The Straits Times, 19 February 1870

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    16 1 The Straits Times. i# XXVI. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19th 1870. SATURDAY EVENING No. 1,280
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    THE STRAITS TIMES.
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 1870. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    41 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 1870. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. i un I' 1 m. 1870 7..".0" „3.10 ■>} t .,201 150 3.10 to 3.15 2.60 1.60 to I.t:.' 1 1.87J t.. 1.90 „2.10 to 2.15 ad £210* ■"■'•7. DOS 'ill to4s. 6W.
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    FORTNIGHT'S SUMMARY.
    532 1 :t has been, as usual N Year,aremarkI i i tivities commentimo, and terminated ?i with a deafening roar nibs, lasting from hour of the evening. c, which d mail, when oil' the untered the in iiuii a with coals, which n bee, six days on tance. Captain fter
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    A GAMBLING FARM.
    1115 1 Tin: necessity for regulating the vices of our native community Incomes daily more apparent. Suppression of some of them, has proved impossible, and, following the example of Hongkong, our Legislative Council will probably soon have before it a bill for the prevention of contagious diseases." This, it
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    THE BAFFLES INSTITUTION
    601 1 A .M i.i .mm. i'l'lic Trustees ami Subscribers >>!' the Raffles Institution was held on Satin. lay, in tlie Town Hall, and we liave every mm to Congratulate the Institution, as well a- the eau.-e of K<lucat ion in the Colony, on the attentlanee and the toiieof
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    BURIED ALIVE.
    824 1 A most angular case has just come to litfht. On Saturday evening, about 8 o'clock, a Javanese Hadji priest, came to the D police station and reported that another Hadji had died at in o'clock that morning, of dysentery, at Sigiap. After making the report, however, the Hadji
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    JAPAN.
    1109 1 oOM«tt, .Tan 29.) Lady Parkes returned to Yokohama hy the P. O. str. Bombay, after a fish to England. In our pofltioal world everything remains very quiet The one gnat incident thatis now ooeapyiog every mind in Yokohama, is the loss oftha V. B.Oorvetts Ommda. This i] 'lulling disaster
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    CHINA.
    548 1 (N. C. D. News.) H. B. M. 'a Consul has lately received two visits from deputations sent by the opium guild, at the instance of the Taotai. with the object of securing consular cooperation towards the protection of the inland duty revenue on the opium, from the evasion which
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      109 1 menta madi will be Mill 1.. city; in Hired, L till ountennanded, l\\ y. the proprietors in the delivery <>f I change of Lflll I! Qg, or other Terbal il] \te attended to. i of fact* <"in be in. tli.- name and n -I. lo* rantee t its upon the
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    ANOTHER PROPHET.
    808 2 i ueaday last, we reported a ease of fanaticism on the part of a Malay priest, v. ho Bought to attain the distinction of becoming a prophet by burying himself alive. It appears that this Malay was not alone in his infatuation, another somewhat similar case having lieen
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    THE CAMPHOR. TREE OF SUMATRA.
    1037 2 I'm: Sumatra Conrttui gives the following particular! regarding the Camphor tree of Sumatra. To the most luxuriant and valuable kinds of trees iii the island of Sumatra, beloiljja in the fii>t ,dace the Dr,/,,/,,,. CampAon. This is abundantly mat with on the West Coast, to
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  • Correspondence.
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      CHRONICLES OF ST. GEORGE.
      1179 2 BOO! '1. Ciiaiv XVI. 1. —Now, after the death of the good Lieut. Governor, the Chief Ruler cast about him to sec whom he should choose to till this high place. 2. —And hi* choice fell upon Kapitc.nsiiaw, even tin- Kapitan or chief man among the
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    GROATS vs. THE "JAVA BODE."
    499 2 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir, As I fully SXpsessi, my recent letter has mated suits a little uproar among my excellent Dutch friends, and inter alia' has evoked a deep growl from the Java Jiodr, the Kelitor of which paper, on Frielay
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    News of week.
