Straits Times Overland Journal, 24 October 1872

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  • 25 1 >f not V. O. Steambk Tkavanooes.' 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. \<>L. Mil. -NO. 250. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 A, 1872. Price, i"> Cents
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 23 1 I 'athedral. on the 23n| l.y the Rcvd. Canon J. A. R. i Heljer, conuMttder Sarawak Gunboat Hear ,)::i:e t X' > (_'urd<.
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    • 19 1 <>n -jNt ins- at his residence, No. 20, Queen Street, Moseelj, infant daughter of J. R. Joshua. Esq.
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  • 113 1 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1872. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. ue, Octobki 24th, 1^72 Gambier ?> 4.524. r U. r Rhio -L Whit Sin^a} >ur Singapore vvak 2.724. Pearl •>.'. 1 Tin i%i lbs. Shirting 7 do do ,2JO. 5 do T. Cloths „l.o". t> do do 1.62 i 7 do
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  • 1073 1 The last Overland Journal was dated the sth October. The Provence arrived on the 13th with the French mail of 15th September, and the 7/7//dottan arrived on the '21st with the English mail of the 20th idem. The homeward French mail left this per Peiho on the 13th
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 219 1 rtnerj concern carrying on and Commission Agents a* Singapore under the firm of WM M LD vt Co., of which the William MacdohaU), Robert Duff, William Ramsay Scott and Jomh Wiovaul With am. were the r mutual content dissolred nber, IV7J,1 V 7J, tlieir contract of So>y. Tl< ;\m i:
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    • 577 1 Ismaila. From Hongkong: Mr. J. B. Serrand. For Port Said.— From Yokohama Mr. L. C. Portman. For ManeUlet.—Ttom Yokohama: Mr. Henri Hertz. From Shanghai Mr. and Mrs. Crawf«»rd. child, and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan and child, Messrs. J. R. Bromley, X. M. Pathan, and F. Billion. From Hongkong: Messrs.
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    • 113 1 For Brindisi. From Yokohama Messrs. G. Bozzolo and O. Novarese. From Hongkong: Mr. John Freemantle. For Ancona From Yokohama Mr. A. Carini. For Venice. From Hongkong: Dr. E. Hitohcoek, Messrs. H. B. Gibb, R. H. Pye, and K. E. Gibb. For Southampton. From Shanghai Mr. H. W. Hardy. From Singapore.
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  • Topics of the Day
    • 912 2 fourth criminal session of the !< uit open* <l tii!-- morning', ihs II- §idgrcav< Justice. The following nipannelled as rrand Jury. Yf ti.. rorcm&n. trw •■ll. Short, Esq. J. Baxl W. B. Smith. m. [ohamed l.in Abmat ;il G. J. Mansfield, off, J. P. My.ii. ■idday, etmter,
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    • 757 2 From the Btraits Times, Ort<>li<>r 12ft. i: publish, to-day, two papers laid before the Legislative Council, on the 26th September and 3rd October respectively. The second is a Report by Inspector General of Police upon the working of the Dangerous Societies Suppression Ordinance, from which it
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    • 736 2 From tin Stra o iober 12th, The I niversal Exbibitioo which l>e held at Vienna during: the eosumg year, is attracting a great deal of attention m the East The Governmeut Gazette publishes a despatch from Karl Kimberley, enclosing a letter Prom the Secretary to the British
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    • 645 2 From Uu I ]-2th. Tin; glean the following frems from the Hongkong Daily Ad 23rd ukin The Russian frigate Scetlamm had been docked at Aberdeen, l>ut would be detained fortnight longer owing her boilera requiring heavy repairs. There were two other Russian menwar m Hongkong Harbour, the i roud,
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    • 1135 3 The Legislative Council is shortly nsideration two petitions on the ulwject of the Debtors and Hunk- the first presented by merchants and traders from SingaI and the I from tin 1 mercham The! inner petition, »>wii presum me oversight, (yarded to as, and has therepublic. The lateared
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    • 537 3 From the Sfrnitx Time*, Ort<<b<r VMh. Some further Papers were laid before the Legislative Council yesterday relative to the proposed improvement m the management and discipline of the PrisoftSjof the three Settlements. They consist of two Reports addressed to the Colonial Secretary by Captain Inn< U. E., Acting
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    • 458 3 From the Strait* Timu*. October UK*. Prom the Government Gazette of the 11th instant, received yesterday, we condense the following items At a meeting of the Executive Council 00 the loth instant, an order iM pass d bringing Ordinance No. ~3 of 1870, commonly known as the C<>ntagiou*
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    • 665 4 From th- > \9th. wit- xcitement and dis- within the last few From being a swamp Ity of being a b igj centre We have refrained from alluding to the exciting cause hitherto, partly from reluctance to give unn people by giving iceful story, partly a
