The Straits Times, 17 August 1872

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1 6 The Straits Times
  • 15 1 The Straits Times VOL. XXVIII. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATIHDAY. AUGUST 17th. 1872. SATURDAY EVENING. \<>. ],407
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  • 103 1 SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. 1878. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. SI.NuAPOKE, AUOUST 17TH. I^TJ. ■!.-■>. Pepper l-'i-White Pepper Rhio I- lour Siagap&re i.40. Do. Sarawak 2.45. Pearl B -"-'Ti- 17.50. Tiu 87.75. 'lule twist Itt. -i lbs. Shirtings to 2.5TJ. 7 do do „2.17 i. 5 do T. Cloths 1.35. (i do do
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  • 721 1 Tih.i:k iias been n<> meeting of the Li ■•ri.-lativi' Council HUM tin- departure mail, 11. E. tin- Gov< rnor baring been absent <m a visit to the native rufTringanu, CaLautan, and Pahang. 11. B. was accompanied by H. 11. the Maharajah of Johore, and was receired with every
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  • 583 1 Wmia the last few days a circular has bean going round aakng the "pinionofonr bankers and merchants regarding a proposal made by If r. Trotter, the Postmaster-General, for aitaiinni,' the very desirable objeel (A quicker delivery of letters by the I. i mail >■ amen.
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  • 470 1 We have been favoured with copies nf sundry papers laid before the Legislative Council on the 13th instant. We have room to-day for only one, which is a Petition from our Pinang friends against Ordinances XXI and XXII of l s 7u, which deal with Bankrnptey.
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  • 1350 1 (Tranxlul,;!/,,!- Ihe StrmU Times.) On the 2nd August, the following official report on the military operations in Deli since the datus offend their submission in writing was published :—V' After it had been determined bj the Assistant Resident ol'Siak, the military commander of EUiio and
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  • 639 1 Singapore, AVOUS! 15th, 1872. Pbesentek His Excellency the Governor. Ilii Honor the Chief .Justice, (Mr. Sidgi saies.) The Hon. the OnVer Commanding H. Ms. Troops, (Col. I'liilliiis, h. a.) Tlie lion, the Colonial Secretary, (Mr. Birch.) The Hon. the Attornev-licncnd, I Mr. Hraddell.) The Hon. ths Treasurer, (Mr.
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  • 3146 1 Singapore. 25th July, 1872. Peeskxt: His Excellency the Governor. The Hon'ble The Officer Comdg. H.M's The Hon'ble The Col. Secretory. [Troops. The Hon'ble The Attorney-General. The Hon'ble The Treasurer. The Hon'ble The Acting Col. Engineer. The Hon'ble J. J. Greenshiekls. The Hon'ble R. Little. M.D. The Hon'ble T.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 218 1 AI'VKKTISEMENTS. Terms for Advertisements made known at the < ater.-d into for long periods ions will be »tlice; ;11-,. in CdKNHILL. imbard Street. oar ft Co must specify fan the oopy the a imber of the insertions required, ewe all ■rill be in-crted till countermanded. •rdinirly. espeotfuDy roqueel d to
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 2370 2 Loxdox, 12m Ji i.y, 1^72. Thk Uueen and the Royal Family hav*_left Windsor for Osborne, and it is understood they will not return to the Castle till about January next, in order that the extensive works for the drainage of the Castle may be completed during the absence
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  • 175 2 Loud—, lit/// Ah </u*L —Mr. Childen Ims accepted the Chancellorship of the Duchy or Lancaster with a seat in the Cabinet. The Emperors of Germany, Austria, Russia, will meet at Berlin in Beptemher. Lom/i/ii, 11/// Auguxt. Parliament was prorogued 00 the 10th. 'I'll, Queen's message rejoioM in the
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  • 712 2 HONGKONG. HovoKOtra, Ist Auoust, Is7j The first bit of excitement to lie chroi Btebd is a duel. A duel was fought on the morning of the 2!) th July b, Mr Cheea (Spanish Consul at lion^kong) and Mr. Torre Bueao (late Peraviai sul at Macao) near Kowfoong city, site
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  • 760 2 (From an Occasional Corretj/uiuleiit.) -Malacca, 11th Auopst. Thk Straits steamers Japan, and Sharpthooter, the former from Singapore, and the latter from Penang, arrived here yesterday. The usual hour that these steamers leave this port for Singapore, p. m. on Sundays, but iv consequence of the Strong breeze and heavy
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  • 2041 3 No. 24. Downing Stk; i JissN try, -1 have had under my c.n.-.dera- a■. HO of the 25th reportiag the decision arrived urCouncu, that the Government it to take upon itself the care of the ther than Lepers, who have bitberto been provided for by private lations administering funds p*rtly
