The Straits Times, 22 January 1870

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    16 1 The Straits Times VOL. XXVI. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 1870. SATURDAY EVENING No. 1,276
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    173 1 A:. NTS. i foi i\> ement nsads kaowa into for long periods i nbscriptioiis will a'so in 1 I I II U.I Lombard Street, city; in I < So, i eeify in tl py the required, else .-ill Mill I IHlllUllliaiHlwi. lingly. ERg i\n Coebi poh Dnras. lh- requested t.>
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    STRAITS TIMES
    63 1 SATURDAY, JAN. 22, W<>. MARKET QUOTATIONS. apoee, January 22nd, 1870. SJKTJ 7.35 to 7. lo 10.75t010.87j US ::.ojt toS.IO 28 to J!' 150 to 155 to 2 02 J.--.0 i.co to \m\ ÜBS to „2.10 to 2.15 >ndon -J 2s. 6d A f 2 10s. (505 to 507.
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    FORT-NIGHTS SUMMABY.
    698 1 first Criminal Session of this "|"'i,ed on the sth and closed on 1 Ith instant there were twenty"ii the calendar, but they rtlj for the lighter offences,— •nneipallv for petty burglary and lar■"'l were very easily disposed of. was one ease of counterfeiting, prisoner was sentei on for
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    THE WATERWORKS
    1064 1 Till question of tin- Waterworks, which even BOW and then crops 1 1 in one way or another, U one we should like to see definitely settled, so tliat tlie poblk may know what they are really to expect. The attitude of the Government and the Municipal Commission
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    SARAWAK
    1026 1 Tiik New Vciir's festivities in Sarawak proved altogether great success, and though no Royal Duke graced the scene by his ptnew il. the thorough cordiality and unanimity displayed by both Eu- nopoans ami natives leaded to bring them to a satisfactory conclusion. In consequence of the Ist January being
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    MR. NAPIER'S PAMPHLET.
    661 1 Mr. Napier's pamphlet on the Independent of the Judges in the Straits Settlements, of which we acknowledged the receipt yesterday, covers twent\ six pages of letter press, and forms very perfect exposition of the views winch have lately been expressed here and at Home on the subject
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    JAVA ITEMS.
    1353 1 The Java papers fcive the following Result of the COWS Bales held on the 31st December at Padant,', consisting of 87,400 piculs Ist Quality and 2,000 pis. 2nd Quality of Government Coffee, MJEOOpIs. UphndaTerage/85.41 ypcl. 400 Ayerßangies :V,.W 200 Painan 35.35 1.100 Ankol 35.93 2,200 Manthaling 36.05 57,400pk
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    CHINA
    1088 2 LHK following is the China nefra to hand per steamer Mad rat 1 1 1 1 n There has I n very little general news during the -hi Sir Kutht for England, via .ho lost French Mail, and purexplaining in the last named puce the nature ol n itfa
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    965 2 BATAVIAN GRACES." the Reform KB. thr Editor of thr l),ii\ij Timrx. H.vr.w i.\. :27th December, 18U9. Dkai Mil Editob. Mans inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn", says somebody or other, and really 1 have no fault to find with the sentiment, which has the obvious merit of truth.
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    COUNT VON ATTEMS' OWN STORY
    4503 2 My Voyage to Sierra Leone. To the Editor of the Straits Timtt. Sir As you published my former letter, regarding my travels in South America, I now send you an account of my experiences at Sierra Leone, which may fill a corner in your paper.
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    938 3 Ship's Names. Captains. Flao and Rio. Tons. Date i or 'Where From, arrival Consignees or Agents. Destination. MAN-OF-WAR. BJaaw Elwyn H. M. steamer 310 Jan. 14 Penang Senior Naval Officer. Station STEAMERS. "> Mohr British steamer 110 Dee. 31 Pahang Paterson, Simons Co. Tug Enterprise D'Almeida
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    VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WHARVES.
    42 3 1 Tanjong Pugar Wharf. 2 Victoria Dock Jardine, MatLcsou and Company's Wharf. 3 P O. Wharf Bon Accord Dock 4 Borneo Company's Wharf Government Wharf 5 Patent Slip and Dock Company 9 a At Johore.
