The Straits Maritime Journal and General News, 26 April 1895

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  • 21 1 THE Straits Maritime Journal. AND GENERAL NEWS. ■FOL. 2. No, 30, PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. PENANG 26TH April, 1895 PRICE 20 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 58 1 BOLS GIN. H. J- Martyn, and his Agents. Penang—Gosling Co. Singapore. :o)***(o: POSADA WINESWHISKIES. USHER'S, DAWSON'S, MAC KAY'S, GLEN, Co. LIQUEU ItS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. MANILA CIGARS. COM VANIA GEENIIAL, CONSTANT IA PE It LA DEL ORIENT, IMPEUIO DEL MUST VO, cfc Co. 13 UR M AII CH E ROOT
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    • 12 1 Johannis, THE KING OF Natural table Waters, and DEWAR’S WHISKY. MartynPenan q.
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    • 280 2 BRITISH INDIA STEAM PRITCHARD &i% NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. riUIUIIiUUI <* U SERVICES FROM PENANG, Half-Yearly. We eK l y.-To Singapore, CASH SALE Rangoon and Calcutta, Moul- NOW 0N 1N mo in via Rangoon. L ADIS 3 DEPARTMENT. Fo r tx,i gHt l y —To Nega- Grc a t Red u
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 249 3 RILEY HARGREAVES k do. SINGAPORE. rsr. infers. ntoi r,««i brass founders, ALSO BOILERMAKERS, BRIDGE, SHIP-BUILDERS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS. MANUFACTURERS OF:— I SOLS AGENCIES for Steel Bridges, Piers, Lighthouses of all classes, CERA OIL—No Smohe !No Trimming Land and Marine Boilers and Engines “Vie- Lancashire Patent Belting tor Centrifugal Pumps, Boring tools,
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    • 239 4 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. :o)**# (0: PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000. RESERVE FUND 5,000,000. RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS $10,000,000, CHIEF MANAGER:—Hongkong: THOMAS JACKSON, Esq; LONDON BANKERS :-LONDON COUNTY BANK. PENANG. Interest Allowed On Current Deposit Accounts, at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum on daily balances of $5OO up
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  • 50 5 Penang, 26th April 1895. Tin $34.30 sellers. White Pepper 13— do. Black Pepper 8.60 do. Nutmegs 93. do. Mace No. 1 80.—buyers. Mace Pickings 74. do. t No. 1 7.20 sellers. Sugar l No. 2 3.70, do. Basket 2.90 do. Tapioca Flour 2.10 do. Co pra... 5.60. do.
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  • 60 5 Penang, 26th April 1895. London, Bank o-d and T. T. 2/11 Dol. Do. 4 months 2/2 Do. Private bills 3 months 2/2 j Calcutta T.T. and o,d ...Lis. 192£ Rangoon l 192 Bombay 192£ Batavia Bank o,d 128 Ho. igkong Bank l/40/oprem. Do. 7 days’ sight Private... dis. English
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 246 5 The Straits Maritime Journal AND GENERAL NEWS. Copies of the Straits Maritime .Journal may be had from Messrs. Pritchard Co, and Messrs. Maynard Co., Ltd., Penang, at Messrs. Maynard (Jo., Taiping; and at Messrs. Pritchard and Co., I poll, Kinta. The Singapore Agents are Messrs. Kelly and Walsh Ltd., from
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 174 5 HIGH-WATER AT PENANG. Approx i nut te Ti mes. Date. Da week the A M p M Mails j\|ul. 27 Saturday 120 1-28 28 Sunday 1-57 2-16 29 Monday 2-35 2-55 30 Tuesday 3-15 340 Hay 1 Wednesday 4 6 4-34 v 2 Thursday 5 6 5-32 3 Friday 6-21
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  • 177 6 PERSONAL From and after this date, we have determined to publish the Straits Maritime Journal bi-weekly on Wednesday and Saturday, and to alter the shape and size of the paper, notwithstanding the increased expense this will entail upon us, and to maintain that certain measure of success which has justified
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 189 6 PENANG SALE ROOM. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALES. On Monday Sifth inst., At No. 3, Wostiands Bungalow, At 11.15 A.M., Househo’d Furniture, Crockery, Plated-ware, Pony, Palanquin, Harness, Plants, &c.,&c., The property of H. SCOTT, Esq. On Friday, ,'ird, Saturday 4th May ISito, At Ayer Itam House,” Campong Bahru, At 11.30 a.M, each
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    • 91 6 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S Departures from England, Steamer. From. Will sail L^ lle kuez. I Pena no- Ulysses Liverpool. Mar. 16 'Mar. 301 Agamemnon do. 23 Apl. 14 i Laertes do. 23 j 0 .11 2 May Jason do. 7 J Palinnrus do. |Apl, 10 Cyclops do. 21 Nestor do. 22
