The Straits Times, 21 April 1877
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Title Section18 1877-04-21 1 The Straits Times. \O\j XXX 1 I I PUBLISIUED EVEBY Singapore, Saturday; april 21, 1877. SATURDAY EVENING 2,85218 words
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73 1877-04-21 1 kk iilsT Apbil, 1877. Gunber 4-3*. I,r 8J»i« u&u-Saraw»-k.. Pearl 3*go (l--ooff«e, Bontyne 21* Tin l(H»i. -i lb«. Shirtinjrs 1 to■do do 140. 1. 10 130. Benares Opium 'lEICHW.K ON IjO* Bank bill.- •< m nthf oik,'" 4/1. Credit V\73 words
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Article1507 1877-04-21 1 ■-I >ummary was dated the On the 12th instant, at the M. M. steamer Peiho was i with the last homeward On morning of the 9th M. steamer SiudA arriv"l here with the London mails ol the March, and on the morning of the L6th ii. uit the1,507 words
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803 1877-04-21 1 MORE PARTICULARS OF THE GREAT FIRE AT TANJONG PAGGAR WHARF. MtWbAT, 16th AtfßiL, 1877. Tue fire originated in the carpenters' quarters on the west side of, and close to, the gate in the clock-tower godown. How it originated is not precisely known, and probably never will be, but it must803 words
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Article189 1877-04-21 1 Tuesday, 17th April, 1877. There is nothing further of particular interest to narrate regarding the fire at Tanjong Paggar. Progress continue to be made for its total extinguishment, aud this is materially helped by the decj-eased quantity of coaf there is now to consume. All danger189 words
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Article294 1877-04-21 1 To the Editor ofthe Daily Times. Wednesday, 18th Apkil. Deab Sib, I avail myself of the tirst brief moment of leisure to publicly thank those who so kindly, so readily, and so efficiently gave us their assistance at the fire on Friday night. j To294 words
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Article967 1877-04-21 1 We extract from our Australian files by the E. and A. Co.'s steamer Somerset the following jottings of news I 11-luck continues to pursue the E. and A. Co. Their chartered steamer, KU- /<v//«y, arrived from Hongkong at Cooktoun on the 13th March. She left Hongkong on the967 words
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Article1434 1877-04-21 1 We make room to-day, to the exclusion of other matter, for an important State Paper regarding the Perak Chiefs which appears to have been laid before the Legislative Council at its last meeting. It consists of four documents first, a Minute or memorandum by H. E. Sir1,434 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement145 1877-04-21 1 !e known 1 i, to 1 riods ti.>QK will be i \>l* Timi in S HILL, ty v in (\il- the .ill ndeJ rdinnly. .l.kl II.NTS. .i:a.iy iiotj. i is also needful. No 1 Will lx it t :i uleu the name and nre enclosed [&L least vi.i.v as a145 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous14 1877-04-21 1 is. I Wtt ki.v Edition i \niiiiin $16 I V Half Yearly 9 1314 words
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Article4016 1877-04-21 2 Singapore lith December, 18<b. No. 430. My Loed, Iv my Despatch to your I-c.rdship No 129 of 21tt March last I stated (para 8), that I bad appointed a Can mission to enquire iuto the complicity of the Perak chiefs in the outrages liicb were committed in State4,016 words
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599 1877-04-21 2 Sib.— l have thfthonour to ackaowledge tbe receipt of your Despatch No. 4t30 of the 14th December last, submitting for mr consideration the full detail of tn«" Enquiry held by the Commission appointed to investigate the alleged complicity of Sultan Abdtllah,599 words
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Article1071 1877-04-21 2 (Lrantlated for the Straits limes. J (It U requested of our contamf»r»ries that im repro duciay thiae trmiulationi thaiir .original appearauce in th« StraiU Tine*, may be ackaowfcidgod). From Java papers to the 7th April, the following intelligence is translated:— "The Swedish ship Kronprins Gusto f, which had1,071 words
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Article539 1877-04-21 3 Thk Hongkong Daily Pre** of the 10th instant contains a leader highly approving of the GUmm Immigrant*' Hill recently pasted here as a stoj. in the right direction. The article is thoroughly condemnatory of the Secret Societies. Now, while we agree in the main with our contemporary's sentiment* in regard539 words
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Article56 1877-04-21 3 Thk following notification appeared in yesterday's Government Gazette His Excellency the Administrator has received information from the Right Hon'ble the Secretary of State for tbe Colonies that Mr. Read, Consul- General for tbe Netherlands at Singapore, has been appointed Consul-General for the entire district of the Straits Settlements. The Queen's56 words