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      506 3 i&isrrrllanrou& "XT' n rtY 1( End, i Might i most B.— The genuine has the name of BIfeHOP .i|>..m the Bottle, also the Name and ■OU in the world. era! o of* tauralated an.l Efte of Iron, Citrate of Iron, Citrate of Quinine and l.itliia in Ti of LithiO ichy
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      290 3 3 r rib a 10. Monday, 17tli January. British Rtoamer Achilles. 1,650 tone, Russell. Liverpool 20th Nov. X. (u-rman 3 mantod schooner Meta.271 i- Fan. h barque Westward Ho, 177 torn, Kirk, Amoy8thJan. Tu. Jaaaaay. Dutch barque Iduna, 9 I Sir aonaoandar, Swat6w 8tb ees C. Schomburgk d raise AJliun,
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      220 3 SlTibafe.— Continued. Bttar&MJ, 22n<l January. British •toanurJWag, 475 ton* r«n t iinwmaitli i Oafcatta <£.Iiitenmdi»teporta7th January, consignees Hamilton, Qrav A Sfpartttrrsf. Tuesday, 18th January. P. O. ftesUter N..ma, Lookio, for Galle and Bombay. P. O. stoamer Madras, Perrins. for Galle and Boml-ay. Wednesday, l!'tb January. Sarawak schooner Courier, Nacohah, for
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    620 4 T^P ♦?9? TAL NOTICE ARTHUR E. DODWELL Act,,,,/ Postman General. General Post Office Singapore, 2oth January, 1869. u< .i lor the tear 1870 IwLS? vJ 1 Li ™*nant.Governor, iTesident (ex-OJficwJ. J. S. WinlH.lt. Es.,uire, appointed by His Excellency the (ioven.or tx> hold office for H. N. Velge, Esquire, who holds
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    THE SUEZ CANAL AND ITS PROSPECTS.
    2567 4 The English Press has welcomed the opening of the Suez Canal in a spirit at once generous and practical. Determined that tLere should l>e no reason for charging the English with a groreQing worship of success, The Timis did justice to the daring and
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      371 4 [Advertisement.] Science and Art.— A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may ac.juire by the great power of skilled mechanical labour is the balance-spring of a watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy 4.000 weighvaot men- than one ounce and exceed iv value 61,000. A
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    341 5 out with m.,iiic ti deer, I plenty Chert, and soon t r buck. 31age, mj ni.n to i for the village to :i. inition, but in a mor 1 few harried "f Bexi instant riekaa, ,i!ri. more taaa a Hmwly in th*> TJHigr me to follow theni. and yelling i
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    NEWS OF THE WEEK
    92 5 DAY, 17th JANUARY. imer Fair Mmlmeem, I lth instant, arrived here .'HIM. imet Vice PrttUhU Lindemsnn, from Bat, arrived here j Singapore, fr .in Penang 13th a 1 6th instant, arrived here I nang that tlit> 0©r- lii> tdiir in the Proand is looking forward to
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    37 5 v aiiiship Company's 'aptain Russell, from N vember, viA the Cape, Hid I', nang, arrived here ing made the passage I including stopI rii g it her li-t of paa> i •rlacb, I Mr. Unuickindt, uiann, tin.
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    99 5 I. 8^ LBY. r, toina. *n, Wnm Yokohama; Mr. Milford am! MTMat Fr .in Hongkong: Mr I) Fatal*, I (i -From Bhaaajhd Mr. Prom Soaofe ag Messrs. W .1 Proacheo, BeaaJtae, J. de Arambllril. SLin-hai: Mr. AiiH.ll From Hongkong Capt rSroagham, i i v. <; Ramsay. ckl, and R. Bla.kburn.
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    291 5 A Mr. Barnanl, a lawyer in Yokohama, teem to l>c highly unpopular with the resident*, owing to liis manner of rc>ii<lurtin<* liis rases, and lias muri' than nine baa lirouj^Jit to account by enraged witnesses «»r defendants, in no gentle manner. The following is trciiii the J'i/Kin Tun?* regret t<>
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    16 5 the anm statutes Stand like forfeits in a barber's shop, As niudi in mock as mark."
