The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 15 June 1892

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    28 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESfAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS. Pbick 20 Cents. Price 20 Cents. f ab. iV. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 15, 1892. No. 304.
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      791 1 ■pip vorth-British and Mercau- i THE STUAITS INSURANCE T tile insurance Company. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. COMPANY, LIMITED. TT;Vn,m7oo KONINKLIJKE PACKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. j He d Capital £3,trn,OUU i Subscribed capital *3,000,000 SSaanreSS NESAPATASI UK OF STEAMERS. m, Vr p sam,„j „„,I ArrM Sw* ."JaS" f nRHtV. MEYER Co.,
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    THE FAILURE OF THE NEW ORIENTAL RANKING CORPORATION.
    1786 2 The failure —we cannot say altogether unexpected, as every shrewd business man on the watch could have foretold it long ago—of tin* XkwOuiEKi'al Banking Corporation, which look place on the Bth inst., and the particulars of which, as far as this Colony
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    THE CLOSING AT SINGAPORE.
    994 2 (From the Straits Times.) Tins morning, Juno 9, shortly 10 o’clock the large doors of die Orient.ii Banking Corporation, 1 11 j in I lie Square of Singapore were c and the following iioliee was P os th /"regret lo announce that has arrived this morning
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      268 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. iIISLISHED EVEHT WF.MKSDAY AND SATLItKAY EYhNINGS. Kh TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE; Per Annum 12. Half-year -ji 7. Quarter 4. •Single copy twenty cents. IF PAID IN AUKEAK 5 for three montlis, after which term the paper will only be supplied on payment of tile a
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    FIERCE FIGHT BETWEEN TIGERS.
    537 3 'The Green Eyed Monster. A Love Drama in a Tigers’ Cage. A light to a finish between tigers is a novelty iu sporting entertainments which would have attracted other spectators than the lovers of canine dispute and gallinaceous combats, had they known it was to occur.
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    HOLLAND AND NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1545 3 Writing from Amsterdam, the correspondent of the L. S'C.B. reports, under dtte May 11 With reference to reports, especially 11 loreign newspapers, that the conditon of the Java finances is critical, the Minister for the Colouies lias given certim tranquillisiug information to the Second Cuamber. In
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    EXCHANGES.
    133 4 Penang, 15th June, 1892. Hates rule as follows JjONdon, Demand, Bank *2 11} dollar. Do. 4 months sight, Bank 3/ Do. 3 Credits 3,}-{ Do. 3 Documentary 3/-| Calcutta, Demand, Bank Us. 224}-220 Do. 30 days sight, Private 226} Bom hay’, Demand, Bank 224}-225 Do. 3o days sight,Private 226}
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    101 4 (From the Binang Gazette.) London, 10 th June. —’The Cologne Gazette hears from a most reliable source that the Czar declared at Kiel that he would never support France if she raises the Alsace-Lor-raine question. London, I '2th June. President Harrison has been renominated for the Presidentship of
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1953 4 'The Homeward Mail. —'The Homeward P. O. mail steamer Thames will leave Singapore for Penang this af ternoon, and may be expected bere to morrow night or on Friday morning next at the latest. -Cricket.—A Cricket Match between the first elevens of the Burterworth Recreation Club and
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    FINANCIAL DISQUIETUDE.
    1257 4 Run on the Chatkeed Mkscaxtilr Bank. A rather unusual sight was to he witnessed in 1 ’enang last Monday moriiino, when as early as 7 a. in. a crowd ol people were besiegemg to doors ol tlio Chartered Mercantile Bank i'Cfdt Street, bent upon obtaining silver ior tlie
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    STANLEY’S OPERA COMPANY
    703 5 Mr. Hurry Stanley’s Company opened on Monday night last witli the late Alfred (Jollier’s Dorothy. Perhaps it was that Lite members of the Company had not tally recovered from tne effect of their recent sea voyage, but the voices seemed to us to be decidedly weak on
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    CHINESE IMMIGRATION INTO PERAK.
    370 5 Tiie Protector of Chinese, Perak, in his Annual Report tor 1891 states that owing to tiie tightness of the money market and the high price still demanded by the coolie brokers, the tide of immigration is still at a very low ebb An excellent opportunity of
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    285 5 From Home. Tiie following passages have been engaged for the Straits Pek Peninsula it and Oriental. Per s. s. Oceana from London, M;iy 13. —To Singapore :—Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Marshall.—To Penang Mr. U. G. Kicliards. Per P. and 0. s. s. Valetta, from London, May
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    458 5 The following are the official Alinutos of the ordinary meeting of the Aiunicipal Commissioners, held on the 27th Alay, 1892 Present. —J. Y. Kennedy, Esq., (President) The Honourable D. Comuib; A. G. YVbight, Esq. A. R. Adams, Esq. Absent. —W. C. Brown Esq., m.d., 1. The Minutes of
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    GLEANINGS.
    1460 6 It was said some tune ago that Germany had become notorious for railway accidents. The statement, it would seem, is true. Statistics recently issued, indicate that in 1891 in Germany as many as 3,018 railway disasters have happened in all among that number were 537 cases caused by trains
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      892 6 town hall. KHYE fin HARRY STANLKY’S COMIC OPERA JJ. U AND BURLESQUE COMPANY, FOUNDRY COMPANY TO-NIGHT! to-night!! Weld Quuy, LA MASCOTTE. ENGINEERS, On Thursday, lQth June BOILER-W ARTur LA FILLE DE MADAME ANUOT. On Friday ,l7 th June: IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS THE MIKADO. Q 5 On Saturday 1 8th
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      1195 7 HcLARTY COMPANY, Head Qffice eORi pH.c A DDRESS; CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, Mr URTY. PENANG” SURVEYORS No. 30, BEACH STREET, 7 sA .,,CODE(IB8 7 axd PENANG. H Edition. (general 'jltanaqer CONTRACTORS, p. m. dicearty, ui.uk. pß n-AXK CODES. H I WE SUPPLY THE UNDERMENTIONED: H ,’lforrns, Lor/ings of .-i.i Ki:i
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      780 8 RANEEGUNGE EIRE CLAY. NOW OPEH POTTEST WOEKS. UNDER EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. Having been appointed Agents for the \T Tl\ jH Kaneegunge Fire Clay and Pottery Atn JL JjJLlf Works, weave prepared to enter contracts for the undermentioned: < T SALT GLAZED, STONEWARE PIPES MAIN ROAD, TAIPIJS G. Largely ILeluLrlmgho.it i
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      225 8 c uto *'^^pW For full f»rti,f|>' m„- IVrio K B lb Suit of th e Wm-1 for the year balance cre M- B^ amounts to to divide a. foilou,’ VVti; B A Dividend of 17 0/fl ®J'?r el 7 uu aL: T 0 ,1,6 "•Mn s f t .,,v l
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