Straits Times Weekly Issue, 17 September 1889

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  • 27 1 The Straits Times New Series Pirnrror, kj kj \J Slim *-l» ruK AKANSMISSION BY Fv IT [Pkice 40 Cents VOL XLV. "j*Hi, XUJjiSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1* ift«o asdfds
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  • 18 1 Otf th 7th in.'aat, th 9 wife of T H Sr^ I At Johore on tha icuu
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  • 110 1 TUESDAY, 17th SEPT., 1889. CONTENTS. Market Quotations. Weekly Bummtrv. Renters Teleaagi*. I Local aud GJk k rs I A Medical Cq r Siu^ap )r Secret S.KMeI ittioiv. Olaver^puse^^Hßnecrankie TV Oont.vio«W*« Question. The Prevention of Hydrophobia The Administration of th« Malay Penin 9u la B»turu of Import* and Export/ Telegraphic Summary.
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  • 289 1 Singapore, 17th September, 1889. PaODUC^, G»mbier t ft ->7i do. Cube No. IV. lqin O***, Manila 1 k l jT' do. Pontianak '/"T o^' Nper, Black L 7 XX &«o Flour I°™ Pearl Sa*o... £2. Coffee. Bali ...V."". ™j>ioca,Bmall Flake '.!'.'.'.*.tV.'.'.V 5 174.' 00. do. Ist quality
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  • 235 1 fcj a me eting of the Jelebu Mining and I*r*f! Qom V* a f* »nareholdeni on Saturthe directors gave explanations of the C ompaa 7 affairs stood. i I The Municipality at their fortniehtf meeting ou Wednesday, decided to appoint a committee to report upoa the results
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  • 642 1 (For Straits Times.) The Strike m London. London, 9th September. —The endeavours of the Lord Mayor, the Bishop of London, Cardinal Manning, Sir John Lubbock and others to effect a compromise on behalf of the strikers have failed. Another mass meeting was held m Hyde Park yesterday, when
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  • 521 1 -mis morning, m the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Wood granted the application of Mr. J. G. Davidson to appoint an interim liquidator to the Jfcawau^ Mining Co. and he appointed \he Official Assignee, Mr. F. V. Hornby, to be interim liquidator. The Bill to amend Indian Act
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  • 257 1 w« are informed that the PostmasterUeneralofJohorehasmadeeuquirj.andhas no knowledge of any refusal to grant money orders, except on the first or second day of the month, if, by the intervention of a Sunday or otherwise, the Johore Post Office nas not received advice of the rate ot
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  • 235 1 The Russian whaler Qennady NeveUkay Captain A. Didinioff, arrived from Chris-' tiania yesterday afternoon. She is a very strongly built boat of 42 tons, and roisters 30 horse power. Her highest speed is twelve knots, at which speed she consumes 4 tons of coal. She
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  • 356 2 LOCAL AND GENERAL. MOJiDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER. A Selanoob correspondent writ** j Yap Kwong Sing baa offered $5,000 for Rawan*:, and 5| royalty on the tin raised An absurd price. If duly advertised and sold by .public roup it will not go for less than $40,000 or $50,000. Sted Zjn bin
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  • 643 2 (From our own Correspondent.) A Tiger Story. Sunday Sth Sept. After writing about tigers King rather destructive iv the inland districts, I have now to chronicle rather a bold move of one of these brutes. On last Friday morning, shortly after 2 o'clock, one of them actually visited
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  • 1166 2 An important Chinese prisoner was brought, into Kuching on the 9tn, having been captured on the head of the £ainarahan river. This was Chong Cahng Fook, the leader f f the society which m October I^B4 muidered a Dn*ch Controlenr and six policeuijfc m a fort at Man
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  • 613 2 The Deli Races will be hold on the sth and 7th of next month. The Netherlands India Govern uoeut steamer Indragiri arrived here from Rhio last i veniug to undergo repair at Tanjong Pagar. She is commanded by Capt. Uges. Colonel A. Burton -Browi. R.A., has been
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  • 207 2 ihis morning a Uumainan named fit* Seang, residing at No. 9, Fisher Street, Campong Malacca, was so severely stabbed j and hacked about with a knife by a Chinaman named Lo Ah Chew that no hope* are entertained of his life. It appe&rt that about 9
