The Straits Maritime Journal and General News, 7 August 1895

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1 8 The Straits Maritime Journal and General News
  • 24 1 THE Straits Maritime Journal. AND GENERAL NEWS. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. t)L, 2/ No 59, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 1895. PRICE 20 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 616 1 10 LS GIN. H. J- Martyn, rt //<7 /</« /tyewfc. T H E P OS AD A. mm r india steam WINES FROM THE WOOD, DIRECT IMPORTATION FROM SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. PORTS. LIQUEURS. j A intHL'p 1.-74. Inv-iilil Port. i m xvi y n.v. M "kiish, iriccn
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    • 13 1 Joliannis. Tin: Kind of Natural table Waters, and DEWAR'S WHI.SKY. Martyn. I*CU fltlff
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 697 2 Pritchard Co. maiumn SCOTCH WHISKY. m M mre now shewing a large supply of Specially Bottled fob I KEW SARKIES BROS., ■■HF SF STYLISH SUITINGS Straits Settlements and Native States COMIIMSING THE ABOVE HEADING WAS ORIGINALLY Tropical Cashmeres, l/rnn CTTT A D T’O A "D V Tropical Homespans, I\lil\l\ OIUAKI
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  • 980 3 A BREACH OF PREROGATIVE The disallowance by the Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements of the order passed by the Hon. H. Trotter, Acting Resident Councillor in Penang, regarding the quarantine of all vessels having coolies on board arriving here from Singapore was, having regard to the expediency of the
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  • 268 3 It has often struck us that Penang is a long VTa y a very long way —behind the age when it comes to the benefits secured to mankind by modern inventions, of which more than one very notable example is furnished by the various novel applications
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  • 817 3 The provision bill on an Atlantic liner fluctuates very much, differing each time according to the number of passengers. However, with vessels under the best conditions, and for an average passage in the season, this is Kitchanar’s list for a Liverpool liner:— *****1 b. beef. 200 plover. *****
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  • 1130 4 Occasionally it has been our painful duty to criticise certain doings of the Municipal Commissioners. We have now, however, to congratulate them on the vast improvement effected by widening Larut Road. The corner from Northara Road was always a nasty turn and has been the cause of many
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  • 68 4 Penang, 31st July, 1895. London, Bank o-d anti T. T. 2/1-j Do. 4 months 2/I-i Do. Private bills months 2/2-g Calcutta T.T. and O.d f ...Rs. J 94 Rangoon Bombay j 29/ Madras V, 193 Batavia Bunk Oyd j Hongkong, Bank demand or T. T. p re|J) Do. 7
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  • 1761 4 (SECOND DAY) The attendance at the Races on Saturday last was fully justified by splendid weather, capital sport and t he most perfeet arrangements for tlie comfort and convenience of visitors. It proved rather a difficult day to spot winners, there being so many good things on
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  • 563 5 Telegraphic transmission of Photographs. The American Engineer J. 8. Amstutz, of Cleveland, Ohio, has constructed an apparatus by which Photographs of any description may be transmitted to any distance, also to two or more Stations at the same time. Trials between Ohio and Cincinatti have been eminently
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  • 1234 5 XXX.— By Spanker Boom, Esq. Glad to display his skill Old Bluey borrowed a sextant and, taking up a position on the bridge, went through the attitude of taking the moon’s altitude shouting to me now and then—Stand by lad-then-Stop when he read the
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  • 1672 6  -  By THE LATE IT. BaI>EN PRICHARD, late IT. Baden Prichard, F. C. Royal Arsenal Woolwich. OI.P fashionkd people, whose acqu lit.anee with explosives is confine.l to a knowledge of gunpowder, have been staitled I>V the appearance of late yea.s of a whole army iof new-fa lulled compounds, the
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  • 47 6 MARKET QUOTATIONS Penang, 3rd August, 1395. Tin $35.85 White Pepper 14.5 sellers. Black Pepper 9.7 do. Nutmegs- 96. doi Mace No. 1 84. sellers. Mace Pickings 74.. do. No. 1 6.6 do. Sugar < No. 2 3.5 do. Basket 3.5 do. Tapioca Flour 2.15 do* Copra 5.8. do.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 98 6 List of Unclaimed Letter» and f ape rs tiling at the Penang Post Office. A 1 len, A. A. Armadale, E. 11. Larroque, Augusta.. Beadoii, E. Penley, Mrs. Cheesman, G. W. Reid, A. J. W. Desilva, D. Schvidam, A. Fawcett, A. Vandett, Ih ugh Fisohler Mosses.. Woodfield A Co., N.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 948 7 Khye Ho Foundry Co. "tanjongpenagri/’ guat cheng Bros. 40 WELD QUAY, A 81-WEEKLY PAPER IN MALAY. 27 STREEEV, PENANG. PUBLISHED EVERY n I MONDAY AND THURSDAY. omm,sSlon C, S ,TU ENGINEERS BOILER makers. Useful alik t Scholars and General Store-Keepers SHIPWRIGHTS, IRON BRASS SHIPPING SUPPLIED. I founders, bridge builders. Advertisers.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 519 8 HONGKONG ANI) SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATIONS PAID-UP CAPITAL t’-'nno'onn RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS §10,000,000. CHIEF MANAGERHongkong: THOMAS JACKSON, EsqLONDON BANKERS LONDON COUNTY BANK. VENA NG. Interest Allowed On Current Deposit Accounts, at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum on daily balances of $5OO up to $200,000. On Fixed Deposit
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    • 202 8 B. 0, S, WHISKY, WHISKY BLENDERS®^ D p«sbil”eo 1« SCOTLAND. MATURti) im > ,s£K* '+*■>• PLWTY A cu! ITS > "V -t Retailed hv.— Messrs. lIIN LEE Co. THEAX CD EE Co. SENG CHIN A Co. GUAT CHENG BROS. Co. LEE 1100 Co. THEPRYE RIVER COCK 'THE above Dock, situated
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