The Straits Times, 25 December 1869

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  • 16 1 The Straits Times. VOL. XXV. lUBLISIIED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25th, 1869. SATURDAY EVENING No. 1,272
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  • 6 1 STRAITS TIMES. SATURDAY, DEC, 25, 1869.
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  • 8 1 i Edition. uin. 'hi 9
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  • 42 1 LATEST M ARKET QUOTATIONS. n. to 3.1U Tin ■>'■ U>29J I. s[ ii 2.52J to 2.50 I I 1.«0t01.62i 1.85 to 1.82J ..2.10 to 2.15 t-J 10s. 105 to 510. Exi hanoe on London: I. bills <• months sight, ts.fid. I-. 6id. to I-
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  • 725 1 FORTNIGHTS S UMMARY. rl lire of last mail, II blessed w ith the sunshine day, ins! His Hoyal 1 Ugliness the bid farewell to the ■ii.nl and proceeded t" Malacca and IVnangin 11. M.S. Ualat a,Hi cellcncv the < iovernor a< conipuin ing I vial steamer I ,i 11. 1
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  • 579 1 mentioned in our Fortnightly Summary yesterday, we received a copy ul'ilic Short-hand Report of the meeting of the Legislative Council held ou 'i ultimo. Th" document is a yen long one*— covering 23 closely printed foolscap pages, and il is perhaps l in 1 to com]>lain >>l'
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  • 854 1 < K Saturday la-!. 11. M's coroner held an inquest oil the body of a Chi- rl who had died in a house of ill-repute in New Bridge road. The evidence adduced at the inquest, and the statements of the parties acquainted with the fact-, thio.v a
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  • 1614 1 Till. 'Mud, of the I Ith December, gives the following. The l!ear Vdmiral, Commander of the Naval Forces, and chief of the Marine Department, makes known to those whom it may concern, that it has appeared after a careful examination instituted thereinto by the Commander of 11.
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  • 628 1 Tin: following is the China news to hand per steamer Tr*v»ne»m The result of Sir Rutherford AJoock's representations ai Nankin with reference to tl ntnoe :it (inankin is not y.t known. Km from the manner in which he was treated, it Menu probable that it was not satisfactory. The
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  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • News of the Week.
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    • 2 2 I itain
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    • 11 2 S 1 f l7th I here i i in o i
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    • 16 2 ,v s>l ami r fin m Hoi km j; inst., il h ward mails, arrived here
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    • 10 2 Wi that the I The 'i" will re and tow
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    • 31 2 Lai the British ship sterday from Liverpool, at on the 1 2th Deccinljcr, in lat. i. It)/ :H) V.., signalized the British >h lr< >in S for L 10 da\ out.
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    • 33 2 iurl of inquiry held Master Attendant and J. L Kir!.;. 1 Is, on the Ith Oi ning. The 1 i 'aptain Ivey lor nine months. The chief was also censured for the manner
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    • 21 2 to hand l> |»e- 11. il. II I n wv I. .11-11 thai tho i 1 1 1 1— 11. K.
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    • 115 2 mi. KaDER, a KHng, came to the 1). station, early yesterday moring, with a sad tale of robbery. The complainani earns his living by repairing watches and jewellery, and attending auctions. A number of watches and chains, had been entrusted to him for repair, bul un brtunately he went oui
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    • 262 2 The shop of the opium farm at Polo Tckong apjtears to be a very unpleasant place to live in, if the reports made by the man in charge are true. Several ineffectual attempts have lately been reported, to w i lire t-« the farm, by throwing burning torches near the
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    • 501 2 •nly preventive at present to an undue increase of the dog nuisance, is order ofthc Commissioner of Police to kill all dos»s found straythestreets duringthree days. The easional three days slaughter is •i r. and it would be but natural ime al>ateni< nt of the nui- but although a considerable
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    • 13 2 The French steamer George* ei Mane, Captain Leprovoat, from Havre, arrived here yesterday.
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    • 36 2 The mails and passengers leaving here to-day per steamer Trara»eore, will be conveyed from (ialle bo Sura by the P. fcO. steamer Simla; the latter vessel would leave Calcutta for Galle to-day, the 2 Ist inst.
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    • 48 2 Tin: next outward mail will be brought down the Red Sea l>y the P. k steamer Can<tia, which vessel was to have Suez on the :2Mh ultimo, connecting at Galle with the Bombay, for the Straits and China, and may he expected hen- to-nioirou afternoon or Thursday morning.
