The Straits Times, 2 November 1872

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    17 1 The Straits Times A OL. XXVIII. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1872. SATURDAY EVENING N<>. 1,418
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    SATURDAY. NOVEMBERR 2,1872.
    112 1 SATURDAY. NOVE MBERR 2,1872. LATEST MAKKET QUOTATIONS. I I.MBLK J.M), l*~Gambier 4.55. Black Pepper 12i. White Pepper Rhio White Pepper Singapore... .4. Sago Flour Singapore 1i.65 Do. Sarawak 2.78 i Peurl Sago 8 I*. „35J. Ie twist 127 J. 4 lbs. Shirtings J. 50. 7 do do 2.10. 5 do
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    TUESDAY'S RIOTS.
    1107 1 Now that all immediate fear of a general Ch neae riot is over, and that the very limited extent of the disturlay are known, we are impelled to a lew reflections upon the conduct of the police and those to whom is entrusted the peace of the Town,
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    THE AUDITOR GENERAL'S Fl-NANCIAL STATEMENTS.
    1770 1 THE A U DITOR GENERAL'S FlNANCIA L STATEM ENTS. O\ the 15th alto., there waa laid before Council the Auditor General's usual Financial Statements for the year Is7l, accompanied by ve-y able letter reviewing the past and prognosticating the future of the tinanccs of the Settlements, Mr. Irving is one
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    SIAM.
    746 1 SI AM. Hy the H.irti'riix we have files of Siani papers to the 24th October. The chief topic of interest at Bangkok, m the visit ofthe Resident of Hatuvia in the capacity of Ambassador from the Kingofthe Netherlands to the Court of His Majesty the King of Siani, who is
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    ITEMS FROM THE JAVA PAPERS.
    836 1 (Translated for the Strait* Timet.J L'p to the 17th Oct., no further official reports from Deli had been published at Batavia. A telegram has been received at the latter place, announcing that the Ministry in Holland intend to lower import duties in Netherlands India to
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1900 2 OUR LON DON LETTER. uasuov, Sept. £7th, i^rl. Ber Majesty the Queen received on Mon. lav. by telegraph, the melancholy intelligence of the death of her beloved lister, the Princess o\' Holicnlohe Lan»enberff, who expired at two o'clock the same morning at Baden-Baden. This -ad news hat eaaaed her Ifathe
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    OUR PARIS LETTER.
    2648 2 I'akis, Biffimn "2v Tlic Permanence Committee, dalanted by the A-se.ublv to watch over If. Thiers j«-ii<lii»Lr the recess. lia.» ju-t lieM its fort11i_ri 1 1 1 meeting. This MiaWOOfM parliament indulged in several storms in tea],,.ts. and ataeuawd everything, examinin,' Ministers as it' they were prisoners placed
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    1113 2 Singapore, 3rd October, 1872. Present His Excellency the Governor. His Honor The Chief- Justice Mr. SidBTeavea) The Hon'ble The Ofleer Commanding H Ms. Troop* (Laeot-Ooloael Smith 80th Hie Honor The Judge ofPeaaag (Sir W. Kelt The h ,n' le The Colonial Seoretan Mr Birch The. Hon'ble The Attorney-General
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    news of the irrek
    12 3 •Stii I'OBKR. ':i]it. iioin Palembniijr I illi m^t.,
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    5 3 Tin. IJiitish etcaniei Capt. ning.
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    8 3 ■.<•/■, I Capt. Ist h Saturd i afl noon.
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    9 3 a Manila 10th inst., srriv- ir wharf on Satur-
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    15 3 11. M. steamer h ia, laptain St. John, I; mjj I st !i inst., an-
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    17 3 The British steamer Japan, Captain m Pinan^ 1 Itii and M:ilacca 27th inst., arrived this morrrinjf. evera,
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    48 3 of the instant conIbl lowing fresh notilieations. Ordinance No. I of 1^7:2. I :i- receiv- Her M c uilirmation and allNfoeNuir'x leave of absence has I for three months longer from the Mb proximo, on half salary. Her Majesty's (I tvernment has reMr. Meier a.- Vice-Consul for Singapore.
