The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 17 February 1894
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The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle
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Title Section27 1894-02-17 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. Pricf. 20 Cunts. Pbiok 20 Cunts. VOL. "VI. PENANG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1894. No. 48427 words
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Advertisement976 1894-02-17 1 Nort in?irancec l onu>auy ntile BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. mE s-vumts instance SOQ 1 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. company, limited. Capital £3,<m,000. I NhGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS* established iss3. AccDMUtATEi) Invested I'osds.. .«*33B, US. Fn tended SaiUntj and ex»eeted Arrival of Steamers. TlllO nmlcrrigne.l, being the appomto.l Cil-ITAI. FBI.LT976 words
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Article1434 1894-02-17 2 Judging from a leader which appeared in the Straits Times of the •’l2th inst., it would appear that public opinion in Singapore —if that paper may be said to represent public opinion in the southern Settlement —is quite reconciled to the idea that the seat1,434 words
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293 1894-02-17 2 Intimation lias been received by the Hon. A. M. Skinner, Resident Councillor, that 11. B. the Governor Sir Charles Mitchell, will arrive bore on the 2nd proximo, on his first visit to this Settlement. r e «also understand that there will, in all probability,293 words
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Article1104 1894-02-17 2 (London fy China Express.) Friday, January 19. The Court. —The Queen is at It is announced .that Princess Victoria Melita of Coburg and the Grand Duk 9 of Hesse will be married in the spring I] and that tbo Queen is expected to bell present. The(London fy China Express.) - 1,104 words
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Advertisement9 1894-02-17 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. rmisnn eteuy -wkhxxsuay am SATURDAY «HIM.9 words
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Article1472 1894-02-17 3 (From Home papers up to Jau 19.) Franck.— ln the French Chamber of E»patieM, the Miuinter of Finance ought forward the Bill for the collision of the percent. Ilente into 3£. ia Bill was by a large majority referil to tlie Committee of Credit, ns tlie iuister had1,472 words
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Article1124 1894-02-17 3 Th« following interesting editorial appears iu the Shanghai Mercury of 31at January:—Tho most important and significant piece of news that has come from Peking for many a year reached us to day through a channel that is usually to be relied npon iu matters of la haute1,124 words
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Article448 1894-02-17 4 (From our Exchanges.) London, oth February, —Mr. E. Burne Jones, Associate, Royal Academy, lias been created a baronet. Mr. G. F. Watts, Royal Academician, was offered a like bonour but declined it. Madrid, bth February. —General Martinez Campos lias arrived at Morocco city, where bo bus been448 words
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Article404 1894-02-17 4 CalcHtta,2nd February. —This morning a tumble tragedy was enacted in front of I lie Roman Catholic Church in DiiUrumtollah Street. A Eurasian named Hetersshol. liis wife and then attempted to shoot himself. lVters was forineily Assistant Engineer in the British India yard at Howrah and married a ho lit404 words
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Article208 1894-02-17 4 Reuter’s Agency. From our Exchanges. London, Wth February. I'lie statement made On the 9th, that the lions** of Lords passed the Parish Councils Bill was premature. The Bill Was only rent l a third lime yesterday and greatly amended, requiring its return to the House of Commons. TheReuter’s Agency. - 208 words
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Article141 1894-02-17 4 Penang, 17th February, 1894. Rates rule as follows London, Demand, Bank 2/1J dol. Do. 4 months sight, Bank *2 2| Do. 3 Credits 2/2j--j| Franck, Demand, Bank F. 272 Calcutta, Demand, Bank Rs. 189 Do. 7 days sight, Pr ivate nora. Bombay, Demand, Bank 189 Do. 7 days sight,141 words
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Article1760 1894-02-17 4 W K ARK REQUESTED to slate that Mrs. Skinner will be u At Home” at the Residency on Tuesday next, at 4. 45 p.tn. Leave of Absence. —We are informed that Messrs. Brockman, Broadrick and Mitchell, District Officers, have all obtained the accessary sanction to the leave1,760 words
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Article218 1894-02-17 5 Tims the London Sf China Express on on Mr. Buxton’s reply to Mr Labouchere on the suhj-'ct of Pen mg’s grievances Tlie answer given by Mr. Buxton is at once satisfactory and unsatisfactory to the aspirations of tli3 Northern Island of the Straits Settlements. It is satisfactory in218 words
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Article88 1894-02-17 5 Tim Free Press understands that the Secretary of State’s despatch now re eeiveil on the proposal of Messrs. Grassi brothers gives no further information I lam Unit contained in the telegram previously despatched hy Lord Ripon to tlm Acting Governor, and merely limits itself to a statement88 words
