Straits Times Weekly Issue, 3 December 1889

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  • 34 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. New Serte* ro, Ta MsioK BV E ER Homeward Mml Steamkr> PaWPH 4.1 f'wv'-*.. VOL XLY r i —ii in— a i NGAPORE, TUESDAY. DECEMBER ft. iftfto NO. 3,549
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  • 16 1 On the 23rd November at Oi i i Cathdr*!. by the SJveroS jf i S*S_^"
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  • 23 1 Om Snud jy. the Ist December. 18« at '1 Sophia Road. Singapore, the wife if iLvaJ Cnyleaberg. of soa (oey lon p-pors^
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  • 21 1 At rCambo House R,v> r Valley Rnd. ou the exvangot the Ist Dumber 1*39 Mrs HaEEiETXE Boyd, aged 59 year..
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  • 87 1 THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 3rd DECEMBER, 1889. CONTENTS. M_rW Quotations. Suuim try of the Week. Reuter's Telegrams Local and G antral Now*. French __ff*ir4. Natiouiil Jolours on Shipboard. Tonquin. Hongkong. Netherlands ludia. Goldfields of Pahang. The Baub Mining Adventure. Returns of Imports aad Export*. The Legislative Council. Government Gasette. Shipping
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  • 319 1 slngapoee. jvro december. 1889 Produce. Gambier 7.62.. do. Cube No. 1 11.25. do do. No. 2 10.15. Copra, Bali 3.87_. do. Pontianak „350. Pepper, Black „17.25. •Sago Flour „2.20. Pearl Sago 325 Coffee, Bali 27.00. Tapioca, small Flake 4 70. do. do. Ist quality 4.80. do. mod.
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  • 197 1 The Legislative Council at its sitting on I rWsday made f urthe r pro wit^ th( Municipal Ordinance Amendment Bdl aud read for the first ths a Bill t the Courts Ordinances of 1878 aud 1835 An agreement has 03ea signed bv lhe Ohiels of the
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  • 357 1 (For Straita Tim**.) Crete. There is a general amnesty. The Soudan. Lond**, 261k Nov.— The Dervishes are again mustering for the invasion of Egypt. Stanley and Enim. Further letters from Stanley describe the meeting with Enim Pasha, and the first section of the homeward march. The Opening of
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  • 752 1 At the 4&enrmtr service in the M. E. .Cbdrehr yesterday, over 50 p^ple atlead«d. nearly all of whom were Germans. The Rev. Dr. LueTing preached from I. Timothy 3.16: And without controversy ureal ia the mystery of godliness. The services will be continued next Sundav commencing at
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  • 523 1 The effects of the St. Andrew's ball were painfully discernible in the cricket match which commenced ou the S. R. C. ground between two scratch teams captained respectively by Messrs. A. P. Talbot and F. V. Hornby on Saturday. Although, in fairness to the Club, the bad show made
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  • 463 2 TUESDAY, 26th NOVEMBER We hear that tbe Government are likely to cause an appeal to be taken in the action recently decided against the Collector of Laud Revenue. 100 Bentong Shares put up for auction sale bv Mr. H. A. Crane this afternoon realized §3.90 per share;
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  • 245 2 What vstie supposed to Le deserts are rapidly >anishing before the advance of civilization. There was a time «b«n the UniUd States had one of no sn.aH size, when it was considered that all the land west ol tLe Missouri was a lanen waste. The laiueis
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  • 223 2 The Japan Mail says The ceremony of investing H. I. H. Prince Haruas Prince Imperial took place- on the erd November, lbe Prince, having y been born on tbe 6th September, I^9, is now in l,i s eleventh year. The occasion of the Kmpe.oi's bhthuay was
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  • 260 2 Murray s JNew ttnglisn L/icuouary is doubtless correct in saying that the actual use of tbe woid boom H has not beeu regulated by any distinct etymological feeling." Its recent P" slang use, which is fast becoming language, meaning effective lauuchiug of anything with eclat upon
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  • 1077 2 The Saint Lilian ai lived yesterday from Caidiff with 4,1M.» tons of coal. Ihc Russian tiaiispoit Ptttrslury put in here yesterday from Vladivostok on her way to Odessa. Bho carries 884 passengers. PassknoEks List. Arrivals. Per Calypso fiom Deii, Messrs. Vokker, Blben, and Morgan. Vurvmandtl from Shanghai, Mr.
