Straits Times Weekly Issue, 1 May 1884
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Straits Times Weekly Issue
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Title Section27 1884-05-01 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. Xtw Series. Published tor Transmission by Every Homeward .Mail Stbambh. Price 10 Cents VOL XL. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 1. 1884. NO. 3,26027 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement602 1884-05-01 1 Sottas. HOTK B. Subscribers are requested to intimate i as early as possible whether they wish to pay their subscriptions m advance for the ensuing year, and th. ir attention i 1 request- ed to the terms of subscription, which are as follows IjOCAL DkI.IVERY. In Advan Daily Edition I602 words
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Advertisement488 1884-05-01 1 iiotuxs. Job Printing Department. This Department is now cruder the control of an experienced European Suprein- j tendent, and is capable of executing a!- J orders for Rills of Lading, Shipping Orders Business Cards, Rill Headß, Funeral Cards Bill Programmes. Manifests, Permits, And every description of Job Printing. 11 Collyer488 words
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Advertisement595 1884-05-01 1 £>&Ip Companies* LINES IN OPERATION FROM SINGAPORE. To Batavia via Riouw and Muntok and back m cnespr.ndence with the mail steamers of the P A O. 8. N. Coy., every fortnight. M Acheen and Poeloe Bias via Penang, Edi, Telok Skmawe, Samalang vn and Pedir and back, every 28 d;iys.595 words
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Advertisement540 1884-05-01 1 &tram &f)tp Companies Singapore for Riou was soon as possible after the arrival at Riouw of the steamer specified m service No. 11l A. and B. IV. Banka, Palembang. A. From Batavia via Muntok for Palembang and back on the 25th of every month. N. B. There is also one540 words
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Article10 1884-05-01 1 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, 1st MAY, 1884.10 words
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Article57 1884-05-01 1 On th^29th April, at Claymore, the wife of Edmund W. Wells. Superintendent Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, of a Son. On the 29ch April, at BiroJp House Wilkie Road, the w.fe of P. J. Seth, of a son. At Amsterdam, on the 29th April, the wife of Martin57 words
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123 1884-05-01 1 STRAIT TIMES THURSDAY, Ist MAY, 1884. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS, Singapore Ist May, 18S4. Gambier 6.80. Black Pepper.... 16.37*. White Pepper, fair quality. 25.25. Sago Flour, Sar 2.075. Pearl Sago 2.65. Coffee, Bonthyne 14.50. Tapioca, small Flake 3. Tin 26.50. iOa. Mule twist 95. *k lbs. Shirtings 1.524. 7 do do123 words
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Article58 1884-05-01 1 T. P. Dock Shares ($100) $167*, New Harbour Dock ($lOO paid) $105. Straits Insurance Co. ($2O paid) $25. Spore Gas Co. £5 paid $30. par. Singapovt Steamship Co. Ld. par. H'kong A S'ghai Bank Shares 125 o/o prem. Maynard A Co. Ld. par. Freight to London 22/6 Liverpool58 words
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Article774 1884-05-01 1 The last weekly issue of the Straits Times was dated Saturday, the *26th April. The M. M. steamer Djemnah arrived on Sunday the 27th with the London mail of the 2Sth March. The P. O. steamer Verona arrived here this morning with the English mail of774 words
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Article496 1884-05-01 1 A correspondent writes to us as follows, under date 2Sth April, from Kwala Lumpor, Ulu Selangore, and Pahang A slight alarm was caused here a day or two ago by a rumour that an attack was meditated by Pahang men on Ulu Selangore. Fortunately, however, this turned out496 words
