The Straits Times, 9 October 1875

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times. VOL XXXI PUBLISHED PVERY SING A POKE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1875. SATURDAY EVENING No. 2,052
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  • 22 1 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. ON tl -<:■'. uist at Radium. New HarK in iiia Susan, the wife of A. .inn r, if '1 •'*•"> years.
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  • 112 1 STRAITS TIMES SAT URDAY OCTOBER 9, 1975. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore, Octoieb 9th, 18.5. Gambier S 5.675. Black Pepper 11. White Pepper 1680. Sago Flour. Sarawak ■>■"> Pearl Sago 3*-l Coffee, Bontyne '.Jo.oO. Tin L' 3.75. 40». MuL> twitt 110. 8J lbs. Shirtings 2.05. 7 do do 1.77 J. 6
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  • 691 1 Wk think we are only expressing the general opinion when we say that the speech with which His Excellency Sir William Jervois opened his first Council j on Thursday afternoon was a great sucind was listened to and afterwards diKtis.-rd with much satisfaction and pleasure. It was
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  • 1800 1 Wf. have received from the Clerk of Councils a copy of the Financial Statements for the year IS71 S 7 I, with th Au-ditor-(jeneral's usual Report. These documents arc however too lengthy for publication, were it desirable to do so, or did the public take any
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  • 668 1 Ali. who have dealings with the various (loveriimc.it Office! will admit the convenience that would l>e afforded were they all accommodated under one roof. Of course the Post Otiice and the Master Attendant's OfaflS arc, so to speak independent astahlisiiiaiints, twili having peculiar functions ot its own,
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  • 1258 1 The water-supply it a subject of deep personal interest to every resident of Singapore, but lew take the trouble to go over the work that has been and is being done, and still fewer understand t he reports and estimates full of technical engineering terms that have been
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 245 1 I'VKKTISEMENTS. TSSBM f Ot Advertisements made kn >wn .1 int.. for long periods uid subscriptions will l>e office; also in Btbbkt, Oornhiii,. and r shard Street. < i t v iCM Jewry; in Cal- c, in tbe copy the Mitiom required, else all it.d till countermanded .oi-.iingly. i, \m. COBEBSFOaDHTS.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 502 2 Wk cull the following items from our Australian exchanges received by the i. A. Co.'s R. M. S. Somerset The Queensland Government have derided to grant an annual subsidy of KltjOM to a Steamship proprietory, to have it» head-quarters in Queensland, iv order to break down the monopoly
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  • 1353 2 At eleven o'clock this morning the oruaioal Assizes opened in the Supreme Court Hall in the new Court Buildings. This being the inaugural occupation ot Ihe new Court, the occasion was availed of to opOS the Assizes with more formality than usual, His Lordship
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  • 3249 2 hi ■OMtoa of the Legislative Council was formally opefted at 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, at the Council Chamber in the public buildings. All the military and civil •officers and a large number of the European residents were assembled in the Council Hall, and the
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  • 1556 2 [translated for tne o/rait.i innos.) (It is requested of our contemporaries that in reproducing these translations their original appearance in the Straits Times may be acknowledged.) The Sourabaya Con rant of the 9th ult., reports as follows The English barque Amity, with cargo and inventory,
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  • News of the Week.
