Straits Times Overland Journal, 20 December 1879

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  • 22 1 l t)KBP A TCH PKB M\l Q The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. SINGAPORE, SATlItDAV, I IX KMI5KK 20, 1879. PRH H> Ciai-
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  • 6 1 Qomrscir rr ttrenrr BIBT «1 -arts
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  • 98 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 20th Dec,. 1879 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. si.vgapore. 20th Dkcimbbi is;:) tiamhier Black Peppi j j White Pepper, fairquaiitj 1 7.374 Sajfo Flour, oarl Sag uonoo, tSoni v FUke Tin.. ._>- -5 lbs. Shirting -7 do I 6 do T, Clot 1*074 1 do. Beaaret Optuui Bxcm s
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  • 471 1 The last issue of tbe (>\hin,\Ni> STRAITS Timk> was dated last Saturday, mi which day the P. vV O. steamer T<leH at p. m with the last homeward mail. The M. M. steaoaer Peiko with the London Mui.ol the 1 Ith Xovember, arrived here last Sunday
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  • 780 1 The following new notifications are pul)li*hed It is |>ro|»ust'il tv make arraugeineut'4 for representing t!i<- Colony <>l ibe StraitM Settlement*) at the Melbourne International Kxhibitiou, is^o, and the Aitirlo now on view iv Llie Strait* Settlements 1 Court al the Sydney Inleinutiunal blxhibitiou will be forwarded
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  • 647 1 UOVKKNMJtSI (i\/.hrih, lihH Dkm-.u Tin: following new notification! anpublished Ili> Etxoelleiioy tin- Administrator has been pleased to make the Following appointments Mr. K. T. Rhodes, Lieutenant, II Kn^iiu'.'is, to ;.ct :is IVivato Secrd t«> His Cxcilleuey the Ldmini«trat Mr. Comtena\ vyan, Lieutrnant, ;inl Huffs, to set as Aide-de-Camp I to
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 91 1 llasidrngtrsf. Per M M steamer i 1 9th m For BatavUt. From Hongkoug: Messrs. Ames and Mills. For Calcutta. From Shanghai: Mr. L.ilcaca. /•'<"■ V. From V i Mr. Guidetti. M —From rokohamn M< wra Oyauia, Komatimo, Gebaner, <i vtta. Oheynet, Farf.ua. Man B >ulea, l^hean aud Mis- Manoini and
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  • Topics of the Day.
    • 1112 2 Front the Dmilif Times, December liith. Mimtks of Proceeding*; of the Municipal Commissioner*, on Wednesday, tbi 2(Jth November, Is7i>. ('o)iiinisnonert Present. Kob'ble W. H. Read—President. Major McXair, k.a., < mm.. E. Wells', Esq. Tan Seng Poh, Esq. M. F. de Sou/a. K>ij The Minutes of the last Meeting
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    • 712 2 From ihd Daily Times, December Ylth. Tmk following is a translation of a letter m Malay which we received this morning from the "Scat of war" m Moar. The writer, of course, belong! to the Insurrectionist camp. We beg to call the attention of sensible English
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    • 859 2 From the Da'tly Times, December !•">///. 12TH DECEMBER, 1879. FrvffNf. His Honor the Chirk Jistk k. The Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary. Attorney Ooaoraf. Treasurer. Acting Auditor. General. Colonial En<jin«vi H. A. K. Whanipoa, CM.**. W. H. Read. T. Sbelford. R. Campbell. The minute* of the last meeting wore
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    • 1154 2 '.> the Daily T IS/7/. it is nmhiM <hrn ooatan producing those traßshitions, their original ftppeanmce m th> i\ I am Tli«> Sumatra Comrmmi of the 19th November alter translating from the Straits of the Ist Nov. ;i p graph about the Acheen nsjevehante ami \.be pepper
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    • 1646 3 From the Daily Times, December VMh. r 1S r 4 tmx <''>'itemporariei that m re- product vi? the*e trantdatioas, their original a t >i>yarance > 111 ,-,1 Fanatics. A fresh outburst of that ferocious class of fanatics bound bj oath who. lit*' til.- hydra, appear to renew their
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    • 1007 3 From the Dail§ Time* December ibtk Frtjtu our own Go Mauritius, U>/// November^ The late arrivals from Seychelles have brought do v. '\vs with regard to the Perak prisoners from which I infer that nothing has happened worthy of mention m ferenoe to them. 'I'll'- M ries Maritime! ner
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  • Correspondence.
