Straits Times Weekly Issue, 12 July 1883

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  • 28 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. New Series. Published for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamer. [Price 40 Cints VO.L XXX IX. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1883. NO. 3,218
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 624 1 NOTICE. From and after the Ist January 1883, the following changes will be made m the publication of the Straits Times. The subscription to the Daily issue will be considerably reduced. The Weekly issue will be published m time for transmission with the homeward mails, and will be of the
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    • 498 1 Such communications will always be thankfully received and promptly attended to We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. We cannot undertake to give reasons for the rejection of communications that are addressed to us. THE LONDON A SINGAPORE ANTFOULING PAINT COMPANY, LIMITED. (DENNYS' PATENTS). Incorporated under the Companies' Arte 1£62
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    • 597 1 iHtecellaneous. DR. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE. The Original and only Genuine. Advice to Invalids. If you wish to obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, free from headache, relief from pain aud anguish, to calm and assuage the weary achings of protracted disease, invigorate the nervous media, and regulate the circulating systems of
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    • 506 1 iWisrdlaiuou** NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS sre confidently recommended as a simple bn certain REMEDY for INDIGESTION NORTON'S CAMOMILE PLILS are with justice called the Natural Strength*ner of the Human Stomach." Act a; a powerful tonic and gentle aperients are mild m their operation and safs under any circumstances. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 563 2 H|~~ L BEWARE OF IMITATIONS IA and I ERRINS' The Original and nuine. XXTO'I ESTERSiUI.'I. OAiVK fcr the autograph signat ure of Lea and Perrins on a red label. Sold whole, sale by the 1 prietor, Worcesi and Be and Blackwell, London T EA and FEI INK' O oilmen throughout
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    • 651 2 THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. J h Limiled Liability und the Companies Acts 1^62 to 1880, \\ereby the //ability of Shareholders is lim 'Jed to the amount of their Sha, BRIDGED PROSPECTUS. scribed Capital— £l,ooo,ooo Ster. ling. Equivalent, at Exchange Five Shillings per Tael, of Ta >OO Sh had Currency.
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    • 615 2 iHotirrs. m accordance with the Deed of Settlement thereof, will be available for allotment by the Directors of tbe "North.China Insurance Company, Limited." Applications for Bhares from firms or individuals desirous of obtaining an interest m the Company wheth- /alders m the v N< I B nt.( Ml n A
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    • 585 2 the cure of Debility, Nervoui i aiSH Diseases, Dyspepsia an 1 Liver Com3^_H m all their various forms. The Pr and Certainty of its action is^JSj 8 when the fire of life 8< m tbe system, and the mind ev-np_r} l ßßs_i with the body, the man i, > vdueeYal^M
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES. WEEKLY ISSUE.
    • 10 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. WEEKLY ISSUE. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, 12th JULY, 1883
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    • Domestic Occurrences.
      • 38 1 AT BuAit Tim th i. nd, on Saturday, the 7th July, the wifeoi N. A. K UN, of a son ON _'h instant, at 9 Ash'on Ten Glas^ w. th- wife of Ja*.:es adhell, Bourabaya. of a
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      • 31 1 WilkinBo On is* .hin., Reginald Spe.n i-.K, uoge-it child of the hue p tain J. <}. VVILKINS >:.. of St. M vry's 11 v pita!, a.*-* 1 1 year- 3 and£9 months.
