Straits Times Weekly Issue, 10 April 1886

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    26 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. Series. Published for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamer. Price 40 Cents WOIj XLII. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 1(>. ia«(>. NO. 3,301
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    DOMESTIC OCCURREXCES. MARRIAGE.
    26 1 DOMESTIC OCCURREXCES. MARRIAGE. the Presbyterian CliurHi on the 7th iurfarit, >>y tlifi Rev. AS MacPhee, A.LBERT to Janet, only rtautrlitcr of John San-' t Farm, Perthshire.
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 10th APRIL 1886. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    63 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 10th APRIL 1886. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. A !ri i LBbt>. Prodi S 6.30. >e do. No. 8.00. 1 7.20. 4.j:, Fontianak 4.00. 18.<>(>. fiago I^lonr, Sar I'.IITj. Sas^o J BoTithino K>.oo. sin i'i Flako 4.4*». do. Ist quality 4.62^. n\-ik<* 4.7">. ill pearl 4-~*. Hb. med. do
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    Exchange.
    30 1 Ou London Bank 4 in s 3/4J-. 1 do 6m s Btiv:i!« credits < do. O. IS-',. jvoiu,'- Banli Prii .Us. ivia Ban -I>)\\. Private 30 d 2«>: .rns G.lo"
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    Shares.
    160 1 L74. •Hour Dock paid 7', (a >-'»7. Hb Insurauco Co lA. >-«»', (<t Sl'o. I^K Gas Co. i*aid. S!><». iai Ban!; LBB \>m. ex div. i I paid, > paid, par. .0 paid. S:H (a ?23 i Co. $20 pd. Dock Co. Ld.^Sopd. >:»:> Freight to IjOndox.. Per Kteamer.
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    SUMMARY OF THH WEEK.
    557 1 The lust weekly Sfniit* Times was dated trday, April 3rd. The homeward mail wm despatched in the P. A O. steamer Clyde mi Monday. The mail fn m home of the 12th March arrived this morning in the M. M. steamer tfai >!. A Babsription list
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    Goremmeni Gazette, 9th April.
    135 1 The Secreta-rj of State has b □p] .1 for tour monthfl tr*>m Hie 4th t, the Leave of absence granted to the Elon'ble I. 8. Bond, Member of the L ilati^ Council of the Straits Settlements. II B. the Governor has been pleased to II I!.
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    Penang Centuary.
    927 1 i ril. A ?r of Coo held 23rd aI.. the Hon'ble C. J. irvm-. <..M.<;., in the chair, wheu the follow busine 1. The minutes of lasi meeting as pn shed were taken a d, L*. Tl l.ot vet received an aen< on I »ration of t <
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      181 1 PASSI^NGERS. and<>. -teamer Chj<h:. on the 'Ah e. From Hongkong: Mrs. ('hildr .-n and nurse, Mi>-, LvaM. M K wai M ion and Lai From Shanghai Mr PrtPM I s-,i-s. Noel Trcttei-. ThurEvans and Klunder, Miss Mary Levitsky. C mi Shanghai Messrs. H. HHl^ike and Ijeen Wan. From SingaMajor and
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1435 3 Hohor the Chief Justice returned Qg from Malacca by the Sea Bell p. Mr. R. W. Braddell was also a passenger I>\ the Sea Belle. The vacant In.t clerkship in the Colonial Treasury has 1., n filled up by the appointment of Mr. H. B. Leicester, chief
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    2556 3 SOUS months a^o (says the X.-C.'D. New*) we mentioned thai the wreck of a vessel had been seen oil the Loo Choo [slands. This wreck is now supposed .to be thai of the British sliij) Herald, which sailed from Philadelphia last year for Hiogoand passed New Aujeron the 3oth Auurust,
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    636 3 Tin: following telegrams appear in the last Ceyloti Observer just to band: Constantinople, 25th March. A Turkish forced loan of £300,000 is announced. London, 26th Mar,-!,. The Chancellor of the Exchequer in the absence of Mr. Gladstone, wh<> is suffering from a severe chill, said the Government would make a
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    248 4 We publish an extract from profi Sir Win. Thomson's address <»n the occasion of the opening of the laboratories of University College, Bangor, in the hope that thf remarks of so high an authority may serve as a useful guide to the pupils and lecturers «»t" this centre <>t" the
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    The "Breconshire."
