Straits Times Overland Journal, 16 June 1881

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  • 22 1 Djmfatch rm P. am, o, Stkvmlr "KmvA." The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. \<>L. XXII. \o. ;,<;;,. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 1(5. IBKI. I'kick M>
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  • 30 1 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS. ai fPrtOi on l"th mat. the wife O( P. A. Ft t n ki DilXi r h.' loth ii. .t tho wife vl JOHM C. P. QSOI
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  • 97 1 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 16th JUNE, 1881. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. n'OApobb, 16th Jink, l^m Gambler S Black Pepper 1_ White Pepper, fairquaiity SotfO Flour. Sir Bontuyue.... l.\. Titpiooa, small Flake Tin ,<i. Mule twist j 8i Ibe. Shirtings 7 do do 6 doT. Cloth 7 do I Benares Chain*:: ExosiiiGE On
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  • 648 1 Phi la.-i overlau 1 issue of the Strai Timks was dated Thursday, the 1 1 1 instant, and despatched by the M. M. steamer ?<r/4o at p, m. on that date. The .M. M. iteatner JWy- arrived here with the London mail of the 1 3th
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  • 473 1 KBIDAr, 1 < > r ii .li \k. lsM I' 9KNT. HI- I\\< I 1.1 BJJCI 1 [IE <i"N I.KN'>K Hi- Honour the Chief Justice. The Hon'ble the* NficerComdg. the Troop*. The Colonial Secretary. The Attorney-General. The Colonial Treasurer. TheActg Colonial Engineer. Is Bond. T. Shelford. F.
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  • 216 1 Tut. following new notifications appear iu yerteitla iU Her Majesty the Queen bas Keen graciously pleased to confirm the appointment ol Jam- Graham, Fjsq., as a Member (it the Legislative Council, Straits in place of S. Giltillan, Kmj The Secretary <>t' State has l>een pleased
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  • 364 1 Imm v so<iii- threatened with some impending calamities, the of which are explained in tin 1 following somewhat alarming communication which has been sen! to the Delhi (r(uett> by the Goveruiin'iit Astronomer of Madras: In India, the flowering >f the Bamboo, almost as a rule, precedes tbc commenceuient of a
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 248 1 pagßrngrna;. Pffil. M. steamer Ffl/< :7 T*e, on the H»th in«t. #or fl From Marseil Mrs. -'w, Mr H\[['- i Mr. H^tt and Mr. Black. From v Mr ScboHwger. From Galle Mr. and MrFor Batavui. From M Mr Herman Stap, Mr. Van H..1. Mr Sittorin, Mr. Marcel. For Saigon. Frou
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  • Topics of the Day.
    • 537 2 'I'm i Hilu I Mil I, iT^re) of the l">(h May m^ art ieh- uuuer the heading of Vroii, upon Part 1 1. of the Indian Famine unissioii. The social probh m is, what are the besl measures to take to relieve the terrible pressure <»!' population that
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    • 2279 2 tf« D*ity Times, \\th DEI 11. I":- TIM GOVEKXOE. T A v k ulla Lin existing of the Hon. ,V Sf™" 1 *•'••<■• «»J Chairman of the Chamber i amerce, Hon. F c Bishop m.ic., lion. .I.Cirahain m..'., Messrs T Scut t, Tan Ben- Swe.., Lim r g
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    • 4435 3 From the Daily Times, 147// ibourne paj ers re rived by la*t utaiu details of a uj Lraordinar\ -lory of fraud and rascality, a s?or1 bination of piracy, forgery barratry, and wholesa -wind I ing that it almost incredil u for it- auda< in oi' conception and the
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    • 674 4 I'lom the h I net. lu/// June. Minutes of the Proceedings of the Municipal Commissionera on Monday, the 23rd May, confirmed at meeting held on Tuesday, the 7tli June, LBBl. missia,!, I Major S. Dunlop, K.A., Pretident. Hou'ble Capt McCallum, l; K Kdwin Koek, Ks<|. L. -I Fraaer,
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    • 1553 4 Singapore, M iy, 1881. r i 9. Hxwstsov.E H atieipai Comm'rt, Bi*f*p Sir, I have the honor to submit the following Report (or th« consideration of i the Commissioners. Ton-), Romds and Btreeis. The repaitiag of Tank and Back Roads has been put in hand, and the
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    • 1615 5 From the Daily \imet, 9f/i June. t*<niMteu <■: porane« that, in reoiM th«M translation* beir original appearance ■■Imm may be a> lowledired.j fUgram from Ai ?r.— The British 1 Magfie A. Rober 'with petroleum .tmaran,' jroundec' at St. Nicholas on tht Jldt Muv. at I p. id.
