Straits Times Weekly Issue, 25 May 1887

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    28 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. Nkw Serifs Published fou Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamek. [PKK i: 1C Cl VOL XLIII. HINGAPOUK, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1«»7. X(>. 3,420
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    STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 25th MAY, 1887. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    68 1 STRAITS TIMES WEDNE SDAY, 25th MAY, 1887. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. i CB. Gain Ido. No. L 9. do. Vo 2 8.20 3.97$ do. 21.5 .i 2.05. 650 do. do. 675 do. me 675 ,6 do. mcd. do 6.1 Jiam.... Tin ira 11• w On London B Private do. Ido. 3/2
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    468 1 Ed od the LBth ii the pn H. ii m til celebration of the <J 27th and 28th Jim.-. The third Criminal A for were bronghi to a close on the LBtl !H>lanT. A telegrapi was received here on the 23rd instant reporting the losh Iwtwoen
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      129 1 OIL J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE TB S 1 4i to obt f. n from headache, and anguish, to calm and i te the nervou I as of i that n f. c the n by the valaa- sthma. in Diar- eunp m ion this of I uly in Elinder- remedyosiiucstion
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    3762 2 The total return of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week, ending Friday 2<>th May 1887, was 517. The Master Attendant has received a telegram from Perim Island as follows Entrance (buoys bright Jiights Perim harbour." The mail despatched from Singapore on the 19th
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    The Queen's Jubilee Memorial.
    125 3 I'mk Acting Hi.uorary Treasurer acknowledges receipt of the following additional Bubcriptions Foi fTB LiBi Broilghl forward >17 7»i;J 60 D. Loff a Co Hart wig A Co jo A. Mack.iy. Esq 0. E. Crane, Es( j 25 II Daiuii.-ui, 5 M. A. Giiffoor, Esq Tan Quc
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    Probable Steamers to load at Hankow with New Teas.
    738 3 1 following is taken from M lock Co/s Freight Market Report, F<»K Li>.\|. Tens Horse <• ip& U.-u ristcr. Powfer. Tons Dogle. 2,000 700 5,200 Bnfrnin... 1 530 l.ottn (i len to follow do. Glamorganshire 1,843 160 1,500 rmarthoushire Bothwell Castle
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    The Revision of the Treaties with Japan.
    671 3 A Coi the Hongkong l> <■- ly l'> ting from Yokohama under date 7i ii M.n Yokohama, 7(h May The first stag tli.' Treaty revision business lias! v completed, an agreement having been -ium-nl embodying the principles on which the revision ii to
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    Singapore Sporting Club.
    527 3 A. QrKi \i. A of tl pore •rting Club ti lP 17th May, -7. Prese i: i {U i;. G i tin, Barker, i .ir. Kay, Sim Rowan I ,1, tt, Paten Sohst, \s Buxtoo, I' >ugal, AJlio* The minat read and appro The mccl .ml; 1
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    Havas Telegram.
    1187 4 t I id. > tl ii the Settlement insuri el i< tot ic importance rniait v the risis Paris, ill May Cl surr on m d h\ the energetic m< asu i intt. Ti: mi- v 1 turn been current -■Is Paris, Si Dipl ia- [Tied OH 1-ei
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    Naval Intelligence.
    290 4 The A ust rimi corvette Aurora left Hougkone- the ytli instant, for Shanghai Tlif Russian corvette Vestnik and gunboat Bobre lefl Hongkong for Shanghai on the Btb alt The I'.s.s. Paloeleft Nagasaki for Yokohama on the Ist instant. Previous to Leaving, the Palos oiadeashoxi trial-trip for the purpose
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    The Saigon Rice Market.
    234 4 Mess is. VS m. \>. Circular of L6th tfa 1887 Ria mi ('.mnii! desponding na: i market become rather unw mi however v r engagements ;k» -til! (<> be prtN ided for, i> <>i' \.n \v,-i\ much ami we are -'ill is bur off er from
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    The Latest From Kimberley.
    460 4 i /'< rtk Inquirer, 13th April. The following despatch has been n■ed by the Colonial Secretary (W. A), from the Government Resident at Wyndham: Governm tU BetuUufi QjfUt, Wyndkam, Feb. 11, 1899 Sir, I havo the honor to ionrard for Eia Bxeellencj'i informatioii tlw: following marks
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    Homicide on Board the "Fair Penang."
