The Straits Times, 4 November 1876

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    Masthead
    16 1 The Straits Times. VOL XXXII PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1876. SATURDAY EVENINO No. 2,828
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    Domestic Occurrences.
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  • Obituary
    DEATHS.
    53 1 i Bwtfordaho*, >>v tba Kl.rm,-. wit- of Dr. W. SVillaaa ud >>nly child of George of Lt?inster &qnM% London, < r«. AU.. at the same place on Sept Lucy Augusta youngest I W W and Lucy Willans of ft 1 1 years. i nry Barn'im lat«> i>f Sin^ai it
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    THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1876. LATEST MARKET QUOTATION.
    74 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1876. LATEST MARKET QUOTATION. Singapore. November 4th. 1870 G»mbier n<;n.iu;il wack Pepp.r nominal Pepper li. Suraw.,k -J. i-V 'i.ntyne X".<>. Tm 81.25. it 1 'm. Shirtings I 7J d.. i m> J 4. T. Cloths io i.v do I .in. ■■m. .:>p iuui ;,ls
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    FORTNIGHT'S SUMMARY.
    929 1 1 'verland Summary was '■'Hi ultimo. T!u- M. -M. '•■<'>•; Inm afaiwffla with Ulh ScntMnbSfj bringing niails of the Uad of atb, irrhred bmoa Urn Tb« If. 11. .tram, r With tho lidiiu'ward Prmch the 26tfa iaaUat Tinil« of the 2Utfa ultimo. on Lh« £9th instant, per '■<'■-■.
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    THE COUNCIL DEBATE.
    1105 1 nit. meeting ol ttie LiegwUuve Uounsil on the 2l)th instant cannot be aud t<> have bMO a particularly interesting oik- in ili-oil 11,.ii'!>1.- members s tiii to have been atHiettd witli a sort of dull apat.iy, or to 1.,- poasesssd with a <|iiaki-r spirit sil.-n.v. Nobody su
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    A REVIEW.
    1040 1 A raw days ago a correspondent a -kid tin- cause for the detention of the Malay chieftain Mahdi as a prisoner in Her Majesty's GaoL We do not pretend to lie able to satiamctorily answer tho question Farther than I>\ living that we BUpp «c t here aiv
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    SINGAPORE AUTUMN RACE MEETING.
    1012 1 SINGAPORE AUTUMN RACE MEETING. TuHDAY, Slff Oi TOUKK. k'SRUOAI was the lirst day of the Autumn race meeting which was ushered in under dispiriting ciretimetMMei in regard to the weather, bat nfirnrthcilcm WM well attended, and the fact of two Ceylon liorses beiny entered was t lie etDM of considerable
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      223 1 A 1 into for ]oni» ri|i!i.n-i will Vx» S i iab, Lombard Stiv. t I '„1 Jewry; tv in lli. •■••]\v the v.-.|iiircil. I 1..- inserted till i'niinti-riii.i!i<li .1 p»< 1 for accordingly. I I IPOMDE] fully re|U< -t.-d t.i nation t> tin- aroprteI irity in U« de- tbeir paper*.
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    THIRSDAY, 2nd NOVEMBER. Second Day.
    1282 2 WOMMf the second day of the Race Meeting, was unfavourable as It weather, but though rain fell heavily during the morning those who attended to witness the sport were again lucky in the forelxxling clouds not having discharged their threatening content*. His Excellency, Lady Jrrvois,
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    THE LATEST DEBATE.
    1108 2 Tjik reign of dulness continues undisturbed over the Legislative Council. The proceedings OB the 27th were even more somniferous than those on the 2('th ultimo. The Gmmimg ffomttt and Steam Bs*hn Hills were each advanced one stage, and two new ones from Unfertile brain and facile pen
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    THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
    689 2 THE A U STRALIAN COLONIES. Queensland, if the youngest, is certainly the most go ahead and prosperous of the Australian Colonies. Scarcely seventeen years old and with a population of a little over 170,000, scattered over an immense territory, it has a revenue of £1,2150,000, a public debt of nearly
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    PAYMENT OF LEGISLATORS.
    774 2 Our Legislative Council may not be the most dignified, or learned, or most eloquent assembly of law makers, but it is composed of gentlemen who-inva-riably in their legislative capacity behave as such. The Parliaments of the two great colonies of New South Wales and Victoria cannot boast
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    JAVA ITEMS.
    1239 2 (Translated for the Strait* Times. lit is requested of our contemporaries that in reproducing those translations their original appearauce in the Strait* Tiiurn, may be acknowledged I From Java papers to the 27th ult., i the fallowing is translated "On the 22nd instant, a Madurese solI dier raised
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONED.
