Straits Times Overland Journal, 18 October 1879

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    19 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XX. No. ij:'. SINGAPORE, SATI RDAY. ()(T()|>,||> m L 879. Pkick lo Ci
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    Domestic Occurrence. BIRTH.
    18 1 Domestic Occurrence. BIRTH. At EYarl'g Hill, on the sth inatant, the ol Air. H. K. <;ois, ofa daughter.
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 18th OCT., 1879. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    113 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 18th OCT., 1879. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore, 18th October, 187 mbier t'7', Black Pepper .*,o per, fair q n lour, Bontyne < Tapi tali Flake lM 75 Mnl«' twist s»; in obirtiajE L4>74 7 do 74" 11 1.05 1.20 Bej »piuui... Exc On London Bank Private 6
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    Passengers.
    307 1 I Per M. M. steamer Ira.tuaddy, 7th inst. For Port Said.— From Hongkong: Mr. BasBon. For Marseilles.— From Yokohama: Doctor Von Dtiuckelniann, Mr. Gronperre. Mr. Fry, Madame Larazin and Mr. Guyard, From Shanghai Mr. and Mrs. Lowder, and 2 children, Mr. W. S Roeh, Mr. Edward Lex. and Sister
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    Summary of the Week
    1099 1 Phi last issue ol thfl OvbrU nd uts risci^waa dated the lth inst.. the M. M. Bteamer Xrauuaddjf left at daylight next day with the last homeward mail. Owingje a change m the monsoon, fche«L has been an interval {)t li lla >' s U,t he
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    Government Gazette, 10th October.
    181 1 Ths following- new notifications appear 11 Excellency tbe Administrator bas been pleased to grant to Mr. C. \V. S. Kynnersley, Acting Ma. |of Malacca, tore months' vacation leave, to followed ye months' leave on half pay, conlmencirig from the 6th instant. During Mr. Kynnerslev'a vacation leave
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    18 1 Average Amount. Panfci Singapore. Penang. t Chartered -fercanti Rank 562,490 "><K) Charters! U.tiik 664,190 356,040 Orientiil Bank 206,830
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    Penang News.
    327 1 The Penang Gazette of 14th instant contains the following items Mk Ci.nroN tbe newly appoint. Acting Deputy Registrar of the supreme Court arrived trom Singapore on Saturday morning, and has taken charge of 1 thus relieving Mr. Trevenen who resumed his duties iv the Police Court as M..
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    Topics of the Day.
    1995 2 October \§th. Tin Minim; i.v Lain i. The handy, instructive little work before us must consul end itself to every one \vh<> takes an interest in the future of the \ative«i States and especially in the development of their known resources. Mr. Doyle, in an unassuming",
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    The recent riots in Larut.
    1406 2 From the Daily Times, October ISlA. The Penan./ Gazette of the 7th itistaut gives tne following particulars of bbe Larut disturbances A very lerious outbreak "has taken pi at Thaipeng, Larut. Lt appears that on Friday the 3rd inst. the day that Mr. Low returned
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    The Outbreak at Laroot.
    1130 3 h'rum I he (J c^ er y /f U x M: criticisms we may have li.ul tu pass on General An«oii\, vUit l^'uu.v with II. M' s Shii*,a,,d in ipinv u,th the Vfaharajahof Johore 7 *ew uin be no doubt DM presence QH the OOftgt Of
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    The Municipality.
    545 3 From tke Daily Times. October Wth. Mim r_M of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners, on Friday, the 26th September, fSjib ('omatisaioners Present. The Hon'ble \V. H. Read President. H Major McNair, u.\., c.M.o. B. .1. Wells, Ks.j. M. F. De Sou/.a. Esq. Tan Seng Fob, Ksq. Mi',in Irs.
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    The Hongkong Opium Farm.
    954 3 From tin Daily Time 8, October Voth. Wk regret to learn from the Hongkong papers that the Opium Farm there is being worked at a very serious loss by the new Farmers—of whom our worthy citizen, Mr. Hong Lim, is one of the partners. It seems
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    Banks and Shroffs.
