The Straits Maritime Journal and General News, 25 January 1896

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1 8 The Straits Maritime Journal and General News
  • 25 1 THE Straits Maritime Journal. AND GENERAL NEWS. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. I VOL, 3. No. 107. PENANG, SATURDAY 25TH JANUARY, 1896. PRICE 20 CENT'S.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 221 1 BOLS GIN. J Martyn, I and his Agents. THE POSADA. Pritchard Co., JUST ARRIVED 51, BEACH STREET. FINEST YORK HAMS 60 Cents per lb. choice Wiltshire BicoM so High class English Harness STILTON AND CHEDDAR CHEESE 60 camembert ciieese i-50 per tin. and Saddlery. The above are Specially Selected. 1
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    • 17 1 Johannia. thr king of Watural table I "Watera, and [Dewars’ Whisky, IH, J. Martyn, 7V}) a off.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 798 2 K p CRITERION TIFFIN W. ROBINSON Co. and SINGAPORE and HONGKONG BILLIARD ROOMS. PIANO MAKERS, TUNERS AND REPAIRERS. BEACH STREET No. 7. I f f o onffi Pi #no Pieces, Dance (One minute from the Landing Stage) j MUSIC and Musical Instrument Seller», have a small lot of bongs, B
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  • 1157 3 The Navy League, which is a strictly nonparty organisation, is doing some little good in its own quiet way, for, despite the assurances of successive Governments, very little has really heen done of late years to improve the condition of England’s strongest bulwark of defence. In a
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  • 1960 3 Engineer, December 27tb 1895. Sporadic attempts are made from time to time to persuade the Ib ilisf. Government to enforce the use of the metric system by Act of ‘filament. With this object in view's deputation recently waited on Mr, Balfour and received a reply appropriate to
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  • 1376 4 The men of the Undaunted turned the tables i on tiie P. C. C. ou Wednesday evening last, by defeating a team in Association Football bv one goal to nil. Penang played a very weak team which is, perhaps, one reason for the reverse, but
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  • 67 5 Pbnang, 25th January, 1806. London, Lank o*d and T. T. 2/1-5/8 I)o. 4 months 21-3/4 Do. Private bills 3 months 2/2 Calcutta T.T. and o,d Us. 183^ Rangoon 183 I Bombay 183-1/2 Madras 183 Batavia Bank o,d 130 Hongkong, Bank demand or T. T. pram. Do. 7 days’ sight
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  • 101 5 Penang, 25th January, 1806. Tin 332 30 f Trang no supply. Black Pepper < West Coast 970 seileig. Acbeeu slbs. Boz 10.25 do. Whit# Pepper 13.75^d0. Cloves (picked) 30. do. Mace No. 1 84.—selleis. Nntmegs 85. do. i No. 1 6.40 do. Sugar < No. 2 3.75 seliere.
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  • 649 5 Miss Annie May Abbott, known as the Little Electric Magnet, gave the initial exhibition of her powers in Penang at the Town Hall yesterday evening before a filily large and representative audience. Prior to commencing, Mr. Abbey gave a short lecture concerning Miss Abbott’s
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  • 334 5 I'erak I’ioiier, 22nd January.) The Upper Perak revenue for i 895 was $6,2-15 20 almost, double the amount estimated. An enterprising syndicate proposes to Start a bus service between Malacca nod Tarmbn. The total revenue of Malang for 1895 was $1 15,675 66 Mr. R.* D Hewett, the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 110 5 New Advertisements. HORSES. HORSES. JUST ARRIVE U S. S. Tentakota. Cobbs, pairs and saddles- J. C. COLLINS. NOTICE. PENANG TURF CLUB. gETTLING DAY is fixed for Friday, 31st Jauunry 1896. Accounts may be settled at the Chamber of Commerce between the hours of 12 and 3 p, m. IV D.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 76 5 WEATHER REPORT. 23 rd January, I<S\9£>, 9. P. M, 3. P. M 9. P M Bar. red. 32 Fall 8» 6 731 809 'lVui pern tin e 79 82 78 Wet. Buib Thermometer 77 78 70 Alux. Temp, iu ahnde Min do do 72.4 Mhx. in sun 1 «>0 l
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  • 605 6 Mr. Thomas Alva Edison has now turned, his talents.to account in the invention of instruments of destruction for service in war. Mr. Edison makes the following remarkable statement It wo old i tqnire but the impetus of war to develop such a flood of destructive appliances ns
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  • 424 6 A MEMORABLE VOYAGE. The steamship Bonningfon,. Ca pb.iu Leighton, s.fcly an ived in Hongkong on Urolith ihslhi.l, after havirm for weeks been given up for lost, si,„ left, Yokohamator Kobe on lire 3rd December hut, never reached it It was on (lie 4th Decern her ihwt. the first
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 53 6 H. J- M A R T Y N, J™. > IMPORTERS AND GENERAL DEALERS Sole Agents for: r Lucas Bol’s Old Gin —w Van Straalen, Monsieur and Erkelens Clarets, Hocks, Burgundies, Etc. Hart Brothers’ Horse Food, j Selected Htty. H.J. MARTYN J.VK j Sole Importers for the Straits, E. C,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1342 7 M H. ABRAMS. Til E EXCELSIOR JERA TED LIVERY STABLE KEEPER AND TRAINER, WATER WORKS. j*. LEITH STREET, PENANG. Telegrams Excelsior Penang. I A»# MANAGER—JAMES COLLINS. Address: No. 1 Parquhar Street H |t rv 7~ u Late Nethersole Co. BJy NBA Dorset and 1 raps for sale or Dire Af
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 504 8 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANGING CORPORATION. $10,000,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL 5,500,000. RESERVE FUND «10 000 000. .RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS 1 CHIEF MANAGER:— Hongkong: THOM AS JACKSON, Esqi LONDON BANKERS :—LONDON 8s COUNTY BANK. PEJTA .V G. Intrukst Allowed On Current Deposit Accounts, at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum
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    • 215 8 B. 0- S. WHISKY. Retailed by Musses. BIN LEE Co. THE AN CUKE Co. SENG CHIN A Co. GUAT CHENG BROS, Co. LEE 1100 .Co. DONALD j r i ii h SCOTCH WHISKY. Specially Bottled for SARK IBS BROS., Sole Importers Straits Settlements and Satire Slates, I THE PRYE RIVER
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