The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 7 July 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. Prior 20 Cents. Prick 20 Cents. VOL. VI. PENANG, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1894. No. 493
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 818 1 Nor fcli-BrltlsU and Mercantile j BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, UMIFQ. I The Netherlands Fire iusiuanceconipauy. KQMINKLIJKE PAXETVAART MAAT3CHAPPIJ. Insurance Company. ZmEmm: 'pSPATSM LIME OF STEAMERSFund,....„838,118. Arrimil „f SUamer,. j The undersigned lias been appointed Ager THIS U»'*£«•l Fok. W,.,,,, 8«*«*. Fbom. Kxwor» on. agents of tins (Tompany, are authorized
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  • 1005 2 Neatly hound in [(ink, the Mon*I)ie A. M. Hkinnku’s Administration Report lor 1893 strikes ns as much by its cover as by is contents. It looks “rosy,” amt reads “rosy,” it tiro figures art? not too closely scrutinized and dissected. In tact, every tiring looks coulciir de
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  • 1995 2 (London 8c China Express, Juno 8 '1 Hu Coukt. The Queen is t. Balinornl. A Levee was held On 4th inst. at ►St. James’s Palace by U.R.U. the Pi i nee of Wales, on behalf ot her Majesty. 1 lie Duke of Yoi k was twenty—nine
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 150 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. rmiSIIKSi EVERY WKIIXKSDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, PAYABLE IN AUVANCK: Per Antnim 3 I'D'O I Islf-year 7.00 Quarter 4.00 Single copy twenty cents. Postage, 2 cents extra per. copy. All subscriptions arc considered to be run* uing until formally cancelled. IF PAID IN A It
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  • 2544 3 (From Home papers up to June 15.) Franck. —M. Casimir-Perier has been elected President of the Chamber oi Deputies, in room of M. Charles Dupuy, who 1 1 >iH takeu his place as President ol the Council. There was an animated discussion in the French Chamber on sth
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  • 436 4 The followin'* additional telegrams appear in the French papers in connection with Iho assassina'ion of President Cm not.: Mr. Hunoteaux to the French Charge d' Affaires at Bangkok. Imvo to inform you will» deep sorrow that, t he President, of the French Republic has succumbed
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  • 629 4 (From our Exchanges Rkuteu’s Agency. Paris, \7th June. —The following is the result ol the race lor the Giiiml Prix Dolma Baghlche, first Matchbox, sec—ceiid Mausour, third. The belling at starting was 7 lo 4 on Matchbox, wiio Was beaten by a short neck only. London, I
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  • 120 4 Penang, 7th July, 1394. Rates rule as follows London, Demand, Bank 2/11 dob Do. 4 mouths sight, Bank 2/P£ Do. 3 Credits 2/11 ,> Franck, Demand, Bank If. 26L Calcutta, Demand, Bank hs. 195 Bom it ar, Demand, Dank 195 Madras, Demand, Bank J 95 Rangoon, Demand, Bank 194
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  • 501 4 Hhutku’s Ag is now (Prom the Liliang Gazetted London, 30th June. One hundred and fifty anarchists have been arrested at Rome. Tho Prince and Princess of Wales have opened the lower Bridge. Ihe ceremony was a most, brilliant, one. Ihe Lord Mayor has been made a baronet, and
    Hhutku’s Ag is now; (Prom the “ Liliang Gazetted )  -  501 words
  • 1056 4 Ourselves. We regret to state, that owing to great, mental prostration, MJ result of several years continuous ovei. work, the Editor of this paper has been unable to attend to work, which caused a delay of nearly omo week in the publication of this paper, and will
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 117 4 THE DISPENSARY, J\‘o. 2, Bishop Street, IS NOW OPEN, And will, hereafter, be open daily, From 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. On Sundays, from I 1 A. M. to 1 P. M., and from 3 to 5. p- m. Prescriptions accurately dispensed. SPECTACLES to suit every variety of
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  • 467 5 1* UN A NO. VS. Thk Dictachmmnt (lOtli Regmt.) A thick gruelling was served out to team that represented Penang on the spbtnade yesterday, the Lincolns our/jiig their colours by G goals to 1. Peiiie, clipped hy the loss of (Jailer, n! bony, and Bell, had to face a
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  • 142 5 A London correspondent in the Ceylon Observer says You will not regret to learn that, t here are two governors of the Colonies of almost equal merit named as likely to come on to Ceylon, viz Sir C. C. Smith now rusticating in
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  • 176 5 A General Meeting of the Members of tl us Association will be iioid at Kwala Lumpur on the 21st of July, 1894, when the lollowing Agenda of business*will be brought, up for discussion together with, such other points of which notice may have been iveil To