    1286 4 Thk Daily Press of the 29th March states: The British gunboat Zephyr retained to Hongkong yesterday morning from the wreck of the steam< B whither she had been despatched to proted the vessel from native Looters. >n arrivingatthe WTute Rocks, it was found the Swatow coolies hadlefi the
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    Mr. W. E. Forster.
    716 5 >ph announces to-dav the Vlr. \V. K. Forster, M. P.. formercretary for Ireland. Mr. Forsie the most al-le and upright Liberal party, and his death i ire is a <_»r< at niisforcountrv. We take the follow»f his distinguished career from i md other sources Hon. William
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    Draft Minutes of the Lagislative Council.
    311 5 Tuesday, 6th A.pb ii., 1886. PICKSKVI Hi- Kmtllciicv the Qorernor. (Sir Frederick A. WeW, G.C.M.4 I Hon. th< ■'■■> Troqpi (Colonel T. K Ryan, K.A.) the Actg. Col. Treasurer (EL E. Lsemoager.) Auditor-General (H. Trotter.) tbe Colonial Engineer (Major H. K. M< Callum, 11.
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    The s. s. "Golden Fleece."
    708 5 The s. s. Golden Fleece." The following Narrative and Finding of te < Jourt of Enquiry into th«> total of the British Ship Golden Fleece, ;uv published in the Qopernmeni QaaetU of •2nd inst \i:kativi:. From the evidence before the Court, it appears that the ship lefi Glasgow on the
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    283 5 For Straits 7 8 B H VIA. Constantinople, 9rd April, A New Ministry has been formed bj M. Etistics. Tun (Tniysiwiti Boat K'v London, 3rd April. < Cambridge wod 1»\ quarter <>r a Length after a severe struggle. ToN^I IN. /W/.s •'>/// .I///-//. -The French have occupied Lao
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    EDITORIALS.
    573 5 The first installation of th< in Singapore. (S. T. April 3.) Some time ago we ommq^^H introduction of the electric light f tical purposes into Singapo {•risiiiLT townsman Mr. K. J. since then we have from tin noted tin- progress Mr. Wells 1 liis efforts to place advant; mode
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    A Coalition Ministry.
    795 5 I h will of his Irish poli lant. As English people very where, are extremely to know the course of events in i liink that Renter might us with the news of this i and the reason of it. Every nioruiation regarding the move;he political lenders at
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    The Eastern Crisis.
    451 6 (S. T. April 6.) Thf prospects of a peaceful solution of the Kastern question seem to be lessening every day. Greece, which is evidently merely the pu»)pet of Russia, is shewing more plainly day by day that she means mischief. The vote of 25 millions of drachmas
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    The Late Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P.
    654 6 (8. T. April 7.) The news received to-day by telegram of the death of Mr. I will be f<-lt hv Englishmen <»t' all shades of political opinion as a great national calamity. We give elsewhere a sketch of his career from tli.' ordinary
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    Public Gaming and Lotteries.
    530 6 (8 T. April 8.) Tin; Commissioners appointed to enquire into the question of public gaming an<l public lotteries, and us to the best means of dealing with the same, have a difficult task before them. They .have to point out the beii mode of dealing with
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    The Eastorn Crisis.
    312 6 (8. T. Aj The tele, sterdajfl t lit- dav before, announcing thai tion regarding the G ftoumelia li;ul been settl I, ami tha had joiiii.il t lio othei I real a collective ii"! I o the < I ■k I urging the abandonment of its piUw menacing
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    The Municipality.
    1740 7 The following is the monthly Progr< port by the Assistj.nl Municipal Eugir, read at the meet ing of the Connnison the :Ust March, 1884: Municipal Engineer's Office, Singapore, l Jbth March, l s^'' Th< ary to fh> nicipal < 'oinmixsioi 1 have the honour to forward the g
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    Manila News.
