The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser, 24 August 1889

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1 4 The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser
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    16 1 The Malacca Weekly Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser. Vol. 11. Mai.acca, Satebdat, 24th August, 1889. No. 80.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      895 1 I KILEY HARGREAVES CO* I SINGAPORE INSURANCE TX>WELL CO., AUCTIONEER. I Merchant Road. COMPANY, LIMITED. I r SINGAPORE. *>.:*- -A SINGAPORE. Authorised Capital $4,000,000 Subscribed Capital 3,000,000 nffi c I Kill GUANA CO. Engineers, Boilermakers, Bridge Amount Paid up 600,000 B,,uare I I First Cross Street, Bn 'W e Iron
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    SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 1889.
    2032 2 Aiameetiugof the Municipal C ommissioners on Wednesday an unusual amouut of business was got through, business of an important chart t<*r. Amongst other things it was revived that Government be asked to continue the upkeep of the pier, aud we eerr.iinlv think this very modeat request
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      513 2 NOTICE. IT is notified for general information that the STADT HOUbE is not available for general visitors, who can obtain quarters at the Rest House on application to the Superintendent of Works and Surveys. By Order, R. V. BOSWELL, Acting Supt. of Works and Surveys, Malacca 10. 8. 89. NOTICE.
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      45 2 NOTICE. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. The Malacca Criminal Prison having received instructions for the making of brush and sennet mats, is prepared to execute any orders for the rnakiug of the above mats that may be sent to the jail. J. R. McCully, Gaoler. 24. 8. 89.
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    Letters To The Editor.
    290 3 The Pier. Sir, I had read the letter of “Janico” a vour paper from last week and very imicli agree of his statements. A few javs before I and my friend, a very good position holding, are walking for recieatiou ou the pier. Coming to the
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS GOVERMENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
    1515 3 I ivo examined the candidates for the '">■ Sett.em-Mjts Governm ait Scholarships. jT.i ive now to report to y > j upon tin* work. ;I iglisu JS<* iy< were fair, lr.it none of m v:y pood, i'ho English was usually there were hardly enough points, l
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    HOME CRICKET.
    340 3 The first match of the Philadelphians in L mdon was brought to a clow at Ivenningto’i Oval on Satur lay, the 2i th July. Mr. Read ae ‘O'liplish-d the gre it feat of obtaining over lib) in each innings. The Surrey second innings was n it over until
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    CONUNDRUM.
    82 3 (For Malacca readers.) Buried names of Great Men. No. I. My first is of the human frame A very useful limb, And if of it you guess the name, You’ve half the name of him. My s -ond, it is called pronoun, rVniale, possessive too, And wli 'M you've
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    NOTES FROM THE SINGAPORE PAPERS.
    994 3 (Free Prexx). Singapore is in a fair way to rival Hongkong in the building of steam launches. Besides those turned out by the Docke, private firms are largely engaged in bffilding them. Messrs. Riley Hargreaves Co, have now twelve on the ht«e*ks. and last month
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    HISTORIC HATS.
    190 4 A collection of historic hats is now on view in Paris. The idea has generated in the fertile brain of a famous Paris hat manufacturer. who. it is said, has spent ten years in researches before he could properly organize his unique series of “tiles.” The hats exhibited
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    MALACCA MARKET PRICE LIST.
    399 4 AUGUST 24th, 1881 k Beans, Long per Kati, 2 cts French 4 Beef U> Beef Steak 15 Bamboo Spout 3 Betel Nuts per 100 8 Beans, Flat per 100 6 Biscuits, Sweet per kati 30 >. Do. Common 8. Blachan 12 Bread Fruit 4 Brinjals 2
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    232 4 Arrivals Departures. e Flag j Vessel’s name Captain and tons From -P e .P artur g Consignees M Rig lUate For Aug. I 18 w n ph .°*u W Wahl Brt.s.s 329 Singapore IS Klang Kim Guan &Co. Will o the Wwp'Angn» do lGt> do Singapore do Kian
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    COMMERCIAL
    148 4 Free Press 22nd August. produce. Tin Gambier do. Cube No. 1 890 do. ?do. No. 2 U 25 Pepper, Black (ordinary S’pore) do. White (Fair L/W-50/ 0 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) Mace (Banda) Cloves Amboina JJQ Bally Coffee, (native packed) Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) do. do.. Hake
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      204 4 NOTICE. The undersigned has iu stock for sale Manila Cigars,Jj'Maria Christina,” and Madras Cigars. Apollinaris Water, in glass or stone bottles; Johnson’s stout; Kaiser beer, light, in «Hiarts and pints; Kaiser Bock-bier, in quarts Green-cross beer, in quarts; Hams al*out 81bs each Claret, St. Julicn Medoc, superior quality, in pints
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      196 4 THE “bona VENTURA” PRINTING OFFICE. M. Hirer >i</c, Malacca. H. B. COLLINGE. Proprietor. Publisher of the “Malacca Weekly HRONicLE.” Legal ami Commercial d<cumeuts Ac., Ac. Book binding, and job printing of very description executed iu the most approved manner. Estimates and all information iu connection with the trade on application
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      231 4 RESULTS OF THE METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE DURIAN DAUN HOSPITAL OBSERVATORY. FROM 17th to 23rd August, 1889. .1.. j B Month I* .I Tw».tc»«. Ht.»O««T. j Suw »n 0 2H |i I |f=|is 5 3 oft ho 6.-J 1 .5 3 Pea 2 2 .z c 5_ n *ac
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