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Article91 1894-02-17 5 The Havas Agency publishes til© following note A letter from Chanhti>oou brings news of the excellent effect produced by the stay of our troops iu tlmt town. Instead of the atrocities which, were said to have begun ns soon os our soldiers arrived there, the natives hove remarked91 words
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Article759 1894-02-17 5 At the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held yesterday afternoon, there were present Capfc. A nderson. H. E., Acting President) Mr. Koh JSeang Tat and Mr.J. Gibson. Minutes. The minutes of the last ordinary meeting held oil tiie 2nd instant were read and confirmed. Fountains at the759 words
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Article682 1894-02-17 5 Strait Times, Feb. 13ih. Found Drowned. An Attack of Sunstroke. A vkky sad misfortune has occurred to the Second Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment in the lamentable death of Lieutenant J. R. G. Sanders, whose dead body was found fi mtiug on tbe water abutting theStrait Times, Feb. 13ih. - 682 words
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Article493 1894-02-17 5 An Impressive Ceremony. The funeral of the late Lieutenant J. R. G. Sanders took place at the Cemetery at 7 o’clock this morning. Ii had been arranged that tbe fuueral should take place last evening, but it was found necessary to postpone it till this morning. The deceased493 words
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Article565 1894-02-17 5 The following is lue fifty-seventh Report of the Court of Directors lo the ordinary half-yearly General M ictiag of Shareholders to be bold to-day at the City Hall, Hongkong:— To the Preprietors of the Hongko \g ant Shanghai Banking Corporation. GknTI’KMBN, —*Pi»e Directors have now565 words
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Article819 1894-02-17 6 The Emperor of China lma conferred the Imperial Order of the Double D*a gon,-Fourth Division, on Mr. L. C. Balfour, the Calcutta Agent of the Hongkong and «Shanghai Bank. Japanese exhibitors at the World’s Fair, having lost 0ver.200,000 yen by the venture, are appealing lo their Government for assistance819 words
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Article254 1894-02-17 6 PfiNANO. I7i.fi February, 1894. CENTRAL MARKET. Dkscuiptiom. Bekf. Sonp per catty Cts. 8 Roast iQ Steaks n «Stew or Curry Meat „14 Ox bail «ach ‘^o Tongue n n ?5 Feet Heart V* r caU J Tripe .5 Liver >» *> 1/0 Buffalo mkat 16 Heart 14 Head254 words
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Advertisement77 1894-02-17 6 NOTICE. This is to give NOTICE.that Mb M. MKaxinhoff from this day ceases to be connected with our Firm. J. M. GOLDENBERG Co. Penang, 30th January, 1894. 741 notice; THIS is to give notice, that as my wife, Lsk Eyk Hooi left my protection on the 15th day of November,77 words
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Advertisement355 1894-02-17 6 GOSLING cd I PENANS—SINGAPORE. I We import the following;-A WINES AND SPIBITS. I All Wines and Spirits imported IJ us are kept on lap, at our Posadl Dep6ts in Penang and SingaporJ Ports, from s7to 30 per do*. I Shornes, 6,,„ 30 I Malaga, Malmsey, Madeira and MarsalJ fix>m 7355 words
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Advertisement37 1894-02-17 7 PRITCHARD Co.’s HALF-YEARLY CASH SALE. OF MILLINERY AND GENERAL DRAPERY IS NOW ON. Every Article reduced at least 250|0. SOME GOODS ABE BEING OFFERED AT A REDUCTION OF 50 75 o|o FOR CASH. Penang, 10th Jan., 1894.37 words
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Advertisement375 1894-02-17 7 DANDO Co. tailors AND general outfitters. -No. 1, Beach Street Union Street, PENANG. JUST RECEIVED:— AN A -rpn RTMENT 0F ELLWOOD-S SUN HATS, STRAW AND lERAI HATS, TWEED CARS, COLLARS AND TIES. ALSO, FANCY TWEEDS. H. J. MARTYN Jr. tf it from youi \K\.^J BEWARE OF IMTrATIOHa. iERATED WATERS. j375 words
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Advertisement64 1894-02-17 7 EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL, Branches: FARQUKAIi STREET. Branches: RAFFLES’ HOTEL, Singapore. lUFFLUS’ HOTEL, Singapore. RAFFLES’ TIFFIN ROOMS, THE LEADING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE ISLAND. raffles’ tiffin rooms, S AKKIF.S’ HOTEL Rangoon. SARK IKS’ HOTEL, Rangoon. ORIENTAL TIFFIN ROOMS, UX lON STREET. A Good table, tho Best Wines Spirits, and Superior Accommodation will64 words
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Advertisement836 1894-02-17 8 ESPLANADE HOTEL. Capital Subscribed 5‘2,000,000. Amount Paid up 600,000. fills TP iC*V I IP AT J J ?T T TP 7*, Reserve Fund 750,000. (LA IK KAblKll±\ UUI Ijlj.) llkad Okitick, Hongkong. Secretary, W. H. Ray, Esq. This Hotel wbicli baa been thoroughly repaired, Decorated and T 1 undersigned. Agents836 words
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Advertisement443 1894-02-17 8 Canton Insurance Office, Ltd. Capital Subscribed §2,500,000. Amount Paid up 500,000. Reserve Fund 730,000. 11 had Office, Hongkong. General Agents, Mkssrs. Jaiidink, Matheson Co. THE undersigned having been up. pointed Agents lor tlie above Company are prepared to accept Marine Risks ut current rates. A Bonus is annually paid to443 words
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