The Straits Times, 28 December 1878

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    16 1 The straits times. mi. xxxiv. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1878. SATURDAY EVENING No. 2,938
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    STAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 28TH DEC., 1878.
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    SUMMRY OF THE WEEK.
    818 1 unmary of the week's Ovei land Journal he iverlaud Si raits Thursday the 19th i M -learner Anadgt cxi morning with the I mail. imei arrived London mail <<t the 22nd urdaj la.st, and the i i- expected here i'ith the London mail I er. 1'•
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    PUBLIC BALL IN THE TOWN HALT
    870 1 From Hi- Daily Times, 21 tA December.. The Ball given by Mr. Tan Men- Swee in the Town Hall last ni^ht in honor of his .son's marriage was a very grand affair indeed, and, what is more, it was iii every respect well managed
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    PAPERS LAID BEFORE COUNCIL
    2044 1 from tke D*U/ fimt» t Mtk December. Oeipatcket rtiatioe to Saving* Bant QnHttmmet, 1^7(5. On til." 26tfa Orlul.rr, [876, II. B. .sir William Jervoii bmnaoiittod to tb« Secretary <>f State the Savings Hanks Ordinance No. VI of l s 7ii, but it was not (ill a
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    PAPERS LAID BEFORE COUNCIL
    987 1 From I In- ba\i;i Times, tlili December. Mil. Corrttpondtuet m tit tubject </ Mr. I'liLrrintf* iucrtuM tf tiltry, aa Protector of Ckittttt, II. M.Ou Qowmrnor to On fitentmy of State. i;,,rl. Emm, 8m§mon,iiUk Doe. 1878. .My Lord, lu my Despatch, So. '>'<>, <>f the L'lith instant,
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    THE AFGHAN WAR
    2116 1 From He Daify Time*, tSrd Deeemier. Thb following is the correspondence exchanged between the Viceroy of India and the Ameer of Cabal prior to tlie declaration <H war a- published in a Qatett* 'iiion/mui'/ at Lahore on the 80th November. It is interesting as explaining the real
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      94 1 made known I >u^ periodi mi »il be i (»i ob Strii F A LOAR. .'incut's H.ll.lv M mi*. :v. in the i us required, i lae i ill counter- r.lin^lv. N •fullv reqoei iti d to the proprifl il irity in tlie th< i re h il itt< nded
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    THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN
    1889 2 the bai/i/ Time* MIA Dtcewiber. Tiik expedition against the Anieer of Cabul ha- been so tar successful, but this waa t<> have been expected Lord keaiic marched triumphantly through lii't i.ili Candabar, Qlusui to Cabul in I939,beatiug Dosl Mahomed's levies wherever h< uiel them and there seem-
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    NETHERLANDS INDIAN NEWS.
    1182 2 Fro.a Hi,' ba,l,j RaMV, tSlh lh v<i,ihei\ Tiik following items nf news are translated from the N. I. journals for the Btr*iti tSmtt The British sh:p Mamjalorc, Stevens, has brought to Aujer Captoiu J. Davids and the crew of the B itish b Njneye wnr from Madras
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    MANILA NEWS.
    1725 2 From ih, I,,,!,, y V V] lm ft j Trautlafal for v li i» ra mi—l, pr Mlii.-iiii: tIMM tmu-: tb« A Madman. In a dated -.tl, Dwrnber. wl,,"|, resterdsy ha I t.on baa been cnmin,li',-s w|,i for by Ihe dnew "f-me of the MO;7 tbesectarieaoftho* "f.he-e J
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    THURSDAY, 20TH DECEMBER.
    708 3 Till obintecr- will parade in uniform for inspection by the Commandant, Straits Settlements, at 5.30 o'clock "ii Saturday the 28th instant. adjourned inquest was held toila) the £«th instant, on the body of a male Chinese named T/eo \h Pow, at the Criminal Prison, In P. (i.
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    FRIDAY, 27th DECEMBER. SATURDAY, 28th DECEMBER.
