ith 1. a nd 1,162,438 jpondi •Very n, u and bo.: m|. P* turns out, howi ibe gwnsiderabl... ;l nd confined to tim Penang 1
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    The Municipality.
    1680 7 Special Meeting of tbe Municipal nmisiouers on Friday tbe lth February 1887. Commissioners Present S. Dunlop. c.m.o. President Dr. T. I. Rowell, p.c.m.o. J. I*. Joaquim, Eaq. Dan Keong Sai_ Eaq. This Meeting is convened for the special purpose i>\' proceeding with the revision of the new Municipal
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    The Revue Coloniale Internationale.
    1419 8 idle DeceniU number of this magazine which has now reached its ord volume. presents a table ot' contents remarkable for variety in subject matter. Commander Lo ineron leads IV with a e,.ueluding arti u Australasia. Queensland the first uy umb.-r notice sprang int' at. i \isteiice
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    Malacca News
    667 8 i From ii corretpondent. Malacca, 17th February. 1887.. Today the demarcating officer, Mr. Nicholas. prosecuted one Laiis bin Bamsudin for obstructing a public servant in the execution of his duty. Mr. Elcum conducted the prose, ation and Mr. Everard appeared ior the defence The prosecutor stated that he
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    Netherlands India News.
    799 8 (Translated for the Straitt Times.) The Supreme Government m Holland has invited tenders for carrying on mail service in the Indian Archipelago from lsi»l to 1906 on the expiration of the present contract with the N. I. lIU pany. To prevent foreign control 0 f ths mail
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    Manila News.
    627 9 (Tranthited for the Straits Tim.-s.) oyai. decree has been made public Rjlhinila favouring thc direct exportation [Philippine produce to Spain in foreign The Home Government finds it so hard to strike into the path that the con is tramby' the condition that goods. HCded, must, on no account,
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    Siam News.
    1266 9 (From our own torrespondent.) Bangkok. 14th February, 1887 To-day I have to report about a great diplomatic move on the part of tbe united Consular Corps, which up till now has been onlv united to address His Majesty in the most congratulatory terms. They had the courage to
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    Paris Letter.
    1842 9 Paris, January 29th. Wei*" it not that Sir William Thompson has demonstrated, figures in hand, that our w.rld will hold out ten millions of vears longer, one might have concluded, from the events of the last few .lavs, that Sir Thompson" had miscalculated the I>av of Judgment. A
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    The Pescadores.
    2846 10 Tin Key. Campbell. P.8.G.5., of Formosa, who has been lecturing here lately, has published at Amoy a pamphlet entitled A Few Notes from the Pescadores." of which we have received a copv. As it is extremely interesting and of iu* great length, we reprint it in full. The
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    China, the Sleep and Awakening.
    1852 11 i interesl I bove head app a i this ke lhe follow not intend to write ae <>f this truly *re "le arti l m take tl °uer a few humble words in season to the J ol,l M"i-<| L w }io think with him.
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    Bishop Bigandet.
    1189 11 tli Tl ii inshed sion.iry p tile the Bast The s u moil and <\ ivlien in > ingely and e.dly succeeding events world in fchirop of the couiitri. luish adventurers, and the extension if the .Portuguese empire in India, offered an opportunity eagerly seized by those whose
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    Alleged Antidote to Snake Poison.
    1006 12 I A iue M 1 '-tu ma Moodetbe Adoui, -ed to tbe Madi vefiiinent 10th an antidote, the G it oil ti 11. Ir. "lha vour ment the I•■ tuber 1 885, n a letter from A. I >urodeliar, pensioner, on the sui cobra poison,
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    Deli News.
    576 12 Translated for th Straits Timet THE Deli ('on rant announces that the North German Lloyd Company has made up lis mind to secure a share of the tobacco shipments from that Colonv to Holland ior this purpose, it intends to run d.rect steamers dying Lloyd's mail fiag, from
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    Coffee in the Straits.
    437 12 A I nie Ii u, -v. spap.-r. the thus forth the Johore and Singapore, for coif, nt. Judgin the latest and i trustworthy all lands where thai article in grown, there j prevails a .i which, according I is nothing more or less than the hii
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    The 'blenroy' in a Gale.
    299 13 The 'blenroy in a Gale. !in B hard Webster, m t Into th.ng p. folio e-t Of which j j n the B I of lurthen S W'and the R. I p i ).>ver. noon I to with ,le, with I I ch low- tinued to at riolei rmer and
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    Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
    658 13 The followiug is the forty-third report of the Court of Directors to the ordinary half-yearty general meeting of shareholders U) be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 26th instant at noon:— Tothe Proprietor* ofthe Homgkongtt Shanghai Hanking Corporation. Cm, hm, en. -Tho
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    Uppre Burmah.
    374 13 The Mandalay Correspondent of tbe Rangoon Gazette writes as follows under dale *>lst January. The political position lias somewhat changed during tlie past week, and the outh.ok toward tin- Shan States is much brighter. Wuntho is occupied by a British force and the people ef lhe capital and
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    Protection of Ships.
    1031 13 stated that a recently patented article, called Woodite," will defend \< ds against accidental collisions and against th.- attacks of guns, rams, I and other instruments of warfare. A London paper, in referring to some experiments made t" test this substance, says: It has been proved that
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      A Distressing Case.
      480 14 jer aincr pro. from the i and v ing the pl\ agi by the j and cr\ nan ou board parent ly in ij:v enquiry she stated that she had b. '.'gapataiii i ]i,j; undertaken to buy a p et for her, obtained, instead, a free migration
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      Hack Gharries.
      301 14 t' adav I noti. Her" complaining ofthe iiii! pub. i in thi this the misfortun the same. portant, and what :inh'j enden. ive "J I would call tht p ind in author. ner with which these drivers will tell you that they are engaged, when it does not
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      Hack Gharries.
      131 14 Sib, Hind.... i this ject in so far as they exj that there is in Singapore co^__ room for improvement in the 1 Carriage sen ice and lsQu non-improvement is ihe l{ i tbe pari of tbe public. rv a table of fares signed bv^^^H Inspector. Now, if.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      149 14 ARRIVALS. S Xl' Jal Borneo i. < [9 Hoi 19 Tral [in imi 20 1 lie 20 Bi Vnn 1691 ii I Sa, tr 359 1. I ban Cla" tr. 674 Christensen how 7- ".I 1 i u itr. 1410 Sommer London ~l !!!> tr. 149 D'Crnxe Palembang p. >,'
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      134 14 CLEARANCES. J i i ni r.» p.m J tn 19 ra M I 24 *JV IPPING IN THE HARBOUR. Fi..- -j] s= '4 -***M J 111... o j N SiSfnsen Sailin -Vm Black i diamond Mo i ■>.-..,. Biri rlullmann r. I .Vol fi -»bo i '-ho ,t o DomenicoM.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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