Straits Times Overland Journal, 16 January 1873

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  • 17 1 The Straits TImes OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XIV.- NO. 250. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1(5, 1873. Price, 45 Cents
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
  • 38 1 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, JANUARY 16,1873. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. U ORE, J re ..lis. Limit •rem. bnj Chin-. LO paid, Limit dis sales. ermanfi rman H i per picnl Iron, and per ton me la. < ierman -V ,n :it.
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  • 337 1 The follow arrived, lef 1 through t:..- port (liiiiiii: r l night. P. &O. s a the 6th inst FromS. al i;;; 1 'Fn.m Venice: Mr. and iur. From Galle: -Mason, nd W. Sai From Pin;.. Powell. i Brindiai From .Mr. Lang! From ipton: Mr. IMi »r« Wulff. Fr.
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  • 1262 1 Throughout th 'night His Excellency the Governor has remained at Pinang, but will return to Singapore in a few days, the Pluto having left yesterday for the purpose of bringing iiim down. We understand it is 11. intention to call the Legislative Council together early next month, for
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  • Topics fo the Dag.
    • 809 2 THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH wry \th. \> lyriraordmani Gazette dated Its instant, appeared yesterday, containing, her matters noticed lesewhere, the speech of His Excellency the Govnang on Saturday last, .losing the Legislate on. a is appended below, and we have no doubt Will be read with Consitahls interest. Its chief characteristic
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    • 2590 2 From tote Strait* Times, J as try lltli. Tin: first criminal session of the Supreme Court for the year opened on Monday morning at the Court House, before His Honor Thomas Sidgreaves, Esq., Chief Justice. The following gentlemen were empannelied as Grand Jurv H. W. Wood, Esq., -Foreman.
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    • 1004 3 From the S'raits Times, January 11th. The more one considers 11. E. the ernor's proposed Militia Ordinance, the less one likes it, and the more dis--1 one becomes to fall foul of it as uncalled for, unsuitable to the place, and wholly impracticable to work. It is
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    • 696 3 From the Daily Times, January 14ih. It appears trom a circular sent round by the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce here, that the Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has fairly and boldly tackled the subject of Mildew. Our Chamber of Commerce, witb true Scotch caution,
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    • 1148 3 From the Straits Times, January 11th. (Translated for the Si rails Tunes.J According to the latest intellig from Celebes, the military operations against Kraeng Bonto Bonto have proved unsuccesful, under the following circumstances —On the 24th November, the troops set out in search of Bonto
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    • 3691 4 Fr>>.>. las Daily T 15ra. mn'.ai'okk, Bra November. Present: His F.\. f. v the Governor. The Hon'hle The Officer Commanding H. M.'sTroops Lieut-CoLSmith,Bothßegt Bon'ble T! e Colonial Secretary Mr. rch). The Hon'hle The Attorney-General .Mr. Braddell The Hon'hle The Treasure,- Mr. VV illans The Hon^le The Auditor-General Mr.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 524 5 From the Straits Times, January 11//.. J'< the Editor of the Strait* Tim SlB As it appears to be the intention of the Governor to reassemble the Legislative Council at an early period of the year, presumably for the purpose, anion; ot)ier measures, of passing the Militia
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    • 184 5 From the Straits Tiincs, January 11///. To the Editor of the Daily 77 Sir: —It being very apparent he paragraphs published in your impr of 7th and again of 9th ina threatened strike amongst the ph clerks, that you have only heard iz, their side of the
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    • 171 5 From thf Strait* Times, January Mfh. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir-. —Your correspondent Discipline." in his letter with regard to the existing discontent among the Telegraph staff, complaint of clerks being encouraged to air their grievances through the medium of a newspap' It is
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    • 101 5 THE TELEGRAPH CLERKS. THE TELEGRAPH CLERKS. From the Straits Timet, I To the Editor of the Daily Tim Dear Sir —There is an ol Where there is smoke there be fire." and I do not think would complain were the for it. The safest plan would be, I cipline suggests,
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    • 80 5 From the Daily Tim i, /ontuwf IMM. fa* A 1 J. R:—The m ph Staff desire to express, through the medium of your valuable paper, their entire willingness to it the s .n--d in Fair Play V the 1 It .nt; with reference to the un differences
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    • 234 6 M the Daily Times, January 13th. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Si r —I am a stranger here, and was attracted on Sat unlay evening last to the Mall" by the announcement ..msical entertainment by the memof the Yolunteers' band. Without wishing to disparage
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    • 131 6 '</ Times. Jiniunry It///. To the Editor of the Straits Times. SlB, -1 have been somewhat surprised to notice the various Leaders and letters have lately appeared in your paper with regard to the Telegraph staff here. No doubt it must he very flattering to gentlemen in
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    • 125 6 From the Daily T uary 15m. To the Editor of the Daily Tim Sir, I think, after a little consideration, even Common Sense'' will excuse us for bringing our atfairs before the publii t: ii the only way to make an impression the heads of our department
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    • 172 6 From the Times. loth. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sik, —I f 1 quite certain that the young ge lemen" whose grievances have been r erred to in your columns must deplore ie fact of M Common Sense" not having -en among the number of
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  • News of the Fortnight.