    1079 3 Prom the Daily Times. October JV//. Thi Overland Ceylon Trammer bas the following leading article on a _übject which ha- more than on.-. much comment m this Colony. The system which it exposes is not unknown, we believe, all over tht I and the means to remedy
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    The Charters of Chartered Banks.
    1439 4 From (he pally Times. October 11///. A regent issue of the Mid ran Mail contains the following interesting- information m regard to tbe original Charters of some of our principal Banks m the Bast Afew days previous to the recent pr.vogatiou of parliament. Sir H.
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    English Schools in the Settlements.
    893 4 Trom tke Daily Times, October 16£4. The following arc the revised rules for grants-in-aid to English School- m these Settlements and which were -auctioned by Order m Council I. The Annual Grants-in aid for Results will be given under two heada, via. 1 A grant
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    The P. and O. Mail Contract.
    3507 4 From the Daily j In iinthe terma India, China and mail oonl I lav aud Oriental Steam N published which, as will be seen from t i, has not been properlj their rivals: It ia generally known that the Peninwi and Oriental Company have
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    1601 5 From the Daily Timet. October IQM. Tui: following is the letter from the Perth Inquirer to which our Western Australia correspondent referred m Ids last letter as fbriniug cause tor two actions for libel, one of which had commenced Our Lm iui ers. To the Editor of the Inquirer. SIE,
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    Penang News.
    966 6 From the Daily Timet. October take the following items from the Peaang Gazelle of the Ist instant The Government and the Human Catholic School*. Key, things could be more amusing, if not at the same time lamentable, than the treatment of the Roman Catholic School- by the Government
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    Penang News.
    579 6 From the Daily Times, October 10///. I take the following items from our Penang contemporaries, to hand by the S. S. Ihnmore which arrived this morning British .subject ar rested m Acheen. Sometime during last month, we were informed tha, a Trader by the name <>t Ha jee
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    The Perak Expedition.
    908 6 From the baity Timet Oetoi tk. Thi. following letter addressed the Kilitor, appears m tbe United Her Gazette of 12th September Sir, Having seen that a medal has been granted to the officers and men of the veral ships that were engaged m the Pe. rik expedition,
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    Netherlands Indian News.
    1579 7 trom the Daily Times, October. 15///. a that, m re•'.OUlli <_• vh A spotted tiger which had for some tin disquieting the Javanese at Solo uo more. Last week it was discovered m a ricefield while it was preparing to spring a villager working on the same.
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    Manila News.
    1491 7 Front ihe Daily Timet October .)t/i. it v tMUMtad of our contemporariea that, >» producing these translation*, th(>ir original appearance iv the Strafti I maj I i iknowladg* *****0. —A correspondent writes to as as follows under date the 24th August On the 17th, Benor Mart me/.. the
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    Western Australia.
    2544 8 From the Daily Times, Oct oher .th. From our on-a Correspondent. Perth, ll' I. sth Sepl The account which 1 gave you n few months since of a trial m the Perth Police ('our: m which sir Luke Leake, this Speaker of the Legislative Council, appeared against two
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    The Secretary of State and the Punkah Wallah.
    283 8 The Secretary of State and the Punkah Wallah. n the Daily Times, Pi i.i ti\ c lines ested bj a perusal oX t^e "papers officially prii concaSiiiujTr the Court of Requi co-oWencing- with tbe letter of Sir Mfci. Kobinson to tin- s of Ate, dated ~*>tli of .June I^, and
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    30 8 From thc Daily Time*, Ov lober llth. Till. KlMrlK Sl.Wt's I)!KT1I1)AV SPEBCH. From an Occasional Oorretpondent Bangkok, ISth October. On the li Ist September, every year, The King of Siam
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    60 8 H.L. Phya Montri 'ominissioner for I rang. Peekel and all the Siamese Provinces on west side of the Malay Peninsula. one part of british Burmah m but mote like Kar. and speaking a language which the more like m Burmese, They wan•out Siam m large armed partis., and -h general
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    536 8 i .1 kon and Singoi the Peninsuls by the ellei K.-ddah— plan hay. akoii and Singora and will it is said reg 120 mil. -ht through 1 r ness hai has probi -n. Sd. VI- I *ifl.ifll .bed-leerv-™K -»»V taetuian: 7'; „v" 1 h hoi.i Which should do! j. oppo.it.on.
