Singapore Daily Times, 12 October 1877

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  • 12 1 Singapore Daily Times. VOL. XVTII SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. 12th OCTOBER. 1877 No. 13,301
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  • P. & O. Company.
    • 470 1 Offices— D’Almeida Street. Godowhs— At New Harbour. Th». following aTe tnc dates on which the onpany's Contract Mail Steamers may be expected to arrive here in 1877 Outward. I Homeward Tuesday 9th Jan. Wednesday 10th Jan. 23rd 24th 6th Feb. 7th Feb. 20th 21st
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    • 95 1 THe steamers of this Company will be despatched from Singapore for Malacca, I'eiang, Mculmein, Rangoon and Calcutta during the current year at the undernoted dates:— Monday, Jan. Bth. Saturday July 14th. 22nd. 28th. Febry. sth. Aug. 11th. 19th. 25th. March sth. Sept. Bth. 19th.
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    • 328 1 The following are the dates on which the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes may j be expected to arrive here during tbe I current year:— Outward. Homeward. 1877 1877 I Wednesday, ,7 jan. Thursday, 18 Jan. W 3i d° 1 Feb. n I 4 Feß- 15 do
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    • 135 1 Agamemnon. Ulysses. Ajax. Patroclus. Achilles. Antenor. Diomed. 'f Deucalion. Nestor. Glaucus. Priam. Anchises. Sarpedon. Stentor. Mekelaus. The above steamers, having first class accommodation and carrying a Surgeon and Stewardess, run regularly every ten days from Liverpool outwards, and returning to London. Through Bills of Lading issued for
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    • 189 1 Mail service to Malacca, Lingy, Klang, Salangore, Durian Sabatang (Perak), and Pinang. Tbe Steamers of the above Company will leave Singapore and Penang fortmgbtly,—leaving Pinang immediately after arrival of the English mail, commencing about 3rd June, and returning from Singapore 48 hours after arrival. The
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    • 746 1 Thf Steamers of tbe above Company will now ply between Singapore and Bat» via every fortnight, leaving Singapore 24 hours aftei the arrival of the English Mail from home, Head Office, 13 Austin Friars, London. HUSSAGF MONEY, FIRBT CLABB. From Singapore to Batavia 8
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  • Insurance.
    • 407 1 Capital, £500,000, with power to increase. ai. u fi! t J SJeat P ar eioo.oof Subscribed < 2nd do at 5s pren. £125,000 .1 3rd do 10 prem.£lso,ooo rne fc.&.UOU premiums on shares being availab!e for the maintenance and extension of the
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    • 73 1 Capital 8 1,500,000. Paid-up 133,332. Reserve Fund 90,000. General Agents. Messrs. Jardine Matheson A Co., Hongkong. The undersigned, Agents for the Office, are authorised to insure goods by A. I. Sailing Vessels or Steamers to the extent of 8100,000 on each bottom, and on the Block
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    • 96 1 HEAD OFFICE, LIVERPOOL. Robert Galloway, Esq., Chairman. George C. Frames, Esq. Deputy-Chairman. Underwriters. Herbert B. Brayne, Esq., Liverpool. Charles T. Manley, Esq., London. Secretaries. JAMts Paul, Esq., Liverpool. Anthony Radcliffe, Esq., London. OFFICES IN LIVERPOOL, 20 St 21, Exchange Buildings East. OFFICES IN LONDON,
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    • 45 1 (Berlin-Cologne Fire Insurance Company, Limited, Berlin.) The undersigned, having been appointed General Agents of the above Company are prepared to take Fire Insurance Risks at the current rates of premium. RAUTENBERG, SCHMIDT A CO. Singapore, 27th Jany., 1877. n. c 1
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    • 55 1 Established 1710. Insurances effected upon almost every d"srr,ption of property at the current Kates of Premium. Total Sum insured in 1876. £248,980,367. laims an-anged by the Local Agents, and paid with promptitude and liberality. The jurisdiction of Local Tribunals recognised. Singapore Agents. MARTIN, DYCE A CO.
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    • 43 1 London Office. 2 old Broad Street. l he undersigned have been appointed gents for the above Company, and are prepared to take risks upon cargo on the customary terms. HAMILTON, GRAY A CO. Sineapore. 15th Jnlj, 1872. n c.)
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    • 44 1 Capital 2,000.000. Funds in reserve exclusive of Capital 3,200,000. Agents at Singapore and Penang BOUSTEAD A CO. Fire department: Limit £12,000, on a first class risk. Life department: Limit £2.000. on one hie. Singapore, 19th Sept., 1877. n c.)
