Straits Times Overland Journal, 13 January 1876

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1 1 Straits Times Overland Journal
  • 19 1 l>- \MER "THtBEI The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. vol.. XVII.-NO. 338. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1876. Price, 45 Cents.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 22 1 On the 3« D. F. Mi 09 the 10th inst, at Bm-nside. the wife of Edward Salzmann, Esq., of a d
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    • 32 1 At the Cathedral. Singapore, on instant, by the Rev. \V H. Gomes. J Emma, widow of ihe late George lm B Fottes. Rosshire and y the late Rev. Tbos. Mon amington.
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    • 36 1 On the sth inst., Waterloo Street, Mr. James Isaiah Woodf years and I* 1 months. Philipine papers pleas* copy N On the 2 vember. at Hamburg, the infant son of Franz Kustermann, aged 3 days.
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  • 89 1 LATEST MAKKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore, Jan uaby 13th, 1876. Oambiei I 5 50. Black Pepper. White Pepper Sago Floor, Sarawak Pearl Sago.. Coffee, Bontyne 4">. Tin. 40*. Mule twist Si lbs. Shirtings.... 7 do do SO 5 do T. Cloths do do 7 do do Benares Opium
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  • 404 1 •wing passengers have arrived, left, or i the port, during the fortnight. Per steamer Anchises t on the 30th December: For Sinoapore.— From Hongkong Messrs. A. W. Fagin. E. B. Starkweath, and Carl pean deck. For London— Prom Shanghai 2 European third class passengers. Per steamer Priam, on the
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  • 1236 1 The last Overland Journal was dated the 2JUh December. On the 6th instant the Anadyr arrived with the French mail and London advices to the .'ird December, and th or arrived terday forenoon with the Knglieh mail of the 10th idem. The homeward French mail left this per
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  • 113 1 MACAO. ihat the Portuguese Governnient has sent in »bo d'Avila, Governor of Mao.v Peking the cessation of the blocka IMacao at present kt-pt up by the < Custom re. A large force will, i; understood his disposal, if necessary, to back up lii> demands. The condition lyisgr.i wov .reat
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  • 590 2 Topics of the Day. THE YEAR. \V wjll have Hoi will have begun it year has not been mark vents extraordinary in th» what has occurred may be fruitful of great results at no distant day. Wars have happily i averted, but they have been imminently threatened. England came near
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  • 1437 2 itu regard to t ;l k business, there can be no doubt that the great inch has been made has h the delay m following u A > lac k the Rajah L< llld If this delay asi(Jll mountable V not) {l only be i (1 by
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  • 498 2 i remains, \vl. 1* done now with We have got country, what shall we do with it f It appears at, in this case, there are, in Gladstonian phrase, three courses open for Governmeii iopt. One is to retire altogether and leave the Chiefs
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  • 740 3 THE COLONIAL OFFICE AND THE NATIVE STATES. The telegram th ulto. to ti don, which we pul shows that tl 11 auion a fV take a keen interest in pal keep a watchful eye upon the politi situation, our to guard place. The it is not l>e denied that thei
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  • 677 3 NIW Year's Day was celebrated usual by sports on the Esplauade and a regatta iu the harbour. The shore ■ports, consisting of athletic and amus- iug exercises for both natives aud Europeans, were well contested, and j afforded very great amusemeut to the spectators as also to
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  • 394 3 We must confess tbat in reading our Special Correspondent's graphic description of the march of Col. Clay's column through the beautiful and fertile valley of Terrachee in Sunghie Ujoug country, the valley which, as the inhabitants proudly boasted, had never before been trod by the white
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  • 1121 3 The little war" in the Peninsula appears to be over now. Fighting has been over for some time in Perak, there being nobody to fight, and Rajah Ismail, according to the latest accounts, has not fled to Patani or anywhere else, but is a supplicant for terms and willing
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  • 729 4 Baidering tbc lamentable loss «»l life that li urred since the ik troubles began, it i- impotable to avoid unpleasant reflections on the want of precaution that ap;. haw characterized the proceedings ol "the officials and military offioei the very lining. Mr. Birch lost his life
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  • 3165 4 SUNGIE UJONG. (From our special Correspondent.) lI HAD QUARTER CAMP. Tirrachee, 23rd Dec., 1875. sterday at 9 a. m. Col. Clay's column arrived at the village of Terrachee, having started from Bandole at a. m., meeting Col. Hill and his column who had ally accomplished their flank march, and arrived
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  • 1096 5 (From our Special Correspondent.) Teukachee, 25th Dec, 1875. A PIW weeks ago none of us thought we should spend Christmas day camped out iu the jungles of the Malay Peninsula, with only a kajang (similar to those they use in Singapore for keeping rain off the bullock
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  • 1221 6 (From our Special Correspondent) Terrachee Dec. 28th, 1875. The Sunghie Ljong Campaign mav now be considered virtually at an end, the British T laving marched through both S nanti and Dato Moar's Territory without any o] > of' the inhabitant these distrit is the tr advai This rapid advance from
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  • 1502 6 On the 88th inst. the cohnnn sent into Jompole under the command of (laptßankin, Ist Goorkhaa, returned to Terrachee, having marched right through Jompole without seem- a soul, and finding nothing but deserted bou» all of which they burnt; two shells and couple of rockets were
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  • 865 7 [From, our Special Correspondent.) EUssa, 6th Jan., 1876. The troops are now being withdrawn from Sunghie Ujong as fast as boats can be supplied with which proceed from Rassa down the Sunghie River to Qualla Lingie, where the j Louita awaits their arrival to transport them to Malacca.
