Straits Times Overland Journal, 7 September 1872

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    25 1 D PER P. ,V O. STEAMtK v AUSTRALIA The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. VIII. -No. 2|.». SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1872. Price, 45 Cents.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      15 1 Bouse, on the 30th ultimo, I ituroly. Mn rtson of n ion, still- bora.
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      DEATHS.
      55 1 On the 17th August, at Dtli (Sumatra), th Jane, .Mr. Jul. Pechul, .i June, on hoard the tteaaer I Africa, Jane, wife of James Tartan, «>t' Sien and daughter v Athrrton. of Liverpool, aged -'>. On the 90Ui June, on hoard the steamer At Jaue, «rii rgeant Atkinson, of
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    THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1872. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    125 1 QUOTATIONS. SINGAPOBI .H. 1872. Gambier 4.25, Black Pepper 12§. White Pepper Rhio ,121. Sago Flour Singapore J.-to. Do. Sarawak 2.474. Pearl Sago Coffee 174. Tin Sty. 40s Mule twist 133. 8± lbs. Shirtings _.">JI. 7 do do „2 5 do
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    Passengers.
    609 1 The following" passengers have arrived, left, or passed through the port, during the fortnight Per steamer Jlimhsfaii from Hongkong, on the 2o'th AugUft Simtmoon. Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Maker and child. Per steamer China from Calcutta, on the 26th inst Fur Singapore.. Ally Sura tee and FraniFor Hongkong. Mrs. Gardner,
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    Fortnight's Summary.
    1121 1 The last Overland Journal was dated the :25th August On the 30th, the Pciho arrived with the French mail and London advices to the 2nd August. The homeward French mail left this per JJ'i/indi on the Ist instant. The Australia, which takes the present mail, left Hongkong on
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  • China.
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      HONGKONG.
      107 1 The Chiuo-ie Dragon Feat wit.. procession and Exhibition, <• >mnieneei -oi the 22ud iust. Thf arrangements more than usually extensive, but the vities reoeired an onfortnaate interruption. The large mut-sh»"l which wras ed at Sying-pooti, and m which ware the articles exhibited, consisting quantity of cariosities, \<-.. value i
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      YOKOHAMA.
      43 1 Arrangements are being m i Bey. l£r. Syle, Britisl iplain, f r luppiying m- a to tl of iliv The funeral of the cx-Prin *as< on a. nagmficenl en>rmjus, and 000 The coffin was i with white and drawn' bj cii bor*es.
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      39 1 »TICE. Fm fter this date, the Ist August 1872, inch ».f our Firm -cd. All outstanding settled by Mr. P. \V. Muller. who until. i to sign oar Firm nation. BBNARD A CO. Paris, aoth Jun.- 1872. (3ai t
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  • Topics of the Day
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      GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.
      865 2 I i f. It is the acknowledged duty its <>w n i lily by their intellectual and moral advancement, !>ut as far as j slide t<> afford them opportunities For mploj men! <>f their talents. Thus we see in England the offices filled by :i, in America sident
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      THE MUNICIPALITY.
      623 2 From tkt Strait.; Times, AuguU3\tt. Tin; Government Gazette of the 16th ■.t, contains the accounts^ of the Municipality of Singapore'for I s 1, and as it stems probable that 11. E. the Governor will carry his point of abolishing this little rag oftepresentation possess! by the coiimmunity, as
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      THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.
      893 2 From the Strnits Times, Auyust 31»7. B extract to-day from last week Government (i<izct(e the Supplementary Supply Bill for the current fear, which shows that the Auditor-General 1 was out m his estimates by the sum of §105,799.65, of which |16;057.91 f<»r additional salaries, and the balance
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      THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS.
      754 2 0 1 From Ou BtrmU I tod. At about :l o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, the Hussian f'ri<:.: llama m\ sighted coining m from the rd, having on bond 11. I. 11. Prince Aiii Alexandrovitch, third 800 of 11. I. M. the Emperor of H i on
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      THE "TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY LIMITED."