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  • 401 2 Thk Kmily; when coming last uight from Rbio, fell in with a Chinese fishing be>at eapsized with 8 men cliuging to it off Kuala Johore. They were picked up aud brought to Singapore. A Chinaman named Lim Gob See comes to our office to coinplaiu of having
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  • 173 2 We believe that the Committee of the Singapore Cricket Club has notified to the Penang Cricket Club that it would be advisable to post|M.»ne the Christmastide match till Easter. Tbe reason of thit step must be obvious to every one for. uotwithstaudiug the many promises to have the
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  • 302 2 Peculiar Disposition of Real Estate. Two Interpleader Summons came on for hearing to-day before Mr. Justice Goldoey in the Secoud Court, in which Grunberg Brothers were the execution creditors, and the claimants were in one case Tan Kim Chuan, and in tbe other Mooroogappa Chitty. Each claimed under
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  • 1839 2 Moke than bOo wiles up the coast froai the southern promontory of Cores is the Rs> sian town of Vladivostock, the chief port of Siberia. It is seldom visited by tuglisk tourists, aud though one of the largest foreign settlements in Eastern Asia, is so.httle know* or regauled that
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  • 679 3 The Sooloo islands, a whilom pirates' nest brought under by the Spaniards some 13 year3 ago, have been the scene of an interesting colonial experiment. The Spanish Government, on conquering the group, left the native Sultan in charge as vassal, and established a settlement near his chief town
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  • 645 3 Captain Osraan Bey, of the Turkish frigate Ertugroul, has been advised by telegram from Coustautinople of his promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral. The new Italian guu boat Voltumo, built at Venice, and fitted with all the new improve- I ments. with 18 knots speed, was
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  • 127 3 Ma. W. E. Maxwell, C. M. G Resident of Selangor, arrived iu Singapore last night. Mr. Maxwell will fully learn here, what he no doubt knows iu brief, that his guarantee of a preference to the Selaugor creditors of the Rawang Mining Company has utterly failed, that the Liquidator having,
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  • 71 3 The teerot stand as fallows i MQ yds. 500 vds. 600 vis. Total. Shanghai 302 288 238 819 Singapore 895 247 23* 777 Hongkong 291 _1_ 241 77 1 At Hongkong, the day of the match was warm ami bright, with light and changeable winds. The
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  • 275 3 Taking into consideration the very unfinished state of their grouud, the Committee of the Singapore Cricket Club deemed it advisable to postpone the Christmtstiele matches with Penang and Perak until Easter, when the ground will bo iu fine condition. Peuaug and Perak were communicated with, aud iu answer
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  • 327 3 Koh Cheng Kee, who was charged on Tuesday last with abetting the oommiasioo of culpable homicide not amounting to murder by causing the death of one H >ng Ohye Wat on the 23th September last, was yesterday acquitted of that charge. M Donal Is m appeared for the
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  • 1174 4 (For the quarter ending 80th Sept., 1889.) In presenting an abstract of the quarterly returns of exports and imports of the Settlements ending with September, we have again to warn our readers against the system in vogue of representing both exports and imports from Singapore,
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  • 1201 4 Svpplt mentaru to Straits limes Telegrams. {Ceylon Independent London. 16th bor. lhe trouble regarding the Vnioinsts in the employ ot the Doek Companies insisting rn l.avn g L aleuiel loremen is growing more acute lhe* owder factory at Hanan exploded yeotOtdoy. Tventy-fe ur people were killed and wounded.
