Straits Times Overland Journal, 19 May 1870

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    24 1 Ron un :>!:i{ p o. A STRAITS TIMES OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XI. X<>. i SI. APOUE Tin )AY 19th MAY IS7O. PRICE 35 CENTS
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    STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1870. Domestic Occurrence. BIRTH.
    12 1 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1870. Domestic Occurrence. BIRTH. P;; YTJHG J
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    86 1 7 1 l ft! Pei P. I I I d id two chil-n-.t. t] —Dr. SI I aaiin, M leda, ■li. liym Paul, man'i !rs. V; .n Geer and cl Mrs. irnold. A. de Wolf, .1. A. de ben, Mr. Prudi r, Ba boinon, Biard, Bouxaud, and
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    FORTNIGHTS SUMMARY.
    757 1 Phi the LOth, th arrived, wi stli rilj an the M. I. steami ril. The which ".t mail, left i >ng I da; p. m. from li, and from Paris to th< list. of the Leti ol i ation iv I. i'-.wl (ininvillo, which we re] m the
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    CHINA.
    853 1 .V. C. Da The ree nt defeat of the Imperial tro-^.s enerally known am here, and forma the chief topi,- of conv< ;i rumour abroad tbaJ there ar iv th.' neighbour* hood rchwang, and iv the Kwa man provinces, but th< aite information "i the j; i <•>.- tout
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  • Topics of the Day. From the Straits Times, May 7th. A GAMBLING FARM.
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      1403 2 WNDED as we are by native s where gambling w legalized and revenue, it lias often that some I should be made to control it here. Tlie I >ry laws m force have been intual to it, and so it has pi j ears j ast, subject t<> no farther
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      From the Straits TimeS, May 14th. THE STRAITS ASSOCIATION'S LETTER.
      734 2 From the Straits TimeS, May 14th. THE STRAITS ASSOCIATION'S LETTER. We publish, to-day, a letter dated 6th April, LB7O, addressed by the Straits Settlements Association, London, to Lord Qranville, the Colonial Minister, on the well- worn §übjecta of Oorenunent House and the Waterworks. The object with which the Nation return
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    From the Straits Times, May 14th STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    4003 2 From the Straits Times, May 14th STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION. 21, St. Swithix's Lane, r Itondon, Btt April, Ix7o. My Lord:— l have the honour to inform your Lordship that at a recent General AFt^tinij of to ciation, held to consiiL ial qu< i «_r I i the neni the J
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    From the Straits Times. May 14th JAVA ITEMS.
    916 4 Till Java Bode of 27th April says: -A letter to us from Anjer dated 2fith inst. states. From the 20th to the 25tb, we have* had very bad weather here, terribly violent gusts of wind and squalls from the S. XV. The
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    From the Straits Times, May 14th THE SUEZ CANAL.
    1548 4 Tin: Suez Canal authorities should by this time be aware that there exists m the Canal a very serious impediment to its free navigation by vessels of heavy draught, and tint it' it is ever t«» l>e a success, financially or
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    From the Daily Times, May 18th JAVA PTEMS.
    638 5 From the Daily Times, May 18th JAVA PTEMS. [use iedino the of the Railway extension m Java, the N. B. HandeUblaHy m it< overland Biimman of the 29th ultimo, has the following It is a melancholy fact that the Railwa) irom Samaran^; into the interior cannot be completed, from the
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  • Correspondence.
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      1133 5 chief of the Malacehit< ■i to the proi ince m .un- o f the smoke Hhijw, m the tender to the til of tin- chief Ruler. ion of coal was waste. For the Uajah received tin- letter, and returned answer, Raving, "approach unto me humbly, without anna m your hands,
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      From the Daily times, MAY 18TH. A GRIEVANCE.
      109 5 From the Daily times, MAY 18TH. A GRIEVANCE. To flu- Editor of the I)oif</ Tii,n«. Si R, ()n Monday evening last, the usual1\ quiel neighbourhood of Beach Koad w :i^ dist ui-cmml by a large crowd, conoisting mostly of Europeans, who. headed by a band of music, made night hideous
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    News of the fortnight.
