The Straits Times, 8 January 1876

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    16 1 The Straits Times. lOL. XXXII PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8. 1876. SATURDAY EVENING No. 2,065
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • Obituary
      DEATHS
      19 1 it liis residence, aterHr. .1; mes Isaiah V, -audio mouths. PkiliptM at BmbVuts;, f Kr.ui/ Ku>tonu.uin. aged j
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY,JANUARY 8,1876 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    71 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY,JANUARY 8,1876 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. .APOBK, Ja.M'AKY MH, 18 0. r !">7'. 12.75. Sarawak -47i Kontyne It. Tin ::S<. I Lie twist 1<>7}. 8i lba. 8kiitiagi 'J IV 7 do 1.80 5 do T.Clothi l.i". d.. l:,n\. do do t.tiO. '["urn new 60. KlCHAXiiE ON LONII'V Bank bills
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    THE NATIVE STATES.
    1628 1 N mi regard to this Perak business, U l>e ao doubt that the great which has been made has been v in following up the attack ie Rajah Lefch's village and Lt this delay was occasion- nonrasounUbis obstacles, (and v assured that it was not) HM the
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    WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH IT?
    619 1 The question remains, what is to be done now with Perak? We have got the country, what shall we do with it? It appears to us that, in this case, there are, j in Gladstonian phrase, three courses open for Government to adopt. One
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    THE COLONIAL OFFICE AND THE NATIVE STATES.
    886 1 The telegram despatched on the 30th otto, to the Straits Association, London, which we published yesterday, shows that there are still amongst us a few residents, very few now, who take a keen interest in public affairs, keep a watchful eye upon the
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    NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    816 1 Nsw Year's Day was celebrated as usual by sports on the Esplanade and a regatta in the harbour. The shore iporta| confuting of athletic and amusing exercises lor lx>th natives and European*, were well contested, and ■Abroad very great amusement to the spectators as also to those
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    LOOTING IN SUNGHIE UJONG.
    439 1 Wk must confess that in reading our Special Correspondent's graphic description of the march of Col. Clay's column through the beautiful and fertile valley ot Tfrrachee in Sunghie. L'jong country, the valley which, as the inhabitants proudly boasted, had never before been trod bj the white
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      148 1 i,t- Bade kn .wn nto lor l^nL' series* ill be ■0 in M 111.1.. Street, city; M Jewry in ("al- Oc ,n the copy tho equired, else ;ill countermanded "L'ly. km x 1 t.. ation to the proprietor! _,:l;trity in the dehTeryof Tin .ly notice change of J N m<
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    PERAK
    1120 2 The little war" in the Peninsula appears to be over now. Fighting has lieen over for wme time in Perak, there being nobody to tight, ami Rajah Ismail, according to the latest accounts, has not Hed to Patani or any when- else, but is a supplicant for terms and
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    46 2 Sum the above was in type, we have received a copy of the telegram to the Colonial Secretary, announcing 1 the attack by our troops upon Kotta Lama, in which Major Hawkins was killed so it is possible tliere may be still some work to do.
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    POSTSCRIPT TO PARIS LETTER
    3908 2 The Postscript to our Paris letter by this mail is more interesting, as fully accounting for the mail's delay, than the letter itself, and as it is a long one, we make room for it in preference to the letter. Marseilles, 7iu Dbo, lt>7">, 7 a.
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    104 2 I have not curtailed anything from my friend's account, leaving this to you, should it appear to you not of sufficient interest to publish in lull. lam glad to be able to add that the train referred to at the conclusion arrived here at midnight on Sunday, bringing the first
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    SUNUGI UJONG. (From our special Correspondence.)
    3210 2 SUNUGI UJONG. (From our special Correspondence.) HKAI) UIAKTKR ('.\M| Tirr.u hkk, IStn Du., [875 Yesterday at m. Col. column arrived at the village f* nek**, having stand from Bind 6 a. m., meeting Col. Hill column who had WUBCsafullj plished their Hank march, ami arrivvH at Terraehee on the evening
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  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      WHOM SHALL WE HANG!
      1093 3 To the Editor of the Daily Timrs. Sik, —Ever since the Crimean War brmight them into fashion, newspaper correspondents have been the most indiscreet chroniclers of public events, —the most annoying bosybodies to Government; and certainly the gentleman who furnishes the information from Perak to the
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      CONDITION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
      216 3 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sib, It may not be inopportune to enquire for how much longrr is it the intention of the Governor to disregard the interests ol the public service in retaining the Heads of our most important Departments from their
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      LOOTING IN SUNGHIE UJONG.
      233 3 (To the Editor of the Daily Thins.) 818: —In your very proper remarks on the barbarity of allowing Captain de Foil- i taint's Arabs, the sweepings of the streets I of Singapore, to burn and destroy every- thing, -to pillage to their hearts' content, I you
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      LOOTING IN SUNGHIE UJONG.
