The Straits Times, 15 November 1884

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    20 105 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. A Weekly Newspaper. N s.-Vcl. I.] SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 15 in NOVEMBER, 1884. [No. 7.
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      114 105 JOHN LITTLE ft Co., HVm- tV Sjflrlt Merchants, i; titbat, Otlmrnm't Stores, &t. RsgaW Monthly Supplies fron. CItOSSE* I'.I.ACKWI-:i.l. and JOHN MOIR&SON. TIcKLfS. Sauces. Jams ft Jki. i.iks. BoTTI.KI) FXCITS. I'm -1 KVEB MEATS Soil's. Ox ToM.tts. Tabu JeIUKS. Fkiiis in Sv Dks.skki Fkiiis. Fki nui BVTTBB, Sakdinks, Pvifs, &c.
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      336 105 KATZ BROTHERS, Wine and Sfirit Merchants, IMPOBTBBS Of Cigars, Tobacco. Provisions. Grocery, llardwaie. Glass and Crockery. wares. I'latcd-ware, Lumfs, Arms and Ammunitions. Saddlery and MtftMM Hoots and Shoes. Perfumery. Stationery. I'aney Goods. Diamonds and other Preci* 11s S\iic*. and Wmtri and Cbct-mmkert. Winks and Spirits. Hock and Mos.ll.s of very
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      160 105 ROBINSON k Co. (Established ISSSJ Lambs' \m> Cbsttumbm's Oitiittkrs. I.ADIKS' DEPARTMENT. Silk and Velvets. Costumes. Millinery. I'ntrinimed Hals. Parasols. Dress Materials. B«Wes. IJ<mils and Shoes. Ribbons. I laberdashery. Hosiery. Corsets. (iloves. rnderclothini;. Soaps. Perfumery. Fancy Articles for Presents. The Brest making department is in charge of ;i qualified Assistant. Family
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      375 106 ilblm-tisrinnits. HONGKONG AM) SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAI 17.500.000 RESERVE FUND *44.«..kh. RESERVE FOR EQUALIZATION) <„»,,«« OF DIVIDENDS < 4'«««> RESERVE LIABILITY <>K PRO-* t PRJETORS I y in Itl 111 DtM TOM h.iinn.in— A. P. Mi Ivain. R<| Deputj li.iiiiit.in. Hon. I I). S%muok. H. I. Datrymple, Eat. A
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      558 106 SMirrtisrMnMi. MUNICIPAL NOTICE Tl ni.i ks are invited for the prin ing of all Bills, Notice and Warrant l-'ornis required b) the Municipality daring the year iSSs Samples of forms nun be sern and full particulars „1,. taimd on application to the undersigned an) daj Sunday excepted between the hours
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      583 106 SMcrttfrauMi, MCNICIPA'. NOTICE. T.:,, l i:::,zt,,l!nd's-, 1 l l) K.r,:,.. supply,,,,, ii.,v, x., i,, lM(llk lmm and Ka sucks/ "'"'■'"J.-orr n.ll, r> 5. Por the supply „t Toagkaan f,, r from PuloObin. °»M«yia| Moai Kor the supply of Portland Cemeni 7 lor the supply of Lime. 8. Por the supply
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    SINGAPORE, 15TH NOVEMBER, 1884.
    1849 107 Tin-: question of the Defences of Singapore, to whivli we have ■event) times referred, lias evidently cone at last within the raiiiji' of practical performance, and it is no longer requisite to dwell upon the imperative necessity and the indispensable duty oi placing this port in
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      383 107 FOR SALE. r .oineOrape White and Red Wines, in Barrel, i" ilo/cn quarts, at moderaU price, al I***"* 0 ALMEIDA SON. Singapore^ Novtwbcr, |8»» NOTICE. u-HiMM KowAan Hooraa is authorised S.oJrSi& procuration, from this date. A. 1.. JOIINSIDNxCo. Singapore, igAOrtcfcer^aM. THE ALBION HOTEL, Si xmiiikk ROAB. I-5....-II ll.»ti i» Singapore,
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      264 107 NOTICE. Tin subscription tothis Paper is 9 3 for each quarter, or par) ol .1 quarti r, payable in advance. The absince oi any notice to discontinue the paper at the end of the period subscribed for, will be considered as an intimation to renew the subscription, which will be
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    751 108 THE Prospectus of tin- Chasseriau land and Planting Company, Limited, has b en published in the local papers during the last month, and the list of application lor shares closes to-day. We are informed thai about seventy per cent, of th th were offered to the public were already a&ked
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    2446 108 Ose of our subscribers has beensokiada, to fend us a pamphlet printed by the Yobd. Mens Innslian Association of Adelaide Sjuth Australia, called Om Duty in uuis. 1 1 is a rep at of a Lecture delivered on ih evenings of the 25th and 29th Septcm ber last, before that
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    163 109 k--4 THE London Globe announces the sudden appearance of a new island out of the sea near Iceland, which it thinks will afford a grand opening (or French or German colonial extension in that neighbourhood, as it has yet no owner. The Globe is of opinion that "an interesting race
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    118 109 THE Gji'crnmcnt Gazette of Friday, the 7th instant, announces that Mr. A. P. Talbot will receive, at the Secretariat, on behalf of Sir William Sargeaunt, subscriptions to the Frere Memorial Fund." We do not wish to cavil at the idea of a Memorial to the late Sir Battle Frere, and
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    67 109 Tin-: election of a new Municipal Commissioner lor each of the three Settlements i, fixed to t ke place on Thursday, the 4th proximo —at Singapore, in the Town Hall; and at Pcnang and Malacca in the respet live Sheriff's offices. Wehavenotyet heard the names of the candidates for the
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    ANECDOTAL HISTORY OF Old Times IN Singapore.