    25 5 FRIDAY, &th MAY. TIIE Colonial steamer Haiuttow t Capt.. Bradbery, from Penang 3nl and Malacca ."> tli instant, arrived here this morning.
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    32 5 'I'm: Colonial steamer PeiAo left here to-day for Penang direct, taking as passengers Sir Peter Benson and Lady Maxwell. The Chief Justice goes for the purpose of holding the Sessions at Penang.
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    102 5 Prom Malacca, we learn that gang 1 robberies :m«l murders are becoming 1 frequent m the country districts. In one place a gang robbery w as committed Rome time since, and a few days ao-.. another was attempted m the same place, upon the house of a well-to do Malay,
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    SATURDAY, 7th MAY.
    66 5 The following is a summary of Meteorological Observations for the month of April, extracted from the last Qor* trnmriii Gazette, Al'Kll.. Approximate temperature 81.1 liiirhctt reading o( Barometer m the immth 29 km:> m Loweel do <lv 29.647 Hi f hfst '1 emperature lln the shade* obsterred.
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    151 5 i: take tin' following 1 notification* from yesterday's Government (lazed?. The following are published for general information. Bf li is BxceUenjc*s Command, E. W. SHAW, Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary*! Office, ~>fh M"tj, i ■>:<». Account <>f the average amount of Notes i 2l circulation at the Branch oftheOhar* tered
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    81 6 The Bullion m n vdance with til.- tenu <>f Her M >yal :;!ti<»n. p Shoj M nk of, Auxirnl'm and China, 1 970. Jfi^ Excellency i een to direct tli B ihall tied :it the Court Soon I th.Colony, m Malacca, >>v Ifondar, tl;-' l'itli day t In- hour o&
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    17 6 MONDAY. 9th MAY. The Siamese steamer Kalakome, Caj>t. Bailey, from Bangkok Itli inst., arrived here lay Afternoon.
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    17 6 The British steamer Japan y Captain Cornelius, from Penang sth and Math inst.j arrived here this morning.
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    52 6 A i > i:i\ letter received here from Malacca states that Mr. \V. Mnxwell, Police Magistrate there, had Calcutta on leave of absence. Who is t<> act m his stead, neither the letter nor the G G '>>' inform us. It is probable, however, that the Penang Argn% \va^ right
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    19 6 Tl ESDAY, 10th MAY. Thk Batch steamer Capt. Bveraatßj from the Carinions 9th inst., arrived here this morning. V
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    16 6 Thß Dutch strainer Bn ,i /v, Capt. Sprnsrr, from Rhio 9th April, arrived liere this morning.
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    51 6 Wk learn that the steamer Nile had d through the Suez Canal, and arrived at Aden, before P. ami O. steamer Simla left. TheKileii is said, had been five days ashore m the Canal, and had been obliged to discharge a portion <»t" her cargo into lighters, which were towed
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    43 6 Thk and O. steamer China, Capt Steward, from Bombay '2 s th April, dalle :3rd, and IVnani?" Bth inst., with the London mails of 1-Mh April, arrived hero at 12.80 v. m. to-day, and will leave again for Hongkong at 8 m. to-morrow.
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    73 6 A Meeting of the Straits Settlements ciation was held at the Exchange Room, yesterday afternoon, when I following officers were elected for the ensuing year Chairman.— The Ilon'Ue W. H. Read. Deputy Chairman. The ll^n'Me W. Adamson. am if (re. Messrs. R. Padday, J. D. anghan, Jasper Young, Mooyer. .1.
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    WEDNESDAY, 11th MAY.
    17 6 The British steamer Bangkok, Capt. Hatlendeii, from Bangkok <ith m arrived here yesterday afternoon.
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    14 6 The Colonial steamer Rainbow, Capt. Bradbery, fy>m rYdra Branca yestermorning, arrived here yesterday afternoon.
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    112 6 r about 0 o'clock hi>t evening, a Cliino,. dealer m fowls, living m Tanjong Pagar Road, waa awakened by the crackling of fire, and discovered his hut, which was of attii].. to be on fire. alarm w«e given, and E. M. Smith,^q., Manager of the Tanjong Pagar Dock, quickly on
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    THURSDAY, 12TH MAY.