      85 3 To the Editor of the Daily linns. Sir, Your answer is no reply. Ido not believe every report which appears in a newspaper, nor the exaggerated lens ol weak minded officials who write wildly of threateniiii.' to sack Malacca." A journalist should look to "cause and
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      SUNGHIE UJONG.
      1629 3 NaJUUTIVB* OF TIIK HecoNXOISSANCK raoM Kama towards m Bvkit Pi n s Pass, AM) Si uski^i ic.nt (JI'KKATIONs. To (he Editor of the Daily Timrs. I Silt, 1 am induced on reading the somewhat incorrect account of the reconnaissance 1 made towards the pass, which lias since fallen
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      THE POLICE AT PAROE.
      223 3 (Jo the Editor of the Struits Jnnei) Bis:— l much regret to observe tain strictures made on the conduct "I the Snnghie Ujong Police by "your own correspondent in your issue of Dec. 13th. They are accused of behaving bid, ami lirinu' wildly into the air.
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  • News of the Week.
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      MONDAY,3rd JNAUARY.
      391 4 Livi 1 1 1 1 7 1 1» taal and Pestang ■<"th I Pag wharf Hongkong < Mrs. I ttlksb. f for wards us i telegram from i i DOT 1 on i itlagc iminal \ssuk« of the in Court at believi than for trial. I ■iv are
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      TUESDAY 4th JANUARY.
      320 4 1 I the Cliartcrid Hank tint il.f.-n.lant luitted to bail la Um v > tl., in" btiag ngned W.' nainrrtanil Um <-n Friday had there been sufficient time the sureties to-cther. U I Mlied ill.piest was held v.sterday by A. W. v. Cousins Esq., at the Coroner's
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      WEDNESDAY, 5th JANUARY.
      1462 4 W EDNESDAY, 5th JANUARY. Tiik non-arrival of the Eastern and Australian mail steamer Britimme, from Sydney and Queensland, due here on the :!i:h ultimo, is giving rise to some anxiety she bus probably broken down. W i understand the Tktumtt transport is 1 Cpected lierc in a fow days from
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      THURSDAY, 6th JANUARY.
      248 4 Tiik Consul General for the Netherlands has favoured us with the following copy of an official telegram received yesterday evening from Hatuvia: Betal, I. nut..umill and forts of Toekoe Hants evacuated by the enemy. Communications between Pekas, Badak and our station Sinangri opened. No losses ou our
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      FRIDAY, 7th JANUARY.
      973 4 Amum; the arrivals of Princes and Chiefs to meet the Prince of Wales in Calcutta, we observe there is notified the arrival of His Highness the Maharajah of Jobore on the 22nd ultimo. Tiik Pinaitg Q*tttte has the following paragraph. Let us hope it is true. A
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      SATURDAY, 8th JANUARY.
      1301 4 A.v indignant subscriber of the Hongkong I),til// Prett writes to that paper from Manila, under date loth December, denouncing the captain of the steamer Ptmri for hoaxing the good folks of Manila by reporting, on his arrival there, that, just previous to bis departure from Singapore on
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    266 5 The Prince will dine with the LieutenantGovernor of Bengal, and there will be a Ball at Government Honee in the evening. IVe«. 28th Der In the morning the Prince of Wales will return the visits of the Chiefs. At 3 p. m. His Royal Highness will hold a Levee at
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    LLOYDS OFFICIAL LIST ON THE PRESERVATION OF SHIPS FROM DECAY.
    559 5 LLOYDS OFFICIAL LIST ON THE PRESERVATION OF SHIPS FROM DECAY. 12th October. 1875. We are, as a nation, so much dependent upon iron for nearly all our marine constructions, and iron in salt water is subject to such rapid deterioration from rust, corrosion, barnacles and seaweed, that it is of
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      Arrivals.
      620 5 Friday, 31st December. Spanish steamer Paragua, 462 tons, Elizalde commander, Manila !5th Dec., consignees Syme A Co. British steamer Glengyle, ICM tons, Kayll commander, London [6th Nov., consignees Martin Dyce A Co. Saturday, 1st January. British steamer Priam, 1.572 tons. Butler commander, Liverpool 17th Nor., consignees W. Mansfield Co.
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      Departures.
      198 5 Sunday, 2nd January. Dutch steamer Karan^, Van Luewen, for Deli. Monday, 3rd January. British steamer Priam, Butler, for Hongkong A Shanghai. British steamer Glentryle, Kayle, for Hongkong. Tuesday, 4th January. B. I. S. N. Co's steamer Madura, Gavin, for Calcutta. British steamer Rosa, Chopard, for Sourabaya. British steamer Vidar,
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      767 5 I DATk Hif'sX.vaKs. captains. Ki.au and Rim 'Ions. >r ae- Whkrk From Consigners or Aoknts. Ubstination. RIVAL. _^^_^^m HBMIM MEN-OF-WAR Eijeria Turton H. M. skanirr 797 Dec. 4 Perak Senior Naval Officer. Perak 2 Curacao Vandervelde H. N M. steamer 1080 Dec-. IS Bangkok Netherlands Consul.