    • 140 3 dit, that it has hsM pronoaod t>> tiie bosMMsi <>f kaighthood on Captain Webb in recognition of hit pmek and ftiduranee in SWiaUBIHg across the Channel. If the rantor be troatworthy, thedistincti B. certainly the most appropriate while the daringuess of Captain Boytoa Buoytun?] in showing the
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    • 876 3 1 ii k British bwyaßelUofSotttkett, which arrived y< rd ly 27, Li. 29 J"' l .n. 10 v> trom Ham. ''iir,' 10 days "in. 30, f Lalarie V tint, Banks barqae BtaJ3tor, from Sin- 1 generally known that, .ii addition to his duties at St. Andrew's Cathedral,
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    • 310 3 A\ r. are informed that on Saturday afterm do, China hoy who was > t Uin flowers in Brass Bassa Road, on being offered a less price by a lad than he demanded, made use of hu. for which the other rewarded him with a slap in
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    • 516 3 Thk Colonial steamer l'lulo returned yesterday afternoon from Perak, hri.i"ing down Mr. Swcttenham with live Of the native chiefs. The PlmU leaves this afternoon to effect the relief of the Horsburgh lighthouse. I'kom the Hongkong Daily Press of the 3<Hh ultu., the latest to hand, we extract
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    • 94 3 Tin: i Mail of the IWk Sep. t- mber has the following paragraph: ■W« luve r--iv. i fi- .in 11. H. Counsnl at I hanghai i am] hi, tto wl ieh n..---laacholj in:. -re- 1 I niac as it does the notes] fr bj the 1 tie
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    • 1088 3 SAT URDAY. 9TH OCTOBER. Tin: average Note circulation of the local Kinks during September was, Oriental Baak 1225,840 Chart- tile Bank i 5,315 Chvl'dßank of LA.AC,B'pore 697,105 J- d> do Penatog 103,705 The distinguished Russian traveller, Bar.,n K. d Mik.loaho-Maclay, arrived sad Iy in 1". nangonthe 2nd instant fin a
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 508 3 Sutur Iny, ".'ik! < Krtober. Am. r. Mr steamst Ifenaeas< i 1,50 t.m-i. L >we oommaoder, n;ic^- :(''tii Bept. Sunday. 3rd October. Spanish stramcir Anrnna. 7 tons,Olaao oommaader, Liverpool l!si.!i a,ug., ii naiejiioss E. A 11. Henaikindt. Dutch steaassv Gov. Oca. Meyer, 1,000 tons, Berghni* coatmm -r. Bataria 29tk
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    • 68 3 British Siam steamer Glunfiil ch, Hiv Brt: u u. Datcb barque J r Bangkok. i 1 Pale u Da !> d D Bn >i| s.,Mir. < tctober. Bnti h st,.-. :il r B. I 8 «teomer Q i^.r >;,■«• J British Bt< ami i. i British itearaer Pearl, 1*
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    • 349 3 a ;.'"> N u I DATi Caftahm. A u an,. Rioions. >PAK v.hke,Fkom Honnm, O t itm KJ V Vl>. MEN-OF-WAR Tennessee W.M'.OI Auyuit Leltlcr M. v St:uit Bochawn Pilot Pisli Jnhore Milton 5 Baron Beutinek Kjobenhaven 5 Telegraph 1 Somerset 2 Got. Gen. Mej-er Bfl
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    • 270 3 we lor- tatioaa at prea U o unt in the H/nn/t I 1 tli n.-talit, to the etleet I S N. Company had the Bon Ac- I the fcSth t t -n kindly enabled to sUte i regarding it is f the N.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 121 3 Hollow ii/".,- <),,,!, „.,,t r lautasa beat augawal an ds <>!' slvi.-i dWs tea an 1 ex i!. v, (j nsent of lebriJs disord fore tbey ahuaU, as they stay, I moTed by theso detergent and pnrifj ti^.ns. lii stoauwfa oompUinta, li\ ti,.:is. pains aad spasasa ol the bowels, Holloway's
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  • 1446 4 oJ ptocfjaawgi of the Muiiin Monday, 4th 167 i. I nt. M i Arthur, Esq. PrmHe*t. r >. Donlep, EL. A. K. J. We..-. Elf. Mi: .-t Meeting were read i trued. fit. Read the Munil.ii^meer's fortnightly rejK>rt. <<in,it. The Corainis>io!iresolved that in meantime tlie In- compelled t«»
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  • 425 4 Singapore, 7thoctober, IS.'j. Present. His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the <_hief Justice, (Sir Thomas Sidgreaves.) The Hon'ble the Officer Comg. H, M.'s Tioops. (Col. Crowe, V. C.) The Hou'ble the Acting Colouial Secretary, (Mr. C. J. Irving) The Hon'ble the Attorn. y-Genei.il, (Mr. Phillippo.) The Hon'ble the
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  • 101 4 £T— st—9t 4H OctvUr, liws. Pckiu news is uncertain, but it is considered that war is averted tor the present. L"n<lnii,bt/i Pettier. Mr. Wade lias notified the Eoretn legations that the neo nations at l'ekin have Keen of such :i nature as to avert iuuneiliate war. The Servian
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  • Correspondence.
    • 116 4 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sir: I passed within two miles of Lucipara Island at 1 a. M. on the 30th Sept., lmt did not see any light on board the Light-vessel, till within about two miles of her, and the one I saw then
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    • 7 4 Special, Professional, aud Extra-ordinary Report.
