The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 7 December 1892
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The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle
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Title Section31 1892-12-07 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. w m ML. mm W PUBLISHED EVERV WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS. Price 20 Cents. Pfixoe 20 Cents. VOL. IV. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7,1892. No- 353.31 words
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Advertisement645 1892-12-07 1 The North-British and Moreau- 1 11 tiifl Insurance Comnanv nvil HIE straits INSURANCE x Bo 9. BR,T,SH ,ND,A STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. company, limited. Capital £2,000,000. KONINKLIJKE PACKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. established im tgents of this Company, aro authorized to NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS. insure against Fire upon tlie most favor- vo,wu,vuv645 words
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991 1892-12-07 2 There are a few things about the constitution oft lie Ist Perak Sikhs which, to say t ie least, are somewhat strange anomalies. The regiment, for it s a regiment, was formed in 1864, from tho Perak armed Police, raised in 1877 for991 words
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Article1039 1892-12-07 2 Thb exceedingly acrimonious and scurrilous paper war whiel*todnv’s contested election of a Municipal Commissioner has given rise to is neither characterized by good taste nor prudence, and is calculated to do mere harm than good to th f cause of Mr. Adams, and we cm1,039 words
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Advertisement268 1892-12-07 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDNET. pii;i,ISIII.II KI'HIU ffKi*NKSI»V¥ AMI smtii.w imm. i K>+ terms of SUBSCRIPTION, ]’A YAllfiE IN ADVANCE:^ Ter Annum UHlf-yoar Too Quarter Single copy twenty cents. IF PAID IN A HUE Alt Jf 5 for throe months, after which term tho paper will only lie supplied on payment of268 words
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Article337 1892-12-07 3 —Bombay Gazette 9 l farther reward to the exploration 0 f the Geological Survey, excellent coal lia3 been fouud in the Mergui district. ban, black, jetty coal, which breaks iu a jl jirictioua with a conchoidal fracture, the surfaces invariably exhibiting a sliiu•o, lustre —which differs from—Bombay Gazette. - 337 words
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Article1840 1892-12-07 3 The comfortable fiction of the present day ia that girls cun take care of themselves, and want no looking after. This pleases everyone alike. The mothers on whom the idoleuce of middlo-age is boginning to assert itself, and the mothers who are still pretty persons/ and not1,840 words
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Article1031 1892-12-07 3 (Hongkong Telegraph.) Our juvenile friend aud admit ci I ing Jteed, having tried to copy tho style of Kpliug aud found that he could liol kiple, lias changed bis course and set out as a humourist. He writes to the poor unfortunate Straits Times long(Hongkong Telegraph.) - 1,031 words
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Article2215 1892-12-07 4 (-Front the Straits Times.) Thursday, Ist Dec. The Legislative Council assembled on the above date. There were present His Excellency the Governor (Sir Cecil C. Smith, g.C.m.g.) The Hon. the Colonial Secretary (W. E.) Maxwell, c.m.g.) the Acting Attorney-General (J. A. Harwood.) the Acting Colonial 1 reasurer(-Front the Straits Times.) - 2,215 words
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Article133 1892-12-07 4 Penang, 7ili December, 1892. Rates rule as follows London, Demand, bank I)o. 4 months sight, liauk Do. 3 Credits Do. 3 Documentary... Calcutta, Demand, bank Ls.-- 1 Do. 7 days sight, Private Bombay, Demand, bank Do. 7 days sight, Private Madras, Demand bank Do. 7 days sight, Private Rangoon,133 words
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Article139 1892-12-07 4 (From tbe Vinang Gazette 7 C 1... 11l l prum q fieorge London, Ist Decemher^''^ u White lias Been appointed Col ill-chief ol India. Com* England is to despatch a &I"® missioner with an escort to Lb" report upon the position. been Mr. Clayton, Conservative, I fl£ unseated(From tbe Vinang Gazette.) ' 7 _ C 1... 11l - 139 words
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Advertisement88 1892-12-07 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The next ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be hel l at the Town Hall, at 2.30, p. m., On Friday, 9th December. Business for Meeting. 9th December, 1892. 1. Tl le Minutes of last meeting to he confirmed. 2. Some hills to be passed. 3. A88 words
