The Straits Times, 22 November 1884

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    21 121 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. A Weekly Newspaper, N. S— Vol. I.] SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, iaND NOVEMBER, 1884. [No. 8.
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      112 121 JOHN LITTLE Co., Wine Spirit Merchants, Oilman's Stores, ft*-. Regular Monthly Supplies from CROSSED BLACKWELL and JOHN MOIR ft SON. I Sauces. JAMS If Jill II s. Bottles Fruits. Pri h rved Meat* ft Sours. OS TOXGUE*. Tai 1 Jl LLIES. FbUITSJ IN S\Kl P. Desseri Fruits, French Butter, Sardines,
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      325 121 KATZ BROTHERS, Wine and Spirit ttertkanU, IMPORTERS hiCigars, Tobatto, Pm <■ ry, Hardware, Glass ami Crockery-wares, Plated. ware, Lamps. Arms ami Ammunitions, Saddlery and Harness Boots Shoes, Perfumery, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Hock and Moselle* of v,-,-y fine qualities. Clarets, specially selected and direct from Bordeaux. Slurry. White and Blue Seals
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      172 121 ROBINSON K: Co. (EtlmUithmt 1858J I.AOIES' \m> GbHTUMM's OUTVOTERS. INDIES' DEPARTMENT. Silk and Velvets. Costumes. Millinery. L'ntrimmed II. a-. Parasols. Draa Materials. I-Hi-. Boots .mil Shoes. Ribbons. ll;il.ml;i-hefy. Hosiery. 'Corset*. Gloves. Undetdothiag. Soaps. Perfumery. laiuv Articles lor Presets. The dress-making department is in charge of a qualified Assistant. Family Mourning
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      372 122 j&rorrtisnntittf. HONGKONG AND Ml VNGHAI BANKING < ORPOH I H »N PAID-UP CAPITAI RESERVE FUND > i l«>.ooo RESERVE FOR EQUALIZATION* *ionoo OF DIVIDENDS 4 RESERVE, LIABILITY OF PRO- PRIETORS 01 m 01 Dim row. Chairman— A. I. Mi E« Ix,K Deputy Chairman, Hon. K. l> S\ »x. 11. 1..
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      480 122 iltitirmsrnicms. MI'NICIPAL NO i Tksdi Notice and Warrant Forms required bj the Mun the year 1885 Samples oi form* 1 tamed on applicatioi to' the dij S mdaj execpted betwefii the hoursol u> a.m. and 4.,;.' p.m. Tenders, which imisi be ci pal Prii I addr.-ss.il the Secretarj t.. the
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      442 122 atibrrtisrantt*. MI'NICIPA NOTICE, ".';:;:';r---1' iy d iBBs ra' Ttllh 3 Fit the supplj of Darroo in baulk I and the best red S ved .tiling laths and lath I Skangsforcon, For the supplj of Portland Cement 7. For the supply of Lime. 8 For the supply of Bullocks for the
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    SINGAPORE, 22ND NOVEMBER, 1884.
