Straits Times Weekly Issue, 4 May 1887

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    34 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. W bKIMK^ Published rou Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Stbameb. [Pkick 40 i VOL XL 1. 1 1. SI X( j V PORK, WEDNKSDAY, MAY k 1»»7. NO. 117
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    DR. J, COLLIB BROWNE'S CHLORODTNE
    105 1 THE ENAL AM> ON !,V M] \i; i Invali you wish to obtain q Ui, imiir sleep, free from headache, in pain and anguish, to calm and as- nc-irv dung's of protracted disease, b the ii' tedia, and regulate the •ins of the body, you
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS.
      29 1 1-Jtl. April, ni Bangkok I, the wife of W. Bi •i. Indinn and Sydney paper* >.\. At Park Villa, institution Hill, Sin?*nora, on t!i th April, m i I
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      MARRIAGES.
      26 1 Irews C the -27th April, LBS7, by th V dra. assi nd Wonnacott, .1 i'. .1. of fehe Mi Ln of tli" L Heinent Joaq
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    354 1 Ti. -ward mail was despatched on \\>' v tl< ultimo per P. 0. steamer Cathay, and tb<* pivb.ui mail is taken on j.« M. M. steamer Yatuj Ts*\ There has beeu no mail from Europe sine*' our last issue, but the If M. steamer Anadyr ii
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    Government Gazette, 29th April.
    42 1 Under rastri}ctioDfUfe>ntain< War. rant under 11 uSii^n Manual and 11. I'.. 'i, < !owrii I. pass L under the I S >;il «i Ihe Si rail mts viil th.» the >u 'oii- iluda. I Under n 1 loli [< >IV.
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  • STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 4th MAY, 1887. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
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    Penang News.
    58 1 \v in c< it iow no in 1 < j s the nee "t' rum t shipti, drifting aim] of the tn. Tli uiv called, and I ma.riu»>r\s char licir whereaboi when it is possible. Sometim is abandoned in a sinking drifts about for months am: < ears,
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      53 1 COCOA. Ka< ilk. Co., l.ovi) IGLAKD. "D^ UAV ''<••. I JJ-* (Jo. are agents tor Missionaries, Chaplains, &c »€v«j part of the world. Goods and Outl ■applied at \Vholesal«> pric* ippina and jfBB8 d. Banking in all its branI* 1 italogi^e po»1 Icea.-— 7' 1 Victoria Street. London 29th Nov
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      32 1 P' L. i{srs. From n, Mrs. I 'a: son, ildrrii. Commodore Blorant, iv.X.. Moranl and :> children, BJ Butcher and 1- children. Mr. E. \V. K. L". N.. i i ate John Satterly.
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    1674 2 sitors to thi L'aftj,.. id Museum during the week 29th April, was M-5. coming an ordinary occurrence for tigers to fall before the rifle of a lady. Tl' day Mrs. Triuinell, a lady well known in the Central Provinces, shot a fin as about So in il.-s
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    Sir John Pope Hennessy.
    504 2 I hi; Hongkong Telegraph static i>riidvicee from Mauritiiih w learn thai < i<>vernor Hennensy lef i the island for England on March Llth, in aecoi vrith instructions received Prom her Majesty's Government. When the Bnglieh mail Left London on tlir LBth ulto. ii was understood in
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    Marriage of Miss Studer with the Hon'ble J. P. joaquim.
    162 2 Marriage of Miss Studer with the Hon'ble J. P. joaquim. for I the aud dith I the Ret I v.l 111 on nacott, th<' 1 l>\ Mr. Hiviiiiy to til" brat ion. At the bride Mii'l i 'li the mimn 1 1 <>v t t A Hi' in.' w lwrftlllM
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    H.M.S. "Orion."