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Article979 1892-12-07 5 Coming Back. Mr. F. A. Swettenham mG the British Resident of Perak, iaa booked his passage to Penang per p &0. mail steamer Parmmatta, leavj' Loudon on the Bth inst. Ou Mr. Svvelteukam’s arrival at Taiping, Mr. r fl. Treacher, G.M.G., will proceed to Kuala Lump o1979 words
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Article61 1892-12-07 5 Things at the Town Hall, up to the time of going to Frees, have been dis tinctly lively. The rival parties are seiziug each voter who arrives, dragging him hither and thither, and more than one prospect of a free fight has been averted. So far, Mr.61 words
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507 1892-12-07 5 A meeting was held in the Chinese Town Hall on Saturday last, in favour of the candidature of Air. A. R. Adams for the vacancy ou the Municipal Board. Doctor Brown was voted to the chaii. Doctor Brown, Mi*. Lim Ah Chan, Mr. Barnett, Air.507 words
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Article705 1892-12-07 5 Correspondents are requested to authenticate tluir letters and t<0 favour us, confidentially, will their names if they do not wish to have thm published. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the op nions expressed by our Correspondents. The Indian Immigration Amendment Ordinance.” The Editor, Straits Independent,” Dear Sir.705 words
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Article298 1892-12-07 5 A Japanese Cuuiseis Sunk. 'J HE P. O. S. S. B.AVENNA” BADLY Damaged. (Free Press Hardly lias the public mind had timo to recover in some small decree from tlio shock occasioned by the loss of the Bokhara near the Formosa coast, and of the Roumania298 words
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Article206 1892-12-07 6 Pbnang, 7fch December, 1892. CENTRAL MARKET. Description. Bee».— q soup p® r cat| y cta jg Roa#t Steaks 9 Stew or Curry Meat Ox Tail e»c h •> *2 Tongue Heart g Trip© 14 Liver »> .g Pork.— »> Pig’s Head ewh Feet Tongue >» Fish.— Selangin per206 words
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Article, Illustration611 1892-12-07 6 PROGRAMME FIRST DAT, Thursday, 19th January 1893. FIRST RACE.—-3-30 p. m. The Maiden Plate.—Value $l5O. For all Horses that have never won a race on [any course, Roadster, Griffin and Jump Races excepted. Weight, 10 st. 4 lbs.; allowances as per scale. Distance 1 mile. Enlranee §lO.611 words
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Advertisement245 1892-12-07 6 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby pi veil that for the election of a Municipal Commissioner for theyears 1893, 1894 ami 1895, which will be hehl on Wednesday, the 7th proximo, Arthnr It. Adams, Esq., Advocate and Solicitor, of No. 19a Northam Rond, and Auguste Uiitteiibach, Esq of No. 52 Northam245 words
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Advertisement537 1892-12-07 6 NOTICE. Mr. F. BELL, having taken a teur through the Straits Settlements with a view of gaining a knowledge of the re qtfirements of the public re.urn.ng to Melbourne by the next Mud, ami prepared to receive orders for tLe r various requirements. He prepared, both here and at bis537 words
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Advertisement460 1892-12-07 6 notice?-^ tor tl.e Police Departtn e L“p Clotl,in 8 the year 1 enaa g, inspectors. Broad Clotli Full Ores, Broad Cloth Patrol Jack*', Superfine Serge Suits. Khaki Suits. EUROPEAN CONTINGENT Superfiue Serge Full Dress. Coarse Serge Suits. Superfine Serge B u jt 3i Khaki Suits. STKHS CONTINGENT Coarse Serge Full460 words
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Advertisement905 1892-12-07 7 IMcLARTY COMPANY, p L EORA pH,c > DDR ®s s CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NAVAL ARCHITECTS, “McLa rTY Penang surveyors no- so, beach street, hue’s A- I' CODE (i 887.) PENANG. TH r 4rth Kditio». 1 AND in/ “A- b c general Manager: IiIVATK CODES. CONTRACTORS. p. m. mclartt, u.i.m.b. WE SUPPLY905 words
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Advertisement564 1892-12-07 8 kite Hor UNDER EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. foundry company. VICTORIA HOTEL. if Weld Qua y. MAIN ROA I), TAIPIN G. Centrally situated; close to the Railway Station, and ENGINEERS, Government Offices. bedrooms newly furnished. BOILER-MAKE*», Excellent Cuisine, Wines, Spirits, &o. Table d’tlote —Separate Tables. A.ulnrno BILLIARDS AND BAR IN SEPARATE BUILDING.564 words
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Advertisement292 1892-12-07 8 ROyal Ex^SeA«r^l London. I Agents fo^The gn i d liavin g been to accept Fire Im° 7e on >P a, iy ar^ PP ill: -i I favourable Terms Uf&nce Hiska on t P £N I behk Pen akq, 9th Sept. 189o I Canunlusuraaceoffl^;' Agents I accept Marine JnsuraCC* favorable terms.292 words
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