Straits Times Overland Journal, 2 May 1874

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  • 16 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. Vol.. > NO. 289. SINGAPOBE, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1874. Price, 45 Ci
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
  • 40 1 LA >ke, M 1874. 4> Sago Flour, Sarawak 2J>O. Pt-arl Sa- 3.1-J.J. Coffee, B ::>: -U.IU nominal MibMul ilk •0. 5 d Bcnarrn Opium nev Exchange on Lon Bank bills 6 months sight 4/4*. m 4/4|. Galena Minii;
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  • 500 1 idseogers have arrive Men through the port, duriu*-** it Liverpool, •il thn. 1 the Jbr Shanghai.— Mr. and Mrs. Lowder. in Pena: For London. From China Wallace a d"2childi md Mrs. iihear-Parkt-s. 1 .-hildr.-n and amah, Miss Wostphall an Dorin, 1 wn, tnd James Pattersun. From Singap for Penalty.
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  • 714 1 Uixt Overlund Journal \va.s <• :.'3rd April. The Aiiucnnc arrived ch mail and a to the &7tfa Marcti. The homeward French mail steamer ..u the SOth. The ult.ai u<r, and will lea\ departure 01 the last ma en short, owing to u change in the date of sailing
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  • China.
    • 228 1 (North China Daily Newt.) An extensive fire occurred this morning, April 10th, in the French Concession. gan about 8.90, an 1 raged for two with great fury, favoured as it was by a high wind. however, the Department wei Li utmo«t limits. Up till that had
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  • Topics of the Day.
    • 854 2 iblisbed Home, a been transmitted to rosperitv. It> value to Great u ua Colonial possession is set down as immense, which may be best made patent by the following tacts. It has a greater population than any of the West Indian Colonies except Jamaica, an area of
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  • 1618 2 a little more delay and the Imperial Government would have allowed to slip from its grasp an acquisition which it was of the utmost importance to the prosperity of England's commerce to acquire. The Fiji Islands, as we learn by recent telegrams, have i annexed to England.
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  • 1592 3 PROVINCE WELLESLEY COOLIIES. hi who sometime was located in V had some ex i large sugar estate, has made ipon labor in the east. In a paper read by him before cml Society, he compar. aanuai races employed i of a sugar plan- avanese, Chinese, ami tate at w -ome
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  • 923 3 Thk list of Singapore subscribers to the Bengal Famine Relief Fund is closed. The sum of $8,900 has been collected, a mite by no means insignificant when we consider the small of our European population, and the inability of the balance of our inhabitants either to realise
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  • 361 4 CONDITION OF THE TOW N. days our at I has been drawn fa eases of choleraic diarrhiea, which is lly prevalent during the existence iolera, and we are not formiddisease hard •rough t into the i m Java <l hither l»v lenee-bearing' i or bad its birth spontaneously in our
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  • 797 4 (Translated for the Straits Times.) On the 14th instant, the following telegram appeared in the official journal at Batavia "A telegram from Lieutenant General J. Van Swieten, civil Government Commissioner with and commanding officer of the second expedition to Acheen. dated the 9th instant, and
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  • 1163 4 (Translated for the Strait* Times.) Ox the 20th ultimo, General Alaminos, the Captain General of the Philippines, left Manila for Europe on account of ill health. By last accounts it was not vet known who isjto.be his successor. The following items are from the journals
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  • 3881 5 BEFOK tIoNOK C J. Wednesd d April, 1874. Mr Pjared Mr. Aitken and Mr. Donaldson t Judgment. s was a claim for damages by collision instituted on behalf of the Owner of the Siamese barque Advance against the North man steam ship Egeria whereof James
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  • 547 6 I icriptioni is published in accord--..lutioii of the Commit* i.LECTED BY The Hom'bli Major M< Naik. H. E. the Governor. Lady Clarke H. M. Mill Lt. Bra f, a. d. c. W, R.N. 25 n'ble Major McNair 25.00 The Chief Justice H. H. the Maharajah of -,qq
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  • 82 6 bINGAPOBE PRKBEN His Excl e. Troops The Hon The ri'jii ole The Treasurer. TLe H Theh The Hon The! D. The Hou'bk- W. R. 6 Tile 1 been of tli 'ouncil. Mr. K. 11. Watt^ ha een ap ])ointed takes The Minutes d. Tli lunial SecreUii duees a
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  • Correspondence.
    • 904 7 Vail this Shaw and l Lie a, and J. B. in the Jacoon s of wb ith I wi Tli of the Pro* lunieipal Commission* lor, i Pi' I>. Ba leeting tn <ed. tor I wing a Balu .u favor of the hit ion of the loth wantah drains,
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  • News of the Fortnight.
