Straits Times Overland Journal, 25 October 1870

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    22 1 FOR MBFATCH PE« p. t 0 STEAM£R STRAITS TIMES OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XI. No. 200 SINGAPORE. TUESDAY OCTOBER 25th, 1870. Prioe'Sei CcnU.
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  • STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY , OCTOBER, 1870. Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      14 1 Ptemlx r. at Saigon, chin be wife of H. Thiel. 1 aaughter, stillborn.
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      DEATH.
      14 1 irnhUl Cottage, Orchard Road, on the 18th mst., Arthur D. Forbes aired kwesitj-nine.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    778 1 Singapore, OoiOßßi 25th <iami)UT Black Pepper s.^n" White Pepper m 1 L > Sago Flour 2^55 F™ I l^ I W S.OS n -z- -'«>-:> t0 31.50 S? 8 31 1 1 132it0 1 8* lbs. Shirtings 2.70 t0 2.65 I 5° m do 227Jt02^0 5 do
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    FORTNIGHT'S SUMMARY.
    888 1 FORTNIGHT' S SUMMARY. Thk last OrerUnd was dated the 7tli instant On the 1 Ltk the V. k O. tner Delhi arrived with the Kn^--lish mail of the .Hh September, and on the L6th the M. M. steamer Veihp, with the French mail and London letto the 16th idem. The
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    CHINA. POLITICAL AND GENERAL SUMMARY.
    752 1 CHINA. POLITICAL AND GENERAL SUMMARY. •iK.VERAL l "I tof aflkirs m the North i« more definite, but not more satisfactory There wnow no doubt m fco the extreme necessity ol adopting mean i for protecting the foreigo residents at the northern ports, and it ited thai Mr. Wad.- has at
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  • Topics of the Day.
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      THE PSEUDO COUNT VON ATTEMS.
      2786 2 From the Straits Times, October \~>fh. By the last French mail from Java we have received a copy, forwarded to u^ from Sourabava, of a legal document containing the Judge's summing up of the <;i-<- <»n pasting sentence on the I'-eudo Count von Attems. It
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      THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
      477 2 —4, From the Stmitx Times, October 1">/// LHB amount of business crowding m upon the Legislative Council towards tlu- close of the year, is as much us it can conveniently dispose of and if it succeeds m finishing- the whole, tin* sion will have been one of
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      THE CONVICT QUESTION.
      446 3 From the Straits Times, October \*>tk. There can, we think, be little donht that the resolution proposed by the H. .nM.lt- W. S,-..tt and adopted by the Legislative Council the 3rd '.n-tant, that the reintroduct ion of a limited number of Convicta from India, Ceylon, and Hongkong,
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      211 3 From the strait* Time*, October 1 ">///. S ngapore, 10/// October, ls7O. Pbeses i ]]\< Excellency the Gorernor. His Honor the Chief Justice. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Acting Attorney General. Treasurer. Auditor General. Colonial Engineer W. 11. Read. T. Scott. W. \l. Scott. W Adamson. li. A.
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      JAVA.
      744 3 From the Daih/ Times, October 19tf. Tm: Government Sugar Bale hold at Batavia on the :27th Sept., resulted as follows i- \.t pi CO a r- r r§;- r 5 J U g „x I EV i»:;- :< r. -i y. c f 5 4- g. I S S
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      SHORTHAND REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      8250 3 4. From the Straits Times, October L5/A. Singapore, :>'>lh Anyuxt, 1870. PItKSKNT: His Excellencj tbe (Governor. Mis Honor tbe Chief Justice. The Hon. The Officer Comdg. H.Ms.T roops. Acting Attorney- General. Treasurer. Auditor-General. W. H. Read. T. Scott. W. R. Scott. W. Adamson. Hoo
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      321 6 the Straits October 22nd- \7th October, 1870. I'kksent. Uia Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief .Justice. The Hon,theOfficerComdg. H.Ms.T roops. Colonial Secretary. Treasurer. Auditor (Jeneral. 11. A. K. Whampoa. The minutef of the last meeting are reail <nd confirmed. The following Bills arc read a 3rd time
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      RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
      389 6 I From the Straits Time*, October 22nd. A meeting of the Trustees of the llafAm Institution m held at their Rooms on Wednesday, 12th October, IS7O, at t.l") V. M. I'UKSKNT. The Hon'ble J. W. W. Birch, President, Thomas Scott. George Bosbell, Esq. Thomas Shelford M Major ItcNair,
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      SHORTHAND REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      3337 6 From the Strait* Times, October 22m1. Singapore, 27 th September, 1870. Present His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief Justice. The Hon. The Officer Comdg. H. Ms. Troops. M n Colonial Secretary. t N Acting Attorney- General. Treasurer. Auditor-General. Colonial Engineer. W. H.