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  • 250 2 The Secretary of the Bentoog Str&iU Tiu Company writes As Mr. Becker m his report upon the company's p r operty states that gold is found to be p reseat to a remarkable extent m i\w tin sands,' Ac, assays have been made
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  • 142 2 The HuWm Hall arrived here yesterday from Cardiff with 3,300 tons of coal. The Palinuru* was released from quarantine yesterday evening. The case of measles is it St. John's Island. The Kong Beng spoke with the steamer Shelley, of London, m lat. 5° Z7 N. »nd lon. 107°
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  • 381 2 One hundred thousand doll»» wort* of 20 cents, 10 cente, and 5 onto P~£ arrived at the Treasury 7«<*™£ ZjL tion of which will b* tojf^SS Banks. The reintiwkr wiU be the Treasury. A Ike tuppi* w« ree«^ 1 at Penang by last mail. It appear* that
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  • 113 3 This morning, m the Court of Requests, before Messrs. Thornton and O'Sullivan, a Bengalee constable, No. 658, named Bajaskan, was sentenced to 9 months rigorous imprisonment for extorting the gam of 4 cents from Lee A Lee, a ricksha coolie, by putting him m fear of a proseeotioa
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  • 171 3 The Mercury arrived yesterday from Deli with the tobacco hulk, Sarah NichoU mm, iv tow to be repaired here. The hulk belongs to Mansfield Co., and will be replaced by a stores hip from Penang, which the Mercury will tow to the Deli river on her return voyage.
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  • 1299 3 tf EMBERS RWKCT A.N A LLI AKCE WITH FRANCE AND OPEN THEIR ARMS TO GERMANY. A general meeting of the Singapore Denting Society was held last night m the ftsemasons' Hall, Coieman Street, when Mr. A. Knight, the President, occupied the tfcair. There were
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  • 144 3 Ihe following cases have been disposed of Pc Kai Ku, housebreaking 5 years' rigorous imprisonment and 3 years police supervision. Ga Keok Ni, theft 5 years' rigorous imprisonment and 3 years police supervision. Cheah Kirn, theft; 2 years' rigorous imprisonment and 1 year police sup3rvision. Goh Ang Ngo,
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  • 351 3 Alleged attempt to set fire to the ship Annie M. Law." LIHB British ship Annie M. Livo, which •ived from B itivia this morning, had m irous two of her seamen named John Mitchell and James Djyle, and these are accused of attempting to set fire to the vessel while
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  • 3225 3 (From a Singapore Contributor.) At your request I send you a few Java jottings; but your readers must look upou these lines rather as a rough guide to i tourists m West Java than as a detailed i description of the country. To those who i
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  • 445 4 His Excellency's at home yesterday evemug was much enjoyed by his guests. The Sladuntf "istogo to the Zoo. It may still be seen m the grounds of Government House. Thb Opium Farm of Anuam is now m the bauds of the French Government so that the importation
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  • 265 4 Fhe Municipal CoujjjLioners will Dot further contest the a<^fcrought by Mr J. G. Davidson. So iKjhe CourU are concerned, tl, v will Wftt as final tht interlocutory injunction obtained, although they will endeavour to get special Legislative sanction for the payment of the money. The Couimissionei*, who proposed
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  • 556 4 Towards the cud of last month five of the crew of the British steamer Rivendak, lviug m Haiphong roadbtead, ou it'fiwal of dutj, were taken charge of by the police to be imprisoned until the vessel leases that port. The FuMa arrived from Cardiff to-d*J with 1,280 tous
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  • 4788 5 The ordinary fortnightly met ting of the Municipal Commissioners was held iv the Board Room of the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. Colonel Dunlop occupied the chair; there were also present Major Me Calluuo, and Mo&srs. Cutbberteon, Davidson, Sohst, Crane. Tau Jiak Kirn, Tan Beug WaL, and Lim Eng
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  • 205 6 Cochin China returns oue member to the French Chamber of Deputies, and active preparations are going on there for the approaching Parliamentary election on the 22nd of this month. Four candidates i are m the field Messrs. Myre de Vilers, Laurans, Carabelli, and Ternisien. The i first
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  • 621 6 The Surabaya Courant calls atteution to the unsatisfactory situation of affairs m Netherlands New Guinea. The natives there are loft so much to their own devices that they set law and order at naught. They bid defiance to the Dutch authorities, whose hold on them is m