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 315 3 Satarday, l"th August. P. ft O. steamsr Geoloag, l.Ji I toas, Bahoi ooalmaader, Hongkong Brd August, oonsjgneea P. -v O. Oompanv. British bir.iue chiefun, SBB tons, Bhvckloct commander, Han go n 9th JulyH. M. steamer Hornet, t<>4 t .ns. Osbom commander, Bangkok 30th July. British S mtd. schooner Jessie
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    • 624 3 V I B I KLB I N DUCKS it L i IS <J V i VV II AKV X B. I Tanjo iv' Pagar Whari i V ift.i ii Dock. 8 Jttrtiii c, Matheuon and Company's W rf. ■i P kO Wi:ail 80l 4 ccord Dock
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    • 104 3 Arrivals. Continued British schooner sTJm Ohya Wat, 45 tons, Nac<Klah, Calantan 7th August. Siamese brig Otter Singapore, 4fl tons, Nacodah, Sangomh 3rd August. Sarawak brig Kadiv. 50 tOBS, Nai.odah. Maca«sar 15th July. Friday, 16th August. British itonmOT Mr Malacca 56 tons, Deane couimander, Paleuibang 14th August. Saturday. 17th August. Arab
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    • 162 3 Monday. Uth August. British barqae madara, Branton, for Liverpool. British steamer Maud. Brittain, for London. British steamer Murtaban. Buxton. for Bangkok. British steamer Tanah Merah. Darin, for Saigon and Hongkong. Dutch ship Antje. ulius. for Batavia. Sarawak steamer Royalist, Wareham, for Sarawak. Tuesday, HJth August. British steamer Ajax, Kidd.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 318 3 ADVBansnßßa i; c <ep 1889. Gentlemen, 1 fed aad *j»resemj grati. tud. for the groat benefit I bavedenved by taking Norton 1 am .mile POL' I anplied to roar agent, Mr. Berkeley, for the above named ''ills, tot wind in the stomaei,. from which 1 suffered excruciating pain for a
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    • 220 3 Ptfftl THE PATENT SLIP AND DOCK COMPUTT, New Harbolb. This Company executes ships' repair of all descriptions in the most effi. v at ii. .a, i.. r under the superintendence of European ohipwrights, Engineers, and Boilermakers. No. 1 Graving Dock was opened sth March, 1859. Length— 4lS feet Depth of
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    • 179 3 Further information may be had ut the Oltice of Messrs. Patersou, Simons and Co., who forward Telegraphic Messages to the Dock free of charge. Wm. OLOUGHTON, Managing Director a;. ore, Bth March. v.c. flotirrs. TO LET. M on rai Ist Skiti.mbee. That rery convenient residence tituatsJ at the ...rner ..f
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    • 176 3 blotters. NETUKi: LANDS INDIA DISCOUNT COMPANY. Thk undersigned, having been appointed Agents by Power of Attorney dated Bata- via, 19th June, lstiit. to the above Company, are authorised to grant and buy bills on Java, diseoiftit acceptances, give money in loan on securities and generally to represent said Bank at
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  • 251 4 luring my I- 0 ami I no! know the notiiciai nicinpport them, in here, io the >i' much the p tit i. .11. I reported for In Wa cd. as promised by ben, il would 1» better for ni to iti the two Ordinauc Imp! l-oiinifnt for debt
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  • 912 4 Papers laid I i*e < '.un.il niiiaiid of His Eieellen-v the rernor. 15t» Ami Further Correspondence relative to t inSanitarj Condition of Singapore. c.i.uM m. SBcnßTAnr'a Ohni, _';i7 4*fnet, 1872. Sir, I am I Oovetn cto transmit print) of a letter from the Municipal Commissioners .n I re
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  • 938 4 Minute of His Bxoellency I covering CovrespondeDce respecting Le- it;: The within Correspondence, with the Report of the Select Committee laid be tore Council on the sth .Tun.-, IV7I.1 V 71. and the Beeo'uti n i i Council on the 4th of Bept 1>..-. 1871, contain an ao ouwt of
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  • 3699 4 ■nVax f Sir H. Ord to t'.aii OreastQ* He, 47. Mli tVl>ni-,r,j. Ugft IS. I have admitted thnt the eonditioii of the Pauper Sosphals throughout the Settlements is not good. I might havi further, and said i^wae very bad. At the i time I wro I >v is. !i
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  • 380 5 Tv a 'hr Dtilf Time*. m ay interest «me of year know 'what the sympti Fever an, will v kindly insert the following, tar ons ip erieneed it in Calcutta, where n has 1.e1.l a BMgn o Terror" for nine months, and has bad :■< WS feet 96
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  • 18 5 MONDAY. Lira AU<;l 11. M. S. H Capt ()>bom, from 30th July, arrived yesterday
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  • 9 5 it ami \.,'tain from M oulmain 3rd inst., arafternom.