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  • Correspondence.
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      Raffles Institution.
      159 9 To the Editor of fhe Daily Times, Sir, As a stranger m your cosmopolitan City and wishing to be better acquainted witn its customs, 1 called at the above institution at the request of a Parent to see one of the scholars. I sent my card to thc
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      269 9 T*« P. W. D. am, MiN.cnvvi.m To the Editor of the Dail,, Times Sir,--'lhe -Private" notice has been U;; U'; r r> <*f en*ofthe road which and.7 i Cay,; n;1-h «">* Selegie Roads, 11. r 0;' 0" to allow me to thank tl'- (olomal Engineer for his ready acejptMC, Of
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      Training Notes.
      709 9 I'o the Editor Of the Dail,/ Times. Sue.--Tlie Course as you and many are aware was opened for' training on' the 22nd of last month, I waited, but slso m vain for notes from the old stagers." Whst lias become of "The Old Man/ 1 where is The
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      A Curious Circumstance.
      111 9 To the Editor of the Daihf Times. Sir.—We certainly do live m a funny world m the Straits Settlements, even if we only believe one half of what we hear. Can it be true that Captain Ord. who has been for some time acting as M. trate
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      Military Nocturnal Ardour.
      202 9 To the Editor of the Daily Ti, Sir,—Where are our bold Volunteers, aM they waiting for tlie awkward squad to join them and increase their strength lf they wish to add to their numbers 1 would advise the Major" to secure at once the services of the
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      The New Pilot Board.
      611 9 Zb the Editor of the Daily T Sik. -It is rumoured that the Xew Pilot Board recently elected, have already come to the conclusion, that they must do something to distinguish themselves and somebody must be hanged., h appears that the Pilots are not humble," won't
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      Training Notes.
      378 9 To the Editor of the Daily I Sin, Hooray ha\e seen him! I mean theCommi dore's black horse Alaric. Your correspondent entered the Stand enclosure a little after gun fire this mom ing when the "'dark" horse had just Vnro' the bars. Aldrie was taken round four times
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      Misrule.
      316 9 'To the Editor of the D«il:, i Sii; within the 1 it must surprise man} of tl Scotch merchantf I who have mi.. •he pla< find how much nioti.y and < ted by the vav itratione which have hail cl our public alfair.s and with such little result. Uut
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      The Linggy Conference.
      466 10 rCo the Editor of the Daily 1 Sir, Generally speaking your admiring ;m«l constant readears object t<» bo sold, and like their imaginations t<> be fed by credible and substantial information. Now, how U it with the Lingv River affair, where ihe Administrator Mt in great state
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      The late Conference at Linggy.
      125 10 To the Editor of the Daily Time*. 81*. > a hit of truth has h-aked out. llw LHtooof ttumbow, who waa said to have been present at the "fiuco" at 8 vvaa not the Datoo appointed l aM3==== by the iate Sultan and recognised by
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    News of the Week.
    534 10 TUESDAY, ?m OCTOBER A GENBBAL meeting of the Straits Asiatic Society will l>e held on Monday, the 1 8th instant, when the following papers will )>e read Blum at and the Johorc River,'' by Mr. I). F. A. Hervev. u Account of the Kinta District,' 1
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    WEDNESDAY, 8th OCTOBER.
    402 10 WEDNESDAY, 8 th OCTOBER. U E regret to notice very bad Ice again being served out from the Ice House it more resembles half-melted snow tbau anything else. x v. are informed, on what may be accepted as very good authority, that the object of thc Maharajah accompanying tbe Administrator
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    THURSDAY, 9th OCTOBER.
    1205 10 By latest accounts we learn that everything is quiet iv Larut. H. E. the Administrator was expected to leave Penang yesterday afternoon m the Plato for Malacca and be will arrive here probably on Sunday next. i arc glad to notice that the lee served out from
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    The Fancy Bazaar.