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    • 259 4 j'u the Editor of the Daily Time*. The preparations lor this novel and interesting feature of the forthcoming Races are still brisk and promise to result in one of the l>est races ever held in Singapore. We regret to learn that Mr. Vaughan s Blest Retirement," by
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 791 4 iHtsrfHanrou£>. DIETZ A CO., St. Paul's BuildingsgCarter Lane, LONDON. Inventors A Manufacturers of the CELEBRATED PARAGON LAMPS, Burning Kerosine, Petroleum, or Paraffin Unrivalled for Simplicity, Economy, Durability. Safety and Brilliancy of Light. Over 5,000 Patterns ok Handle Lamps Factory Limps Table Lamps Ship Laaipa Hall Lamps Chandeliers Church Lamps Brackets
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    • 806 4 ittferrllanrotid. WEDDING. BIRTHDAY AND CHRISTENING CAKES. Made and decorated, also all descriptions of Cakes, biscuits -v.d fancy confectionery. Orders received from Singapore will be i promptly attended to, and the cukes carefully packed and forwarded. LANE CRAWFORD A CO Hongkong. General Managers of Hongkong 1 China Bakery Company Singapore, 21st
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    • 723 4 iHferrllanfous. Unparalkllkd Success or GOODALL'S WORLD-RENOWNED HOUSEHOLD SII CIAI.ITIES. GOOD ALLS QUININE WINE YORKSHIRE RELISH GOODALL'S BAKING POWDER YORKSHIRE RELISEL THE MOST DELICIOUS SAUCE IN THE WORLD. This cheap and excellent sauce makes the plainest viands palateable and the daintiest dishes more delicious. To Chops, steaks, Fish, Ac, it is
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 790 5 V. vV Ccmyanr. :AH AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Or MCE»— D' Almeida Street. GoDOWjra— At New Harbour. MAIL g^- MM*TBK following aro the dates on wbicb ■trad Mail Dliamaw .1 to airive here twakd. Homeward Tne*daT lJth Jan. Wednetday 13th Jan °fitb 27th 'm, ran. loih Feb. "3rd 2
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    • 912 5 inidrrllanroitd. To TTIF. QUEKN AND RoTAT. FAMILY To H. R. the Prince of Wales (Special Appointmont And to several Indian Potentates, Foreign Governments, and Rail way Companies. FSTABI.IfHED 1749. J. W. BENSON. Wat< h and Clock Maker. Goldsmith, vkr-Smith. and Artistic Metal WoRKEn. Prize Medalist OF the London. Dunlin, and
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    • 814 5 iHidrrllanrons. PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT GUANO, a DIBBOLTID BY OHLENDORFF CO., at their Works, Plaistow. Victoria Dock, London. UY VIRTUE OF A SPECIAL CONCESSION granted by TIIE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT Under Mess. J. Henry Schroder A Co.'s Control. Gonrral Agents for and Sole Consignees of The Peruvian Oommff Guano in the United Kingdom.
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    • 899 5 4fttsrrHanrQti<f. THE MOST RELIABLE FRTEND. TTOLLOWAYS OTNTMENT. It* Sosrchin" and Hoaliiur Properties aro I known and recognised throughout the The number of yoars this in valuable Ointment has stood the test of public opinion (and the longer known the better appreciated) is a lenmmony of itself more convincing than anvthincr
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    • 1008 5 iflisfrriianfous Established in 1820. C. LAZ A Ill's CO., Incorporated with Bmkaewooo A Co. Cabinet makkrs. Upholsterers. Billiard Table Manlfai tureus. Carvers, Gilders, Decokators, and General Furnishing Contkactous. By Aipointment To His Excellency the Viceroy af India, H. R. H. th*- Duke of Edinburgh, Ac, Ac, House, Land and General
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    • 817 5 itftgrrllcinroitg'. DR. J. COLLIS BROWNfcS' CIILOR(H)V\ Ts thk Oric.inai. and only fin-nvr Thk Public are Cait rioNE i» unfounded statements frequently hi 1 1 that "the composition nt < n 1 lenown to Ohomiat* and the Me licOP sion." The fact. is. Chlorodynk 1^ I) vered and Invented br Dr.
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