The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle, 28 November 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 FVENING. Pujol? 20. Oknts. Prior 20 Cunts. VOL. VI. PEXAXO, 'WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1894. No. 507
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 868 1 Nortli-Brittsli and Mercantile j BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITEDT I The Netherlands Fire InsnrauceCompany. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ. Insurance Company. r NEGAPATAM LINE OF STEAMERS- Ksta lls ie4s A ccumulateu Invested Funds.. .£2,838,118. nt tended Satlniff and expected Arrival of Steamers. j Theundereigned has been appointed Agents riiiiw undersigned, being
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  • 1147 2 The Intermediate Mail Service. Once more (lie spirit of opposition and useless controversy which is one of leading character istics of PmianK, has found scope to ventilate itself in the columns of our local contemporary. Not content with the §15,000 which His Excellency
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  • 1004 2 Says the Singapore Free Press, in its issue <>f tlie 15i.1i inst As it is understood that, t he claim of tho C del Justice lor the compensation allowance has been disputed oil the score of his Mauritius and Singapore d miicile, and that ol Mr. J.
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  • 345 2 At a meeting of the Council of tlio Liverpool Chamber of Commerce on 31 at nit. the Chairman (Mr. C. M’Arfchur) stated that, as there had been no information for nearly twelve mouths regarding the progress of the negotiations on the question of the French in
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 118 2 THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. 1 t'.U.SIIKIt ItV'tlll WKUNKSDAV AJilt SAI T IMA V KVRNIKG. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, PAYAItr.K IN AUVA.NCK: Ve Annum 12.00 11 all-year 7.00 Quarter >1 4.00 Single copy twenty cents. Poshige, 1 cent extra per copy. AH subscriptions are considered to be ruling until formally cancelled. IF PAID
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  • 1435 3 (London fy China Express, Oct. 20.) The Court.—The (jfueen remains at Balmoral. The Princess of Wales and I,lie Princess Victoria and Maud are at «Sandringham House, where they have been joined hy the Duke and Duchess of Ym k. (jKMKKAIi. At home another uneventful week must
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  • 2760 3 (From our Exchanges.) Tlio China-Japan War. London, hth November.—VUo Daily News in a leading article this morning asks whether further effort towards friendly mediation hot.ween China and Japan is not. now possible on the part of the British Government, owing lo Great Britain’s immense commercial interests in
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  • 1066 4 Rtoution’s Agency. (From the Pinang Gazette.”) The China-Japan War. London. 14 th November. —It is believed that Japan is deal to all pence proposals. Until the capture of Port Arthur it is not believed that the Powers will take any step, pending the result ol the United States
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  • 194 4 Singapore, 24t.ii November. Jelebus, $5 pd. 4.50 sales. Raubs, 1-3/10 pd. 5. sales. £1 fully paid 6| sales. Punjoms, s3£ pd. 4. Pahang Corp., £1 pd. sales. Maynard Co., $lOO pd. 3o sellers. Pengerungs, $5O pd. 70 sales .Straits Insurance, $2O pd. 15£- buyers. •Straits Pi re. $2O
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 48 4 NOW READY, 0 LIMPS as of l.lco 1C ihUtu A I'd* h pi'icul, H A collection of twenty-five null* j'Mtis on Nofcii -Imlhi, t r.uisliiLoil li oni tl»<J Dutch. BY G ko. (y H A I' I’ ICN. Price §3 per copy. Oil Mill» ill PIUi’UIiAKD 'V’a renang
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  • 136 5 Penang, 28th "November, 1894. Bates rule as follows London, Demand, Bank 2/0 do!. Do. 4 months sight, Bank 2/Of Do. 3 Credits 2/Of Do. 3 Documentary 2/If Calcutta, Demand, Bank Its. 184 Do. 30 days’sight, Private,, 189 Bombay, Demand, Bank iB4 Do. 30 days’sight, Private 189 Madras, Demand, Bank
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  • 226 5 As will be seen from the notification which we publish above tho seat of Dr. Brown on tho Municipal Board, which will become vacant with the end of next month, will not go a-begging, the retiring gentleman having, though reluctantly, allowed himself to be nominated for re-election
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  • 995 5 Tile lion. U. Trotter, Auditor-Gen-eral, S. 8., who is to net for tlie lion. A. M. BUinnor, Resident Councillor of Penang, during the iatteFs absence from* tiio Settlement, will arrive by the homeward bound P, &O. steamer Rohilla, due here next Fi id ay morning. The lion.
