The Straits Times, 27 July 1878

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    16 1 The Straits Times. vol. XXXIV. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1878. SATURDAY EVENING JJq 2,917
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    Advertisements.
    156 1 into for Ung periodi I i ipti ms will >><• Office iilsn in okoi S CliMiicnt's tv BatM H>'ii'ly i. Havri. ify. in tin' 0 py.tlic require 1, ata »U 1 till i-i mill. Tin; in, li'il rdingly. IHD <'<iKKKSl'(ivi>KNTS ip< tfaDj reqswted to uti 'li bo tli.- proprieor
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    SATURDAY, 27th JULY, 1878. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    71 1 SATURDAY, 27th JULY, 1878. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. K>. j7th July, lafQ* m 1 4.-J5. V. 7.60. 4m iiuhty 13.50. k 352 J. im nominal. m 90 w 1 ■■>■■•- t I to i 1.05 1.98). 500. 3 II 111 dd. -JJ7'.. J:;o'.. 1 -ii-. j; v dia k d/d In
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    475 1 '"'•wing summary ofthe Week's •ii Overland Journa July. 1 the ovi rhmdSTi;\n> Saturday, the 20th 0. steamer Tehenm I with the last homein, that day. M. -learner l)jem*ah jjr--11 ""'ii- with the London h 2Mh June. atner Amazoue ar--1 and Saigou and ak to-morrow morn- presi
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    Lukut and Sunghie Ujong.
    1283 1 Things sscpn to be oomioffto bead in Ijiikiit, and MOOfding totbe late.-t news of the jirocee linys of 11. If. Resilient, acting, it is to ht |iresmneel, Uldst tlie orders of the Government here, it would appear to be his object to precipitate a collision. At
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    The Opening of the Prye River
    3022 1 Friday, the 12th instant, appear* to have been a gala day in Penally on which the residents made general boKda} to celebrate the opening of the Prye Hirer Docks. The Gazette takes no notice of the affair, I>ut the Penany BUtUtUfd gives a graphic
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    Lukut and Sunghie Ujong.
    1478 2 Wk have received for publication the tallowing litters exchanged between II. M. Resident in Sun<rhiu I "jong and Ka]ali Ywn.ui. at present in charge of Lukut daring Rajah Bot's absence.' Thcv throw some light on Skptain Murray's recent filibustering raid into Lukut, although they give BO
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    The Postal Congress.
    3610 2 A- an illustration of the fact thai reform in postal charges between England ami* India is wanted, a Rangoon piper mentions tint a bundle of papers from Messrs. Kirklaml, Cape ft Co., newspaper agents, <>t the Strand, London, arrived in Rangoon with Belgian postage stamps on the
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    JAVA NEWS.
    842 2 {Ttthulaied for tie Sfraita It i- raqimtgil ..t ..in .■..ut.'iiii^.nirio* tli;it, iv r*|m>. ■liuiiia time tnuiaUtiouit, ;h.'ir oruiMU apiienrmn-u in tho Si,.i.n i be Mkaowli I An Aebeeii oorrvspondenl of. the Matavia HttntMtblad of tlic 15Ui .lulv states /that the retient Vchincse inn.ail into the submitted territory there
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    MANILA NEWS.
    841 2 (jFn It is r*qne*t*.lof ■liwiufT tlM»c tnaW 1U tlU) QpftlM.— Our ut Soffloo writes the t' a; b« _.ili June ili.' departnn -i i .a Boino, tli I i thiri in. wii- DM the Soveraur I medimi ofcer. .hjci-t uf thi say aotwifchsUud purposed aly Sullan wl... i.
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    TUESDAY, 23rd JULY.
    76 3 An inquest was held on the 20th inj slant, in Benooolen Street, by A W. V. Cou-ins, Esq., 11. If. Coroner, on the body of S male Kling adult, named Sapan. The Jury, after hearing the evidence of a nephew of the deceased, detailing his deliberate preparations
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    54 3 I-iu r. K. P. ELboobi, H.K., who km been ooamianoocd bo ad mulcr Likt t. M icCalldm, in preparing tin- defeaew of Singapore, arrival hen on Sunday by the S.S. 8tr*tiUp«u,from Kng- land. Lieut. Rhodes was aooompaiiMii I by five privates of the Rojal Bogueeii ami brought with him a
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    1293 3 Tiik British barque Britbtutt, Captain llmlli-sta, '•••li arrived here this Monnag from Hongkong, reports that, mi the 13th instant, lie passed through several l)ox»-s el Tea irbieh tunu'd out to bfl a puti.in of tin- eMM 71 i!tii^SlA.'tl by the S. S. <i/,n,iia Ct.tl'r we mnlerin.il Mh uhiino. A boat
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    WEDNESDAY, 24th JULY.