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    • 179 1 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 12th JULY, 1883. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS, Singapore, 12th July. 1883. Gambier 3 6 85. H'-*ck Pepper \s.*so. Www White Pepper, fair quality. "it. Sago Flour, Sar 2.8 Pearl Sag 3. 17_. Offee, Billy picked 11 83. Tapioca, small Flake 3. Tin 30. tOs. Mule twist 95 *<i
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    • 871 1 The Legislative Council met on Friday last, the 6th instant, when there w ag a full attendance of the unofficial Members, the Hon'bles J. M. B. Vermont, representing the planting inter- est, and Thos. Scott Thomson, tlie newly appointed additional unofficial member, taking the oaths and
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    • 1314 1 The special correspondent of the China Mail writes from Haiphong under date 30th June as follows From Hanoi no news of any consequence has arrived for some time. The Ruru-maru, whose departure up river I mentioned m my last, carried up 70 bullocks m addition to
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    • Page 1 Miscellaneous
      • 271 1 |)aeoenger& PerM. M. steamer Anadyr, on the 4th inst. For Singapore From Yokohama Hon. Mr. Mrs. Gulland. From Siigon Mrs. WiU'»n, Mr. and Mrs. Edel, and Mr. Fu-tier. Fr nn Hongkong Mr. a d Mrs. Agrati. For Suez From Yokohama Messrs. Simeon Mv and Arsene Trassara. For Marseilles. From Shanghai
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    • 2422 2 The total return of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, 6th July, 1883, was 552. The Municipal Commissioners have been lately inquiring very carefully into tbe conduct of their Inspectors of Nuisances, and we hear that one of them, who
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    • 1378 2 The following is the result of lav's match played on the 17th J between an Eleven of the m Cricket Club and fourteen boy 8 f B of Malacca.) The Eleven had fc J tain, Dr. Palls, Colonial Sergeoa Mr. Goldham played on the flu School boys' side
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    • 2268 3 The news from China by the P. O. mail steamer Verona to-day is on the whole peaceful. The North China lb M (Shanghai) of the 29th June states that it is generally believed, m spite of contradiction from high quarters, that China has virtually decided not to
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    • 765 3 Mr. li. 13. Lewis' Mastodon Star Minstrels gave a new programme on Monday night m the Town Hall, when their entertainment was under the patronage of the Cricket Club. There was a large attendance, and the performance was an especially good one, probably the best this large
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    • 692 4 Most of our readers, we imagine, will take an interest m the result of Allagappa Chitty's appeal m his case against Tunku Allum, and we therefore give the report m full. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. (Present: Lord Watson. Sir Barnes PeaODCfr, Sir
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    • 176 4 (For Straits Times.) Cholera at Damietta. London, i>th Jul//. Mortality increasing Indian troopships ordered to go by Cape Colony. London, ;")/h July. Sir William Gull has expressed an opinion that the Cholera not being epedimic will soou subside. New Guinea. London, 6th July. Great dissatisfaction is felt m
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    • 381 4 (From Ceylon and Indian papers.) Constantinople, Is/// June. Hundreds of Armenian families have been evicted by the Turks from the Pashalic of Marasb, a fertile tract of country m Asiatic Turkey. Paris, .)th June. In consequent the rejection of the French ultimatum by the Malagasy Government, the French
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    • 2345 4 H. E. Sir Frederick Weld's Annual Address. His Excellency has done well to revive the old custom, which has fallen into more or less desuetude since Sir Harry Ord's time, of delivering an Annual Address, reviewing the general position of affairs, the progress that has been
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    • 948 5 Malay Cam pongs and Fires. Kampong Kapoh has within the last few years been prolific m fires, and the Municipal Commissioners have wisely determined, m the rebuilding of all houses burnt, palled down, or to be pullt d down, to permit no more of the highly inflammable attap constructions to
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    • 956 5 The Home Government and the Australians regarding New Guinea. Australians regarding New Guinea As Reuter has informed us, the Australians are grievously disappointed at the decision of tbe Home Government, as announced by Mr. Gladstone, not to recognise or confirm the annexation of New Guinea. The announcement seems to have
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    • 1895 5 Recurring to the very interesting Council papers on this subject, and viewing them m the light m which most of the Officers referred to have dealt with them, as affecting the Malay populations of Malacca, Province \Vcllesley, and the .Native States of Perak and Selangor, there
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    • 528 6 Apropos of the proposed introduction to, or rather recognition and extension of, the Penghulu system m the Straits, we have been favoured by a correspondent, who writes from practical experience aud knowledge, with the following notes m regard to the working of the system m
