The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 6 February 1892

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  • 26 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY!EVENINGS. Pbicb 20 Cents. PaicE 20 Cents. VOL. IV. PENANG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 0, 1892. No. 267.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 841 1 The North-Britlsh and Mercan- THE STBiITS INSURANCE tile Insurance Company. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. COMPANY, limited. JCstabli»lxed 1*909. KONINKLIJKE PACKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Head Office.—Singapore. Capital £2,000,000. iiroimri.i ftTrlllPnft Subscribed capital $3,000,000 Accumulated f Invested Funds, £2,338,118. NE3APATAM LINE Ul s STEAMERS* Paid up 600,000 THE undersigned have been appointed
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  • 1258 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR A GRICULTURAL RESOURCES A POLITICAL NECESSITY. In no instance has the trut.li of tlie old axiom “out of evil good may come,” been better exemplified than in the case of the recent threatened l ice famine, which has forced upon the Straits Government the woeful inadequacy
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  • 1141 2 The Home papers ex the French mail, which arrived here this morning, are full of details of the arrangements that were being made ior the Royal wedding that was about to take place, whilst those by the English mail of a week later, which leached here
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    • 261 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. +<X TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE: Per Annum Half-year (Quarter iM Single copy twenty cents. IF PAID IN ARREAK: 5 for three months, after which term the paj>er will only be supplied on payment of the trretr.” Postage, 1 cent
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  • 925 3 (Home papers up to January 15.) Franck.— With regard to the recent coimneuts of various foreign papers on the expulsion of M. Chadourne from Bulgarin, describing the iucident as of grave importance, and even alleging that the French Cabinet felt considerable anxiety as to its consequences, it
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  • 694 3 A Rome correspondent telegraphs:— Although it is uot true that the Reaperor of Austria is coming to Rome it is nevertheless the case that negotiations are going on between Austria and Italy and the Vatican, with the object of putting an end to the Roman question,
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  • 401 3 Writing from Amsterdam, the correspondent of the h. C. E. reports, under date January 6 and 13 It is said that important Bills for a revision of the taxes will be presented to the States-General in February next. Besides the tax on fortunes a tax on
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  • 255 3 The following reply has been received by the Straits Settlements Association from the Colonial Office in answer to the letter recently forwarded by them to H. M.’s Secretary of State for the Colouies Colonial Office, Downing-street, Jan. 4, 1892. Sic.—l am directed by Lord Knutsford to
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  • 185 3 'The recent, remarkable run of miles in 425| minutes on the New York Ceutral aud iiudsou River Railway Company, has put the other American railway managers on their mettle, aud they are now preparing for the expected large traffic to the Chicago Word’s Fair in 1893. This
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  • 662 4 (From our Exchanges.) London, 27th January.—ll is announced that Hear Admiral VVilliain Kennedy lias been appointed Commaader-iu-Cliief on the East India Station. The Registrar General’s returns for the week show that the deaths from influenza in London were 500, or double last week’s mortality from the same
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  • 130 4 Thnano, 6th February, 1892. Bates rule as follous London, Demand, Bank AJU du 1)0. 4 months sight, Bank O/U* Do. 6 Credits 3/Oj -> Do. 6 Documentary 3/0£ Calcutta, Demand, Bank Its. 222 Do. 30 days sight, Private 2-4 Bom bat, Demand, Bank ‘2--Do. 30 days sight,Private ‘-*-4^ Madras,
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  • 167 4 (From the Pinang Gazette.”) London, 2nd February. —Repeated attempts to float Her Majesty’s ironclad Victoria have proved unsuccessful. Zanzibar has been proclaimed a free Port. London 3rd February.— The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking at a Tory meeting at Exeter, has paid a splendid tribute of respect and admiration
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  • 2469 4 To Our Kea®ees. —With reference to the spiteful remark ceucerniHg this paper, contained in a letter which appeared in our local contemporary, and which, common honesty failing, the A. 13. C. of journalistic etiquette should have taught the Editor of the Pmany Gazette, who is aware of
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  • 256 5 THE NAMCHOW INQUIRY. The Hongkong Telegraph of the 28th ultimo., has the following Oq the reopening of the Court to-day the President announced that as there was no more evidence, it only remained to return a verdict. After a short deliberation the following fiuding was read out We fiud that
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  • 314 5 CIRCULAR FROM THE GOVERNOR. The following circular lias been addressed to the Residents of the Protected Native States at the direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements Colonial Secretary’s Office, Singapore, 18th December, 1891. Sir. —I am directed by the Governor to address
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  • 471 5 Correspondents are requested to authenticate their letters and to favour us, confidentially, with their names if they do not wish to have them published. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents. To tlie Editor, Straits Independent. Sir, —I notice in your issue of
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  • 1028 5 (From a Correspondent) I was a stranger iu Taipiug, and tlie first hint I received of an amateur performance being on the tapis was at the Races, where two sandwich men turned up, bearing notices of the show. These “posters” were not inarbistically drawn, and the man
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  • 1381 5 At the ordinary fortnightly meeting 1 of the Municipality, held iu the Town Hall yesterday, there were present: J. Y. Kennedy, E>q., President; Capt. Camekon, ee.; A. G. Weight, Esq.; A. R. Adams, Esq.; and Dr. Beown. —A6sent t the Hon. D. Comkie. The minutes of the previous
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  • 816 6 Paulas, the great French comiqne, lately refused £250 weekly to sing at Berlin. Asked his price, he replied, Alsace aud Lorraine." The Queen has, it is said, presented some handsome stained-glass windows to the Protestant church at Grasse, in which district Her Majesty spent her last year’s Continental holiday.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 21 6 BOON TEK CO. 27, Beach Street ESTABLISHED 1862. s ////>- at A X 1) 1i EllS, COMMISSION AGENTS, GENERAL MERCHANTS AND STORE-KEEPERS.
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    • 424 6 KHYE HO FOUNDRY COMPANY. Weld Quay. ENGrINEEBS, BOILER-MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS. Boiler Fittings and Engineers’ Stores, etc., always in Stock. J. G. ALLAN, Manager, PIANOS!! PIANOS!! PIANOS!!! Messrs. MISQUITH Co SINGAPORE, Have on view a superb stock of Pianos by the following reputed makerß: Messrs. Broad
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 828 7 McLARTY COMPANY, A ddress: CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, pffice: “McLARTY. Penang shr vetoes ko. 30, beach street, THUE's a. 1. code (1887.) AND PENANG. “A. B.C.’%4th Kdition. CONTRACTORS general Manager: private codes. BEANCHES AT THAIPING, BATU GAJAH AND SINGfAPOBE. P-M. McLARTY, mime CCg>l*r* WE SUPPLY THE UNDERMENTIONED: A 1 tos
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 725 8 GOSLING co. TXrn’R.'KS 2, Beach Street POTTERY WOR Cable Address: PENANG. Tobacco, Penang. Having been appointed Agents for the SOL# J GENTS OF THE Kaneeockqe Fire ClaT and Pottery AA/»»in*lUV tracts for the undermentioned FOSADA WINE COMPANY, siLTo rri”r„ p, E Singapore and penang. Largely used throughout I ndia, Burmah
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    • 267 8 Canton Insurance OfficeLi^^ THE undersigned having been appoi nU Agents for this Office, are now prepared"? accept Marine Insurance Risks, on the favorable terms. For fall particulars apply to, BOUSTEAD Co Agent*, Result of the working of the Comm,* for the year 1890: pan J The balance at credit of
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