    2273 3 FRIDAY, 27th DECEMBER. SATURDAY, 28th DECEMBER. A 11; 1 mi telegram has this alter noon been received from Hongkong stating iluiL a terrific lire broke out there yesterday, and that in consequence all business is Btopped. Captain LofTus, the Kin? of Siam a hydrographer, has invented a new sundial for
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      490 3 \)R. .1. COLLIS BROWXE'S CHLORODTNB. 1^ T"Hi: (IKI.JINAI. ANli ONM.Y QIITUINI Dr. J. OOLLIS BBOVTNB late 4nay Medical Btaff) discovered a remriy. to denote which bp coined the word Ohlobo DTMK. Dr. BsOwßl is the sole inventor, and it is therefore evident, that as he haR never published the formula,
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      Arribals.
      344 4 Saturday, Jlst December. ,>,.,,„, 133 tons. Seekamp. j^^nS^Dm> German ichr Christian, 280 tons. Kossow, Hongkong IMb uee. Britiah steamer Penani, Wl tone. Barker, Samara.* 18th Dec Sunday. 22nd December. Dutch steam-r Patoeah. SWO t,.us. BeoseHag. DfH»»Dee, ,Wb war s,r. Ann.m.ite. :i.oH fus. Serres. Toul-u. O i N- British Btr.
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      arrinals_(continued.)
      69 4 Manila Jsth Nov. onnajipinnß Maemine Fi'aeer A German barque Mikado :?:?ot..ns Hinscho namaader, Bangk 'k 19th Dec. c>nsi?nees Rant.-nberg Schmidt A Co. British steamer Japan. Wvi tons. Gardner oommander, '',1ontta l^th Dec consignees Barkiea A Moses. British steamer Menelaus. 1559 tons. S.-.ile cmnander, Hongkong :2:2nd Dec. consignees W. Mmsfield A
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      Departures.
      211 4 Saturday. -Ist December. British steamer Kar Colling, for Hongkong. British Bteamer Satan Bayou Bree, Faroe, for Lingab. Datoh Bteamer'Viee Presidt. PrinsrBcHepners, for kebeen. German barque Rvlgia. AjieVraea, for Adelttde Spanish steamer Parngua. (iil. f r Manila Dutch Bteamer Got. Genl. London. Van Geret, f ■> Batavia. British barque Mod
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    DIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    912 4 <~ I inn menon. tbe i ml ml in it* :-!wul i,, ranee, un 4. "i tii ■■id in win. h mou b, and w< re bom ilr;nl idered *ori aye been placed Marti."— D it has drawn |M ;l |)|ili«;ii ion made to there. Hntli
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      931 4 A Proi>hk< y Vi 1.K11.1.Kn. Whea Baron Liebig stated that his di<covcry of Kvtra.t of Meat resulting from the an 1 1 v sis of upwards of sixty sorts of Bleat) would prOM one of the most beneficial to mankind of his various discoveries, he had no conception of the
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      169 4 flotirfs. Rcrkelev Se,>t IBB».— Qeatiam— J' 1 I b..v.nau.;dP.lK.f..r wind in the so, rich from which I suffered excn.c.a- for i length of time, baring Wed nc:,rlv every rem.-'y prescribed but w.1,.,,,. deriving any benefit :,t Aftar taking two bottles of your valuable P Us I Zm onite restored to
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      155 4 aftOtftt* ~lst.-That Dr. Brigbt's Phosphodyn. is -^Srtrrds-Dr. Brighfs Pl.osSignature of Patentee are printed on the label of every case. Ith.— Directions for use in all the following languages are enclosed in each oaW. K.,glish. French. German. ItolUn, Dutch, Bpaniah, Portuguese, Russian Danish. Tu. kiah Persian. Hindostani, Madrassee, Bengalee. Chinese, and
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      186 4 flotirr*. *ASK FOT? DR RRTGWTB PROS i PHODY V K mil .1 not be persuaded tn I take any Useless and Possibly Dangeroii Imitation. Sole Wholesale Agents for Singapore A. R. Watnon v C Hons Kong CATTTION TO MEDICIXR VENDORS The Trade Mark. Label, Ao, of Dr Briuht's Pnosi'HonYVK are
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    UNKNOWN
    482 5 nth d In con- the weather it nerally hold rlarraeks. men the em who did everything ■'Mir." nmittee I the running andH.King ted by their g a ne« A winner l>> ■hip of the any, and 1I anj ii irp si i intei I Webb and I- sing the
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    SARAWAK NEWS.