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  • 664 6 After having docked and repaired Tanjong Pagar. H. N. M.'s Captain Arneus, left for Rhio vested The Committee of the Singapore Bow ing Club have decided to challenge th*e Penang Rowing Club to a four-oareii con test to be pulled off at Christmas time At present it
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  • 135 7 At tbeir auction rooms m Raffles Place jejterday afternoon, Messrs. Crane Bros •old by public auction the undermentioned property All that piece of land, with the hou^e thereon, situated at No. 44, Boat Quay, and 37, Circular Road, estimated to contain au area of 2,710 square
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  • 257 7 We are giveu to understand that the Rawaug Mining Company has been, or is being, made bankrupt m the State of SeUngor; and that the Resident there, m exercise of tbe considerable powers of I Native States law, has guaranteed to the Selangcr creditors (m consideration of
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  • 730 7 Alleged attempt to set fire to the ship Annie M. Law." This morniog, before Mr. S. L. Thornion, m the Senior Magistrate's Court, John Mitchell and James Doyle, two seamen belonging to the ship Annie M. Law, were charged with That they did, on or about the 19th August, 1889,
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  • 113 7 ihe ueruii'jzts, from Middles borough, reports that one man was lost overboard off Socotra. Tae Chines- steward of the Sri Sbitang was sentenced to ten days' iinprisoumet by the Miriae lftgtsirtft 'to-diy for leaving the ship without permission' after receiving mess money advauc-ad to him by the officers,
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  • 350 7 (Pinang Gazette.) The R<*v. G. W-itlia^, b.a.. whos9 appoiutment as Acting Colonial Chaplain of Penang hal been approved, m%y be expected to arrive from C*lcu,ta on the 23rd instant. Mr. Watlin? graduated m Theological honours at Selwyn Collesre, Cambridge, and has officiated as assistant chaplain m two charchos
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  • 600 7 The Courrier de Haiphong of the 25th August looks forward hopefully to the coming winter bringing about a change for the better m the situation m Tonquin. The growing crops of rice bear a promising appearance, and there is a prospect of the cultivators benefiting by a
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  • 367 7 The number of visitors to the Rx&L a Library and Museum during the week was We have received the twentieth volume of the Proceedings of the R:>yal Colonial Institute for 1838-9. It contains a good deal of interesting nutter on colonial Sir John Dickson's leave has b^en
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  • 965 7 Allied Attempt to Set Fire to the Ship Annie M. Law." Ihis morning, iv the Third Magistrate's Court before S. L. Thornton, Acting SejSrl M 1^ lstrat<> the vh&r&i against Johu Mitchell and James Doyle, seamen on board the.ship Annie M. Law, for having attempted to set fire to the
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  • 196 8 A reward of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) will be paid to auy persou who I shall give such information as shall lead to the conviction of the ringleader or ringleaders of a conspiracy fu import into the Colony contraband chandu from Amoy and Swatow.. The Court
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  • 1297 8 An official telegram was received on Ist September by the Governor-General of the Philippines from the Miuister for the Colouies bringing word of tariff chauges m the islands. By royal decree bearing that date, tbe import duties m the Philip"! pines have been raised
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  • 545 8 CAPITAL ACCOUNT. 45,000 share* m $5 $225,000. Interest Account. Interest on Current Account 46.41 $225,0445.4* (B.) Jelebu Ledger. Debitoes. Cash Account. C*»h m ./elebn 51,058.01 Plant Account. Manager's house and godown, tools, houses at mines, survey fees of lurid, cost of clearing making roads, etc. 4847.1b' Furniture Account. Furniture
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  • 1833 8 IS. C. C. v. 58th Rkoimknt. Notwithstanding anticipations, this itch was commenced yesterday afternoon. As soon as the rain subsided, the v n f d was BWe Pt ™d rolled, so that it might be m as good a condition as possible. But the results below will tell the