    1176 123 on Friday in lasl week the Government passed the jnuch-talked of Boundaries Bill, notwithstanding the strenuous opposition of all the Unofficial Members, and the Acting C"hi<-I' Justice, who deserves the thanks of the public for the thoroughly consistent way in which lie has, from the first,
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      480 123 ■gwrrturmrtus. NOTICE. M M VUII s vox in Mom 1 1- authorised lo linn per proi uration. KALTENBAi 11, FIS< HER o. SinvMlHire. 17th Nw., 1884. HASSERIAL 1 LAND* PLANTING I oMPANY LIMITED. i-hc Dircitoi have received a Tdcgram from EuI n m msion ol time for the applies fthichhas
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      262 123 NOTICK. Thi subs< ripiii n to this Paper isS.i quirt, i i mencing m Jai Single i opi v C p, to Subscrib r to whom tl ;i '""'ted number arc prinl .1. and no I are kept in print. The charf! for m n pap i .1 from tin
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    968 124 The Parliamentary Tapir to which we briefly referred last m-eek, regarding our Defences, contains the correspondencr relating to th<" defence ol the Colonial Possession* and Garrisons abroad, and was la> month laid before Parliament. Tbe tir>t trace «>• have ot tin- natter, when anything was |>u!>lirly said about it. was
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    181 124 W 1: print below some correspondent c w hich has taken place on account of the ambiguous language of a resolution lately passed !>y the Municipal Commissioners. The Municipality cannot complain of want of lucidity in the letter addressed to it. and we are glad to find that it gracefully
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    330 124 To 1111. I'kimi.i.m oi mii; Ml mi iiw iiMMlssiuxi us, Sim. vpori Singapore, sth Nov. ISS4. Sir, Our attention has been drawn to a Resolution adopted by the Commissioners .11 their meeting <>»"'■■ 6th October, lBB4.andol which the following 1- <■ .i- reported in the public papers •■lli.u. taking into
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    279 124 TotheHon'Me M. Read, ami K. I. ink-. Esq., M. I) SlKUVPORJ Singapore, loth Nov., Gentlemen, I have the honour t,. acknowledge the receipt ul your Idler ol the 51I1 in-t.. addressed to the President ..t the Mmiii ip.iluv. Krom the general tenor of )xw remarks it vorid appear ilut some
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    578 124 The matter, \\<- believe, arose i" consequence dI an incident that occurred in August last, which led on to further discussion on Uw subject and ii seems right to give tome account of how matters formerly stood, and how all our rights stand now in regard to the Burial Ground,
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    418 125 correspondent in ihe Straits Times lulel) suggested that a peal i>l bells should be gul lor Si. Andrew's Cathedral. The proposal i^ no! a new one, tin- matter ha\ ing been considered, and decided to be impracticable, main years ago. After Colonel Macpherson's 1 ilealli, they were suggested a> a
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    112 125 >- < We understand thai ihe lab-Mr. Tar Beng Swee's funeral will take place at Malacca on Monday, the Bth o( n<-\i month, between line- and four o'clock in the afternoon, whk i is the proper limir on tliai day according i > their Astrology abou; which the Chinese are
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    BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
    347 125 The eightieth report the British and Koreig.i Bible S. w i has been sent to u-. At first sight Singap would n t i tli- present residents u> be i .I:'. i oth r places in the progress ofth S. i 11..iI 1 i th
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    THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    769 125 There have b .a ><*> "»"J r-a«raaion, „,V andean cqucnily the plain has notbeen patronised vcrj h by the ladi, v W hj are always anxiuu lo i-c a good game On ruesday, however, a (air gathering I i v. i t', m it. !i b
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    AN ANECDOTAL HISTORY OF Old Times IN Singapore.
    2345 126 AN ANECDOTAL HISTORY OF Old Times IN Singapore. Korthe object and sources at these papers see the Introduction to the firs! number in trie i>-u.-.>: <) Idlirr 41I1. /.V_-^ Continued. It was in this year thai ihe namr ol Singapore was first heard in the House ol Commons; Mr. Canning
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    NOTES FROM A NORTH BORNEO DIARY.
    1612 127 KIDVI 111 Al3 VI. AvilloM. \MI SII.VMVN. h was arranged thai our trip should commence on the 19th April. From Kudat we were to go to Abai and thence to Gaya, which we could use as a centre from which to visit other par's
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    MALACCA.
    1556 128 I From our own COl Hie K.-idmt Councillor returned 1 1 M i!:i Sunday by the /V' 1 PMH ■< v 1 „1 .1 lorlnie.lit 111 Singapori Hiffti winds and he ivj sea< hi\ 1. en r\ lent bin- lately, sumo iiys List week li I i unus weather
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    CRICKET.
    212 128 I in. second trial match ul 111. rii ki ters which the Singapore Cricket Club is going lo send t" Henang was playi i yesterday, \\h 11 a match took place betweei lh<- Club and tli<- Royal lnniskilling», r«ro of the eleven were playing for the Regiment •mil one
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    123 128 We notice that in fixing the new miiiil»rover Lhe house doors in the Square, ihe Municipalit) have changed lhe numbers i!i houses, what i- likelj to lead loconfuswn unless noticed l> sforc the old numbers are rem »ved. I'or example, No. 6, Raffles Pl» is 11 iw numb xed 4
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    JOHORE.
