Straits Times Overland Journal, 7 September 1878

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  • 27 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. PKU jf. M. S(i AM t, R 1) M vy V<>i- AIX" Xa SI.MiAPURK, SATURDAY, SEIT. 7, i&7B. P™. 40 c BW9.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 11 1 at Gluny, Bin m- fB. A Ikvino Ksvi., uf a
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    • 39 1 mt, at Sr. p f horcb. i>b Jujjd, M. S T. E. I I. l M. A., H. Bbistow, of thf Police eorgiana Kraal, young Oharlea Campbell St vens, of :id, and widow of the late it Kraal.
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    • 9 1 Ir. Th(»\i\s CarI t' Ming, aged 57 years.
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  • 185 1 vSiNOAP<>Rf, »)xh September, 1878. Uanub er 4.70. k Pepper H 8.25 White Pepper, fair quality 13.50. iSago Flour, Bar*w a :> so. Ron* v do I i 1. Bank t> ui/i_. s«}. Priv ite <>u Dank d/d J_ Private 30 d/s. t\M. I
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  • 84 1 nang 1 Chinese. 1- 1 nang: ti Chinese. Per Sin IhL September. Frotii Penan^ .md Mrs. and Miss Derrick, Mrs. Daly and children and Mr. E lf£. Davis, Mr. BarP* 3rd September.— From Cal:r.G. W. Peter. From Rangoon ind 2 deck. From Penan^ A. s. Cohen <fe 1 aevvtni
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  • 880 1 Thk lasti'l iy X/i 1 C o 1 t?L it, the P. and O. steamer Pektn leaving that day afc' P. M. with the luBl homeward mail. The If M. steamer Tlgre is expected here with the London mail of the 9th August on Monday next.
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  • 477 1 Tmk following now notiticat air takeafrum List Friday's Quzetfe:H. K. the (imvkiooh Km been sed tdmake the following appoints: Tfie Hon. Ef.TBOTTKPoe a Magistrate for the straits &menU. Mr. .1. H. (V OTT toa t as Assistant Kn-,ierr in the 22nd July, PUtt Mr. FLlyltss,
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  • 401 1 The Tangong Pagar Dock Company Limited. Minutes of Twenty-ninth Ordinary Oeeral Meeting of Shareholders held at the Company's Office No. t, Collver, Quay, noon, on Thursday, the Twenty-Ninth of August 1878. ShurrhohhrA Present in Person. The Hon. J. R. MmArtulu, in Hie Chair. The Hon. W. H. KV.id, ML. J.
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  • 729 2 Sentemler. Rank. un- eeretar "i ?nas lately made the smm <MJJ3ter{H-isi 11 g- proposal that th j oi tug Savings Bank should b fitted to England for investmei thei !eal of being lent out at in '■eurity of landed pn pert m Sir fc as hitherto.
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  • 799 2 Orit Police Conn MATTERS have, we learn, been in a very unsatisfactory state in the Police Courts for some time past, and the attention of the Authorities should he directed without delay to making such arrangements for the performance of the duties of the
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  • 4321 2 Lqjlo Beacoxsheld Mr. Gi.adsiom. Thh chief interest of the last home Dews centra* in the extraonlinary personalities exchanged between Lord Bk ((>\shMKi.it and Mr. GLADSTONE, in the great debate on the &9tb and 30th July upon the Anglo-Turkish convention, and in what may really
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  • 1096 3 Sti i its Am 1 1« Socisi The monthly general meeting of r Straits Branch' of the Royal Asiatic Society was held (in Monday evening in the Raffles Library, tin* Ven. Archdeacon Hcsk in the rhair. The Hon'Jbk C, -I Irvim,. Dr. Dknvvs. Mr.