    707 11 [On Wk would remind our tiumfritf. lers of tbe great musical treat fn re for them at the Promenade Concert, which, with the kind permission of the Honorable Colonel John I and Officers, will be given this Even- m the Town Hall, by tbe splendid Band of
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    FRIDAY, 10th OCTOBER.
    886 11 11. M. s. (ii \novi Ket Irel baa returned from Larut. property of the Singapore Saw Co. was put up at auction today, and sold for tbe sum^ of 1 16,000. The Kettrel took n > active part m the suppression of the riot m Larut, Boater
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    SATURDAY, 11th OCTOBER.
    462 11 Thk total return ol visitors to tlie Uatllcs Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, lUth October, is 711, was U0.2. Thk British barque Daie of Edinburgh, which arrived this morning, hoisted the quarantine Hag, ami as he reported a case of small pox on board,
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    MONDAY, 13th OCTOBER.
    1860 11 It was the Norwegian steam ship, the Harold Ha rf ager, and not the Voorwaarlt, as the Penan;/ Oatettaannounced, which ran into and sunk the S. S. Argyll, oil' Lisbon. 11. E. the Administrator. Mrs. Anson, and Miss Anson, accompanied l>\ the A.D.C. and Private Secretary! i
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    TUESDAY. 14th OCTOBER.
    785 12 Wl regret to hear that H. F. the Administrator is not m very good health at present. His recent trip to Liuggy and Larut somewhat restored him, but he is still far from strong. Sik William ROBINSON who, we are glad to learn, is now m excellent
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    WEDNESDAY, 15th OCTOBER.
    428 12 Tui. Hongkong Daily P, October says:—"We bear that gunboat Fo.rhvnad, 1, Lieut.-Comuiand-eH W. Nowell, now on her waj Hongkong, hai been ashore m the site of Malac Thk Captain of the German _b Sepl Hi rtfports tbat on lie iu•tant be passed the sailing ship S T.
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    The Perak Campaign.
    299 13 Ibe Tl aai, witl Francis b Buffs R. W. D. chill, 1 Ommamiev md (^ua: I Huntley, Boot .ton; Lieuts. Paton, Meyricl Qnarnaster Clay, "j n loth I iinxman, 57th -r Tyler, -Majors Creagh and B< Mo ward, Swinburne. Pri Lieuts. Oa or Pendery, 80 th Foot
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    THURSDAY, 16th OCTOBER.
    652 13 ill not I ime ber buildi. Kabul, that I I have suii' thi murderers of our En M Skin*! X and rk of Councils has been v of State. Me. S appointment mv toked v isfactary one m ued rhich have lrom 1 to him with z
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    The New Situation in Afghanistan.
    700 14 Tin. Madras Weekly MaU of the 2 7th September says: Sir Louis Cavagnari is the second British Resident who haa I n murdered at ..bui. Sir Alexander Burnes was the first, the first scene m the fearfully tragic drama of 184- waa an attack on
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    FRIDAY, 17th OCTOBER.
    1850 14 We are sorry to hear that the health of H. E. the Administrator has not improved. The China Mail of the 9th instant saye We understand that Sergeant Buswell, Royal Artillery, will shortly leave the service to take up tlie appointment ol' Inspector df Police at Perak.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      239 14 I SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE 3lTftial3. arrlbal Tuesday, 7th October British steamer Penang" 581 tons, Mc lndoe, Cheribon 2nd Oct. German steamer Bellona," 789 tons, Ahrens, Hongkong 30th Sept. M. M. steamer Einirne," 7-7 tona, Pellissier, Batavia sth Oct. Wednesday, bth October. British ste imer "Nestor," 1,435 tons, Freeman, Hongkong 3uth Sept.
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      1528 15 3)Xtbal0— {Continued.) Friday, 10th October. BritUfc barque Birdstou" 700 tons, Stevens, Newcastle N S o Saturday, 11th October. 1 J u ly. British steamer Banca Craig, for Gheribon. Spanish steamer Zamboanga" 661 tons, Aranguren, Honakons British steamer Pontianak Miluea. for BiUiton and Pou- i.-toher. tanak. Sunday, 12th October British steamer
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