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  • 111 5 Tiro following account, for the Month of May, 1894, has been forwarded by the Managers ol the nmlui'-mentiune.l Biliks, duly cemfied hy them, for publication in i lie Government Gazelle. Average Amount or Bank Nones in (Jl KCUIiATION. Singapore. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and
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  • 157 5 never before occurred in biam.— Siam Free Press, His Siamese Majesty arrived in Bangkok early on the 25th nil., from Koh-Si-Chang, by tiie Mahci Chakri, but instead of anchoring off the Palace the royal yacht passed up river as far as Pak ret, afterwards returning and
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  • 70 5 The relations between China and Japan are very strained just now in consequence of Japanese troops remaining in Corea, 4,000 ol them being at Chemulpo, and 1,500 at Seoul. A telegram, dated 23rd June, slates that advices from Corea are to the effect that the Chinese fleet
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  • 133 5 Advices from Japan report that a severe earthquake has take place there on the 22nd itlto., doing great damage at Tokyo and Yokohama. Several Natives have been killed, and many injured. Tokyo or Yeddo, the capital of Japan, covers half tlio area of London and has
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  • 949 5 Tilm following are the official Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on the 22nd June, 1894. Present —Capt. Anderson, r. e., [Acting President)-, the Hon. W. C. Brown, M. D.; Koil Skang Tat, EsQ. uud R. A. P. Hogan, Esq. Absent J. Y. Kennedy,
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  • 785 5 Father laiiatius, debverm*»’ an eloquent address in London recently, denounced L.l l o L union Stuaun ami aii its Ways ami works. lie said It was t bo vdcc and the sham religion <jt the fashionable crowd which })rc)>ured the bomb of Lite Anarchist, bill, so lonn as it
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  • 261 6 Penang, 7th July, 1894. CENTRAL MARKET. Description. Beef. Soup P ei catty Cts. 8 Roast >» Steaks 18 Rump »B teak »> 18 Stew or Curry Meat 14 Ox Tail ea °h 20 Tongue u 35 j» i rv Feet Heart I> er catt J 2 Tripe Buff.'.to
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  • 423 6 PROGRAMME. OF ATTGUST MEETING, 1894. FIRST DAY. Thursday 2ni August 1891, 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 $125. —For
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 79 6 TO PENANG VISITORS. Ladies and Gentlemen visiting l’enang and wishing for a Comfortable Home at a Moderate Charge are requested to try tlio WAY BULKY,” a Private Hoarding House at the Junction of Farquliar Street and Penang Hoad. Latent sup at prye bock. The above lias been thoroughly overhauled and
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    • 205 6 PRITCHARD CO, HAVE JUST OPENED OUT THE FOLLOWING NEW GOODS. Lamps. The 'Lamps Beige" English Manufacture in Hanging, Standard and Table Lamps, 50 and 100 Candle power. The Thermidor Lamp, 30 Candle power, with Fancy Colored Shades, $l5O nett. Iron Bedsteads. Bedsteads of the following sizes 6’6” by 6’; W
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    • 50 6 NOTICE. We heg 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 the future, will bo based on the rate of exchange of the day. GOSLING Co Penang, 2fth February, IS9L
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    • 925 7 GOSLJNQ* CO. D AN D 0 CO. PEN AN G—SIN GAPORE. -“fT’X'r* rv T A I LO RS AND We import the following GENEßAL OUTFITTERS. wines and spirits. Xo. 1, Beach Street Union Street, All Wines and Spirits imported by PENANGr. 11s are kept on tap, at onr Posada Depots
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    • 62 7 EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL. /tranches FAIIQUHAR STIIEET. /tranches:— RAFFLES’ HOTEL, Singapore. RAFFLES’ HOTEL, Singapore. RAFFLES’ TIFFIN ROOMS, THE LEADING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE ISLAND. raffles’ tiffin rooms. SAKKIES’ HOTEL Rangoon. BAIIKJES’ HOTEL, Rangoon. ORIENTAL TIFFIN ROOMS, UN lON STREET. A Good table, the Best Wines Spirits, and Superior Accommodation will be found
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    • 955 8 o,ailltlOH flf FIN Capllnl Subscribed 52,000,000. J Amon.it Paid-up 000,000. f RIJ I I A DP) ROOfvlO. Ifesenre Fund 750,000. OIL-l_ lAKU Secretary, W. 11. Hay, I?sq. (LClte S&We S TlfflU LOOVIS.) Tho undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to accept BEACH STREET, Ho. 7. Marine Bisks at
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    • 429 8 Canton Insurance Office, LtdCapibvl Subecnbed $2,500,000. Amount Paid up 500,000. Beserve Fund 730,000. Ukad Offick, Hongkong. Genernl Agents, Messrs. Jardink, Matheson Co. 'J'LIE undersigned having been appointed Agents lor tho above Company are prepared to accept Marine Bisks at current rates. A Bonus is annually paid to all cont ributors
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