Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 August 1886

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    29 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE Ttl B >H 1 D SVSK-X InSS D A -r A.SD FKIDAT. >• ESTABLISHED 1833. new series. TUESDAY, 17th AUGUST, 1886. VOL. XLIV.- No. 62
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      2013 1 ’'"'X«an.„’’eX.w' a BOBT In “i!KXm.“Y NnL 1 SECOND “tMIH Stt A FIRE OCEAN STEAM SHIP DB foiioX .rZ'!. A„w-,0.5a-“”“. INSURANCE COMPANV. holts weekly line. eJwrV'yV 1 dates of arrival of the Mail Pack- j”; HRHE undersigned, having been apM .ppro„d« f b, r KSfttteSt S“ X L „,>w p“e„ tXcopt
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      2214 2 Vangtsze Insurance Association StanTiartJ Hifc Assurance (Po. I NOTICE. NOBEL’S PATENT DTNAMItF' Limited. 1 Al fin TV 1 d 1 PENANG ICE WORKS. r r HE undersigned have been appointed A bonus of 10 «./<> having been declar- Edinburgh 011 7 ’„<w„ y t),e wth of May 1886. to xvxi
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      1271 3 GRAND HOTEL, FOR THE RACES! FOR THE CFNFTiTNr apv’ OPPOSITE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, 1 1 ViLlllElMAKr* beach STREET. FOR THE RACES !I! This first-class Establishment, under Entirely new Manage- o: MENT, now affords C. Lovbridgb received on Saturday 31st ultimo, a large quantity of the undermentioned goods, all guaranteed
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      2019 4 junior army and navy WANTED- THE STHAITS-SANITDRIUM. I Netherlands Indian G-overnme notice. STORES, LIMITED. Wanted-— A clerk Eurasian must I The undersigned herewith offers his 'I ke Opium farm of Fanei, Bila, Kott' B.»xcn Depots. Aldebhot Dlbli». !>»«.“ [>"’«<• l b k Ib.i.ks lo tbe Fublic for lhe raauy testi-
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    PROGRAMME OF THE Chaiping Race Meeting.
    1293 5 1886. PATEOHS. 11. E. the Governor, Sir F. Weld, g.c.m.g. H. M’s Resilient, Mr Hugh Low, k.C.M.g. 11. 11. the Regent of Perak. STOTABB8; C. Creagli Esq. N. Denison, Esq. G. W. Wehnan Rajah Idris. Major R. S. F. Walker Captain Ah Kwee (28th
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    EXCHANGE.
    111 5 Penanu, 17th August, 18«6. Rates close as pot.lows London. Demand 3s.A dollars. Do. 4in •ntlis’ sight. Bank 35.11 Do. 6 Credits 35.1? Do. 6 Documentary 3s. Ijj Calcutta. Demand Bank Rs. 226 Do. 30 days’ sight Private 220 Bombay. 30 M 229 Do. Demand Bank 226 J Madras, 226
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    SHARE MARKET.
    95 5 Tuesday, 17th August. 1886. Straits Insurance Company, Limi-tea. I<>o .‘limes, ?.'<> paid up. Au recent «ales. May be quoted at. 5 37. 'The Singapore Insurance Company Limited 100 bluii'es »20 paid up. Aomin il nt #2l. Maynard and Company, Limited.—s 100 Shares fully paid up. Last sale !s<j
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    PRODUCE.
    46 5 Tuesday, 17m August, 1886. Tin. L.rui $35 B*4 steady. Pepper 21.75 d« Pepper W-st Const No supplies. Nutmegs ID 1 70.00 steady Hnshet, Sugar 290 nominal (,'opruh quality 380 steady 11'Ai/r Peeper— 37 s'i 7' pi<ic<t Flour— 2 15 Tapioca Flake— 5,(H) Mace „48 00
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    Domestic Occurences.
    20 5 BIRTH. At Scotland” Hoii-e mi the 7th instant, the wife <>f Mr. David Comrie of a Daughter—still-b .rn.
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    THE HOK CANTON TRAGEDY.
    1220 5 Captain Roura’s evidence before the Court of Inquiry at Olehleh with regard to the Hok Ca.uton piracy case, calls forth the following comments from the Java Hoile of the 27th .July :—The conduct of the Captain of the Eagle strikes us more and more as being
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      174 5 FOR SINGAPORE. The S. S. Camorta, from Negapatam, is expected here ou Friday, next tbe 20th inst. to load for the above port. For freight and passage apply to HUTTENBACH LI EBERT Co., Penang, 16th August 1886. Agents. Whisky, THE BUCHANAN BLEND FINEST SELECTED OLD SCOTCH WHISKY as supplied to
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    THE DUTCH COLONIES.
    864 6 After Grent Britain, Holland is the most important colonial Power in the world. Her possessions beyond the ocean are small compared with our own; but when set against those of the Continental Powers, they loom large indeed. The Dutch colonies are relics of the time when Holland
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    FROM “TIT BITS.”
    360 6 The employment of babies upon the Wage often leads to funny situations. Miss Effie Ellsler tried the experiment the other day, and she now prefers rags anil sawdust. Marc Klaw thought it would add to the realism of the second act. of Woman against Woman to employ
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    HIS LAST STAKE
    1739 6 The order of Prince William forbidding the officers under his command from attending the Union Club, where •’ambling is extensively carried on, and following upon the order of Chancellor Bismarck in >876 closing all public gambling places in Germany, has led to many a discussion as to
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    HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.
    1042 6 Thi Claimant.” who for some time past baa almost dropped out of public memory has turned up on the other aide of the Atlantic, where his reception does not appear to have been enthusiastic The object of bis visit to the United States is, he explained
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    GREAT EXCITEMENT IN WALES ABOUT A MARVELLOUS CURE.
    116 6 LIVING SIX TEARS WITHOUT GOING TO BIDMr. Editor V\bil- spending h few di>ys tbe pleasant seaside town of Cardiganshire, W les, I beard te uteci wbat teemed io me either a fab iloos etoiy or a mar' vellou* < ure The story
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      1542 7 NOTICE., PRYE kivermck company, I Ot/~ tali mit. for Foit for suiting l^ie^“k 8 s u i CJIIARINTS ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS Owners of Steam Boats, Engineers, and water on sill during Spring tides 14 Winers and Planters in Unit, the Native feet, 6 inches. AM) D j will fink tl,»ir
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      1050 8 Apollinaris THri NATURAL SODA WATER. /iNDIA'BMN&f •Tb. MKIIKAI Jurimt VjPp' APOLLINARIS WATER. Ci jgy Supplied continuously to the Table of /9 H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES during the Luit five years. V V I VX O'& Apollinaris, the Natural Soda Water. Far superior to manufactured aerated waters.’ A/H ZyV .ZZZP
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      556 8 NOTICE. I beg to inform the Public of P Pn n n q and surroundering Districts that I h this day purchased and taken over of the Penang Horse Food Steam Crushin* Coy and 1 am prepared to supply Crushed food on receipt of orders and all orders warded to
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