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  • 676 7  - SUPREME COURT. Beore Sir Thomas Sidgreaves, C.J. The following judgment was delivered by His Honor the Chief Justice on Saturday Lee Ah Yim Cheo Ah Moh u*d Othebs. Mr. Yaughan for Plaintiff. Mr. Donaldson for Defendant. The question involved in the re-hearing of this case was whether the Court had
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  • 3242 7 (Translated for the Straits Times.) is requested of our contemporaries that in reproducing these translations, their original appearanc* in the Strait* Times may be acknowledged.) Thi following items are translated from the summary for Europe of the Batayii Daghlad of the 18th instant: We may
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  • 2953 8 [Translated for the Strait* Tin fa.) It is requested of aur contemporaries that is reproducing these translations, their oriprtual appearane* \u the StraiU Trims, may be acknowledged.) The lhanu to Manila of the 255th ult., publishes an official report furnishing details of Spanish naval operations
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  • 1074 9 WHOM SHALL WE HANG? To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir, Ever since the Crimean War brought them into fashion, newspaper coriv>pondents have been the most indiscreet chroniclers of public events, the most annoying busybodies to Government; and certainly the gentleman who furnishes the information from Perak to
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  • 236 9 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. g li} it niav not be inopportune to enquire for how much longer is it the intention of the Governor to disregard the interests of the public service in retaining Ihe Heads of our most important Departments from
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  • 1235 10 ÜBATIVK FBOM RASSA TOWARDS Tin; 1 5 U KIT lUB PanOi To the Editor of the I net. Sib, 1 ail ading the somewhat t account of the reconnaissance is, which has since ok has of the e the exact facts of the said reconnoissanee, of which an
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  • 76 10 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Your answer is no reply. Ido believe every n ich appears in a newspaper, oars of weak minded officia of threatening to sack Malacc A journalist should look to cause and 1 do not stand up for the poor
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  • 267 10 the Editor oj the Strait* Times.) B: I much regret to observe certain strictures made on the conduct of the Sunghie Ujong Police by tk your own espondent in your ;h. They an- accused of behaving bad, and firing wildly into the air. 1 happened to
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  • 73 10 (To the Editor of the Daily Tim S«,--Newipai special eorresponienU have become wonderfiiUy nun rous in our neighbourhood ot late, and wine of their lucubrations are cer ainly r as well as truth I lUhman writing under date :—"Maailed in a f the v. poisoned un difficult us."
