The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 13 June 1894

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1 8 The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle
  • 27 1 The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. Price 20 Cents. Price 20 Cents. VOL. VI. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1894. Ho. 489
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 801 1 Nortli-Britisli and Mercantile BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. The Netherlands Fire lusurauceCompauy. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Insurance Company. K^',u t:ooo e ooo r NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS- TCsLa)>lifsFieU 18-4.5. Capital In tended SailiHff and expected Arrival of Steamers, The undersigned lias been appointed Agent Accumulated Invested t unds...Lj.ooo, 1 to.
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  • 991 2 The Opium Isill, Wasted Eloquence. The Liquors Dill. The Member, for Penang’s Maiden Speech. The llon’ble A. Uuttenbach to the Rescue. The whole Proceedings a Farce, a Fraud, a Delusion, and a Snake. It is with a soro heart and no small amount of misgiving that
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  • 5290 2 [From the Free Press.”) Wednesday, Ctrl June, 1891. Present: [I. E. The Governor (Sir E. B. Mitchell, G.C M.G.) T! lo Hon. the Officer Commanding the Troops (Miij. Gen. Jones—Vaughan.) The ILon. Lhe Col. Secretary (W. E. Maxwel, 0.M.G.) the Attorney-General (W. R. Col Iyer.) the Resident
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 68 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. imiSlllili EVERY WRMSMV AND SATUUDAY KVRMSfi. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, PAYAIII.H IN ADVANCE: Ter Annum 9 12.00 Half-year 7Mb Quarter >» 4.00 Single copy twenty cents. Postage, 2 cents extra per copy. All subscriptions arc considered to be running until formally cancelled. IF PAID IN A UREA R
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  • 412 4 (From our Exchanges.) Btiuteii’s Agency. London, 31 si Mag. —Latest advices from (Sofia state that the cavalry cleared the streets there yesterday. The populace appears to regard tl.oso who are friendly to Prince Ferdinand as the enemies of Stambouloff, though the rupture between the Prince and Stambouloff
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  • 119 4 Penang, 13tL June, 1894. Rales rule as follows London, Demand, Bank 2/1 dol. Do. 4 months sight, Bank 2/1} Do. 3 Credits 2/11 Franck, Demand, Bank F. 261 CalCUTta, Demand, Bank Us. 192 Bombay', Demand, Bank 192 Madras, Demand, Bank 192 Rangoon, Demand, Bank 191 Moulmkin, Demand, Bank 190
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  • 230 4 Rkutrr’s Aornov. (From the Tlnang Gazette”) London, 9th June. —The French Chamber has adopted a special credit of £72,000 to reinforce the French posts on tlie Übanghai river, and to build lorped o boats lor the Congo. Upwards of six million dollars in gold has been exported during
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  • 1443 4 The Ilon’ble the Resident Councillor is expected to return from Singapore on Saturday, l>y the s. s. Tentaliota, Lite Ilon’ble J. M. B. Vermont returning two days earlier, lie having booked liis passage by the s. s. J.. A pear. which is to arrive here to-morrow morning.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 94 4 NOTICE. For (Sale: Esplanade Hotel, Penang. All the Stock-in-trade, Furniture and Effects in and upon the Esplanade Hotel No. la. Light Street, Penang, with the goodwill held upon a Lease expiring on the Ist June, 1595. The Hole! is finely situated facing the sea and overlooking the Esplanade and the
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    • 85 4 TOWN HALL, GRAND SUCCESS OF Jcusfii’s “Ml Star” London Combination. 3 Last Nights Thursday 14 th Friday 15 th; Saturday 16//a June. SPECIAL NOTICE. Saturday 1 Gfh June. Grand Children’s Performance with Special Programme. to Commence at 4-30 p.m. Serpentine and Skirt Dances with Magnificent Lime-light Effect. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
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    • 128 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that all persons desiring to register their dogs for the y ea p commencing Ist June 1894 and ending on 31st May 1895, must register them at* the Municipal Office, Town Hall, betwoen the Ist and the loth instant. The tax payable at the
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  • 382 5 PiiNANQ CItICKKT CLUE. VS. Rest OF PkNANQ (MILITABT ExCIiPTIED.) There was, as usual, a big crowd on the Esplanade ou Friday evening last, when tho P. C. 0. met the Rest of Penang (Military Excepted)When the game started tho P. C. 0. were minus two men and tho Rest
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  • 545 5 JENSEN’S “ALL STA R” LONDON COMBINATION. This Company gave their first performance at the Town Hall last night, when, owing no doubt to the threatened rain, but a moderate house assembled to greet them. Notwithstanding this the representation was all that could he desired, the talented and graceful members of
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  • 171 5 Serious Aspect op Affairs. The difficulty between tlie Nether—lands Indian Government and it.s vassal, the Rajah of Lombok, noticed recently in our columns, has come lo a bead by last advices from Batavia. On the 20tli of May, a man of-war loft Batavia for Sourabaya to
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  • 607 5 Tho last advices lo hand are dated 2nd June, which was just immediately before the sudden rises notified by telegraph. Twenty deaths a day, had risen on the Ist to 54 a day, and as we know was to rise in 48 hours more to 82
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  • 108 5 The Shanghai Mercury of May 23rd says Wo hear that the Municipal million! i* s are preparing for till emergenceies likely to arise in theevent of the plague reaching hero from Hongkong. They have arranged about thirty body in the chapel at Pool ting, and erected an
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  • 586 5 An idea of tbe value of some of the temples in Japan may be gained iron» tbe fact that the two IlongWanji tempi* s at Kyoto are to be separately insured [or over 5,000,000 yen each. In a blue book just laid before the United States Congress, Mr. Gresham,
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  • 254 6 Pisnang. 13th June, 1894. CENTRAL MARKET. DusciumoN. Bekf. Soup per catty Cts. 8 Roast 18 Steaks 18 Stew or Curry Meat i t Ox Tail... each 20 Tongue 35 Feet 10 Heart per catty 25 Tripe 8 Liver > 10 Buffalo meat 10 Heart 14 Liver 14 Pork.
