Straits Times Overland Journal, 12 August 1870

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  • 12 1 •»ABami; fcaißu^ STRAITS TIMES OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XL NO. 195 DFGF FF
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1870. Domestic Occurrences.
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  • 960 1 The la Overland J wrnal was daf d the 'Zdth July. On I instj m arrived with the English inai! be \>\ J tilv, and on the Bth, the h the French mail ]uu lettere to the &th July. bic advices from I■ > t!.,- :;ist Juh The
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  • 270 1 < Ch B tort.) A l' u lingia i.i general prevalent with regard to I.i i aspe t of political affairs. The the Kvea of foi i wer almost aniren dal the 'l'reaty i even found an ecb m !I i t'n-' iir-;t aewa of the Tientsin i mm
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  • 274 1 The accounts received from time to timi since the departure of last mail hare been of a somewhat conflicting natur ar.U the intentions of the French Author. m reference to the ruaaaacre. Count de Rochechouart arrived on the 17th, and took up his quarters on board the French gun
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  • 238 1 nits all >\ at theabore luring the fortnight tl have b a a anx A grand parad< olunte on the the 22nd, when Mr. DixweU, the Chair Municipal Council, handed the officers their commissions, at the tin* :inganappr number of Voln no doubt quite mffl m dable d On
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  • 44 1 There bai rumour possibility of a a placard of a threatening nature ha been discovered posted near the Gaa Wm but nothing has happened to give n-, tig cance to the reports, and no fears are entertained Cor the safetj <>t the place.
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  • 42 1 The French hare nut op a Commissariat officer of superior rank dent hero; probably tin's is part of their preparations for future >;:. There arc rumours that the French chief naval «tation will be removed from Yokohama, and be permanently established here.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 69 1 ive arl durin ht. Per Will and N I Dake and 2 Mr and Child. r 13. 1. S. X. I aer EtA ViPer M. I. <i i Villarall PerPer M. I. iieamer M. i -From Moulin, i I B EVanohini. Vidlon, Rial de Reboul i. Rieu, Lillet, Didi< The
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  • Topics of the Day.
    • 977 2 From the Straits Times, July 30th JAVA. Tm Chamber of Commerce and Industry itt Batavia have addr. a Letter to the Governor Genera] of Netherlands India, dated 20th Juno, I s 70, on the ad vantage that would result from tlie sale of RfUlkl tin either wholly or partially m
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    • 10398 2 From the Straits Times, August 6th. SHORTHAND REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Singapore, '27th June, 1870. Present: His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief Justice. The Hon. The Officer Comdg. H.MV Troops. Colonial Secretary. Acting Attorney-General. Treasurer. m Auditor-General. N Colonial Engineer. W. H. Bead F. S. Br.»\vn. T.
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    • 1896 5 From the Straits Times, August 6th. GUTTA PERCH A. Tiik New Batavia Handelsblad of the Mb July contains the following m•- iting article on the Gutta Percha •ad the manner of gathering the I, contributed by a correspondent of the above paper. the demand foi (iutta Peroht through the laying
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    • 4500 5 Wi: have been favoured with copy of the correspondence relating t<> the Independence of the Judges, recently published m London, m pamphlet form. The first part is the despatch of the < »<>vernor t<> the Duke <>t' Buckingham, then Secretary of State
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    • 814 7 From the Straits Times, August 6th. SUPREME COURT. Bsrofti Sn P. Maxwul, C. J. ju*t I*/. Is7.i HviMiiAirrKN r. Knui Thi following judgment vmi delivered by the Chief Justice on Monday. tl of this ease are somewhat Jar. About noon on the 31st o\' May, the defendant, who is the
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    • 532 7 From the Daily Times, August 9th. ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH MISSION. A meeting of the subscriber* and frienesi of the Mission wu held m the Town Hall on Monday, the Ist August, LB7O, at p, m. Then was fair attendance about 7o to 80 penom being present. The meeting was opened
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    • 817 7 From the Daily Times, August 10th. THE AMATEUR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE. Thf time was; when we used' to have an Amateur Theatrical performance about once a month, and that was :H. a period when the European <■« mmunity was smaller considerably than it is now. Tn foct, for some years we
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    • 622 7 From the Daily Times, August 11th. JAVA. Tin-: following is the official report on the Cinchona culture m Java, for the 2nd quarter of In7o. "The weather m genera] was very favourable; the development of tin* plants leaves little to be desired, lv the month of April, violent winds prevailed
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  • News of the Fortnight.