    33 6 fyrr. Li C(.i Bj of the British bwt|ue i which arrived here this morning, reports that he experienced a hurricane m the Channel, during winch he lost a man overboard.
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    119 6 A Chinese woman living m North Urn 1 I, had been living for the past two months with a Kay Chin' who went away at an early hour y< btcrday morning, saying he was going to Tanglin and would return shortly. waiting m vain for his return, the woman went
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    197 6 Pi ;ty piracy, or sampan robbery, is ling of bo frequent occurrence, of late, that some energetic steps are necessary to pat a stop to it. Last night, some Chinese started m a sampan from Tanjong Surat, Johore, for Singapore. They observed another sampan following them at a short distance,
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    176 6 Wi: understand that some important changes are being made m the internal arrangements of St. Andrew's Church. The Pulpit and Reading desk are t.» he renewed and placed nearer to litre of the building, m order the voice of the ministering clergyman may he better heard by the whole congregation.
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    FRIDAY, 13th MAY.
    21 6 The British steamer Telegraph, Capt. Deane, firom Penang I nth and Malacca l~th instant, arrived here this morning.
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    19 6 Tmk British steamer Nile, Capt. Wright, from London l .»tli March, via the Suez Canal, arrived here this morning.
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    86 6 Capt. Wright, of the steamer Nile, reports:— Left Plymouth on the 2 1st March^ arrived at Port Said on the 7th April; entered the canal with a >M of water of £0 feet grounded off Ismaila, and was obliged to discharge about WO tons of coala and re getting off.
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    112 6 The amateurs of the 75th have given two performances at their New Theatre, at the Tan-lin Barracks, this wee fc > _ou Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The pieces chosen lor the occasions were, the melodrama entitled v y 1 1,,- Labourer" and, on Tuesday, The Dumb Maid of Genoa w
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    113 6 A Police constable yesterday moraine saw a Chinese with a hundle of clothing under his arm, ami on questioning him as to where he got it, and what he intended doing with it, received rattier confused and unsatisfactory replies, upon which he took him m charge. The clothing was taken
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    110 6 This morning, a police constable, kg some Chinese m a pawnbroker's ning clothing, stepped m to on, whereupon one of them hastily threw his bundle under the pawn\«t's table. The constable, seeing this, demanded to see the bundle, which proved to contain several pairs of silk Chinese trowsers. The other
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    SATURDAY, 14TH MAY.
    17 6 11. I. M. steamer Tarn, from Saigon 1 utli in<t., arrived here yesterday morning
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    146 6 From the Biatn Weekly Advertiser, we learn thai (i. P. Vianna, Esq., Portuguese Consul General for Siam, met an untimely death by drowning, while bathing m the river ai Wai Bangkeng. Deceased was making a journey m a boat, with some friends, to the city of Ayuthia, and had gone
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    432 6 We take t li following from yesterday's Government Gazette: The following Order of the Governor m Council is published for general information. By His Excellency*! Command* E. W. SHAW, Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, 6th May, ISTo. At a Meeting of the Executive Council held at Singapore on the
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS
    325 6 BAY OF BENGAL. Temporary Light near the Great B\ With reference to the Notice issued by the Trinity H->us.>. London, dated 29th October, lstsl>, which appeared m the Ctulon Gazette of the Ith December, N<i!». it ia hereby notified for raneralin< formation, that" a Lighi \hihiting at
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    MONDAY, 16TH MAY
    14 7 Thi British iteamer Captain Sampron, |2th and Malacca 15th this morninif,
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    28 7 ™U- r..8.N.C wm e r jaub, aptain Starratt, from Calt ■^th April, Rangoon 6th, Moulmein s tl», Penang I It!,, and Malacca loth mst., arrived lien- th morning.
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    41 7 Thi M. 1. vb uner HoogAfy, Capt. l*"\is, from .Marseilles |*7 1 h and Suez— th April, Aden Lsi and Galle loth .May, with tln> outward French mail, arrived here tlii> morning, and will leave again For Hongkong at If. to-morrow.
