Straits Times Overland Journal, 22 February 1877

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  • 24 1 Fok Despatch put P. O. Sti_ami_r Lomkardy." The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. Will. -NO. 362. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1877. Pkice 80 Cents.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 29 1 At the Pavilion Hotel, ou the l^th instant, Mrs. H. Abrams, of a son. At 10 London Street, Edinburgh, on the lt>th nit., Mrs. McLean of a son.
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    • 17 1 On the .*»ih instant, at Langkat tra, Otto Wirth t St, Gall^t Switzerlnad), aged 29 years.
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  • 109 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, FEB.22,1877. LATEST MAttKET QUOTATIONS SINGAPOEE. FEBRUARY *22ND, 1877. Qatnbier 4.40. Black Pepper 7. 80. White Pepper 1345 Sago Flour, Sarawak 2.66. Pearl Sago 0.00. Coffee, Bontyne tli. Tin. 19.75. iOs. Mule twist 104. 8i lbs. Shirtings 1.75. 7 do do 150 6 do T. Cloth 1.25.
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  • 1544 1 The last Overland was dated the htb instant. On the 12th the M. M. steamer Anadyr arrived with the London mails of the 12th January, and ou the 19th the P. O. steamer Kashgar arrived with the London mails of the 19th Jauuary. The M. M. steamer Ava
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 187 1 ARCHIBALD JAMES SPOTTISWOODE, DECEASED. Pursuant to Indian Trustees and Mortgagee's Powers Act, 1806, Notice is hereby given that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands upon the estate or etleets of Archibald Jamls Spottiswoode late of Singapore, Merchant deceased iyvho died on 29th November I*7l, and whose
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 123 1 passengers^ The following passengers have arrived, left, or passed through the port, during the fortnight. Per M. M. steamer Emirne, from Batavia, on the 14th February For Singapore. Mr. L.deganick, Mr. and Mrs, Sbillaber, Monsieur Dupont, 10 Arabs, 3 Chinese and 3 Javanese. For Marseilles. Mr. P. Martin. Mr. Coupones.
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    • 187 1 tor Jeremiah, Mr. R. Deeouza. Messrs. G. Griffin and T. Light, 0 steerage and 236 deck. Per steam«r Malda. from Calcutta, on the 18 th February Mr and Mrs Power, Messrs. G. McClellau, W. MeClellan,Oox,R. Graves, H. Graves, Burnett, Wilson, Dr. Hue. Mra. Downing, Miss' Rivers, and Mrs. Cohen. Per
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  • 1429 2 BLUE BOOK 1875. Tuk annual Blue Book of these" Settlements is a publication which is vefv little known a,nd is probably Been by nobody but Officials, Members of Council and inquisitive people who want to know about things. Its weight and bulk and endless pages of
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  • 1206 2 In discussing the other day the news that the Australian Colonies had applied to the Secretary of State for the services of Sir W r illiam Jervois to advise them upon their defences, we expressed the opinion that the departure of the Governor from the Settlements under
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  • 4892 2 W t e have much pleasure m publishing to-day the Notes on Perak which appear below. They have been kindly placed at our disposal for publication by the Hon'ble W. Adamson, who recently paid a visit to Larut and Perak proper, by way of
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  • 779 4 Thi arrangement that tbe Senior Magistrate is to do duty for the Inspector General of Police during the absence of the latter officer ov a years leave, acting for the first three months m both capacities of Police Magistrate and Inspector General, is really the strangest possible.
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  • 763 4 Fnon our China news it will be seen that a report is current and believed m Hongkong that the Hon'ble C. B. Plunket has resigned the Kegistrarship of the Supreme Court of Il»n^kui)_:. to wdiieh office it pleased tlie Secretary of State to appoint him some time
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  • 1438 5 Pkobably the strongest impression left upon the reader's mind after perusal of the Hon'ble Mr. Adamson's graphic Notes on Perak, which we published on Monday last, will be, that Government would be fortunate could it find such a man as the writer and place him m charge of that
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  • 684 5 The Hougkong Daily Press of the loth instant, m commenting upon the reticence of (ioverninent with regard to Perak and its chiefs, observes that there is little doubt that Sir W illiam Jervois is anting under instructions from the Imperial Government, m which case, considering that he
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  • 593 5 It is, we believe, understood to be the intention of Government, m the course of time and as its finances allow, to concentrate upon Tort Fullerton site the Shipping Office, the Import and Export Office, and various other offices belonging to the Harbour Department. It i> also said
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  • 2466 6 translated for fhe Straits Times. 'It is requested of our oOQtmnponriM that m r^j-ro-rlucing these transiahous their <>ri_-iiml upj-earance iv the Stmit* Ti,.u-<, maj |>c ackuowluil^i-il From Java papers to the Ist instant, the following information is translated By the steamer Merapi. Wessels, there has been conveyed hither
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  • 1393 6 M ANILA ITEMS. (Translated for the Straits Times.) It is requested of our eonfr'Uipontrierf that iv repro-dtu-iug these translations their original appearance iv tbe S'rmfj Tn,..>. may be acknowledged). The Sooloo correspondent of the Diario de Manita states under date the 2nd ultimo, that on the IMb December last the
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  • 8430 7 rv.TURDAY, 17TH FEBRUARY) The Charge of alleged PiMice Tor Aire. Goruoral Mootoosanny No. 4n and Police Constable Kader Baiha No. (278 appeared on an adjourned tjuuimonsj before Captain Walshe to answer s chprge of gross cruelty preferred against them by Lim Ah Tan, a domestic servant lately m
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  • Correspondence.