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  • 236 7 A meeting of those interested in promoting amusement in Penang was held at Sarkies’ Jlntel on Wednesday evening last, the object being the rescusitation of the practically defunct Penang Dramatic Club. That the meeting successfully attained its object goes without saying. Now, dramatic entertainments—whether amateur or professional—are
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  • 421 7 From Hongkong we have received a pamphkt entitled “A criticism of Mr, Bailey’s paper 11 I he Running of Marine Engines and Boilers.” We much regret that Mr. Bailey’s paper has not also been sent; a paper which merits a reply of nineteen closely printed
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  • 974 8 NAUTICAL GOSSIP We learn that the Japanese will not be able to use the Ting-yuen says the Kobe Chronicle as she is so greatly injured as to be beyond hope of repair. Her destruction was wrought not by the Japanese with their torpedo-boats, however, but by the Chinese acting upon
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  • 1029 9 It was a most unusual si "lit to see the men of the Fusiliers on Tuesday last —St, George’s j aV going about with conspicuously large red lTl d white paper roses stuck in their caps. In the innocence of our souls, we happened to remark that there
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  • 1180 10 EXPERIENCES IN THE LIFE OF AN EASTERN SHOWMAN IT. —I Interview a Governor. I never' reasoned out exactly how it happened, but thero I was on the island of Maybe, tire largest, of the Seychelles gioup, which, as everybody knows, is celebrated for the growth of curious double cocoanuts and
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  • 660 11 Thp Secretary to the Penang Cricket Club evidently a student of Chaucer, or some other English writer. His notice concerning e arrangements anent scoring in the recent snang-Perak match is distinctly precious, and rcibly carries us back to ye good olde times.” The serene indifference of the Bandmaster the
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  • 631 11  -  BY THE BOATSWAIN IX The next day whilst, flip Admiral was away at the capital, I and the Chnm went, on shore to vet a look at Tamntare! we wandered round the jungle, there were no roads except, the main street which had about,
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  • 395 12 lI.—CHRISTMAS IN A “DOSS HOUSE.” It is Christmas* Day in a “Doss House, the cold bare walls are black, (By right they should have been whitewashed, but business was rather slack) There, with dirty hands and faces men, stand on each other’s feet And rub away at their
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  • 373 12 Here is a specimen of Baboo English. It is the armament of a learned pleader for an appeal we quote it from the “Englishman My learned friend with mere wind from a teapot thinks to browbeat me from tny legs. But this is mere gorilla warfare. I stand
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 310 14 CRITERION TIFFIN william boss park, I BILLIARD ROOMS. BEACH STREET No. 7. B (0 ne minute from the Landing Stage.) jjTT I 15 Alt, BILLIARD READING GUAT CHENG Bros I ROOMS. 27 BEA cu stREEET, I AVines, Spirits, Beers and Mineral Haters of the best quality only. PEA ANG. I
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 249 15 SIN G A P O B E. SOLE AGENTS IN THE STRAITS FOR the brush electrical engineering Co., Li>. DIATOMITE FOSSIL MEAL LONDON. I he best non-conducting composition in the f ROBEY Co., Limited Market. g' Engineers, for Portable Engines, r. Pumping and Mining Gear.—Lincoln. BLACKMAN VENTILATING Co., Limited. 1
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 32 16 B. 0. S. WHISKY. Retailed by.— Messrs. HIN LEE Co. TIIEAN CIIEE Co. SENG CHIN Co. CHAT CHENG BROS. Co. LEE 1100 Co. I 1 Sale Agenst and Importers. HUTTENBACH BROS. CO.
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    • 238 16 Khye Ho Foundry (m 40 WELD QUAY PENANG. H ENGINEERS BOILER MAKERS. 8 SHIPWRIGHTS, IRON BRASS '1 FOUNDERS, BRIDGE BUILDERS, j| GENERAL CONTRACTORS, c M Agents for |V ZYNKARA.—A perfect preventive «gainst corrosion and H pitting in boilers PRICE’S Engine find Cylinder Oils |H HELD A M S Patent Metallic
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