    902 5 ■'>.///// Times, %Uh Decvutier. Tin. following news are taken from ak Qatelt-c of the 1 Itli December ition. A di of the '■•luuiitti-t' r»l A.-1 ministration w-ts In 1 1 in tli.' Resident'! Offioe oo th< instant. Th- Hon. ill- Resident, Mr Crocker, Prvtident. The Couimundant, Capi Rodway.
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    PINANG NEWS.
    792 5 Hi,- h.iil// Time; 2-W December. The following items are taken From the /''> ii,,// si m,i. ml of the 13th Mid I 7tl) il)st;il)1 h'.ij,ih Timail <■/ Salangon When writing npua tin- subject "f surli pensions we cannot avoid remarking tint. «<• tliiuk certain the Rajahs <>f Salaugore
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    PINANG ITEMS.
    920 5 1-,-n,,, tie Unity Time*, 88/4 December. Tin. following itnns arc taken from the latest IVnan.^ papers. I'nllrr /•'".<■. Inquiry.— ihe OoBBIiMUM enquire into the condition of the Polio* Force of the. 0 >lony i- coseiat the Colonial Secretary and Treaenrer, Meeara. \V. 11. Head, I. 8. r»-"tl i'H'l
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    MALACCA.
    1737 5 /•'/■<,/// /in/// Timm Beeem6er. i Frimi our own Correspondent, i U v v« v. 19th Die l^7v I'm Str.iit> steamer Japan, firom Singapore, arrived here <>n the L2th instant, ana returned to your pod on the l">th idem, whilst the Bemmore arrived here from your port, lad Saturday, and
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    News of the week.
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    MONDAY, Mid DECEMBER.
    586 5 I a i M t'..Mn.'l it li luin enthusiasts who When he r came to India a* •yloii in in c 'iii- ;<•■• j 11:1 1 11 1 I Ovloll r ;"ll ill, >n iin island His Ixxly \v:i< sliriiR 1 11 1 «.-<! \>\ the II.'
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      847 6 ittisrrllanroud. THE PA His BXHIBITIOH OF 1878 Wl l.. ,rn that tl,.. ■tud of Mo an. B*i- Bone, the Queen's <W«W n pecW warrant to IT. R. n Prinoe -f Walea, will be <.n.< ,f tVe iM'-t \JmuMi-.. diaplaya of Horticultural and Agricultural Produce ewr V.roi-Lt Taking advantage nf tbe
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      911 6 iHisrrI(anrou0. BARSAPARILLA WILKINSON'S ESSENCE OR FLrTD EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA RARSAPARILLA ifi THE ONLY PRRPARATTOV RE < o .NTSF.O BY THE FAtTI/TY AS A WOVDERFrL PT'fUFIER OF THE HT'MAN BLOOD. It is not tOO liiu.h to sav that those sufferine from the effect! of TROPTHAL 0LIMATE8, such aa TORPID LIVER.
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      828 6 itttsTfll.ilifOUS. OXYGEN IS LIFE. Although tli«> modern Materia Kedioa includes ninny valuable remedies for haman auctions, it is a matter of certainty that in all onsen where the animal vitality it failing, Phosphorus is decidedly superior to .very other remedy at present known. Tt will work effects such as nothing
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      686 6 iHt'drrllanrous. BUTTOH8 1 SEEDS Ai:e the Best Imported. Br.itm Packed by a Special Process Thkib Arrival in Fresh Condition is Ensured. SUTTONS' complete (OLI.kc- -EEDs TIONSOFTHK g EED g SUTTONS' BMtTMmMln* SUTTONS'.^i 001 011 rn SEEDS SUTTONS' I l jHr™ 8 SUTTONS' SEEDS COMPLETE COLLEC- cggpc; SUTTONS' TIOVS of THE
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      893 6 itusrrunnroug. HOLLOW AY'S OINTMENT. OLD SORES AND OLD SKIN DISEASES. The seeds of these disorder! are :ifT... tnallv Hl»1M hy this penetrating T'npucnt. pot only from the superficial parts. bnt from the int. -rial tissues likewise. Any cane, even of twenty years' standing, speedilv vields to its inflnence. A CERTAIN
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