Straits Times Overland Journal, 11 January 1877

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  • 19 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XV I II. NO. 359. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, .JANUARY 11, 1877. Pbice so Cknts.
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  • 69 1 On the 23rd December, at Tfclok Blangah, of apoplexy His Highness Tunku Abdulrahmun bin Ibrahim aged 4; years. At Deli, on the L>7th December. 1876, j Therese Laurent, the beloied wife of E. de Bar, aged 25 years and 9 penths. At the Convent of the Holj Infant
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  • 121 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1877. LSITWT MAKKUT UlAi TATlov> Singapore, January 11th, 1 i 7. Gamb'er 4.20. Black Pepper 8.20. White Pepper i 14. Sago Flour, Sarawak 2.82. 1 Pearl Sago 3.25. Ooffee, Bontyne none. Tin 20.00. 40a. Mule twiat 100. 8± lbs. Shirtings i.. 1 70. 7
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  • 549 1 The following passengers liave arrived, left, or passed through the port, daring the fortnight. Per K. A. steamer Sinytipore, from Sydney, on the :16 th December For Singapore. From Sydney: The Hf.ii'ble (r. H. Cox, Messrs. H. r'. fox, Herbert •x, John B. Carter, Leonard Carter, Captain and Mrs
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  • 1147 1 Oi r last Overland Summary was dated the 27 ill ultimo. The M. M. Go's, steamer Ac a from Marseilles with dates to the .'3rd ultimo, bringing on the London mails of the Ist December, arrived here on New Year's Day. The M. M. Cos. steamer Irauuaddt/ from
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 320 1 ARCHIBALD JAMEJ SPOTTISWOODE. DBCBASED. Pursuant to Tndian Trustees and Mort gagee's Powers Act. 1866,— Notice is hereby iffven that all creditors and other persons n*«*ini* an V claims or demands upon the estate v or erfecta of Archibald James SpoTTiswooDi»yJate of Singapore, Merchant deceased (who died on 29th November 1874,
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  • 1391 2 Topics of the Day. THE SPORTS. SINGAPOII held high holiday v'esterdav, and barbarians' Celestial.-, Malays and KlingS resolved to enter into the spirit of the fun at any cost and under any circumstance*. A programme of sports was prepared, which, if anything, was too comprehensive, so much v> that during
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  • 982 2 Thk Indian paperi received by the I mail steamer are mainly Mtapied with dW lilting the warlike situation m Europe, the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi, accounts from the famine districts m Southern India, and details bf the destruction caused hv the storm-wave m Eastern Bengal. The famine continues
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  • 629 2 Wi extract from our China exchanges the following jottings of newt of more or less general interest. The Hongkong Government decided not to press the case against Low Aman, the cousin of the coolie with a diseased spleen who died from the etFeet of a push or kick
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  • 1042 3 Wk published yesterday the etter addressed by the Hon'ble \V. H. Read to H. E. the Governor, upon the reent agreement with certain of the Chiefs ot the Kegri Bmmbilai* which ra laid upon the Council table last Friday and a comment or two upon it may
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  • 657 3 Western Australia is like one :>f those unfortunate characters often ;o be met with, which are always gohg to do something extraordinary, bit somehow or other never do it. It has been m existence now as a Colony fa* nearly half a century, and cannot shot a revenue
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  • 940 3 There can be no doubt of the opening of the Suez Canal some five years ago having brought about great changes m the* course of traffic and the course of trade between the West and Kast, and that these changes were far from being fully anticipated by
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  • 1737 3 The Home Govern men t is extremely long 1 m making" uj> its mind what is to be done with Abdullah, Ex-Sultan Ismail ami the other Perak chietV, who are now staving here, awaiting trial or plenary absolution. Bulgarian atrocities, the Eastern Question and allied topics are
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  • 1576 4 The Council adjourned sine dir at its last meeting on the 29th ultimo, and although it was not prorogued <>r closed we presume the phrase ftJM die may be taken to mean that the session has ended. During the last year some twenty-one sittings of the Council were
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  • 1652 5 We have received an interesting: little pamphlet, written by Mr. P. C. L. Hartog, and addressed to the Sourabaya Trade Club, containing short extracts from the report of the voyages of the steamer Egeron, to the South Western Isles, the South Eastern Islands, New Guinea and the
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  • 949 5 The sentence of death passed on Maharajah Lela and the other Perak chiefs was thoroughly satisfactory, hut the apparent neglect on the part of the Malay Commission to see that the decision was carried out may lead us to doubt the sincerity of its tneiul>ers.
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  • 2378 5 (Translated fur Ike BlrmUi Ttms9. ilt m requuHted "f «>ur rout »'ni>' mines that m n iliu-iu^- llmm ICMMIattOM tbrir original ai>j*:aniii. >• m tbe St i tt it Tutu*, may be a<-«iiiowlu«ltfe<l IflOM Java papers to tin- HHh nisl.» the following iteias of intelllgtUOi air trau slated
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  • 1295 6 (Translated for the Straits Times.) (It is requested of our contemporaries that m reproducing these translations their original appearauee m the SUaxU Tinu», may be acknowledged. From Manila papers to tlio loth instant, the following intelligence is translated At the close of last month, a hurricane prevailed throughout
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  • 3156 7 Singapore ±>nd December. 1870. Prevent. His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Acting Chief Justice. iheHonble the Officer Comdg. H. M.'s [Troops. n the Colonial Secretary. the Attorney- General. H the Treasurer. n the Auditor-General. H. A. K. Whampoa, C.M.G. n W. H. Read. Wm. Adamson. J. R.