    421 2 MONDAY, 14th FEBBUABY. The Siamese steamer Enemy C/msrr, Captain Phillips, from Penang 11th instant, arrived here this morning. The Russian steamer Orloff, Captain Windsor, from Hongkong (iu\ via Saigon arrived here this morning. The Dutch steamer Kvningeti tier Xrilerlanden, Captain Kayser, from Batavia 9th instant, arrived here
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    WEDNESDAY, 16th FEBRUARY
    1738 2 The Pvniuuj AffUt of the 10th inst., states that Capt. Ord arrived at Penang from Malacca, in the PtMo, on Sunday, the Gth instant, and took his scat on the bench as Police Magistrate on Monday. Mr. W. E. Maxwell, the Acting Magistrate, would go to Malacca
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    OFFICE OF COLONIAL ENGINEER AND
    839 3 Com Uoimcw 8. S. I). „b, r in obedience to elleucy t! it in in your minute the l'.!hOrt-.hei-last.toivp.,r; upon tespreparedby Mr. Well of the introduction and throughout the Town which have received the an* Muuicipalil >ur address, No. JU of lUh tsl Sir. Wells'
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    PENANG, 30th DECEMBER, 1869.
    921 3 It is greatly to be r >grettod that so much time should have been occupied, before the consideration <>r what is by no bmbbn a difficult MUcstion. BOW the town of Singapore can Deal be Supplied with water, and that WC mc apparently BO nearer a
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    No. 299. Municipal Commissioners' Office.
    174 3 No. 299. Municipal Commissioners' Office. Singapore. 10th January. W<>. To thr Jf<ni H-nhlr tin- Arfiiij Ciloniitl Secretmij Btrmii* S( til* „ti :if*. Sin.- lliimlag to my letter N,,. >7 dated the 11th instant, relative to the water works for Singapore, 1 have the honor by direction of the Municipal 'ommissioiiers.
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    Acting Colonial Secretary:—
    594 3 The OtHHUMOMO recommend thai the water should be brought into Town by Iron pipes to the neighbourhood of the Ice Ho— 6j when this MM beta done they will Ik> prepared t > aadertake its distribution through tli.' Town. The Colonial Engineer has estimated the __cost of
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  • SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
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      Arrivals.
      334 3 Sat!ird:iy. 12th February. Dutch steamer M. F. Van der Putte, SOi) tons. Van Emmerick. BataviaDth February. Nor. (icr. Cernctte steamer Hertha, 1746 t0ne, Kohler, Point de dalle:? Ist January. Russian ship St. Petersburg 730 tons, Eieadbach, Cardilf 9th Ooteher. Sunday, loth Februnry. French barque MadoSM SM tons. Jagoret. Bordeaux
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      Departures.
      260 3 Sunday. 18th February. British barque Westward 80, Kirk, for Bangkok. British ship Dilbhur, Mill.-r. f.r London. British steamer Telegraph, Deane for Malacca and Penang. Dutch schooner Julia, Von Loon, lor Mauritius. Si. uncs barqiii; Wanderer, Roberta, for Wha Wan. Monday. 14th February. Colonial steamer P.iho Roiner. for Malacca and
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      Arrivals.-Continued.
      71 3 Nor. Get Mtd schooner Caroline, 2ss tons,Paulsei] commander, Cardiff Ist November, isignees Rautcnberg. Bchmidl I Co. British ship Qeogolisb, 853 tons, Clarke commander, Hongkong Bth February. Saturday. 19th February. Dutch steamer Betsey, 79 tons, •Ultjes commander, Pontianak 15th February, consignees Heiber, Eats A Co. British barque Nil Disperandmn. 842
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    756 3 Ship's Names. Captains. IJATK Fi.ao and Rio. Tons. or iWheee Frost. abeival' Consignees or Agents. Destination. MEN-OF-WAR. FlalWT Elwyn H. M. stoamer 310 Jan. 14 Penang Hcrtba Kobler N.G. Corvette str. 1746 Peby. U Point do Galle STEAMERS. 5 Molir British steamer 110 D>v. :U Pahang
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    VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WHARVES.
    45 3 i 1 Tanjong Pagar Wharf. I Victoria Dock. Jardin«, Math** >n »nd Company W b»r 3 P. &O. Wharf U<>n Accord Dock 4 Borneo Company's Wharf I Government Wbarf 5 Patent Slip and Dock Company S» At Johore.
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      20 3 Intimations NOTICE. Wanted,— A Buggy, two-seated, in good repair, and comfortable. Address T.," Strait* Times Office. Singapore, 25th Jan., 1870.
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      98 3 CAUTION. TEESDMAN'S SOOTHING POWDERS, for Children cutting their teeth. Purchasers are requested to BEWARE OF IMITATIONS of this Medicine, and SO obi.rye, in every case, that the words JOHN BTKEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALTTORTH, SURREY," are engraved on the Government Stamp affix c 1 to each packet, without which none are genuine.