    • 26 7 The British si m, Capt Valiant, from Hongkong lith and instant, arrived at Jardine, Mat] v Co's. wharf this morning V to Calcutta.
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    • 41 7 The Cricket match between the !Singapore Cricket Club and members <>t the Gari mmeiiced 1 irday afternoon; will be resumed to-mQi at the garrison cricket ground, Taoglin barracks. The Band of the Regiment will be in attendance at about hallpast four.
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    • 66 7 The mortality from disease among of the Aciieen exped must h.i n very great, if we ■mi an opinion from th among two shiploads on their return. The Dutch steamer Koniugin Sophia arrived on Wednesday from Acheen, having troops on board, and towing Dutch barque 350 of the convict >n
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    • 119 7 Wk are happy, when we are able, to testifj to the effici F individual members of the poll lorrythaf wecannot bear testimony to the general efficiency of the police body politic A BScer the other day earned credit by the tact he displayed in the recovery of a v. !i
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    • 34 7 W« learn by a telegram of to-day's from Pinangj that the membi the Bar then view tin favourably the appointment of Mr. W. Maxwell as Acting Judge, and intend protesting to Government against it.
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  • 6 7 r l'li Manila Lprilj arIng.
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  • 8 7 Tn i; follow at t >wcrit be n<
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  • 18 7 We find, in the list of pafrom Shanghai to Southampton, the name gi the Rev. A. S. Malet.
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  • 164 7 The following, in beautiful e< writing, is sent us as an exainpli little beyond the com: it I dih'cation of our re Respected Sir 1 the undersigned most humble servant) sub a that I am feeling the highthe day you dismissed me my misfortune that I disobeyed y our order,
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  • 18 7 Hiitish steamer Jarman, from Calcutta 16th ami nan^ 21th inst., arrived at Jardine, and will for Hongkong to-rnor-afterno*
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  • 15 7 tritish tkirc, Capt. Reynolds, from London L7th March, arrived at the Tanjong iiarf this morning.
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  • 16 7 i: Ocean Company Captain J;i Hongkong, i Tanjong Pagar .orniug, will leave for London ig tomorrow.
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  • 13 7 Mi u, Captain Miller, li 16th and Penaug 24tb and left for liou^kc
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  • 9 7 Cl th W.; ing bull, K now «>rc inji!
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  • 43 7 to the the following t Eangoon A large fire has occun Moulinein. Property to extent of two lakhs destroyed. Todd. Finlay and Co.'s rice mill, and ne-and-a-half lakbs of baskets of paddy, dei y and ui. Tw .ud for Cochin China wi: assistaii
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  • 227 7 The divers at work on the wreck of the s have no easy job. We are iudel the Hongkong Times for the following particulars 'The Wreck of the "Sun Foo." *lr. Harney has returned from His report must be anything but consoling to the owner of the wreck, us the
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  • 24 7 Tin: Ocean Company's steaniei les, Captain Russell, from Liverpool 10th March, via Si inal and Pinai gar wharf on Satun ning.
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  • 41 8 umbrella v lightning. lently attra boulnly a fiom «k infl through the iof the umbrella. 1 1 but was (lion Fi ar him unhurt; one fell to the ground ftpparom fright, but on ,ninjure<l writh all speed and w. gfht of.
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  • 146 8 k Cricket match hi Club and tet ground on the 18th and i in a for the who won by 137 runs. The following are the total scores on each side SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB. Sir. Jones, bowled Auson Anderson, run out 46 truer, bowled Warton i ithrie do do 4
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  • 56 8 March, we rted a iihl ass ive been Pulo Dammar, d the ich good at two more ot urderers are now in taking three in all. The third prisoner was am the Carimons, and on were taken before The i, turned g t's a eii murder^ which 18 ber two
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  • 7 8 hinese nwilt count >r Richwouod- was tal.
