Straits Times Overland Journal, 6 December 1879

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    15 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XX.-NO. ino. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER (5. 187$). Prick WJ
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 6th DEC., 1879. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    141 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 6th DEC., 1879. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore, 6tb December, IC <4ainbier 3 4.2J'.. Black Pepper 960 White Pepper, fair quality 15.50 Sago Flour, Sarawak- 3.70 Pearl Sago Coffee, Bon tyne p>j Tapioca, small Flake g. Tin .i v M _wO« M)s. Mule t.vist ;>5. SJ lbs. Shirtings
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    Summary of the Week.
    1182 1 Thk last issue of the OvBKLAND Straits Ti.mks uas dated last Fridav, the P. O. Co.'s steamer Kaengar left at 3 p. m. that day with the last homeward mail. The Bf. M. steamer A>i"<lyr, »vith the London mail of 81st October, arrived here last Monday
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    Government Gazette, Friday 28th November.
    1077 1 The following new notifications are published At a Meeting of the Executive Council held at Singapore on the I Oth day of November! 1879,— The following Regulations and Orders, framed nnder the provisions of Section 1 ofthe Qua* rantine Ordinate- (No. VII. of I s
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    Topics of the Day.
    635 2 Fromthe Baily Times, tud December. St. Andrew's Ball. At the Si. Andrew's Ball this evening there will be a gathering" of distinguished personages, such as has not happened in Singapore for some time past, and we hope that some one of our brilliant speakers, iu proposing
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    2448 2 From the Daily Times, December Uk. Professor Nordenskjold and the Captain and Officers of the Vega at the clib. Singapore did all in its power last night to do honor to the distinguished visitors, who have favoured, since their successful discovery of the north east passage another British ColoUy with
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    1220 3 From ike Daily Times, December Uk St. Andrew's Ball. Tm. following are the speeches which were made at the St. Andrew's Ball. They will bear out our observations as to the survival of a strong patriotic sentiment amongst the older Nf embers of tbe Community. Carlyle s "no man can
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    1296 3 From, tin- Daily Times, December bik. Thi Mi bucipaxitt. Min liks of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners, on Wednesdav, the 12th December, lsT.b 'oiiimi.ssiotirrs Pn sent The Hon'ble W. 11. Read,— President. M. P. de Souza, Esqre. E. J. Wells. Esqre. Tan Beng Poh, Esqre. The minutes of the last
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    705 4 Public Bathing Place*. In accordance with instruction* received from thp <"ommissioners. T havp taken possession of the plant aDd material of the Contractor, and T am completing it hv Municipal labor The wrought iron tank is in course of erection, and T expect to hare the place ready for opening
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    2879 4 Prom lhe Dailj, Time,; ii)//, Kotmber. "«m______ I.M.IAN \k»s. JXJLrXZ™*™ -o.jte.uponn-H, that, i„ roBatayia journals to the 15th Novem cruise by H. N. M.'s steamer AW«A on the Kast coast of Borneo September S^. retur^d on the llth um TbT v from her voythe nW^ ,JeCt ha f been stained,
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    899 5 From the h,,,!,, Time*, November 1,/. VVEBTEn> \i m BAXfA. I trom one own Correspondent. Perth, West Australia, ith Xov. L879. Win did vou not keep sir Barry Ori at Singapore f In a dependency in Which the Government has to originate little or nothing he rould bave don. comparatively
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    985 5 From tlie Datl Times December <>///. S lAM. I From nur own Correspondent.) Bangkdk, __(>M Nov., IsTil. Vour readers will all have heard ofthe Siamese Ambassador on special duty to the Court ot St. .lames, who has recently been so much feted not only in Kngland, but who has also
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  • Correspondence.
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      Burial Fees.
      286 5 To lh. Editor of tin Daily Timea. l>K.u Sik. 1 see Mr. D'Sou/a has vouchsafed a replv to my communication of 22lid instant but I liml his logic is so loose and futile, that 1 leave it to others' appreciation. He argUM that he was appointed bv the
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      Burial Fees.
      52 5 To the EZJitor ofthe Daily 'J'i nus Shi,- -We would suggest to dissatiaied rate pavers wbo are aggrieved at the Mn-nieipal-squeezed-burial-tees-tax to choose their own Commissioner ;>,t tl.. approach- ing electioa next week. Auv Hone I. tiler" here just now r Mir- trulv, <^I 'IUM N< Singapore. __JHh
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      A Query.
      54 5 To tlie Editor of i\\e Daily Time*. Sm:, -Can a Government Official whom Sheriff, and Acting Ifagistrate Police act as a Broker in telling privat. LandI ed Property and get hi> Cummin thereby P I understand it can be done in Malacca. fours faithfully, I'KHKi.HIM I'll kI I
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      The Dutch in Borneo.
      232 5 To the Editor of tin- bail,, I Sm, That the Editor of the Weagkong iJaihj Preu ihould lu- ignorant ofthe jiolitieal geography Of these parts might be excused, but wb\ you -hould propa bis mistakes in your columns is inoon* oei Vahie! The Hongkong |»a|H-r asserts
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      Thoroughfares.
      177 5 I',, the Editor of the Daily Ti Sik, It strikes iuc that vour correspondent- are getting considerably mixed u]> with Koads. I believe the cu stand thus. Tbe first public Koad made 00 what was called I'riiis.-j. Kstate, was Cavenagh Koad, and this has been a highway lor years.
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      Thoroughfares.