    • 1010 8 The steamer Far F»txf, Capt Quest, from Sarawak 27th inst., arrived here at noon to-day. Robberies by Chinese are becoming rather t<>o frequent now-a-days. before la>t the boose of a Chinese nceshop keeper m Campong Glam was entered by lifting the door off its hinges the thieves
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    • 80 8 Thk British Bteamer Danube, Capt. Hopkins, from Shanghai 15th July armed lien* yesterday afternoon; With regard to (he paragraph m yesterday's paon concerning the steamer Fkir Singapore, it seems we were m error. That yetael cleared under tin 1 Malay flag, for Malacca and Penang. She was
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    • 418 8 Ox Friday and Saturday afternoon an all-comers' rifle match took place at the Rifle Imlts on the race course. There were 20 entries m all, but only 17 men fired. The first squad was composed of two mpn of the Royal Artillery and ten men of the
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    • 81 8 The British barque Robert Ftetcker Capt. Pittendrich, was boarded by a native pilot outside Singapore Straits last week, 86 days out from Manila, bound to London all well, and wished to l>e reported. THE P. <S: O. steamer Deecan, Capt Rennoldson, from Bombay 20th, (ialle 25th, and
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    • 70 8 The Siamese steamer Chow P Jit/a, Cant. Orion, from Bangkok 29th July arrived here tins morning. 11 Ms. surveying" vessel Aa#ta*j Capt. Chinmo, from Plymouth 17th May, via the Suez Canal, Galle, and the Straits of Sunda, arrived here this morning. The B. I. S. N. Co.'s
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    • 729 8 The Austrian corvette E. H. Frie<lrick. which has been lying m our roads for nearly five months, sailed yesterday afternoon for China. Wk learn that a committee of German residents has been appointed to collect from their own countrymen and others interested m the German cause, subscriptions
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    • 261 8 The Colonial steamer Pel ho, Capt. Fox, from Malacca 4th inst., arrived here this morning. The house of a Javanese woman m North Bridge road was burglariously entered on Wednesday night, during her absence, and clothing and property to the value of nearly Sin stolen. The hotly
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    • 554 9 SAT URDAY, 6th AUGUST. The Briti [])X Deane, from Penang ;}nl and V sth inst, arrived her, this morning The following is a summary 6fMe•logical 01 mm- for the month of July cted from the u <t <;,,,•. ;.lintr <.f Baron i '1" ,1,, _H (:i(1 Hitfb--- -••(in the s)
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    • 298 9 liik M. I. steamer DupUU, Capt. Fouroiere, from Hongkong 28th Julj and Saigon 3rd August with the "*d French mad, arrived how Saturday afternoon, and left again Qalle, Suez and Marseilles, yesterday moraine The M. L amer Cambod^e, Capt. Rigodit, from Marseilles 10th July, via S. ci
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    • 781 9 Thi Dutch steamer Baron Bentinei, Capt. Koningsfeldt, from Batavia sth inst., arrived here this morning". Tm British steamer Bangkol', Capt. HafFenden, from Bangkok sth yist., arrived lien* this morning 1 The British steamer AhboUfotd Capt. Mann, from London 18th June, via Suez Canal, arrived here at noon
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    • 60 9 The Colonial steamer Rainbow, Capt. Bradbery, from Penang 7tii and lacca 'Kh \n>\., arrived here tl»i> morning. At about half-past 10 ..'dock last night, a seaman named William Rosendahl, while intoxicated, jumped overboard from a boa! near Dalhoosie Pier. and was drowned. An inquest was held this
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    • 414 9 f lii!: B. I. X. Co'i ste.-nii"!- 'ii>i<i I Capt Hansard, from Calcutta Slsi .July aud Penang Bth inst., arrived I }]«'?■(> yesterday evenißg. Wi learn that the steamer Burmai, which is to bring on the Ceylon Rifles from (lalle ior Lahuaii, is expected here m a
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 186 9 VESSELS PASSED ANJER. Dat<\ Flag. Ship's Name. Captain. From. To. July 1!» British Aracan Jones London Shanghai Dilpusstmd Jonet New- York Stagea Ellis Bangkok Bombay French Tafarette Rochet Havre Hongkong British Ornate Sampson Cardiff Shanghai Scotland Hill Mauritius Batavia M 21 Albert Victor Muir London Hongkong I'nison Walker Shields Nagasakie
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 1495 10 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. arribafe* arribn!^— Continued. Thursday, 28th July. M. I. steamer Cambod-e, 1,682 tons, Regodit, Marseilles 10th July. i>.*O.steamor Hindostan, fi.l \:i tons/Curling, Hongkong 21st B-mirkok 4th Britrsh steamer Bangkok, :«b tons, Haffeuden, tfangfeoic •m ijritish steamer Danube, 561 tons, Hopkins, Shanghai 15th July. August. •,i-o +o r.l Friday, 29th
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