Straits Times Overland Journal, 8 June 1878

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    16 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. \()L. MX. -NO. M(). SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1878. Prick 40
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  • Article, Illustration
    SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1879.
    85 1 Vi HAKKLBT <4U« »TATIUNS. KOA-poaa Bth June, 1878. (..riunbicr 5 k Black Pei 7. White Pt- r, fair quality 13. SftgolS Sarawak... ;> 60. OoflFee, Bontyue..... 1!>. nominal Tin... 40b. Mui. twi 3J lbs. Bbir€!r 7 do d< 7j. On f Saul 3/11^. i/~ On Ii
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  • Article
    Passengers.
    436 1 i May. Prom Singa- le. From Manila Don Em Dou Jose Mauzo n Delgado. wife and child, pi: ;rt. P«C Oph June, From Bengkal; >CM k. From Deli 10 Islanders, 3 won Per h June. Foi —From Brisbane Mr. Kohlen. From Sydney Messrs. and Ihineae. >c, Ist June.— Funi
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    Summery of the week.
    914 1 The last overland issue of the Straits ÜBS was dated the 2nd instant, the M. Al. steamer Tlgre leaving next day at day-light with the last homeward mail. The P. and O. steamer Teheran ar- I rived this morning with the London mail of the 10th
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  • Article
    UNKNOWN
    794 1 The one event uf the week which h.ta absorbed attention, both h re and m the capital, htut beeu the murder ol H. E. Okubo ToAhimitclii, wh:-h to>>k place about half- past ci t Tuesday uiurning the 14th ultimo, ibi- wab the i»r aopointed fur the uititi-ibuuiwn of dec&jmjm*
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  • Article
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    975 2 j F i Daily Times, Qth June. The mactkr-General's Repokt for 1877. Last Friday's Gazette contained the Report of the Acting 1 Postmasterreueral for fS77 which will be i'ound appended below. Although ('apiaiu Okd is not given to be over liberal m the amount of information he given, and
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    General Post Office.
    842 2 Stnynpore, 22nd April, 1878. SiR, I have the honor to submit, for the information of Government, the Anmial Report on the Postal Department of this Colony for the year ending 30th No. vember, 1877. The ordinary revenues of this Department derived from the sale of postage stamps,
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  • Article
    From the Daily Times, 5th June.
    558 2 Straits Asiatic Society. Thk monthly General Meeting of the Straits Asiatic Society was held od Monday evening. There were present, of the Council, Arehdecaon Hose, (President), Mr. A. ML Skinner, (Hon Secretary), Dr. Bieber and Messrs. Miller and Koek besides 35 members and visitors.
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    From the Daily Times, 7th June.
    487 2 I THK I I A. ami I PH CO. LIMII Thk Directors of tl mitted their report b last half of l v 7 to the ninth general meeting of sharehold i London, oo Thursday, the 1 1 th Api il. The ]»aul-up capital
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  • Article
    From the Daily Times, 7th June.
    950 3 The iatefc iudiau papers contain details licmii ot Mr. T. T. Cooper, the well-known Chinese Traveller, at Bhanio on I 3rd April by one of his own guards. The Guard was mainly khs, armed with Sniders, of a jemadar, 2 naiks, and '20 si]
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    From the Daily Times, 5th June.
    1519 3 JAVA NEWS. (Translated for the Straifx Tunes.) (It is requested of our contemporaries that iv reproducing these translation* their original appearance iv the Straits Timva may be acknowledged.) A telegram lately received from the Governor of the West Coast of Sumatra translated, contains the
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    From the Daily Times, 4th June.
    502 3 Sarawak News. The Samoa k Gazette of the 27th May publisher the state revenue return* for 1877 whVh show very s.itisf 'actor y results. There\ is an increase on the revenue of 1876* of SH,7<X>.3t> while tli* expenditure has decreased $16,803.06, am: this, notwithstanding
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  • Article
    From the Daily Times, 5th June.
    1430 4 The I I,'ke.m aso.vs. Singapore has bfeen strongly masonic n\ its tendencies ever since its foundation l>y Sir Stamford RufHes, and, m the old days, the inauguration ot'mjtftiy of; i public buildings, notably fthe Horsl irgh nd Raffles Light-houses was delegated to the members
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    From the Daily Times, 7th Jane.