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  • 251 4 Mb. French's Tbxk vs. Mb. Bkltiild's (latbly pla.y*d Pbbxx). Kwala Lumpor, 26th Nov.— This match which was put off until Mr. Belfield's return from Penang, was played on Saturday (the 23rd), at the Club grounds, but unfortunately Mr. French himself could not take part in it owing to
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  • 732 4 {Saturday Review, Xn*l Nov.) An exceptionally important addition to me Zoological Society's collection has been mad* during last week by the safe arrival in Regent's Park of a young Gaur Bo* gaurut) som^P»,lwjg.5om^ P»,lwjg. Malay Peninsula, presented bv Sir Cecil C. Smith, k.c.m.o. This animal
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  • 1498 4 {Exchangee to let »ove\naer.) The Bentong Straita Tin emmmjrji***ted) has received documents for a amfmOmm London of tin and ore equal to If tons of fine tin by sa. Titan. The Borneo Diamond Bafloration Syudi- ette iLiirit.d) baa been registered by David fon»r>d Moms, with a cepifal cf£lOflnntfCO
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  • 287 5 The dead body of a Chinaman was washed ashoie in the vicinity of Collyer Quay last evening. The remains were rem oved to the morgue, and an inquest is to be held. Yesterday afternoon, in the Senior Magistrate's Court, two Chinamen named respectively Yap Sang and Lee
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  • 106 5 A Bill to amend the local Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance was passed by the Hongkong Legislative Council on tbe 21st instant. Under its provisions the Hank is empowered to establish* branches with the consent of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, but any branch establishment out of that colony
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  • 1464 5 THURsnAY, 28th November, ISS9. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon. The following members were present His Excellency the Governor (Sir Cecil C. Smith, k.c.m.g.) The Hon'ble tho General Officer Commanding the Troops (Major-General Sir harlea Warren, g.c.m.g.,k.c.b m the
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 135 5 Passeng-er List. Arrivals. Per Saghalien from Marseilles, Messrs. De Haas, Streiff. Von Donop, De Haan, Pastourel, Vartme, Baer, Pretzner, Heyluans, Jacobson, Van Wesum, Hegt, Knifeman, Ami, Scunlan, Be Souza, Zimmermann, McDongaU, Trotter, Hirzel, Fustebt i, Spitzbj, Heusler, Bastiani, Mrs. Bastiani, aDd Mrs. Sobst. Sappho from KlaD£, Mr. Mai well, the
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  • 10 6 The Council adjonrned till Thursday next, at 2.30 p. m.
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  • 166 6 Thjb Penang papers, being moved parriy by certain injudicious remarks of the Attorney General, and by certain comments thereon in the Straite Times, discuss at some length the tendency of the Government to disregard the duty of widely publishing official announcements, with special regard to the theory of
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  • 210 6 (From our own CorresjtoHihnt.) 28th November. An invitation was se»nt the other day to the Turkish war ship, but Captain Osinan replied that he was unable to take the vessel to Johoio without special instructions, but he afterwards accepted an invitation for himself, and came round in Syed
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  • 135 6 Tui: Commander of the S. Chlnbrara reports that he passeel the wreck oi a country boat about 4U feet long, float inabout in a dangerous position t \>r navigators, iu latitude 15 r 23' N., longitude 75 c 28' E., Goa Lighthouse bearingN. 87' E., true distauee 1
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  • 355 6 (Straits Independent. 29rd Nov.) An amusing incident, which illustrates onccj more the folly of allowing the Police to conduct the prosecution of their cases in the Magistrates' Courts, occurred on Thursday last during the trial of twenty Chinese who were charged before Mr. Kyshe with being members of
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  • 219 6 We noticed a short time back that a determined stand was being made against police Advocacy wb'u b has become so common before Magistrate?* in Englaud. Another case comes to hand from Kipou. A landlord of an noted was charge'd, on the information of an Inspector, with permitting