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      THE MECCA PILGRIMS.
      1163 7 om the Strait* Time*, October 22«rf The translations from the Batnvi;; papers published by us yesterday, make pn-tty Btrong charges against the sita Settlements, and particularly Singajx pc, with rasped to tkepilgrims which yearly pass through here <m their nay to Mecca but both the Netherlands Indian
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      JAVA.
      2407 7 From the Strait* Times, October 22/hf. The new Batavia Handehblad of the 24th September baa the following <>n Piracy: v Fora series ofyears the Tobelloen (subjecti of the Sultan ofTernate), who temporarily dwell m the Bangoey archipelago, have not forborne committing piracies m Tomini along the coast of Boalamo
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  • Correspondence.
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      THE SUEZ CANAL.
      1159 8 From the Straits S. S. Ebl Kirn;, j Sin l Octol er, LB7O To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sib: As anything bearing upon the v or w must still be of importance to the world, I beg you will grant me a portion of your
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      THE STRAITS ASSOCIATION.
      202 9 i !!,<■ Strait* 7',. Octob r Hth B Your correspondent Ml if he has the i much ai h art as he well to h< pi to suphem with the informal hieh he sa\ gtand m» much m L is clear, not the object he have i
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      THE STRAITS ASSOCIATION.
      189 9 From the Strait* Times, 15M. To the Editor qftke Daily Timet. Sir: Your correspondent Singapon without doubt, is one of the a I lirough which the gentlemen of the sociation obtain their int'onn.it ion. 1 [m fcer, m its tone and i sufficient evi-dence-of this. Let me
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      THE MECCA PILGRIMS.
      188 9 I Editor of tht Si ing ari icle m ye home bin rima m Tlie statement made l>v the liorii m Java is hi ,ir, com c\ I have man) yea rs remuch kind from Mr. iman, from Mr. Waller, and the Police officers, "m endeavouring to
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      JAVANESE PILGRIMS.
      104 9 F the Strait* Times, October 22nd. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir:—] believe, m calling attention, as have latdv done, to the-.,, unfortu9, you are doing good and paving a wray roying a great evil. 'The root of the matter lies m Ignorance^ and it is
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      THE MECCA PILGRIMS.
      130 9 From the Dull,/ October 24ti. i f itor of the Doily Times. Sin-. "Java," it appear* to me, has not made enquiry about the opportunities tin* terlandfl India Government often to the natives for their education, as, besidea the numerous vernacular and other schools, there a number
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  • News of the Fortnight.
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      FRIDAY, 7th OCTOBER.
      54 9 i he Sarawak steamer Roy a lvf t Capt. Harris, from Sarawak 4th inst., arrived here last night. 11. M. gunboat dlgerine l Lieut Gray cnandingj from Labuan Ist inst. arrived here last night. The French transport Japem y from Prance, via Port Said, Suez, Babelmandeb, and
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      SATURDAY, 8th OCTOBER.
      129 9 A.T the Criminal 9 n which lias just closed, one case of murder ami one of manslaughter were tried. The murderer was the Chinese Bfahomedan Alnnat, who murdered -Malay woman m Campong (Jlam, and also stabbed her Chinese paramour and her mother. This Chine.-,*', on being sworn,
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      MONDAY, 10th OCTOBER.
      194 10 Tin: Colonial steamer Rainbcw 9 Capt. Bradbery, from Malacca Straits, arrived here this morning. The Dutch steamer Koningen der ■a, Capt. Kayser, from Batavia 7th inst., arrived here last night. The British steamer Japa i, Captain Cornelius, from Penang 6th and Malacca 9th mst., arrived here this
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      TUESDAY, 11th OCTOBER.
      286 10 Wl learn that a gentleman at Rhio, wishing to give something in aid of the fund for relieving the sick and wounded in the present war, sent over a horse to a friend here, to be sold, and the proceeds to be devoted to the purpose. The
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      WEDNESDAY, 12th OCTOBER.
      565 10 The Siamese steamer Chow /'////>/, Capt. Orton, from Bangkok 7th inst., arrived here this morning. The French gunboats Ma reran, Lt. Renault commanding, and Mr, Capt. Layile, arrived here this morning, from Batavia 9th inst. The Penang papers appear to be far ahead of us in obtaining
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      THURSDAY, 13th OCTOBER.
