Straits Times Overland Journal, 1 March 1870

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    23 1 POR DESPATCH PEB P. O. STEADIER TRAVANCORE. S TRAITS TIMES OVERLAND JOURNAL. V* O. IS: SINGAPORE TUESDAY Ist MARCH 1870. Price 35 Cents
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  • STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, MARCH. 1, 1870. Domestic Occurrences.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    369 1 LJStCH LST, $3.12| to 3.15 r 7.7- w >" White 11.10 2.37J| i 3.10 Tin :>^i b 029 150 to 7 «1(. T I do 1.90 7 2.15 Id and 6 2 LOs, Opium new... bills 6 up d. Credit Priva< 4a. I |d. la, <:|d. The
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    FORTNIGHT'S SUMMARY.
    1146 1 The last Overland Journal was dated the 15th ultimo. The P. v\ O. steamer Ellora, with the English mail of the 1 I tli January, arrived here on the IBtb, and the M. I. steamer Tigre y with London letters to the 20th January, on the 22nd ult.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • Topics of the Day.
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      From the Straits Times, February 19th. THE RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
      550 2 From the Straits Times, February 19th. THE RAFFLES INSTITUTION. A M he Trustees and Subof the Ualll 1 i itution was m the Town Hall, and i1! a< the i the on and th« i ton- r the m >ur ppose we must p to the standing of the gen
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      From hte Straits TImes, February 19th. BURIED ALIVE.
      642 2 From hte Straits TImes, February 19th. BURIED ALIVE. host singular case has josi !l r ll Saturday evening, about v oclock, a Javanese Hadji pi came to tln> poli- and .v--pwted that another Hadji had died at 11 2. clock t]lilt morning, of dy» however the Hadji wrent toahouseiil town,
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      From the Straits Times, February 19th. ANOTHER PROPHET.
      629 2 From the Straits Times, February 19th. ANOTHER PROPHET. On Tin sdav last, we repori of fanaticism on the paH a Malay distinc- of becomii burying 1 himself thai this Malay was beei ,!i the inte of the lice, who had timely intimation o Prom information gleaned by En ector Barnum
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      From the Straits Times, February 26th. CHINESE PARTNERSHIPS.
      480 2 From the Straits Times, February 26th. CHINESE PARTNERSHIPS. A. case ol to the mercantile commi been 1 m Pen. civil sittings, 10th inst., as it may afT i srery merchant very i >.'U>]y. It appears that ading i a ha 1 b •en carried on for some ten <»:• twelve
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      From the Straits Times, February 26th. JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE.
      322 3 From the Straits Times, February 26th. JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. W iiii.i: tlio suhjeci of the Independence of the Judges is receiving h attention here, the opinion of Henry Barkly, Governor of Mauriiipm miv's m most opportunely Th< ion which callforth this Minut titior F the Bar to His a 'ommission of
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      From the Straits Times, February 26th. THE BOTANICAL GARDENS.
      1171 3 From the Straits Times, February 26th. THE BOTANICAL GARDENS. riben to the Boal Gardens, was held at the ExTharsday ait >mo >n. following gentlemen were present. Hon'ble W. H. Read, A. T. CanniI, Esq., Geo. Bushel], Esq., (i. A. Kerne, Esq., Hon'ble W Adamaon, .1. H. Davidson, Eaq., Hon'ble W.
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      From the Straits Times, February 26th. THE RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
      1160 3 From the Straits Times, February 26th. THE RAFFLES INSTITUTION. A Meeting of the Trustees ofthe Raffles Institution was held m their roomi on Thursday, the 10th instant. I'kksknt. The Revd. J. Allevne B Les, Vice Prelent and Honorary Secretary. R. C. W'ooi ls. Esquire. The Hon'ble Thomas Scott. (1. Bushel],
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      From the Straits Times, February 19th. THE CAMPHOR TREE OF SUMATRA.
      1051 4 From the Straits Times, February 19th. THE CAMPHOR TREE OF SUMATRA. THE Sumatra Con-ant gives th< lowing particulars regarding the Camphor tree of Sumatra. T the most luxuriant and valuable kinds <>t' trees m the island of Sumatra, belongs m the first place the Dryobala*o} i Campkora. This is abundantly
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      From the Straits TimeS, February 26th JAVA ITEMS.