    572 4 19th n)si i,, Magistrate, charged v i eideof another the ship morning j:mli A.priJ hist. Mr. Sui>criuteiulent I Police I appeared undefended, and I his .1 I ;it I m the Sailors 1 Home nigh ..ml mo '.Hi Apr:! ing •>n board the 1
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    Great Storm in Rangoon.
    470 5 r S|lllH- days past the clouds '•ity and otlu orological sig t monsoon wras .aJ**7 »pproachinir. ()n Saturday evening rj""M 1111; 1 isited by a strong br< ;art showers of i Wr*h t'ODtinued from 7 p.m. to I<> the same mday was fairly Sue, hut almost
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    Penang News.
    462 5 Penang Gazette, lith May. A meeting of Europeans, called l>v the A« i ing B I uncillor. Mr. \V. Maxwell, was held at the Resident Councillor's office day to consider whai should b< elebrate the Qu< i Jubilee. Therewere preseni the Hon. W. E Maxwell. Hon. M. \Termont,
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    Siam News.
    458 5 Bangkok Time* I ith May,) We are requested to state that the new Oriental Hotel will be opened to the public next Thursday, the L9th inst. A very useful map has lately been compiled by Mr. J. Marrable, Government Electrician. It Bhows the sundry branches of the liau-kok
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    201 5 Straits I I' i P May. The Coir, Empress and the Czarewitch have I tii«- i .tin rv. MINISTRY. ty. The Ministry has si^ih-.l IB c of its def< at m f 11«- of I deputies, which supported the demands of Budget Committee i reduction »>f expendii ure.
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    666 5 01 Parvt, otk May. Tin bhori kere bave -topped the perl ace "i Lohengrin," owing to anti-German di hid) bave taken place outside i be t beat re where it was plaj < Jount Munster, the German Ambi (i..i- to Prance, has returned from hi* l--a\« of absence,
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    EDITORIALS.
    3321 6 The N<'\v Municipal Bill. 11. (N. T. May Thai reform of some kind m the Muui- iity is urgently wanted will be admitted l»v the Commissioners themselves. l'»ut they an. l their predecessors on the MuniA Board have on the whole discharged, duties often of an irksome nature m
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    Local Public Companies.
    1056 7 T. May 23.) A glance at our. column of share quotations is lufficient to show that a ver\ lai amount of money is invested m local public companies of which the number is kitty increasing. Considering the importance of the interests involved m these ipauies it if
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    The Municipality.
    638 7 Minutes of a Sleeting of the Municipal Commissioners <>n Friday, the 6th Hay, LBB7. mmi&iom n Pn ni < E. < 'rane, Esq., Chairman. Col. S. Dunlop, < .M.G., I. T. C. liugliston, Ks<j., m.i<.<-.^.. l.b.c.p. Tan Keong Saik, E2aq. Tho > tinu: was oonvoDed t^> complete tin-
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    A Tour on The Malayan Peninsula.
    3047 7  -  T. J. Keaughran Bi 11. Bandi Mahaijan A we near tbe river Id I milt from the Bhore loul marks i be pa- i r t ha' formed near the river's The depth „i prai at flood ide m i hie pa twelve let.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    Malacca News.
    728 8 i ■mi >> eotTtspondsnt. Malacca, 17th May. Verooa and Mm© M0w..., were charged with disorderly conduct. No. 1 was fined si and .y^ Chua Choo, charged with driving builock carl withoul control, was fined Hap 800 wa£ prosecuted l>\ the luspeetor of Nuisauees, Mr. Tin Btructing the public
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    Netherlands India News.
    1713 9 Netherlands News* Tran the Straits Times. By last advices from Acheen, the Achinnot ventured within the iJuteh ;i hostile m since th pcApril. Detachments of HL sent out am '.iv t], .onrito Jbnnts, did n»; iiud any hem. T<> the eiH'iny of the cover v. Inch seri
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    Manila News.
    742 9 Translated for tin Straits 1"',.. 3. 1 particulars of the n cent \ei *****0 show tlmt tlie Moro rising I a formidable nature indeed. The Spanish commanders so managed "Miters as to eateli ih-- .M<»i"s unprepared. When the troops were drawn together at the Spanish Settlement m that
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    Paris Letter.
    1946 9 23rd April. Matters do not aj Tli cellor is rou \'l'"\ II: ,d .tlld st raigki E -annex ,di*la! for the Reicl ig. Com master, and bord I M. 8 I lv German del ..ill < i t ions, but all the sam imoal ion of bis tali
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    The situation in Russia.
