The Straits Times, 26 August 1876

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    16 1 The Straits Times. vol.. XXXII PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1876. SATURDAY EVENING ffO. 2,818
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1876. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    69 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1876. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Sikoapoei. Auot. 26th, K6. QtmWr 3.53 J. ■aek Pepper 11. 4*9 Hour, Sarawak '■!<>'>. Pearl Sajjo 3.X>. Coff«e, Bontyne. nominal. twist ul's „1 7". d- 1 47 Qothi 0.95 fa 1.i:.. 7do do ir. on Lob I uomiaal. I U- do
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    THE GRAND CROSS.
    686 1 I which II i> Highness the I Johore will receive tothe hands of the representaaoeen is one of the highest c power of the Govern- tee Her Majesty to bes- i power would tde :lieir province, as tin- Ist was confined to na- the lonian Islands or
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    PUBLIC INVESTITURE IN THE TOWN HALL.
    3592 1 PUBLIC INVESTITURE IN THE TOWN HALL. "TnKoMcst inhabitant," whose jnnver of memory by the way, isgeneiallv shaky, and the fact of whose public existence i-veu has been questioned in almost as much force of words as was that of "Mrs. Harris" by the illustrious Betsy Prig will doubtless vouch for
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    JAVA ITEMS.
    1772 1 iruuUited for the Strait* Times. ilt it requested if our cuuteniporariei that in npro dosing these translation* their original appaaranc* in the BtniUTimm, ma; be acknowledged). 10,182 piculs of Billiton tin sold by auction at Batavia on the 14th instant, brought an average of f 46.42 per picul.
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      170 1 i IM.MKXTS. au le known nto lot loag periods ■•vill I" 1 ■Uo in IIIIJ,, I. ml ■ity I ry in Calfj n. th( c the I l. 1. else 111 l inserted till countermanded lingly. [Uested to tbe proprie. I irity in the deTimely noti ;e of K> needful.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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    OUR SYDNEY LETTER.
    2412 2 (From our vim Corres/iondent.) S\unky, J.M) .Jink, l*>7(i It was only incidentally 1 mentioned the rumours regarding the way the blacks arc procured from the South Sea It-lands for the work of the plantations in the northern districts of Queensland. But as 1 notice that MM have
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    MALACCA.
    1571 2 (From an occasional Correspondent.) Malacca, 17th August, 1876. In my letter of the sth ultimo, I made some lengthy comments respecting the manner in which things were carried on in the Land Department here, and made allusion to a particular case in which a Malay peasant (named Arris bin
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  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      THE CHINESE MAYORALTY OF JOHORE.
      101 2 To the Editor of t lie Daily Timr.i. Sik, I notice with regret a paragraph in yesterday's paper announcing that the Chinese Mayoralty of .lohore had been offered to BBS by the Maharajah. This is quite an error, the appointment has never been offered to
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      JOTTINGS FROM KLANG.
      754 2 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sir, AnJ unusual stir in the town of Klang, at an early hour on the IT^T foretold the .xvurrenoc of norn..!,' the ordinary line of ercn I S Crowds of Malays. ni i,,e... i;,' V^ even women and children of
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  • News of the Week.
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      MONDAY, 21st AUGUST.
      980 2 Tiik French war steamer Ctptain de Corbiny arrived along* the Borneo Company's wharf yesterday en mute to Saigon. The Straits steamer Japa» (ip toD Guan Hin from Pinaug with dates to the 17th instant via Malac a anchored in the roads this morning and will rt;tuni to
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      TUESDAY, 22nd AUGUST.
      150 3 Tiik following passengers arrived yesterday from Ptaang and Malacca per Straits steamer /,///<;« R'vd. Dane. Mrs. Orton an 1 3 children, Mr. Watt. Captain VaiightTi 10th R'<,'ituent. Major Dunlop. R.A., 1G natives •Jnd as l97 i :'Hge. Tiu: ceremony of the presentation of the Grand Cross of
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      LATE PEES AT BATTERY POINT
      766 3 Lombard Street about the time for the closing of the evening mails, that carry letters from London to every post town, not only in the Empire, but out of it, is a goodly and busy sight to see. Crowds of aspiring clerks, bankpocters in buttons,
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      THURSDAY, 24th AUGUST.
      464 3 Owim; to the space which the report of the ceremony of yesterday occupies we arc compelled to hold over other matter until to-morrow. Tiik Messagcries Maritimcs Company's steam ship [raouadili/ having left Saigon at I a. m., to-day may be expected to arrive here on Saturday noon
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      FRIDAY, 25th AUGUST.
      3994 3 By the kind permission of the Maharajah of Johore, the private Band of His Highness will play on the Esplanade on Mouday evening at eight o'clock. The following will be the program me March La St. Barbe Nehr. Fantasia Ecltoes of the K'ujht. ...Riviere. Walt! Lit.4 mid
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      SATURDAY, 26th AUGUST.
      1127 1 II til- eoMtrt of Tuesday, tier and other ■attar are to-daj. |'"iin of imprisonment of Ex- altiitiiif Idfaaf having expir- lias aeeaated a eoaaaMaakai in annr, and lia- left for the bosUlitiea. litb inixh satisfaction that Amid, Hoatheoto, and Nieholls »ptaiM Lloyd ami Huskisson nronotul for their
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      679 4 p. Companp. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL BTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Officer— D'Afaneida Street. Godowkb— At New Harbonr. f MAH. LIK3B. Thk following »te the d;ites on which the Company's Contract Moil Steamers ■lay be expected to airive here in lH"fi Outward. Homeward Tuesday 11th Jan. Wednesday 12th Jan 25th 2»'.th Bth Feb.
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      648 1 Saturday, 19th Aiujust. British ship Peruvim Ct>n«ress, LSBB tons. Power commander, Cardiff Htli May, consignees Messageries ftlarir.iincs. H. N. AI. steamer Tel-graaf, 150 to ,s, Scholten commander, Rhi > 19th Augt., consignees H. N. M.'s Consul General. Dutch barque Kien Soeu Ho it, 3!>i> tois, Nacodah, Samarancr 12th Augt.
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      Departures.
      238 1 Baaday, Mth August. I*. O. steamer Kashmir Baker, for H »ngtes*j. Dutoli steaaer Ophir, da Grraaf,for Sumatra. Dutch st-ainer Gov. G,n L Ktdon, de Hart, lot B ktavta, British steamer lateooaa, Ilu .back, for Siiigon. Monday, Slat Augast. British steaaur Baiabow, Btewar^ tat Mahicrt k Penaag Bri ish steamer
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      896 1 Ship's Names. I I x *>ATL CaitainB. Ki.ao Si Rig. g of ac- Whkke Fkom Where Lying Consignees ok Agents. ;>i:mt;ation. gH KIVAI.S MEN-OF-WAR Juno Poland H. M. str. 2214 May 17! Hongkong Road* Senior Naval OAoar Flint Ilia Dwarf Daw-Bon K. M. str. 4t!-"> Augt.
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