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  • 1105 9 {Bu Tuesiays Mail.) Need it be said that 'the Maybrick sensation was felt m ioodon as much, m a degree, as it was m the provinces. Ido mean to say that any body of London ladies, of any class, m any district, of any rank, of any age,
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  • 326 9 EDITORIALS Med Dogs in Singapore. (Straits Times, Btfimmk§r 9.) The mad dog case m Pekin Street last week, and the death of a Chinaman on Friday from hydrophobia, call attention to the need for further measures to cope with that disease. The unfortunate man referred to died from the effects
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  • 426 9 {Straits Times September 10.) The abolition of the death penalty on Chinese secret society membership was recently decreed by the Perak State Council, and it met with the unanimous approval of the Councillors. The Resident urged that the Government was strong enough to cope with those unlawful
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  • 1133 9 (Straits Times September 11.) The existence of a strong element of sentimental Jacobitisin iv modern English society has been conclusively proved by the success of the Stuart Exhibition receutly held m London. As result of their efforts, the committee find theottelvet with a surplus of £900, of
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  • 1230 10 (Straits limes September 12.) It is a pity that there should be among us meu who fail to recognize the oooditious which necessarily control a Crown Colony. Thus yesterday, at the Municipal Commission, Mr. Jiak Kirn was induced to propose that the Commissioners should make and
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  • 272 10 v^c.ucw. xinw September 12.) Major McCallum has none too so* given notice of a motion calling attention to the peril from hydrophobia for, indeed, the recent cases of this disease have aroused widespread alarm and misgiving. It ig clear enough that the existing legislation m the
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  • 1253 10 (Straits Times September VS.) The uumerous verbal aud written communicatious which reach us regarding the spread of hydrophobia mik 1 it appear that the public.is with us iv the demand Uutt very thorough measures shall be taken to stamp out that disease. The precedent to be
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  • 481 11 {Straits Times September 16.) We. are glad to announce au educational scheme which will teud to open a reputable and fairly profitable calling to the Straits Eurasians. The proposal is to establish m Singapore a medical college where lectures will be given by local practitioners
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  • 963 11 -lh« cuiet point to be made m this review of the Native States is the necessity for consolidating authority and reducing the rtimber of separate establishments (irrespective of their numerical strength), so that the real interests of the States as a whole may be served without
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  • 3654 11 (Written specially for th, &fmUs Times.) lsr Article. Leaving Pekau on the 12th of July m a native boat, accompanied by M*, an officer of the Straits Government, who is at present performing magisterial duties m this newly-acquired State, I proceeded up river to a place
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  • 1359 12 ."jBth Rkgt. vibsi-s S. C. C. The crushing defeat sustained by the team which represented the Club m the above match is to be viewed eiflherait sign of the decay of cricket or as an indication that those members whose duty it was failed to come forward and sa?e
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  • 1240 13 The loss of the ship Baron Blantyre." HIONDAY, 16TH JSEPT. w.t km morn j?& a Marine Court of Enquiry was held for the purpose of investigating the circumstances attending the loss of the^British ship Baron Blantyre (Official Number ?qq? v wenook) on the 8t August lSSi* by striking on the
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  • 383 13 Rkport for Presentation to the Sharkholders ox Thursday, the 2«th ixst. Gentlemen,— Your Directors have the pleasure to w *It upon you with a Stat-meutof Accounts to oOth June. 18a9. The progress of the Company Reclamation Works has proceeded very satisfactorily sine, the date
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  • 474 13 {Rangoon Time*.) London, 3rd B epUviber.— The shipownen hrn denuuiddd of ti» Book Committee the right to employ their own labourers, tad hare s given twentj-f«ur horn* for a reply. If con ceded they will arrange with the dock labourT /*T\Tu r iL fan erB h v unanimously