    204 2 Huron of ft ling* »l nicipal Commi^ionuis, on Mun<Uy,t» !Hh October, Is7ti. Commissions^ Pike* l Hon'ble W. 11. Read-/' Major S. Dunlop, L Tan Seng Poll. Eeqre. B. J. Wells, J. R. Kellock, The Minutes nt the In* were read an d confirmed. Head Municipal Kngin.rr'- ly report.
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    THE DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
    177 3 Iks hml ii Timttm. .ution of t I'.iker." N ediently, BOAKEK. It a I t i C laA i g 0 i w 111 Hit Kvelleli 11. W I. I' r o a i g a L sol i U i m. mi:mmi;i:s I tu ill/ Tii
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    A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLE HILL.
    54 3 A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLE HILL. th* Daily Time*. x of Than 1 1 tee the foUowing word*: thej i 1 have ridden ■corei Kind the Couree without di>- \tliing like a hill or hillock. U the latter, but surely such of our very flat course is lull's Life.
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  • News of the Week.
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      MONDAY, 30th OCTOBER.
      408 3 N Mi inmelad ram Prims Hew i.i!- from Batavia ito the 26th in.-t., anchored U thia morning, aiid aahited ig which salute was reIrom Port Canning. Fieiieh war steam transport Captain Dewatre, from Toulon with dab to the 20th ultimo, via Suez, Aden, and Point de Ualle,
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      LOSS OR THE CAWDOR CASTLE.
      501 3 Wi regret to announoa the total loaaof this line stiamer when otoM to Bvedg*> ree on Tfaamiay last. The Cawdof Castle belonged to Messrs. Thomas Skinner and C<>, s macnifteenl China line of steamers and left her mooring* in the river on Priday in oharge
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      TUESDAY, 31st OCTOBER.
      1587 3 TUESDAY, 31 st OCTOBER. Tv British Steam-ship Mtrlaban, w.is put up for sale by public auction last Friday, by nfeatn Crane Bros., Auctioneers. and realised SIS,UU(I, the purchaser being Mr. Ismail Mansoor, a native merchant of this place. To-day being the anniversary of the birth-day of His Majesty the King
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      WEDNESDAY, 1st NOVEMBER.
      1941 3 Tiik following ure the declarat i. ins made for running at to-morrow's Raci I the m.vharajah's cur. 1. H. 11. The Maharajah's Mr WHtimm. •2. Mr. Cow il"s Ilnljiv. Mr. Lottery Ik Mr. H.:y'< Harlrijttin. Mr. Tan Beag Poh's 7'<7.-iV <i. Mr. Bishop's Alligulor. 7. Hadjie Arshaud's
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      THURSDAY, 2nd NOVEMBER.
      343 3 Wi have received intelligence of the deathaof the Baodaban of Perak. Tiik Mcaaagtriea Maritimes Company's ateamer Ujftmmtk having left Oall* al B a. in. <>n the MfJ ultimo, may be expecaaa to arrive here on Sunilav afternoon. The following passengers tako their departure by the P, steamer
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      FRIDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER.
      455 3 Tiik Cable between Amoy and Shanghai is interrupted. Tiik following Declarations have beeu made for running at to-morrow's races THK CLUB COP. 1. Mr. Hole's Lady Mary. •1. Mr. Velge's Cheroot. '•'>. Mr. Jack's... Bar One. 1. Capt. Stone's. Echo. ">. ll ll The Maharajah's Dandy. THE
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      SATURDAY, 4th NOVEMBER.
      1026 3 Tin: following new notifiontioni ar.' extracted from yesterday*! Qottrwmeut Qazeltt.-— His Kxcelleney the Qowaur BM be** pleased to app tint the following Gentlemen tv be I 0 iiiimittee to t .ik>- endaafHl and reporl upon the working of the Ooatagieu l)i eaaee Ordinance, and in what manner
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    425 4 SIX.U'OHK, SU No\ KMHKK, LB7B. P rent at His Kxc ki.i.km y tiik Govkiinoh. The Honble the Otficer o— dg. H. M> Troops (Col. Lynch.) The Hon'l.le the Lieut. -Governor, Malacca (Capt. Shaw, it. >.) The Hon'blo the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Douglas, c m the Attorney General (Mr.
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    123 4 Hulloicay't Ointment and Pill*. Ever Useful The afflicted by illness should look their diseases fully in t li hoe aud at once seek a remedy for them. A abort aearob will convince the most sceptical that these no. ble medicaments have ■forded ease, comfort, and oftentimes complete recovery, to the
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      Arrivals.
      675 4 Saturday, 28th October. British steamer Pearl, 705 tons. Munk commander. Penanir 1 26th Oct consignees Bun Hin 4 Co. Colonial schooner Horsburgh, 80 tons. Farquahar commander, Malacca 23rd Oct consignee Colonial Government. Dutch steamer Bromo, 1,400 tons, de Jong commander, Acheen 25th Oct., consignees Hamilton, Gray Co. British steamer
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      Departures.