    1079 10 [Fro,,, a correspondent in Europe.) Soon after the recent attack ou the Emperor of Russia serious apprehensions were felt at St. Petersburg about the iu- fluence, which this event might haw on the foreign policy of Russia, and dissertations on this subject accompanied the details of
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    Tonquin News.
    489 10 The J! jjH M iy, chronicles fresh 1 piratical hordes in there. Another noted pirate chieftains^l mi h- |»ris iner on th loth April, affeffl hotly contested engagenn-ut with his bssfl which onl;« wh -a tilt v of tasfl number lay dead on the held was shot next
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    Third Criminal Assizes, 1887.
    5226 11 Fifth loth M The >rning at 11 a. m. before !hie£ Just .rd. 1 attended h\ members bar, ;m i d owing ral impDrtani eases being expected to o o!V. Thor ,h.;,l 0£ importance :itt.. called, 8 iii Court. Tlie Ai I to i!e on bel
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    Deli News.
    417 13 instated for the Straits Tim j g j urant <>i" the 1 ltli May -i i mother instance of the troublesome ways of tliere. Miiu\ «»f tlicro(di»' t-lass I do pot scruple, m tin- least, to abscond when tits thoir purpose. Abscondings from Hjbttes have pi'oviml a crying
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    Sir J. Pope Hennessy.
    876 13 rhe Mercantile Record And Commercial w&U of 7th April, makes the following remarks on the departure of Sir John Pope ll.'iiix'ssv from Mauritius, and the alleged demonstrations m his Eavor. Sir J. Pope Benneasj left us on Saturday afternoon, and we should have been well content
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    Upper Burmah.
    751 13 The olanualay Correspondent of the ngoon Gazette writes as follows under date 26th \|.ril mi reported dead t bis time, however, then is f\^\-} tieve the li is i rue, w may consider Qeck of tli^ rebellion broken, and i districts which for tweh rment by i his
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    Notes of a Visit to Swatow and Amoy.
    1061 13 Bi ihe R .J. a i; kPOBI r, tti April. ViSIT The name on, I)> it left, with D land, for the H cii boat. is o irty miles from 3 and yet it u-ually taken two or more days m the
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    The Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China.
    636 14 The Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. ril 2Srd, IThe tin;!;, -llii. ug tolders wis held on VVednesda) April, at th<* Cannon-sti I M-. \Vn.--11 am I'a i KKBON m t \i< chair. The not ie calling the bj the seen I i is an cxi of tl and
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    Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China.
    1430 14 Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China. Morn i Marl T i i The ri>! ic I I J ;i Id the fund I ri- •ii. and :ic di ;<-.-- on the.;■ iiu-r.iv Rob rill a 111 v('-;m- or two items 1 need not ta th any remarks on
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    Sarawak News.
    806 15 aarawa* QuMetit t2th May.} )l\:rvu\ of B. H. THE Hanki On Wedneeeay the Ith instant. H. H."-> gunboat ilZine left for Singapore, haying Ui> Highness the Rajah on Iraard, who went ta mccl H. H. the Ranee, and three sons expec* t<-d from England. She returned on Tuesday
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    VARIETIES.
    534 15 We read of a woman who "goes out and chops wood with her husband." It i- customar\ to use an axe, but this particular husband may be an unusually sharp man. The American Senator fivarts rejoices m excellent powers of digestion. A geutlen ■th him at a banquet expressed
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      The Queen's Jubilee.
      137 15 All<>\\ in.' tin- privilege <»t' making i it ion, through your paper, t<> thr Commiti Ifanagemeni <>t' the Queen's Jubilee, to extend their kindness l»\ providing some sort of treal to the poor Orphans m the Colony, especially t<» those of the Convent and Brothers 1 School.
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      English Composition at the Local Schools.
      286 15 English Composition at the Local Schools. It has ln't-ii admitted In the local schools that there is not a §übject i«'ss understood and more important than English Composition. Ever; boy (be he I iiai ive, <>; ods himself, when leaving a local school, u'ii(»- rv elements of the En his
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      The Queen's Jubilee.
      232 15 Dbas M utor, Amoii'j-si the madv mi.. -as to the manner <>i celebrating the v en Jubilee m t li« Strait*, 1 have noticed none affecting the Soldier or Sailer, excepting the t>n<- by which the? will parade <»n the esplanade for the amusement of tin- natives.
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      The Queen's Jubilee.
      256 15 Sir, rely hope that i h< tioo of J. W." m your issue of Mai I9tli will not carried out by the Committed oi Management ti.- < t >n, .n > Xubilet*. 31 v olijriri'Hi to his suggestioi onh iivlv <-ii. sided m of a certain section
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      The Queen's Birthday.