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  • 1292 6 (By Wednesdays Mail.) The notic-s published in the London prose of Frey tag's interesting personal history of the German EmjfefOr and his family ar<r all eoue'cived in the most friendly te»ne towards His Majesty. Twelve months ago the English people, as represented in tin* inhabitants, of the big
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  • 793 6 f .rera* Government Gazette, 22nd Nn* l THE Acting ColWtoi of MaUnf";t r) tour there to inspect the Chines? k/ 8 A close investigation showTthH^r keep up to the laws in force, with on« exceptions, whieh were dealt with Wo He calls attention to the verv »r I
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  • 275 6 Pili ing Gazett?. 2'Hh \<>c. We learn t hit foot-and-muith disease haa broken out among the cattle at Mtrhanj? Bnboh, Province Wellesley. Mr. Bnrghopa visited the place on Thursday last, and gars ordeM for the diseased animds to l>e isolated, ami th* sheds iu which they are housed
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  • 244 7 The number of visitors to the Raffles Library aud Museum during the week was 1,639. Mn. T. Sohst has beeu renominated Municipal Commissioner for the town of Singapore. The Siam Mercantile Gazttte notes that there has been rather stormy weather iu the Oulf of Siam lately. The
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  • 240 7 The Negri Sembilan." Formal confirmation of the British Protectorate. AND CREATION OF THE NEGRI Skmbilan as one Rf.sidenov. 1. In confirmation of various previous written and unwritten Agreements the Yam Tuan Bosar of Sri Menanti together with the Rul rs of the following S*ates under his jurisdiction, namely, Johol Gemeneheh.
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  • 797 7 This morning the Registrar oat to consider the claims of certain creditors ot the Rawang Tin Mining Co. Mr. Hornbv, the Official Assignee, Mr. Dougall. Mr. Glass, Mr. W. Nausou, aud Mr. Drew were present The latter represented the Liquidator, while Mr. bauson was
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  • 2436 7 The St. Andrew's Ball at Singapore was j au unqualified success. That it has so proved must be a matter of much satisfacI tion to the hosts who were somewhat I oppressed with predictions of failure. They were told that in all Singapore there was uo
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  • 775 8 The Batavia Nieuusblad notes the currency of rumours there, with some foundation in fact, that heavy reinforcements will shortly proceed to Acheen with a view to a more vigorous prosecution of the war Meanwhile, negotiations to end the latter have been carried ou through native emissaries with Tuanku
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  • 401 8 The s. s. Glamorganshire, from Hongkong, arrived at Singapore this morning and reports fine weather on the passage down. When the vessel was about 80 miles off the Horsburgh Light, she fell iu with a Junk whose crew of 16 Chinese *aid they had been without water for
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  • 276 8 From onr own Correspondent.) Malacca, 29th Nov., ISB9.—A few days ago fe>ur Malays, wheu jourue i ying aloug the Kesaug road about the 15th milestone, fell iu with a large tigress, which suddenly sprang from out of dense jungle and attacked one of them, mauling him severely above
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  • 1468 8 (From our own Correspondent Touchv Mahombdans. Parie, 2nd Nov. M. de Bornier is a poet aud a passable dramatist. He ambitions to revive tragedy, which is as dead as Julius Cmsar. Often, iu his plays, he interprets himself subo.dinate roles, as Gounod frequently takes part in the execution
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  • 436 9 National Colours on Shipboard. {Straits Times November 27.) A notificatiou iu the last number of tbe Straits Settlements Government Gazette annouoees the passing of an Imperial Act of Parliament amending the law regulating the use of flags in the British merchant service. Under its provisions, stringent rules prescribe what
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  • 435 9 (StraiU Timet JHovemoer *•>■) E-iDaa-LT the French Goremn~*t power means business i" Tonquin. and ha. no idea of loo*ni»g the hold of France on that country, despite the counsel of bTZ' by force m Cochin China, then part and h Parcel of the Empire of Annam, some thirty years
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  • 926 9 {Straits Times November 29.) The Hongkong papers publish a very long report by the Governor on the pre>gress of that Colony, bearing date of the 31st of last month. The population of tbe Settlement, it appears, steadily grows in number, and adds to its wealth, so that the revenue