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  • 369 5 'l'lie ease of JSupain, s» Kling bo} 7 looking from twelve to fom teen years of age, wlio .stood charged with murdering another Khng hoy several years younyer I hau lie, hy strangling him with his sarong, for the purpose of robbing him of
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  • 107 5 The following account, for Hie month of October, 1894, has been forwarded by the Managers of the under-mentioned Banks, duly certified by them, for pubication in the Government Gazette. Average Amount op Bank Notes in CIRCULATION. Singapore. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, §1,150,055 Ho ngkong
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  • 627 5 Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on the 71 1» November 1894. Present:—' Lite lion. W. C. Brown, m d Koh Sicang Tat, Esq. and J. Gibson, Esq. Absent: —J. Y. Kennkdy, Esq (President, on leave) Capt. Anderson, r. e. (Acting President on leave) and
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 116 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE Notice ia hereby givtju that for the election of n Municipal Commissioner for the years 1895, 189 G and 1897 which will he held on Tuesday the 4th proximo, William Carnegie Brown, Doctor of Medicine, of No. G 5 Northam Hoad, and George Frederick Adamson, Merchant of No.
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  • 664 6 An extraordinary general meeting of this company was held <>n 1 7 1 1 11 1 to., at I .lie Cannon-Street Hotel, Loudon, under the presidency of Mr. William Paterson, fur the purpose of declaring an interim dividend for the half year ended
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  • 767 6 It. is reported that the Nippon Yusen Kaislia (a Japanese Steam Navigation (Jo.) lias earned considerable profits m consequence of Lbe war with (Jliina, #»nd that a dividend of 10 per cent, is expected to he declared. It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any goods! —Shipbuilders, says the
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  • 271 6 pRNANQ, 27iIi November, 1894. CENTRAL MARKET. DIiSOKIPTION. Beef. n a n per catty His. 8 Soul) 1 o Roast Steaks Hump Steak Stew or Gurry Me,a >, U> Ox Tail e,lC, J? Tong»® 60 Feet ’> W Heart >' Ul Tripe Liver 10 Buffai.o meat Id Heart *4
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 176 6 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Norton is hereby given that in terms of Section 20 ol The Municipal Ordinii nee 1887 an election ol a Municipal Commissioner for the Municipality of George Town, Penang, tor the three Years 1895, 189 G and 1897 will take place at the I'own Hall, Penang, on Tuesday,
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    • 498 6 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Applications wiM bo received by (,l, e Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, up* to the 3rd January 1895, for the appointment of an Assistant Municipal Secretary. A three years engagement, at a salary ol $l5O a mouth is offered. Preference will be given to a young man
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  • Article, Illustration
    804 7 TO TAKE PLACE AT BATU GAJAII On Saturday S,- Monday 26th <s■ 2Slh January 1896. FIRST BAY. I*—The Kinta Grand Annual. Vat#umj $2OO. A hurdle race for all Galloways 14 hands and under, pony weight for scale and penalfies. Di.stanco li miles over 7 flighls of hurdles. Km!
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 60 7 PRITCHARD CO. JUST RECEIVED. Per S. S. GLFUSTLJSK” CALICOES. SHEETINGS, —Plain Twill. TABLE DAMASK,— Bleached and Unbleached. TABLE NAPKINS, Assorted Siz ’H Qualities. FRONTING LINEN;—Pure Iris!». WHITE HONEYCOMB QUILTS BLANKETS. MOSQUITO NETS,— Finest Mesh. NAINSOOK MUSLINS. FANCY" MUSLINS. BROWN HOLLAND GALATEAS STRIPED TOWELS! TOWELS Turkish, Brown and YV Li to.
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    • 433 7 -URATED WATERS Messrs. NETHEESOLE &'CO., the oldes t and best known Mineral Water Manufacture ers in the Straits, established here for 30 years, beg to inform their Customers in Singapore and Penang that they have secured the services of Mr. MELSOM, late Manager,of Melscm Si Sons, Bayswater, London* Besides the
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    • 71 7 EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL. Branches:- lARQUHAR STREET. Branches RA FFLES’ 1101' I,L, Singapore. RAFFLES’ HOTEL, Singapore. RAFFLES’ tiffin ROOMS, THE LEADING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE ISLAND. raffles’ tiffini rooms, SARKIES’ HOTEL Rangoon. SARKIES’ HOTEL, Rangoon. ORIENTAL TIFFIN ROOMS, EM OX STREET. A Good table, the Best Wines Spirits, and Superior Accoiaiiicdaticii will
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 921 8 The China Traders’ Insurance Company, Limited. -s.*» v Tr| Capital Subscribed §2,000,000. JLJLt JLiaaAAU Ai Amount Paid up 600,000. Reserve Fund 750,000. Hkad Office, Hongkong. rit&lĔnr Secretary, W. U. Ray, Fsq. The undersigned, Agents for tbe ]a above Com puny, are prepared to accept i®n\ Cj Marine Rinks at current
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    • 449 8 Canton Insurance Office Ltd Capital Subscribed §2,500,000. Amount Paid-up. 500,000. Reserve Fund 730,000. Hkad Office, Hongkong. General Agents, Messrs. Jakdink, Matheson Co. TTIE undersigned having been unpointed Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Marine Risks at current rates. A Bonus is annually paid to all contributors of
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