The Straits Times, 25 September 1869

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    16 3 The Straits Times. VOL. XXV. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, rtKITEMHKK 25m 1869. SATURDAY EVENING No. 1,259.
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    SATURDAY, SEPT. 25, 1869.
    95 3 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. BMBEB 25TH, L 869 Gambier 8&20 Black Pepper „7.10 White Pepper 10.W to 11 Flour „2.70 Pearl s. m to 3.40 Tin „8H 4oh Mule twist 148 *1 lba. Shirtings -.'.'7.1 to 9.95 7 do „2.60 do T. Olotha 1.65 to 1.671 do
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    FORTNIFHT'S SUMMARY.
    923 3 'I'm; last Overload Journal was published on the 10th instant, and since tin n tlie London mail of the LSth August has been received by the I. O. steamer Travuntore. The French homeward mail arrived from China on the 1 7 1 1 1 instant, and was despatched
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    OUR FINANCES.
    1926 3 OU R FINANCES. Tiii.i.i. is a decided tone of selfgratulation in the observations made in Council by His Excellency and the Auditor-deneral, preliminary to the Duke of Edinburgh reception vote. And there is some excuse for this, if the figures submitted be real!;' reliable. Prom the outset, the Administration baa
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    LEGISLATIVE COINCIL.
    337 3 Elkfobt of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council held in the Council Chan ber Singapore, on the 1 Ith September 1860. Pbbssht. His Excellency the Governor. The Iltm'lile the Lient.-OoTernor and Colonial Secretary. Ofieer Commanding 11. Ms. Troops. Attorney-(!eiier;il. Acting 'freasurer. Auditor-tuiieral. W. 11. Bead. Thos. Scott. W.
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    SULPHUR PITCH IN SUMATRA.
    1289 3 RECENT discoveries have Keen made of extensive Sulphur fields, in the interior of Sumatra, never before visited by Europeans. The Governor ofSumatras West Coast, Mr. Arriens, led the expedition which made the discovery. The Editor of the Butacia Handeliblad, in a most interesting account of an
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      284 3 STS. Tcrin for Advertisements made known entered int i for long periods at reduced r md abscripi ions will be •■.< the Strait* 7 nko in London, bjr Geoboi Stbbbt, Cobhhlll, and P. A i.\i:. 1...M.i- ,i_v; in Calcutta, Means. A.pcar<S Co, Advertisers ninst specify in the copy the mimlx-i
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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    JUDICAL.
    737 4 A ;isc of Mime interest as well as of importance to our mercantile community, was n-i'-d at the special Civil Sitting held w\ the Supreme Court yesterday, liefoic liis Honor th Chief Justice. A mercantile firm here sued the Captain of a ship which arrived last month from Liverpool,
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    MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
    1204 4 Mini tks of proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners, on Thursday the 1 6th September, L 869. 'ommitiiontn Pretenf, The Hon'ble Col. Macpherson, The Il.m. W. 11. Read, B. C Wood*, Esqre., ami A. T. Carmichael, Km. /v.-i/rt.j Report*. The fortnightl} Reports of the Engineer and Overseer were read.
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    CHINA
    11 4 'liii following is the China news received per steamer Beiar.
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    POLITICAL AND GENERAL SUMMARY.
    4175 4 JKNKKAI.. Again have seriows ouUages oa Ibveigaen to be reoorded. A highly respected nussionarv gentleataa has Beea widtnnl near Tientsin; French gentlessaa Las been attaokod near Shanghai. Every OSM is indignant; aobotr* sniui toed. These outrages, an only what ami been predicted for the last six
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      1071 5 Am r.KiisK.MKS i. GOUMKRHI* Woijk. The progress of fine art manufacture in this branch of trade 1 is strikiuirly exemplified in a little work pub liahed hyJ. W. Benson, of s>. Old Bond Street, and of the City Steam Factory, Hand •:<•, Ludgate Mill, it ia enriched and embellished will,
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      SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS-TIMES.
      8 6 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25tu, li'>(>i>.
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      167 6 that K in the i»f the ■:Mn»n rV»m enmiiwiuner of i I tvnoon, it scenic thi'v h.ne ii. -t lie.ml anything of tliis inhuman murder. Some enquiries bowhonld be instituted, an the rumor Ned considerable ground. Tid I. S. K. Co.-, steamer ScOtitt, Captain Avern. from Calcutta with dates to
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      FRIDAY ,24TH SEPTEMBER.
