The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 18 June 1892

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    27 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVER» WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS. Prick 20 Cents. Price 20 Cents. yOli. IV. PENANG, SATURDAY, JUNE, Ift 1892. No. 305.
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      818 1 Th tile Insurance Company. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. 011 oSai KONINKLIJKE PACKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Head Office.—Singapore. THE undersigned, being the appointed NEGAPATAM LWE OF STEAMERS Subscribed capital 83,000,000 til Company, are authorised to insure IVLUHrH HIYI LHC Ur O LAIYILriO. I aid up 600,000 Against Fire upon the most
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    MUNICIPAL ABERRATION.
    1339 2 MUNICIPA L ABERRATION. Our Sea Walls. It has struck us, upon occasion, that, of all Municipal Institutions, the particular one appertaining to George Town, Penang, possesses a monopoly of aberration. Its members rant and rave, and fume and fret, and work themselves into paroxysms of rage over fancied or implied
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    THE DISASTER AT MAURITIUS.
    1361 2 Mokk Details The ovmml.ukl edition Port. Louis Merchants and fla 1 Gazette of the 12lli mst.. hits mu ;tl specjsilly written lor rwulrrs rosul in order that they may j lln*m fcclvua of the extent the dis tress which prevails i„ q 1 13 stated that
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      263 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. miLlSimi EVERY TO\i:sl>Al AMI SATUIIIAV EVfcNIM KM TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE: Per Annum S 12. Hull-year 7. Quarter L Single copy twenty ceuts. IF PAID IN ARREAR 5 for three months, after which term the paper will only be supplied on payment of the arrear.”
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    A CHIEF JUSTICE ON JURIES.
    596 3 Sydney Teleyrah. Chief Justice L Hey, of Queensland, I'ds broken out m a fresh place, and publicly demands to know why juries I »i 1 1 1 he locked up while considering I tlieir verdicts. He denounces the pract'e’e as an arbitrary invasion of the
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    EXPERIMENTAL FARMS.
    1050 3 Bxperimetal Farms,” the establishment of whic in this colony we iiave repeatedly ai'ocated in onr columns, furnish Dr. Vhlcker, the eminent agricultural spec list, a fitting subject to discuss in hijreoent Report on Indian A.griculture, hicli, considering the very small differeie that exists, between the soil and the
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    THE “ CAMELOT”—“ DIAMOND” COLLISION.
    643 3 THE CAMELOT”—“ DIAMOND” COLLISION. (Singapore Free Press.) The Marine Court appointed to inquire iuto the circumstances attending the collision which occurred between the Camelot and the Diamond at New Harbour on the Ist inst. gave their finding this (June 13) morning as follows The British s. s. Camelot, Official No.
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    EXCHANGES.
    138 4 Pknang, 18 th June, 1892. Rules rale as follows London, Demand, Bank 2 II dollar. Do. 4 months sight, Bank 2 .ll£ Do. 3 Credits 2 11 g Do. 3 Documentary 3/ Ca i.CUTta, Demand, Bank hs. 2241-225 Do. 30 days sight, Private 2261 Bom ha v, Demand, Bank
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    327 4 (From the L* in any Gazette.) London 14//t June. The Imperial British East Africa Company is about to abandon Uganda, as funds are exhausted. The Tunes urges Lord Salisbury, for the sake of the honour of England, to intervene and prevent others taking the country. [Uganda is a
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1753 4 Mailj Notick.—The next homeward mail, via will be made up .liext ednesduy, the 22nd mst. Tun Rebellion ix Pahang.—Our local contemporary publishes the following tele*»rain Irom I’apa, dated this day Advices Irom Until), dated the t)Lh instant, report. that tlie majority of the men of Perak Sikhs
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    STANLEY’S COMPANY.
    968 4 I here was not much of a house to witness the performance of La M, lv coble” at- the Town Hall on Wednesday hist. Kvery company that comes io IVimiltf plays “hi Mascotte,” and it is only a cjuestion of which company |da\s it (he worst. To the
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      40 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TJie next ordinary meeting of (he Municipal Commissioner* will be held in the Town UaA', at 2.80, f. m., On Friday, 24th Junk. (By Order,) J. W. lIALMFAX, Secretary to the Municipal Commissioner a. Municipal Otfice, Town llall.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    691 5 Correspondents are requested to authenticate t"*ir letters ant to favour ns, confidentially, v:i> h their names if they do not wish to have the in published. h’e do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents. A MUSE MB NT IN PENANG. I'itiie Mi tor, Straits
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    259 5 From Home. Tl.e following passages have been for tlie Straits Per Peninsular and Oriental. Per s. s. Oceana, from London, May 13.—T0 Singapore Mr. and Mrs. F. YV. Marshall.—To Penang :—Mr. LI. G. It icliards. Per F. and O. s. s. Valetta from London, May 27.—T0 Singapore
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    PICKLES.
    1251 5 By our own Manufacturer. A Chiel ’s amany ye, Likin notes, An,’ faith, he’ll prent ’em” [Some of these pickles were taken out of hrme for our last Saturday’s iseue, and will taste lather stale after being kept on the s f°*" a week; but we disli them up
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    GLEANINGS.
    1626 5 Englishmen are increasing nearly seven times as fast as Frenchmen. At tiie beginning of the century France had a population ol 27,001,000, and Leg* land 10,000,000. Now the u timbers of each are almost the same, or about 38,000,000. Mr. Ci mon, the inspector of the French phylloxera department,
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      806 6 TOWN_H ALL. KHYETo HARRY STANLEY’S COMIC OPERA w FOUNDRY COMPANY. TO-NIGHT Weld *Quay. TO-NIGHT!! ENGINEERS, BLUE BEARD, BOILER-MAKERS, Introducing the Great Popular Song, ]RON AND BRASS FOUNDERS TA-RARA-BOOM-DE-A T. t Also the Beautiful Statue Ballet.” A n U New Scenery, Costomes, Efficient CONTRACTORS. Orchestra, Chorus, etc., etc. Prices of Admission:
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      1112 7 McLARTY COMPANY, ptEGRAPHic Address: CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, HEA “MlcLarty, Penang” surveyors no. 30, beach street, mc's A 1. CODE (1887.) PENANG. tH UE sA. 1. v > J AND B.C.”,4rth Edition. general J Manager PKfvixK cocks. CONTRACTORS, r. m. mclartt, mime. WE SUPPLY THE UNDERMENTIONED: tnS in all forms,
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      653 8 BANEEGTJNGE FIRE CLAY. NOW OPEN POTTERY°WORKS. UNDER EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. Uaving been appointed Agents for the T A |J^T Ranekgunge Firb Clay and Pottery X xjJXxJjL HU X JLiXlt Works, we are prepared to enter contracts for the undermentioned SALT GLAZED, STONEWARE PIPES MAIN ROAD, TAIPIR G. All sizes from
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      288 8 CantouluBurauce otßoeiliimltei THE undersigned having u Agents for this Office, are r appolnt «'i accept Marine Insurance fi; T pre P ar w to favorable terms. s^8 011 a<*i For foil particular, apply to B °USTEAD Co ArjerUt. Result of the working 0 f the P for the year 1890:
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