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    • 1361 4 Pn m the Btraits Times. October Wth. Tin: Summary Criminal Jurisdiction Bill, which, as it now stands before tbe Legislative Council, appears m the last Government Gazette, is a law very closely affecting every one m the plan 1 coming as it docs to our very
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    • 4010 4 From the Daily Time*, October 23rd. We make room to-day for the Report of the Sub-Committee appointed to examine the Estimates for 1573. As will be seen, it is a lengthy document our limited space precludes oar making any comments upon it to-day. make it intelligible, however,
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    • 527 6 From the Daily Times, October 23rd. It is confidently reported that His Excellency the Governor is shortly to visit the Malay Chiefs m the Straits j of Malacca, to again endeavour to settie something," and we heartily trust he will at last prove successful. The first place
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    • 1246 6 From ike Straits Times, October Uth. (Translated for the Straits Times.) Tut; state of affairs m Deli is thus sketched m the Hatavia HandeUbladd the 28th Sept The reports as to how matter- stand m Deli are tar from favourable. The troops suffer much from
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    • 995 7 From the Straits 7 >> iober \9th. Offii lai. reports from Deli comedown ag if October, and are to the following effect The end ot Aust, and the beginning of September, were devoted to traversing, by means B, the neighbourhood of Sunand the plantations there, so adriven away disaffected persons
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    • 333 7 From the Straits Tunes, October otli. SiM.-vroitt:, 3rd October, 1872. Present. His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief Justice. The Hon'ble the Officer Comdg. H. M.'s [Troops. The Honor the Judge of Pentng. The Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary. The Hon'hle the Attorney-General. The Hon*ble the Treasurer. The
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    • 2280 7 From (he Strait* Times, October l'lth. Sdtojlpore 7th October, L 872. Phi; si: nt His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Chief Justice. The Hon'ble The Officer Comdg. the [Troops. His Honor the Judge of Penang. The Hon'ble The Colonial Secretary. The Hon'ble The Attorney-General. The Hon'ble the
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    • 4608 8 From the Straits Tif*e*.todob*r 19th. Papers laid before the Legislature Council by command of His Excellency the Gorernor. iMIH SSPTBMBBB, 1b72. Minuu' by His Excellency the Governor on the Sale of Land m connection with the building and repairing of the Markets. An item m the Estimate* for
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  • Correspondence.
    • 1230 10 From the j, Octobt r Vlih. 'To (he Editor cf the Da//// Ti, Sik: In the Bth para, of the Governor's Minute on the sale of the land m connection with the building and repairing ol the Markets, laid before the Legislative Council on the 26th September last,
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    • 401 10 I the St October l\Hh Mala. w. 12th Oct., 1872. THE steam-plea>ure-yacht Sn Mi the property of .Mr. Tun Chin H this place, arrived here from j Sunday afternoon, and is now m tlu Malacca River undergoing some alterations. On the morning of the 9th current, H M*i iteamer
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    • 207 11 v r \J.tit. To the Editor of the Daily Times. 1 a catting, which our might upon with and the public. nrwhere bul m the righi and Sii with an a -till has to tv- the Ancient Mariner" and exm m doleful accents: "Water, water ■•> b p1 1
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  • News of the Fortnight.
    • 404 11 The British steamer Ban Yo*g Capt Craig, firom Swatow t^\\ ult, urrived yesterday afternoon. Thk Brit; lieu;. ct loraiug. O. Lee, tr at the I. t). v. IthOct., o terday. The l*i-iti>h te y ('apt. Toms, fn.m Glasgow LOth August, via d), arrived yesterday alien Thi British
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    • 118 11 The ii. amer Callaghan, from Hongkong 26th nit. and Saigon lth inst., arrived yesterday afternoon. The Average circulation of the three banks during September was as follows, according to the Government Gazette of the lth instant Mercantile Bank $3 16,078. Chartered Bank ,296,977. Oriental Hank 182,866. The
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    • 333 11 We lean) from the Sarawak Ga of the lfl instant, that tlir Quop Estate and Qther property of Baroness Coutts at Lundu was sold by public auction un the 19th September, realising aboat (1,500. The house ami plantations at Tanah Tuteh wore bought for ssi mi by iven
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    • 88 11 Miss Adelaide Stoneham, and her brother, Mr. 11. Stoneham, performed last night at the Royal Artillery Theatre, before a very fair audience. Jinth tiie actors went through their difficult performances with great spirit, and Miss Stoneham was deservedly and repeatedly applauded tor .her excellent representations <>r character.