      499 3 THE "TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY LIMITED." MM fltr Sfntit* Times, August liUt. Minutes of the Seventeenth Ordinary General Meeting-of Shareholders, held at the Company's Office, Collyer Uu;iv, at noon, on Wednesday, the 2 Lst August, is 72. Present. Jasper Young, Esq., m the Chair. Hon'ble J. J. Greenshields. Sturzenegger, Esq.
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      DIRECTORS' REPORT.
      560 3 Singapore, 14th August, 1872. TO THE SHAEEHOLDERfI IX TDK TaXjoSc Pagab Do< k Company, Limit ko. (JKNTI.K.MKN', The Balance Sheet for the past halfyear which your Directors have now the pleasure to lay before you, affords sufficient evidence of the steadily increasing prosperity of the Company. The Net
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      INDIA.
      1834 3 From the Strait* Times, August oUf. We glean the following items from the latest Indian papers. It is reported that the Secretaries to Government are sitting m Committee to consider and report on the advisability of locating the Secretariat offices m Simla a> a permanent arrangement, or to devise
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      THE GRAND DIKE ALEXIS AT JOHORE.
      833 4 From (If Straits limes, September 7th. Ok Saturday, H. 11. the Maharajah of Johpre entertained His Royal Highness the Grand Dnke Alexis at Johore Bahru. The Prince \\:is accompanied by H. E. the Governor, and invitations were extended to the leading. officials, military and
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      THE NAVAL BALL.
      418 4 From the Straits Time*, September Ith. We have been kiudly furnished by a gentleman who was present, with the following fuller account <»f the Ball given m the Town Hull on the evening of the :27th ultimo, by the Naval Officers m port, including Captain Chimnto of
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      THE HONGKONG POLICE COMMISSION.
      334 4 From the Straits Times, September 7th. As we stated a short time ago, a Commission of seven gentlemen, Officials ami Non-Officials, sat m Hongkong lately bo consider and report Bpon the question of enrolling- the rank and tile <>f the Police Force of the Colony entirely
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      LANGUAGE.
      14 5 inches lon^, with perhapi fifteen oem nants to three vowels, we can at
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      MANILA ITEMS.
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      ITEMS FROM THE JAVA PAPERS.
      420 5 surrection el come to light clearly. The Sultan himself ci i< 1 n<>t the wide-spread nutuiv of the affair until after t tack from the mountains. Full repori natter a 1000 tVum the A ent ot Sink but it is probable that he cannot jit
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      1328 6 at the S I mbt 7fA Tin: /art?* Bodi of the £otli August publishes the following letter from Soembi dated the 28th it. -< >n tht- 2nd Aug n my return from a journey, 1 found K shipwrecked sons* all Europeans, at i gamessie, ami learned then t hut the
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      SUPREME COURT.
      1470 6 From the Stmite^Tim&fi, September Ith. Tub following decision of the Chief Justice will he read, we doubt not, with some interest by our readers. In the cause of William Wemyss Ker and others Plaintiffs. vs. Syed Junied bin Omar al Junied and ano'r Defendants. and William Cloughton PlsintiiT.
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      6064 7 S aiU Tim r 7th. poms, I"'TH August. 1872. Present His SxcKULCii cr the Goykrbob. The Hon'Ue the Chief- Just;, Mr. SidTl c Hon Me The Officer Conidg. >l. M.'i Troops (Colonel Phillip* R A The l Um I -le the Colonial Secretary Mi. Birch The Hon'Ue The
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  • Correspondence.
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      THE BALLOT.
      206 9 mi*l Sl«<. drawing upon his iui.t filiation tbe other day when he matter not t.» be questi had worked well m the •i School Board elections. The that li i of the Lrtorlot m tli' .->. aid. m Mmrj] bone, although the denominational and secular t ea.-h other
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      EURASIAN OFFICERS.
      392 9 for of the Daily Times. Sik: [n your impression of yesterday you open a subject which is of great importance to our community, —the employment of Eurasians m posts under Government now filled by Europeans, i think tbereareobjectionstosuch i scheme, which, equally with the advantages, ought to be
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      MALACCA.