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  • 613 13 {rrom a Uorrespondent.) Pekan, V2th Sept., WB9.~At Kuala Lipis, iv trying to get a mad Hadji to remove from his house iv order that a police station might be built, the Magistrate (Michell) was fired on from the house; Fortunately no one was hit. The Resident left Pekau
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  • 173 14 (From our own Correspondent. Johore, 14th Sept.— A few days ago a Malay man suffered the extreme penalty of the law for murdering his wife, although according to the old Mahomedan law he was justified m doing so, having caught ker m the act of adultery. This I
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  • 130 14 <**om our own Correspondent.) 15th September.— Marrying and giving m marriage 1S the order of the day, and the httle Settlement is being kept qnSe ively both by day and by night o^r fate festivuies more so as they are happening among those who have the means ot
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  • 132 14 Dogs and Hydrophobia. Sib, I have noticed that m your paper lately you have drawn public attention to a crying evil that is amongst us, the increase of deaths from rabies. It is, as you say, increasing, and some means should at once be taken by
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  • 304 14 Sir, The long continued series of cases of hydrophobia proves beyond doubt that the dogs of Singapore are now thoroughly inoculated with the virus of this. frightful disease. Many people do not realise the danger lurking m our midst. They forget that the dormant stage of the disease may
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  • 988 14 Sir —My auction has lately been attracted by an extract from Tent life m Tiger Land by the Hou'ble J. Wli s entitled the "Man-eating tiger (or tigress)"' m your issue of 22ud August. When I first came to inhabit CochinChina m 1860, man, woman, and especially
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  • 157 14 Sir,— l gee you have made a footnote on your Perak correspondent's letter. On D J^ tO the Ordin »°ce, I think you will find that any labourer can free himself from his contract by the payment of smart money," and that there is nothing
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  • 71 14 midst, to break out at a O /So? n n Ol the preaeut faulty it. No* that it ji. afoot, om J* fee sure of auy dog. H^ropC^'" be lurking both iv high bred anim't curs of low degree. The uwL Bd de,,ortat,ou of every T"'? would effectually reiove
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  • 590 14 Deah 31 k. Editor,— l am only Bm .i, dog driven to desperatiou on hearing abot* these letters at us m the public i«Z< so forgive these few lines. EvervVoe k trying to have a kick about us. Now JJ are dowu, because a few uucared for
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 100 14 PREPAID ADVEKTISEMBNTST TO meet the convenience of occasion*! vertisere the StraiU Tiwm sffecs at cheap prepaid scale applicable to the rol lowing advertisements Situations wanted servants wanted arUoles lost or found houses wanted or to urn specific articles for sale For 20 words, small type close set. 3 insertions .--I
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 99 14 Passenger List. Per Poatianak from Poutianak Di Bosscha. Malacca from Klan* and Malacca, Mr. and Mrs. Storinoutb, Mr. aud Mrs. De Souza, Messrs. Macka? and Pa*Ur, and Miss Mo.ney. Will o 1 the Wup from Klan K and Malacca, Mr. Derrick Ganyh.tJr troui Deli, Mr. Tui-hler. G G Myer irom
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  • 837 15 The P. O. Company. bp*>roBM> Ebductiok of Capital and Spmttihg of thb Stoci TXS directors of the Peninsular and Orientdfe» JfeTWtan^Company have issued a drcolar. signed by the Secretary, to the progtolors, proposing a reduction of the capful The circular states r lam instructed by the Board of Directors to
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 180 15 NOTICE fpHE price of the Btraits Times" is A For the daily issue $24 yearly For the weekly issue $16 The subscription, which s payable quarterly m advance, includes free delivery each afternoon m Singapore and free delivery by port within the Straits Settlements. Single copies may be had for
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    • 432 15 LAMBERT BROTHERS. SINGAPORE CARRIAGE WORKS AND HARNESS MAffOTAOTORY Orchard Road, Binqapork. Established 1862. ths« atlUfa J ;tar erB o fallkinda of Carriages on SSs SL P 7 ndp r and with the best* mate 2S?'i J2 gJ° fffl •**«■■«<* to their pre- STANHOPE GIGS, t° "Jit either ponies or horses.