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  • 176 8 night, who li out For holiday, were passing down Neill Road, n< former mess-house, ,v back to their shij>, whet) they e oanien amusing tbem- a in their doorway, playing a Chise fiddle and a tom-tom or tamboubelost, two unprotected, peaceable < namen, while the Europeans were four in number,
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  • 337 8 By the arrival <>f thLabuan, we learn that the t a Malay oamed Bakax Ben Shahan, hi lv a clerk in the employment of the Oriental Coal Company, and of a Chinaman named Ah Fat, for being concerned in the robbery of a large sum of money from the Company's
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  • 29 8 Ixchange Meeting to-day, it v. that daring the 8. \Y. Monsoon, Mail steanr aturdavs and Sundays, Wednesday should be observeneral half" holiday by the mercantile communit -♦>
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  • 112 8 the steamer :ar wha od for China., she foaled the British ship Janet her mizzen nts and and bringii ship's mizzen topgallantily doing qo other damseeded at oi Showily after the steamer h Hongkong, two Europeans em< from the ooal bunkers, reeking with perspiration and covered with coal dust until
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  • 84 8 Tin: brig -/</>/<>/ >■/, Captain Murdoch, of Melbourne, arrived hew ilday with horses from Swan River. Twenty-one horses were shipped ai Premantle on the 11th March. The had a quick run of seven days to within three hundred mil Vnjer, when she encountered a tremendous gale and was driven far
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  • 270 8 Owing, probably, toother attractions, the All-Comers' nfle match last Saturday afternoon was not the success we had expected. The attendance was v .ml there were only eleven entries for competition. It is not surprising that, under such dispiriting circumstances, the shooting proved inferior to that on former occasions. The following
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  • 20 8 The British steamer Glenearn, Capt. Auldj i'rom London 22nd March, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning.
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  • 53 8 Tin; British barque Mi*, from London, anchored in the harbour yesterday. She reports having spoken the following offGaspar Island, on the 17th inst London to Shanghai. Kai London to Hongkong. Water Lily, StmderUnd to Singap..; ardiff to iSingap. ;ir Island to Singapore the Mm eiperieneed li^ht air^ calm s with
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  • 14 8 Tin: Messageriea Maritii; imer Capt Ravin, from Bataviu 26th inst,, arrived at tl wharl
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  • 18 8 The Mess. \iaritimea 1 seilles 29th Mai Aden, and Grallc 3rd the Born< and will koog and Shanghai,
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  • 191 8 A private letter from 1' the particular* A. fc the H. M lmu* by tailing or board from t shortly a (tor leaving 5 appears ti steamer and when <>H' tin man was >ard. engines were stoppeu ion and a boat low. took charge and pulled bn wake of the
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  • 40 8 We are ii I l»y t tendent of i bmann< Company ti graphi cation with Hongkong w^ (3d at 11 a. m. to-day. The break was 46 miles from Hoi I was caused by tbe cable bt
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  • 57 8 The steam ship Glemeam, i is, commanded by .dd, arrived in tl lost She sailed from Deal on ti March, and I the ord inst., inakn her run in 12 «aving Suez on the Bth I'enang on been then under > lavs and 4liours, as rapid a passage could ne
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  • 26 8 emmeut »odoo ippotntmw Lieut Kllis and Capt. Y Attendants at Sing nmg of State. Captain Br the Colonial •team appointed 1> Elarbou Singapof
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  • 28 8 Tiik P. ,5c O. Perrins, from Hongkong witli the .t the O. wharf ai morning, and will lei tralle, and Bombay at 2 f. the mail closing u.
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  • 40 8 Fla S- Shi P' 8 Name Captain. From. April 13 British Kat, Car** Uwlmi n* -(American Charlotte Ann —German Ha K LISSS Trait d'Union aux" «llLlBn L/V' •nirunTi 15 g Tn. auj rhomuWood In^bam r v 4
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  • 216 9 Thursday, Samaran^ il. Glasgow 6th Dee. am an, 1 {ongkong h> :U us, Beai ril. Manila 18th April. •1 lOtli March. i«>th April. u steamer Rindoetan, 1( "1 tuns. Miller, I uttalGth March. ii steamer I* 'th March i steam- >rd, Samurang -Ist April. n steam Jackson, Hongkong liuli
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  • 68 9 M. I mer Ana.h r, toi lit,Hony mt-rVai d March. Thursday, 30th April. Dvtcfa s de Jongh, Ba 1 h April. Belbin, Ba 6th April id April. Friday, Ist May. 2 Perrins, B p >n is, Mill. I 7th Jan. British N 291 tons, Greff March. Brif iiHi Pakna:
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  • 211 9 Thursday. 23rd April. Brit mer Beotan, Moppett, for Cheribonvia Biliton. P. O. steamer Pemns, for Galle and Bombay. Friday, 24Ui April. Siamese steamer Chow Pbya, Orton, for Bangkok. British steamer Beninore, Guan Hiu, for Malacca and Pinang. Saturday, 26th April, hip Diane, Made, fur Mauritius. Dutch ship Johanna Elizabeth,
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 260 9 SHIPPING IN THE HARBOURchip's Names Captains. Flag and Rig. Tons. o/Ir- Where From. Consignees or Agents. Obbtinati, RIVAL. MEN-OF-WAR. ;\,val Officer. lion 4 lW British is Veltman Lli lemann British s-hoonor b. 18 Bangkok a t Dutch schs- (l(l April 30, Bata^ deJon^h Uutcn sense f <i Swatow E. &H.
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