Straits Times Overland Journal, 19 November 1873

Total Pages: 9
1 1 Straits Times Overland Journal
  • 20 1 P. 0. Stu*., The Stra its Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XIV.-No. 277. SBfGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER II). 1878. Price, 45 Cents.
    20 words
  • 17 1 Domestic eccurrences. BIRTH. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 1873. ths wife of Mr. J. C. Wilson, of a son.
    17 words
  • 85 1 Singapore, fiovsmees 19th, 1^ Gambier Pepper l*>i. White Pepper n 19$. Sago Flour, Saru 17. Pearl Sago Coffee, Bonty ne n Tin Mule twist 120 St lbs. Shirtings... i" 7 do do 2 02J 5 do T. Cloths... I 6 do do 7 do do .<>. Cambrics
    85 words
  • 545 1 The following passengers have arrived, left, or passed through the port, during the fortnight. Per steamer from Sarawak, :he 11th inst Passenger. Mr. Bilhy. Per steamer Legislator, from Calcutta, on the 11th inst Passengers.— R v M Denny. Mrs. Denny and child, Mr. Km r M. M. steamer Pre*****,
    545 words
  • 1296 1 The last Overland Journal was dated the 6th November. The Provence arrived on the 11th with the AngloFrench mail of the 10th October, and the Nizam came m on Monday with the English mail of the 17th idem. The homeward French mail left this on the 14th instant,
    1,296 words
  • 188 1 re much regret to have to re 10--ther disaster to the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. According to telegraphic ne" ..ai, sth Nov., the Company's mer Artel was totally lott near Yokohama, on her voyage between that port and Hakodate. She struck on a aunken reef, at low water, at
    188 words

  • 1053 2 From the Straits Times, November Stk SIR HARRY ORD'S RKPORT Sis Harry Ord has, we suppose, tired his last shot m these Settlements by the Report of his Adniinist ration which, m imitation of his pred l* practice, he laid before the Council on the olst
    1,053 words
  • 1072 2 From the Straits Times, November Bth (By our Special Reporter.) Tue first day's races of the Autumn Meeting of the Singapore Sporting Club came off Thursday afternoon. The day was fine, and consequently the Grand Stand was well filled. H. K. the Governor honoured the Grand Stand by
    1,072 words
  • 1064 2 From the Straits Times, November loth {By our Special Reporter.) Befork proceeding to describe the Races on Saturday, it is necessary to make a correction m the report of the First Day's Races on Thursday. In the first heat for j the Ladies Purse, Satan was not
    1,064 words

  • 1086 3 From ti ber loth. (By our Special Report* Thi gathering at the Grand Stand Monday, to wits -s the last Races of the Autumn meet;: as large as on the day. His Excellency the Governor and La C ..rain honoured the l ith their pre- and the weather
    1,086 words
  • 892 3 From the Straits Times. November Two subjects which have recently given rise to some speculation here, arc the establishment of Municipal selfgovernment m local matters, and such a modification of the present form of Government as will give the people a representation equal at least to the of
    892 words
  • 938 3 From thr Straits Times, November Ybth. (Translated for the Straits Tunes.) Twenty-five thousand piculs of (i<»vernnn ut Malang coffee, sold at I>. on the 49th alt., bro price 0fy"59.09 per picul. The following is the latest report on BANDA SPICES. Since last month (September), from/1
    938 words

  • 527 4 i \t On the 25th and 26th ultimo, a violent hurricane or typhoon passed over Manila, a, and other a provi ausing great destruction to houses, standing crops, small craft, and hitman life, &C The Spanish schooner t was lost at Manila, and the schooner E* leralda, under
    527 words
  • 3413 4 From the Straits Times, November Bth. Papers laid before the Legislative Council by command of His Excellency the Governor. dl i October, 18«$. 1 of the Settlements since April. I The Transfer of these Settlements from the administration of the Government ot' India to that of the Secretary
    3,413 words

  • Correspondence.
    • 236 5 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sik: from the latest intelligence, ii appears that cholera is just now becoming prevalent at Batavia. This has been laid to the account of a deficient good water supply, amfMefective drainage. That direful malady has also appeared at Sambas, and
      236 words
  • 1203 5 the Straits Times. November loth. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sue: Now that the autumnal gathering of the Singapore Sporting Club i* fairly over, and the usual criticisms and comments regarding horses, riders, and the races m general have been made, perhaps a few remarks from
    1,203 words
  • 497 5 From tk> Straits vember \'dh. Mai ai, 9th LB7B. I i'n,. Italian tto, I Captain Cassone, from your port bound to Penang, call I m hen- last Tuaeday, and sailed the following The JJritisii steamer Captain Strsblendorff, from Saigon Singapore,) en route to Pei on !V: The Strai Guan
    497 words

