Straits Times Overland Journal, 7 October 1870

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    22 1 P R SWATCH PER P. 40. STE.VMr.U mou STRAITS TIMES OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XI. NO. 199 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY OCTOBER 7tif, 187a Pri.P.'J.-,
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  • STRAUTS TIMES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1870. Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      63 1 At MaUc LB7O, the wife of Mr. Wui fought, DEATHB Mala. ,a. an Sept. 2lsl i -;<■. Cathenee. the beloved mile of Win. Etodyk, ipreme Court, aged 5 8 monthi ana 6 daj >■ the -1 nil.er. at PeiUUkg, ai't.-r a slu.rt and painful illness, Christian h.-l. Baomgarten, eldest
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    440 1 I OMM, 0< 7TH i :in>»ier Black Pepper 5.:,0 White Pepper 11 ur 2.*.«t IVurl Bago Tiu I to 30.25 i Mule twial la 8i lbs. Shirt ii 2.724 7 „.2.274 to 2.30 5 do T. Cloths |J. l.r» <> do do 1.65 t i 1.75 7
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    FORTNIGHT'S SUMMARY.
    1091 1 The last Overland Journal was dal the fcSrd September. On the 26th, the P. O steamer Emeu arrived with the English mail of 26th August, and <»n the 2nd inst., the M. I. steamer arrived with the French mail, and London letters to :2nd September. Telegraphic advices from
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    CHINA.
    541 1 POLITICAL AM) GENERAL SUM- LBT. ULAL. The J\'k.in authorities are obviously gaining the chief end which they have all along had m view with respect to the settlement of the Tientsin difficulty, namely, sufficient tkem the hope of evading then 1 bility. During the past fortnight ra in reference
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    HONGKONG.
    328 1 Phe principal event during the past fort uiLrbt has been the occurrence of a typhoon, the first winch baa visited the island for three rears. Considerable damage has been dned, chiefly amongst Che native craft m the harbour, und many lives weiv si to have been Lost, though aa
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  • Topics of the Day.
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      A FIRE BRIGADE.
      930 2 From 24/J Itmi I months since the town \v;i~ 1 with a serious fire, and we earnestly hope to enjoy immunity from the destroying element for a long time to come. Bul thel< very precaution should be taken to prepare ourselves for effective action m of such
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      COUNT VON ATTEMS' BOOK.
      590 2 From the Strait* Timet, September 2-1/7/ W i: have to acknowledge the receipt (> t" s Yacht" Hamlet's Ghost" a pamphlet of 68 pages written by the Pseudo Count Von Attemi and published m Dutch at Sourabaya. The first part, which takes up about 26 pages,
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      JAVA ITEMS.
      1013 2 From the Straits Times, September 24th The Commander of the Xaval Form Netherland [ndia makes known to those concerned I stly,that the ship l>,irr Joie has struck on a hitherto unknown rock under water. Prom the rock the peak of Gaspar island bore S. I*!, at a distance
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      THE PUBLIC HOSPITALS.
      760 2 In a recent number of our bi-wi 1} contemporary t i «rs an ai headed "commui Intended to meet the protx eh have from I to time appeared m this paper aga the existing relation of our public health officers to the work of our pu Hospitals.
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      THE PENSIONS BILL.
      784 3 f/>< StraiU 7V October I*/ united protest of all the nnoffi<::i! members of Council against certain Provisions of the Pensions Ordinance Ulllrh x v by the official minutes m on the 27th inst,on the easion of the passing of the bill, is we think, a c a
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      795 3 From.the Straits Timee, October 1.57. faporr, '21 Hi September, 1870. Present. His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief Justice. The Hon. the Officer Comdg. K.Ms. Troops. Colonial Secretary. Acting Attorney General. Treasurer. m Auditor General. Colonial Engineer. W. H. Read. Thomas Scott. W. R. Scott. Win. Ailaiuson.
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      799 3 From the Daily ZVfltot, October GUnjmpore, Brd October, ls;o. I'UKSKN I His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief Justice. The Efon'bleOfficerComdg. H.M.YTroops. Colonial Secretary, n Actir. Attorney-! Jeneral. n Treasurer. n Auditor-General. n n m Colonial Engineer W. H. Read. •> Thof. Scott. W. R. Scott. W.