    1046 129 our own Conrspoiulcnl. (md 1 was misinformed in whal 1 wrote last week tl|i ij hore Steam Saw Mills Company, and, as and their custom** will expect me to rec--1 1" ,v, 1 made. 1 have much pleasure in public that the price of «6 and H f );ii
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    MALACCA.
    607 129 [From 1/ Ci'ircsponi/fiit.f 1 lie Hon'ble the Resident Councillor has lately been away for ;i lew day* iti Singapore and lett the Magistrate in charge of his duties i Mr. O'Brien, the Ailing Resident of Sungei Ujong, has been here. The steam l.uAich Albuqutrqut proceeded t<> Cape Rachado light-house
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    TANJONG PAGAR LAND Co., LIMIITED,
    389 129 TA NJONG PAGAR LAND Co., LIMIITED, l-ir-t Gtneral Meeting of Shareholders at Messrs. Kodyk ft Davidson'- office at noon on io,th November, |S> 4 I'rceni Directors, -Messrs. J. (1. Davidson, Chair man, Thos. Scott, C. B. Crane, T. S. Thomson, l.im l-'n; Keng; and R. Duntnan, Secretary; and other Shaieh
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    Correspondence.
    265 129 To i iik Editor. Sik. Sunday desecration. The subject ol Sunday w irk and amusement seem, to have come somewhat to the surfa c lately. This is proper. Too long has Singapore, the abode ol respectability, wealth, intellect and many other things which civilisation boasts of, been .i sad
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    193 130 Published by arrattgi meat with the "Straiti Times." Cairo, \btk Aov.- A letter from General Gordon dated 4111 November stairs that he hop 'I i" be able to hold < >ut against ihe Marxli's .it I m U until lu'lji arrived. The letter confirms the massacre of Colonel
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    SHARE AND MONEY MARKET.
    304 130 Thursday, 2oth November, ISS4. Share Market.— fair amount of business has b< dune during the week, chiefly owing to a strong demand foi Straits Insurance shares. Tanjong Dock Company.— gion shares fully paid up. There is a good demand for these at (177! (or delivery .a
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    FREIGHT REPORT.
    430 130 Freight homewards remain steady. In Coasting, only one charter to report, and at the moment there 11 1. > particular enquiry, ForLokdom I'm Carnal, the B thwtll Castle clears 10-da) taking tiambicr and Pearl Sago at 1 1 \K-.i»t IS- l.oose Cubes 30 Hides 40 and Gutta Perchaal
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    METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
    72 130 *-^«w g i -5, Uj in.y u ,.j j l'"!.\\ --'li S S JO ll !1 liJ!il y'l^i'- *tnvutdm»x n*n J c 7 ?t[" i 1 1"' 1 1 1 1 i|s '«™»-iv s i r^ ss? it -•■'IV i.. a n ms x g g J r,i
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      228 130 iHnifittsrinrius. Illi: HONGKONG FIRE INSI'RANi F OMPANV, LIMITED. I lv' nude r»igned are the authorised .Agents for the above Company al tliU port, and they are prepared to issue polh ies agamsl tin- on first dass risks only. For particulars, apply to \V. K. SCOTT k Co as Agents. I
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      327 131 aubfrtisfinrnt». p EN INSI-|..\R ANN ORIENTAL STEAM SAVIGATION t OMPANY. Ointi 1 iJI)-crOuay, w\s Si I larbour. mail I -y] lISKS ir 8 1- -i 1,,, Monday -■'"'> October (XI »rd .\..vc,,il.c- lith Novc 7» h i~t December ,ih December 1 'sth ah I l :l1 PASSAGE. Marseilles and thence
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      412 131 nuurnisfinrnts. TANJONG KATONG HOTEL 'IN lIS Hotel is now open to receive boarders. Great care 1 has been bestowed on the building of the premises whii h will be found on Inspection to be airy and commo<i;..ii Being situated on the *ea-beach, it commaads an extensive riew of the Harbour,