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  • 17 5 Thi British steamer Sksrptiooter, Milne, from FetJang Mh and Mall th instant, anchored in the this momil
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  • 45 5 The body of a Chinaman was this on found floating in the Singarer, doat to Cavenagfa Bridge, men informed and the body to the dead-house, where an inwill be held upon it. The dcliad a earjK-nter's chisel secured M waistband, and was probably a trpeater.
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  • 56 5 rumoured in official circles in Manila that a- SOOB as the praaWst eonurying the mails to Siagaipires, no new one will be made, but the marls will be taken U> Hoogai former!} by one of the gunboaU, whenever a private ateaaMt is not g for that (xirt. Kcoiioiny, we nndentand,
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  • 57 5 Tiik following passengers took their departure by the steamer QteU>*s, terday China, pion.— Capt. J. E. M. Wil- tad -Mrs. McDonald. Messrs. A. F. ljil k.s Short, E.N., K. Bell, W. Butchid II Msasen, k.n., v _'apore. ii natives. natives. -1 native. —1 native. -Mr. aud Mrs. Lessler, 4 childand
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  • 71 5 Thk P. O. steamer Cathay, Capt. from Bombay 2!>th July, (ialle ril wd Penang y t i, i Ils t., with the ■jngwh mail of the 12th July, arrived «eP.& O. wharf yctenfav morilJJJ »d left for Hongkong at 11 a, M WTesthorf, Cajit. Bohwann, illano, and Arinai Mr I
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  • 145 5 g la>t the mud. needed Water- sanctioned by the of State. The news, we are intormed, came in the despatches received bj yesterds/s mail The plans «'T the scheme will be sent ...it by next mail. .The exirting conduit to be ntilieed as much as possible, and with new it
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  • 405 5 O.\ the tOtb ulto., a paragraph appeared in this paper contradicting upon the authority of the Colonial Surgeon in Penang a statement in the PtfMftf that Dengue Fever was raging in Penang. The drftu, in its is-ue of the Ist instant, takes us to task for tliiv and hopes we
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  • 37 5 Thk -V< rlh Cki— Ewli says that the Raman man-of-war f'i/ia:M't Hiogoon the Oth for Nagasaki, where she is to meet the Grand Duke Alexis, who is expected to reaea there early in August.
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  • 33 5 Ahum, the passengers by the from Liverpool, we notice the name of Mr. C. H. Waller, Superintendent of Polite at Singapore, who will relieve Mr. R. W. Maxwell, now acting in that capacity.
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  • 41 5 Wl beg to Call the attention of whomsoever it concerns to the fact of the presence in harbour of one or two, or three, veaaebi from Rangoon, the crews of which are reported to either hay •to have had Jkn§u* /''t''"
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  • 63 5 Thk Ocean Company's steamer .lj".r, Captain Kidd, from Liverpool :50th Junr, via Suez Canal and Penang 10th iii-it., arrived afTanjooc Pagar wharf yesterday afternoon, and will leave for Hongkong :illll Bhangbd to-morrow afternoon. Passengers. For £>;»./ >/."<■. .—Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Waller Mr. Oscar Novelt, :5 native servants. For
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  • 107 5 Wl cull the following items from Indian pafMM. F.leveu of the pirate- who kXMM the Cashmere at Bussorali have been captured and the names of thirty others discovered. Fourteen Thousand Kupees of the plunder have been iv< .yen-,!. \nother pir.u-v m reported in the i i-r--■ajtGolf. A lam bagalow w-i-.