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  • 9754 8 Singapore, 29th DSCIMMJK, J«7u'. Prm HIK EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR. Hit* Honour the Acting Judge of Peuanjj, (Mr. Justice Ford The Hon'Mc the Attorney-General, (Mr. ilraddell.) Trea.surrr (Mr. Willans) Auditor-General,* 'Mr. C. J. Irving.) H. A. K. Whainpoa, O.M.G. W. H. X.m.l. W, Ad;iuiB')ii. J. H. MacArtbar. Mr. Justice
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  • 1202 10 December, Ist 187 G. (From our own Correspondent.) The Governor is away, supposed to l>e visiting parts of the Colony he has never seen before, on his return from his visit to Melbourne. The Ministers are all away m different parts, busily employed m securing their constituents for the
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  • 1836 10 ~fv« my last a iew iragiea] events 1 'avc occurred, which 1 venture to think may be interesting to your readers and 1 trust you will be good' enough to publish them m your journal. A case of murder was reported to the Collector and Magistrate at
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  • Correspondence.
    • 493 11 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir, With a view to the recent excitement among some of the Chinese and the measures it appears Sir Wiiliam Jervois wished to take, might not some way be devised to execute the project m such a way as at
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    • 114 11 To the Editor of the Daily Times. Sir, Wishing to make known to the contributors to this year's collection m aid of our Institution the result of yesterday evening's Drawing, and also, to tender our grateful thanks to all concerned, we respectfully beg you will insert the
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    • 161 11 To the Editor of the Daily Tunes. Sir, A few issues back, you referred to the administration of justice, m the Straits Settlements, and while the tenor of your article was outspoken and just, yet your reference to the Judges, and your condemnatory inferences are not correct, both
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    • 916 11 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sir, Now that Mr. Pickering's work is done, as far as enquiring into Secret Societies goes, and his paper m Fraser's has come out a!id his report to the Straits Government lias, U I suppose, been made, •it is Interesting
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    • 954 12 To ih*' Editor tf ike Daily Tunes. bin,- Although Malacca has all along been lauded bj the Recorders of former, and Chief Justices of present, government as a settlement whose inhabitants are quiet and peaceable, and who rarely commil offences against the law (judging, as I
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    • 251 12 To the Editor of the Daily Tunes. Si it, From the statements of your re»pect*ble porratpond^nt 'Lex' m your issue of yesterday, one would be led to believe that Mr. Bickering, on account ofliis knowledge of the Chinese language, must be able to give every information respecting the
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  • 1936 12 WEDNESDAY, 27th DECEMBER. Owing to pressure on our space we are compelled to hold over the verbatim report of the last meeting of the Legislative Council, our Sydney letter, and j other matter until to-morrow. THI E. A. If. CVs steamer (jitjiure, Captain J. H. Peake,
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  • 1800 13 Ihe programme of next Monday's Sports has been published and it is a comprehensive one; races of all descriptions, and under peculiar disadvantages, gastronome accomplishments at the expense of ship's biscuits 'first done', treacle dipping-, walking on a greased tonkang boom, and similar triflles, are the feats
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  • 3801 13 Pn« M. M. Co's steamer Em*rm* t Captain Pichat,from Batavia,with datos to the '6 1st ultimo, arrived alongside the Borneo Co's wharf this Morning with the Dutch mails for transmission to Europe. An adjourned inquest was held at the Coroner's office on the 2nd instant by A.
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  • 1211 15 PHE If. M. Co/i steamer lraouaddy y Captain (iauvain, from Shanghai with dates to the fcfcod, Hongkong the tsth ultimo, and Saigon the Ist instant, arrived alongside the Borneo Company's Wharf yesterday afternoon, and will leave for Galle, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples and Marseilles at 5
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  • 455 15 It will be remembered m reference to the recent riots that the Government having obtained information to the effect that oue of the loaders of a Secret Society, Lim AhTye, was beyond doubt concerned m the instigation of the disturbance*, had him placed on board the M.
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  • 873 15 We are informed by the Government that a telegram has been received here to the effect that the Chinaman, Lim Ah Tye, is m the hands of the Police at Hongkong and not at Saigon. The more matters connected with the Peninsula are considered, the plainer does
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  • 2388 15 The British steamer Ufenroy, Captain Taylor from London with dales to the ~Sth ovetnber, arrived alongside Taojoog Pagar wharf yesterday en route to Hongkong and Shanghai. The French Ironclad frigate Ltk dalidissf/oncn', Captain Conte, hearing the flay; of Rear Admiral Peridot, late Commander m chief of the
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  • 173 16 The E. A. Mail Co.'s steamer Bowen, Captain Miller, from Hongkong with dates to the 3rd instant, arrived alongside Tanjong Pagar wharf this morning, and will leave for Australian ports after the arrival of the next English mail which is expected here on Inursday morning. The exhibition
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  • 616 16 An accident happened yesterday to Mr. J. Finn while engaged m shipping two horses from Col Iyer Quay. By some means the hoisting gear slipped, precipitating Finn into the water, when coming m contact with a rock, one of his arms was broken below the elbow. He
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