      622 9 From the Strait* Time*, August 31st. '•(jin an Occasional Correspondent.) HIXACC 2©TH Alt. I BT, i^7l^ Xhji Straits Bteamers Japan and Sharpxliuott'i' arrived here last Saturday morning. The Malay steamer Batara Bayou Srt with her ou (formerly called the i foo,) from yourpori f« routeto i/irotc, arrived lieru iast
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      THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.
      268 9 From the Straits Tim mber'Wi. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sik Referring to your remarks m 1 Thursday's paper respect ing the suppl and id I >v are go i enough to tender to the un< eial members it would appear that such arc based
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      MALACCA.
      174 9 From the Straits T <■ 7th. Malacca. Ist SIFI W2. Tup: Straiti and Sharpshooter, arrived 1 eraay, the former from Penang, and the latter from Singapore. The I). I. S. X. i rived here fi eutta (via II ..iin, and IVnang, the same day for JOVLT p The ncr
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      THE FRENCH MAIL.
      148 9 Front //c Sire Its Tim r 7th. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Mb. Editor:—] baunot l>ut led deeply for the ha lt hungry informant lias gone tliiv previous to his departure by the Si. M. steamer Pciko. However, 1 mn.-t say, tliat he could have
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      RODS IN PICKLE.
      111 9 From tic r 7// To the Eili tor of the Daily Sn: impanyin I pv i not, m my Irani lAm< has met with meri buke, which -»J b y 1 the leading but too prone taatfi they should courteous LOYAL i Public I I return at
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      THE TIGER AND BUFFALO FIGHT.
      219 10 :it I I S may i I 18. day a1 J we had i JJrit,.;. Ig] .\ii. aniina a callous llir lot what v may be d and ;inm- dinary liuuia. jjai)i- -not t«> of tin- Dinpass lest* abominable than were employed on the occasioned
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      EURASIANS.
      260 10 7///. '!•> the Editor of the Daily Timet. Dear Sib Being an Eurasian, when I write, people naturally expect bad Kn_> but tli.' composition of one like your correspondent "Vox,* 1 who comes forward to denounce the whole class <>f Eurasians, :Viv from grammatical errors, hut a model of
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  • News of the Fortnight.
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      22 10 VIONDAY, :Vni AUGUST. m;. riminal session at Malacca will open on Tuesday, the loth Septemare we hear, a number of eases rial.
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      12 10 —oTii ft talUf, Capt. tham, from Sarawak :21st instant, arnvt d esterday.
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      14 10 The British steamer Singapore, Capt. Mitchell, from Hongkong 17 Hi instant, arrived tiiis mornii
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      26 10 Tm. British steamer ('/calor, Capt. Paxtonj from Macassar 17th inst., arrived yesterday. The Siamese steamer Bangkok t Capt. Belbin, from Bangkok 19th inst., arrived >terday. 0
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      12 10 The British steamer Vidar, Capt. Murray, from Palembang 22nd inst., arrived yesterday.
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      16 10 Thb British steamer SAarjuAoofer, Capt. Milne, from Penang 22nd and Malacca 25th inst., arrived this morning.
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      31 10 THE British steamer &>***#, Capt. Lee, from Fooehow L6th inst., arrived liirht, went to Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning, and will leave for London via Sue/ Canal at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
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      18 10 The British steamer Himknta*, Capt Miller, from Hongkong 17th inst., arrival at the Tanjong Pagar Wharf yesterday morning. ■«<►■
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      18 10 THB British steamer I Captain Gardner, from Calcutta 17th inst., arrived at the Tanjong £agar wharf yesterday morning.