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      92 3 iHidrrllanrotid. BENSON'S WATCHES, CLOCK, (.OLD .IKWF.LLKRY. Of all kinds. Of all kinds. Of the V l p igns. Lever, Drawing- Horizontal, Room, Bracelets, Chronometer, Dining- B Keyk B im, Bar-Binge, Chronograph. Carriage, Lo Church, Neckl&ces. Hall and Shop. Qotß Lever Hunters, 14, 18, Si and H GKsineak Sm.vkr o, 7.
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      123 3 article required, and bavfl it forwarded with perfect safety. Orders should be a>ldr<-sK. d kO J.".. OLD B"Si> Si Kill; and th km WomMß6Bk9o, Li doatx Hill, LaraosTj Or. if preferred, bo BL s. Com Co hie Smith. Klder B bay, of whom can be obtained tbe Illustrated Pamphlet-. Singapore,
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    135 4 i r■■ HUey, the chief of new roj While I the lee ray, away, and lown i 1 1 1 a crash ujion the chi( i the alarm was i." the helm iraeal [dins i i 1 tacks let \..i 1 hauled to tl, ladder and grating were t., him
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    FRIDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY.
    611 4 steamer Emeu, which hrought on the mails, n t-t ni to her engines just Galle, and the EUora, arrived with the mails was turned lack with tU id of going on lerstand the Siamese Governnd founding a School and ii Bangkok for the study of md that
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    1649 4 Bktween the Government and the Municipal Commissioners regarding THE WATEEWOEKB. OFFICE OF COLONIAL ENGINEER AND CONTROLLER OF CONVICTS S. S. tßmfpmm, 2<Vh July, 1869. PiR. I have the honor to acknowledge tin 1 receipt of your instructions under In the 12th April, to report for His Ex. ill. ii,
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    Singapore. 24th August 18»!9.
    1201 4 To the President and Members of the Munirip* 1 1 Committee. Gentlemen, The question of the Water Supply to the Town having been before you so often in a theoretical point of view, I do not purpose to occupy time by theories, but to deal with
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    OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEER.
    1187 4 Bth September, 1869. To Thomas Neave, Ehqb., Actg. Secy, to the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore. Sib, I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of a copy of report furnished by Mr. Wdls accompanied with a Plan showing his scheme for supplying the Town of Singapore with
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    Singapore, 28th September, 1869.
    1116 4 Tn th, l'n.'nl, ,il and Members of the MuniCljitll 'm, mi ilti >\ Gentlemen, In complying with your request, I have now the honor to lay before you Plans and Sections for constructing a Filtering Reservoir at Thompson's Road. I havo carefully and well considered the
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    Municipal Commissioned' OFFICE.
    41 4 Singapore, 14th October. Sis, I am requested by the Municipal OoBUBJ acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. M*\ and of dute 22nd July, forwarding a Report by the Colonial Engineer on certain proposed waterwork schemed. (Sts SujjpltMHlti)
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      733 5 y. *Sr C>. Compnni). PENINSULAS AM) ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY Sen Smrboor. MAIN LINKS. The expected date of arriv 'I of one of the M til Stemm Ships at Singapore in connection with I for the year 1-. ,1 ill be as folUtD. SostEWABD. Friday January 7th Monday January .'5nl
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      808 5 ft <D. Compani). NOTICK. A Written Declaration of the contents and value of Packagea for the Overland Route is reouired by the ESgyptian Transit Administration, and arasl be delivered by pper to the Ooaapany'a Agent with the Bill of Ladim.,'. or with the Pareela and the Company do not h>.ld
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      800 5 NEWEST CHANI) STATE-LOAN-LOT-TERT. (iI'Ai.AN i BBS aad Controlled by the Government in the amount of: IS MILLION FLO KIN'S OR 250 MILLION FRANCS WHICH IS TO BE REPAID BY 400,000 PREMIUM PRIZES. In yearly twelve drawing-, in the manner that on the first of every month takes place a great
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      771 5 ittififrrllnnroust. THE ROAD TO HEALTH ANI> LONG LIFE. Secured by HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. Impurities of Blood. 'eeting the most appropriate medicine lot a particular ailment, there may h diißculty unle-s one can be found to purify, and improve the quality of the blood. Thes,. pills possess sad exert these three iiualiticatioi's
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      820 5 ittidnUanrous. THE I <>\ OF PREPARED COCOA. MARAVILLA COCOA. Sol.- Proprietors— Taylor Bkm I The Cocoa or Caca of Mar&rilla i« tl true Theobroma of Lini j digenous to South America, of which Miirn villa is a favoured portion. Taylor Brotheri having aecured tbe exrfuarre rap] Ij unrivalled Cocoa, have,
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