The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 25 June 1892

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  • 28 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS. pmcE 20 Cents. Peice 20 Cents. YOli* I' Y• PENANG, SATURDAY, JUNE, 25, 1892. No. 307.
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    • 836 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LtSIIITED. i COMPANY, LIMITED. CE ZtaiwowZ KONINKLIJKE PACKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Head Office.—Singapore. tH B the appointed NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS- Subscribed capital ™company, are authorized to insure IILUHiH 1 Mill LINL Ur OItHIYILnO* Paid np 600,000 against Fn*e upon the most favorable Intended Sailing anil expected
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  • 668 2 it. "Resuming oui* Review of tlie Penang Administration Report, 1891, it is satisfactory to note a decrease in the number of actions commenced in 1891, with, of course, a corresponding* decrease in the amount of fees collected, which fell from $16,141.41 in 189), t 0514,611.45. it may
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  • 1018 2 If it he true that prosperity lias many friends» it is equally certain that misfortune has few. The truth of this well-worn adage has be»*n forcibly driven home to us during the few days which have elapsed since last W
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  • 798 2 (Loudon China Express, May, 27.) Tins Court. —The Queen left Windsor on the 20th inst., for Balmoral. Iho anniversary of the birth of Her Majesty lias been celebrated throughout the country in the different capitals of Europe. in the colonies, and in other pans of Hie
    (Loudon China Express, May, 27.)  -  798 words
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    • 263 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. ImiSHEI) IVKY WEWBMT A\o SITUIiII.W EYKMNGS. Kx TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE: Per Annum P 2. Half-year 7. Quarter Single copy twenty cents. IF PAID IN AIiKEAK 5 for three moutlis, after which term the paper will only he supplied on payment of the arrear.” Postage,
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  • 1457 3 (Home papers up to May 27.) France. I'wo Bills making 1 important changes in the French army have been submitted to the Council of Ministers by de Freycinet, Minister of War. At bio present time a French soldier has to serve three years in the Active Army,
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  • 954 3 Wriiiug from Amsterdam, the correspondent of the L. Sf. G. E. reports, uuder date Juue 25 The Grand Duke and Duchess of Badeu have paid a return visit to the Queen aud Queen Regent at San d. ThenMajesties have decided to proceed to Berlin on the
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  • 132 4 Picnang, 25tli June, 1892. Rates rule as follows London, Demand, Bank 2/10| dollar. Do. 4 months sight, Bank 2/101 Do. 3 Credits 2/11 f l)o. 3 Documentary 2/ Calcutta, Demand, Bank Its. 224^ Do. 30 days sight, Private 226 Bombay, Demand, Bank 224; Do. 3o days sight,Private 226 Madras,
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  • 188 4 (From the Pinaiig Gazette.) London, 20 th June. —Mr. Gladstone has made a speech, in which he charged the Government with raising religious issues. He denied that the Protestants of Ulster were solidly opposed to Home Rule, or that its concession would lead to the establishment of the
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  • 852 4 (From our Exchanges.) Lisbon, Bth June. —Tim Portuguese Cabinet have rejected the proposals of the bondholders aud the loan scheme. Meanwhile the Government pays only one third of the coupons. Paris, Oth June. —A manifesto, which lias been issued by the French Royalist party, decliues to admit
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  • 593 4 Allahabad 9th June. —A Pioneer London special wire says I lie New Oriental Bank decided to suspend payment just before 6 o’clock to-night (the Bth) owing to the depreciation in silver, the increasing distrust throughout Great Britain of investments iu the silver
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  • 2324 4 oe deserted by English miners.— Straits Times. Tab Mails. —The mails, etc. by the French packet were delivered this morning. The Euglish ACail steamer Ganges, with the mads, etc. of a week later, is entering into port as we are going to press. Public Holiday. Thursday next,
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  • 249 5 —Hongkong Telegraph. A rumour was curreut early this moruiug (I3tl.) that there was something amiss with the Chartered Mercantile Bauk of India, Loudon and China, and that, iu conseqence, not only was there a ruu oil tiie Bank but its uotes
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  • 887 5 (From the Ceylon Independent.) The news was most unexpected, and '■jHffc Ihe people in a state bordering on panic. All kinds ot rumours are rife, some persons ascribiug the failure to the depreciation of silver, and others to the disaster in
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  • 198 5 ArrivaU. 20th June.—Per s. s. Lady Weld from Port Weld: Mr. Helms, and Mr. C. Lowe. 21st. June. —Per s. s. Lady Weld, from Port Weld —Mr. 11. Crane, and Major Tranchell. 22nd June.— Per s. s. G. Y. Bylandt, from Gun. Setoli: —Mr. Cerruti. —From Olehieh:
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  • 278 6 7 —London fy China Express The Far East is not very strongly represented in the list of Birthday honours. The appointments made will, however, both be popular, and have in each case been well earned. Mr. Chaloner Alabaster, the British Consul General at
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  • 260 6 Ex Oriente lux —aud smoke The Ponaug Municipality has lately introduced the sedative but indecorous innovation of smoking during its debates. One ot the local papers thinks this is a mistake, and it goes on to ask “if smoking Municipal Councils why not smoking Legislative Councils
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  • 1045 6 1 he late bank failures in Melbourne and Sydney are said to have thrown about 500 banking employe! out of work. i he amalgamation of the Union Bank and the Bank of South Australia in Adelaide is expected to create 150 additional vacancies. The months in which the greatest
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    • 328 6 NOTICE. Hermitage and Cicely 'Tea Estate. Mr. Fred. Watson, our Manager, having left for England, all communications orders, etc., intended fur the Hermitage Cicely Tea Estate, should be addressed to Mr. C. H. Lee, No. fOTupai Road, Taipiug, Perak, until further notice. Cicely Hermitage Tea Estate. 470 PAINLESS DENTISTRY. Mr.
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    • 384 6 khye Ho foundry company, Weld Qua,,. ENGINEERS, BOILER-MAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS. Boiler Fittings and Engineers’ Stores, etc., always in Stock J. G. ALLAN, Manager, MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that tl.e p or 1 ion of Perak Road between Da to Kritmat and Jelutong, will
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    • 1174 7 I! McLARTY COMPANY e g** pH,c A DDRESS: CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, iiijqLARTY, PENANG SURVEYORS No. 30, BEACH STREET, CODE (1887.) PENANG, j c «,4th Edition. '{general A ,/Jrw cooks. CONTRACTORS, r. m. mclarty, mime. WE SUPPLY THE UNDERMENTIONED: 11 forms, Forgings of nH kinds, Iron and Steel Plates, Iron
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    • 658 8 RANEEGTTNGE FIRE CLAY. NOW OP EH POTTEKyVorKS. UNDER EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. Having been appointed Agents for tiie T A iJf ■Raneegunge Fire Clay and Pottery y flij. il. JLJIXJ A A. A* "Works, we are prepared to enter contrails for tlie undermentioned SALT GLAZED, STONEWARE PIPES MAIN ROAD 9 TAIPIfS
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    • 266 8 fHE undersigtig,.] 1 Agents for this offic p haVlDg I>€t,n Hj accept llarine favorable terms. 1 n ite The balance at crA<r<. H amounts to $338 of A MJ to divide as follows Whlch 11 B A S| iV id t n n of U ‘0 I Shareholders A Bonos
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