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Article410 1877-04-21 3 The following' circulars relating to distressed British subjects are taken from yesterday's Government Gazette: Downing Street, 6th February, 1877. Sir, A case has recently occurred where a distressed British colonist would probably have died in the streets '•f a foreign country for want of assistance, if tbe British Consul there410 words
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Article1306 1877-04-21 3 Before the Acting Chief Justice. The Queen r HootOMMs* and another, j The Court was occupied from Wed- until yesterday in investigating a charge of cruelty preferred ngainnt the pri-oiier.s. Police Corporal Mootoosamy No. 40, .ml Constable Kader Bacha No. 275, in having on the 21st January last,1,306 words
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Article118 1877-04-21 3 Hnlloway't Pills. Disorders of the Kidneys, known by the deeply.seated pain in the back and ncanty secretion of water, can be arrested in their distressing and rapid course by these regulating Pills. Their highly tonic and strengthening properties prevent the impoverishment of the blood and the derangement of circulation characteristic118 words
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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Article539 1877-04-21 3 Sunday, 1 5th April. Siamese steamer Bangkok, 336 tons, Rademaker commander, j Bangkok 10th April, consignee Kirn Ah Mah. Siamese schooner Kirn Soon Wat, 250 tons, Nacodah Batavia 27th March. o British steamer Paknam, 359 tons, Stratton commander, baigon 11th April, consignees Guthrie Co. British barque Large, 753 tons,539 words
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Article224 1877-04-21 3 Monday, 16th April. British steamer Agamemnon, Wilding, for London. British steamer Cheang Hock Kiau, Webb, for Peiiantf. Siamese barque Burra Noorfol, Worityky, for Bangkok. Spanish steamer Paragua, Gil, for Manila. Dutch steamer Patoeah, Titntuermann, for Batavia. Dutch steamer Koningen Sophia, Zuyderhout, for Batavia. British steamer Mtlda, Lang, for Bangoon.224 words
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Article644 1877-04-21 3 Ship's Names. Captains. lag A Bio. Jones H. M Btr. IGough iH.N.M.'sstr.l Wilcox H. M. str. Tudor jH. M. str. 'Janevaro Ita. war str. Hope H. M. Btr. jßrit. str. Boon Dut. str. Brit. str. Warran Brit. str. Welner Col. str. Burke Brit. str. Soeter Dut.644 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement561 1877-04-21 3 ADVERTISEMENT. Berkeley, Sept. 1869— Gentlemen. I feel it a duty I owe to you to express my gratitude for the creat benefit I have derived by taking Norton's Camomile Pills. I applied to your agent. Mr. Pell Berkeley, for the abovenamed Pills, for wind in the stomach, from which I561 words
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Advertisement139 1877-04-21 3 flottrts. NEW GOODS. Liddelow and Martin are now opening the cases per State of Louisisna' over-carried to > 'hina. Containing. Millinery Bonnets and trimmed Hats, Ladys Carriage Wraps. White and Straw color French Kid Gloves. blue double Silk gossamer. Ecru Silk Net. 72 in. White Net. Stripe Japanese Silks very139 words
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Advertisement397 1877-04-21 3 POLALINARIS NATURAL MINERAL A Pr/RB, Natural, Effervescing Water from the Ai-ollixaris Bitu» x ''Supplied by order of tbe Viceroy for use of H. R. H. The Prince of W.I vv Suite, during their Tour in India." le ««ei Daily Ntv«. October I8".i APOLLINARIS WATEH.-THE APOLMNARIS W'ATFR t" QUEEN OF TAITLI397 words
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Article14 1877-04-21 4 v wilf :1 aurrv____ and which will. -tr-n.- in y nr confidcin ein it."14 words
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Article686 1877-04-21 4 m In repfo,•l app«k— wlodf6a). M .nils, papers to th<> 7th from we tak •>, Th- wbol, i >. t>»-vnij free ban inj iloo, tbfc port, and has 1 trade in~i and Manila, fir foreign frosn Sinifapore and I neo re. t to thi ts, with I cr<v)ds686 words
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Article1278 1877-04-21 4 ytrom <mw oic» Correipomh ut Stdnet, March 23b d. 1877. quickness with which the Morning,* f of this cityjias taken up a few reof yonrs on the appointment of Sir m Jcrv is to report «n the military 08 of Australia, shows that that 1 is not unaware1,278 words
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Article507 1877-04-21 4 Fro^tn occasional Correspondent.) m Malacca, ISth April, 1877. Tub Malay steamer Telegraph, Captain Valbefg, from Klang, with dates to the 18th instant, anchored in the harbour last Friday morning, and sailed for the same port, yesterday evening. The Straits steamer Japan, Captain Ghian Hin, from Penang, arrived here last507 words
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Article85 1877-04-21 4 No. 81 of Reuters Telegrams, received^t 10.20 a. m. on 20fch April. London 19fi April. Active warlike .preparations continue. The Russian Embassy is about to leave Constantinople. The expulsion of the Russians from Turkey is expected. i Prince Gortchakof has issued a cirrfcolar jasti&ing war. No. 32 of Renter'sReuter - 85 words
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Correspondence.
