Straits Times Overland Journal, 10 August 1878

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    19 1 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. MX. NO. tlB. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, Al GLBT 10. 1878. Prick 40 c™.
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    SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1878. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    94 1 SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1878. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Sinqavobv, lOth 187>s. tibier v Back Pepper White Pepper, fair quality 13. .rjiW.ifr i 10~. Fontyno 20. Tin 1- -£>. Mu i twis 92 bin: a 1 I."). Ik). 7 'dm I Ben i6I. i >n Ij >ndon Bttuk 6 Prw LO4. i»n
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    Summary of the Week.
    732 1 THE last issue of the Overland Stkaits Timks was dated Saturdav, the 3rd instant, the l\ O. steamer Zambesi being despatched at 1 w 11. on tliat day witli the last homeward mail. The M. M. steamer Itaonaddg arrived here this morning with the Loodon mail
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    Penang News.
    804 1 Tkk following items are taken from >ur Pei 1. Iml,'1 ml,' contemporaries Marriage of Miss Pr&grave a*d Mr. A. Clarke In our issue of Tuesday last, 30th July, thne and space prevented us from giving anything more than the usual laconic notice of the marriage solemnized on that
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    Bangkok News.
    274 1 Con i of a Christian to H/ft/I--li'ixin. A correspondent of the China Mail, under date 15*h July, writes as follows The great event of the year, so far, in Siatn, has been the conversion to Buddhism of a European Christian, and his formal installation into the Priesthood, which
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      213 1 1 Alii,'. From Hong ag Cordr. B. Dent. oin Hon<jk- j .M r H. Her' -From Shanghai Mr. R. Rnirkf. and Mr. G. Hole. From Hongkon rke. From Shangh ai Mitt. 1' ■mwL. Douglas. From HongU' Mr. and Mrs. Pollard and infant and Mr. aud Mrs. HoIiikjs. Fo From fton-gkong:
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    Topics of the Day.
    1675 2 he Daily Times, bIA Augi < i ink Expedition. Thk following 1 the latest, account of the expedition for the colonisation New Guinea is taken from the Cooktowu Herald of the ltftb July "They have hardships, privation, and sibly, sufferings to experience." Such ir remarks when
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    842 2 From the Daily Uk 'Jmgnit. 'I'm: Straits Asiatic Sooiktv. A i the meeting of the Asiatic Society last bight there were present, the President, the Ven. Archdeacon Hose the Vice President, M. J. D. Vanghau Memben of the Council, the Hon'ble C. J. Irving, Dr. Bieber the Oerjnaq Consul. and
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    2992 2 /vr>/// the h -I >ti/. Oimi \i Smokin*.. One of the vexed qu< »ii> ,,r i day is the evil effects of Opium smi kinjjf on mankind in general and w Chinese in articular, and, as tera of ooni rovefsy of (his kii gi-ain of fact is w -it h
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    4815 3 1 From the Daily Times, \Uh August. NATIVE RISING IN NKW CALEPONJA. To* Brisbane Telegraph of the 12th 1 July aon tains in its telegrapbic column j further details of the recent rifiiug ol the Natives in New Caledonia and -I the dreadful ma of the whites that ensued. They
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    948 5 Fro tailg Time*, 6//* August. JAVA NEWS. (Translated for the Straits Times. Lt is requested ol our contemporaries that, in reproraatiations, their original aypearauce may be .acknowledged.) "Ina tele am from the Governor of Aeheeu and ffependericies dated Kotta Rajah, 21st July, the following is stated; After expiration of ultim
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    1145 5 From the Daily Times, 70 August. MANILA NEWS. [Translated for the Straits Tunes.) (It is requested of our co itempdrarie? that, ia repro duciu* these transitions, their origi^l appearauc* in the 7 Straits Titm* may be acknowledged.) "Shipwrecked persons.— To dey then arrived the steamer Camiguin which had been on
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    523 5 From Ike Daily Times, Hik -July. The Ni w Mail Contract. TENDERS for the new Eastern Mail Services were opened in London on the 25tli July last, and it is, therefore, a little surprising the result lias not yet transpired by telegraph, seeing 1 what an important question it is
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    602 6 From the Daily Tun eg, %IA Auynst, Public Execution in Sim.apork. This morning, shortly after (> o'clock, Kbrahim, the Malay, who was -sentenced to death at the recent assizes lor the mur- >• oi' a Chinese boy under circumstanc great atrocity, suffered the last penalty i tne law. During the
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    603 6 From the Daily Times, Ilk August. MALACCA. (From our own Correspondent.) Malacca, 5th August, 187v THl B. I. S. N. Co's steamer Pembv, Captain (luy, u. n. b., arrived here from your port en route to Calcuta via intermediate ports, on the 28th ultimo, and B. I. S. N. Co's
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  • Correspondence.
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      Lukut and Rajah Bot.
