The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 23 September 1891
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The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle
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Title Section28 1891-09-23 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. p RI cE 20 Cents. Prick 20 Cents. yOL. Hl* PENANG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1801. No. 231.28 words
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Advertisement908 1891-09-23 1 Insurance Company. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. i Nortll CWua Insurance Co-ttd- KONINKLIJKE PACKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. ZZ'timZm.' NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS- MARINE INSURANCE. lUei il P llested Fund5, £3,338,118. Intended Sailing and expected Arrival of Steamers. The undersigned having been appointTHK undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company908 words
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1215 1891-09-23 2 It is a regrettable fact, and a crying shame, that the Mail service of the Straits Settlements has been bungled, botched, and mismanged to aii extent which seems to leave us practically outside the pale of all postal conventions and at the mercy1,215 words
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1190 1891-09-23 2 There has been a discussion lately both in Singapore and here, as to whether the jurisdiction of the Court of Requests of the Straits Settlements should be extended so as to include cases where the amount in dispute does not1,190 words
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Advertisement279 1891-09-23 2 TH-Si SAITS INDEPENDENT miLisim cvi: kv Wednesday an s A T i it d a v. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Per Annum 3 UYOO Mi« IT-rear «00 Quart r '■iimlc ropy twenty cents. II I v ASDIN AR L AII c; q f or three months, after which279 words
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Article571 1891-09-23 3 M. Pavie, the French traveller, who lately returned to Paris after completing’ some important explorations in the littleknown country bordering- upon TongKing and Annam, is being received with much honour botli in political and scientific circles iu Paris. M. Francois Deloncle, Deputy, who I'oth as a571 words
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Article1232 1891-09-23 3 The Allgemeine Zeitung of Munich comments as follows in an article on the news of a projected Chinese-Japanese alliance:—“ln China, as well as in Japan, public opinion has been occupied for the last month with a growing agitation against foreigners, which in the beginning had only seized1,232 words
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Article593 1891-09-23 3 Rear-Admiral Reveillere publishes in the Depĕche of Brest his views on the composition of battle ships, of which the following is a summary:—The employment of shells charged with melinite renders tbe idea of any serious defence being offered by the majority of. existing ships purely593 words
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Article129 1891-09-23 4 Penang, 21st September, 1891. Rates rule as follows London, Demand, Bank 3/2 dollar Do. 4- months sight, Bank 3/2f Do. 6 Credits 3/3| Do. 6 Documentary 3/3} Calcutta, Demand, Bank Its. 224 Do. 30 days sight, Private 227 Bombay, Demand, Bank 224 Do. 30 days sight,Private 227 Madras, Demand129 words
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Article84 1891-09-23 4 (From the Vinang Gazette.) London September. —Monsieur Ribot, the French minister for Foreign Affairs, has handed the Chinese Charge d’Affaires a note insisting upon the due protection of the lives and property of foreigners in China. London, 80th September. President Carnot has reviewed 130,000 French troops. The spectacle(From the Vinang Gazette.) - 84 words
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Article1806 1891-09-23 4 111 tlie heart of the town.— DaUt, ai User. Mwr The Mail despatched from Singapore to London, via. Marseilles, on .the 18th ultimo, was delivered on the 14lh instant. The Homeward bound P. and O. mail steamer Malwa is telegraphed to leave Singapore this morning, and may,111 tlie heart of the town.—DaUt, ai User. * Mwr' - 1,806 words
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Article217 1891-09-23 4 (Correspondence.) Complaints are rife in Deli that the Spirit Farmer, a Penang man, does not treat every one alike iu the matter of excise duties, and Government i 8 bein'* called upon to make a strict enquiry The Lawn Tennis Club in Medan Deli of which so much217 words
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Article607 1891-09-23 4 Correspondents are requested to authenticate their letters and to favour ns, confidentially, with their names. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed bj our Correspondents. A Huge Joke The Editor, Straits Independent. Sir, A Commander-in-Chief suggesting I» is Government the sale of tlieir muskets to the607 words
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Advertisement46 1891-09-23 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The next, ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held in the Town Hall, at 2. 30. p. m., On We DNESDAY, THE 30tII SEPTEMBER. (By Order) J. W. HALLIIAX, Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners. Municipal Office, Town Hall. Penang, 22nd September, 1891.46 words
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1083 1891-09-23 5 BETEL-NUTS, (C RACKED AND UNCRACKED.) By an “Orang-Outang.” The Bali given at the Town Hall by the ladies of Penang, last- Thursday, was an immense success. Tiie floor was in capital condition, and the male guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The ladies of the committee, and those immediately concerned in the1,083 words
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Article1526 1891-09-23 5 The following are the official Minutesof the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on the 11th September 1891: Present The Hon’ble A. M. Skinner, C. M. G., President; Capt. Cameron, r. e The Hon’ble D. Comrie R. A.P. Hogan, Esq., and A. G. Wright, Esq. Absent F. M.1,526 words
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Article1952 1891-09-23 5 The daughter of Queen Kapiolaui—• still remembered in Loudon as a familiar figure in the Jubilee celebrations aud heiress to the Throne of Hawaii, is in London preserving the strictest incognita. She is staying at one of the big hotels, as plaiu Miss and is attended by a suite1,952 words
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Advertisement276 1891-09-23 6 NOTICE. On and after the Ist October, telephone messages for the Hill will no longer be accepted at the Fort, but at the Government Telegraph Office in Union Street, and at Telegraph rates. From the same date, the Hill telephone station will be recognized as a telegraph office under the276 words
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Advertisement489 1891-09-23 6 KEEP YOUR EYE HERL PROP. LANGDON {American.) Piano Tuner and Repairer Pi nomist, Palmist, and Vunmini t lo B* tor. iUstru c* Piano Tuning 5.50, Repairs Physiognomical Chart, including 1m mistry 1. rdl Vi i m »”n g Q PlaDota »gl.tinone L». sou, 3.50. Addeess Europe Hotel,Leith Street. For a489 words
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Advertisement1164 1891-09-23 7 McLARTT COMPANY, jelegraph.c /ddress; CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, fi EAD Pff.ce: 11 McURTY, Penang surveyors no. 30, beach street, tH OE's A. I. code (1887.) AND PENANG. «A-B. c 4th Edition. CONTRACTORS general Manager: private codes. BRANCHES AT THAIPING. BATH GAJAH AHD SIWSAPOEE. F K n.i.n.E. WE SUPPLY THE UNDERMENTIONED:1,164 words
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Advertisement584 1891-09-23 8 BANEUGUHGE FIKE CLAY JJSPLANADE HOTEL. POTTERY WORKS. —7 a 4. rat (TATE eastern HOTEL.) Having been appointed. Agents for toe -LJ J-jfx. Raneegunge Fire Clay and Pottery Works, we are prepared to enter contracts for the undermentioned TinS HOTEL, WHICH HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY SALT GLAZED, STONEWARE PIPES AH sizes from584 words
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Advertisement283 1891-09-23 8 Canton Insur anceoS^~^ THE undersigned bavin» i Agents for this Office, are now app in M accept Marine Insurance Ri.u- Prep to favorable terms, and all ri i,’°?- the fire) on TOBACCO in a„j f„Y > C '»S and Feumebting Sheds 0 n F c ll;,[ matra, till airival in283 words
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