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    • 969 15 GRATEFUL— COMFORTING. EPPS'S COCOA. Made simply with boiling 1 water or milk. Sold m i-lb. packets by Grocers, labelled thus JAMES EPPS CO HOMffiOPAT.HIC CHEMISTS, LONDON. ENGLAND Singapore, 30th August, 1889 YARROW'S. SMALL STEAMERS AND STEAM LAUNCHES. Screw Steamers with speeds ranging up to 30 miles an hour. Paddle Stfamers
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 697 16 ARRIVALS it> H^ i ~j| i 5$ VrSBBL*B ilaXJk' fT«P.| CAFTAIK. FBOM. SAfLKD.I CONBiaNKHe. w t I j I eCamorta Brit. str. l 18ftS Fyfe TjUtjap jAug 21 Rousf«ad 1 Co. 6 rhianr Kjr Tnng str. Ml Scott Penan? Sept 4 Run Hin A Co. 7 TaiChiow I 8® Morris
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 287 17 POWELL ft CO. AUCTIONEERS. SINGAPORE FURNITURE. Ac. For Sat.k EStte* 1 o rtn>t Jewel >» fen £SkO^ L-nn-X: SSt' 1 m...*M.pron!) eo^.,. SSTm. ILLUSTRATED CATaiCGUES FREF A ujg^^ 3Sijgr-r^rg'r.-»yj i tf < 0 j j OQ V- v •■a j»."T~ -t~~% ;9 ie a °Ws 2 Ftbsjtitrz cak be Forwabdbh
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    • 761 17 GRAND NATIONAL AY/ARD 'ISiil^^S I t "-^3SS^ffiba peruvialbark, iron •ti^A^-?^y^^SF;: L JfiOT^ijHSRSS SS Endorsed by the Hospitals l£f tkU Jil- iv iili H i'l' 1 1 'f •■%M^3?^:>w^iW^C*«^?r for PREVENTION and CURE of W- i P^^tlS^^i^^ 1 1 I^S^^ DYSPEPSIA. mALAHIA, FEVER and ittfc. jBfcAMWJ.^,.,I.,^^rLJBB»4.^./.^.^&J, 8 .-.il;^* a^yfe^K^^fefilgr^S^tcfe^ nd WARDED
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    • 513 17 DR. J. OLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE TBS OaiQXNAI. AND ONLY (JENU7NE Advice to Invalids, If you wi^b to obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, fr<*< fan J:t>adache relief from pain and anguish, to calm «nd asfttaace the weary achings of protracted disease, invigorate tfan MSTMI r.KMlia, and regulate rbe inoculating systems of the
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 391 18 SCHWEIT Z.E B S C* f\ /V ir T" T r V^ s^^ v^ -£a- JL JL a.^l «A-m- Anti-Dyspeptic Cocoa or Chocolate Powder. GUARANTEED PURE SOLUBLE COCOA, WITHOUT ADMIXTURE Society says THE QUEEN invariably has a cup of SCHWEITZER'S COCOATINA brought to her bedside at 7-30 and two hours
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    • 580 18 Oriza-Perfumwv 7 OONCRBTBPBRPUiSSr BSB^ I A fCIBNTIFIC DISCOVERT PATINTBD IN nIJJJf 8 ghe solid iriza perfumes, prepared by a new dZ*?* o'*0 I have a fulness of concentration and fragrance hitherti l' The, Mrs sold, m the shape of Pencils or LoLnL* m? known I boxes of every description, and
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  • SUPPLEMNT TO THE WEEKLY "STRAITS TIMES," SEPT. 17, 1889.