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    182 3 Pboplb given t<> hitting others must times in reurn, and mv iplaio, but we tubmit th:it Mr. Shelford is somewhat us in hi- -l:i\ cn-iei-ino; our paragraph of Saturday, 1 1 Little and tin- Sui> the Estimates. In that we simply gave expression ilv opinion the outside public ■onld form
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    TUESDAY, 29th OCTOBER.
    13 3 Tin. British steamer x .a Sarawak I Ith in.-t., rday.
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    8 3 ■amer Meikong, irmed, left Saigon last night k.
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    18 3 Tm Dutch steamer Koninpin Sophia, J ig, ii Batavia Jitith inst., red at Tanjong Pagar wharf this morn
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    18 3 The Dutch steamer G neral Capt. Lindemann, from Batavia 26th inst., arrived at Tanjong Pagar R'harf this morning.
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    22 3 I in. Ocean Company steamer /Jin,,//',/, Capt. Jackson, from Liverpool 17th Canal and Peuong :27th inst., arrived al Tanjong Pagar wharf uing
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    33 3 Tin. Hiitish barque Norua, returned lo harbour this morning from the North Sand-, whither .die has been with the for the light house there. \V. Johnson, Guiver, < lialles. Bultou. a. ill Lea< b.
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    12 3 The >> terai Meyer reports |M>ken, in Banka Straits, the British ship Emulation.
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    16 3 'I'm. D'tumeil spoke on the ~7th inst., in Malacca Straits, the British ship days fr;'in Singa-
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    67 3 11. E. The. Governor and l-nd\ Ord, with Captain Ord and Mr. Watts, 'inbarked on board the Colonial Captain Bradberry, lay afternoon for Malacca and 1 the recent disturbances iii Peniusulu. 11. M. R. '/.<'>r.i, it is trill follow to j, r iw weight, we I isit which, In- hoped,
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    241 3 UN that the Police have been more stringently thu municipal regttia- i to street Hawker-, :n m to sijuaL down so the onleriug them to keep nios- ing on. 'I he Hawkers, Chinese mostiy, have naturally enough objected, Bad have been trying to j^-ct their principal customers, the small shopkeepers
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    WEDNESDAY,30TH OCTOBR.
    16 3 Thb German steamer O/jrmpi*, Capt. Romkes, from Hongkong Mrd instant, arrived here this saomtng.
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    17 3 Thb M.itis!) steamer Lumleg Cut/fe, Captain Browne, from (ialle 22nd instant, anchored in the roads this morning.
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    15 3 The Mepsagrnes Mantimes steamer Captain M annarino, from Batavis 27tii instant, arrived here yesterday evening.
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    24 3 We are reauested by the Secretary of the Agri- Horticultural Societj to notify that there will be no Band at the Gardens this afternoon.
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    16 3 Till RSDAY, Us. OCTOBER. i !'n itish steamer Buxton, from Ban^skok 2(tth instant, arrived here yesterday.
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    19 3 The British steamer Fair Pewawg, Capt. Atkins, from rVnang 20th inst., d in the ro ids this m truing.
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    30 3 PSIDAY, Isi No\ BMBEB. Tin: I*. O. s; earner 2?jf*W*j ft V ft (ialle on the afteriiiHtn of Tuesday, the •J'.Mh ulto., and may be expected here on Tuesday next.
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    38 3 Tin. homeward French mail steamer Meiiowf, Capt. Bourdon, from Shanghai 17th, Hongkong :21th, and Baigoa iMh October, arrived at the Borneo Company's wharf yesterday evening, and will leave for dalle, Aden, S and Marseille.-, at •"> P. m. to-day.
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    424 3 Wj. pabliatl, to-day, a fetter from W M. l{.ad, ISeq., Ukmg esceptioß to two atatementa in yesterday's article regarding the distarbaaeee of Toeaday. With all reaped for Mr. Read's statement, we feel bound bo say that if the Central Police Station was 804 besieged/ it certainly looked my much like
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    16 3 SATI'BDAY, 2m. NOVHMUKK. Thb liriiish steamer fnrettigmtvr, 1.1,1. Tidmarah, from Batayki tVth ultimo, arrived jreaterday afternoon.
