Straits Times Overland Journal, 4 October 1873

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  • 22 1 P 1 0. Stumu Maura.' The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XIV. -NO. 274. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER i, 187">. Price, 45 Cents.
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  • 33 1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS STTLEMENTS Dn In the [\l*l Lai.i. late ch I. Shlnber inst.. iun. adebt[nired to be '•..liinI Datidsoh, r adjust- CH .IF. ..a ..la. D< d.w.o. lm.
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  • 13 1 Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS. f the T, sideniv. Hill Sl Mr. 3d r Car-
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  • 595 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1873. I n s U. l-70. -I-- 10. do ,70. u l Credit mt ee. T.P. Do. _„iu demand. do N< o prem. poreGai M. Ca 7*. i i a-..-. V paid. i Mini.. L par. L"-!.b">. Per steamer Dot Med OIL the 23rd
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  • 894 1 Tin: last Overland Journal was dat. tl 20th September. The Sunda arrived on the :21st, bringing tin* mails of the loth and 2:2nd August; the French i steamer Bonnai arrived two days afiter- wards, having been detained .several I days at Galle owiug to some disarrangement of her
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  • 21 1 LIN I /i Permit me, To that w Tl «>w Extreme nm \>y Pl Col< Ij. I I j
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 54 1 pass ed through the port. during the ut. P. ft steomer ob the Promßrinduu: Mr and in Gibraltar Mr. J. aad Mft. Pan I 'in: n:: Mr Beng Su u Brindisi Heir A. 5 athamp UO .id J. Corjr. 'nm! I 4 chii H. Bi Prom Brindisi: Mr. J \V.
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  • 1756 2 8 V September 29th. THE TOBKES STRAITS LINE. As we had occasion some time ago notiee, there has been a split between the Australian Colonies with regard to the continuance of the Mail Services between them and the Mother country. The Imperial Government ha.- ottered to
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  • 433 2 Fruin (If Straits Times, September 29tft. We have been informed that it is contemplated by Government to remove Captain Dunlop, the present Head of the Police in Singapore, to Pioaog, on the arrival of the Hon. Mr. Plunket from his leave of absence, and we
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  • 467 2 Thiols is one Institution i n Sin<pore which, although under the patronage ol His Excellency the Governor, and under the management of an in- riucntial Committee with an i cretary and Treasurer, i- u decay, apparently from public apathy, pitiable graceful to a community which itself upon its
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  • 471 2 From the Straits Timet, Septembe Hat-sxati him. has bcconn mon now-a-days as to render it impossible for any one to walk the of the town after dark without the risk of going home bare-headed, particularly in neighbourhoods affording reedy means of escape for the thie\ riages going at
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  • 466 3 h the Si "ber -ith. We learn that yesterday, at the Meeting, three of the Unofficial Members of Council, the Hon'ble T. Scott, the Hon'ble Dr. Little, and the Hon'ble \Y. Hamsa\ S t, deliberately tendered their resignation- aa Members of the Legislative Council. Their
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  • 439 3 trom (he Straits T mes, 0ct"},, Utt. E do not know what action may be taken by Government with reference to the decisive step taken by the I'noffi^jal Members of Council in resigning their post.-, nor how their conduct will be viewed by the Secretary of State,
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  • 529 3 From the Straits Times, October ith. A mysteriou> case of poisoning occurred ou Tuesday, on board the British barque Sooloo, which we regret to learn resulted fatally to one person, and another had a very narrow escape. There have been many versions of the story current,
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  • 591 3 From the Straits Times, October ith. Scotch vs. All Comers. A Cricket match, Scotch vs. Ailcomers, took place yesterday on the Esplanade, and, as will be seen from the annexed score, resulted very much in favor of John Thamson's bairns." The Scotch, having won the toss, sent in Mr.