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  • 373 9 (Straits Times November HO.) By telegram, news comes to-day of the conclusion of the general debate on the Netherlands India Budget iu the States General of Holland. That assembly has full control over the financial manage- o-uo vi uuui nau l_d;»n Colonies. •nd the members take a keen
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  • 1057 9 The Gold fields of Pahang. Straits Times December 2. It will be seen from au article published in auother column that there will shortly be offered to the investiug public the largest Pahang adveuture that has yet been put upon the market. The present scheme is to form a Company
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  • 255 10 Mini** Adventure. Siratie Timee December 2. Wn are led to Underrtand that the MaUy Penimmla Prcepeeting Company *»7. if thoy choose, get at once 220,000 j f Ullr paid one pound shares iu the Ba ub j syndicate now being registered with one million sterling of
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  • 2172 10 t Hi: HlXIs CLAIM Tbe- examination of claims advauceel OT the Chartered Bank and Mr. Glass against the Rawang MiningCompany was entered into before the Registrar e>n Saturday last. Mr. Drew appeared for the Liquidator, and Mr. Nausou for the applicauts. The claim of the
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  • 283 11 Tmk members of the Sportiug Club enjoyed another splendid cross country run on Saturday afternoon, the fineness of the weather bringing forth a greater number v of riders thau those who habitually run. His Excellency the Governor aud Lady Clementi Smith were amongst those who were preseut
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  • 179 11 Pkactice on the range is steadily going forward, and each member of tbe Singapore Rifle Association seems to manifest a desire to hold the Club's4___liallenge Cup" which is to be shot for in about a fortnight's time. The present holder, Mr. R. Dunman, has held the trophy for
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  • 125 11 Christ mastide Matches. Information has been received from Penang to the effeet that that Colony intends sending a team here at Christmas to contend against Singapore in the cnctet field. Both teams, that is Penaug and Perak, will come up together, leavmgon the 22nd December and arriving here on the
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  • 787 11 Ik a previous i»ue we published the following paragraph:— Mr. William F^tKo^ largely in tho floating of J^^_i»Xthe tion (Limited), has J °JZ£Unt, a control of. or »«tt^rtlaSuß^ ■amber of hitherto rPJ^J^&it^o concessions, and it is desire* m in London. "The.Gold *^*JT&* k snggsstod
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  • 2534 11 To the Shareholders, Malay Peninsula Syndicate. The following Report from Mr. T. W. Brown of his negotiations on the Syndicate s behalf has been received by the Committee of Management. rr I Brisbane, 17th October, 1889. j To the Committee of Management, The Malay Peninsula Syndicate.
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  • 254 12 At a meeting of the Malay Peninsula Syndicate held at Brisbane last week, at which a very large majority of the shareholders were represented, it was decided to at once register a preliminary company with a capital of £1,000,000 iu shares of Ml, of which 300,000 fully paid-up shares
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  • 225 12 Yesterday, at 10 a. in., the Captain of the steamer Avochie, which arrived here from Amoy and Swatow on the 28th ult.. with 457 Chiuese passengers, reported to Boarding Officer Pestana, that a Health Officer was wanted on board the vessel. He stated one of the crew »vas
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  • 1173 12 'from Australian Papers.) L S-ffc i" -y<»— Lord Salisbury, on behalf of the British Government, has protested agamst the establishment of German X ££_.>, Afri<M,n CO Bt at itu The lightermen insist upon an immediate Jh.t S of "^r^ >-™ 33S_ Th. ™L*? r > Sball consi,t of
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 420 12 THE "STRAITS TIMES'* BAZAAR ROOK. New md Impeoved Edition. A Conveniently arranged book in which the Cook can enter daily all household expensee, with a separate' column for each day in the week, a separate page far each week in the year, and a separate line for all customary purchases.