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Letter369 1877-04-21 4 i juurative h* joqiired my Suigapore, Ai«v^»^ Tub Rvpk ok th*. Mattel Cuuuing is not caution; nor habitual perfidy high policy of Stat*." D'Jhbahi. I There were two gents of this ben is—tsd As took the Plvto, and went to Ffltfiiej gn w none, 4*on't you see And Mow tent369 words
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401 1877-04-21 4 (Frcin a Correspondent S ik,— One of the leading topics, for the past few* days, which has been very largely discussed in this community both European, Native, and Eurasian, is, the appointment of Mr. Ffauk Oliver to be the Efiflgrati<— Agent at Negfepatam for the401 words
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Letter157 1877-04-21 4 To the Editor of the Dailtf Time*. Sib, Taking a stroll through the streets, not only on one occasion, during my tow en passant I observed that the powers that be, are using lime, (more popularly called Chunam), in the drains. I consider this a mere157 words
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Letter152 1877-04-21 4 I Ikrihe Editor of the Daily _TOm>«. Sib, I—There1 There wsilways uitelligedteri- •iw in !>ew->i>»|*T», wb<>, uikwt *npe grand nsine, find fault witb every thinftsand everybody, but are too modest to come forward themselves and instruct ignoranten, and asinine public othcers. W*fl4-it not be to the general advantage,152 words
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Letter401 1877-04-21 4 (4 Dream the Future.) On the desolate banks of the once lucid stream Which flows by the ridges of old Bukit Tim— Ah there stood a gaunt figure, most piteous to view, Hin yews they were many, his clothes they were* few. Oh, grey was401 words
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News of the Week.
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Article299 1877-04-21 4 The P. O. Co's steamer Zambesi, J Captain Symons, from Bombay 3rd, Galle Bth, and Penang 14th instant with the London -mails of the 16th ultimo, arrived alongside the Company's wh>>-f this morning and will leave for Hongkong and Shanghai at 5 p. m. to-day. The Straits299 words
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Article2503 1877-04-21 4 Me. W i liquid's .^performance in the Theatajr Aojal Town Hall, on Saturday, included, in addition to the usu> ;al characterestio impersonations, Dr. Slade's spirit manifestations which were given most adroitly. Another performance by the aatnv artist is adwi v T, next Monday night. His ExceTlefltal^CpL Atwon,2,503 words
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Article910 1877-04-21 1 GOVERNMENT HOUSE. We have been requested to &tate that Mrs. Anson will receive visitors at Government House every Tuesday between 12 aud 2 o'clock. The S. S. Somerset, Captain Torrance, with dates from Sydney to the 24th, Brisbane 19th. and Cooktown to the 31st March, arrived alongside910 words
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Article1217 1877-04-21 1 The Messageries Maritimes Company's Steam ship Meikong, having left Galle at 8 a. m. on the 17th instant, may be expected to arrive here on Monday morning. An AH Comers' Bifle Match will take place at the .Rifle Range, Tanglin," on Saturday the 21st instant. Firing to1,217 words
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Article1018 1877-04-21 1 Thk blessed rain lias come at last and not too soon. But, under such circumstances as have existed here during the last two months nearly, j we would suggest that it might be worth while trying the experiment of j producing rain by means of a canno-1,018 words
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Article327 1877-04-21 1 H. Ms. steamer Moorhen, Commander Hope, returned to this port yesterday morning from the Native States. The following passengers left on Thursday afternoon per P. O. mail steamer Khiva, Captain George Loe. For Bombay^ 1 1 Natives and 2 children. For Venice.— Messrs. A. H. J. Baas,327 words
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Advertisement623 1877-04-21 5 f 8: <P. €oni|?anp. NTAL STIAM NAVIGATION COMPAKZ. '<>rirE8 D'Alnxida Ptrw>t. nniw.wnfr— At New Hurbonr. \fVIL LIKES. Th* f<, Homing are tfce dates on which the ntrsct Mail St.iimers niay dc n to arrive here in 1877 \Br>. Homeward TnrtidaT S»th Jan. Wednesday 10th Jar. 23rd 24th 7th Feb. 21st623 words
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Advertisement845 1877-04-21 5 INDIA, COLONtAT! > A H ND FOREIGN OUTFITTEBS. 50 to 52. St. PAUL'BGHUROHY,eVItD OOBKBB OF CRBAP4IDB. LONDOW, Invite attention to their 1 »d 120 page Catalogue and Outftttfi List 90 I pages, sent post free, contain! full particulars as to Woollbh, Silt and Cottow of every description. PATTERNS FREE. Ladies'845 words
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Advertisement935 1877-04-21 5 Thb kbw Ctjbativ; AaMM^K»D o*it ReLTABLB It*A«bY X)* A**TOUB Xhis Ehosphatio combmaiavv is Droonunced ny the most eminew ilember* I of the medical Profession tr> be nnecjualled for its power in replenishing, fti* 'vitality of the body, by its supplying s tts i essential constituents of ths blood tnerve substance,935 words
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Advertisement717 1877-04-21 5 luuiriri DH. J. mi I I (OHLOROI W^ TsTnEOuirrvvi I The Pnbhc nrr unfounded statements T j thai "the eoni] ositi I known to Chenmts •ioB.-Tfcefactii.. I h vered and Invents K v (ex Army Medical g him, and it has analysis by the first 0! misJaTjS The method and717 words
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