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      86 10 We learn with pleasure that Hermann Reme, Esq., who was for some time Italian Consul In this port, till the gpitment of an Official Consul m the Consular service,— has been nominated a Knight of the religious and milil order of Saiul Maurice and Saint Lazaire. We feel sure that
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      347 10 The Sarawak Gazette of the loth August contains two or three notificatioDB, one being an order of the Rajah m Council defining the name of the town of Sarawak as w ECuching/' by which name it will be henceforth offi- ciallv designated, and the name v Sa- rawak n will
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      262 10 W i; have had occasion more than once to animadvert hpon the ineiiincy of the police m recovering stolen pi' rtj and we are therefore the more bound injustice to notice any such instance of clever sueccss m doing so as we have heard of to-day. A stranger passing through
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      453 10 On tlif 13th insti ase oeeu ut the Stamp Office, which only that the Government cannot be careful er of D its lowesi emp] that though it may be ej to d. vise a by which may be detected, i: w difficult matter to prevent its committal. The system at
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      20 10 TUESDAY, 27ti Thb French war ,-t. iJ>ris, from Aden '.»th md rived at the Bon ii}»au "s wharf iterday afternoon.
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      21 10 Thl Ocean Company'! I D Capt Buticr, from Efongk l'.Uh inst., arrived at the Tanjong Pa- g-ar wharf this m on.
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      18 11 11 Cajit. 'Von tU 1 7 1 ii aim P< 25th instant, arrived at Jardine Mawharf this afternoon.
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      21 11 W I lemrn from the Manager of the Submarine Telegraph here, that telegraphic cominuqicatioo a Hong. and Shanghai is now restored
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      88 11 A w cond match at Bowls night m the Tanglin Club A married and bachelor memand all our right-minded readers will learn with regret that the former were again beaten. Doubtless they n already sufficiently brought to ta^k for tl rtcomings, and it is therefore uni m for us to
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      292 11 Mr. Moore, i c Institution School, missed his <i liis 1»"\ to fof it. Tl -ml he coaicl not it, and it mi n stolen. notable Meera Human observed Chinese about to pawn miteh, and ques- i him closely, and his answers etory, took bin into ly. At the door,
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      26 11 WEDNESDAY, 23th AUGUST. The Ocean Company's Bteamer Capt Batlin, bom Liverpool 20th July, vi S Canal and Penang 26th inst., arrived at Tanjoi wharf this morninir.
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      22 11 THURSDAY. 2&ra AUGI 3T. TiiL B. I. S. X. Ba mti from Calcutta 10th :t, via Rangoonj Maulmein, Pe- arrived this morn-
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      522 11 The Agent hen- of the >Jessagenes Maril arm by telegiaph that the with the next homeward Prench ul«l lei Singaat eleven o'cl morning. nay tlu-n-l- looked for here 9nnday morning. The following is the Government reply totheletterof ti tary ofthe Chamber of Commerce forwarding the n ofthe Malacca Traders craving
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      17 11 FRIDAY, 80th AUGUST. The British Bteamer Martalan y Capt. BuxtoQj from Bangkok ~Jth instant, arrived yesterday afternoon.
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      14 11 The British steamer Sri Sarawak, Captain Ikuat, from Sarawak "itith instant, arrived yesterday afteenoon.
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      25 11 Thf. Ceylon Examiner bays. "We have beard it mentioned that Capt Speedy, of Abyssinian celebrity, is likely to get the Director Generalship of our Police."
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      42 11 The following Circular has been issued from the Stamp Office To-morrow the 31s rdaj is to be observed aa a holiday the Stamp Oinoe wii: ept open to-day unHl 4 o'clock i'oi* the accommodation of the j. lie. Singapore, 30th August, W2.
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      106 11 To-morrow, the Grand Duke Alexis to Johore on a visit to li. 11. ti;e j Maharajah. Invitations have, w awderstan n sent to the It« ;yls of de- partments, the foreign Consuls, and unofficial memfo >uneil. To-morrow bserved as a holiday at the tavernment offices, including the Stamp Office, aecordii
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      124 11 The l»ll g'weu last night m the Townhall by Captain Denison, the S nior Officor, and the other officers of H. M's Navy m harbour, to the cummunity, was honoured by the pre« of II." E. the Governor, F[. R. H. Prince Alexis, Grand Duke of Russia, H. H. the
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      376 11 Prom the Pinang Gazetted the 24th i August, we learn that the ease against Mr. Loureiro, of the Penang Land Office, charged with embezzling Governmeni money, lias been at last tried art, the jury findii him gu crab izzlement of two sums 'iiry. viz.. and 8 150 paid by a
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      23 11 SATURDAY, 31st AUGUST. The Dutch steamer Governor General Mj/er, Captain Lindemann, from Samarang :l^i\\ August, arrived at Tanjoi Pagar wharf this m 'iiiin^-.