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    171 5 Thf Great Enter*, with a portion of the Persian Golf Telegraph Cable, was hourly expected at Cape Town atbrn the ArkilU» left, and from the eagetsaai with which the ajgnal rtatwii was watched, it was evident that the big ship would create a oor; rt .;it sensation in that place.
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    174 5 A Bpriagaok correspondent makes mention of a terrific hurricane and hailstorm at K.x'kfoiitein.a missionary station. It wee announced by the appearance of a .]:irk cloud, which t.x.k its tbu'ht ri'_rht to ion. A frightful storm ensued, the wind tailjiag away wagons and carts. came an unprecedented shower of hail, the
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    432 5 Wk latch had the pleasure of annooneittg the arrival of the ateeaaer IS.mgknk, a tine new steamer built on the Clyde by Mean. Headeraoa, Coulburn it Co., of Renfrew, mtmOj i'<»r Urn trade UIIWUUI tliis and Siam. After KMM brushing up and cleaning, necessary after her Vvjnge out, slie, OB
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    672 5 Thk Hoiii/hmij l)iilif luia the following roiiciTiiin<,' ;i Mr. Meyer, who is not wholly unknown in Singapore: The part which one Mr. Walter J. Meyer has been playing in this Colony is such as to rail for a certain amount of notice, as it is v.rv inWUl that the subject
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    115 5 WEDNESDAY, 19th JANUARY. I.\st night, some thief or thieves ttlWtcil entrance into the house of -Mr. 1". Xuv, by cutting 1 away the Venetians ,,l' the bath-room door and then lifting the bolt. This afforded easy admittance to Mr. Xuy's bedroom, and his watch an<l chain were stolen from alongside
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    166 5 Tiik KeaaaM fat hack gharries and BSpiradoa the Ist instant. Some two. months ago, BOtiea was given that the new licenses would be gnRM Monday last, and that no carriage would be paaeed aakai thoroughly repaired. The Mp were beaten OBJ Monday momUMK at all the hack ■taadj l>ut as
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    144 5 Thk CtUmiml Ditmiwy, for 1870, published at the Mission Press, has again made its appearance early in the year, and is a very creditable and useful work. It includes Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, Sarawak, Labuan, and Saigon; is neatly printed and conveniently arranged its calendar contains notes of the dates
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    229 5 The Penang Argu* contains the following paragraph concerning' a breach of the "naagn Act," by the Nacodah of a native craft from this port: A Native Craft came in on Friday last from Singapore, and soon after some fifty six Chinese coolies jun r- > <l overboard from her and
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    24 5 THURSDAY, lOn IAKUABT. Tmk Siamese steamer Choir P/ii/h, C;i|>tain Orton, from Bangkok 15th inst., arrived lure tins bnaoOB. Pwuengert. Messrs. Wilson and Batein: m.
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    122 5 We have mvived the foOoWIBg letter from Man Clark, S[>ence Co., of (Julio, dated the 10th instant, concerning the reduction of the tariff for Telegraphic manges, wliich m publish tor the information of our r« aden We avail ourselves of the earliest opportunity to h;iiiil you a copy of the
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    269 5 The P. and O. steamer Ori**a, Captain Anderson, from Bombay 7th, Galle 12th, and Penang ISth inst., with the London Mails of 10-1 7th December, arrived at New Harbour at i> a. m. today, and will leave again for Haagfemg at 6 a. M. to-morrow. The following is her list
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    126 5 Ox Monday last, we reported a burglary that had been jn.-rpetrated in the house of Mr. Nuy, in Oxley mad. Last njgktt entrance was effected into the house of Mr. Hagedorn, in the same road, in a similar manner, by cutting away the Venetians. Fortunately, however, the room entered happened
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    193 5 The hack gharries do not come forward very fast for registration, ow ing, as the owners allege, to the very severe scrutiny they are forced to undergo before being granted a license, carriages which they consider fit to be ranked as second class being put into the third lass, and
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    114 5 SATURDAY, Umb JANUARY. The B. I. S. N. Co's. steamer Pen.mg, Capt. Lang, from Calcutta 7th, Rangoon 12th, Moulmain 14th, Penang 20th, and Malacca 21st inst, arrived here last night. Pa**engers. Messrs. O. S. Sherw.xxl. Padday. H. J. Ekker, Capt. Cotton, Mrs. Hose, Mrs. Maingay and servant, and 10 deck