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    • 69 2 Tin; following passengers take their departure by the steamer Tr*cancore, to-day. For ManeOUt.— Mr. A. Stel. Capt J. T. 11. Pillie. For 8 Mr. M. Moss A daughter. Capt. Ivey, Cap 4 Ward, For >"■-. -Mr. W. Sinclair. Pangereo Hvdrooa, wife, and infant For Bombay.— Mr. Eduljee J. Sobja. r
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    • 172 2 A itw days since, a Chinese trader in Boat Quay missed from hi* godown some eighteen pieces gutta pereha, ca.h piece bearing his mark. On Saturday last, he went to Inspector Barnum, at the D. Police Station, and informed him that he had reason to believe the gutta perclia was
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    • 485 2 11. 1. M. Bteamer re, Captain De Voutrey, from Saigon l'.Uh instant, ai rive.l here this morning. At aboul half-past 10 o'clock yesterday morning, a .Javanese mandore of Mr. C. Frommurze, at Tanjong Pagar, committed suicide ht shooting himself with a Hint-lock musket. He had evidently pulled
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    • 534 2 W« learn that the Nettor met the steamer llnnjlok at Table Hay, where she had put in to effect BOrne repairs to her machinery. The Bangkok was to have shortly after the Nettor, for thiport Tiif, amount of bullion by the present P. ft st wner is,
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    • 513 2 this evening's G G we perceive thai Mr. Whampoa lias been appointed a member of the Legislative Council. The appointments o! Messrs. W. 11. Scoti and W Adamson have been also confirmed. Tin 15. I. S. Cos. steamer B hii/i. Captain Lewis, from Calcutta 10th, Rang
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  • 1100 2 LOSS OF THE BRITISH BARQUE CROFTON" AND MURDER OF THE CAPTAIN AND FOUR MEN. The K. <;. Corvette Medium arriving shortly alter noon on iiii'l in-i has furnished the following report of the Bteps taken to pnraue the piratoa who had murdered crew. Mm- report t having left Macao on
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  • 627 2 The Governu ent of [ndia i one prize of Rs. 50,000, and a second 20,000 for the invention of a machii parate the bark from tl I grass, and the fibre from the bark. The cull ivation and complete util I !:mt or Ihina grass i i.
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  • 12 3 1 Dr. I bo rl thai
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  • 463 3 THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S VISIT TO MANILA. U.K. 1 1., v uthiisicl day I r bad inter- I I ion of i Irli, and beg I Bri- U.8.M.8 1 H.R.H. mber; be reud the Tin.- ntl< men, i Dul c 1 in ti in 1 other I dclihcr i through
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 85 3 l>\ 1:1:1 18KMENT.] i: riking in I of the inimen c value a small piece of steel skilled niechani< ..1 balance-spring "f a watch. From its extreme G I i -_r 1 1 i,,.t mere I ban om ounce and rt,', ed in value £1,0 X). A m interesting little
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    • 694 3 n<> h full description <,{ the tchei and clocks with the holds the appoint>t Wales hn also pub- >ld Jewellery I boantiful I ■>v. Bii tsafe tch.aod they recommend< I ■> purchase or abroad, who are article they may and have it forward with 3M>rrtfenitf!tt& •'111! EFFERVESCENT OF MAGNESIA, 1
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    • 1495 3 nt!m lt 0 Intimation fol k FTRB WORKS! FIREWORKS!! MAIL STEAMER. POB^ALB PIREWORKS!!! T'" llll si 1 "'l have jna4 received Alr °P«> Carriage built hut Tear br Las tashionable assortment of bbbtßkothee« in sood rntuuns nrXH I t1,.. 1, ,1.1,.. g..,,..,-.-.!^ t1..-,t tli.- .1., do EaU. 4 A setof
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 357 4 0, Companp. I NSE LA B A N D OP I KNTA L STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. oi i ici > D'Almeida Street downs— At New Harbour. MAIL 1 MM*. Tin expected date of i ofthe C.., itract Mail St. -am Shi] pc in connection with the sen ice for approved
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    • 770 4 X O. Companp. NOTICE. Written Declaration of the contents and value of Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Transit Administration, and must be delivered by the shipper to the Company's Agent with of Lading, or with the raiv.-1.-~: an.l tnpany do not hold themselves responsible for
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    • 835 4 irlisirrllnnroue!. NEWEST GRAND sTATK-LoAN-LOT-TERT. Guabahtebd and Controlled by the Qorernmeni in the ..mount of: ISO MILLION FLORINS OB 250 MHI,ION FRANCS Wlllfll is mo BE l'lI'MD BI 100,000 I'KKMirM PRIZES. f, In yearly twelve drawings, in the manner (1 that on the first of every month takes place r a-'i-.-at
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    • 716 4 iTlterfllanfOUS. TIIH ROAD TO HEALTH LOB Q LI FE. Secured by HOLLOWATS TILLS. 1..,., r ii 11 > <>k Blood. lHsek*£g™ *V f 1£r l bS£ narticukr aihment, there maj 1. h^o^cationsfcanextn«, i rdinaryde. They enable the stomach digest IIV ordinan t L increase the m-. i.t Se liver! cleanse
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    • 875 4 iTliSrrllnnfouo. OAKEI a sons BMERI BLACK LEAD MILLS. Hi.a'ki \ii.-s Road, Lohdov, Bmolamd. oak kv's Sh 1. 1.-- mi i ii V Soaf Don-mer-curial), for Cleaning and Polishing Silver, Electroplate, Plate Glass, Marbles, 4c., Tablets 6d Oaht's Wellinoton Enn Polish. Packers 3d. each; Tins Bd., Is., 2s. Bd., an.l is.
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    • 596 4 i>lisrrllnnrous. THE PERFECTION OF pi f HARAVILU i Sole Propr The Cocoa or I Tl I digenou to South villa is a favour. having secured tl unrivalled I plication of their soluble elaborate machinery, i undeniably the peri that it has not onlj of homoeopaths ai l>ut many wh., had
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