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    • 193 1 Offices. Queen Insnrance/Buildings. Liverpool Queen Insurance Bliildings, 60Gracecburch Strei^fcondon. Chairman of the Company, Bernard Hall, Esq re. Deputy Chairman 1 William Hind, Esqre. f Patrick Hunter, Chairman in London, Petei Me Lagan,Esq Deputy Chairman, John T. Fagan, Jloora. The security offered by
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    • 64 1 Head Office, Batavia. The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to issue Policies covering Marine risks on goods to all parts Of the world AT REDUCED RATES. They are also prepared to take Fire risks of every description at the lowest current
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    • 57 1 The undersigned have been appointed agents for tbe above Company and are prepared to accept risks upon cargo by steam er or sailing vessel on the customary terms. The usual discount allowed on all risks for coasting voyages and on risks to Europe and America. REME
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    • 90 1 Financial Position (1875.) Subscibed Capital £3,*****0. Accumulated Funds 1,778.,000. Annual Revenue from Fk-e Premftma 313,000. Life 133.000. ii .1 Interest upon Invested Funds *****. The undersigned have to announce that they are the duly appointed Agents for this Company in Singapore; with authori-
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    • 29 1 Capital £1.000.000. CHIEF OFFICES. London 79. Oorhhtt.l E. O. Edinburgh, 31 George Btr**t. Agents for Singapore. BOUSTEAD A CO. Singapore, 22nd Feb., 1876. (n. c.)
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    • 53 1 Established 1821. Subscribed Capital €2.000.000 Total Invested Funds, upwards of 3,000.000 Annual Income upwards of 400,000 The undersigned have been appointed Agents at Singapore and are prepared to issue policies against Fire on the usual terms. PATERSON. SIMONS A CO. Singapore, let April,
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    • 42 1 ALLAINCE BRITISH FOREIGN LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Capital €5,000.000 Sxerling Extension of Limits. One F rst class risk 80,000. Two adjoining do 120,000. Three or more do. do 160,000. PATERSON SIMONS A CO. Agents. Singapore. 17th Dec., 1875. (u. c.)
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    • 95 1 Established 1840, and Empowered by Spe cial Act of Parliament. Capital One Million. Life Assurances of every description granted. Retiring Provisions combined with Life Assurance. Free Policies issued which oan never altogether lapse through non-payment of pre* minms. No
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    • 50 1 The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to issue Policies covering Marine Risks on goodt to all partof the world. t Policies payable one month after due notice and proof of loss is given. HOOGLANDT A CO.) Singapore, sth April, 1866. (u.c.)
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    • 69 1 Head Office, Batavia. The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to take risks upon cargo by steamer or sailing vessel on the customary terms. 33J o/o discount allowed on all risks for coasting voyages, and 15 o/o on all risks to Europe
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    • 80 1 London and Edinburgh. (Established 1809. (Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital 250,000 Fire Reserve Fund... 31st Dec., 1876... £796,747 Fire Premium Reserve 286,021 Total Fire Reserves ~1,082,768 Income of the Fire Department, Net Premiums and Interest... 916,646 The undersigned, Agents for
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    • 56 1 Bonus Year. Next distribution at the close of 1877. Policies opened this year will be included in the distribution about to be made. The Bonus of 1872 gave an addition of £l, per cent per annum to the sum assured. HARRISON A CO., Agents.
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    • 218 2 FIRE AND LIFE. Capital ONE MILLION Stirling. hairm.an —Alexander Ronaldson.Ebq Vi.a Chairman— Jas. Nicol Fleming, Esq decretory —H. Ambrose Smith, f.i.a. CHIEF OFFICES: f5O West Georgb Street. Edinburgh, 17 George Street. 2 King William Lohdo* street. T C Oriel Chambers, Liverpool Water Street. Manchester 47
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    • 110 2 VjAriiAL, inu jniLLiuoo oiauinv. OFFICES OF THE COMPANY. Manchester —Exchange Street. Liverpool—2B, Exchang Street East. Birmingham —l 2, Bennett’s Hill. London —lo, Cornhill. Glasgow —4, South Hanover Street. Bristol —so, Broad Street. CHAIRMAN IN MANCHESTER. John Todd, Esq. (Messrs. Todd A Coston,) CHAIRMAN
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    • 289 2 Capital—£100,000. HEAD OFFICE IN INDIA 136 CANNING STREET, CALCUTTA, With Agencies at Bombay, Madras, Singapore, Colombo, and all the Principal Towns in India. CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN RATES OF PREMIUM FOR INDIA. The Directors of the London and Lancashire” have the pleasure to announce that,
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    • 103 2 Capital 12,000,000 Paid-up 400,000 Reserve Fund 564,202 General Managers. Messrs Jardine Matheson A Co. Hongkong. Consulting Committee. A. Andre, Eaq. (Messrs. Melcbers, A Co.) J. P. Barnes (Messrs. Holliday, Wise A Co.) A. T Manger, (Messrs.Douglas,LapraikACo.) H. Nicaise, (Borneo Company Ltd.) J. J. dos
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 60 1 NETHERLANDS INDIA DISCOUNT COMPANY. The undersigned, having been appoinide A gents (by Power of Attorney dated Bata* via, 19th June, 1869) to the above Company, are authorised to grant and buy bills ou Java, discount acceptances, give money in loan on securities and generally tc represent said Bank at this
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  • 138 2 Capital £1,600,000. Paid-up and Invested 700.000. Fnnds in Hand 1,200,000. Directors. Richard J. Ashton, Esq. I Alfred Gonirer, Esq. Thomas O. Barclay, William Hawthorn, Robert C. L. Be van, George Hibbert, Percival Bosanqnet, Samuel Hyde, James Brand, William Lyall, Charles Cave. Charles Marryat, George
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  • STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, OCT. 12TH, 1877.