  • 345 6 From the Straits Times. November loth. To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir Allow me a few words as a complement to An Outsider's"' vert excellent atmarks. 1. 1 shall say little about the handicapping. 1 believe it was honestly done, and it should l>e borne m
    345 words
  • 273 6 From the Daily Times, November 17th. To the Editor of the Daily 2%ies. DXAB Sir: —Surely, every one who, like me, has some dear relative resting m the grounds of our new Cemetery, Ims gladly hailed the improvement to its general appearance that has been witnessed during the
    273 words
  • 21 6 Till KSHAY o'th NOYKMBKIC The French steamer Patty, Capt. Roura, from Benkalis 3rd instant, arrived yesterday afternoon.
    21 words
  • 13 6 The German steamer Olympia, Capt. Schultz, from Poochow 27t1l October, arrived this morning.
    13 words
  • 33 6 Thf. P. steamer Gwalior reports having experienced a typhoon on the Ist November, between the Paraeels and Ptilo Canto, during which She lost her life-boat and first cutter, but sustained no other damage.
    33 words
  • 118 6 We have been requested by the Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary to give notice that, owing to indisposition, Lady Clarke regrets she is compelled to postpone her reception for ladies announced for to-morrow afternoon. We trust, however, that her indisposition is only temporary, and that a fresh notification for the reception
    118 words
  • 249 6 Wk learn by a Circular from the Submarine telegraph office that the cable between Amoy and Shanghai is interrupted. Notice will be given of its restoration. Tm following notice has been issued by the Government. We would suggest to our Bankers and Merchants the propriety of also
    249 words
  • 461 6 Tiik Civil Sittings of the Supreme Court are resumed to-day, having stood adjourned during the criminal trials. The following#L'ircuhir has been sent round from the Telegraph Office this morning. "The Agnes* has been effect in.' repairs to the Cable between Singapore and Pinang sir.cc *J a. m.
    461 words
  • 1476 6 The Sarawak steamer Royalist, Captain Kirk, from Sarawak Bth instant, anchored m the roads this morning. The Dutch steamer Singapore, Capt. Odem, Irom Rhio, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf yesterday afternoon, en route to Deli. The homeward French mail steamer Peiho, left Saigon at 4 o'clock yesterday
    1,476 words

  • 143 7 We learn that the S. S. Agnes completed the repair of the cable between this and Pinang at eleven o'clock last night, and that communication has fully restored. She is now on her back to Singapore, Tin. M. M. steamer Proceaee spoke the British ship Amandah on
    143 words
  • 44 7 The Measageries M aritimes steamer Provence, Capt. Bmnet, from Marseilles Uth October, via Port Said, Suez, Aden, and Galle sth inst., with the Anglo-French lyil of 1 0th October, arrived at the Borneo Company's wharf yesterday afternoon, and left for Saigon at noon to-day.
    44 words
  • 22 7 THURSDAY, 13th NOVEMBER. I UK British Bteamer Ban long Seng, Captain Craik, from Bangkok Bth instant, anchored m the roads voterday afternoon.
    22 words
  • 92 7 Tut: M. M. steamer Peiho, Captain Higodit, from Hongkong 6th and Saigon 10th inst., with the homeward French mail, arrived at the Borneo Company's whari this morning, and w 11 leave at 6 a. at. to-morrow. Thi British steamer Tartar, Capt. Femes, from London sth October, via Sue/. Canal, arrived
    92 words
  • 35 7 Thi Ocean Company's steamer Achilles, Captain Russell, from Liverpool 28th September, via Suez Canal, and Pinang 16th instant, arrived at Tanjong ur wharf yesterday afternoon, and will leave for Hongkong and Shanghai at noon to-morrow.
    35 words
  • 62 7 If ever a place needed the special services of the director of public works, it certainly is the Singapore Court of Requests. The whole of the fixtures m this Court for the convenience of the Bar, the Press, and parties to a suit, consists of one rickety old chair, a
    62 words
  • 96 7 The British barque Jeanie Lou tit, Captain Murdoch, from 110 110 with a cargo of sugar, and bound to the Channel for orders, encountered a vyclone on the 2:2 nd of October last, when m latitude VI (leg. North. The gale lasted about 23 hours, during which she lost her
    96 words
  • 449 7 Prom the Pinang Gazette oi W\o Ifith instant, we learn that murrain prevailed among the cattle m that Settlement to an alarming extent, ami that the disease had also extended to Province WeUesley, where it was spreading very rapidly. The scourge had been so bad that scarcely a bullock or
    449 words
  • 804 7 FRIDAY, Uth NOVEMBER. Wh understand that H. M. S. Thalia has gone to Bangkok, to be present during the re-coronation of His Majesty the King of Siam. Thi Telegraph Company's maintenance steamer Agnes returned to port this morning, having completed the repair of the cable between this and Pinanff. In
    804 words
  • 1206 7 SATURDAY, loin NOVEMBER. The Spanish steamer Hut nan, Capt. j Tremoya, from Dundee ord October, via Suez Canal, arrived yesterday afternoon, en route to Manila. The Ocean Company's steamer mention, Capt. Thomson, from Hongkong 9th instant, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf yesterday afternoon. route to London via Pinang and Suez
    1,206 words