    1639 4 From the Daily Times, 7th Jane SYDNEY LETTER. Stdney, 13th Max, 1878. The last -lays of the first session of tin- newly-elected Parliament are now on. here. The only work done has been the passing of the Estimates for the current year. I must not forget, however, that there have
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    From the Daily Times, 4th June.
    1352 5 r r Junk, lS7s. The Br; 1 t« ocr Biiimbow, from yourl'or*- n v to the 27th ultimo, arrived here on sday last, and sailed the following <■ lg f or Klang and ;iiigore. 'liie Malay Bteumei Telegraph, Captain Valberg, from Klang, arrived here
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  • Correspondence
    • Letter
      Mr. MacArthur's Suggestion.
      300 5 To the Editor of the Dotty Time*. Brß,7—The sensible suggestion contained m your issue of Friday last, that cookery should be taught to. the girls m the Institution School, is well deserving the attention of the Committee. It is very desirable that this should form a part
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    • Letter
      The Malacca Survey Department.
      487 5 To the Editor of (he Daily Times. Sir, It is gratifying to see that the grievances of Malacca are now being frequently noticed by the Prow. The discussions, so long as they represent facts, cannot but be productive of much good; but 1 regret to notice
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    News of the Week. MONDAY, 3rd JUNE.
    518 5 News of the Week. MONDAY, 3rd JUNE. Captain B. Doi blas, r. n. r., H. B. M's Resident, Salangore, and Mr. Pai H. B. M.'s Assistant Resident, Pei arrived here yesterday, per steamer Pyah PekAet, on business coi with their respective Residen The P. and O. Co's steamship Khedne, which
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    TUESDAY 4th JUNE
    639 5 H. M. G.u der v k" 5* I h i a Wk are informed the members of >ur- jiew Volunteer corps have beeii so. ?icluous m their attendances at drill, that, it is expected, there will shortly be parade held on the Esplanade, \ftl)< v, doubtless, the
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    Thunder and Rain Story at Hongkong.
    950 6 Thunder and Rain Story at Hongkong. A terrific thunderstorm occurred m flongkon^ on the 21st ultimo. The China Mail thus describes it. The thunder 6t<*rm of last night was one of the most terrific that has ever he«n experienced m this Colony, and as might have been expected has caused
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    WEDNESDAY, 5th JUNE.
    1157 6 Miss Elcia May, with a Itrge opefaboufte troupe, will give a perfbnqiinee iv the Town Hall on next Saturday evening. We observe that severakif the Si Water taps are leaking badly. The defects should be remedied at ouee to prevent any further waste of the water. The
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    THURSDAY 6th JUNE.
    328 6 We learn, or that th; ie timers have lately been üby |K)lice peons iv the 1 bood of Changbie. The I*. .< i»g\ntx thi 1 London mail lUth was signalled m Peuang- o'clock this morning 1 and may be expected here on Sal I vm >n The
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    THURSDAY, 7th JUNE
    912 7 i iv v M <***"*, Captain Grant, lett the roads this morniug, l>ound for Japan, ealliug- at Hongkong on the way. The name of Captaiu A. C. Schutze accidentally omitted from the list newly elected members of the Asiatic Society m our report of Wednesday. Vk understand
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      620 7 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE 3iTtba!«. 9rrfbalc(— (Continued.) Saturday, Ist June. v Dutch steamer Sindoro, 1,223 tons, Odem commander, Bativia M. M. steamer Emirne, 727 tons, Pichat, Batavia 30th May. 4th June, consignees Hamilton Gray Co. Sunday, 2nd June. P. O. steamer Lomb.rdy, 1,726 tons. Or man comoiandei Sarawak str. Royalist, 151 tons,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      587 8 VESSELS PASSED ANJER. Date. Pla*?. vS hip's Name. Captain. From. To. May Stanfield Dudley Sunderland (heribon 1« do Kli/abeth Lindbergh Hamburg Hongkoi (American C. B. Carver Dow New York [Yokohama 10 do Cbalmette Chadbouner Hollo Boston German Christel Rissier Batavia Marseill* Norwegain v ega Nordtvsdt llo llo Falmouth jBritish Gordon
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