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      VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WHARVES.
      43 5 1 Tanjeng Pagar Wharf. 2 Victoria Dock 6 Jardinc, Matheson and (Jompwi/s Wtmrf. 3 P. O. Wbarf 7 Bon Accord Dock 4 Borneo Coinpony'a Wharf 8 Government Wharf New Harbour Dock Company Limited 9 At Johore
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    589 6 |ej OhoiUhm, nnmnd of ('apt. Channer, ,wed by the Artillery nt, tlifti came the loni» !m<; over nearly a r.'tn tin- th« \rab CoO1 lllt'> mMM apparent that the cken, judging bi |heaare»o<l other aigijoelahaflty fil villageoomI >it*'l, oppeaittoa abmt ill ITM here derided ,t t allow the i Vll-
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    1674 6 M MM, Dau "24th, Ib7o. the 22nd and 2:srd no move v Hyde owing to want of rations for bni Colonel Anson having ■day from Sungie Ujoag, iato Sri lleaaati and Dato rntory was availed on for to-day. It was considered advisable to advance again in two columns, as •1
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    SUNGHIE UJONG EXPEDITION.
    331 6 from our special Terraciiek, i'rxu Dec, 1575. A nw weeks atjo none of us thought we should spend Christmas day camped out in the jungles of the Malay Peninsula, with only a kajang (similar to those tliev BM in Singapore for keeping rain off the bullock carts)
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      762 6 iHisrrllanrous St. Paul's Buildings, Carter L.me, LONDON. ISVENTORB MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED PARAGON LAMPS. Burning Kerosine, Petroleum, or Pnßiffin Unrivalled for Simplicity, Economy, Durability, Safety and Brilliancy of Light. Over 5,n00 Patterns of Handle Lamps Factory Lamps Table Lamps Ship Lamp* Flail Lamps Chandeliers Church Lamps Brackets Billiard Lamps Lanterns
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      632 6 iflisrrll.inrous. UNDER GOVERNMENT PATRONAOI THE ROYAL TOURIST. FROM THE FIRST NOVEMBER NEXT AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL, CALLED THE "ROYAL TOURIST," WILL BE PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY. It will be the size of the GRAPHIC. <uid its ARTISTS have been engaged from tbe staff of that paper and the ILLUSTRATED lONDON NEWS." Special Correspondents
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    664 1 HUM at til-re ting to be done. 111. f the S ingfaie Ujoag Exspidly drawing to a Clay and CoL Hill joined on the 14th instant, at Datti |,o t i-e, without opposition. Col. ,n ieft Terrachee for Sri the morning of the ~lth U at a. hi.. Col. Hill's
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    From our Special Correspondent) Terrachee Dec,28th,1875.
    1353 1 From our Special Correspondent) Terrachee Dec,28th,1875. Tin Sunghie I jong Campaign may now be Considered virtually at an end, the British Troops having inarched Ifh both Sri Mena;iti and Dato blear** Territory without any opposition, the whets of the inhabitant of these ■li>tiic'- retreating as the troops advanced. This rapid
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    Rassa, 31st Dec., 1875
    1572 1 On the "2^th inst. the column sent into Jompole under the command of ('apt. Rankin, Ist Goorkhas, returned to i'enaehee, having marched right through Jompole without seeing a tool, and finding nothing bat deserted houses, all of which they burnt two shells and a couple of
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    ITEMS FROM THE MANILA TAPERS.
    1760 1 (Tninshileil tie Stfitt Time*.) (It is rfqucntfd of jur coDt»tnp >r,mr» tlwt in repro•liiriDc those translation*, then- mMmI ai-ianraim |n the BfcaMl Hum, may lie ai-knowledgeUi The following extracts from the latest received Manila papers show that the Spanish authorities in the Philip- pines are
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    PARIS LETTER.
    302 1 Paius, 4th Dec, I>>7s. Two important events; very rigorous frost, and the death of the actress Dejazet the tirst is precarious as the visits of the postmen and telegraph messengers for their annual gratuities, and Who are now going their rounds. We have ha 1 no such cold
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      748 8 iflisrrHanrotis. DR. J. COLLIS BBOWNK? CHLORODYNK Ta the Orioinai, and om.v <; The Pub),,, are Caution rr. unfounded statement f^,,, that 'the cnmpos.hon of P,,, known toChemiatoandtheMH ■Ita." The fact is. Cwio*o n verednndhivente.lbvDr J Coti'i. p fex Army Medical FH*«i i him. and it ha« baffled analysis by the
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