Straits Times Overland Journal, 31 August 1878

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  • 25 1 You U^i^nn via; P. Q. Stkamkh f< Pekin." The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XIX.-NO. 121. SLN(;AP()RE s SATVRDAY, AUGUST 31, 1878. Price 10 Cknts.
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  • 23 1 L'rags, Riv.-r V r alley K on tho .^(Hh instant, the wife of R. Lit M. D. Ed., of a daughter.
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  • 196 1 THE STRAI T S TIMES SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1878. LATES T MARKET QUOTATIONS. 81NGAPOK 31ST A I -«;U8T, 1S7«\ s»:e.r... 1.70. Black Pepp r to. White Pepper, fair qua! 1;>.5<>. Sago Flour, Saraw W :> 7 b 19. 18.20. 92 S. Sliirt i t 1 T> 7 do d< I.45.
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  • 17 1 Cjtbmaltar.— Don A. ,7. Muno/, and Don J. A. Urebal. m r "Mr. Dentaoa Captain Went worth.
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  • 893 1 The last issue of the overland Sri; uts Times was dated Saturday the :Mth instant, the M. Bf. steamer Peiko leaving next day at noon with the last homeward mail. The L\ O. steamer HinJottan arrived this morning with the London mail of the 2nd August.
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  • 1100 1 Russia and Japan. Tiik rumour to which the HocJii Shimbun gives currency to the effect that Russia has raised some questions about the Island of Yezo, though very vague, may not be without some foundation in fact. It is said that Mr. Kuroda. has hurried off to Vladivostock in
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 215 1 Per Gh rh August. For fpore. From London: Messrs. Ceorge Scaite, and Herbert Riocard. For Shangluii Revd. Thomas George Candlin, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stenhouse, Mrs. Charlotte Saunders, Mr. Chas. Rob. Thatcher, and Miss Mary Lizzie Ewing. Per Ma, elex, 29th August. ■^0/ ore. rrom Manila: Messrs. J. Olaneta y
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  • 1593 2 Topics of the Day. *26M August* Tin M i (I- w.m I' proceedings of the MunimisHioners, on Thursday, the I Mli August, 1878. Commissioners Pri sent. Hon'ble VV. H. Read, President. Hou'blc Major McNair. K. Wells, Esq. Tan iSeng Poll, Esq. M. b\ de Souza, Esq. Minutes of the last
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  • 3790 2 ANNUAL EDUCATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1877. Prom Hi" Daily Times, SJB/4 Angn*t t We make joom to-day for bhi Annual Education Report for 1^77 l>v Mr. A. M. 8k inner, the Inspector of Schools. As will be seen i( is a s.miewh*i lengthy document, although a portion of it,
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  • 359 3 From the Daily Titaes, 29M Augntl. Tick following items an baleen from wtr Penang contemporaries The bite Chinese Riot. Thk result of the Coroner's Inquest on the Ikhlv of the Chinaman who w*H shot I>\ Mr. Pilfer at Nibong Tabal on Friday last durii the riot between the
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  • 1469 4 mike Daily Times, 29/// August. {Translated for the Straits Times.) is r«iueHte<l of onr contemporaries that, inrepr**'luctinw <h««e translations, their original appearance in tli< •met may l»e acknowledged.) The Governor of Acheen has tele- graphed the followincr intelligence under date the 10th August: Tuesday tith August, Bridge head
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  • 2960 4 From the Daily Times, Wth The following paragraphs oi latest Australian news, mostly telegraphic, are taken from our exchanges by the H. and A. Go's, steamer Somerset yesterday and will be found of more or less general interest The Native Rising in Nwv CaledoA*. Th Her.dd publishes from
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  • 1427 5 from the Uadg Timek, 29tA August. i>m;v. 7"iii A i < i BT, 1878. Since the date of my last four Japan Commissioners 'hart arrived here di from Japan. One is a member of tht Japanese firm of Qktui Ifeddo, London, aud Paris, and tjie others are a
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  • 1497 6 From the ti//// Times, 'lHh Any us!. Thk following notifications are taken lrom last Friday's Gazette; Mr. Arthvh Knight, Chief Clerk, Audit OlhVe, and Shorthand Report**, reported his arrival from leave of absence and the r .j.tion of his duties cm the Kith Li H.