    511 3 k 11.M.5. present stationed in our itain, —Thomas Harvey Royse. nmaudor, —Randolph P.O. Foote. llenants, —Heury L. F. Royle. Georw Warrender, George S. Shuckburgh, William Jam.-. Kavigatinir Lieutenant, —Edwin W. HilJjieuteuant il .M.L.1., Ernest F. David. /Staff Surgeon, Thomas D. Giuilette, abgonton h'.iv'" in England. Staff Paymaster,—Frederic R.
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    A Trip To New Guinea.
    1784 3 Bru rch. On 2nd „,,'ler the ul Captain i. the wellniowr. ;,e\v (m.. laden with what hr of New (Jiiiii i prwi,; ■if arrive u ini'oim^ lKjI gathi itain Strachan and ie of more than P*inar\ severe loss i m Vv lia, it was decided
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    Naval Intelligence.
    370 3 The British ironclad t'rigai Audacious, _-!n|> of STice-Admira] Veaey Hamilton, and the gun-vessel 6 I der Bromley, arrived at Hongkong on lit M 1 1 instant lruu Singapore. The British i? un terlin leit Honi/kong «>n tii" ii<tih instant for a cruis< aptain Maxwell, U.\.. ai n Hongkong
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    Proposed Russian Colony in New Guinea.
    293 3 M. do Miklouho-Maelay has 1..-.«m giving a series of public lectures a1 St. Petersburg in the < Juildhall mi hi- nees and studies among the natives of the Now Guinea coast, where he claims a sort of sovereignty <>n behalf of the Russian Government.
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    The strait Settlements and the Colonial Conference
    161 3 The strait Settlements and the Colonial Conference in ill Ho is Mi imunns on ;i itli Mj *ch, Mr. De Lisle asked whether .-ti plies have i» 'i'h r ived fnun or A.(lininistral my official invitation [to t;ik»' i' t in lii Jolwnial Conl'ereno s I ,!>le M mday and
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    New Guinea.
    320 3 Mr. .John Don >r1 for lSB6\ particn] ic work iloni' in connection with the ministration of the te death of Sir IVi. He says thai tin- r.-p >rt*compii< „r. Fort soou after the death of itchley may be accepted as a safe guid tho <> who have to
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    Bangkok.
    432 4 With reference to the dispute about the Consular registration fee, the following Amusing skit lias been seni us for publication. 1 n l i;n:_in w <>u> Drama. (See Shake -pc nre" i of Venire Art 1 Sc* ne Dramatis Perxt ma Antonio si Ilriti-ii -abject. iii custody Shylock. a
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    The Portuguese Bombaniment in Zanzibar.
    740 4 The Portuguese Bombanimen t in Zanzibar. '< the Bombay (in Zanzibar. .-> Marrh. The last mail from the South brought news of the bombardment of Minengeni Nigena it is generally called by the Portuguese The Portuguese have aed this plupi' pi of their territory, but the Sultan of Zanzibar has
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    Mr. Xavier's Porcelain Exhibition.
    635 4 W understand thai Mr. Licinio J. Xar will shortly arrive in Singapore <>>i his way home from China and Siam with a fine collection of old porcelain numbering about 1,000 pieces, tfhich he proposes exhibil here for a few days. Mr. Xuvi. at i>r« Bent in
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    Tonquin News.
    817 4 The Logic of fad has proved too strong for official obst inacy in reel ricting the armament of coasting crafi in Tonquin, plying in waterways infested by pirates. Hitherto no more than six muzzle loaders were allowed <mj board each coaster, for defence against marauders amply Bupplied with
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    Penang News.
    336 4 /'< iht/nj (in:, jiifi, April. NVws has been received here of a K.m fight .it Sala, noar K walla Kaugsa. Inthe Ho f lid Ghee Sins, during which the head man of the former society u r ot badly hurt. The h'ghl oeeured during *tl < Beng or
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    The Recent Death on Board The S. S. "Glenfalloeh"
    878 4 p The follow iii ;m lixjii.'st held «>u the .1. Lidingham, at Peuau^, <»n 21s April LBB7 U uly of the the boa i i to me thai was missing. A throughout the ship bj At about 1 iimiiit' round till
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    Malacca News.