      155 6 FR IDAY ,2 4TH SEPTEMBER. Tin mails and pamengen leaving liis |»rt for England, to-day, per I 1 fc o. steamer Bekar, will 1"- conveyed from Galle to Suez, by the P. .V O. •teann-r S'tnlfa. We have been requested to state thai \i Criminal Session will beopen.d on Monday
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      SATURDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER.
      2237 6 SATU RDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER. We have been informed that His Excellency the Governor will takt up his (jtiartcrs in the new Government House, on the l'ttli proximo. The Ocean Company's steamer DioCaptajn Crompton, from Hongkong with dates to the lTtli instant, arrived hoc t'lis morning. Tin. Colonial steamer Raiuloie, Captain
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      PENANG EXTRACTS.
      2367 6 P ENANG EXTRACTS. (Fnm ihr It» flosatts, 18M StpssMstrJ In the diseusriona that preceded the passin- of Act B of 1869, then- was great deal vi referenoc on both lides to the opinions o< i the inhabitants of Pinang, tho c in Eavorof it alleging that renewal of disturbances waa
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      THK IMPERIAL RECEPTION.
      618 6 THK IM PER IAL RECE PTION. ,1, ••■<!, Qmttk, Sept. Jud' To-motrow, Hia Majesty the Mikado of Japan will receive the son of the Queen of England in full state. The presentative of the most ancient dynasty in the world will, for the first time in the history of the
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      JAPAN
      4140 6 Herald, Sept. I. THE BOTAL VISIT. The most interesting event of the fortnight b 1 era the arrival of H. B. H. the Duke of Edinburgh in the land of the Rising Sun.' arrived on Sunday afternoon t!ie^:»!!i Augo and salutins the Bag miral Sir H< ary Keppel, K.
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      Correspondence.
      392 7 THE v ALFRED'S" CASE. in the Sdilor of the S/ rails Tintm. Snt, I have noticed with surprise the case reported in tout yestssday's issue re- nrding a claim for damage per Alfred.'" The first plea on the defence is so absurd, that one would certainly not expect to
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      News of the week.
      2774 7 Majesty and Her Royal Lino. Subscribed at Yokohama. Au^ist. 1889." TIIK RKPI.Y. •<;knti,kmen, I thank you sincerely for the address which you have presented to me. In the Queen's name I acknowledge Ihe expressions of your loyalty to Her Throne and Person, and for myself, 1
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        790 8 y. vV <P. Compnnp. NSULAB AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, hrricßi D'Almeida Street. QODOWHa k( Wew Harbour. LINKS. Tin zpecn 1 d *c of arrival of one of the Company^ Contract Mail Steam Ships at Singapore in connection with the service f.,r the year 1889. aa approved by Her MaMaster
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        865 8 (P. Compnnp. NOTICE. A Written Declaration of the contents and value of Packages Cor the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Transit Administration, and must be delivered by the shipper to tbe Company's Agent with the Bill of Lading, sr with the Parcels; aad the Company do not sK^d
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        814 8 iHidrtHanrouff. NEWEST GRAND STATE- LOAN- LOT- TERT. Guaranteed and Controlled by the Gov- j ernment in the amount of: ISO MILLION FLORINS OR 250 MILLION FRANCS WHICH IS TO BE REPATD BY 400,000 PREMTUH PRIZES. In yearly twelve drawings, in the manner that on the first of every month takes
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        958 8 TEE MOST RELIABLE FRIEND. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. Its Searching and Healing Properties are kaowa cad r sajsed throughout the world. The number of years tins m valuable Ointment has stood the test of public opinion (aad the longer known the better appreciated is a testimony of itself more con. fincing than
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        764 8 inissrrllanroud. OAKKV A SOWS EMERY k BLACK LEAD MILLS. Blackfaiks Road, London, England. Oakkv's Silvkksmith"s Boap (aon-mer-cnrial), for Cleaning and Polishing Silver, Electroplate, Plate Glass, Marbles.-, .tc, Tablets U. Oakkv's WBLLIVOTOa K'nikk Polish. Packets 3d. each; Tins tid.. Is.. 2h. t!d., aad in. each. Oakky's Indiarubher Knife Boards from Is.
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        812 8 iWiSrrllanrous. THE I'ERKEi TION OF PREPARED cocoa. .MARAVILI.A OOOOA. Sole Pro],rietors— Tayiou Bros., Loadoa The Cocoa orOao f Maravißa bths true Theobrouia of Lumens. Cocoa Übi digenous to South America, of which Mara! villa is a favoured portion. Taylor Brothers bavins scouted the exclusive supply <,f ti unrivalled Cocoa, have,
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