The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser, 3 August 1889

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  • 16 1 The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser. Vob. 11. Malacca, Saturday, 3rd August, 1889. No. 8.3
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1050 1 ~*T>. RILEY HARGREAVES UIIJJiAVJJ.3 &tU SINGAPORE INSURANCE "DOWELL CO., AUCTIONEER. Merchant Road COMPANY, LIMITED. A Singapore. SINGAPORE. 8 Authorised Capital $4,000,000 Engineers, Boilermakers, Bridge Subscribed Capital 3,000,000 Builders, Iron and Brass Founders Amount Paid up 000 000 fficean<l Sale-Rooms,; Commercial Square KIM GUAN CO. and General Contractors. P IP> First
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  • 415 2 A vert interesting portion of Mr. Hervey’s report on the Settlement is that which treats of Societies.” The members belonging to the Chinese Secret Societies number about eight thousand, and, though they remain comparatively quiet, it is by their means that justice is constantly frustrated. This in itself
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  • 1249 2 Moxpay, the sth instant, is Bank Holiday. Weather permitting, Mali_wca. and her grown-up children will go Into the country. TeE Acting Inspector of S_chO(_)ls Wl_ll commence the aunual inspection 1n this Settlement on Monday, the 2nd Septem-
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    • 627 2 NOTICE. IT is notified for general information that the STADT HOUSE is not available for general visitors, who can obtain quarters at the Best House on application to the Superintendent of Works and Surveys. By Order, A. F. AYRE, Supt. of Works and Surveys, Malacca. 10. 8. 89. NEGRI SEMBILAN
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    • 122 2 NOTICE. ALL persons are hereby warned that the sale of any preparation in which Opium forms an ingredient, used for smoking chewing or eating is illegal, and that persons selling such preparations or having the same in their possession are liable to punishment as for selling or having in their
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  • 297 3 SIR In the orders, or instructions, 1, His Lordship the Bishop of Ma*‘“V lS issued to the clergy under his ii .iiouiu Singapore and Malacca, jAmlsliip says: —“We order the Rev--1 l vicars and co-adjutors, on an apJay of each week, to go to the iTi
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  • 117 3 Thi com mere© in Indian and Ceylon teas i iimt in China ten» retrogresses. This IM imports into London botwoeu Jun** (.i, .her Ut in each of the last three years .•i-htmly prove. The imports of China teas at period of I*<N(> was elose upon ninety*
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  • 221 3 lay Mr. Gladstone wax passim; oik* of •t 1" l;i‘ suites, witli liis axe siting across his /il'lor, oil a tree-felling expedition, when In* i across a dmviiian l*v‘ I« »nirii• tT t<> tho Nor* > ■:> Bivwvry, unloading beer. Tli in in had u
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  • 164 3 v ricnced young brido being asked ll, «k in choose her dinners during the anxious that her ignorance ,lm l K ‘ep out. Slie called to mind one 'ini 0ll0 only, and that she knew by t 11 was a safe one and substantial one I ,l
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  • 149 3 The meteorological report for Malacca or 1888 is as follows —Mean atmospheric pressure, 29.819 inches; temperature of air, 82.7 degrees; temperature of solar radiation, 156.1 degress; temperature of nocturnal radiation (on grass). 71.2 degrees; relative humidity, 86 per cent. From January to April the prevailing winds were North-east, and
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  • 157 3 The clerical examination for senior grade appointments under Government a] >pears to be very much appreciated bv aspirants in Malacca. A fairly good number have already benefited by its introduction, and we understand they uv looking forward to the institution of something still higher in the way
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  • 110 3 On Saturday last Mr. Logan sentenced Clin Ah Chang tv» a tine of 850, or oue month's imprisonment iu default, for keeping a common gaming house at Trinquerali; and four Chinese who were found gambling were fined 85 each, or 14 days' imprisonment—B2s to go the iuformer. Ong Leug
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  • 86 3 Cricketers here are indeed lucky iu having such a glorious day for the match, after tl. steady heavy rains during the week, it has cleared lip in the uiek of time, out of compliment, no doubt, to the visitors, who arrived from Kwala Lumpur this morning by the s.s.
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  • 201 3 For the •fourth time Yorkshire has been defeated this year, the 1 ist time by Surrev, who wou by 0 crickets. Yorkshire scored 111 and lb 7. Surrey 257 aud 75 for the loss of one wicket, .Maurice Read 00. On the 4th July a match was begun
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  • 527 3 Progress Report. June, 1889. Roads. The following roads have received attention during the month of June, v iz. —Pangkabin Rama, Bunga Rava, Heeren Street, Third Cross Street, Riverside, Jonker Street, Bulat China, Kampong Hulu, Fort Road, Banda Kaba, Fort Terrace, Church Street, Java Lane, Banda llilir, First Cross
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  • 1638 3 Births and Deaths. (Continued). In the monthly returns, out of 19 instances where the deaths from this cause exceeded 20 per cent, of the births, in 1C of them, the rainfall for the month exceeded 6 inches, and in the imonth when tho highest percentage was reached, viz.,
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  • 513 4 Receipts, 51,053.57; expenditure. SI ,<H>4.75; number of subscribers, 47; number of visitors, 3,000. The receipts in the year were as follows: Government contribution, 8500; supscriptions received, 8495.50; cost of a book lost, 2; Balance from 1887,56.07. Total, 81,053.57. The Expenditure :—Salaries, &c., 8128 purchase of books and papers, $546*5;
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  • 359 4 AUGUST 3rd, 1889. Beans. Long per Kati, 2 cts French 4 Beef 15 Beef Steak 15 Bamboo Spout 5 Betel Nuts per 100 8 Beans. Flat per 100 6 Biscuits. Sweet per kati 30 Do. Common Blaehan 12 Bread Fruit 4 Brinjals 2 Bread per loaf
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  • 210 4 I I Akkivals Departures. Flag I Vessel’s name Captain and tons From —P?. rtur< Consignees. j Rig Bate. For July.* [July. 26 Sappho Wahl Brt.s.s 329 Singapore 26 Klang Kim (5 nan A Co. Will o’the Wisp Angus do 166 Klang Singapore do Kian Ann Fields do 101
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  • 149 4 Free Preux, Ist August. PRODUCE. Tin Gambier U3.tju do. Cube No. 1 ’> do. do. No. 2 Pepper, Pluck (ordinary S’,', do. Wlate (Fair LW-5«o) 7 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) Mace (Panda) Cloves Amboina Pally Coffee, (native packed) Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality';' ”7' -iu. do. (lake (do.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 66 4 H.J. M AETYN, JR. 2 Beach Street, Penang. COMMISSION AGENT. CIGAR, WINE and SPIRIT, MERCHANT. Provisions of all kinds, cheaper than anywhere else and guaranteed of the best. Ask for his celebrated Medoc Superieur. Per case, 48 Quarts $lB 72 Pints $l6 BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. s3s** See this is written
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    • 77 4 j I»ik Malacca Weekly Chronicu and Mercantile Advertiser. (5 nhscript u ns. Local autl lutersettlenient Pelivirv payable Quarterly m Advance lVr annum •"ingle copies 20 cts. cadi LaJ' All literary matter for this paj. r should be seat to the Editor. All advertisements and busiucs* commuuicutions should be addressed to
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