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    • 361 12 LAMBERT BROTHERS SINGAPORE CARRIAGE WORK S AND HARNESS MANTJFACTORT Orchard Road, Singapore. Established 1862. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE OF CARRIAGES, HARNESS, Ac. LAMItIBT BROTHEKS heg to announce that on and after this d_t_ and until further aetice, they will off for sale at greatly reduced prices, 9 large and valuable stock
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 600 13 BENSON'S WATCffIBS. Manufactoey, Ludgate Hill, London MAKER TO H. M. THE QUEEN Benson's Special steenoth -FIELD WATOH. AGoldKeyleesEnglishHalf Chronometer BENSON'S "LUDGATE" WATCH. Ailu^quarterPlateEnjßrlish Lever fully compensated Silyer, £5.55, Gold, £12 12« Special sixes and make for Chinese* to order A yrf_i_wi 7i\ V r dmg in batches slso Illustrated Catalogues
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 791 13 A_X_XaVAI_B Ii 2^__i| a. c 23 Ophir r)U t Sr _2 Calcutta Nov 9 akmrteadACa 23 Glucksburg air ft 9^l £2*,! S^ 0 Not B^Sld 2 Ca! 24 Hye Leon? bS ft 2W S? Jll*" S enan Nov 21BunHSACo' 24 Bengkalis 1 „ft !W" £?nang Not 19 Kim Seng 4C«
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 723 14 .a SHIPPING. IN PORT. Sri Banjar, 544 Kim Tooin Sr Co. Uncertain m- i-r i Roads. Mek-of-War. Vidar, 206, Syed Mobsin for Labuan,— Roads MiMr No. 10 Colonial torpedo-boat, 17 tons, I Vyner, 405, Paterson Simons A Co. Uncertain. Captain Branch, Roads. Will 0* the Wisp, 166. W. Mansfield A
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 327 15 AU<rri(mksws. SINGAPORE FUEK2TGKE.- Ac. Fob Sale !lD Mr«li» t*>e Chf«t^ B«d»«» d *j___! D^ Jswel S^feg «TokC»^« L»mpH pJ^S"*"' l LieokHiin g3^ r ri -Chief" M*tti_ R JLjJd T<t"'«*» Marble Slahg Swnhe«" Cnrhotrde Offlw r,h„, r CfrV* P'">r-h Ch*' 1 Dreware Pnau«» -> lU „a dotlies 8t»-d« Bur* Cooche* Sefee
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    • 898 15 __hfl KmHWn^WWtB i/ (.joining Messrs John Litti.k A Co., Tflfflfc *j_PJ_jfl-_____L_Wl Yk 13 am M r*agS rST rpiiE Managing Proprietor ha«» a regular '^S— TP illl _I_fcfes_^_UM--Bi ll lllEllJki|EWMEl "upplv of Drug and Patent Medicines from i $^StßS**a^Sm^mmmmm K9v9 Enrop w The following goods recently to hand J "SfS lr_i
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    • 521 15 i DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE The Original and only Genuine Advice to Invalids, if you wish to obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, free frem headache relief from pain and anguish, to calm and assuage the weary achings of pi oil Mind disease, invigorate tho nervous media, and regulate the inoculating
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 804 16 SCHWEITZJEE'S 000 O -A-T I 3>3" -A-AnU-Dyapeptic Cocoa or Chocolate Pmoder. GUARANTEED PURE SOLUBLE COCOA, WITHOUT ADMIXTURE "Society says "THE QUEEN invariably has a cup of SCHWBITZEE'S COCOATINA brought to her bedside at 7-»0 and two hours later she quaffs the eame beverage at the breakfast-table." O O O O
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    • 757 16 I Oiiza-Perfumervl %mm UPQ**MP t PAR/^rui Saint-Honon, 207 I ICIBHTIFIC DISCOVBBY PATENTED IN FEANCB AND ABEO I ghssMd<grimprtumu,pTyardb AD have a fulness of concentration end fragrance hitherto unknown I They ere sold, in the shepe of BeneUa or JLomengea, in smelt botttaa^ I boxes of every description, and are exceedingly
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE WEEKLY "STRAITS TIMES," DEC. 3, 1889
    • 9 1 SUPPLEMENT TO THE WEEKLY "STRAITS TIMES," DEC. 3, 1889
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    • 19 1 U c^eqaeaai or ths mx'l mrnwanm^ mmj of th* n-wi of this day (Tuesday) i» riven in a supplement.