      475 10 Mails for Malacca and Pennng, per steamer Japan, will be closed at the Post Office at 1 P. M. to-morrow. A Mail for Bangkok, per steamer Chow P Ii'/a, will be closed at the Post Office at V. at. on Saturday, the loth instant. The British steamer
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      FRIDAY, 14th OCTOBER.
      115 10 THE British steamer Far East, Captain Guest, from Sarawak 10th in>t., arrived here yesterday afternoon. On the Mb of last month, Inspector Barnum executed a gambling warrant on the house Xo. 34 Shaik Madarsah Lane, kept as a regular gambling house, and arrested 25 men, who were
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      MONDAY, 17th OCTOBER.
      261 10 France being no longer an Empire, the French mail service has ceased to be called the Mosageries Imperialee." The line is now styled the u Messageries Maritime." The following is a synopsis of Meological Observations for the month of September eading <>f Barometer in the month .20
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      TUESDAY, 18th OCTOBER.
      215 10 Ihk French war steamer lfAs.uu, Capt. Deaaux, from Saigon 8th October, arrived here this morainer. The WAssa* reports having the following vessels on the pas from Saigon to this port Oct. 10, British barque j man; 12th Portuguese ship Viagante from Poochow for Lisbon, 34 days loth,
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      WEDNESDAY, 19th OCTOBER.
      407 10 This morning, the extreme sentence of the law was carried out upon the prisoner Ahmat, who was sentenced to death at the last criminal session for the murder of a woman in Bally Lane. There were, we learn, but few voluntary spectators. The prisoner while in jail,
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      THURSDAY, 20th OCTOBER.
      68 10 Some days ago, a number of Chii were arrested for (rambling in Teluk Ayer Street, and some of them went to jail in default of paying their fines. Yesterday the keeper of the house was brought before the Police Magistrate on a summons, and fined 8250. Thk
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      FRIDAY, 21st OCTOBER.
      287 11 he steamer Lord of the Isles w» Bth SeptemW, vii rt S ai,|, Suez ••"Jay evenii www '■♦r.-t of thewvin Eu--1- th, |ood tr.de m thi. part I;' w^«-l r nl>vtlH. fart that hine t»der h« failed to receive m» expected remittance by the French mail yesterday,
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      SATURDAY, 22nd OCTOBER.
      320 11 Thk British steamer Bangkok, Capt. Hatlenden, from Bangkok .7th inst., arrived here this morning. 4} Cait. llafkkmu of the steamer Bangkok) reports having spoken, off the Red Cliffs, the British barque Q>i<><>ii of Ceylon, from Bangkok bound to Bombay. Yf-mki>ay morning a police constable arrested a Chinese
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      NOTICE TO MARINERS.
      140 11 Bay cf Bengal. SM^ kmftg 0fM,,ll t ,itln:u on the North-Fatt of Ceylon. A* tbereii nyoi to believe that the bank, off Mullaittivu on the NorthKast oast ol Cejlon hare extended farther s,-awar, than their ire marked m the Admiralty Chart of the East Ooaatof Ceylon Mermen
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      MONDAY, 24th OCTOBER.
      520 11 Tim, British steamer AbboUford t Cijpt. Mann, from Hongkong 16th mst., arrived here yesterday afternoon. The British steamer Japan, Capt Cornelius, from Penang 20th and Malacca 231 d in>t., arrived lure tin's mom- The Dutch steamer Minister 1 *■>» tier Pntte, Capt. Ton Emmerick, from UaUivia 20th
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      770 11 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. grribafe, arnbafe— Continued. British barque Ken^^^ Morrison' Saigon 16th J^"^--™-* Liverpool 9th Sep. September. B n Lancelot. Saigon 16th Sep. barqne Dom'vtL IX 2« tout Carpenter, Saigon Ctb tember Ch barqUC P< A J Nolleau Samarang 28th Sep. Brituh barque New York, 530 tons, Monnicli, Bangkok Bth o
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      574 12 VESSELS PAS^IDANJER^ Date. Flag. Bbip j Captain. From. To. ~x T~~i j 6 Lanazabel Manila ntandttr Sept. 2 Spanish la az 1 via Uv\- flng Oct. i L> tzie ~4 or tie I! I-rV.nch I. ,leu E^riii V i;: ll( .i, m Lennepv. d. Sprenker Am- -British v v 1:,1"
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