    3091 110 ANECDOTAL HISTORY OF Old Times IN Singapore. [For the object and sourecsol ihcsc i Introduction to the first numbci in ihc issue ol October 4th.] ISJ4.— In January, Mr. F. .1. Bernard established ;i newspaper -The s Chronicle, lie bad applied in the p July to the Governor-General, through the
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    691 111 In an Edinburgh paper, The Free Church Monthly, of ist October last, we fird an account of the death of Mr. Thomas M'Mieking, of Helensburgh, whom it mentions in connection with Singapore. He was the eldest son and inherited the property of his father Thomas M'Mickiog, of Meltonise, Wigtownshire. It
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    146 112 Wf. arc informed that the Council «.f the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, at a meeting held on Friday, the 7th instant, unanimously decided to reproduce, in a < tuple of handy volumes to I><- printed in England, several valuable and interesting papers relating to these Settlements and
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    67 112 WI- Ii- .ir from Penang th.it the work in Ihe Supreme ourl is quite beyond the power •-I the one Judge to deal with it. and that with heavy Assizes, as well as the ever-in-trtaiiny arrears in the Civil work, matters an- becoming hopeless. The Members ol thi Bar held
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    99 112 A private It-tter from Hongkong says that Prince Oscar ol Sweden, while he was there. was, al his own wish, treated a> a private individual, and received no salutes or official receptions. But the Prince and the officers of the vessel went a great deal in society, and were very
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      250 112 To 1 111 I", in roR. Sir, 1 see the discussion about the derivation of the name Sine ipore 1- continued in oncol your last numbers, both by your own corrcspondi-nl in johore and in a Utter on trie subjeel by I-'., c oil. Xi^.'i". lam not going to trouble
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      418 112 To thi Editor. Sir, Crim Tartary" is not derived from (ream ot Tartar." nor i- Singapura (the Malay spelling) derived from Siuggah, to stop. It i- only" necessary to recall the names ol other places in the Strait's „t Malacca to be satisfied that Crawfurd was right in giving the
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    JAVA NEWS.
    734 112 (rrom our own Corrts*ondt ■> The IV-t Office at Tdok Semawe i- Acheen. has been closed. A IV n V <u m the eastern par, of Java meKs^hVaft planters need not be so generally di*coura«d V lor the tobacco planters, their 1,,,,k A j they have every chance
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    JOHORE.
    630 112 our ow.i Cot rttponitttt. i L'nkoo Mohamed (Mat) who won the recent bßliara handicap at the johore Club, in which IJ members (seven buropeans and five Malays) took part, was W «.••■!< present) d with a i ue as a prise. I accompanied the party <»i board the Pautie
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    MALACCA.
    834 113 (trout u/tnt.) lin gen r.i! irnpre 1.1 i, thai we haw heard the last of the Pringgit LandQuesti m, bul there arc rumours that at the 1 ex( A izes the Government intend taking legal proceedings to oust the Chinese from the Ipiei of land. If so, there will
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    331 113 Avi it"r 1 1 i!ic Race Course on Tuesday might I' seen a large crowd of natives pressing as usual on the rails, a few sprinkling ol ladies in the Grand Stand, 1 v.l a cluster of knowing sportsmen in the padd ck. At about a quarter past
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    CRICKET.
    216 113 I'll fir 1 triil match of Ihc Team which Mr. Birch 1 1 t.i'i •to Penan •t" try c nictations with the sister Sri lament was played on Wednesday-^a !i >!: 1 iv. lii ii,>;> > ing t mih \v 1 captained l>v Mr. Stringer, and onsisted ol Messrs.
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    131 113 A 1 a Peking CorrespondLhai rum mr h i it th.it 11. K Li Hung,l, „,g d .pun (I ihc < ommi ioncr ol Customs, Mr. to Peking lv cretly arrange the Krench with the Tsung-li Vamen. On tli jSth Octobci ihc Ministers of the Vamcn memorialued I, gginjj ill
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    322 114 Published by •rrmngement Kith the "Straits Times") London. -,th Nw.— The Daily TS liblishes a telegram thai General Cleveland lias been elected President. It is stated thai direct negotiations have commenced between China and France. It is officially announced thai England has proposed mediation. Obitvary.— Right Hon. ll.