    1100 7 (Translated for the Strait* Time*.) By Uurt Mhrioes From Manila, no instractions had jei been received, from the Borne Government authorising the despatch to the Caroline and Pellew islands, of expeditions t<> bring them under Spanish rule, as had recently been decided upon \>\ the Philippine authorities. At
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    Deli News.
    678 7 f 1 r<i< Dni i IS In Til 'lain in tW\v.tn!m«_r, a telegram t.. IMi Atn.-ricaii tanf n.. v. any i\ mn tariff, the i' tlutv to si Wit i 1 l'j I taint v. M.Mnwliilr j.ul Tira ha> n. at ;ill after it ha.i tl».' Netherlau lav
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    Berlin Letter.
    1626 8 (iranslated from a trench paper.) March ltt 1886, The fuss" made r the slight accident tin- Emperor mei with on Thursday last, a1 the Court Ball, was exaggerated vertigo, famtinss. etc. were mentioned. To put an end to the anxious uncertainty of the pul >li*-. the Moniteur de
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    Curious Operations.
    4013 8 Curiou s Operations. I had hoard that Dr. x> human and 1 WOlllil 11.--wil h ha 1 n Ulin I t lit 1 SUpP' lit' i TIILM'VO illrj born with it. U urr.ih. li ■••«1 durin i t only had I sub app mi! I her mi.' hlinBut, a I
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    The "Mascotees" In Manila.
    1547 10 es A puiar o]>era Company, I raph) the follow- int of Tlic Mascot- os during their recent seabel'ef seems to pervade iina in Hongkong, that The Masmewhat illiberally treated dur.journ in Manila, and. moreover as of the company, both individualrely, arc being positively worri- full and
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    The New Fork Life Insurance Company.
    424 10 i A'- Uonimercial Bulletin.) This popular New York institution makes ;i forty-first annual n port which cannot fail t»» gratifj and satisfv its policyholders and lVicinls. who are numbered bj the bund rod thousand here ;in<l throughout th«- United States and in other countries.
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    Extraordinary conduct of Spanish Officials.
    664 10 thi borne papers contain the following account of the arbitrary expulsion of an English missionary from Fernando Po, an island on the west coast of Africa in poslion of the Spaniards. We presume the matter will be made the subject <>f diplomatic communication The Kcw
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    VARIETIES.
    778 10 VA RIE TIE S. Becgar Woman Ple:i peuny to keep me k from starving Can't Btop in a great hurry I've 9* make si speech at the Society for the R« lief of the Dcstitnl A very polite gentleman meeting a boy in tin 1 sire t. said My dear
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      The s.s. "Breconshire."
      561 10 Sir, I would lik.' to convrt a i-rrors with n-,ml In tl strainer Breo shire which a|.).<an -.1 in your I ;<• <•«•}. ir.l from tin- The firsi mishap which oc< un imcr was on ln*r maiden v< <nt«Tiu-- \\>v\ Said, u h.-n >^^| with the lighthouse,
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      Mr. W. T. Stead.
      317 11 XTourrfM M r. W. of the I I be ;il' d in man." he by the pir for the main d by e\ mother bso a qualiti< ion of Stead his \w ,nd the in the world, shows that tl t rain v T. S Btaff
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      183 11 ARRIVALS. PTAIN i Vpril ljH 171 Ban wart r 1 12."> Yom Co cutta ruy !i*> K-tii: inila tirtr 92J Beri Pen 1517 St. Croix Hoi i] 1 \V. R 7 S| .'.niel str. 240 Cockburn Lan «S I ■k Kiau str. Swalow 1 Bun Hind Co. str. I'." i
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      365 11 CLEARANCES. PI Vf> Kl. I 'AI'TAIX '■> Comorio Pch. Poi 3 Bdassalia rsen Louisa 111 I lie Mai 1 j "> Catteri I ll«.ii 3 Sindoro l>ut. J top \\< Opliir PalemV) :t Btr. <1- Uon rtr. •i M. Mt'Ulllll. i. ■my I'u!' H 3 Woo J At! 4 n
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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