    1168 3 On Monday afternoon, His Excellency the Governor, attended by the Inspector-General of Police aud the Private Secretary, visited the. Police Stations in Town, at each of which the men not out on duty were paraded and carefully inspected by His Excellency. The various market places were also
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    621 3 A CoNTItA-l. ii ilk Lord Bkacon.sheijj receive the highest and most coveted honour in Her Majesty's gift to bestow, the Order of the Garter, his great rival, Mr. (ii.vnsto.nk, the greatest statesman of the age in the eyes of his admirers, is occupied in vehemently denouncing the Minister whom his
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    632 3 Thk P. W. D. and Sikvkv Pepartmkxts. Last week's Gazette contained Tabulated Statements furnished by the Survevor-dfiH'ial and Colonial Kngineer shewing 1 the work performed by the Survey Department during the years ISTti and 1*77; and by the Public Works Department during the ran 1S77, with a comparison of the
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    THURSDAY, 25th JULY.
    1957 3 The M. M. Co's steamer Amazon f, left Saigon at 7 o'clock this morning, passed Cape St. James at i p. m., and may therefore be expected to arrive here on Saturday morning, the 27th instant. An inquest was held this morning, by A. Wi V. Cousins,
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    Forest Planting in the Tropics.
    875 4 Tbi following extract from tlie Gardener's Chronicle of the 22nd June is <»f gome local interest and worthy of the attention of the powers that be lure, and in the Peninsula The British Government is making the iii"<t praiseworthy attempts to mtroduee into its Asiatic
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    FRIDAY, 26th JULY.
    805 4 THI O. S. S. Co's steamer Captain Freeman, reports that of!' Pulo I'eni. she spoke the Mritish ship of London, Bombay to Panning Island. which wished to be repotted. Oil" Pulo Pan she also paaaad Hie American ship GmrUmUi, of New York, standing to the south. Is
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    SATURDAY, 27th JULY.
    844 4 Thk Captain of the BmAAJ which arrived this mofmiagi reports that after clearing; Rbio Straits he saw a large !n r ■■"ore at Padra Bnaea. Thi Dutch gun-boat TtUfftaf arrived last night bringing the Captain, Chief Om'cer, and 7 men of the British barque Emptror also 13
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      Arrivals.
      705 4 Saturday. 2'> th July Dutch steamer Java. 1,083 ton*. Weber 6 •tnm.ind- -r. Hongkong 11th .lulv. uuaYiigntna H.> .gian.lt c >. British barque Belted will, v l- tone, Brauthwaite ooaußsader, liter pool Ist April, ooaeigneea Pate*eoa Simons 00. BrinWamnan .Viking, 1.685 tons. Cistle commander, Shanghai 11th July, consignees Gilfiliao
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      Departures.
      179 4 Batnrdar, 20th Jnly. Dutch steamer Japan. Zuyderboudt, for Bato»i«. Britiah ship Peri, Hurst, t London. Mritish barque aileudale, Cbaope br^y Britiah ateemer Ferntower, Mackie.fo. Penan* ltal,anbai,,ucP, r :ilv EtoVai De B Danish steamer (forden, tUvsen. for C..VO. steamer Pekm.W „|c.,tt. for H P. O. steamer Tehen.M. JohlUOn, < I
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    1291 5 that his example and lend to this tight little island Wing >onver- j i<\] from an impenetrable pintle and swamp, the lair of wild pig, snakes, al- j b, and tigers, into a smilii g gar- fides, aM AatbeoMung in real■l\ what it has been tormed rather too 1 PnM&l
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    1457 5 Thorn: of OQI readers who have taken an interest in starting a Steam Laundry here may be encouraged l>v reading the following account, taken from the Shmifjhiii Courier, of a similar project in the Model Settlement." It will d> übtless be satisfactory to 111:1 ny persons besides the shareholders to
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    SATURDAY, 27th JULY.
    511 5 Thk Gnpiain of the Btmhlm which anived this morning, reports that u»l.»r „l«orin.» RlnA Sfi-.iK- 1 which left this port for Manila on Monday last, had got ashore near the Horshiirg light yesterday morning at two o'clock. The authorities were at once communicated with, and the Pkilo
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    311 5 SH IPP ING IN THE HARBOUR. -hjf's NiBts. Captains. iagAKig. X DATk OF AJ KEN-OF-WAF Diamond Bosauquet H M.'e Btr. I Ruby Molyni'ux H. M.'» atr. Simbas de Paxela H.N.M. f «stl Tbiutle Hunt H.lTa.atiF Telegraai Dyk H M JT«. STEAMERS Pilot Fish Brilat^ Khedive Steward P. A O;BTk Edinburgh
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    212 5 V>y coD8ikuo«b uuu.ieou •■wo.-- EtciuntT Kromatah, 47* tons. Smith command H r 'f ■fuly consignee Sjr<*l Alwee. KaD t pVtiteanier IVpguin, 1,192 too Sharp contnand P I consigiifs Borneo Oov Limited tlan 8 Tli rbdHj, 25th July. P steamer Martabau, 384 (-4M, de P«dn» |H 2Kst Juljr couBij^nee Unia «»n»niiinder,
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    292 6 who il tl.i- .1 th«> 'li tin-in at 1 1 Mt y La to morrow porlever n< In the in V M aforti whu SjnDlr iIUtb I in I, under .1 ~i i;il < rovemmeal of Bi itiafa i it eom i Fir wine I i ultmv iii [nd'a, 'i
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    1000 6 [Ren tV"in oi tbe20th Instttot Tl e Civil Sitting* i d on Mondaj 1 -"> 1 1 1 m( down it i il Mtt: •> II 1 1 in- above, there ■li-cicioiis of tluspoaal. Ti> g*»t ippoaog thai lor half a •la; lias I. U--1.I--1 u-;il Sitthe 5th proximo; 80
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    MALACCA.