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      THE HOSPTALS.
      516 4 From Ihc Daily Time October Oth. ()ir contemporary as made room m \u> imi of T last for second communicated' ai icle on the subject of the Colonial S _< us and the Hospitals, which wo i u>t notice wry briefly. It is quite a] parent that the
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      GUBERNATORIAL AMENITIES IN COUNCIL.
      904 4 From Ihr Daily Times^ (),■(<>/>>,- On reading the Official Report of the sitting of the Legislative Council, held <>») Monday last, the :}rd instant, and which was reported m our yesterday's issue, we have been lomewhat surprised at the attitude assumed l>v His Excellency the Governor
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  • Correspondence.
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      AMATEUR THEATRICALS.
      300 4 From the Straits Times, October 1st. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Siu Many of m who have \vitne> with pleasure the performanoei of amateun of the Royal Artillery, 75tb 1: giment, and the Carpi DranUtique, wi'.l. I think, regret, with me, that there lias. M yet,
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      THE MAILS.
      121 4 the Straits Timer, Ocioher \&t To the Editor of the Daily Time* I)i:\k Sir. I am informed that a Mail for England is to be made up via Brindiii to be taken on from here by the French boat. Considering that the French Mai] steamers arrive at Sue/,
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      THE HOSPITALS.
      757 4 From the Strait* Times. October \st To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sir: No better explanation of the peculiar necessity which exists for ■ecuring official medical men from outside m terferenoe with duty, could be given, than that given by ou m tout issue of yesterday. A>
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      THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE INQUIRY.
      1725 5 n Ihe Daily i ><■/•>!,< :\,-J. tor of ili I > Ti S 1 1 The Government House mystery appears still to he unfathomed. Some short tim I our readto suppose thai the Report of the Committee appointed to enquire into the contraction oftlielieW (iownilil lit
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      NEW BANKRUPTCY LAW.
      167 5 From the Daily Time*, October 2\th. To the "Editor qftheSirmts Tin Sii;-. Before so important provision! m the Bill to abolish Imprisonment ior Debt and the new Bankruptcy Act are permitted to pan into Law, a very care- fnl enquiry into the probable working of some of
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      TRUTH.
      482 5 m the Daily Times, October tek. Zb the Editor of the Dailp Times. Sik: -llmvo bad imv attention drawn to si it article you v I enough to pen on a previous letter <>i" mine. Although iron do not teem to approve of my tone towards the Straits Association,
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      THE HOSPITALS.
      259 5 From the Daily Times. October sth To the Editor of the Straits Tim Bib Communication No. 2 m the Observer has floored me; and to save me from downright annihilation, permit me i«» have the earliest opportunity of retracting everything] said, loudidnotgiveaclearexplanationof the poeition of Colonial Medical officers.
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      THE HOSPITALS.
      54 5 Fdom the Daily Tunes, October Gth. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sih :--I tPMiildt' lost the i:iicator" shouul imagine I h.'ve been making "game" of him. To avert wrath, kindly inform him that "game" m Time* should have been "JUva Yours «fee, NON BBM AIT TETIGIBTL
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  • News of the Fortnight.
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      FRIDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER.
      76 6 Cut. Eastley, of the Tmvaucore, reports having passed the I*. O. mail met EUora, bound to Hongkong, at 1 M. on the I 7th inst. Tin British steamer Great Northern, ('apt. Munvll, from London 3rd August, via Port Said, Suez, and dalle 15th in>t., arrived here this
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      MONDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER.
      85 6 Thk Siamese steamer Ciom Pijw, Capt. Orion, from Bangkok 20th inst., arrived here Saturday evening. Thk British s* earner Ckina l Capt (lanlner, from Hongkong ITthinst., arrived here vestc day morning. Thk British i earner T%ale%, Capt. Lamont, from 1 •ngkong, 17th inst., arrived here this lorning.
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      SATURDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER.
      131 6 Tin; following telegram was brought by the iteamer Great Northern yesterday I'mty tmi n ii on tlif increase among m ..f late, althoagfa the police books do not show it; the amount stolen being freequently ><> insignificant thai the losers do not think it worth their while
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      WEDNESDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER.
