Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 March 1888

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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 2951 3 H. J. MARTYN, PERAK GOVERNMENT NOTICE. ',IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE I A GOOD SYSTEM. Commisison —lO, beach Street. Wanted a European Foreman for tempo- SI RAI IS SEITLEMENTS. T) O rigons hj lbat w in stock v wm. WOTks 8«™ p E »A»«. CIGARS, INCLUDING AFTER Qualifications required.
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  • 122 4 Penang. 19th March, 1888 Rates close as follows: London, Demand Hank 3/0) dollar. Do. 4 months' eight Bank 3/1 Do. 6 Credits 3/1J Do. 6 Documentary 3/1 j Calcutta. Demand Bink Rs. 222 Do. 30 days' sight Private 22 J Bombay, Demand Bank 222 n Do. 30 days’eight Private
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  • 178 4 London, 15th March 1888. Mr. Bradlaugh’s Affirmation Bill has been read a second time, by a majority of one hundred. After the funeral of the late Emperor of Germany the Emperor Frederick will address a message to the Diet promising to observe the constitution. The formal Oath is
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  • 761 4 Nr the hist meeting of the Municipal Commissioners,while discussing the dog nuisance, Dr. Brown stated that he knew of one or two undoubted cases of rabies, and remarked that there was a fine field for its spread among the curs that infest the streets. Such a
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  • 43 4 M YRRIAGE. On March 17th at St. George’s Church by the Revd. L. C. Biggs, Captain Lewis Charles Treweekc to Miss Emily Gertrude Hoski ng, off Penzance, Cornwall, second daughter of the late Revd. Henry Hosking, of Sylehain Vicarage, Scole Norfolk.
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  • 4148 4 H. E. the Governor has returned to the Fort, and will probably remain here for the rest of the week. It is likely that he will visit the Gaol, Hospitals, and several of the schools. Dr. Simon, the Acting Civil Medical Officer, was to arrive from Singapore
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 328 4 ROBINSON CO. HAVE JUST RECEIVED NEW SUITINGS NEW TWEEDSAND HOMESPUNS FANCY FLANNELS FOR SHIRTS BLACK FELT HATS SINGLE DOUBLE TER Al HATS TRAVELLING CAPS BRITHDAY CARDSBON-BONS CHRISTMAS CAKES TENNIS SHQES.TENNIS BATS SPECIALBUCKSKIN TENNIS SHOES CHRISTMAS CARDS NEW MILLINERY NEW DRESS GOODS ENGLISH AND FRENCH PERFUMERY PERAMBULATORS Apollinaris WATER THE NATURAL
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    • 75 4 FOR SINGAPORE. The s. s. Ethiopia is expected here from Moulmein on Wednesday, the 21st instant, for the above port. For freight or passage apply to. HUTTENBACH LIE BERT, A CO. Agents H. I S. N. Coy. Ltd. FOR RANGOON CALCUTTA. The s. s. Uajpootana is expected herefrom Singapore on
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  • 25 4 DEATH. At Kinta, on the 9th /March, 1888, Olive, the dearly loved daughter of Arthur B. Hewett, Esq., aged 1 year 11 months 23 days.
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  • 65 5 Yesterday the bye-election necessitated by the retirement of Mr. Cheah Chen Eok was held. The polling-booth this time was the Municipal Office, Mr. Hallifax being the returning officer. From the beginning the greatest indifference was shown, and at the close of the poll only 41 votes had
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  • 216 6 The Straits Times contains the following elegy on the late Emperor of Germany. A Palmleaf from the South. The end is come around the master keeping To day a nation, sorrow stricken, stands Whilst he at last death’s sleep is calmly sleeping. Midst flowery wreaths, placed there by
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 265 6 To the Editor of the I'inang Gazette. Sir, As an engineer of some experience in the Straits I read with ranch interest the letter on the pay which masters here receive, which appeared in your last paper. I agree with “A Straits Shipmaster” that skippers are not paid
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    • 664 6 —Cornhill Magazine. Pho My in, the subject, is lying on a mat quite nude, with a dazed look in his half-closed eyes, and breathing heavily. Moung Daw nods at him meaningly. He has taken much opium,” he says, grinning to me. I am not surprised at it.
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  • 467 6 A special committee of exports.of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce has reported. on the invitation of the Chinese Government, on the decline in the exports of China tea. Between 1881 and 1886 this export decreased by alxiut 24,000,000 pounds, while that of Indian and Ceylon
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  • 755 6 Away back in the sixties, when Mark, Twain resided in San Francisco and was, the regular correspondent of the Virginia j (Nev.) Enterprise, he was a character among the {Bohemians, and associated with many jolly souls who are now numbered among the missing, and many
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  • 135 6 A Calcutta reporter has interviewed the Malik Chiefs who lately visited Calcutta as guests of the Government. The following interesting account has been given by one of their number—“ This is a King's country every one ought to be astonished at seeing all,the wonderful things
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  • 949 6 before, and they greatly astonished ns, as we could not tell to what country they belonged. We paid a visit to the Bacchante, and were truly astonished by the big guns and by everything on board. We never saw such things before. No other Government could ever make
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1693 7 THE LONDON ASSURANCE* PENANG KHEAN GUAN (ARCHIBALD KENNEDY I The Poßlt Security I INSURANCE COMPANY. i Assurance Company (Ltd.) INCORPORATEY BY ROYAL CHARTER. LIMITED. I I HRAN’9 Rllll OINfiQ I LUUHIIi V DUILUINUO, The Company request the earnest attention of If ZU. n thoughtful and intelligent Assurants to the un7/
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1361 8 T>"D T AT m? ’Q xaIAMFLOUCffS •DJtV. ±j2LljUJt& D PHOSPHODYNE -OK Is the only Patent Medicine of the kind or name awarded Certificate of Merit at the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883 4. The only Trade Mark, PHOSPHODYNE,” registered and protected under the Trade Marks Acts, 38 39 Vic. 91. CERTIFIED
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    • 597 8 PENANG ICE WORKS* Beach Street No. 27. Open on week days from 7.30 to 10 a. m., and from noon to 5.30 p. m., on Sundays and Holidays from 8 a. m. to noon. ICE WILL ONLY BE DELIVERED AGAINST CASH OR TICKETS AND NOT AGAINST BOOKS OR CHITS (THE
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