      1065 4 The Java Bode of the Bth February, contains the following account of the burning of a coolie" ship m Batavia road* "Last Friday there came totl r roads here, the Belgian sa M» 80S tom burden, haying on board 37 chineso coolies,
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  • From the Straits Times, February 19th. CORRESPONDENCE.
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      OFFICE OF COLONIAL ENGINEER AND CONTROLLER OF CONVICT S.S.
      3284 4 OFFICE OF COLONIAL ENGINEER AND CONTROLLER OF CONVICT S.S. £iR. I have the honor to acknowl tin' receipt <>t' y the 12th Aj.ril. the < I r'a information upon [< No. L3O Cn I Municipal lorn enclosi mates for completing the S lying th<> Town with water, m which, my
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      Singapore, 28th September, 1869.
      816 6 <■ i implying with jour request, I have now the honor t<> lay before \"U Plans and Section! t< ructing a Filtering Reservoir at Thoi Road. 1 have carefully and well considered the ;m<l have not the least doubt that it' a Filtering Reservoir is constructed
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      Office of Munincipal Engineer.
      265 6 Tih October, 1869. To Thomas Xfayk. Bsqb., Adg. §ef. /<> flir Mutiir'qmi Comminiomtn of Singap Sib, In compliance with the order given by the Municipal Commissioners, I hare carefully examined the Report and Drawing of the proposed Filter Beds, furnished by Mr. Wells, and have the
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      Municipal Commissioners' Office.
      232 6 Singapore, 14th October, ls,;<>. mu.— T am requested by the Municipal Eunisaionera to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 262, and of date 22nd July, forwarding a Report by the Colonial Engineer on certain proposed waterwork b< hemes. In addition t» the aohemes already under consideration,
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      Office of Colonial Engineer and Comptroller of Convicts S.S.
      1054 6 Office of Colonial Engineer and Comptroller of Convicts S.S. BnroAPOßi, 11th December, L 869. Sir.— l bare the honor m obedience the instruction* of His Exoellencj the Go-TO-nor communicated to me m your minute »lofthelsthOctoberiast.torcportupon Cl rt lates prepared by Mr. Well of the probable cost of the introduction and
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      Penang, 30th December, 1869.
      677 6 It is greatly to be regretted thai bo d time should have l>een occupied, before the consideration of what is )>y no t difficult question, 1h -a- the town of Singapore can '•< st be supplied with water, and that we are apparently no nearer a
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      No. 287.
      106 6 MuNiciPU Com* r S Office, Bihoapobe, 11th January, 1870. ET<m'6b Acting Colonial Btcretm llemewU. Sib, 1 have the honor at the request o| the Municipal Con ne» to ack ledge the receipt of yoar letter 8 of date the 10th inatant, forwarding ►ndcnce relative to the Water Worki
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      No. 299.
      103 7 T> t) Siu,— N 287 I the lltb instant, i re, I !i for the inform ition of His l!1 I rnor m reply to •>- 10th inst llows. 1 >mmissi< >ners rec >mm 1 the principle of th< ieme reported upon v the < lonia] Engineer m
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      Acting Colonial Secretary:
      92 7 - The Comniigsionen mmend that the ould be brought m- I by [ron pipee to the n< Lghbourhood of I [cc when this has been done they will prepared t" undertake its distribution To* 11. Th< ineer has rstim water m by Iron at up \i 9140,000, and
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  • Correspondence.
  • News of the fortnight
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      TUESDAY, 15th FEBRUARY.
      40 7 The Russian steamer S -W//, Captain Aitken, from Bombay 27th ultimo, dalle sth, and Penang 12th instant, arrived here this morninsr Tim; Siamese steamer Kuhtkoh t Captain Uailey, from Bangkok 1 1th instant, arrived here last night.
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      WEDNESDAY, 16th FEBRUARY.
      973 7 The Penavg Argtt* of the 10th inst., slates thai Capt. Ord arrived at Penang from Malacca, In the PeiAo,on Sunday, the 6th instant, and t<>«.k his seat on the bench as Police Magistrate on Monday. Mr. W. Maxwell, the Acting Magistrate, would go to Malacca to assume
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      THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY.
      548 8 Tin: British ship Assyrian, from Hongkong bound to Rangoon, pai t hrough the Straits this morning. All well and wished to be reported. Mr. Crawford, of the British barque Alma, which arrived here this morning from Cardiff, reports that m Banka Straits, on the 2nd February, he
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      FRIDAY, 18th FEBRUARY.
