The Straits Maritime Journal and General News, 18 January 1895

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  • 21 1 THE Straits Maritime Journal AND GENERAL NEWS. PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAV. VOL. 1. NO. 16. PENANG, 18TH JANUARY, 1895. PRICE 20 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 250 1 BOLS GIN H. J. MARTYN AND Ilia AGENTS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY’S GOSLING Co. Departures from England. are prepared to supply Ships in Harbour Steamer 1' rom. Will sail.j Left Suez p enan g with Cyclopt i Liverpool. Dec. 6 J'yrrhut do 8 22 Dec. Jan. 12 PROVISIONS, SIMR1 rs,
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    • 12 1 JOHANNIS The King of Natural Table Waters, and DEWAR’S WHISKY. Makiyn, Penang
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 245 2 British India Steam Nuriya- NEWMAN MUMFORD. Consulting Engineer and Surveyor. turn to.. Ltd (Engineer Surveyor to Lloyds Register). 0 r Office, B('avanngh Bridge Road,Singapore. (Opposite the Post Office.) SERVICES FROM PENANG Weekly—To Singapore, Ban-j PRITCHARD CO. goon and Calcutta, Moulincin via Itangoon. pr O VISIONS PitO VISIONS n Fortnightly.— To
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 241 3 RILEY HARGREAVES go. SINGAPORE. ENGINEERS, IRON, and BRASS FOUNDERS Boilermakers, Bridge, and Ship-Builders, and General Contractors. MANUFACTURKRS OF SOLE AGENCIES for Steel Bridges, Piers, Lighthouses of all CEUAOIL —No Smoke !No Trimmivg classes, Land and Marine Boilers and Vafoat Belting Engines, Victor Centrifugal Pumps, C/rom 2 lo 12 The strongcst
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  • 51 4 Penang, 18tii January 1895. Tin $34.50. White Pepper 12 40—sellers. BlHck Pepper 8.50 do. Nutmegs 92.50 do. Mace No. 1 80.— do. Mace Pickings 70. do. No. 1 7.20 do.’ Sugar 1 No. 2 3.70 do. Basket 2 70. do. Tapioca Flour 2. do Co P ,a 540
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  • 52 4 Penang, 18th January, 1895. London, Bank o-d and T. T. j.jv? q o j T* o 4 months in ii Private bills 3 months Calcutta T.T. and o,d Rangoon r> 18Q Bombay 188 Batavia Bank o,d 10r Hongkong Bank Private tilis 7 days cTof'D,, .'i 8/“Uaroluß Dollars.,. ok ...25
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 313 4 Notice to Mariners Penang Harbour. —Caution is necessary in using the S, chan, until the soundings recent ly obtained are charted as considerable alteration has taken place in the entr to the chan. The bank on the E. side is extending into the chan., and on the W. side washing
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 151 4 HIGH-WATER AT PENANG. App vox ima te Times. Date Day f tl,e A. MP. M. Mails 1 week. J. 0.18 Friday 852 6-16 f ““L. 19 Saturday 638 7-03 j uLißtnin^.^ OA O a "oa 7re f O’t wrd P. &O. 20 Sunday /29 7-o5 Kuiser-I-liind 21 Monday 8-21 848
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  • 545 5 A speecli delivered by Mr. W. Allan, m. p. or Gateshead, before liis constituents has attracted considerable attention in naval and mgineering circles. We gave an extract from t in our last issue, and desire to draw the attention of our readers particularly to that portion
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  • 477 5 A large number of the Chinese ratepayers in Penang, have signed and presented to the Municipal Commissioners, a petition praying for an increase to the pay of the Municipal employes, setting forth, as the reason for so doiug the fall in the sterling value of the
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  • 1092 6 We have been requested to miblisl. respondence below Tl™ P h the c°r--4 a politieal4 ur a ;\K\ S ot «any LTtf‘l* 0 the Legislat iv e CouncTbymem f bora of an unrepresentative body Chamber of Commerce has already been C ojj mented on in
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  • 449 7 NAUTICAL GOSSIP The Destruction of Derelicts. —ln the last issue of ihe monthly “Atlantio Pilot Chart,” published by the Hydrographic Department of the United States Navy, it is stated that during the past seven years, (1887 to 1893) the Hydrographic Office received 5,024 report* concerning a total number of 1,628