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    FRKIGHT REPORT.
    369 114 The Freight Market i~ «j»i:i t and rates keep iteady. with .1 slight v j>\\ .nil tendency, Coastwise very little doing. Fob Loxdox Via Canal, the Seltml sails lomorrow. Itu- Boi well Castle, due loth instant continues booking at previous rates, viz.,JGainbier m Ixwse Cubes 30.'. 1 1
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    TENNIS.
    368 114 The ladies' rennisdub was opened with flourish of trumpet, M«day, andTtZ'^ somewhat „o,uK „,ul lliri lltlli attendance was ,*ry Urge. Ndess ,1, bcrsand heir friends. ere present Se, verj gay Japanese Umbrellas X^ Maharajah of Johore. fhe Band JJrLL7T killing Fusiliers, which was kindly Icnl by il,'., for Jheocc«
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    A Lay of Lawn Tennis.
    201 114 Where the level lawn is greenest, and the saalight glistens sheenest, 1,., she stands; While the game i~ just beginning, there's the racket 1 oised for inning In her hand-. She i- daintily athletic, sin- i~ very energetic, lii the set i See, she's just
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      129 114 SHARK AND MONKY M AKKI-.1. Thursday, 1 vi November, is.sj. Sli ire Market. There h.n been considerably mire doing during past week, ahh >ugh thi busin ss has principally been in Straits Insurance and Tanjong Pagar I > >i k Shins. Tanjong Pagtir Doc* Company.— 9|ihi shares ul'\ paid up.
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      175 114 rricehas again advanced lofio-Jand P.v>. l-irpe sales have been madeat latter quotations and the market closes firm at tyi with buyers. Tramway Company. >ioo shares, Sv> paid up. Further sales at 1 for P5O paid up hax-c been made. 5 s' S| s■- paid up, are in no enquirj and
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      343 115 aMrrtisrmmtf. p F SINSri \l< NI) OR'KNTAI. STEAM N W it, l H >N OMPANY. 0,1111 1 iillycr Chiay, )ii|mi« sx Na\ Harbour. I moled are the dates >'ii win. li lln- 0111- xi-.ii Stt-aincn may be expected lo arrive at X■ .Inrini! the viar itWj 1 'I'"" lh M.imi
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      395 115 ntiurrtisrmrnts. TAKJONG KATONG HOTEL 'ri"*H'"-li r n Pen to r^ive boarder,, Greatcar. has been bestowed on the building of the premie which will be found on inspection to be „iry „,,1 (hoi,.. Being situiMed on the m-beach, it eommaads an extensive view of the Hdrboar, Town and seighhmrag Islam!, The
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      349 115 SMiottetMisti. SINGAPORE AND STRAITS DIREI TORY, I.SH-. I'ikms orindividuah whose names were ..milted. inadvertently or otherwise from the Directory for tha current year, and who desire their names to' appear in the lorthcominu edition, will oblige by communicating with the Publishers. i". Battery Road, Singapore Singapore, loth October, ISS4. LIVERY
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      392 116 iUairnisnnrms. (I i:i:.\SI.\NI) ROYAL MAIL I INT. I hb steamers of the Company, undi r contract with die (dp ■en-land i..\ ,rmn. nt are expected to leave B on the underrated dates )i rw u<n-. For Thursday Island, Cooktown, Towns^tlle, Itowen, Mackay, Kockhampton and Brisbane. 1884. iS^4March -m-i September sth
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      651 116 SkbnttMMinitt. Illi: HASSI Xl \l I ANI)\ IM A.VUNI. OMPAXY, I IMI I l-l). Capital S.'s".">'i in s<mi Shares of $yiocach. 01 which 250 shares .nc n.w offered lo the Public. s jo per Share Payable on Application. Pi V> Payable iwi Allotment, Si.k. Payable i-t March. 18*5. Si. n.
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      410 116 ilbttrrtisruirnts. I .:amsiiii. mp An v Jxsos. £m>TMBM and Mkkhky. Kmsjm h Sumatra. I Ddi Amvm^.uhM^ntkk. l'.ra^andl, in k 111. 1 liv. Singapore and Bangkok. IV (ompanys Steamer, are despatche, v.m,H,l and London outwards for Strait, ,1 and iron, Shanghai, homewards. ,or I .^.n ten days, and have accommodation tor
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    277 117 I d that a short Parliamen1^ x -d by yesterday's mail ny t the Acting Governor, from I gathered: that I w proposed to th theColooies sh wld bear ,1 am mil; out the defent es f Inspector-* reneral ul a-i far as the Straits SHtle this ammounted lo lent:
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    THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    1051 117 by the number of ties thai have t the Tournament ia rapidly com- H•■\ t, some oftheb*st matches ived off, and nexi week will pr ils in all the evenu. An t xciting game look pku c bet I apperin the hampionshipSin- eman played up in
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