      731 6 the Editor of the Daily Times. Sin. -1 have noticed several remarks in your paper lately on the subject of Rajah Hot, and Lukut. It appears to me, who am entirely disinteiested in the matter, that there is another side to the question, of which your
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      The Resident System.
      245 6 To the Editor of the Daily T Sib, 1 heard a great person say the other Jay, "The Resident System is on its trial. and I wondered much where the trial was being made. as. unless you tell taradiddles in your paper, there is not a native
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      Electricity v. Gas.
      481 6 To the Editor of the Daily Tim Dear Sir, The following extract from i the" Telegraphic Journal" of the Ist ultimo, shows that stivet lighting by elec- < tricity is now a. fait accompli Jablochkoff's electric candle is rapidly making headway in Pariß. Besides the 8 1
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      Rajah Bot and Lukut.
      346 6 Siit. I'ut a sailor on hors< Mid he will ride I ia an oUI which seen;- fully >ur nautical Kand Sin to adviie and they dictate their her unwilling chiefs under strict This is certainly <>ne way oTcarrying the -lonial otlicc, bul that which Lord Carnarvoi
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      226 7 Till. KVKCITION OF EbUAUIM. the the Daily Times. With reference to that portion of the report in your issue of yesterday I I'ublic execution in Singapore which refers to the scriptural ministration ilftmli to the condemned Malay Mahdi. Khrahim, I feel it important to Jve publ lie principle on which
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    News of the Week.
    142 7 SATURDAY, 3rd AUGUST. Kktvrn of Visitors to the Riffles Library and Museum during 7 days, ending Friday 2nd August l s Saturday 27th July 78 ,d*v ii M-uday -2Uth 190 :»day 30th :U* Wednesday olst 124 Thursday let Augt fy)7 Friday v Jnd 051 Total 1458
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    MONDAY, 5th AUGUST.
    1013 7 It is stated in the Square to-day, mi-official intimation ft as been sived that fehe Hx)N. Cecil Smith llong-kong, ha a appointed our iTevv Colonial Secretary. Ti pan Emperor, says the Ulu of the 6th -July, lias sent through Count Mui, the lioyal Prussian Order of the
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    Performance in the Town Hall.
    332 7 Mb. Dave Carson and his troupe always welcome quests in Singapore gave a very successiul performance in the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday evening. The entertainment this time did not include the negro minstrelsy for which the troupe have deservedly achieved a reputation, but was
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    TUESDAY, 6th AUGUST.
    443 7 i GENERAL > ex-President of the f United States, is expected in Siaiu in December, and afterwards he will proj bably do the rand Ipdian tour. The dead body of a Chinaman was l found this morning Moating in the water between Clyde Terrace Market and j
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    China traders' Insurance Company, Limited.
    370 7 Report For presentation to the Shareholders at the Twelfth Ordinary Meeting to be held in Hongkong on Wednesday, the olst July, [S7S, at tf o'clock p. m. The Directors beg to present their port on the working of the Company, daring the year ended -s()th
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    H. M. the Queen's Portrait for the Straits.
    601 8 H. M. the Queen's Portrait fo r the Straits. The Edinburgh TJa'dy Review of the June contains the following detiptibn of the presentation portrait of Her Majesty the Queen, ordered by I! 11. the Maharajah of .Inhere: The Maharajah of'. Johmv. G. C M <i.. K. C. S. 1., several
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    WEDNESDAY, 7th AUGUST.
    1304 8 WEDNESDAY 7th AUGUST. to the Daily Jim I '-day with their paper a button's Tropical Garden (31 ike 74 i a /?i ied a J= the irl "ii anplai 1 he thai lie Ilv confine*] by the captain tor a long period during the voyage <> ut from Cardiff. The
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    The Straits Asiatic Society.
    259 8 Meeting of Stl y, held on the sth August, 1 Ven. Archd m H 1- H K. and n Messr> M and Hen weri I member.-. x the Council. Mr. I some accouit of a V witnessed in Palia Mr. l\ hi** paper »n u fcure
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    THURSDAY, 8th AUGUST.
    702 8 Captain XeyxabKß of the (iennan barque Oberon, which arrived her- on the sth Infant, report* that he the American ship 6 id irnni Liverpool to Hongkong, off Bau< Maud, all well,* and wisheil to bo n ported. The Volunteers were paraded yesterday afternoon on tli made in
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      820 9 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE 3iTibaI$. Sfctftalfl Continued.) Saturdiv 3rd August Thursday, 8th Augu. t. Dntch«te*merOphir,332 toiu, Bakker commander, Assaban Danish steamer Tbin^valla, 1,577 tons. Motion commander, 1st Augt., consigned Hamilton Gray Go. Ja P a 3 J fch Jul 7' consignees Bonstead Co British steamer Paknam. *59 tons Stratton commander, Sai- British
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