      305 8 The P. ,V (>. steamer Ellora, Murray, from Galle Llth and Pens ICth instant, with the London mails of the 7-1 1 th January, arrived here I morning. She leaves again for China ut s a. M, to-morrow. The Band of HU Prussian Maje« rette 11 rtha
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      SATURDAY, 19th FEBRUARY.
      112 8 E ])uf< m< r Beh 'aptain Wiltjes, from P< tianak I 1 1 1 1 instant, arrived here last nig The Colonial steamer PeiAo, Acting commander Romer, \'nn\\ Malacca 17tli instant, arrived here lay. The British steamer Sakatta, Capt. Lobnitz, from London 24th December, via Sin-/ Canal,
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      MONDAY, 21st FEBRUARY.
      67 8 The Colonial steamer Rainbow, Captain Bradbery, from Penang 18th inst., arrived here this morning. The I». 1. S. C.'s steamer Safara, Ballantine, from Calcutta I Rangoon 1 Ith, Maulmain l3th, Penang I'.'tli, and Malacca 20th arrived here this morning. The 5 had m tow the British steamer
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      WEDNESDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY.
      629 8 The IJ c a p. tain Deanc, from Penang 20th and Malacca 22nd instant, arrived here this morning 1 r> Thb British steamer Glenartm Capt. Bolton, from Hongkong 171 inst., arrived here yesterday afternoon. i!; amer Cluna y Captain Gardner, from Hongkong 17th inst. arrived here last
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      THURSDAY, 24th FEBRUARY.
      138 8 The British si araer Wilhelmtna ma t Idson, iV- m Glasgow 7th N d here last night The Spanish J a p. tain Sa!--a<]o, Prom Carthagena, viA the Suez Canal, and Galle [Uh inst., arrived 1. noon. Captain Schomer, of the North German ship reports ken, on
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      FRIDAY, 25th FEBRUARY.
      1085 8 1 1! I: British Bteamer Capt. E)un ,m Hongkong Lbth via Saigon, arrived here yesterday afternoon. V\ E have been kindly favoured by the Colonial 5 •on \v it], a table of meteorological irvations for the month of January, which istoolengthv insertion m full, but we give
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      SATURDAY, 26th FEBRUARY.
      20 9 Tri British steamer Clan Alpine, Captain Hutchison, from Calcutta L9th andPenang 24th instant, arrived here tliis morning.
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      MONDAY, 28th FEBRUARY.
      253 9 The extra P. and O. steamer Nona, ('apt. Lockie, from Bombay 11th inst., arrived here yesterday morning. Thi British steamer Hindustan, Caotu De Smidt, from Calcutta 19th, and Henang 25th inst., arrived here yesterday morning. Thb British steamer Bangkok t Capt. Haffenden, from I3ank<>k 23rd inst., arrived
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      428 9 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. SXrrfbal*. Tuesday, loth February. Rnssian steamer Shaftesburv 524 tons, Aitken, Bombay 29th January. Wednesday, 16th February. British barque Alice Mary. 247 I I iik. Bangkok Ist February, bish barque King Harold 40a tons, from London 28th Ootober. British barque WestwardHo649 tons, Watson, Cardiff 29th Octo. British ship Asiatic
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      382 9 3rrtbalsL— Continued. Dut.h brig Professor Snringar, 2*7 tons, Kluit. Kanasawa 20th January. Biameie^steamer Siam Supportor, 700 tons, Walrond, der, Bangkok 19th February. 13C:1/ Saturday, 26th Fol>runrr. Urihsh Bteamer Clan Alpine, i> X t >-i Hal :d3iou, Calcutta and Penang 19th February Saturday. 26th l-VJ>ruarv. Dutoistmr. Vice President Prins. 500 tons,
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      824 10 VESSELS PASSED ANJEK DatP. Flag. Sliip's Xamo. Captain. From. To Feb. :< British Westburj Cedl Yokohama Now-York 7 KocthO'maa Aline Weir Cardiff Singapore 8 Qerronimus Baben I<JW Cs.p« Otfcway 9 British Calabar Taylor Batavia I sn Gulf Am.'ii.an AbbieCUfford Cliffoird Singapore New-Yort Dritisa Csines Manila French EmeleM Diaordel Bordeaux I
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