    • 260 6 THI British steamer AMoUford. Capt Paterson, from Foochow :Mth ultimo, arrived this morning, and will leave for Galle and London this afternoon. mS*~ Ten soldiers of the 80th regiment, named John Lang-man, Thomas Lovegrove, John Thomas, William Harrison, Hans Wilson, Partridge Far? rar, James Walker, William Dyball,
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    • 797 6 The British steamer Bltftkwoode. Captain Miller, from Saigon olst December, arrived this morning. The Blythwoode reports light Easterly winds and calms throughout the passage. The French barque Aldebaran, from Hongkong December 21st, reports strong N. E. wind after leaving Hongkong down to 5' N. lat., after which
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    • 296 6 11. M. S. Hornet returned to harbour on Saturday last from Laroot, whither she went to meet the Zebra. The result of the visit of these two vessels is that three junks, which were identified as having been engaged in the attack on the Wait Malacca, have
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    • 836 6 Wl learn that private telegraphic advices have been received to the efl that the Directors of the Chartered, Mercantile Bank have agreed to give up the 280 chests of Opium. .n^ which a civil action is pending in the Supreme Court here, brought against the Bank by
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    • 444 7 The Ocean Company's steamer i'lj/sUyvne, from Hongkong Ist arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf night, and left for Pinang aud London this afternoou. We publish, to-day, a letter on the question of the proposed Militia Bill, which, as >hadowed forth in his speech ng the session, Sir Harry
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    • 2337 7 The M. M. steamer u\'ira, Capt. Mannarino, from Batavia sth instant, arrived at the Borneo Company's wharf yesterday afternoon. The M. M. steamer Amazone, Capt. Champenois. from Shanghai 27th December, Hongkong 2nd and Saigon 7th instant, with the homeward Prench mail, arrived at the Borneo Company's wharf
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    • 248 8 I in; Sum Ortoi Bangkok stli January, anchored in the road irday moon. THE British steamer < from Labuan Ith inst., anchored in the roads this morning. As We stated yesterday, the riot wdiich rowd to en ate on Wednesday has been checked at outset by the
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    • 1332 8 A benighted Labuanite writes to say that the Labuaojtes) hear nothing now about the amalgamation," about which there was so much talk some time ago. On that subject, savs the B. L the mot d'OBDRE seems to be ence." Probably Mime of our readers will be able
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    • 336 8 The N. I. S. N. Co's steamer President Print, I D, from Batavia 10th instant, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning. The Straits steamer Japan, we learn, broke her shaft on ber last downward trip, when near Pinang, and will, we believe, be towed to Singapore
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    • 182 8 THI Spanish steamer Mindoro, I Ytuarte, from Manila Mb inst., arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning. The Ocean Company's steamer pedon, Capt Ferguson, from Liverpool sth December, via Suez Canal and Penang 12th inst., arrived at the Tan j Pagar wharf this forenoon. m 1 On
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    • 689 9 THE Colonial stem will lean noon for Malacca and will, we learn, bring back 11 E. the J over;: or to S l tie ri ns 1 1 s n Moppett, from Saigon 1 lth inst., anted in the his mornii Tm Siames I Chi sen, from
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  • 124 9 As the result of a careful examination extending over several days, conducted for the m< by means of written papers the papers prepai and the values u d by the lb i AV. Dale and G. F. Hose,— the following award of Scholarships and Pr bassbeen made Uppeb
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 1042 9 S 11 1 P p I N G_I X T E L L IQ E N C E Brribate. arribate,— t <mti»ued. We he- lay. 1st stannary, 1873. earner Bangkok, 336 tons bdbra, Bangkok 7th Ji British brig Eliza Firth, l! wa n River 3rd Deo rman ship Metin, 722
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 796 10 SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR. I Dais Ships Names. Captains. Flag and Rio. Tons of Where From' Consignees oe Agents. Destinatiomj akrivai 1 MEN-OF-WAR. Hornet Osborn H. M. steamer H>4 Jan. 4 Laroot Senior Naval Officer. Station 8TBAMSBS Baterpn D'Almtida Britisbsteamei |E D* Almeida i Tug&W.Boai Mohr British Reamer jPaterson .Simons
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