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Article221 1884-05-01 1 MjttSsta. W. G. Hale report on Saigon Rice market, 2Gth April. Rice. There has been no material change m our rice market during the fortnight a probable decline has been checked by a steady demand for Europe and a falling off m the supply of grain from the interior; for221 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement326 1884-05-01 1 floated I >l PORT AN T NOT 1 OE. FOR SALE. On account of the Managing Proprietor's i ill health.) i The well known CHVSSFRIAU ESTATE, situated m the district of Bukit Timah. thi* festate has total acreage of 3,108 Tores, 3 roodw. 2 poles, comprised m one cat of326 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous444 1884-05-01 1 Per M. M. steamer Natal, on the 2«th April. For Singapore From Hongkong Messrs. Ronneville, Mettrr K imp, Klyue, Mr. Mrs. Gonrhte and Father G. Gaz. For Naples. *V<ni Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. Kleinwachter. For Marseilles. From Hongkong Mi. and Mrs. Lew^ll, Messrs. 8:h?rzer, Kraul, A^new, Nea 1 C >lonel444 words
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Article761 1884-05-01 2 The defaulting treasurer of the Saigon Municipality, whose account has been found 8hort by about $60,000, has been arrested on board of the transport Sham* rock at Port Said on the 17th instant The German corvette Prinz Adalbert, left the harbour this afternoon for Hongkong and761 words
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Article1359 1884-05-01 2 Klaeb \>i> Olmucb 1 "equine quadrupedal Darwinian Variety Companj, eoniitting of athletes, acrobats, gymnasts, trick ponies, performing dogs and monkeys," will arrive in Singapore some time next week by the 13. 1.8. N. steamer, and will give a series <»f performance* on the circus ground at1,359 words
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Article288 1884-05-01 2 His Excellency the Acting Governor received, on the 20th instant, information regarding the condition of the Nitero unlortunates by means of two letters addressed to Mr. Maxwell by the mate of the crew on the 28th and 31st ultimo respectively, who states that their provisions had288 words
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Article215 1884-05-01 2 From the SaigotDiaisof the 20th and 24th April we take the following items. We may premise that we give the names of persons and places verbatim ad literatim Saiyon,20th April.— The citadelof Phu-Lam-Tao, the last refuse of Lun-Vinh-Htuoc, is now in our hands. Prince HoamCewieo, who had215 words
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Article830 1884-05-01 2 In the Gazette of 25th April appears the following additioual list of awards to the exhibitors m the Straits Settlements Court at the Calcutta International Exhibition of 1884, which we publish for general information:— Singapore. Certificate of Gold Medal, India Rubber and Gutta-percha Straits), Paterson, Simons A Co.,830 words
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Article672 1884-05-01 3 UviTE a crop of literary men has been laid to rest within the last three months. A mail back brought the news of the death of Blanchard Jerrold and Frank Scudamore then "Orion" Home joined the great majority and now two of the most popular litterateurs of the672 words
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Article513 1884-05-01 3 The full list of entries and handicaps for the Lawn Tennis Tournament, to be commenced this afternoon, is as follows. Single Handicap. G. P. Owen.... over 15. E. W. Birch, G. L. Bourthier, > ...over i 15. J. G. Mayne, A. H. Capper, R. Dunman, ...2 bisque*.513 words
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Article171 1884-05-01 3 f For Straits Times.) The Soudan. London, 'l\\th April. —Osmai 'Migna and his followers are encamped Within seven miles of Suakim. H. M. S. Briton and Ranger are m port and prepared for every emergency. The Soudan. London, 21th April. —The British Government has replied to the Khedive's171 words
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Article1724 1884-05-01 3 Telegraphic Sum mary. {Front Ceylon and Indian Papers.) London,2oth Much.—The trading company of thirty adventurers which was being organized by Mr. A. Kennerley to N>w Guinea lias collapsed. It is also doubtful if Mr. Wilfrid Powell will proceed with his intended scientific expedition to Xew Guinea under the sanction of1,724 words
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Article422 1884-05-01 4 A ooou text for demanding that public lands be reserved by law for the people of the Colony is furnished by recent agitation m Tasmania with regard to the (iueeu's Domain m Hobart. This plot of ground is a magnificent reserve of 640 acres, well wooded, bordering422 words