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    107 7 The arrival of the M. I steamer to-day, is an event of more than usual importance, she being the first steamer to bring out the regular Europe mail direct, via the Suez Canal. The Hoogklj, we learn, was some twenty-four hours ashore m the Canal, but sustained no damage. Notwithgtanding
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    The Penang Argus has the following
    221 7 item- ••Two boats, a few day's ago, were bere for the use of WaterPolice, audit baa been found, wing t or pr on the part of the Singapore authorities, these boats, which an- quite aa for the purpose for which they w< quired, will
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    TUESDAY, 17th MAY.
    39 7 The Session of the Legislative Council will be opened <»n .Monday next, the 23rd instant, at one o'clock, m I Town Hall, with the usual formalities. Lady Ord and other ladies will, we believe, be present.
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    26 7 Thi Volunteer llitlt' Corps, accompanied by their Hand, paraded the streeti of the town last evening, m preparation, we suppose, for review on the Queen's Birthday.
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    44 7 hterdai morning, the body of a Chinese was discovered floating m the water at Tanjong Pagar. 11. Ms. Coroner held on inquest <>n it at II o'clock. No one came forward who could identity the deceased. The jury rendered a verdict of "found drowned."
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    56 7 We learn that Professor Gore, the Pyrotechnist, intends giving a display of fireworks <»n the Esplanade, on Saturday evening 1 next, the 21st inst., weather permitting. The display is to he m honor of Her Majesty's Birthday, we believe, though time has been rather taken I>\ the forelock m sel
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    145 7 111 appais m use on ran^ementa adopted I :n hll > attract m] deal amoi io< only licit} :l t the same tlm f n l power. A very pretty moile] of the American apparatus, cxi: 1^" I'^;1 Harsreavesfor tapt.Caldbeck,theP.& >. lf r 1 measurements anddrai aken by that gentleman
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    19 7 -o WEDNESDAY, 18th MAY. Capt. X iyser, of the Konl reports that lie signalled I»P I m Banka Straits.
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    13 7 >&- 'I!!. Dutch steamer Ko der Capt. Kay>. from Batavia Ith insfc day afternoon.
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    30 7 The P. &O. I Capt. Hector, From Hongkong I:2th in-. with the homeward mail, arrived here morning, and will leave again for Penang, Gallc, and Boml ;i\ at i to-morrow.
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    243 7 A^ the registration ot deeds appears to have escaped the notice of our I. lators, we think it our d cal] attention to the sul Much confuand litigation would I'\ establishing an office for try of all titles to land, and o{ mortgages and other incumbrances. Trans<>l' land only are
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    398 7 An episode lias just occurred with referencetoS Societies, that is worth recording for the lienefit of all concerned m preserving the t! r Colony. Aboul a mwntl: ago, one of the lift of China, a nativ of landed here from one of the Dutch i>lands, bearing with him credenti n['
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    609 7 r i the following from last Friday's GfW rnment GazetU The follow ing order of the Governor m Council ashed for general informa--I'v His Excel] n Vs Command, -HAW. Acting .-,-< hinj. retary'a Office, > b'th A1 the Executive Council ln'l.l at Singap >re on the r li day of
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      191 7 VESSELS PASSED ANJER. Date. Flag. Ship's Name. Captain. From. T: Jacoba Hele Immersed Batavia Rotterdam Leyden van der Poll AuiHtorda* i Candiela Tarrea Singapore Cadiz 27»2 FrancinaWihelmina Pyl Batata Amateniui Morgan Macao London St.Ardjoeno kay Bataria Prins Island raitian Khorae Wilaon Manila Cork Kate Winifred Starkey Bombaj Manila ilu bafette
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      1044 8 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. 9rrtbalo« BrHfaal Continued. Tj ay French barque Jaya, <:.">:; fcona, Bost, Cardiff 22nd December. British barque SaluH. 316 tons, Polan, Maulmeia 11th April. British steamer Punjaub 7<»»> tons. Starratt Calcutta 29th Aj.nl. Colonia aer Peiho, 196 tons, Fox, Penang 2nd April, yu» H. I. steamer Hoogly, 1767 tons,
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