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      340 131 iHiDrrttsfmrnts. SINGAPORE AND STRAITS DIRECTORY, 1885. I .km~ or individuals whose names win- omitted, inadvertently or otherwise From the Directory for the current year, and who desire their names to appear jn the forthi ..iiuuu; 1 dilion, will oblige by communicating with the Publishers. 10, Battery Road, Singapore. Singapore, loth
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      425 132 Urbrrttsrmntts. QUEENSLAND ROYAL MAIL LINK. Tin. st, amen of the Companj und 1 nmtraci with the Queensland lim-ernmeni arc expected to leave H.itaua on the undernoted date Ol |U \l(|)s. I'or Tluirsday Island, Coofctown, rownsville, Ho wen, Mackay, Rockhampton and Brisbane. ISB4. INS). Match 21st September 5111 April istli October
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      772 132 Jijtofrttsfmcnts. 1 111- II VSSI Rl \l I AM) x I'l AN I IXCi OMI'A.W I I M I I ID. apital S imi Shan ol Sy v 1 )i which 250 shan ;ir< dlo the Public. S 50 per Share Payabli 1 n Application. ***** Payali on All s
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      412 132 illiljrrtisrmnus. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Slab l 1.MX,,--ABAMBmiOX. MlXEt.iw N NIIN Oumtes AxtHWES. 1'vn;.,,,,BELLEROPHOII. KUM M11 Th.lk. UllV III.MUIH-.h->'N. As. iKii'sand Faxtkb, Penangand LangkaJ Hecvba, Singapore and Bangkok. "^.fonjPfnyj Steamers are despatched htHBL v.rpovl and London outwards for Straits and^ Thi! and from Shanghai, homeward,, for 1..,,Xn en H 1 ,,,,,n0da.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    48 133 LE GISLATIVE CO U N CIL. f. I I cc if SE > d "j" 3 S$ s ■< j v 1 zi -J. 2 ~2 tf "5 i i M Tc i'Tc Tc I=-1I t I I B *****111 J as 5 J a 5 s d fid a
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    BOUNDARIES BILL.
    1082 133 it ■r. l U Hit Nil Ililll 1 n <J 1 1 a|3 !|!-h r Ifilv I i..'. 1 5 liiilllf'Hgg 1 1 l-f 1 S"| l' J-J J -i s 1 j^3|"| j-| |i.i |^8 s j'Jij if 1 s3l' 5 1i55l < is|!I l3 iiJlli c
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    19 139 THE following ti« articles hlkA. 7 Gazette to Which w<- have alluded m Another Column From tU,St. James's Gazette.
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    INDIAN DANGERS :- A REVELATION.
    1505 139 INDIAN DANGERS A REVELATION. Th e public does nut know it, became on all the vital concerns of the empire the people, while ire frtWly flattered by their rulers, are carctully I in ignorance but the trUth S th<lt We afe P lie brink ol disastrously troublesome times in India.
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    1305 139 I,. rd Duflorin probably understands by this time thai the term of his vkeroyaltjr in India is likely to be a mo~t anxious one, and lull of trouble. There is not a word of exaggeration in what we wrote a few days a"O on thi. subject. Indeed, there are reasons
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    22 140 It is known that more than one Russian officer committed suicide to rid themselves of the tormenting memory of this dreadful butchery.
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    WHAT DID HE MEAN.
    1059 140 Ycut renders, Mr. Editor, may believe this story or not, as they please lam confident that it will not be contradicted by the committee of the club to which it refers On Monday afternoon, at about two o'clock, a stranger of venerable appearance entered the smok-ing-room
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    348 140 Says a correspondent I spent Sunday even nj in talking with a high Indian official, who expressed to me precisely the view set forth in your leading article. The State of Things in India." I received permit sion, as it happened, to repeat this gentleman's conversation, and even to use
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    35 141 X s 7 o < M < d^ 5 lira g|s a -7 F g x 5 r^ t* t: i; r a c r fc r -i Eo a 1-1 l--a'B ■rs'f-:'£siii-i<<?'/-v In 2
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    NOTICE OF QUESTION.
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    COLONIAL DEFENCES.
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