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    • 1966 5 I the Hf raits Times, 15M June. It i« requested of our e-uitemporane.-i that. i; produ< inv' tli.'..' translations, their oriuiruil appearance in tbe Strati* 1 may l>o acknowledged J Shortly before the departure for Europe of Admiral Arias, recently the naval Commanding Olfie«»n on the Philippine Btatioiij
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    • 4910 6 The Ed ucation Report, 1880. From ike U lit/ Times, 13/4 The following able Report upon Education, for Isnii, l>\ Mr. Treveiun, faspt* t of S-Ihh>U, aj)]>o;irs in last Friday V and we have no doubt will prove interesting to all ..ur rea ders 1. Itookovei charge of the Department
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  • Correspondence.
    • 146 7 To the Editor qf the Daily Times. Sir,— hi your issue of MUth May, a novel and seemingly effectual method of treating hydrophobia hy venesection ii brought to notice it may be very interesting in connection with it to read a thrilling narrative entitled A chapter in
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    • 2712 7 Variorum. IV. Some few weeks ago, 1 addrebot*! letters you on the subject of Crown Colony Government and the Colonial in. They were published iu due course and appear U have met with a very responsive echo in Hongkong Vour contemporary the China JJui! followed up the question in a
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  • News of the Week
    • 543 8 liit lion Me Cecil Smith, c.H.O^ Colonial Secretary, returned from B.it yesterday bjtheM.ll Reamer Emirne. < llak weather seems to have lately been prevalent in the China Sea between Horn-.. kong and Manila. A typhoon broke etlf the latter place on the 24th May, which had been
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    • 711 8 Tut samseng who so brutally assaulted four Chinese women with a parang tome week- been ronamitt-1 by the magistrate tor trial at the next Ahum. The Pinang Gazett' Their Excellence ami Lady Weld, according to arrangement:?, may be exp< lViiaMi,' about the 17th i Tick German sorvette
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    • 326 9 officers and their staff' are hard at work, collating and elassitu Mi the contestfof the Census papers mil probably have completed the i* li m:i R tor Singapore by the end of July, j which the other Settlements will bo tV. A in hand. It will therefore
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    • 918 9 Thi Russian steamer Russia, which is expected hourly from Hankow, carries ;i cargo "i tea ti> Odessa, and it is expected that it will be u close race between her and the German steamer Fleronia, also bound to Odessa, the latter a start of 7 or s
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    • 153 9 W i have been favoured from the Colonial Secretary's office with the following Return of the Census of the three Settlements. This return does n<->t purport to be absolutely correct ami it will be some time before the i revised numbers can be given. The increase in
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    • 639 9 f-ii^ffft Extraordinary issued to-day u. >titics that hi> Honuur the Chief .lustti has, with the eonoum:nc< of H. E th-' Governor, altered the day for hold" the ii<\f ('ritniual Assizes ;it Mai* from the 20tfa to the 24th instant. Iru Victoria Theatrical Company's theatre w;is la^ night
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    • 53 9 II is Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Ladv Weld and family, left in the Colonial steamer Pluto yesterday afternoou for Penan g on a gubernatorial visit. We understand His Excellency's visit will be prolonged during July and August, and that he will tpend some di at Malacc
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 887 10 SHI P F» ING I iSI LLIG KN G E arribalsf. Bipartumt Cll Ineaday v th June. .Y!^ 7f British steamer "Trinmph,"( .London. M. M, str Peiho. 3,600 tons, Pasqualini, Saigon «th Ju mer Marlborough." Sanderson, for Hongkoaff. M.M. steamer Emirne," 727 tons, Pichat, Bataria '.Mi. line. British steamer for
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