      206 4 Monday, 30th October. P. k O. steamer Travancore. Barrett f>r II nrfcoog. British steamer Arratoon Ape ir. ICoTaruh, for H >n,-k British steamer Penanir. Healoy. for Bomorang. Dutch steamer Bromo. de Jong, for Batavia. British steamer Baghdad, Scott, lor Oakotta, Tuesday. 31st October. British steamer Elgin, Millar, for Hoagknng.
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      593 4 SHIPPING IN THE HAR BOUR. SHrp's Names. I x VAT* Captains. Klag A Bio.j g of ac- Where From Wherk Lying Consignees ok Agents Dnruufl S, RIVALS MEN-OF-WAR Deli Brand H. N. M. str. SOOSept. 1 Aeheen T. P. Wbarf H. V. M Consul General v Moorhen Hope H. M.
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      93 4 JOYCE'S SPOR/ING AMMUNITION. Established 1820. The attention of Sportsmen is invited to tiie following Ammunition, of the bets quality, now in general use throughout England, India and the Colonies. Joyces treble waterproof A f. 3 QUALITY. r::KcrssioN caps. Chemically-prepared dotb and Felt Gun Wadding. Joyce's <;vd-ti<;iit < aktuii>-;ks. K..r I'in-lire
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      877 4 flOtltf. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD. Unless the Mood be. kept in a pure state th natitntion must be weaken*-! and disease supervene. These wonderful Pills possess the power of removing or n^utraliz ing a'l contaminations of the blood and system generally. They quietly, but certainly, overcome all obstructions
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      210 4 flotittz. PANIES ACTS 1882 AND 1867. IN THE MATTER OF THE ORIENTAL TELEGRAM AGENCY, LIMITED. The Creditors of the above named Company residing out of England are required on or before the Ist day of March, 1*77 to send their names and addresses ana the particulars of th-ir debts or
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      142 4 #lotirro. London, England. Solicitor for the Liquidators. THE ORIENTAL AND AMERICAN TELEGRAM COMPANY LIMITED 140 Leadenhall Street London. Have under the Sanction of the Court of Chancery purchased from the Liquiday -ors of the Oriental Telegram Agencs tLimited the Goodwill, Codes, Register 4c, of the said Agency and this Company
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      100 4 flOtttrg ■OTIC] THE \RSKN\, Steam Saw m,,, '""R r 'amble of tataia. ,V" trial fast of Mwatiml Vessels of th, l;ir alongside the „,,11, »£rl Orders receiv,.,! furtl,, way sleepers. Beam, I assortment of „l: inks on hand. Mouldings Fl,,ri, li;i Uk toacaed.and groved by m For information as to
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    30 5 ring Bilk Md for M MMeßent <{.■■::<;:,. HiHt. n i-» D I 88 1€ Ml tn it. .v 12.00. MOOD. 2 75. K.tl.nit.. 002.71. I n-ia-i contingencies. U.7V MM* 748. M
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    MUNICIPAL ENGINEER'S OFFICE.
    1115 5 :-i. i iober, I^7'i Miuiiei[.al it am n in- aoaor t > report the fol- l'i .ti .if the ComM AM> STREETS. 1 i' .i/ Road. Fi mi mi; triaaaMd. 'ii of A'■ /■timh-i'i U tO rebuild leajrtkjoai it at the bum (tßjea anotlier eiilvert m- -.lipped
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    SYDNEY LETTER.
    1464 5 I From our oir/t Corrrspucdrnt Sydney, 9th Oct., Is7G. The event which has earned the ureatest commotion here since the date of my last has been a fait, the like of which, it is mid, never happened before in these parts. Here in Sydney, comfortably boxed up in
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  • Correspondence.
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      CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES.
      419 5 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sir, Lex," writing on the Chinese Secret Societies, observes a spirit neither of alarm like Nemo's nor defiance like Antifunk's, is the right spirit, I venture to think, in which to take up tinChinese Hoeys." Lex has utterly misunderstood my
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      gay again: straight tips!! pleasant reminiscences !!!
      413 5 gay again: straight tips!! pleasant reminiscences To tlir EiUmr ofthr Daily ft t't<*. NuHI.K SI'UUTSMAN, I feel myself again and all the blood of Bay youth seems to invigorate me that we are on the eve of the struggle. 1 did not want to deceive you Sir, but now that
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      TOMORROWS RACING.
      300 5 'To the Editor of the Daily Timrts. Dkak Sib, As promised in my last I now proceed to lay before you the result of my cogitations on the forthcoming races, as regards the first day at least. The first event on the card is the Hong Lim Cup,
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      "TO THE OLD MAN."