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  • 173 5 Ti,k Viceregal Council of India have been recently diaooeeiag Christian Marriage BUI, Mid one of its proposed clauses makea it illegal f« «>J EuroBritiafa subject, or any Miaon doSled in any country l-y the law ol which 1-oly-a.ny is prohibited, toprsotise polygamy upM MJ cl.an-e in Ins religious belief. It
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  • 208 5 A pew days ago, we remarked upon > the fact that the police were driving off the hawkers who obstruct the roadsides. There is, however, a <;ood deal to be said ta favour 6f the coolies, particularly when the manner in which some OX the policemen perform this duty is
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  • 23 5 WEDNESDAY, Mm AUGUST. Wk learn from Mr. Fuller, Manager of the Telegraph Companies, that the cable between Hongkong and Shanghai i> again interrupted.
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  • 29 5 The If. M. steamer Ckmttdft with the outward French mail left Galle for Singapore at eleven a. M. yesterday, and may therefore be looked for here about Monduv next.
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  • 47 5 Wk hcartfiat Inspector Richard>on> j of the Malacca police, has been dismissed from the force owing to certain charges broaght against him by a Chi- I in dealer, m connection with prosecutions instituted by that officer, and thai he will Ik- replaced by Inspector Barniim from Singapore.
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  • 57 5 It is reported that Tunkoo dia Oodin is likely to receive snb.-tantial aid ■gainst Rajah If ahdie and hie followers, not only from Pahang, wh«ice it is saiil he has been reinforced by large body of men, bat that the Chinese miners, some 70,000 strong, threaten to take up arms
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  • 105 5 Wl arc informed that the Straits arc to be honoured shortly by visits fnun several scions of Royalty. H. I. M. the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia will be here towards the end of the present month, and their Serene BigDnaaMi Prime Philip and Prince Augustus of Sa.\< -('olmig Gotha,
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  • 165 5 11. M. S. fftttttt. Capt. Cliinmo, from Labuan via IfaflaaMT, Mlifsd this morning. While sJm was survi ying in the Bain Bea, boat's crew with L:"iit. (iravand Mr. White, when taking bearings on the N. Iv end of Sulu Islam ■rare attacked by forty or fifty nativis. They fought their
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  • 287 5 Wllll BBJBOOt to the Mf homeward Bill of Lading decided upon by the. Committee of Si. reliant.-, trading to the East, recently laid before the Chamber of Commerae here, Miitksii Mtriiiwu /i?i/ister says: In .mother "'olunin will l>e found the firm ni BUI "f lr Aim ii liiwanis adopted by
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  • 14 5 PRIDAY, lorn AUGUST. Thk French war steamer Beliiquexr, from Adiii»2C)th July, arrived yesterday afternoon.
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  • 14 5 Thi British steamer Fair Malacca, Captain Deane, from Palemhang 14-fh instant, arrived this morning.
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  • 23 5 Tiir stcamef <;iriirvi/, from London, left Penang at o'clock i>. v. an the Loth inst., and may be expected at Singapore to-morrow morning.
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  • 24 5 Thk M. M. steamer loojkh/^rm to leave Nsjgoa yesterday at balf-pasi nine o'clock a. m., an<) consequently may be expected here on Sunday mnni-
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  • 113 5 A can ki:t match between the Singapore Club and Naval and Military was decided on Wednesday afternoon, the result, as will be seen by the report in another column, Ikmho- a hollow defeat to the Singaporeans, who made a very poor show indeed, of which no doubt they are rather
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  • 68 5 TIIK following is ;>. synopsis of meteorological observations taken by the Colonial Surgeon during the month of April:— Hiwkrst reading of Barometer in the mouth Bt.SUiB. I. do Height of cistern ilxir levol al»ut :K' f«t In the»h«de fj*££ l Tel ">*™ ture At^ tt Z\'. areatest Kun fmli in
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  • 114 5 Wk learn from late Manila Dapen that H. If, Norodon I, the King of Camboilia, with I suite of Ml penooa, including kinsmen and inaiidarin>, was expected there on I vi~it tboal the beginning of the present month. Their stay will la-t about B days. During this period, a grand
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  • 129 5 We understand that at High 'Change to-day the unotticial members of Council asked the members of the Exchange on behalf of H. E. the Governor for an expression of opinion as to the entertainment of the Royal and Imperial personages who are expected soon to pay these Settlements the honour
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  • 123 5 Vkstekday the new -team r Bemttm, which has just arrivtd from Glasgow, took some of her owners and a select party of theil friends on a pleasure trial trip to Rhio, under charge of Captain Burrowcs, Licensed, Pilot. The Ben/ in, named after a hill rm one of the islands
