Straits Times Overland Journal, 13 May 1879

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    26 1 For DBSPATCU PBI P. (J. S. I m NIZAM." The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XX. -NO. loii. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1879. Pbici 40 CINTI
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      MARRIAGES.
      56 1 Da if a POOL —Daniels At St. Andrews' hedral, Singapore, on the 7th May, Is7*> by the Revd. W. A Daw lpoul t Rachael Dan At the ohnrch t s? Francis Xavier, Mala, a, oa the Bth instant by the I bather a Jno Ml. 11,108 Maeia Phu.omkna. eldest
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      DEATHS.
      65 1 _l Bangkok, on the Ist inst mt. Flora Matilda Digby, the beloved wiftI kns,>n Smith I Burgeon, ■I H meolate-Ueneral, .in. At Bangkok, on 30th April, suddenly, RIEDTMAEM, Acting Italian Consul On the Tth April, at Maytiield. ClapI Park, the wife of JA9PEE Y.> fed 57. A i IviiLy^rafes,
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    Summery of the Week.
    983 1 Thk last issue of the Overland Steaits TIMES was dated Wednesday, the 7th instant, tbe M. M. steamer Pei ho being despatched at 2 p. m. on tbat dav witb the last homeward mail. Tbe P. *x O, steamer Zemmheei arrived here with the London mail
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    TUESDAY, 13th MAY, 1879. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    146 1 TUESDAY, 13th MAY, 1879. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. SINGAPoKK, IoTH M.W, 1879. Gambier.. S I 05. Black Pepp n 8.10. White Pepper, fair quality 13.25. Flour, Sarawak. 3.16. Pearl Sago t 10. ffee, Bontyne 17.00 Tin 20.50 v,, s. Mule twist S'i H lbs. Shirtings U T do do 1.4 doV.
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    The Government Gazette, 9th May.
    171 1 i i **ihi'i)\Y's (iazeffe contains the following new notifications Her Majesty has been pleased to allow and confirm Ordnance No. 1 of "1870, for establishing and regulating a Government Savings Bank. H. E. The Administrator has been pleased to direct that the usual Public Holiday
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      212 1 jaa&senger*. I'.m- M. M. steamer Emirne, 6th inst. For Singapore. From Batavia Messrs. Huttenback, Behr, Browm*. Kho Eng H.>ntf, W. Capri, P. Scott, and Heriueus. F><r MarmiUea. From Batuvi.t Mrs. Schmidt and bod, Mr. Bool, Mr. end Mr vnn Hareinarspd and son, Mr. an 1 Mrs. Last, Mr. and Mrs.
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      275 1 Saigon.- Fron M rseiUes: IC. I eor Hongkong.— Prom Marseilles: Ifr Uodd and Mr de Almeida Azeoedo. For Shanghai.— From Marseille*: Mr Strass, Mr. Mrs. Hert/. Messrs. Tienfen ">. Brickmanes. Henderson. Turner and Brackearidge. Prom Port Said: Ma* dame Rodsz. /'br YoL-tdtania M'dle Zappe, Measra Banta, Biseddecker and Stanfi. Fer
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    Topics of the Day.
    731 2 From the Daily Times, Sth May. Pom m. Affaire. liAsi Friday's Gate tie contained, somewhat iate in the dav. a table ofthe new rates of postage which came into operation on the Ist April last, and it >mewhat curious to note tbat while in Ceylon, and
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    1133 2 i From ike Daily Time*, s/// April. Km'oi;t> <>i THi Chahtebbd \m> Mi.ia wni i Banks ioi U>78. We append below abstracts «»i the Directors' Reports for 1878 of the Chartered Bank <>t India, Australia, and 01 IDa, and ot the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China. That
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    3402 2 From ike Dailj Time*, Wth May, Johore Planting Coi vim. We make room today for Mr. Thomas Eieslop Hill's separate report! on the suitability of tour mountain ranges in Johore for planting purposes. It will be remembered that Mr. Hill in his general report, published in our issue ol the
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    871 3 Prom the Daily Times, In/// May. The E. l<;. A. ft C, Tkudgraph Co. LlMITKD. Wt. bave received a copy of the Report of the Directors of the E. E. A. Co. Telegraph Co. Limited tor the last half of 1878, which was to have been presented at the eleventh
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    884 3 brotn the Dai/// Timet, VI th May. Thi Zn.r Wah. Thk mail steamer on Saturday brought news From Natal via dalle to the 10th April, the steamer DotU having made a rapid run from Natal to lialle, with tiles of the Natal papers to that date, and we make room
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    839 4 Vrom the Dnhj Tunes, Uk Mn h Manila News. of the auct.on OomaUMioB at the Trea'urv there will be ofl>»r«»il si 1 x H^ u| y« I« iMbeU, aud 5000 iti i 1 i 7J cable b^tMTeen thi« T kl 5 g the y »^^ri ne -Co, t er C
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  • Correspondence.
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      A Correction.
      274 4 To the Editor af fh, jj aihf j***. suerablc"'l 1?,,;, ,gh W ?UaV "ot i ■werable for the opinions of your Cor. respondents published under yet when you insert •^■^^"fS 1 bv "Clio" or anybody else, thev Sic, l belike considered" bv the general publ c as your'
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      The Volunteers.
      119 4 To the Editor of the Daily ZtSM Sih, The question whether Kngland should adopt compulsory military service which is to Ih- discussed by the Singapore Debating Club, suf__estfl to one's mind another of somewhat similar character, but rather more interesting, and that What has become of thc Singapore
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    News of the Week.
    410 4 GFDGFDGDFGD Ax inquest was held yesterday, the ;th instant, on the body of a male Chinese, name unknown, at the Sepoy I_ines. Verdict—' 4 Suicide by in*-*'-Tui following is an extract from the official log of the British ship Argo of Sunderland, official number 68,936, which
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    THURSDAY, 8th MAY.
    665 4 THE residents in Cevlon. we Dot have contributed nearlv 1,500 to the City of Glasgow Hank Sharehold, Relief Pund. l-'uovt priv st, learn that the recent visits of lI.M. s. Modeete and Kestrel to Sandal. Ray are likely to have a good eff, upon the present ami
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    FRIDAY, 9th MAY.
    1474 5 saysthcQ, of the disposal of our surplus fat s tcck stating those occupied in paaoral pursuits. A suggestion has been thrown out to send trial shipment ot sheep to Singapore, preparatory t,> the effort to open up a larger market o, markets iu the East." Is 18S4J,
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    SATURDAY, 10 th MAY.
    1142 5 Tin. total return of Visitors to the Baffles Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, IMb Mav l^7i>, was 1,56*. Thk £2 horses, ex Spina aay, from W estern Australia, sold at auction vesterday, by Messrs. Powell Co., averaged, we learn, f 1 88 eaeh
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    MONDAY, 12th MAY.
    725 6 Mv.iuit 1), NLOr has been summoned to Penang to give evidence before tbe Commission of Inquiry into the organisation of the Police force iu tbat Colony. Da, B aui-i.\».h>.\ and Lieutenant Stevenson of fcf. M.'s 7I th Highlander-. at present stationed at Malacca, shot a few dav
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