    • 138 2 Singap* rb. 12th Oct., 1877. •Jainbf r t 4.40. Black Pepper 7 7". White Pepper 13.50. Sago Flour. Saraw-H 3.524Pearl Sago 4.04. Ooffee, Bontyne 21f. Tin 19.50. 40s. Mule twist 97. SI lbs Shirtings 1.60. 7 d«. do 1.4*4. 6 d< T. Olotob 1.074. 7 do do
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    • 2294 2 (For Straits Times.) The War in Asia Minor. London, 11A4 October. —According to Russian official despatches, Ahmed Mukhtar Pacha has abandoned his positions, including those at Kizittepe. The Russian troops have actively pursued, and have advanced their positions. The Empress op Russia. The Empress of Russia is shortly
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    • 2562 3 Eleventh Day, Tuesday, 9th Oct., 1877. PRKBENT: H. E. The Administrator. His Honor the Acting Chief-Justice. The Hon’ble the Colonial Secretary. the Attorney-General. the Acting Treasurer. the Acting Auditor-General. H. A. K. Whampoa, C M.G. J. R. MacAribur. W. Adamson. I. S. Bond. Tbe minutes of the
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    • 797 3 [By Nemo.] Not coutent with taking away his pension, it now seems that Toongku Allum is to be represented as the son of an im- becile noodle. Before the execution of the celebrated treaty of 1855, Sultan i Alie was considered, no doubt, by some wiseacres as having a
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    • Correspondence.
      • 525 3 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir, —The meeting of merchants held at the Exchange rooms yesterday, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, to consider the means of preventing the adulteration of gambier appears to have arrived at no satisfactory conclusion. Suggestions were
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 623 2 #.fto ?^hrrtistmfnts. FOR SALE. An elegant Barouche, with all the latest improvements, quite new, built by Laurie A Marner, Oxford Street, London, apply to POWELL CO. u. c. Auctioneers. GOVERNMENT OF PERAK. The Import and Export duties, receivable for one year from the Ist of February, 1878, at the Custom
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    • 795 2 SINGAPORE RACES. AUTUMN MEETING 1877. PROGRAMME: TUESDAY 13th NOVEMBER, 1877. Fieht Race. The Hong T.im Cup.—Value slso— by Cheang Hong Lim, Esq. For all horses that have never won a race on the Singapore Course, the Roadsters” excepted. Entrance $5. Distance once round the Course. Weight for age. Scale 3
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    • 468 2 TOWN HALL, SINGAPORE. Saturday, 13th October, 1877. GRAND OPENING NIGHT, when PROFESSOR THORN, The Royal Illusionist, Artiste to His Excellency the Viceroy of India, Will appear in His Marvellous pleasing Illusory, Mimical and Musical Entertainment. Mysterious Seances. Thorn’s inimitable Card Manipulations, The Hollandase Cage or the Marvellous disappearance of the
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  • Notices.
    • 241 3 NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED Head Office 13 Austin Friars, London. RENEWAL OF SERVICE Between JAVA Si AUSTRALIA, under contract with the Governments of Netherlands India and South Australia. This service will be resumed in 1877 aud five voyages performed each year; the deKrtures of the steamers from Batavia
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    • 43 3 roiv nonuaono, Messrs. Apca* St Co.’s steamer HINDUSTAN." Captain Mactavish, from Penang and Calcutta, may be excepted to arrive here about the 20th instant. For freight or passage, apply to SARKIES A MOSEg. Agento. Singapore, Ist Oct. 1877. to 20th Oct.