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    13 3 Thi British ateamer Penanf, ('apt. Chopard, from I'inau^ 2st!i ulto., arrieil this morning.
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    34 3 W'k have reeeivod Special ConaaV ble's" letter, tad should have been o-lad to publish it had the writer sent I lii. name. We make it aa invariable rule tliat every couiinunicatio:i must be authenticated.
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    32 3 Till Austrian Corvette F.isana," I. Cap mi Punk, arrived in harbor on Tufanajr. the 18th ult >„ an 1 gave a salute of il f^Uas, whieii RU returned from I'ort Canning. ii. i
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    105 3 Tin: following paawagers proceeded by the Mr'ikong, y.-stenlay jfnrfras Mt aad Mrs. rVaaeis. V;- CaUmUa.— Mr. M. D. vTiadeor. PW -I -ii.— Ali 4brahaui and wife. FbrSaci Mr. A. Myer. Wmr MarmiOm.- Mr. aad Mrs. D. A. y Lararia and 2 ebildreD, Messrs. C. Jao ma*, F. Sta. Coloumy oiim-.0.
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    83 3 Wk publish, to-day, the Minute of 11. K. the Governor on tbe proposed Militia for the three Settlements. We have not room to comment upon it today. We ''.ndeistand that tli^ property qualification proposed to\rcnder Europeans and thus" of Kurt^ean deateot liable to serw, is a salaiy*or income from any
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    117 3 OotftiAira have reaohed us from Labaan of the indifference or apathy displajed by the Gorernoc with regard to the suppression of piracy in the netgbboswing waters. Tne Sulii bade was betag materially iaterfered with by pirateOj and althoagb 11. If. S. li, ■>!•■! was lyiag idle in Victoria liarhour, Governor
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    126 3 We are gad to learn that the reports of tsMdammfja <l"iic by the mob on Tuesday weir, as is usually the case, greatly exaggerate*!, and thoogh am endeavoured to as near the truth as possible, va www iaadvntentij led into several huwcoiacica. The mWUgC done in the ofmM of the
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    37 3 Tin: following Minute was laid bcl'i re the Legislative Council at its lust meeting Minute by His Excellency the Governor with rafcreaee to the Organization of a Militia F.,iv, aosiat in th" protection of j the Settlement*.
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    385 3 The population of the Svttleu cuts hare not been hit h.'. t > altogether uuai'ndful of tbedaty whiek I>eloiigB to every n.-mber of the ooMimitj of c intriliutiug us far a« he is able t -wards its defenc from external aggreSM -n "i- iiiternal disturbuncc. !Ji>dies ufTutuusotirs have been r.iised
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    323 3 bly Chinese Gun LascariO as the Government might find it sipwiiient to r i The exemptions would be those usually (granted elsewh'i-e, viz. Miniaten of religion, persons enjj.i^eil in Bdocation, the aractaoa of medicine, Post and Telegraph Offi es, Ac. All Arms, aOßOatreßMßta aud ammunition, would be fnrniahad at the
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    125 3 ■awMsay't OhitiiU'it mil Pill».--\y in some shape i» over rife am mgal mankind impurity of the blood, or irp gamrity of fuuctioii. is loiist.mtly g .i-i o rise to leucy, debility, or diatenipen In tbe abore-aaaied remediea, tbe o uninunity ciii hare, at littk ooet, safe and oeitiin ii prerentiog
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    DORKS.
    223 3 THB PATBKTBLIF AND DOCK CO Harboub. Thu Oompaay axecatoa ships' repair* of I deaoripttoaa in the most eiliciont maaaer aader the superinteudence of European Shipwright!* and Engineers. .So. 1 QaATIVfI DOCK opened March. Length— 4ls feet Death of water b im 11 feet to !•">:■ feet. Width at Kirn-ail.
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      Arrivals.