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    • 1079 6 "is^n j i88i lam tm m StroToooare StmiTounatr* ntm ToaaaaH O. Britain .1592 3,4 1 6.431 2251 4,792. 1 1 7 2585 5,796,M« France 102 271..S9* 1(>9 2X9,124 165 406.84M Germanj S8 5 ',551 45i 5o.M5 109 174.7«<M Holland 70 I74.4R5 71 187.910 103 254*21 Austria ft)
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    • 1013 7 With the arrival of the mail steamer Anadyr, we had fully expected to have received the latest news from Tonquin, but though the papers we have received come down to the 30th June, they do not coutain a scrap of news later than what we have already published
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    • 2416 7 By Velasquez. It is only after taking up the newspaper, day after day, and finding that your usual critics have omitted this time to give us any criticism of the Art Club Exhibition on Monday last, to pile on the accustomed blame and dole out the
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    • 5263 8 A meeting of the Legislative Council was belli m the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon, His Excellency the Governor Sir Frederick A. Weld, k.c.m.o. presiding and there being also present His Honor the Chief Justice. The Hon. the Officer Comd'g 11. M. Troops. Acting Colonial Secretary. the
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    • 1588 9 M an ila News. (Translated from Manila newspapers J By last advices from Manila, tbe Governor General of the Philippines had fully recovered from his recent illness. Steam launch. The Jorge Juan, now a British steamer, m her last voyage from China, brought hither for Senor E. Barretto a handsome
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    • 1787 10 (Translated from Dutch newspapers.) In the recently published report of the Java Bank for the financial year 1882-b3 as quoted m the Batavia Dagblad of the Ist June, the following reference is made to forgery at Singapore: In the newspapers mention was lately made of the detection
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    • 1652 10 (From our own Correspondent.) Parie, 9th June. France disdatmssl intention to annex China, and sin_S.il Marquis Tseng has spoken, with a Mostness learned m the school of that oatssk barbarian Bismark, she commences to M even Annam cannot be Tunisioed, TV marquis claims for his emperor the sons
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    • 4571 11 Minutes of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners on Friday, the 22nd June, 1883. (b m m ission ers Presen t Hon. Capt. McCallum, h.e. President. Edwin Koek, Esq. Sved Mahomed Al Sagotf, Esq. R. W. Maxwell, Esq. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed: Read
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    • 1994 12 We take the following items from the correspondence of the Hongkong Daily Press under date Bangkok 19th June. A Distinguished Guest.— Hia Highness Johan Albrecht, son of the late and brother of the present Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, who has been the guest of the Siamese Government
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    • 938 13 The following letter from a Batavia correspondent to the Port Douglas TIMBS, Queensland shows that the supply of frozen meat from Australia to Singapore is an event of the near future In March, 188*2, from infornation received, as the police say, Messrs. Bingle and Co. and
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    • 1688 13 A correspondent of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News under date Ist March, and under the norn de plume of Timothy Pipeclay, fjives the following account of the Hairy People of Burmah. Prominence has lately been given to a hairy race of people
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    • 718 13 Friday, 6th July, 1883. Present: His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief Justice. The Hon. the Officer Comd'g. the Troops. the Acting Colonial Seer the Acting Attorney-General. the Colonial Treasurer. the Acting Auditor-General. the Acting Colonial Engineer. the Commissioner of Lands. J. Graham. G. M. Sandilands. W.
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    • 1121 14 Before H. A. O'Brien, Esq., Actg. Magistrate. Wednesday, 4th July, 1883. THE CHAEGEB AGAINBT Me. W. REECE. The c«_se was proceeded with to-day m which Mr. W. Re^ce ia charged with criminal breach of truBt and cheating. The proaecutiott waa conducted by Mr. C. K. E. Woods, the
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    • 328 14 Her Majesty has been pleased to allow and confirm the Ordinance No. 11l of 1883, entitled <4 An Ordinance to amend the Labour Contracts Ordinance, 1882." Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Hugh Low, Esq., British Resident, Perak, to be a Knight
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    • 230 14 With regard to the paragraph taken by us from the Penang Times of 23rd May, and that appearing m our weekly summary of 7th June, relative to the Acheen contractors aud their several steamers, we are enabled to make the following statement The said steamers, namely the
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    • Correspondence.