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      28 11 MONDAY. 2nd SEFfEMBEK. The Colonial steamer Plato y Ca] Bradbery, leaves this afternoon for Malacca and Pinang. 11. E. the Governor and suite proceed m iiL-r to Malac
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      17 11 Tiii-: British steamer Japan, Caj Gnan Hin, from Pinang 29th Au and Malacca Isi ived this morning.
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      16 11 11. M. S. rning for Batavia. She will, we undeistand, return before the«nd of the mouth.
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      25 11 The British steamed fte#* ('apt. Caliaghan, From Peuaiig 29th V August, arrived m t :i Saturday night and went to Tanjong Pagar wharf yesterday mornii
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      20 11 The M. M. steamer h Captain Maunarino, from Batavia 29th arrived at the Borneo Companj 'i wharf \i eterday morning.)
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      62 11 Detective Constable Mahamat terday evening arrested a Chinaman m the act of pawning two silver watch* and took him before Detective In«p< tor Miller. As be ooold not satisfactorily account f'<>r having them m ins •n, he was locked up. The cratches are now with h\> Miller, awaiting their owners.
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      32 11 The M. M. steamer Donnai, Capt. Varangot, from Shanghai 2Uth, Bongkong £4 tli, and Saigon 29th Augu with the homeward French mail, arrived at the Borneo Comp early Gall Canal, r < euinff.
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      144 11 Peiho, low pas on the this port, it is ii be <>n board. On i liat, when the a I itavia boat was aunounc id, the Agent's Office was closed, and the jjers hail to drive down to t ir Wharf, only to find that i le t. mv not
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      215 11 Hongkong has ueeu vi>it-.i by another fire. It appears to hive broken out aboat a quarter past nine on I evening of the 2£nd u 'to., m a hay mat-shed building at Syiugp >on m winch a Chinese Exhibition m connection with the Dragmi i id \\h' flames spread auch
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      97 12 < 1 Aii 22nd instant. i i irn hew nd m to I'C v iV. \vh—x- 111 I quei the hall i W!• i tlu* Ther wit;. Hot 1 I I IUI the Kong aim formed. t > preied btled. Both »ut of m of a my I nbnndilollar to
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      320 12 a SEI ah, j pilgi tins. completiti a and will _Ji: to recei ilcll pilgrims to Siuga- items of d Government G ;ii altimoj inking leavti n>. the Colon 1 bix monl the ii iptaiu i. X., Lieuteuant-Gover- a most remarkat our Lii at.-Governors Been uiu ali with one i
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      415 12 THURSDAY, sth SKITEMUEU. The British Btemmer Sea (Ju/{, Capt. Xi Ige, from Hongkong 29th August, arrived at the Borneo Company's wharf this morning. Tut, dispute between the two new Kongsees, the Kong Fee Siew and Choc Guee society, was last night, amicably settled, and the head men, who had been
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      504 12 FRIDAY, 6th SEPTEMBKR The Dutch steamer ir<//. 1/ Capt. Buys, from Batavia 2nd mi arri\ niorninu 1 lM^^ Til r P Capt. lilak*', from Lit August, arrived at Tanjong vvharl'y- aftern We \edrn fi of tlic aph. that bed. earner < Murray, from Hongkong •> with the homeward mail, ar
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      1082 1 shipping int;elligence. xi.UUcIK lon I tnued. Tuesday, 3rd V r British iber Bluish steamer Sea -kok 19th lv« i Brit Bh Bteamcr P««*«f» l,o6Atons, Blako Lv Ifith 22nd Aa| Aa< Friday, 6th September. 1 pril. J Auffnst 3,«48 tons, Murray, Hongkong 31 8 < I rfun-konir L 7 D A
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