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  • 137 10 y mourn." the Editor of Sir: A d shed w that "if tli war always im•s injusti concern irent of crimes." These wo ful signific bra one vends responilen" hee aud Sri Menu. part of hieh descril>es the doi tain <le ntingeir. call things by their
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  • 310 10 News fo the Fortnight. THURSDAY, 30th DECEMBER. We extract the following telegram from an Indian exchange London, 30th Noreniber. The Indian Gorernment has announced its intention of joining the International Postal Union. All Postal Adiuii, i imited to a conference which asaembleb on tbe 17tL It is reported that the
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  • 143 11 iav, tli ord the Maate. 1 Imj W. il M. body ot named Mahomed Kosmariean. From the evideuce, it appear* the leceased fell down set less and was s* suspected that death had been caused by poison, and contents was i re- ins death by arsenical j
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  • 490 11 ie Ocean Company's steamer Priam, Capt. Butler, from :>ool 1 Nov., ria S ial and Pen an g 80th ult, arrived at Ta wharf on Saturday, en route to Hongkong and Shanghai. lonial S ards us the folio wi; f of a telegram from H. Governor Pena
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  • 1231 11 ThM non-arrival of the Eastern and Australian mail steamer Brisbane, from Sydney and Queensland, due here on the 25th ultimo, is giving rise to some anxiety she has probably broken down. Wjj understand the Thames transport is expected here in a few days from England with troops
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  • 315 11 In the case of the Chartered Bank vs. Cheong Sw* the defendant was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of nd being signed by eL We understand the alant would have been rel on Friday bad tfa u sufficient time jet the sureties together. adjourned inquest
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  • 636 12 FRIDAY, 7 th JANUARY. tlie arriv and ts to meet the Pri yi > 1 we cl i notilied the arrival oNI the Maharajah of Johore on the -2nd ultimo. lowing paragraph. hope it is true. p raiu aniioum-ii ttions of at Kinta bus reach and the presses himself highlit
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  • 156 12 osal berthe followy of an official telegram received t ,'niay evening from Batavia 44 Setal, Lautouiniii and forts of Toekoe i evacuated by the enemy. Commu* ions between Pekas, Badak and our nangri opened. No losses on our A Telegram just received by Messrs. Guthrie Co. mm
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  • 951 12 iignantsub fthe Hon«r. that under date 15th Decemcing the captain ot' the ior hoaxing the o-ood folks of Manila by reporting, on his arrival there, that, just previous to his departure from Singapore 00 the lax December, he had reeeived from our Harbour Matter the following riartbng
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  • 218 12 has l>eeu n that the B ated off Angelica reef on tlu :id arrived at Sourabava on the Bth instant. She brings on from that port her own mails, p BMCPgCTi, ftC- Th rnts arrived here yesterdav from Portsmouth She brought 2 officers and 85 men of
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  • 406 12 Major Dunloj eral of Police, returned meut yesterday from Perak suraed the d will be gratifying fa san indication of the return of the Officials who have been taken a^ :n their Departments for s\ Perak. It is to be hoped the follow soon. l]i I udia
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  • 1848 13 38 Vic'i PTB.H giving 3 ips. Be it ena Exi with the adv ■iritual and Teni in this present bhfl an- I. TI i h with and from time to time by special order sufficient nan per pern a their own staff or utl. i oaring authority ■■aworthy
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  • 289 13 The homeward F. O. mail steamer Thibet, Capt. Eastley, from Hongkong 6th inst., arrived at the P. O. wharf early this morning, and will leave at 4 p. M. to-morrow. The Hon'ble Major McNair, Colonial Engineer, and the Hon'ble T. Br*ddell, who has returned to the Colony
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  • 72 14 Pate FIa S- Chip's Name. Captain. From. To. Dec. 2lHr_ti*h Elizabeth Nicholson .Webster "ißangkok Lo^doT" Z 2? 1 ibson Falmouth T 1 f.b t, lS lm London V A t th eS P, P er lila Liverpool ath iderson Point de Galle BatariT 71 tnerlane ley Shanghai
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 948 14 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. amtate,— Contmutd. earner A Jtar Hamburg Btk .Nov. oth Jhu^ Q Cotie M "^£h b-V. Bath, m t, Mints B^on 2 1th Dee. British .U.«,.r I^Uj, urday, Ist January. British steamer Priam. 1.572 tons, Butler, Liverpool 17th Nor. BfOartUrtS. Sunday, 2nd January. British steame; 1 W tons lembang
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  • 44 1 1 Tanjeng Pagar Wharf. 2 Victoria Dock 6 Jardine, Matheson and Company's Wharf. 3 P. &O. Wharf 7 Bon Accord D 4 Borneo Company's Wharf 8 Government W 5 New Harbour Dock Company Limited 9 A* .1
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    • 778 1 SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR, DATk SHIPS NAMES. CAPTAINS. r1 AG AND Rl« lONS. JP AS- WHEREFRONi CONSIGNEES OR AGENTS. 'DESTINATION RIVAL. MEN-OF-WAR Egeria H. M. steamer 797 De rak Senior Naval Officer. ak ao J a! H. N. M. steamer; 1080 Dec. 18 Bangkok Netherlands Contol. Repairing Co H M.
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