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  • 417 6 PROGRAMME. OF AUGUST MEETING-, 1894. FIEST DAY. Thursday 2nd August 1894. FIRST RACE. Value $l5O. —For Maidens. All Horses that have never won a race on any course, Griffin, Jump and Roadster Races excepted. Weight per scale. Distance one mile. Entrance §7. SECOND RACE. Value sl2s.—For Ponies
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 77 6 TO PENANG VISITORS. Ladies and Gentlemen visiting Penang and wishing for a Comfortable Home at a Moderate Charge are requested to try the WAYEULKY,” a Private Hoarding House at the Junction of* Farquliar Street and Penang Hoad. PATENT SLIP AT PRYE DOCK. Tub above lias been thoroughly overhauled and repaired,
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    • 102 6 MR. H. ABRAMS Informs the public of Penang that ho lias opened a Branch Establishment in this 'Town, at No. 15, Leith Street where every branch of the Vot erinary and Livery Stable business will be worked on the same lines as in Mr. A dram’s well known Singapore Horse-Repository.
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    • 275 6 PRITCHARD CO. HAVE JUST OPENED OUT THE FOLLOWING NEW GOODS, lamps. Tho Lamps Beige” English Manufacture in Hanging, Standard and Table Lames, 50 and 100 Candle power. The Thermidor Lamp, 30 Candle power, with Fancy Colored Shades, $4.50 nett. Iron Bedsteads. Bedsteads of the following sizes C 6” by 6’;
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    • 51 6 NOTICE. We beg to inform our customers that from the Ist March we shall sell for cash only. We also cancel herewith all our present and previous price lists, which, for tho future, will be based on the rate of exchange of the day. GOSLING Co Tenano, 24tli February, 1891.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 913 7 GOSLING CO.I a Ter a p DANDO Co. PENANG-SINGAPORE. TAILORS AND We import the following:- GEN E R AL OUTFITTERS wines and spirits. No. 1, Beach Street Union Street, All Wines and Spirits imported by PENANG ns are kept on tap, afc our Posada Depots in Penang and Singapore. JUST
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    • 67 7 EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL. j Branches:- FARQUHAB, STREET. Branches:- RAFFLES’ HOTEL, Singapore. RAFFLES’ HOTEL, Singapore. BAFFLES’ TIFFIN ROOMS, THE LEADING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE ISLAND, baffles’ tiffin booms, j SABKIES’ HOTEL Bangoon. SABKIES’ HOTEL, Rangoon. ORIENTAL TIFFIN ROOMS, US lON STREET. A Good table, the Best Wines Spirits, and Superior Accommodation; will
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 913 8 Company, Limited. CRITERION TIFFIN On pi hil Subscribed $2,000,000. AND e-K'". SS: BILLIARD ROOMS. se«rt°y, F w.'”iJ T< iuv“esq. {Late Sacre’s Tiffin Rooms.') The undersigned, Agents for the nhove Company, are prepared to accept BEACH STREET, Ho. 7. Marine Bisks at current rates. All rentrikutors of business whether shareholders nr
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    • 424 8 Canton Insurance Office, Ltd, Capital Subscribed $2,500,000. Amount Paid-up 500,000.’ Reserve Fund 730,000. Ukad Office, Hongkong. General Agents, Messes. Jakdink, Matbeson Co. THE undersigned having been ap. pointed Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Marine Risks at current rates. A Bonus is annually paid to all contributors
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