The Straits Maritime Journal and General News, 18 May 1895

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    24 1 THE Straits Maritme Journal. AND GENERAL NEWS. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. No 2*6, PiLoifiai v 'i .i'UotJA/, 18Tt£ MAY, 18^5 PRICE 80 CENTS.
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      344 1 BOLS GIN. H. J- Martyn, and his Agents. Penang —Gosling Go. Singapore. British india steam v, NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. POSADA WINES- SERVICES FROM PENANG, \Y} sfs i r cq. I E ekly.—To Singapore, Rangoon and Calcutta, MoulVSllEli’S, />. I n .so v.s. ha cka its, glen, Etc. mein via Rangoon:
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      17 1 Johannis, THE KIXU OF Natiual table Wat err, and DEWaR s V J! i: KY. Maity li.
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    GAMBLING IN THE STRAITS.
    964 2 It is ordained, by permission of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, that such forms of gambling as are permitted to gentlemen in every other civilized country shall qpt be permitted in the Straits Settlements because of the inherent love of the Heathen Chinee for anything
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      528 2 Pritchard Co. Now Advertisement. o— notice. LADIEj’ department. Received Per s. s. GLENFAUG. yrR, T. N. Sfmoms lias been appointed to act 40 in. Fancy Tweeds, Checks, Ac. JyJ ag j(. ul el 0 f i ],js Estate during my 44 in. French Serges in latest shades- abst nce> with
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    THE PORT RULES.
    564 3 We are in receipt of a copy of “Port Rules” for the Harbour and Channels of Penang,” which also contains extracts from Ordinances relating to shipping matters and has been circulated by the Harbour Master for general information. Several of the regulations appear odd as, for instance,
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    NAUTICAL GOSSIP.
    1576 3 Already the movements on the lower Clyde are foretelling the early advent of the busy river and yachting season. One of the earliest steam yachts in commission is Mr. Stewart Clark’s beautiful Vanduara, which left the Clyde at the end of last week with her owner and a
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    STEAMERS AND SAILING VESSELS.
    595 4 There is again a fulling off in!the tonnage of sailing vessels launched in the United Kingdom that is very remarkable. In recent years the largest number and tonnage of sailing vessels lauuched in the United Kingdom was in 1892, when there was a total of 268,594
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    LONGSHORE CHAT.
    1043 4 There is a new rikisha recently introduced into Penang which we sincerely hope whl not become common here. Though apparently will made and neat looking, the new style of rikisha is about the most uncomfortable conveyance it has ever been our lot to enter. And this is saying
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 5 Penang, 18tb May, 1805. London, Bank o-d and T. T. 2/1 7 8 Do. 4 months 2/2 1/8 Do. Private bills 3 mouths 2/2 3/8 Calcutta T.T. and o,d f ...Rs, 193| Rangoon j 193 Bombay 'j 193^ Madras V» 193 Batavia Bank o,d 130 Hongkong Bank 3'B <>/o
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    52 5 Penang, 18th May 1895. Jj". $351,- '"te Pepper 13.40 sellers. lli;u'k Pepper -8.60 do. Nutmeg it 94. do. Muee No. 1 80.—buyers. Pie kings 74. do. t No. 1 6.60 seller». Su J?ar J No. 2 3.50,— do. t Basket 3.10 Jnpioca Flour' 2.20 do, Cu P ia
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    EXCHANGE COMPENSATION IN PERAK.
    303 5 Straits Times. The trouble caused by the disgraceful Exchange Compensation blunder is more widespread than generally supposed and is not confined to the Railway Department, Agreement men in all branches of the service “whose domicile is in a gold country have been drawing compensation, some of
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    ENGLAND, RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    814 5 of strength and a guarantee a peace. Hongkong Telegraph. Lord Dormer Interviewed. Lord Dormer passed through Hongkong the other doy en route to England ofter fourteen months’ sojourn in the interior of Japan, this being his fourth tripe to that country. His connection with and knowledge
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    THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE ‘80’S.
    1130 5 III.— By Spanker Boom, Esq. But soon was Ito wake from my dream for leaning over the sea wall I saw the master at arms (a mighty personage to my eyes then) beckoning to us He pointed to a dingy into winch we got
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      49 5 Straits Maritime Jounal.” CONTENTS—of this Week's Issue. Tide Table, and Mails. Exchange eto. LEADING ARTICLES. Gambling in the Straits. The Fort Rnlee. Nautical Gossip. Longshore Chat. Exchange Compensation in Perak. England. Russia and Japan. The Royal Nary in the 'Bo’s. Petition to her Gracions Majesty the Queen. Nonsense Farodier.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      152 5 PHASES OF THE MOON. May. 2nd First Quarter. ,i 9th Full Moon. 1 7» h Last Quarter. 24tli New Moon. 31st First Quarter. HIGH WATER AT SINGAPORE. Approximate Times. y Dav of the r> Date A.M. P. M Mails. week. 1 I I May 18 Saturday 4-28 5-56 19 Sunday
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    PETITION TO HER GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
    882 6 Thr Tight-Lacing Evil. [P sprinted from the “Hongkong Telegraph" of the Mag Bth, 1895. J Our man-nbont town who is admittedly not immaculate and is generally believed to be gifted with a very elastic imaginG ion (sometimes it is stretched to prodigious lengths,
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    NONSENSE PARODIES.
    355 6 {By our own Private Lunatic.) V.—LORD BRUISER S DAUGHTER. A masher, from the city bound, cried “Cabby, pull up, silly “Aud I will give you half a crown to drive to Piccadilly.” What fare i« this who wakes me up, just as I was a snoozing r Oh
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      124 6 List of Unclaimed Letters mid Papers lying at the Penang Post Office. Alen, A. A. Kip, Rev. L. W. Alen, C. H. MacDougall M. C. Beit, F. D. Meady C. Brewster, F. C. Nauta, J. M. Cstango, Capt. Pennefather, Arthur Cheesman, G. W. i Penley, Mrs. Fiddle. Sehweidmann A. Fischler
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      868 7 Diye Ho Foundry Co, "tanjong penagri.” GUAT CHENG Bros. 40 WELD QUAY, PENANG. A 81-WEEKLY PAPER IN MALAY 27 BE A CII STREEET, watttitjg PUBLISHED EVERY ENGINEERS BOILER MAKERS. PENANG SHIPWRIGHTS, IRON BRASS MONDAY AND THURSDAY. F general Useful alike to Scholars and Commission Agents and Advertisers. agents for General
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      387 8 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION :o)**# (0: PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND 5,000,000. RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS §10,000,000. CHIEF MANAGER .—Hongkong: THOMAS JACKSON, Es<p LONDON BANKERS .—LONDON COUNTY BANK. 7* ESA X G Interest Allowed On Current Deposit Accounts, at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum on daily balances
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      196 8 B. V, S. WHISKY _l._ Retailed bv Messrs. ]]l\ LEE Co. THE AN CHEF fo. SENG CHIN A Co. GUAT CHENG BROS. Vo. LEE HOG Go. Sole Agents and Importers. HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. THFPRYE RIVER LOCK THE above Dock, situated in Province WelI lesley at the entrance of the Prve
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