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  • 2432 3 From the Straits Times, September %mm%. (Translated for the Straits Time*.) The robber's fortified retreat or den so gallantly stormed and captured, given in the Daily Times of the l^th instant, appears from the official account to have been in our immediate neighbourhood, on the
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  • 1078 4 ITEMS FROM THE MANILA PAPERS. From the Straits Times. October 4th. Translated for lhe Straits Times.) The following is translated from the Manila Comsreio of the llth ultimo:— hilst proceeding to land this morning, the Captain of the British barque Luzon, which arrived at our port yeaterday 01 her %y
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  • 379 5 From the Struits Time*. September '29th. d Sgrumn, 1878, Pagan i Bill UJJ SMSI THK tioVtKNuK. The Hon'ble the Colonial Secretarv. (Mr. Birch.) The Hon'ble the Attorney-General (Mr. Braddeli. Hon'ble the Treasurer (Mr. Willans.) The Hon'ble the Auditor-General (Mr. C. .1 Irving. The Hon'ble the Colonial Engineer (Major
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  • 361 5 From th' Straits Times. October \th. 29rn s kit km ber, 1873. Prksk.n i His E\ch i.kscy i iik Govkr.nor. T he Hon'ble the Colonial Secretarv, (Mr. 'Birch.) The Hon'ble the Attorney-General, (Mr. Braddeli.) The Hon'ble the Treasu.%r, (Mr. Willans.) The Hon'ble the Colonial Engineer, Major McNair.) The
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  • 3169 5 From the Straits Times, Bemtember 29f*. SlNO.vr.'Ri:. IOfB Sti'TKUHEK, lbTo. Pkls em His Excellency the Governor. The Hon'ble The Colonial Secretary Mr. Birch.) The Hon'ble The Attorney -General (Mr. Braddeli.) The Hon'ble The Treasurer (Mr. Willans.) The Hon'ble The Auditor-General (Mr. C. J. Irving. The Hon'ble The Colonial
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  • 3864 6 the Strait.- Vino > telob Singapore, 22*m SaprsMßia, l>7o. Present The Hon'ble The Colonial Seeretarv Mr. Birch The Hon'ble The Attorney-Genera] Mr. Braddeli The Hon'ble The Treasurer (Mr. Willi;:, The Hon'ble The Auditor-General (Mr. .1. [rving The Hon'ble The Colonial Engineer [Major McNair, RA.) The Hon'ble T.Scott, The
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  • 1778 7 From the Straits Times. October Uh. Singapore, 89th September, 1873. Present. His Excellency the Governor. The Hon ble The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Birch'. The Hon'ble The Attorney-General (Mr. Braddeli). The Hon'ble The Treasurer (Mr. Willan- The Hon'ble The Auditor-General [m J. Irvi :e Colonial er Major Meisair K.
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  • 5481 7 COURT OF INQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE EVEREST." From the Straits Ti,ues. October 4-th. Before His Worship F. Snowden Lieut. Bum, 1. N., Master Attendant, and Captain E. M. Smith. > I kasmWO All the officers and crew ed to remain out of court, the first wil called was
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  • Correspondence.
    • 688 9 (From an Occasional Correspondent.) Malacca, 17th Skpt., 1873. Thf. Straits steamer Sharpshooter, Captain Carroll, t'roni Singapore with dbl to the loth instant, «a route to Penang, arrived 1. -.rday. The Colonial steamer Pluto, Acting Commander Welner, arrived here from your port, early this morning, and returnSingapore this afternoon with
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  • 769 9 From the Straits Times, September 29th. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sik: —It is much to be regretted that roceedings of the Legislative Council of the Pth instant, were not published the late Public Meeting was held, or 1 am sure that it would have
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  • 397 9 THK OPIUM FAR MERS EMPLOYES. From the Straits Times, September 29th. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir: In reply to the letter of your correspondent A Merchant," which appeared in your issue of the 3rd September instant, I beg to state that we who are 1 the Employes
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  • 401 9 ~mFrom the Straits Times, September 29th. To the Editor of the Daily Times Sir lf the rumour you published and commented upon yesterday should turn out to be correct, if the Hon. Mr. Plunket is to come out again as Head of the Police, and
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  • 77 9 From the Straits Times, September 29th. To the Editor of the Daily DBAS Silt: May I be allowed to gest to the gentlemen of the Spoi Club the propriety of adopting sober I for the clothing of their n day, a serious smash was narrowly escaped
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  • 164 10 29th. the Editor of the Daily Times-. I>kai; Siu: -Your .lohoiv correspondcnt gives Bfl i deal of interesting matter from time to time regarding that newly developed country, but in his laudi attract to it public notice and attention, he must be careful n tint his remarks with
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  • 230 10 From the Strain I OMlt. To the Editor of thr Daily Times. >ik In your Overland .Journal of the i instant*. Mr. NY. 11. load is represented to have made the following statement The .Judge of Penang had deed tiiat the Grand Jury possessed all the knowledge, experience and intelligence