    293 5 y\ with nonime lan MarHid disri ldeife 1.,-ii;. ii,. fccainers for Hpywni at Sin--. i i auiiuai f.-ast of Santa Oru/. will ;>t Malim on Sunday, the Bth P 1111 rhe following Saturday will be Pfroui.i.. „j ;.,u-tuuity for leaving Sin<^a- a> t iine for the rnoi u
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    125 5 The Strait* Times. The 2,000 Guinbab. London, 28th April. 1 Enterprise. 2 Phil. 3 Eglainore. France uio < ii:r:M\Nv. Berlin, 30tk April. The release of the French Commissary of Police lias beeq ordered. The 1,000 Guineas. London, 30th April. 1 Eteve D'or. Poroekuii. Freedom. The Colonial Conference, The
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    843 5 i jlon it ml Rangoon papers.) April. The division will take uiit in the House of Com- 'ii the motion of Sir i>. Samuel for the, rejection of the Crimes Bill, on the ground thai it would incn order in [reland and endanger union. k>rat, Under Secretary of
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    EDITORIALS.
    940 5 The Botanical Gardens "m lBBGt (S. T. April 28.) Th >rt of the Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens for last year, shows tli.it a table amount work has 1» d dune during thai period l>\ the department under his charge. Th« pro- lms iiid.-.-l been considerable under the circumstances,
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    Police Administration in 1886. IV.
    1080 6 Police Administration in 1886. IV. (N. T. April 29.) The Inspector General hopes much from starting a school for the training oi boys the police service, but admits that no abiding improvement is possible uutil constables draw higher pay than the run ot outdoor servants do< s. lie uckuowled D
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    Selangor in 1886. I
    1529 6 Selangor in 1886. I {8. T. April 30.) Thi Annual Report on the State of Selangor for LBB6, gives gratifying evidence of marked progress achieved therein turnin- its manifold resources to useful account, under the Administration of the Acting Assistant Resident. The Revenue for the year totalled 9689,401, an excess
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    Singapore Races, Spring Meeting, 1887.
    3853 7 I rist Day, Tuesd i i April. The opening day of the Englishman's bional Bpoii in whatever clime he ma} 1 be was favoured yesterday with beautiful ather, although during the afterno tin- skv was overcast ai!<i the thermom fell, Beemingly as if Jupiter Pluvius
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    The Municipality.
    685 8 Mil Mi; i pal < loinmissioners on \\*e«liit-.!.t\ t _!oth 'it Ih IK'i. Me I*. Joaqnim, Dunlop, u.m.g. i. T. i Irane, I I- of i !«.<• I aiitl confirm" II on' l .111--of Lit in I>\ them, t\»r work done in Ili the repairing ot tli. <
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    Netherlands India News.
    823 9 affairs iuivi from bad i, the Achiu •in i-hi«'j ..k. -n the offensive btedlv ventured ■i rry the war K> the liue> licl.l by the an "-<*uHbn. fact points to tin 1 Hwaency of tl,. 'in. ami to •ontideD I lie Aehinese in t to make head
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    Deli News.
    1021 9 i 7 I for tin' Strait* Tim* Police administration in 1 ><*ii seeins i«» stand in need of that, -the better. The Deli Couranl savs that two Europeans in custody m liedan, the i-lii*'*' town (here, cannoi get their cases disposed »>f owing t<» the slowness of Dame
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    Marine Court of Inquiry into the Loss of the S. S. "Bentan."
    11355 9 Marine Court of Inquiry into the Loss of the S. S. "Bentan." The Marine CouH of [uquin appointed to beheld ai the Police Courts, Singapore, b\- 1 Excellency the ioveriior to inquire into the «-ireumstances attending the loss of the Briti steamer Bentuu from having Ik-cm collided with on the
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    Bangkok Letter.