      • 215 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is a pity that the M. L. C. affixes do not fall on some old residents like Dr. Robertson or Mr. J. D. Vaughan. Dr. Robertson bas grown gray m the Set* tlement, and from large practise
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      • 79 14 To the Editor of the Straits Ti*m& Dear Sir, It seems to me that tki] Municipal Staff who attend to the ing of our Streets require to be continuii. ly reminded of their duties. Lan un every one of your readers will bear me out 1
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      • 441 14 To the Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir,— Evidntly, "Velasquez" thinb 44 no small beer of himself, by the wayfl has cut up the last exhibiton of the ifl Club. Has he been studying Ruikin, or joined issue with 4< Growler," or hu Ust advocate
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      • 155 14 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir,— The Dhoby Green Garden J not improved a jot or a tittle, and I m make this suggestion, as you spend t sands for the Botanical Gardens, J three-fourths of those who contribta ths overflowing treasury do not tfljoy*
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      • 138 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Sunday last was not a dog-killing day, but the Inspector General's savages were seen killing the poor innocents who were let loose to enjoy a quiet Sabbath. Can we bring a mammoth action against the General for his over zealousness in
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      • 267 15 Jo the Editor of the Straits Times. SIR,— I think that the friends of the Sailors Bert will be glad to hear from a rnan-ot-war's man what the Blue Jackets think of the place. Well I can only tell you that we were glad to be here
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    • Page 15 Miscellaneous
      • 916 15 ARRIVALS. VeBBel's Name, j and Captain. From, j Sailed Consionees. ir X Fl rt w«r iR C > g b T*.l l T*\ Olomho June 18 Fr ench Conaul. 1 p/a™ Brit. str. 225 Roberts Pa 'bang June 30 S S. Guan A Co. 2? J£ Cnuk Sourabaya June 27
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      • 1161 15 CLEARANCES. Datb. Vssssl's Nam«. j Flao A Rio. Caftain. Dbstikatiow. i I J? a Flowe T r Brit. str. Roberta Muntok A Palembang G. G van Lansberge Dut. str. Aeckerlin Batavia 3 Kow Sbmg Brit Btr McClure H'kong A Shanghai J„l- J S lea li We Brit Btr Burni P
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    • Page 16 Advertisements
      • 800 16 TfTB TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COM PANY LIMITED. The works of the Company are situated -t Tanj< f Pagar, within one mile of the r^wno^ Singapore, and comprise thp foi- 1 .w'nsr ftBt_.bl.pbm.entß. vi/ WHARF. AfToHing berthage for twenty HLsels atone time with sufficient water jjhnjrsHe for vessels of the heaviest
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      • 607 16 Sort. or Warehouse rent, fire insurance, and any athcr expenses and charges, and for a general balance of account due to the Company. Further information, particulars and Rites of charges, can be obtained at the Company's Office, No. 4 Collyer Quay, or at the works. JOHN HLAIR Manage zfftmtllmtouz. DINNEFORD'S
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      • 771 16 iHfscrllanrous. Preparations withLiebict's Name. Itmay be remembered that some time sin<v a controversy was raging m the medical Journals as to the original inventor of a certain Obstetric Bag, wherein two eminent gyn. *s disputed the right of priority t in improvements; others joined m the fray and this wordy
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      • 667 16 jHterenaneous. the only Reliable Remedy for Nervousness, b a Debility. Laaaituoe, Lose of Power, Dep Female Complaints, Pimples, l v v, Prematare Decline, Dr. BRIGHT S PHOSPHODYNE it the Best Known Remedy foi Indigestion. Liver Complants, and all Functional Derangements of either sex. Dr. BRP PHODYNE.— The beneficial etl I
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    • Page 17 Advertisements
      • 415 17 TREASURY oftheTHROAT GICQUEL'S LOZENGES composed of CHLORATE of POTASH (B ertholet's s et 1 1) ARE THE BEST MEDICAMENT AGAINST SORE THROAT, EXTINCTION OF THE VOICE, QUINSY, APHT>E, ANGINA* CROUP, GANGRENE OF THE MOUTH, SCORBUT, ETC. They are Indisoensabie to all persons who are obliged to speak frequently. mmm MO_D__J
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      • 694 17 QUINA-LAROCHE Ferrugineux SYRUP In suite of the ever Increasing success of the larocbe Bark (QUINA-lAROCHE), which has heen honored with a prize of 16,600 francs, a Gold Medal, etc., there are many cases m which the Sensibility and Irritation of the mucous membrane- may cause a preference to be shown
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      • 298 17 This (ii.i ai ll.m-skhold "fl RANKS AMOXCST THE NK'KSSAKIKS op Lift. These famous Pills purify the BLOOD eerfully, yet soothingly LIVER, STOMACH. X md R< >WELS, giving .-ne, energy,^ to th.-s,. r a t MAIN SPRINGS rhey ar.- confidently ree,, m mended aeti tailing remedy m all cases whew the*
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