      304 5 What Ho! my Mb twin is in the sadillc still, I thought his last long winded letter was his final spill. But never mind my young 'old man' come on. And see how nicely you'll be sat upon." Ho! gallants clear the ring for this right
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      MORE RHEUMATIC WEATHER: HINTS!
      135 5 To thr Editor of the Daily Times. Nobi.k Si>oktsmxn, Your now damp but at other times genial climate will probably affect the horses as it has already affected me. You may adhere to my tips I of yesterday, always remembering this proviso that owing to the
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      PROPHECIES FULFILLED: PARDONABLE pride:: the critics DEMOLISHED!!!
      602 5 magnanimity::: more tips:::: To the Editor of the Daily Times. Noble Sportsman, To assert that 1 am not proud of my truthful predictions having been fulfill d yesterday would be affectation but to mingle arrogance with my just pride would l>c presumption, and
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      AN ACROSTIC.
      138 5 StR, May 1 ask you to insert the following double acrostic f Solution to-mor row. Yours truly, POKER. Winners of yesterdays Races, Who made Borne pull longixh faces. 1 < Very useful for a dose, i When quite full und corked up close. 2 Nasty fellows I can
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      THE RACES.
      145 5 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sir, -The following is the solution of the Acrostic in your issue of yesterday. Via L I(io v O 1) i c T Itre t a T Ti m E T a U E i» t V Yours, POKEK To the
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      ANOTHER DOUBLE ACROSTIC,
      129 5 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir, Two sporting owners to whom we wish the luck. Which should reward their most undoubted pluck. f A coffee house in London, where gains are made, liy those who dabble in the Russian C trade. A plant whose hue,
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      AGE NOT RESPECTED! DISSATISFACTION!: MOKE TIPS.
      168 5 To the Editor of tin- Daily Time: NoBU Sportsman, I regret to announce Home of your youthful course frequenter* have been chevying me lately on my general ap|>earance of aged respectability I shall not notice them more particularly to-day but I will give them
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      THE HANDICAPS.
      88 5 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Si k,— May I ask on what piinciplet. our Handicap}, ers go <>n in awarding weights to tin 1 different horses. Take for instance the Handicap lor the Belvidere Cup to-morrow which in its absurdity even < \ceeds that of yesterday
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      709 6 p. cempanr. PFNl>ftl>R AND OBIFNTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Offices— D'Almeida Street. Oor>owir#— At New Harbour. MATh MM-S. Ihk following flic (he dntPK on which the f'onrary'p Oontm t Mail Ptssnaevs may be <^p< v ctrd to arrive bere in 1891 1 OrTWARD. HoMFWAKD Tue«dav lltb Jan. Wedii.-tday 1-th Jan 2.lth
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      852 6 int'grrllanrous. To the Queen and Rotai. Family To H. P.. the Prince of Wales fppecinl Appointment! And to several Indian Potentates, Foreign Governments, and Railway Companies. Established 17*0. J. W. BENSON, Watch and Clock Maker. Ooldsmith, 1 Silvkr-Smith, an-d Autistic Metal WvBKBB. Prize Medalist ok the L«»nd->n. Dublin, and Paris
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      874 6 iHterrllanrous. PERUVIAN OOVFRNMENT GUANO DISSOLVKFt BY OHLENDORFF CO.. at their Works, Plaistow. jVlCtoria Dock, London. by viktue of a special 'concession trrant-vl by THE PERT T VTAN GOVERVMKVT T'nlcr Mess. J. Hknry Schroder X Co.'s Control. General Airents for and Sole Consignees of The Peruvian' Oovfrnment Guano in the United
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      921 6 itfisrcllaiuous. HE MOST RELIABLE FRI E YD HOLLOWAT'S OINTMENT. Searching and Healing Properties ar known and recognised throughout the W 'Se number of this in valuable iOntment has stood the test of public op,nion (and the lowf* known the better appreciated^ is a testimony of itself m-.r s> vincin- than
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      921 6 intdrrllanrotid. Protected by Boyal Letters Patent, Dated October 11th. 18«!>. Under Distinguished Patronagk. DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODYNE Oznnir QafJjfM The new Curative Acjent. and only Reliable Remedy for Nkrvous and Livkr Complaints. j,his Phosphatic combination is pro onunced by the moat eminent members of the medical Profession to be unequalled for
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      574 6 DR. J. r ru Spas veren and Invented 1 (*x Am.v Medical s r *nd it hat 1.,*!..,' Mialysin b y tho fi r The method and bnvo never been thereforo, that name, saveDr.J.c rodynv. i« a nmrion i CAFTTOV I v; Wood stated thai [i, was nndeubtedl, tb« 1
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