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Article727 1884-05-01 4 Under this beading the A r «?w York Herald describes the San Pablo, a steamer fitted with the newest improvements and which arrived here on the 21st April, from New York ajm^flelt the following day for Shanghai and Japan. This journal describes Abe San Pablo m727 words
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Article1414 1884-05-01 4 prorang JF<m sing the Pooh. -kich Onl of the pop&kf fallacies regafrttor rdLiberal Governments is that £r J iae eat ;al reforms characterise their p tbe r<iiu contradistinction to the iservative administration, whose c enbrml duty is the management of Vv'* the lorei^n policy o£ the1,414 words
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Article1793 1884-05-01 5 The N. C. Daily New* publishes the following 1 translations of the recent Imperial decrees The Degradation of Princ Kuko. I. Autograph Decree signed by the Vermillion Pencil. Th^ country has a t yet recovered from the effects of th** late T'aip'ing Rebellion; the times are1,793 words
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Article172 1884-05-01 5 [From a Correspondent at Peking] Y>n will no doubt have already received uews of the change of Ministry here. Nothing is said by the Chinese about the imminenc iof war but the following Edict, which appears ia the Gazette of tin llth instant, i^ significant Ts'z172 words
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Article1109 1884-05-01 5 Translated from Jaaa new spapers. M. Bran de St. Pol Lias, a French traveller, the author of a work on Perak, h-as lately brought it at Paris, a narrative of travei m Acheen which is thus noticed m the Haarlem Courant as quoted m the Batavia Dagblgd1,109 words
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Article462 1884-05-01 5 From our own Correspondent.) )llision occurred this afternoon in the hmtfbour hew, between the s. s. Qleneaxn wu]k Rajah Brooke, 25"> tons, Captain Ische, which resulted in the sinking of tin i latter vessel in a few minutes. The col tiding vessel was the Qlenearn, Captain Dike, which was462 words
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Article532 1884-05-01 6 Tiij""" f> i in.\" and "Rajah Bbcoke" a anotfiu 00, mfli'* Collision. {From our own Correspondent.) Penang, Monday, 2$th.— The enquiry iutj the collision between the S. Sb Glen-*. emn, and the S. S. Rajah Brooke,' W before the Marine Court of Enquiry heti 8 on Saturday and to-day, was532 words
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Article1667 1884-05-01 6 Thursday. 24th April. Before J. W. Norton Kyshe, Esq, 2nd Magistrate. Jellan was charged with wasting water from B stand pipe m Victoria street, and having pleaded guilty, was fined $2. or m default 6 days' rigorous imprisonment. Oner Mah Keat and nnotber were charged with fighting m1,667 words
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Article2086 1884-05-01 6 Dfl {From our own Correspondent.) r as Paru, 20th March. Si. Hector Favr»lr who, with Lord Lyons, represents Canaan tl in France, has delivered a lecture to pro\ n that the French do not deserve to be co, an unprolillc race, and that, save .i c allegiance, the2,086 words
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Correspondence.
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Article258 1884-05-01 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Dear Sir, —You will, I trust, excuse me remarking that I think it very odd that m such a well-to-do, go-ahead place like Singapore, there is no covered band pavilion, and not even any stands for music. Any one present when258 words
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Article138 1884-05-01 7 A Band and Stand. To the Editor of the Straits Times. My Dear Puniapu, With reference to your correspondence m yesterday's paper, I wish to inform you that I and J my friends will be glad to get out of the i place of concealment into138 words
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Article221 1884-05-01 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It is pleasing to observe from a paragraph m your paper of the 21th April, that Mr. Maxwell, the energetic Inspector General of Police, has seen the necessity of putting a stop to the swelling tide of gambling, and I am221 words
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Article347 1884-05-01 7 Dear Mr. Editor, a correspondent whose name Is Eye of a needle," his knowledge the same, Propounded some questions m writing last I week The answer to which I've been trying to seek, j Though I haven't been able (at present at least), To solve all the heads347 words