      717 6 The house of a Hindoo Dhoby living m Prinaep Street was last mi<*ht burglariously entered, and the poor fel!<>\v was robbed of four brass smoothing irons, and a brass basin and pot, worth soni.- 825, besides some 00 Malay badjoos. The bouse of a Kling man living
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      TUESDAY, 27 th SEPTEMBER.
      77 6 The Dutch si uner K**i*se% der Wederlandeu, Ct] Kayser, from Batavia 24th inst., a ived here this morning. Tin ii. \t cri linal session of the Supreme Court ill open on Tuesday next, the Ith Ocl ber, at 1 1 o'clock a. m. Till Commit* of
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      THURSDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER.
      101 6 The M. I. steamer Capitole, Capt., Ravin, from Batavia 25th inst., arrived here yesterday afternoon. Ox Sunday last, Inspector Barnum, with two or three police, made a descent upon a house where a Wah Whay lottery was kept, m Pahang Alley, Campong Glum district. On the entrance
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      FRIDAY, 30th SEPTEMBER.
      259 6 The British steamer C;/eu<trfnet/,Capt. Bolton, from Calcutta '1 1st and Penang inst, arrived here this morning. The Hhidoxtan passed the Colonial steamer Peiko t bound to this port, between Pulo Jarra and the Torch light vessel. The British steamer 'ndox l a u ('apt. De Smidt, from
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      SATURDAY, 1st OCTOBER.
      771 6 The British steamer Telegrmpk Capt. Deane, from Fenang *2sth and Malacca 30th Sept., arrived here this morning 1 The Colonial steamer Pei/w, Capt. Pox, from Penang 2Sth Sept., arrived here yesterday afternoon. The Criminal Session of the Supreme Court which opens on Tuesday next, will, we learn,
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      MONDAY, 3rd OCTOBER.
      134 6 H. M. S. Icarus, Commander Lord C. Scott, which has been cruising outside for practice for two or three days, returned to harbour on Saturday afternoon. The B. I. S. N. Go's, steamer Mak. ralta, Captain Lang, from Calcutta 16th inst., via Rangoon, Moulmein, Penang, and Malacca,
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      TUESDAY, 4th OCTOBER.
      334 6 Thk British steamer Bangkok, Oant, Haflfenden, from Bangkok 80th September, arrived hen* tliiw morning", The Dutch steamer Minixfer Fraiu MM der Put/", Captain von Kmmerick, from Batavia Ist inst., arrived here this morning 1 Thk British steamer ErciUia, Captain Liley, from London 18th July, via Port Said,
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      WEDNESDAY, 5th OCTOBER.
      535 7 The following passengers arrived here by the Dutch ntfWf r Minister Fntns fet Putte ycsterdav From Bally Timor Senor Antonio Joaquim Crarcia and s. want. From Batavia Mr. > dun. Major Vigors, H. M. 19th Regt., Mr. Wilson and servant. From Rhio Mr. Van Angelb. The following"
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      THURSDAY, 6th OCTOBER.
      334 7 THE British steamer Erl King, Capt. Steele, from London 23rd August, via Port Said, Suez, and (Jalle, arrived here at 9 a. m. to-day. The Erl Kiug has made a very good passage out although the gron time oocapied since leaving London, fa V (lavs, the following
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      595 7 SHIPPING INTELLIGNCE. flrribate. arrihafe— Continued. Friday. 23rd September. Tuesday, 4th October. British schooner Mathilde Encarnacion, 199 tons, Hovmaza, British steamer Bangkok, 336 tons. Haffenden, Bangkok 29th Manila lrth August, September. tj v S unda y' 25th September. Dutch steamer M. F. Van der Putte, 800 tons, Van Emmerick .British steamer
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      856 8 SHIPPING IN SINGAPORE HAROBUR. DAT* Smr's Names. Captains. Ft.ao and Rio. Tons. of Where From. Consignees or Agents. Destination w: rival MEN-OF-WAR. loanu ,tt H. M. steamer Oct. I Cruising Senior Naval Officer. STEAMERS. Fmterprise D'Ahneida British steamer 52 April 1 1 B. D' Almeida Co. TaffJtW.boa Kate Buyers British
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