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    • 73 3 Cap tal, £250,000, fully subscribed. CHIEF OFFICE: HANLEY London-Office: 106 Cannon St. E. C. The undersigned have been appointed Agents in Singapore for this Company and are now prepared to accept Fire Risks of every description at the rates of Premium current here. Forms, Copies
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    • 43 3 Established 1836. Capital £1,000,000. Reserve £340,000. The Agent in Sngapore is prepared to issue Policies and to accept risks by first class sailing vessels and steamers. H. W. ULOTH, Acting Agent. Singapore, 1st June, 1877. (u. c.)
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    • 46 3 Messrs. Apca A Oo.’s steamer JAPAN,” C»ptain de Smidt, from Hongkong, may be expected to arrive here about the 24th instant en route to above ports. For freight or passage, apply to SARKIES MOSES, Agents, Singapore, 1st Oct. 1877. to 24th Oct.
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    • 60 3 The Comp-ny’s steamer, SUMATRA, Captain Caboara, leaving Genoa on the 1st October, may be expected here on the +th November next, and will be despatched on her return voyage from Singapore, on the 20th November, for Genoa and Marseilles, via intermediate ports. For Freight or Passage apply to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 221 3 LOST. A Brown Leather Pocket Book, containing 8750 dollars in notes and two sovereigns, yesterday, (Wednesday), morning, near Cavenagh Bridge. Should the lost money be brought to this Office, a suitable reward will be given. Singapore, llth October, 1877. NOTICE. The undersigned have just received a consignment of Ayala Co.’s,
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    • 393 3 VICTORIA HOUSE. Robinson A Co., have this day opened out ex Holt’s Steamer, a splendid Shipment of New Milinebt. Comprising trimmed and untrimmed Hats and Bonnets, all of the latest novelties in shapes, trimmings, and styles, to which they invite an early inspection. 23, Collier Quay, Singapore, 19th Sept., 1877.
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  • Docks.
    • 395 4 The works of this Company are situated within one mile of the town of Singapore and comprise the following establishments, vir Wharf.— -An extensive Wharf capable of berthing ten or eleven vessels at one time, and having sufficient water alongside for the heaviest ships, where
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    • 190 4 This Company executes ships’ repairs of all descriptions in the most efficient manner under the superintendence of European Shipwrights and Engineers. No. 1 Graving Dock. Length—4ls feet. Depth of water from 14 feet to 15J feel Width at Entrance 42 feet. No. 2. Graving
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  • 70 4 Capital 10,000,000 Francs. The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to take risks upon cargo by steamer or sailing vessel on the customary terms. 33J o/o discount allowed on all risks for coasting voyages, and 15 o/o on all risks
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 222 4 GENTLEMEN S SCARVES AND HOSIERY. Sayle A Co., are now showing a large stock of Gentlemen’s made up Scarves in varioas patterns. Black made up bows. Coloured do. Boys’ do. Gentlemen’s Windsor Scarves to tie or for a ring in plain black silk and dark and light colors. The Club
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    • 765 4 NEW GOODS. Sayle A Co., have received Ex: S. S. I Loudoun Cattle a very large and well se- lected Stock of New Goods for their Upper and Lower Show Rooms comprising. Millinery. —A very choice selection being copies of the latest Paris fashions. A beautiful selection of French Flowers
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    • 664 4 VICTORIA HOUSE. ROBINSON A CO. Milliners, Drapers, Haberdashers, Hosiers, Dress-makers and Gentlemen’s Outfitters. Have always on band. Black and colored Silks in Gros grains and Glacis. Black and colored Moire Antiques. Black and colored Broch6 Silks for dinner dresses. Colored Foulard and washing Silks. Black, white and colored Satins for
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    • 527 4 ifltsctllanfous. JOHN LITTLE CO, GENERAL WAREHOUSEMEN; Importers op European, China, Japan and Manila Goods OUTFITTERS; Chronometer, Watch, and Clock Makers; Jewellers and Goldsmiths; WINE, SPIRIT AND PROVISION MERCHANTS. Outfitting Department. Gentlemen’s outfiits made up on the shortest notice, fit guaranteed, and of the latest fashion. A large stock of fine
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    • 653 4 Glassware and Crockery. Wine glasses. Tumblers. Ac Glars Table ornaments of all kinds. Dinner Services. Dessert do. Tea do. Toilet Sets. Chamber Sets. Hardware. Hollow wire of all kinds, patent and common; Locks of all kinds, Holts; Platform Scales; Iron Bedsteads, of sizes. Cricketing Materials Ac. A Great Variety of
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    • 592 4 MASON A CO/S HARNESS. For Salk at G. HIEBER A CO. Pony harness, plated mountings, Worse do. do. do. Pair horse do. do. do. Also. A few harness brass mounted riding whips. Gentlemen’s saddles, Pony do. The undersigned have received an invoice of excellent. Bordeaux wines. Breakfast Claret, Dinner Claret,
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