    457 13 id.) Eortnighi I ,;JII. If. li. .ill all. run provin uoder n< ib 1 •n the >iui.i i- iiii inin tin whero than these imp >rts it i that Siam will froi bwom able to eom[)oto with uations around licr :ii.l p rhaps in the not distani future,
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    Gambier.
    1296 13 1 prepa which \\*> plant, 1 mil when the ihe h ighi o unary in in Q, two kinds i' 1 into ihi »iAcida. T!)«' cultivation plani ms to have i1 roduced into I •me f\v;u«ls. a plantation re run on I bis line uf planting enterProm v.jiiit of
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    Mr. Gladstone and the Nationalities of the United Kingdom.
    674 14 Mr. Gladstone and the Nationalities of the United Kingdom. he n-ijllrst of nil cstrrllUMl CoriVSpon■li lh.' followi on above subject addressed bj Bii John to tin I lio supporters of Borne leplaea in ili* forefront of thru- argument H^e»ss 'rfi..:i tint '"we have wit iiin t lie ■.njki--El i Kingdom
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    Burns as a Freemason.
    963 14 S1 irbolton David's d an i i. and this ii to i cordsliiti, trch, r olvited o" i date »i was tnbalm- for loi ohn itei Bro H rn, who )!i«- manner in which, when hoti as he often irns •»t St. James's, the WTiter has
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    VARIETIES.
    314 14 Host Well, niv boy. tlii» is s< mething lil wine, i-n't it < luest !vHccti\e|\ •Y, What ia it An Episcopal clergyman was asked reeontlj if ho thought dancing a sin. "V tided the worthy rector; yrs. a great sin if don't dance well n Judge Are you awaro
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    57 14 •Jl i ask Mr v bfor die w h with uarly in 1 licunl fhe il.j.'.t of I I liould S: would i on< of the most joyful and wa y S M1 which H.-i- (Jnicioi s Majost/'g Jubilee could be marked. Vuurs truly, Oh that
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    Chinese Pride and Vanity.
    131 14 Siu, Man\ a Chinese Merchant who w ail imperfectly Mucate«l mau, a high rou j'ardgeuj.'nt if li- iptnral, texts ffi i hawjh'rov. XVI 18 remarka Me in the story <>f TOan. TV.), who, though the greatest in the world, yet, for his pride, was driven from
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    The Municipality and the Legislative Council.
    259 15 Sir, 1 hope I don't intrude, hut I merely wish to -iy that the nomination of the iJon'hle Mr. Joaquim to the Legislative <'• mcil has no. been received without certain misgivings by the public. j There is do possible objection to the j
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    Chinese Pride and Vanity.
    131 15 Sir, With reference to the Letter of your correspondent A Chinese" which appeared in your issue <>i" the 27th A.pril i on the above Bubject, I may state with J confidence tli.u some Chinese Merchants are nol of Buch a nature as described by linn to
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    The Johore Company, Limited.
    170 15 Dbar Pir, I bave been hoping to in your paper some infoi mation regarding rhe Johore Comppny, 1/niicl."' the prospectus of which was published in the London and China n of the Is! April. There are many questions I should Like to ask, amongst which, you
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    The New Museum and Library.
    149 15 Sik. I have watched with interesi the >low growth of what is to bo eventually Museuiu and Library. When the h \.;is »l«'Vt'lo]M.l. rn.i;: i u> of ;i match box Lo h v bus, T did not protest, though my ideas of proportion I, l>ut
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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      219 15 ARRIVALS. 4 jVj lons, '.ai-tajn. >m. C* Bio. Apl HM. tr. 1870 R Bnt. str. 162 Strati n -\r. 648 Ulderup 27 ißan V- I Soou Brit. col 2J Vi« str. a n str 6<>7 B P-V- Bfr r >ft ni :i L969 W r ildg< 27 Cai I.rit sti
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