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    • 366 11 Tin: British sceamer Mart at < Capt. Buxton, from Bangkok 4th inst., arrived this morning. With reference to our article m yesterday's paper regarding the sale di land by Govemmeut, we deem it right to make an explanation to which our attention has been drawn, and that
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    • 178 11 The Q emninon, Capt. 1 a Liver. pool stb Sept., arrived i'aI tjar wharf this morning The Summary Ju before Council was, yesterday recommitted, m ord< it may be published m the m amended form, bo as I tinneral public an opportunity to ju of its merits
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    • 158 11 i here is a rum >ur m that I j^ram to n S. ruig JI. M. lotli R poiv, and tak Hon.; moqth. <, Thi ivard Fn l J ei/to t .jth and the Borneo Go's, w and will 1< Marseilles at J Th the issuii tnoul
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    • 23 12 Tin. M. M. steamer fsewa t (apt. Mannarino, from Batavia h'tli inst., arrival at the Borneo Company's wharf on Saturday.
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    • 466 12 The Sarawak steamer Jiojaltst, Capt. Wareham, from Sarawak lotli in>t., arrived this afternoon. The British Bteamer Japan, Capt. (ruan Hin, from Pinang l"th and Malacca l-'Hh inst., arrived yesterday m(>rnin^. This morning, as the police were exercising one o\' the lire engine .mk m tlu' temple :fi
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    • 376 12 The British steamer Parana, Capt. Wilkinson, from Hongkong tHh inst, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning. A\ inquest was held yesterday afternoon, at the General Hospital, by J. D. Vaugban, Esq. H. Ms. Coroner, on the body of Seenevarsen, the police constable who was drowned m
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    • 478 12 A i the Exchange to-day, it was agreed that m future Wednesday should not be a half-holiday, m consequence of the change m the arrival and departure of the mails. Saturday, as of old, will be a halt-holiday. The following cases were tried at Supreme Court yesterday.
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    • 210 12 We learn trom the Si am Jdvertiierthak H. N. Ms. steam corvette Vice Ad wind Koopman, conveying His Excellency H. J. C. Hoogeveeo, the Dutch Ambassador to the Court of Siam, arrived off the Meinam Bar on the 2nd instant. His Excellency's reception by the Siamese appears
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    • 971 12 The British steamer Rangoon, Capt. Harrow, from Bangkok 13th instant, arrived yesterday morning. The British steamer Pcnamj, Capt. Chopard, from Pimmi? 16th and Malacca lhth instant, arrived this morn* ing. 0 We learn that the Ocean Company V steamer Achilles has arrived, at Batavia, 89 days from
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    • 590 13 The Dutch steamer, Minuter Fran- Capt. Tergast, from arrived at Tanjong wharf yesterday afternoon. Tun British steamer S/t</rjjx/t><>/t>r, Capt. M Unes, from Penang L7th and Malacca 20th inst., anchored iv the roads this morning. Tuk British steamer Be* tan, Capt. Barker, from Sourabaya 1 4-th inst., arrived
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    • 1093 13 A telegram from Galle to Messrs. Scott, Witham Co.. announces that S. S. George Reed, bound for Saigon, was wrecked on tin' 25th September on Dondoe island, Maldives. The S. S. also bound for Saigon via this i port, left (ialle on the 17th inst The third
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    • 547 13 The British steamer Glengyle Capt. Mcßain, from London 7th September, via Suez Canal, arrived yesterday afternoon. THE Ocean Company's Steamer Auf>'iinr, Capt. Crompton, from Mono-. Kong L 7 th instant, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning, en route to London via Suez Canal. r l"iiK P.
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 109 13 VESSELS PASSED ANJER. Date. Flag. ship's Name. Captain. Form. Sept. '1-1 British Wayniouth <;>} 24Oernian Cadan Boysen British Vanguard Lucke* 23jFrench Pare de Famille an British Wemyss Castle Nicoll A 2hliritish Chieftain Black]. Bothwell Castle Watt Prol liitAmorieau 100 Blieel v British Whinfoil Joi Biaekie —'British John Ilc-L v Palm
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 537 14 SHIPPiiMG INTELLIGENCE. arrttal^— Continued. Tuesday, iJ2nd 0 tober. British steamer Gle Ill(tn H.N.M. steamer E ..1,!M30t |17«» British steamer Antenor, 1,601 tons, Cr 17th I October. Bepartuitd Saturday, Bj amer B< British barque Princess Lo I ilu] British ship Fair Wind, Perkins, I Spa r >. EJizalde, for Manil;;. h
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