The Straits Maritime Journal and General News, 8 May 1895

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1 8 The Straits Maritime Journal and General News
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    24 1 THE Straits Maritime Journal AND GENERAL NEWS. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY, VOi. 2. No. 33, PENANG STH MAY, 1 £95 PRICE 20 CENTS.
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      330 1 IOLS GIN. H. J- Martyn, and his Agents. Penang—Gosling C& o. —Singapore. British india steam f NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. :i')* *0 POSADA WINES- SERVICES FROM PENANG. V, is K' I ps Weekly.—To Singapore, Rangoon and Calcutta, Moulusheh's, da w soy's, mack ay's, gees, Etc, me^n v a -Rangoon. LIQ UEU
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      13 1 Joliannis, TUB KINO OF Natural table Water f, and DEWAR’S WHISKY. Marty n.
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    FADDISTS AND THEIR WAYS.
    878 2 The Faddist—he of the Exeter Hall type's for more poignant misery than a whole train full of sinners and backsliders, and, mirabile dicta, he goes about his loathly work under the erroneous impression that lie is effecting a not inconsiderable amount of good instead of a
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      733 2 Pritchard Co. New Advertisement town hall. SATURDAY, MAY 11th. Received rer s. s. GLENFARG. j NUNN’S--40 in. Fancy Tweeds, Checks, &c. Popular Entertainment. 44 in. French Serges in latest shades— the aid of local Amateurs. Goblin, Electric, Fawn, Moss, Bronze, Cream, Under the Immediate Patronage of the Navy Blue, Black,
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      80 2 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY* s. Departures from England, 0 irr Left Due Steamer. From. W ill sail Suez Penan( o Jason Liverpool. A pi. 7 Palinurus do. 10 Apl. 25 15 May Cyclops do. 21 j 28 18 Nestor do. 22 Telamon do. 27 j Departures Homewards. Steamer Le! T eS
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    FITZ FLOOKER’S RISE.
    670 3 Being a Perak Fairy Tale. Attend to Hie story I’m going to tell Fitz Flooker fie Josser, no end of a swell, Was a splendid young .Saxon, tall, handsome and fair, With magnificent hair And a style debonair And biceps, bv Jove, that made all the men
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    NAUTICAL GOSSIP.
    1736 3 The B. I. S. S. Mombassa arrived frDm Rangoon on Sunday, bringing a consignment of 4,000 tons of rice for this port. This is a very large consignment for Penang but, we believe, most of it will be re-shipped for Native States ports. The Gibraltar correspondent, of the
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    LONGSHORE CHAT.
    2337 4 a. sli.tr tlia. Mis T 11 U ul “0 .‘t lII' I i.'Sl. I.'IIC v Il.r Hill, V L lb' iv wifi f,O Lawn ’l'euui.s and Croquet. We like to record any expression which is really up to date. The splashing splume of the red hot billows of
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    47 5 Penang, Btii May 1895. Tin $34.70 While Pepper 13.25 sellers Blank Pepper 8.6 do. Nutmegs 92. do. Mure No. 1 80.—buyers. M.iue Pickings 74. do. I No. I 7.*ZO spile- o Sugar < JN". 2 3.70. do. Basket 3. Tapioca Flour 220 do, Copra 5.50 do.
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 5 Penang, Bth May, 1895. London, Hank o-d and T. T. 2 1 J Ihi. 4 iimnths 2 2 I)-. Private lull-» 3 months 2/2§-| ('alent tu T.T. and o,d r Us. 194 Rangoon 193. j Bmnhay y 193.1 Madias 19IU Batavia Bank o.d 128 Honokoiio Bank |'4 prein Do.
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    THE SAILORS’ HOME SINGAPORE.
    343 5 The following is the Committee’s report for the year 1894 1 During the year 423 officers and seamen made use of the Home. The average number of the preceding five years was 574. There liasTieen only one small shipwiecked crew this year, whenas there were three
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    MR. BUNTHORNE ON THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL.
    828 5 Grosvenor has induced me to go with hitn into what he calls a Chummery.” in other words, we have taken a house. It was a question which required much consideration, our tastes run so much on different lines, and l think l should have
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      52 5 Straits Maritime Journal.” COXTEXTS of tins Week's Issue. Tide Table, and Mails. Exchange etc. LEADING ARTICLES. Fadlisiu» and their ways. Pits Plooker’s Rise. Nautical Gossip. Longshore Chat The boy with a lame back. A Suspected Alabvna. Mr. Bnnthorne on the house beautiful. The Royal Navy in tke seventies. The Sailors
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      179 5 HIGH-WATER AT SINGAPORE. Approjciin rite 7V mes. D,iie U J' f lie A.M. I'. M Mail», j .™k. I M».y 8 Wednesday 10-5 9-55 9 I'huisday 10 50 10- 0 i 10 Fi iday 11 HI 11-4 11 .Sul urday 0-10 11-38 12 Sunday 0-49 13 Monday 013 1-30 j
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      22 5 PHASES OF TIIE 310 OX. May. 2nd First Quarter. 9lli Full Muon. 17i li Last Quarter. 24th New Moon. 31st First Quarter.
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    THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE SEVENTIES.
    584 6 13Y TIIE BOATSWAIN X On the Admirals return from the capital (Antunanvo) wo hoisted the anchor and set sail for the island of Mauritius, where we arrived in due course. I was very much struck with the appearance of the place, after having aeon
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    A SUSPECTED ALABAMA.
    719 6 Spued Trial ok the Diogenes. For some time past the Foreign Olfi e have lieeti uneasy ahout t he ilest imil ion of a certain ship, named tie* Diogenes, which the I'liamcs Sl.iphu,filing and L onwoi k, Coin pany have lieen fi ling out at l>!a< kwall
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    THE BOY WITH A LAME BACK.
    1123 6 —TnE News of the World. A young fellow who is pretty smart on general prfnciples, and who is always in good humour, went into a store the other morning, limping aud seemed to be broken up generally. The proprietor asked him if h e
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      659 7 Khye Ho Foundry Co, “tanjong penagri.” GUAT CHENG Bros. 40 WELD QUAY n I A BI “WEEKLY PAPER IN MALAY 27 BE A Clf STREEET, Jr EAs A Cr PUBLISHED EVERY engineers boiler makers. monda y ANJt Tti unSDA Y rENA N G. SHIPWRIGHTS, IRON BRASS TT foundgrs, bridge BuiGDERS,
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      376 8 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. :o).*.(o: 510,000,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL 5,000,000. RESERVE FUND SlO 000 000 reserve liability OF PROPRIETORS $10,000,010. CHIEF MANAGER:— Hongkong: THOMAS JACKSON, EsqLONDON BANKERS :-LONDON COUNTY BANK. PEN AX G. Interest Allowed On Current Deposit Accounts, at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum on daily
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      196 8 B. 0. S. WHISKY. Retailed by.— M ESSKS. lIIN LEE Co. THEAN CHEE Co. SENG CHIN it Co. GUAT CHENG BROS. Co. LEE HOO Co. Sale Agents and Impc 'ters. HUTTENBACKBROS. Sc CO. THEPRYE RIVER DOCK Til E above Dock, situated in Province W ellesley at the entrance of the
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