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  • 231 10 From the Straits Tin mber 29th. To the Editor of the Daily Times. &1 It occurs to tne t hat your columns are noi as open m they might be to the rementi of our local fashionable Society, and tbat our Vice- Regal Court News sadly wants
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  • 118 10 t>" r 2'.Uh. tor of the a Sir: Mr de M ornaj takes me to tat very unnecessarily, for, had he read attentively what was printed in your journal. he would have spared himself the trouble liting the letter which appeared in paper. 1 >aid. The Judge at
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  • 687 10 From the Straits Times, Sejfember 29th. M xi.w i 25th Sept.. 1*73. Tut: Malax steamer Telegraph. Captain Valberg, from Klang, arrived here on the 19th instant, and sailed again for that place last Sunday night. The Straits steamers lien more and Japan, the former trom your port bound to
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  • 263 10 from the Stratts Times. October 4th. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir,— Y'our fashionable correspondent, Mr. Jenkins," in his letter of the 27th instant, on tbe subject ol Singapore Court Xeics, made some remarks with relation to the parting banquet, which is somewhat attractive
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  • 224 10 From the Straits Times. October Ith. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir. The loss of three Honourables in one day, is a heavy blow to our fashionable world, but, 1 am glad to see by the advertisement in your yesterday's paper, that the Government are
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  • 125 10 From the Straits Times, October 4th. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir, Do the Municipal Commissioners think that people are going to stand, for weeks together, being made dust bins of. to save their contractors from going about with their water carts As 1 am a freeborn
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  • 125 10 From the Straits Times. October 4th. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Dkar Sir: I have to thank you for giving space to my remarks on* Johore Clays, and your correspondent, who signs himself Bukit Timah, has my thanks also for his well-intentioned correction but having consulted
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  • 248 10 From the Straits Tisnee, October 411 To the Editor of the Daily I Sir, Bedlam has broken lo and the peace of the place is again I disturbed by those horrid processions Y some days back there has l>een a icn ing marriage or funeral Chinese i sion
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  • 133 10 SATURDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER. Wl learn the B. 1. S. X. Co's. steamer, Ethiopia, Captaiu Maclean Waite, hound from Calcutta to Ran- goon, went ashore on a reef off Cape Xegaris at a quarter past 4 o'clock a. m. on the 27th ultimo, and became a j
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  • 258 10 Thi Cricket Match between the rison and the Singapore Cricket Club, which began on the 10 til and concluded on the 17th instant, was played at the Tanglin Barracks cricket ground. The Garrison were winners, as will Ix* seen from the score below GARRISON. liming*. Lt. Wartou. c- Glass b.
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  • 301 10 W i have received a copy of Dr. Carstairs Douglas' Dictionary of the Amoy Vernacular/' which we desire to commend to the attention of the public, and particularly of Government, iu connection with the question of the need of Interpreters in our Courts of J and Public Offices. As a
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  • 511 11 are to-day in receipt of the P nang oi the loth instant, from which glean the following items An irrepressible ipoodent, a Mr. S art Herriot, acknowledge the receipt me numbers of a Singapore paper, called the Dails Tisses, and is pleat ip with his approval >->me remarks in it
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  • 27 11 The British steamer DaMa, Captain Cirainford, from Calcutta loth instant, called iu yesterday for a pilot, and then passed on her voyage to Batavia.
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  • 49 11 -m* Tin l\ &O. steamer Sunda, Capt. Fraser, from Bombay Bth, Galle 13th, and Pinang l'Jth instant, bringing on the French mail of the loth and BngUsh mail of the 2:2nd August, arrived at the 1\ O. wharf yesterday morning, and left for Hongkong at 8 o'clock this uiornii.
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  • 221 11 Tin. latest Bombay papers contain the following items relating to the wrecks of the S. S. Sibgo/iore, and Kwaugekow, oil' Cape (iuardafui. "The last report concerning the two wrecked steamers is SBcouragifig as regards the survivors, but it also gives the sad intelligence ol the loss of sixteen of the
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  • 218 11 Thi fits of last week contains the following fresh notifications The text of the Treaty between England and Denmark for the mutual Extradiction of Criminals, concluded on tbe 31st of March last, ratified at Copenhagen on >th April, and brought into operation by au Order in Council, dated the 'Jbth
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  • 21 11 Thk Ocean Company's steamer l)<oCapt. Jackson, arrived yesterday afternoon from Liverpool, and will leave t.>- morrow for China.