    1248 6 From our oiwi Corretpondent.) M ILACCA, 21W -I I H, s7s I'iik Colonial steamer I'luio. Captain Huddle, from your port, arrived hei I Wednesday last, the 17th instant, and after a brief stay, proceeded to ttamosa Bank-, wfththe Hon'ble Major McNalr.and the CounnissioiM'is appointed to enquire a* to the
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    Correspondence.
    820 6 Tim. In|..wi Mosi/i k at l'\ ki.k N. K<>\ i> Ib Ihr Editor of tie D«i/i/ Z%smv. its, We feel it our duty and obligation to make a public acknowledgment as an expression of our most profound sense of gratitude, through one of your valuable columns, for Mr. Cheang
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    Consolation
    222 6 To the Editor of tin- Daily Timn. Bat, -1 have been favoured with a look at the Meteorological Hook, kept at the impounding Reservoir, Thompson Road, aad find the liaiutall, during the first six months of this year, to be equal to 41. M inches —and the Evaporation epual
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    Meteorology.
    179 6 Met eorology. Tn Ihr Editor nf-thr Daihi Times. Sik, from Delta" is acceptable to the public, and as lie lias now taken up the question of our Meteoro--I>'_'\" here, particularly under the agneous class of that science, he would further much oblige if he would give us the daily register
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    MONDAY, 22nd JULY.
    1328 6 MOND AY, 22 nd JULY. His Excellency the Governor will, it is now said, not leave for Penang till alwut the end of this month, and the visit t<> Bangkok for the investiture <>f His Majesty the k-ing of Siam with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael
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      801 7 itttsrrllanfoud. THK PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1878. We learn tbat tbe stand of Me-sre. Sutton A Sons, the Queen's Seedsman, and ■eedsmen by speei^l warrant to H. R. H. The Prince of Wales, will be one of the moMt rxhnnstredisplavs of Horticultural .tr.rl Agricultural Produoe ever brought r. Taking advantage of
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      881 7 iWisrrllnnroiis. SARSAPARILLA. WILKINSON'S EBSENCE OR FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA SARSAPARILLA IS THE ONLY PREPARATION RECOGNISED BY THE FACULTY AS A WONDERFUL PURTFIER OF THE HUMAN BLOOD. It is not too much to say that those suffering from the effects of TROPICAL CLIMATES, such as TORPID LTVER, DEBILITY. ATTENUATION OF
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      827 7 iftttfrrllanrous. OXYGEN IS LIFE. Although the modern Materia Medica includes many valuable remedies for human auctions, it is a matter of certainty that in all cases where the animal vitality is failing, Phosphorus is decidedly.superior to every other remedy 11 1 present known. It will work effects such as nothing
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      832 7 iWrtrtllanfous. DR. J COLLIR BROWNES' CHLORODTNE. 18 THE ORIOINAB AND ONLY GENUINE Thk Pnblic are Cautioned tbe unfounded statements frequently made tbat "tbe composition of Chloropyne is known to Chemists and the Medical Frofes«ion."The fact is. Ciiio»onvHj wm Discovered and Invented by Dr. J Collis Brownb fex Army Medical Staff
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      811 7 nOLLOWAr^OTNTMKNT. OLD SORES AND OLD SKIN DISEASES. Tbe B eed« of tbe 8 e di.orden are affec tnaJlv rvrroiW hv tbifl penetrating T nS. r,o< ..n'v from the superficial parts TIR. DIPHTHERIA. «ORE THROAT ASTHMA. Ac Tor Cnrinir sore throat, diphtheria, bronchitis. ..tbma. tightne^.f the chest, and pain in the
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      490 7 Water.. J^ n Glycerine for the Hai Windsor, and ,1 powder, Aquadent.no ft". Strand, ia§. bill. London, gold b» Chemists. Regis,,,../,, raldic roso. Singapore, 23rd spo^v,; 1 lotibe following AmmS quality, now in n r England, India and JOYCE'S TREBIRw F r .rtRCUSSIOK Gun Waddin" OU| JOYCE'S GAS-TIGHT fit. For
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