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    • 70 1 ROUTER'S Tin.lSillAKB. PFor Sftraite Times. Financial. London, 9am Dec. —The Silver Convention at St. Louis has resolved to reqoist Coogress to provide for the unlimited coinage of silver dollars as legal tender equally with gold. Slavery. The International Conference on sUverv now sitting in Brussels has discussed
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    • 1561 1 The full report of tbe proceedings of tbe Rawang Mine, in Liquidation, whi<m appeared in our issue c f vesterdav, has attracted some considerable attention, and verv rightly so. As touches the case of the Chartered Bank, it must apnear clear that, whatever tbe issue, the bank
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    • 290 1 The amateurs -ave another brilliant performance of this popular opera last night before a crowded audience. We almost expected to see a star in gas, outside the hall, announcing that the unprecedented run of this piece had now i reached its 4th night. This may
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    • 498 1 Christ mast ide Matches. I'kouk.vmmk ok Entbhtainmk^tk. The Committee of tbe Singapore Cricket (Jlub met in the pavilion yesterday afternoon for the purpose of discussing and drawing up the programme of matche s and entertainments which are to take place during Christmas week. The matter was gone iuto very fully,
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    • 2177 1 A Paprr was rea* h- Lieut -General Sir Ate C] r n G rM G Wrtr h t*n*«« Ohsmoer of Commerce on th* «th "tfoy on Th* Wconorriic lVvolopm«nt of th* MaNyPeninsula. Sir Vincent K<mnett BsnWon. m the absence of S,r John Lubbock, MP (President rf the
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    • 1086 2 Supplementary to Straite Times Telegrams. {Ceylon Independent.^ Constantinople, Wth Am?.— A Commission is sitting, under Jthe presidency of the Grand Vizier, to consider the question of granting an amnesty in Crete. In consequence of the adverse decision given against a German dentist named Arnemann in the County Court
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    • 180 2 »»e«*l»ews»itema. (By ic^ay; Mail.) •fc^ni-r i men.in ,he c »y them, "forth, broker/"' Writ» 8 one <* they are mTrfiw .i*' e°n>paniee— jobber., who a^e ing to mafc-A m „uw. ,uw turn in dealth? bVE*_J'2__ 11 very well for ~™W ««entf, who an eure of their commissions;
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    • 175 2 mtmuit liutependanf .{fffh V«_ < -attle dis«aa» still prev.jli.,, alarnm,«r oxteit. M -re now 00.-ntined a. Ma Hat., P T" 1 In-PeWor White he, be.n n toon eye on th.-. "nested to ke~ Jt is at«ted ihat both th. Italian Gny.rn-.nt, have h t Ornmh ,n Singapore to
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    • 478 2 r-aovmoN asscrbd for orm H I LDBKN's CHILDRtN." The whole Malav PeninsuU is rich in knnwn. the richest tin lodes in ths world exist. and those who almost competent to judge a^d n fb^r^ d b u the Corporation and the Pahanjf.Kabanir Comnanv, and shortp^ w<#«*
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    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • 38 2 NOTICE. LOOKH Hoong Hin, onr Acting Aiaistant Bill Collector and Office-Runner bain* no longer in onr employment ie not tnthorized to collect monies or transact anv business on our behalf. WHAMPOA A Co. Singapore, 23rd November, 1889. 6/12
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