  • 20 8 MONDAY, 17th NOVEMBER. THI British steamer Hen tan, Capt. Moppett, from Samarang 11th inst., anchored m the roads on Saturday.
    20 words
  • 19 8 The British steamer Sharpshooter, Captain Carroll, from Pinang 13th and Malacca 10th inst., anchored m the roads this morning.
    19 words
  • 15 8 The Siamese steamer Kalahanc, Captain Christiansen, from Bangkok 11th instant, anchored m the roads yesterday.
    15 words
  • 17 8 Thk British steamer United Service, Captain Strahlemlorll, from Pinang 12th instant, anchored m the roads on Saturday.
    17 words
  • 22 8 The British steamer Lord of the isles. Captain Blow, from Hongkong s th instant, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wl-atT on Saturday afternoon.
    22 words
  • 18 8 Tin British steamer Fltzpatrick, Captain Humphreys, from Rangoon 9th and Pinang 14th instant, anchored m the roads yesterday.
    18 words
  • 118 8 The following further particulars concerning the German barque Mar/a L M seized !>\ the Spanish authorities, are given by the China Mail: We learn from Manila 'hat. thanks to the efforts of the Acting British Consul at that port, seconded by Lieutenant-* <.m--mandsr Boulton of H. M. gunbout Kestrel, the
    118 words
  • 120 8 Tub China Mai! has the following paragraph concerning the late eclipse of the moon. Many o{ the Chinese here, who followed their custom of burning crackers during the eclipse, have been lined for it at the police court Owing to a clear night and almost cloudless sky, COUpled with a
    120 words
  • 228 8 Last Friday's Government Gazette contains several fresh notifications: H. E. the Governor has appointed Capt. Lloyd to be Acting Deputy Master Attendant at Singapore, vice Capt. Fox. H. E. recognizes provisionally, the appointment of Mr. Edward Friedrichs as Acting Danish Vice Consul at Pinang, m place of Mr. W. C.
    228 words
  • 125 8 Advices from Port Said state that the Egyptian Government have ordered that all ships, whether carrying pilgrims or not, from Singapore* and Pinang, if not 31 days out from the port, are liable to be quarantined at Suez for every day under that time. No notice was given of this
    125 words
  • 289 8 Report of the British barque Kirk* land, Captain Colledge. Sailed from Foochow October 26th, bound to the Channel for orders got moderate breezes with fine weather until Thursday. October 90th, their goi fresh gale with showery weather, which continued to Friday morning: wind then increased to hard gale with constant
    289 words
  • 304 8 The Pinang Gazette publishes an extra dated the 14-th inst.. containing the following "The Row Boats a«;ain H. M. Bteamer Avon came hither yesterday, from a cruise off Laroot. and we give the f (lowing particulars. She brought a Chinese Juuk m tow. belonging to a trader of Penang, and
    304 words
  • 573 8 Thi; opening of the new line of steamers between Singapore and the thriving colonies of Queensland and New South ales, which will be inaugurated by the departure of the S. S. Sunfoo to-morrow morning, is an event of more than ordinary interest, even m this busy mart of commerce, and
    573 words
  • 20 8 TIESDAY, 18th NOVEMBER. The Telegraph Co'a maintenance steamer Agnes returned to this port this morning, after repairing the Batavia cable.
    20 words
  • 25 8 The Dutch steamer Minister Fransen Van ior Pntte, Capt. Tergast, from Batavia 14th inst., arrived yesterday afternoon at the quarantine aaßfhori where she still remains.
    25 words
  • 33 8 Thb P. O steamer JSs Catea, from Hongkong 13th instant, with the homeward mail, arrived at the P. O. wharf at 11 o'clock this forenoon, and will leave at 3 r. BL tomorrow.
    33 words
  • 254 8 With respect to the Chinese rebels at Laroot, a letter from Pinaug, dated the 12 th November, states The rebel row-boatmen at Laroot <piurrelled amongst themselves about booty last week, and fought from b a. m. till dark 100 killed." A letter dated Pinang, Nov. 14 th There have been
    254 words

  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 1236 1 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. 3r:ib&l& flrribate— Continued. V 'A "Vo -einbep** Sunday, IHth Nov«-m; Briu-h barque Stank* **i- LittloKilei. SuoderUnd 4th y Britwh iteuw Ktofrtriek, 38S ton., Humphries, K^,, -V u,.,... S-inwak 5th Nov. trust, i>atavui 14tb Nuven: Sunday, "tJ .\oveini>ei ma in,, x 1 T 11 i-- Tt,.ofi,w-»ifA Pininir -'iiil Kov
      1,236 words