    • 510 4 To the Editor of the Bail,/ Time*. s »i{. The paragraph m your Overland Journal of Saturday relating to the present disturbanoei m Moar, written no doubt with (juite other intentions, seems to me calculated to do nothing but mischief. It will lead people outside of the
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    • 280 4 To the Editor of the Dmty Time*. Sik, It S. <}. intended to draw the badger," to a certain extent he has succeeded, as 1 utterly abhor, from the very bottom of my aoul, the abject policy he upholds. As an Englishman I sympathise with the peoj)le
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    • 521 4 the Editor of the Daily Time* Sib,— On reading the rather we*k later of 8. (i. with regard to the Hoar question, it appears that neither the public nor our Government quite lath*. in the motives of 11. H. the Maharajah in being so anxious tj secure Moar territory. It
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    • 137 4 To the Editor of the /J</i/t/ Time*. Sib, s. a. [f. funnv man. lit- backs u)> the Maharajah through thick and thin, and allows "Toongko Allutn and lii> hackers and would-be parasites no credit for anv kind or sort of virtue. Have the actual parasites of the Maharajah the monopoly
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    • 73 4 /'<> the hid i tor oj' //if both/ Ti nit*. Sir, -Your correspondent s. i\. wants to make the world believe that what i> Once done cannot therefore be undone. If a Chinaman were to pick 8. O.s watch out of his pocket would he not call out v Mata-mata.
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    • 804 4 To the Editor qf the Dmilg Times. SfK. In your issue of Tuesday, he. 'Jiul,- -you mention the arrival m Singapore of Mis. Pra Preeeha na Mi— Knox, and give that lady's 'doleful tale." Whilst feeling sorry for the young lady'a penonal troubles, we must
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    • 310 4 To the Editor of the Dmtiy Time* Sin. I w i> not prepared for the rnidable array of hea\ gun- brought to bear on my poor little oockle-boaf of letter; luckily the firing has been rather wild and mostly clean over mv head The Efon*ble W. H.
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    • 222 4 ike Ktii for of thr bail,, Ti,,,> Sii{. Tii,. loaroe of the letter from Bangkok which Appeared m four \m i yesterday about the fate of Pra Pre will bo. only too evident to thoae v i m the lt-a>t acquainted with the internal affiun
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    • 125 5 >n«. Whether my gener k p a thl( > ;l md misdirei n °t> j allow SC. bo miirv views I lias >ivine U vei-n wvon- for Tunku I Allum wa« turned oui of his proper! laranteed to him by a Treaty mtified I( v tllt l>)
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    • 151 5 l\>J/hc Kih tor of the l)i>tl Sii^ Pray, who ir corresjxfnilTir, S G be, for 1 find that his letter of 15th inst. lia> brought about liis earn a arm of hornets S <i from the tenor of his letter seemingly wants to ride j i i over I>\ sophistry
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    • 145 5 Editor of tin Daily I Sik. -Aa it is just possible the Mahomedans will apply to aovernment f or a permit to enable them to celebrate the Mohurrum Festival m a public way I think it would be to the advantage and uafetyofthe Colony if such
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    • 51 5 The Mo ar Insu rrect ion. Vo the Editor of the Daify Tim Sib -May 1 take the liberty^of inviting Ul Unorabl.NV.il. i:^--;;'- 1: Aoheen w« as that question affecfc^th bright o( imposing an unwelcome rulei upon an uuoftending people t 1 iToura obediently, K-v,,i im Singapore, L9th Dec. L
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    • 143 5 To the Editor of the Dailu IW Si. I wan much nnnwed on realms S W.V letter of the 17.1. iwUnt eWly hi. winding up th.t he "JflTJ*" tl,;. encourtgeoent 1n,,,, outoiae ul »> r; h «>lier ri»l.l orv :tl K lun roudof. (i mci tbo i the matter, would
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    • 576 5 i>> the Editor of the Daily Time*. Sib, I Is i staying a few da\ m Singapore, mi :nv waj bo China and ha\ be .1 much amu >ur* valuable j »;i])«-t- and the correspondence therein in--1 »crt rh by I iting to the annexation of the M >ar '1"
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  • News of the Week.
