Straits Times Overland Journal, 4 January 1879

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  • 23 1 1 Despatch pkh M. M. Stbamhb Pmho." The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. -JSO. IH7. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JAN. I, 1879. Price l<" Cbs
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  • 43 1 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS. Al r.ivan 1 Monday m m- tbe 30 b ins! mt, the wife pUin S. 8. Rajah of a daughter. A >rd Elonae, <>n th. aut, the wif«- of Captain PioiißTof a son. i«ion, '.n tbe 3Ut Deceml Wimiak ion.
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  • 139 1 SATURDAY, JAN. 4, 1879. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singap* ri-, tTH January, 1879. Gambler g Black P „7 30. White Pepper, fair quality 13.25. Flour, Sar.tw.ik Pearl Sago j Ooffee, Bontyne 17 l_ Tin Iwis s", s} lbs. Shirtings 1.624. 7 do 1.524. do T. < th 024. d-> do L9O.
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  • 426 1 Phb last issue of the overland Straits TIMBS was dated Saturday, the ember, the P. and O. steamer Geelong leaving that day at S P. Hi with tin 1 l.«>t homeward mail. The M. M. steamer Tig re arrived here with the London mail of the
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  • 1704 1 GREAT DESTKUOTIUIN Ut raurJSKTI. Christmas Day, 1878, will ever be Badly memorable in the annals of Hongkong. At about eleven o'clock p. m. the fire bell clashed out a^wild alarum on the chill night air, rousing the merrymakers from their enjoyment of the fireside, the after
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 306 1 M If, -tvamer Tiyn, 2nd January. pore. From Ifaneillei Mr. and U N. QUad*, Mrs. J.M. Purvis and child, Miss MacNair, Mr Mr. Bartman, Mr. J. Lowell, Madame Dow mi. Mr. and Mrs. Palma, two friends, 1 child and 2 servants. From Naples: Mr. T. W. 1. From Aden: :>
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  • 1961 2 the Daily Time*, tiul January* \kw Vi.\u"s [)w Spoa 'I he Sports on land and water yesteriting t!. it of th<- \e\v >-.ir may 1 j pronounced to 1 far away the il in ;ill pointi that bai lin Singapore. TJp begin with, the weather was
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  • 1516 2 iHE Hongkong LgoisLAtiVß Council Tin; Hongkong Legislative Council held a meeting- on Saturday the t lit 1 instant, in which certain matters of more than purely local interest uviv discussed which we may notice I some in te reel her.'. The first business ivan
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  • 723 3 From the Daily Times 31st December. The Cause of the Afghan War. between I)VtJ syiSra ul :ilh(>l^ We f? ll Partiaansoi the Ministry U(1 Mr. Gladstone's admirers as to wlio is reaponsible for the Afghan War of Government averring T ltll! 'ce-at-any-price non-interfer-ing foreign policy, and their opponents gttnbutihg it
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  • 772 3 From the Daily Times,3rd January. The Borneo Cession. Mr. W.PMtTTIfAN, Baron Overbeek's representative in the North West C of Borneo! has addressed the following letter to the Ceylon Tit***, in reply to some stnVtiues wbich appeared in that paper upon recent alleged proceedings in the newly-ceded territory: Mr, Our colonial
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  • 1214 3 From the Daily Times 28th December. Netherlands Indian News. Tm. following items of Ul Ws are translated from the N. I. journals tor the Strait* Times: "The British ship Mawfalore, Sttren*, has brought, to Anj.-r paotain J. Davids and the crew of the Britiali b irque ja Ea**r tn.m Ifadras
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  • 799 4 SATURDAY, 2v m DECEMBER. Tin. Band of His Highneaa the Maharajah of Johore will play on the Ksj.lauade on New Year's Day daring the afternoon. Tin; total return of visitors to the Rallies Library and Must-inn during wriing Friday 87th December Is?n, was 900, Wu are
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  • 1045 4 Wk arc requested to announce that Lady Rum.vsox will not hold a reception to-morrow. A variety of rumours are current in town tn-.lay with raference U the great tire n> llono;kouff. Chinese tele-rams •tote that 500 houses have been limit I down. Another account says
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  • 628 4 Tut; Captain of the barque Fntt Forth, which left Hongkong on the :2:2nd instant and patted through this port yesterday, bound fol Rangoon, irished to be reported. Tin. P. It O. tttamer Maltoa, bringing tin London mail of the 6th December, left Oalle, we are informed by
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  • 349 5 The house of Mr. Hoenig, Confectioner, at the junction of North Bridge Koad and Brass Bassa Road, was broken into last night by thieves, and (606 in notes aud silver stoleu. MBtKDROLOGiCAL Observations for the week ending 28th December, LB7B, taken at the Hospital, Kaudauy: Karbau. Two
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  • 817 5 The trial of the Faukore prisoners/' says the Penang Gazette of the 26th December, is progressing slowly there are 36 prisoners* As the process of identification is a tedious one and the necessary linking of tfie evidence is a task of such difficulty we should have thought
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 1109 6 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE arribate T~ ©rsarte Cfrarcti &\\U Wednesday, nuary. Satlllv mt A\ M, m( »r Tip rupenoi I). r inlander, >vv M. M Mantim ""■.'B Raiit-r.l'er^ Schnn 7r *< j se! 'iiander, Saigon ytb barque Gitanil zander, Manila r™^^ BunHjn 111^ Poutiallak l3 ne £««»*«*< P<in British steamer Pelrl Ta^Muuk
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