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  • 157 5 Tiik British ship Wttm (Jomlej lirought to tliis port, the Naeodab, crew, and ])art of tin- passengers of the Arab ship Namtrvol mkdfid, whiob vessel hud grounded on the North Blenheim Shoal, Malacca Straits, on the Uth August. The Wumroti Madjid was from Jeddah with pilgrims, and had landed nme
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  • 169 5 A\ all-comers' Kille match took place on Wednesday last at the Rifle Butts on the Race Course. rVmrteen members competed. "1 shots each at 2<N) and •"1 1 11 1 yards. The lirino; shows a marked improvement on previous occasions. The following are the highest scores. Diataure .yards) *)0 X)
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  • 532 5 Thi match of the Singapore Cricket Club r.i. Army and Navy, after three days play, was eondnded <>n Wednesday leal in favour of the services bj 2!» runs. At the end of the first iiinings, the Club was found to be in a majority of 8, bat the spirited play
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  • 81 5 Thk British steamer A<)a, Capt. Tatchcll, from Moulmain 7th inst., via Penang, arrived in the roads ln^t night and proceeded to Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning. The Mriti>!i steamer QUnroy, Capt. Auld, from London Mh July, via Suez Canal and Penang Lftth inst., arrived at Tanjong Pagar
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  • 95 5 Report of S. S. Gfeuroi/ Left London S. W. India Docks 2 P. M. on the Bth July, arrived at Malta 10 p. M. left Malta MO v. M. on the 19th; arrive.! at Port Slid 'S..V) p. M. on the 23rd left, Port Said 0 A. M. on the
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  • 626 5 Smai.l.-PO\ is very prevalent here jus! now, though there are but lew MM II the small-po\ hospital. A gOOg was beaten through the streets the other day by the police, and an order of the Inspector (ieneral of PoHot VII pul>lished directing that every case of small-pox should be reported
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  • 15 5 Papers laid before the Legislative Council by command of His Excellency the Governor.
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  • 407 5 Petition from Penang in favor of the amendment of Ordinances Xos. XXI. and XXII. of 1870, with the Attorneyi i.-iii- nil's Report. I „ln K.r,;:lli,,nj the Governor and the Honorable the LeyUlative Council of the Strait* Settlement*. The humble Petition of the underpinned. Merchant s, Traders, and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 796 6 i). vV <P. Ccmuanp. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Offices D'Almeida 81 Godowks At New Harbour. MAIL I %^d| LINES. 'In k pro] ot arrival of the Mail Steam Ships at Singaponj in connection with the service 1-7:.'. as approved by ln-r Ma- Master General, will In- as follows
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    • 767 6 Companp. NOTICE TO BHTPPXBB OF SAMPLE PARCELS. An inßtanco having occurred in which a package shipped as containing Samples was found to contain Oil, notice is hereby g^iven that, in future, shippers will be required to make known the description of Samples supplied by them, and to sign a declaration
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    • 722 6 ittitfrrllanrotts. .^.^*l ENGLISH GOODS (Via Suez Canal) At Cheapest Rates D. NICHOLSON A COMPANY. Silk, Woollkn and Manchester Wakkhousemen India, Colovial and Forkion Outfitters, 50 to 52, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD (Corner of Cheapside), London. Established 1843. bvite attention to their Illustrated 120 pujW Catalogue, sent post free containing full particulars
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    • 752 6 iHidrrllanroitf. THE ROAD TO HEALTH. AND LONG LIFE. Secured by HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. Impurities of Blood. iNselectinir the most appropriate medicine for a particular ailment, there may be some difficulty unless one can be found to P' 1 -regulate, and improve the quality of the blood. Those Pills possess and exert
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    • 784 6 iHisfcrllanrous JOYCE'S SPORTING AMMUNITION Established 1880. The attention of Sportsmen is invited to the following Ammunition, of the best quality, now in general use throughout England. India, and the Colonies. Treble Waterproof Central Fire PERCUSSION CAPS. Chemically-prepared Cloth and Felt Gun Wadding. JOYCE'S GAS TIGHT CARTRIDGES, For Pin-fire and Central-fire
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    • 690 6 iHiSwllanfousT^ BRISTOW, EDMONDS v (Late Bristoit i Perfumers, Fancy and DRU<;<. (iENERAL BRUSH M.\k WHOLESALE AND BXPO -HOPSGATEAVENIK CITY p LONDON. IIE C, (Established nearly MO I So well known for ESSENCE OF PEPI'KHMis JAMAICA GINGER, and their JAMai', MARROW POMATUM. These pre; unique and unrivalled. MANUFACTURERS OF SEIDLITZ AND
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