      546 3 Batarday, 2Sth October. Britisli ataaawr Fitafatriok, 584 tons, Baaipkriea commander, taagnna. ISth October. BaaaiakettaaMrMiadoro, SOOton, MMwMeeoiiailer, Ha nila l.th October, ooaaigneet HjaM A; Co. Sun.lj'v. 27th Ocl >ber. H. M. Kt.'.inuT Bjlria, 895 4 >ns, St. John eoauaaadsr, M 18th October. Briti«li Meaaar Baiabow, 130 tana, Detghton coauuader, Palfinl»aii^
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      Departure
      128 3 Beparttnr*. s iturd iv, -J'it!i October. i i rk. i' Load m. British barque EM taley, Littlrhauea, lew Samaraag. Bril Siniapora, Strom Sarawak achooner Sui tat Sarawak. Mo iday. !■•■'<■ October. If. iteamerH i *uly, Rap >t.-l. lor Hongkong. uner S£w I>r >, Elizal >r Manila. Tuesday, -Jt'!1! Od
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    3891 3 VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WIIAII V h 3 2 Victoria Dock. j J«^c. UutUeaon and Company .Wb uf 1 LtSe^U'.Whu' 8 Gove =lt Wharf I Patent 81ip aad Dock Company 9 A.t Jouore nnded thei ornate! mcml m whether they were prepa be n
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      192 3 jiQtttt*. 51OK. Oui Kewapapen, L'eriodicala, and Books will be thannnUy laasrwd for the the Bailor* ashore, sad afloat in tliis Harbour. Parcel* of these aiVrraarii to tbe Kcv. Canon 15.- kles, al Vestry, will ba rratffnlrj aoknowladoed. Btagapora, 23rd Jan., 1878. rpu bali. Thi flleaaageriea Maritiinesl'aildle-wheei steamer CAJ I'l'ol.K, $36
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    Correspondence.
    447 4 THE STRAITS MILITIA. To the Editor of the Strait* Time*. Sir. —His Excellency's intention to submit to the Council at an early date a scheme for establishing a Militia Force in the'thrce Settlements, service in which is to l>e compulsory on all EuiOpeaßa, cannot be too early taken notice
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    MALACCA.
    712 4 M u.ai (A. 27th Oc tobkh, 1H72. Tin. B. I. S. N. Go's, steamer Mahrtta, Iron) Calcutta (via the interim- Jiate porta.) to Singapore, arrived here last Friday, and returned to this port, en route to Calcutta, this morning. The following passengers came by lier, viz: httoara. Storaaaa and
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    THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
    145 4 To the Editor of the .Strait* Time*. Sis: With reference to the paragraph i in Saturday's paper in which you express great surprise upon learning that the Hon'ble Dr. Little was a memlier of the Sub-Committee on the Estimates for l v 7:*. you will permit me
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    THE STRAITS MILITIA.
    154 4 THE STRAITS MILI TIA. T,, tin- Editor of thr Ihiihi Timm. SIH Singaporean" appeals to DM to lie in gnat harry to condemn without sufficient grounds. For my part 1 should like to BBC what the Militia Hill is like hetore 1 consign it to tin* waste paper basket or
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    EDUCATION.
    235 4 lo the Editor of the Btrmts Time*. Sir: In perusing your paper of October 23rd, I saw that the youngsters are to have a competition for scholarships that is capital plan to stimulate them. Many complaints have Ijeen made about the last one. It is to l>e earnestly hoped
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    THE STRAITS MILITIA
    35 4 To th* Editor of the Daily Time*. Sic Hooroar for Singaporean.' Special Conatablea, sleep and champagne verm* Militia, watchfulness, and rifles I remain, Sir, Your ol>edient servant, CHINAMAN. Singapore. 2i)th October, 1872.
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    TUESDAY'S DISTURBANCES.
    331 4 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sut. There are two assertions in your leading article of yesterday, which ifleft unnoticed, mm tend to give an erroneous impression of what occurred during the riots, and the consequence thereof. You say Ist. "The .Justices of the Peace were called
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    TUESDAY'S DISTURBANCES.
    649 4 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. 'ni: In writing to you yenterday I had BO intention to enter into a newspaper controversy nor do I wish to do so now. The object I had in view was to prevent relations and friends at a distance lieing unnecessarily
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