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Article165 1884-05-01 7 Quantity in medicine is n> indication of value. Ayer's Sursaparilla is concentrated and powerful r. quires a smaller dose, and is more effective, dose for dose, than any other Sarsapariila. It is the beat of all blood medicines. HoUoicag's Pill*. Dysentery, Diarrh«i and Disordered Bowels These maladies are even present,165 words
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Page 7 Advertisements
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Advertisement147 1884-05-01 7 #otue*. i COAL. We are now in a position to contr I supply steamers passing Labuan wit** U*oaJ either at the Mines, at Muara, or a**. Labuan. *Tbe following vessel are now using M<uara Coal. Borneo, Hong Ann, Banca, aaid Royalist, and several Steam Launches in* North Borneo waters. H.147 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous530 1884-05-01 7 STEAMERS EXPECTED. 1884. Feb. 10 I la Marshall Shields. Mar. 7 Hivfonshin- Hamburg, 9 Albany Penarth. 10 Glenorchj Liverpool. ll Glenogto do 18 N, ink in Newcastle. 19 Frutrra Cardiff. 10 Ingraban Hamburg. 21 nirniania Cardiff. ji Benlarig Antwerp. 25 Victoria Middlenboro. M Caaion Penarth. 2S Ningrhow do 28 Camelot530 words
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Miscellaneous247 1884-05-01 7 Apl. 1 Signal Hamburg. Ben venue Antwerp. Ben\ li do Benalder do Principia London. Deucalion Liverpool. Ulysses do Radnorshire Cardiff. Glenr'ower do Glenartney Glasgow. Celebes do SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED. Aug. 31 Areola Cardiff. Sept. 28 Concezione Cardiff. Oct. 22 Salvator Accani.- Cardiff. Nov. 8 Mentana do £>cc. 3 El Penarth.247 words
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Page 8 Advertisements
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Advertisement540 1884-05-01 8 Arms and Ammunition. Rifles, Fowling Pieces and Revolvers from first class makers. Cartridges, Cartridge Case*, Wads, Shot, Percussion Caps, Gun Oil and all accessories. Pigou and Wilkes Alliance Gur powder. Outfitting fob Gentlemen. Shirts, Collars, Scarves, Socks, Hats, Belts, Braces, Gloves Underclothing, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, Trunks, Bags, Boots and Shoes. A540 words
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Advertisement665 1884-05-01 8 ifttsrrllaiuous. AYER'S CHtfRRY PECTORAL. No other complaints are so insidious in their attack as tbo*e aff.ctin? the throat and lungs: none so trifled with by the maj of sufferers. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting perb%|M from a trifliner or uncons^io'is expomirtt, is often but the beginning iif a fatal665 words
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Advertisement900 1884-05-01 8 ffiorfte* from the swell from the roads and from tha strength of the tides. Th«- business »f the wharf is nnier the charge of an experienced Wharfinger and assistants, *nd there is an ftbundanoe of labour enduring the speedy diseharge and load »t vessels alongside, faei. Hy the aie of900 words
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Page 9 Advertisements
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Advertisement411 1884-05-01 9 f TREASURY oftheTHROAT v tWm «L, c^NGES composed of CHLORATE of POTASH «ia/iy, Monday, 28/A.— 'K rthol 9t s salt) the collision between the S. ST medicament against 1, and the S. S. Rajah Brooke^ r VOICE. QUINSY, APHT*, ANGINA* jre the Marine Court of Enquiry hei> E MOUTH, SCORBUT,411 words
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Advertisement442 1884-05-01 9 MACFARLA I Plum t. f P \rv TK. v Raili:, in<L»r.N, Fountain, V^r-in.] Gates, v H Balconies, Unu.iU, mririla, Handstands, Panels, Clonots, Column*, Stairs, Dast Kins, Windows, Btrad Decorativi; Tbbatmbmt bi Painting A 1) IL1UN J FIRST L k >S AW Inter MATr-'.vvi y Exhibition. [Uastrab r > a. WALTER,442 words
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Advertisement267 1884-05-01 9 This (Jri ll<n behold Mkdk i\_ RANKS A HE LEADHI NECEBSARI L Th. Pills purify the BLOOD, and >>n the LT STOMACH, KIDNETB md P.< -v. and rigour tot r Mi S SPRINGS OF LIFE. They are c nfidently lad as a neverv m all re the constitution. from what267 words
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