      74 5 To th. Edit,,,- of tin- Unit* I Sin. 1 formerly iNirebancd land in the neighbourhood of Mackenzie Uoad, and when mv right to use tbat road arai abolished I lilt lunch aggrieved BM itpoke about ii but could gel nothing aooe. I ;tin no surrv thai people thou Id
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      To the Editor of the Daily Times.
      57 5 mh, 'liightol .v iv has flavoured the Publie witb tetter, whioh. clusiveneei is eonoerned, might as well never buv.- been written 11 bold an opinion to tbe efleet that Governut property ii not public property. 1 am, Your obedient lervant, I V I
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      Burial Fees.
      225 6 the Editor of the Dai I, i Tm<> Sih. 1 conceive that I am i much injured man. A vast -leai of virtuous indignation has been expended in your columns, and th*' Municipality have been held up to public execration for squeezing the poor people and grinding the
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      A Parable.
      435 6 th* Editor of the Duil if Times. Sn;. >As I was taking my walk this morning 1 saw four or five K lings in earnest conversation together, and when I came close to them I found they were diseuesing about tlu- affairs of Muar. One of them, who
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      The St. Andrew's Ball.
      127 6 To the Editor of the Daily Timea. Sir,— Tlu- St. Andrews Hall, held at the Club last aight, was a great suoc bair Ladies and taste Scotchmen congrektsd in numbers, and the speeches were ft lA_#_V- U eloquent as those which lbe sons ol the "rugged
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      Throughfares.
      64 6 I<> the Editor ofthe Doilu Times. Sik. Viator" must be rather a puszle-brsined man noi to make out the meaning of a tsrjr matter (»l* fad statement. lhc Rosd to (lovernment House being Government property is kept up by Government. Cavanagh and Sophia Roads being pnhlic property are kept
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      Kidnapping Children in Singapore.
      455 6 To the Editor nf the Daily Time: Sib,— J hear thai case of Child stealing occurred in Singapore a few days back, anu_|lthink,*ftrue,(M I have everv reason to believe it to be) it calls fora thorough enquiry, to prevent a recurrence, [am of opinion that no
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    News of the Week.
    338 6 FBIDAY, 28th NOVEMBER. Adhik.m Coon is expected here some time next month on an inspection tour. H. Nf. S. Vigilant will bring down the Admiral from China. An inquest was held yesterday, tbe :!7th instant, on tbc body of a male Bengalee named Madure. at tbe
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    SATURDAY, 29th NOVEMBER.
    1522 6 Thb total return of Visitora to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, £Sth November, 1879 was 702. Wi observe a notice in th*' last number of the Sarawak Gazette notifying than in future a gun will be lire*! trom tb*' Port HiU <m
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    MONDAY, 1st DECEMBER.
    2271 7 A\ inquest uas held on Saturday the -'.'th November, ou the body of a male ('hinese named Tan Yean 800, the Criminal Prison. erdict, I >eath Irom natural canMesses. McAlistek Co., report the American barque Sarp Captain Avcrill, I days from Penang humd to Manila, and wbich
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    TUESDAY, 2nd DECEMBER.
    1540 7 Thk il .ii. T B ittoi ney. leral, arrived h i dij b) tlie I'M Thk A w I tbe l,<>t]<)"n I. It lalle on S w peeted bere on Sn ning i. I [ei lem mi i ii.i- evi- den! lj ooi del i>•■ < bei
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    WEDNESDAY, 3rd DECEMBER.
    110 8 So tar as wc can ascertain, the St. Andrew's Ball last evening was a success, ami proved that a Colony founded by Scotchmen has still leaven enough Of the old loaf left t > muster in its tirst ranks a goodly race of men, who are in
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    THURSDAY, 4thm DECEMBER.
    38 8 An inquest was held yesterday thc •ird instant, on the body of a male Malay named Aboobakar at the Crimi- nal Prison, by A. W. Cousin>, I H. If. Coroner. Verdict,—" Death from natural causes."
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    FRIDAY, 5th DECEMBER.
    229 8 Thk P. steamer Kaiaar*»l*Jliad. j left Penaug at 2 p. m. to-day, ai.d ina\ be expected here on Sunday morning. Mu. St. Bakuh, late British ll i dent at Mandalay, left yesterday for Rangoon by the S. S. Kajpeotana. Whart' informed that 11. M. 71th Highlanders will
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      434 8 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE Orrftate. Thursdav, 27th November. British steamer Arratoon Apcar 1,582 tons. McTavish coinm juder. Caleuttii 19th Nov. consig lees Sarkies A Moses. Italian barque Liguri 7*4 tons. Sarzani commander. Cardiff I< tb July. Italian barque Adriatico" 688 tons. Raffo ..mmander, Cardiff 20tb J'My. British steamer Kongsee 686 ksjß, V
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      1148 9 torttiktm^Comtmueas British steampr o_'UtU 19th Nov c^L°n Un u 4" tOQ8 commander Wtish steame'^TnTs::- "TjT •^rpool 18th Oct., consilnl, W vi a J*^"»> commander, British shin "Stiff M^sheld Co. C ardiff 30th Ly^ns^p^ Sbeldrakp -mmander, British iteamer otT 7* (t (m Slmons On. 'Oder. London "lst Oct J*P tous 00.British
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      307 9 Thursday, 27tii November. British steamer Bowen" Miiier, for Hongkoug British steamer "Cheang Hook Kian" Webb, for Hongl Siamese ship Queen of England" Otton, for Bangkok. Friday. 2*ta November. Dutch steamer Banda"' OVuiuer. for Peaaag, Aeheen. and P dang. Duteh steaoser Ophir" ran Marion, for Deli Dueh steamer Baron Mackay" Bess-Hug,
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