    • 194 9 To the Editor of the Daily Times. But, The report m yesterday's issue of your valued paper, of the musical perj formanoe by the band of tho l. S. Flagship Tennessee" on Tuesday Evening m the pavilion of the Hotel de V Europe. is tar
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  • News of the fortnight.
    • 786 9 of the S. S. Singapore, we are given I to understand that the luckless vessel was, when wrecked, on a voyage direct to Sydney from Hongkong, and at the time .she was not engaged on the ivguhu* mail service. No apprehensions need exist, therefore, as to the
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    • 1219 9 Tut following passengers proceeded per P. O. Co.'s mail steamer Kliita yesterday from Singapore For Penaug. Hia Houor Mr. Justice Ford and servant, Mr. Judd and servant, Mrs. Wilson, child, and servant, Mr. A. P. Talbot and servant. For Gatle. Lieut. Mann, R.E., aud o natives. i»br
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    • 868 10 Wh extract from yesterday's Govemment Gazette the following new notifications His Excellency the Governor has received intimation from the Right Hou'ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that the Queen's .Exequatur, empowering Mr. Louis Putin to ace as French Consul at Singapore, received Her Majesty's sig
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    • 625 10 The British steamer Jeddah arrived iv the roads yesterday from Jeddah, Galle, aud Pinang with 816 Mahoraedan pilgrims from the former port. She^reports haviug spoken ou the sth instant the barque Cheviot of Glasgow from Galle for Akyab. A PS-TATS telegram was received here on Saturday afternoon
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    • 1852 10 The M. M. Co's steamer Emirne, Captain Piehat from Batavia with dates to the 12th instant, arrived alongside the Borneo Company's wharf this morning with the Dutch mails for trausmission to Europe. The United States flagship Tennessee, with Rear Admiral Reynolds on board, left the harbour this
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    • 1716 11 The British steamer State of Lonsiaua, Captain Johnston, arrived alongside Tanjong Pagar wharf this forenoon from London with dates to the sth ultimo en route to Hougkong and Shanghai. Telegrams were received from Cape St. James yesterday eveniug that the French mail steamer Ava had grounded on
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    • 2327 12 The P. and O. stqpmer Lombardy, was to leave Hongkong yesterday at noon, and may be expected here ou the 20th instant. The Dutch War steamer dmboina. Captain Sponjoara, from Acheen anchored m the Harbour yesterday afternoon. The Spanish mail steamer Paragua. Captain Jacinto de Gil, from
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    • 1390 12 The Kashgar was signalled m Pinang at 11 o'clock this morning, and therefore should be here ou Monday morning. Amongst the passengers per French mail steamer Ara, from Saigon on Thursday, was General Bos*ant, Com-mander-in-chief of the French military forces m Cochin China and at one time
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    • 123 13 The Straits steamer Japan, Captain Guan Hin, from Penang 15th and Malacca ISth instant anchored m the roads this morning. The B. I. S. N. Co.'s mail steamer Malda, Capt. Lang, from Calcutta with dates to the 31st ulto., via Rangoon, Maul main, Penang and Malacca anchored
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    • 2006 13 We are informed that His Excellency General Moriones, of Carlist war celebrity j the Governor Geueral elect of the Philippines, is expected to arrive here to-day by the Spanish steamer Cadiz, en route to Manila. From the Sarawak Gazelle of the 15th instant, we learn that an
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    • 835 14 The E. A. Mail Co's steamer Normanby with the next Australian mails for Europe, is expected to arrive here to-night or to-morrow morning. Captain Von Bargen of the British steamer Ferntower, from Rangoon, reports having- passed, on the 19th inst., off the North Sands the British ship
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 803 14 SHIPPING INJHE HARBOUR. TTfiSm I ".'i f -hip's Names. Captains. Flag <fc Rio. j op ar- Where From! Where Lying Consignees or Agents. Destination. \gH aiVALS MEN-OF-WAR Sambas Vexela H. N. M. str Dec. 28 Acheen T. P. Wharf H. N. M*s Consul General Repainne JtW*. _7 nB °w IJ-^Sr'
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