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    75 5 Head Ixspfxtor Hayward, last evenIBgj while OB his rounds, diseoveml a gambling house in full operation at No. 1 7 Carpenter Street, and gettlßg a small posse of police, walked quietly along until he came to the house, when hedropped in upon them, and by the exercise of a little
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    86 5 Among the passengers by the steamer lifyiili»t, from Sarawak, wore the Japanese troupe of acrobats and jugglers mentioned in our yesterday's issue. This troupe were passengers by the unfortunate barque Sunshine, and have, we learn lost a portion of their baggage. They have still sufficient, however, to enable them to
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    205 5 Last night, information was sent to Mr. Waller, Commissioner of Police, that gambling was being carried on very extensively at house No. Beach road. A warrant was made out at once, and given to Mr. Evans, the Deputy Commissioner, who, with Deputy Inspector Adams, and a party of police, went
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    306 5 Tiik registration of hackney carriages has for the praamd resulted in a ">trike," if we may use the term. The Acting Lieutenant (iovernor yesterday issued a notification ghnmg tl.e owners of carriages a month's grace, owing to the rains and the -tat.- aftke roads, iii order to gal their carriages
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    438 5 A Rkmarkable cam: has justcome before the Police Court. It appears that Messrs. Lambert Brothers, carriage makers, who employ a large number of Chinese and other workmen in their establishment, suffer constantly from petty pilfering of tools and smal fart ides, and to prevent this employ two special police constables
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    291 5 We extract the following notifications from vesterdav's (jorrrniiient Gszette H'-r Majesty the Queen has been pleased lo appoint Edward Irving, lupin, Assistant Colonial Secretary Straits Settlement*. Mr. Irvine assumed the duties of hia office on the 17th instant. His Excellency th>' Qortntm hM t*-«'n pleased to make the following Acting
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      659 6 1). vS: O. Companp. PENINSULAB AND ORIENTAL G mONOOMPi Street. <;,. Sarbour. MAIL .y-^ LINKS. I arrival of one of the i lontracl Mail Steam S! connection with the service pproved by \i'r Ha- "ill be as folOUTH Hi.MKWAIMI. January "tl Monday January 3rd l"'h I :ilst 18tfa Feb. Mth
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      865 6 }J. 0, Companp. NOTICE. A Written Declaration of the contents and value of Packages for the ()y<-rland K..ute is required by the Egyptian Transit Administration, and must be delivered by the shipper to the OompanVa Ageast with the Hill of I/iditr_'. or with the Parcels; and the Company d.> not
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      810 6 inisrrllanrottf. NEWEST GRAND STATE-LOAN-LOT-TERY. Guaranteed and Controlled by the Goveminent in the amount of: UO MILLION FLORINS OR 250 MILLION FRANCS WHICH IS TO BE REPAID BY MK>.OOO PREMIUM PRIZES. In yearly twelve drawings, in the manner that on the first of every month takes place a great ih awing
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      766 6 iftigfrilanrouff. THE ROAD TO HEALTH AND LONG LIFE. Secured by HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. Impurities of Blood. In selecting the most appropriate medicine fm a particular ailment, there may be some difficulty unless one can be found to purify, regulate, and improve the quality of the blood. These Pills possess and exert
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      814 6 iHisrfllnnrous. OAKEY SON'S EMERY BLACK LEAD MI I. is Blackfairs Road, London, Enoland. Oakey's Silversmith's Soap (non-iner-eurial for Cleaning and Polishing Silver, Electroplate, Plate Glass, Marbles, &c, Tablets 6d. Oakey's Wellington Knife PoUBH. Packeta 3d. each; Tins 6d., Is., 2s. 6d., and 4s. each. Oakey's Indiabubber Knife Boards from Is.
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      882 6 iflisfrrllnnrous. THK I'KKKKCTION 01 PREPARED COCOA. MARAVILLA COCOA. Sol.- Proprietors Taylor Bkos., London. The Cocoa or Cacao of Maravilla H ti true Theobroma of Linneua. Cocoa is indigenoua to South America, of whi< h villa is a favoured portion. Taylor Bi having secured the exclusive supply of this unrivalled Cocoa,
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