      171 15 To-morrow being the Birthday »»t' our Sovereign Lady tin- Queen, the ceremony of trooping the prill 1 suppose, following the time-honored cosbe performed by the >uth Lancashire Regiment on the parade ground, Tanglin Barracks. If the half privates of the pore Volunteers an really determined, >ur erratic
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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      259 16 ■\TR. JOSEPH BAKER, Confectioner i Ku. 6 Victoria Street, corner oißraM Baa— Road, bejrs to inform the Ladies and Gontle- I men of Singapore that he prepare* and keepi constantly on hand choice enkos. Pastry, and j Confectionery of every description. [oe oroam made only t<i order. Water l«'es I
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      64 16 DENTAL NOTICE— REMOVAL. On and aftpr the 20A inst. t Mr. C. F. Grace, p.d.s., may bo consulted lit AshtOc Lodge, 13. Sophia Road, 1 10 to 4.) Singapore, 18th Apirl. 1887. F erm=»mm--w GRIMAULT'S INDIAN CIGARETTES Asthma. Nervous Coughs, Chronic Laryngitis, Hoarseness, Los of Voice, Facial Neuralgia, and Insomnia,
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
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      658 16 ARRIVALS. Vi---i i s N\mi >v Tox>*. Captaik. Krom. Sailkd Ifi May Flower Brit.rtr. 170 Muhlfnbein Klsng Maj li Urn Lan 4 I GanyniHdr str. 236 Gn I li Vfnj 1 17 Hecu))a .tr. 508 Int.- 1.«.k Jloj V. W. Mansfield ft Co. 1" dissie str. 86 Bosellii Muur May
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      1047 16 CLEARANCES I>ATE VKSSEL'B NA3IE Fl AO <fc RIG PTAIN DrvITVATIOK 1887 j May 14 Kian Ann Hi it -t r. de Padua I'.ikan via 16 Bawean Dnt. str. ran Dorasen ria port* I'- Sri Bintang r Vincent 15i!litnn and Pontianak 1 16 Pantee Biit.str. lnkst* i If alacca and I.ii
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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      209 17 POWELL CO. Alii TIONEER8 t SING A PORE. FURNTT For S Book'"- 1 '•>« Billiard T^ inj? CardTa"' '»s Chairs Chamber Cupl" i; s >tii ■> l^binets < >ffic« IHaira Quests of Draw Punk Clothe- Si li> Piano Stools Concha Carpet Rv~- iron fire-pro Cots Screeiw Comino'^ Sideboards Ipnwnng-rooni Suit.--
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      458 17 WALTER MACFARLANE CO. FIRST CLASS AWARD INTERNATIONAL SANITARY EXHIBITION CONSERVATORIES. fFIfJI T 1 rr— LAMP PILLARS V S^k STRAIGHT STAIRS. ~Z i 9^i' i By ttf^ Ji^lf?ifl- STADL 1 FITTINGS TWO GOLD MEDALS, CALCUTTA EXHIBITION. Architectural, Sanitary, General and Engineering Art [ronfounders— Home, Foreign, and Colonial CONTRACTORS BY APPOINTMENT TO
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      291 17 < Sal vert's ln l: I Jarbolic ut, on k, M z ea umtmoni land, i ,i an> account, tt cures burns, scalds and < i wit l; (lv le than ai ev«r used." [tie very n <•)„ .t or Tii -ixin Ei Chilblainp, Piles. &c. eel unpleai OALVERT'S i
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
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      408 18 YARKO W'S. [All SIEBS AXI) STEAM LAUNCHES Screw Si i ii BPSXDB RANGING ri> TO 26 mii.i;s an BOVB. Paddle Stkameus with dxajtt bangib in> hb§ oj b. STERN WHEEL s 8 VERY SHALLOW DRAFT CIALLI SUITABLE FOR RIVER NAVIGATION. HAOHINI >NSTRU TED FOB BOATS BUILT ABROAD. YARROW CO., POPLAK,
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      343 18 SCHWEITZER s COCOATINA. Anti Vytpeptic Cocoa <>r Choeolaii Powder. GUARANTEED PURK SOLUBLE COCOA OF THE FINEST UfAi/m ur 01 T SUGAB OB I IX CUB WIT H The Paculti pronounce it the "mosi nutritions, perfectly d > Itevem^p f or Ltmeheon, or Supper;" ;uxl invaluable ior inrafids and Youn^ ehiMn>u
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