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  • 661 4 The K mmaii of August [878. The rainfall during last month is lnpr^cedented in the history of the Setleraent as will be seen from the tpllowng figures. The year, it may he first remarked; is generally divided into hive meteorological periods. Kroni January to
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  • 937 4 R Sinking of the Batavia Dry oock. This Batavia papers give the follow- g particulars of the sinking of the Dry I Duck to Batavia By the sinking of the dock of the Dry i Dock Company on the 23rd inst., the proapects of
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  • 1207 4 JAVA NEWS. (Translated for Ike StrniU ftW«.) It is requested of our ooutwupomri— that, in rej.roducing those translations, their original appearance in the intents Timta may be acknowledge^.] Baiatna 'l^th August. Business is rery dull here. There is nearly nothing doi: Several vessels which
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  • 797 5 MANILA. NEWS. Translated for the II IVaal appearance <• acknowledged. >100. It has now become publicly known that the Sultan and < hiefs 1!• > for a long time t. i of territory s >ur army in Febru !*7H. have desired and have offered
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  • 2670 5 Thk Spanish Treaty with SuliH THIS following is the text of the recent Treaty concluded between the Governor General <>f" the Philippines and the Sultan of Sulu, as it appear.in tlie Manila G&Dernment Gazette <>f the '2 Ist. August last. The Spanish text is
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  • 369 6 rii« Oonvkks.on <>r A BUBOPKAH TO P>'<m (l Correwpondent) Bangkok, :iUx An-. is;s Bangkok is such a large uTs f^, a fact in ling from one end 9 t it to the other gene the appease of a fifiSS, <ll(1 Her in question some
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  • 1284 6 From the Daily Times, 4th September. MALACCA. i From our utcu Corretpotuleitf.) M\I,.ULA, isT Si.itkmdkt, 1878. Thk Uritish steamer PjfttA Pckket, Captain .lover, from your Port, bound tc Penang, via Native States, arrived here last Wednesday morning, and proceeded on her voyage the same afternoon. The Klang steamers Ttieyrnpk and
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  • 821 6 M Vl. A. I'M) Sj S Thk IV I. 8. X. Co\. S1 from Calcutta, via intermeduitc port arrived here this inoruing iiXh l aves n uftcrnoon for jour'Port, the Mail* clown,, by her at the Post Office at AWa to La>t week a
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  • Correspondence.
    • 231 7 To tin r-fitor of tit, Daily Ti, Sir. -If I!. P. will watch the shadows the wm iK'in-as far north of our position ,«Mt south of tin s^reat Pyramid when he is on the tropic of Cancer, he will find all shadow* in Singapore from
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    • 540 7 To the Editor of the Daily Tours. Sir.— You will excuse me if I offer a few oininents on the following passage which appeared in your paper of Saturday last connected with the North Borne., cession Messrs. Overbecic and Dent It profairly enough, and deserves to succeed
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    • 161 7 In the Editor of the Duty Times. SlB: -As far ;is I can remember, the criticisms oti Major MeXair's work extended not only to pointing out the zoological incorrectness of con fusing «< Alligators'' with "Crocodiles", but "Boa Constrictors" with Pvthons" "Toucans" with M Hornbills", and Hamming Birds"
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  • 44 7 Rkvujun of Visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during 7 davs, ending Friday, 80th August, IS7B. Saturday 24th Augt 144 Sunday 25th Monday 2t>th HI Tuesday -7th <>4. Wednesday 28th 80 Thursday 29th 120 Friday 30th 159 Total ti7B
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  • 311 7 Information has been received that a of housebreakers, who are masters of their craft apparently, have lately come here from Hongkong. Residents should be on their guard. The latest news from Acheen received in Penang up to the 2-Stli August was, we learn from Reuter's Agent, to
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  • 756 7 Mr. A. W. v. Cousins has been granted leave of absence by H. E. the Governor to proceed bo Europe and will leave Singapore by the next mail. Daring his absence it is probable Captain Ofd will be appointed to undertake tbe multifarious duties now performed by
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  • 937 7 Wl are authorised to state that il the intention of His Highness Rajah Brooke to return from England to Sarawak in April next or earlier. The Rajah's visits to England, whenever they have taken place, have always been for short periods, and there is no intention of
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  • 1282 8 ML S. Wy, Captain McNeil, R.N., left; the anchorage yesterday evening i a short tuur to Malacca and klang, ami thy Lap winy, Captain Scott, prhicb arrived hero «>n the -With ultimo from iwak, i>" the only man-of-war at present stationed in the harbour here. ChilK 'lies
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  • 1402 8 The reckless 6 riving of a (Cling bj was very nearly tttended with fatal results this morning About half-past nine o'clock. Two respectable Chinese were Walking into town and near (\ivenagb Bridge, when one of them was knocked down by a hack pony, driven at a furious
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 989 9 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE n Saturday, 31st August Continued.) British steamer Celestial. (Ill) tons, White commander Swatow FridaJ Hth Germaa barque Irn... 4*> tons Schmidt coi^ande, Roseau* B 24th April, consignees Kaltenbaeh Eugler Co British baron* HpW w.hV^ i I Spamsh steamer Zau.boan,,,, 579 tons, Arangman oom-^br. ''s^.'^S 8™^°"' 1 Hongkong 24th
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