    • 9 1 SUPPLEMNT TO THE WEEKLY "STRAITS TIMES," SEPT. 17, 1889.
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    • 103 1 J» consequence of *h* B«pptmmfi V < T >""**y) t» gt V<! n m a REUTBB'S TELEGR^MsT (For Straits Times London, 16tk Sept.— Tho «f^^ T*« HontAßx Co*« MNCE The Oongreu m Paris h M closed tk the Mo?o c meUllism and of Bi-metalli.™ ""noequaUy balanced.
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    • 311 1 Wi are able to announce to-day the end of the London strike and the resumption of labour at the Docks. The struggle began on the 17th of last month by over two thousand dock labourers stopping work for an increase of pay to sixpence
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    • 154 1 Lm* petty officers and seamen of H M 8 Onon arave a variety entertainment last of whw from the shore, and. in,],,di^ n£. t TJ'i c udien «> could not. have 07 H. Simmonds, was certainly the best A vociferous encore demanded could not be
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    • 208 1 ihe history of the rise and fall of the Kawang Tin Mining Company reveals such a recklessness of speculation and such a general rottenness of business as are seldom found even m these Eastern lands whore fbe gambKog spirit, is so I I
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    • 109 1 EBatavia Nieuwwbhd of the 12th iber reports the arrival there of toe i steamer Alcester. She had heavy r during tho passage, and suffered damage. Passenger List. Japan from Calcutta, Mr. Belilios n from Banprkok, Messrs. Twiss' and Dunlop. Penang from Sama-' rang, Mr. B.uyn. Hebe from Deli,
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    • 656 1 Wk are again obliged to chronicle a fatal case of hydrophobia, the facts being privately brought to our notice by a European, who, on making enquiry about a barber customarily employed, found he had died from the effects of the bite of a mad dog. Now,
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    • 63 1 A Kling barber, who was bitten bj a dog m the Serangoon district about a month and a half ago, died ou the 14th instant from the effects of the bite. Another man who was bitten by the same dog, and at the same time as the barber,
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    • 215 1 In the telegrams m our issue of yesterday, we notice the death of Mr. Firth, m. p., who was a prominent member of the Liberal party m England. Mr. Firth was appointed this year, it may be remerabored, the Deputy Chairman of the New Count y
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    • 313 1 The proposal of the English Postal authorities to make Sunday the day of departure for the mail steamers from Bombay during the fair season is, as we anticipated, writes an Allahabad paper, bein~ stubbornly opposed m the Western Presidency. The unanimity of opinion amonoair s. -Ws— Christians,
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    • 814 1 a* g r reemMOM residing m the Straits Settlement* was held m the Free masons' Hall, Coleman Street, last night" lor the purpose of considering the advis' ablity of establishing a Masonic Beue jo.cor Society m Singapore. Colonel Danlop (D. G. Bf.) occupied the *SjEd there
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    • 601 2 No More Natives." (From the Indian JLtrror.) Our London correspondent, whose letter we published on Thuisday, made a mj just complaint as to the use, or the abuse, to which the word Native "has been ]>ut by Europeaus, when speaking of the people of' India. Now there is nothiug bad
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    • 1246 2 For the Quahter ending 30th .Tttnk ISBO. Continued. Grain. The total imports of all kiuda of cram for this period were *3,358,000 and the exports In the March quartei >4,bb7,690 and the exports Bran. There is a slight increase m bjth the import* and etpofts
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    • 350 2 Batiifkrik Tim*'!', t fth Neptenihvr., VkrV Hi tie buslue** wn-< done In ]>epper U*t w«»ek. as th«'r»» w*»re but a f-»w unimportant snlr«* of *»<*ond trlme quality. Dealer* nf the best white pepper with stock arv sticking «Mt f >r prices. The total nmonti of imports to Sinin
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    • 547 2 Canada, so says the Comertto, bids f*ito become an important customer for TV lippine product.. The Spanish Consul Quebec has written to the Governor (L? eral of the islands setting forth theadr^' tages of Canada as a field for commonSl enterprise. At present the trade be t *«!h
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