    • 283 5 Mw. < Bishop hau beeu app Mr. Loi i- ii.\-> lias 1.. en apPilot Boi id. Thk total II »turn •>. to the I'nir. v and Mu> urn during the week endin< Dec., W.» was 521. Thursd iv night, .i Chinese tow- who w.is on the way
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    • 423 5 The llonyku Daily Pre*4 saytt lii>\(. ago, when commenting upon ihr Chinese emigration to Queensland and North Australia, we predicted that the time would soon arrive when the Chinese would, limlin^ the gold-fields comparatively unremunerative, turn their attention to the cultivation of the soil. Por years
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    • 438 5 '1 m. <\meri< an barqu < t|>Berry, i> reported to be on Pan Shoal. mother name is mentioned for the governorship of these Settlement*, and m official circles it is believed the liea with its owner. Tin* is Mr. William Roi (Wl.fJ., irho if now Governor <>i
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    • 2038 5 I i li.- lit* I »i new inn for Kuj I.mii an I W »i«-. here i- .1 [preat preponderance ol L b Tal». v whi< bore uu IV i.iv morning a|nv i h< ;ti i■. i* noi iv ju i .m t ir»H *»*h onlj ibi
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    • 924 6 I*l next trench mail st,am,r bound for Home will arrive ben on Friday as usual, hut the following French mail steamer the 0,,,,, vvil on uesday the 30th December and the Jjimrture of the Hatav.a mail steam will be altered m cooMqnenoe. An inoMrt *m bald m
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    • 469 7 'I HE y Mercury jfivea the following acoounl of the festivities there <>n St. Andrew's day The st Andrews 1 Society for the first rear substituted v Bull for rheir ail dinuer, and on thii t leV led apon having a Fancy Dress Ball .v
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    • 1803 7 The M. M.Co.'b Bleam-abip Amazone having left Saigon at 3 p. m. yesterday may be expected to »rriv«j bere tomorrow afternoon. Colonbi Tccoi of the 80th lament—the M irrepressible Major oi Singapore turf fame— has been made a Companion oftheßatbty Her May-sty the Queen m acknowledgment ol
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    • 638 7 Hi> Excellency the Administrator, Mrs. Ansoi) and Miss Anson will, we believe, to-morrow bid adieu* to Singapore for a month, which time they intend to spend m Penang. His Excellency and Mrs. AnsOQ gave a Hall last evening t<» which most of tin principal residents of Singapore
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  • 1678 8 The Bombay GazetU quotes the following from the letter of a London correspondent I had a conversation few da\s ago with one of tin new Directors of the < hriental Bank about the line of policy they aiv parading with view to the reconstruction o\ the institution on
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 688 8 S HIP PING INTELLIGENCE. SUrfbatt. Saturday, 13th December. British steamer Rainbow" lo<» tons. Rozalls commander, Malacca l'Jth Dec consignees Lim Ko ig W.iu Si Son. British steamer M Lonisa 111 11J tons. Hatimr •ommauder, Malacca 12th Dec, consignees Leack < 'hin Sen^r Co. British stoeaiOT Celestial" t>i<> tons. White commander
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