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  • 723 11 Thf. British Bteamer Kromalah, Capt. ilatl'enden, from Sourabaya :Mst inst., anchored in the ltoads this morning. Thk Dutch Government steamer JrJ/'oena, Capt. Meyer, from Batavia 17th instant, via Boompjcs Island and Macassar, arrived this morning, on her way to Deli. The Englishman of 10th instant, nyi that
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  • 910 11 Tin. British steamer Midlothian, Capt. Thomson, from Galle 16th inst., arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf yesterday afternoon, and will load here for London. The Spanish steamer Mariveles, Capt. j dc Zabala, from Manila 16th inst., ar- rived at the Tanjong Pagar wharf yesterday afternoon. Thk British steamer
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  • 646 12 FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER. The British steamer G Captain Fowler, from Hongkouj* 17th arrived this morning. Tin Portuguese Gunboat TWo, from Pinang 23rd instant, anchored in the roads during the night. Thk B. 1. S. N. Cos. steamei- b Captain Ballantine, from Calcutta lMh via Rangoon, Mnulmaiu, Pinang and Malacca, arrived
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  • 765 12 The B. LS. N. Co's steamer \Mratta, ('apt., Withers, trom Kang. .-n I '.Uh instant, with Hice, anchored in the reads yesterday afternoon. Tms Siamese war steamer Regent, Capt. Thompson, from Bangkok 20th inst., arrived in the roads during last night. The Dutch stt amer L Geu.Kroesen,
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  • 203 12 Thk Dutch steamer Argus, Capt. De Tays, from Pinang 23th inst., arrived yesterday. Tur British steamer Pa Capt kneen. from Saigon 27th inst.,anchored in the roads yesterday morning. Thb British steamer Gordon Castle, Capt. Holmes, from London 2 lst August, arrived at the Taniong Pagar whan tms
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  • 393 12 The British steamer Sri Sarawak, j (apt. Hewat, from Sarawak 27th mst., arrived in the Roads this morning. H. I|. the Maharajah of Johore returned in the steamer Pulai, from the river Aloar on Sunday. [is visit was attended with the best results, in that quarter. A
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  • 59 12 Thk Colonial &teainer Pinto left this morning to etiecl the relief of the I houses. Mr. llaaviY, Chief Cleric of the S preme Court, has obtained a short leave of absence, and his duties will be performed meantime by Air. C. K. Yelg-e, J Afr. Snowden. Senior
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  • 521 12 Ihe German steamer Augusta, Hattt, from Labuan 25th Sept. anchored in the Roads this morning. The Dutch steamer Koning Willem 111., Capt. Bakker, from Batavia 29th Sept., arrived at the Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning. Thk Ocean Company's steamer AgaI memman, Capt. Thompson, from L pool 29th
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  • 828 13 tin. poisoning Ikmkl the barijue > Understand, been explained?!)}' the discovery thaf the 'i taken was Burnett's Disinfecting i mid, or chloride of zinc, a deadlv poison. Kith put into a ju^ form U > Di* eting Fluid, or the Capt; I ol wi >ng jug i>\
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  • 62 13 The P. steamer Malira, Capt. Hyde, from Hongkong 27th Sept., with the homeward mail, arrived at the 1\ and O. wharf at 8 o'clock this morning, and will leave at p. U. tomorrow. Mtssus. Apcar Co.'s steamer China, Capt. Gardner, from Calcutta 20th ulto., and Pinang Snd
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  • 2351 13 Bbfobjs His Wobsiiip Snowdkn, Esy.. Thursday, -ud October. LS' John Lloyd, master oi Brixish i Glasgow, was ehargtd with culp tting to mur in bai ing caused the death of one Charles Lnderson on the high Mr. Davi Ison t for ihe prisoner uty. in Black said,
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  • 28 14 Jo t ,o,i Herald, S r the n.v. American tr. dollar arrived her. uid m er the dialih md Ch new foreign coins ean be overcome. m»
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 1434 14 mm■ p F 1 m imt e ll icmcbi (Irrfiufe t ShTOiafe —Con United. idlllUdl9* Wednesday, lst October. Sunday, 21st September. British steamer Agamemnon, 1,550 tons. Thomson, Liverpoo P. kO. .learner Sunda tons, Fraser. Bombay Bth Sept. 1 British ship Anglo Saxon. 694 tons, Dafidson, bydney R. W., Y^\l C]eirert
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