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  • 438 8 Messrs. Shepherd k Co., have just brought out to Bombay an English trawler, the Premier and two experienced fishermen, with the object of introducing the industry in Bombay. The boat, which is well fitted out for the experiment, arrived there safely and without damage, her
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  • 1008 8 Several engineeers of tin*» port made an enjoyable tr' round the harbour last Friday in an oil motet» launch ■which has just, been fitted up by the Khye Ho Foundry C with one of Messrs. J. M. Giob Co’s oil engines A°
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  • 734 9 Lady Mitchell’s Reception” was quite an at fresco affair,’ and most enjoyable and succesful. Favoured with queen’s weather, the hand playing on one side and copious refreshments on another everybody was satisfied, and the fact of presentations being made on the lawn, took a wav some of the
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  • 587 10 AnaUGI. —“Do you know any ship of that name?” queried our friend Captain Bilgewater the other day: We admitted our ignorance; and he then explained that he had been recently having his vessel’s name repainted, the native artist had got on all right with the name Iguana
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  • 400 10 Theßalf-yearly General meeting of the Penang Marine Association was bold in the Rooms of the Association (Logan’s Buildings) on Monday last the 14th inst. at which there was a fair attend ance. r i lie proceedings commenced by a speech from Capt. Eddie, short but to the
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  • 1132 11 NOTES EXTRACTS. The following from the Mercantile Marine Service Association “Reporter” will interest some ot‘ our Nautical Readers. It is the bouuden duty of all O Boers in the Merchant Service, from M ister to second Mai e inclusive, to join one of the Federated Societies formed to protect their
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  • 842 12 Th« date of the first appearanee of railroads in the Celestial Empire is in 18C3 and 18C4. At this time an Englishman, Sir Macdonald Stevenson, h ought foi w&i d a project which came to no effect, in spite of the efforts of ns promoters, for the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 168 12 List of Unclaime.it Letter# and tapers tgin ft (ft the Penang Post Office. Atasse, Clara Bellluo Bichelmam, Olio *5eit, F. 1). Holland, J. B. Bradley, J. llozario, F. Brewster, F. C. Spailor, Oastang’o, apt. Stevenson, Vaughan ProCutter, Richard fessor Burnfotd, C.S. B. Shand Mrs, I)uim Peter. Sleeker, I'j lis, J.
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  • 681 13 D»J f Ship’s Name. Flag. Captain’s Name. Wherefrom 111 Where bound. Agents. r-< M fl&i-of W*l etc, ,J, 1 h ■Jan. P„ket Siamese 50 Weber Pukefc U Jan. Puket H..S. M. Consul. ■rep I Jan. Calypso British 339 Umry Deli 15) Jan. Singapore Ma' sSeld B. &Co Japan
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 412 14 CWTKRION TIFFIN william ross park. and (on suiting Jinyineer and surveyor BILLIARD' ROOMS. beach: stbebt zero. 7. PrjNANGr oALtLS IvOOM, {(One minute from the Landing 1 Stage No. 56, BEACH STREET\ BAR, BILLIARD jREADTNS T aOOMS* Licensed Auctioneers, Brokers, Valuers, Winea, Spr its, Beers hii<l Mineral Waters Commissiou and Estate
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 237 15 HOWARTH ERSKINE Limited. SINGAPORE. SOLE AGENTS IN THE STRAITS FOlt lIE CRUSH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Co., Ld. “DIATOMITE” FOSSIL MEAL, The best non-conductivq composition ROBEY k, Co., Limited. 7 1 n in the Market. Engineers, for lortable Engines, BLACKMAN VENTILATING Co., Limited. Pumping ami Mining Lear. Lincoln. Power Fans for Coffee,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 219 16 huttenbach Bros. co. Khye Ho Foundry Co. KUPIMSK’S BERK. 10 WELD quay, t ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, SHIPWRIGHTS. IRON BRASS FOUNDERS, GENERAL CONTRACICRS, 4C. DICK’S Cuuvis uml Guttn Belting Til 1! PR YE ltIVliR DOCK1_ lesley at the entrance of the P rye River has lately been lengthened and deepened, and
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