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  • 1079 6 From the Daily Times, 2 7/// August. From our own Corretpotulmt.) Malv.cv, 25ti[ kVQUST, lS7s Tut: Klang steamers Teleynpk and Rainbow arrived here on the 15th and 22ud instant, and sailed on the 17th and 21th instant, respectively. The B. I. S. X. Co.'g steamer Arabia, from Caleutta, tria
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  • 303 8 Bread (Whampoe'a) Ist quality per loaf $D.lO do 2nd do (nu 0.08 do 3r«l do do 0.06 per Loaf 0.06 Flour — Pei pound 10 Ist quality !>. 2nd quality Ki,,. — S f qualitv per pel. i.:.0 2nd do Suun d<> 3.73 Coooanut, per oattj O.
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  • News of the Week.
    • 335 8 i \olunt-' ICBfed l S<atl that 1 platiade on Monday af ten ioo°n, uud there will be some blank eartrid-e'iir owners of i st^ e Ml d 1 g^ide the: "I 1 to thr K'. f|: Lil) v :l'-Wd August s;s i lIH Friday Wrd TllK Wh'ih'J,
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    • 2458 8 Their Highnesses fcha Raiali and Kanec of Sarawak arrived this niornii from Sarawak in their steaiu yacht The l\ Co'a steamer Hindoxf bringing the London mail of the 2i August, left (ijille a on Saturday last, and may, tl (expected irrivo here uexi lav morning. A teleciram
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  • 728 9 It is proposed, according to the Calcutta papery, to alter the superscript on service envelopes in India, from "Go Her Majesty's Service" to "On H Imperial Majesty's Service." Captain Guard, of the S. steamer (flftses, which arrived this morning from Penang, reports having spoken the Eilden Hopty
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  • 722 10 A, case of forgery lias just been disveipd. The head postman of the General Post Office, who is also Bill Collector, altered in bis book the figure 1 to 4 and thereby obtained payment of $o more than the actual amount due by a Bombay trader. When
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  • 1381 10 k British ship BoUon Abhcs> 1,195 tons, bound from Bombay to Manila in ballast, 81 day 8 out, passed Singapore on the 27th instant, and wished to be reported all well. 11. N. M's. steam corvette Cnni* from Aelieen, anchored in t he roads yesterday evening* aud
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  • 2126 10 Ah inquest was held on the !Mh instant, on the body of a male Clunete named Tai Boon at Tanali Merah Kachil by A. \V. V. Cousins, Kmj. I Verdict "Found drowned." The next monthly meeting of the Straits Branch of the Royal AsiatnI Society will take
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 692 11 SHI PPING IN£E L L I&E M C E atTrtml^ arrfhali— r Continued.) Saturday, 24th August. British str. Shuaydagone, 312 tons. Gibb. Rangoon 21st Atl Dutch steamer Banda. 415 tons, Van Noef, Muntok 2 1st Augt. I M. M. steamer Peiho, 3,600 tons, Pasqualini, Saigon 22nd Augt n f ni
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    • 644 12 vi;»si:i,s passki* aiwjrk. f)atc. Fl.. bhin's Name. Captain. From. n>. I tej, I 9Bril Janet Ilt-nfroy Singapore ia iv IVnrhyn Owen Zebu Queenstown ti hniere Lester Singapore CaUao H> <lo^V Loch L';imz;j Lamout Bombay Cheribon Dutchjrtr. tub Xolles Batavia Sumatra do krawang Sauer do Merak 11 British Cape Sabel Page
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