The Straits Times, 11 September 1869

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  • 17 1 The Straits Times. \Oli. XX PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE. SATI'KDAY. SEITK.MJSKI! I Ith, 1869. SATURDAY EVENING. N(J. 1,257.
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  • 87 1 ST MARK] T QUOTATIO s Hi ii. 16< v i 3.30 per Too Whit- Pepper 10.20 Flour „2.70 Pearl Sago „3.80 t0 3.40 Tin ,82t082J 137 to 140 do do 152 to 155 Shirtings 2.60 5 do T. Cloths t01.70 H do do i. 7 do do „2.20
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  • 700 1 Tin last number of the Orerfaud was published on the 24th ultimo. Since then the I. O. mail of the 30th .July and the Mesaageries mail of the ."ith August have come to hand. Thesteamu which conveys the pre- tit homeward mail arrived from China yesterday evening and
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  • 363 1 Isv the mail received per Samson we have recent intelligence from Labuan. Complaints having reached Governor Hen ness) respecting the unjust and arbitrary conduct of Pangeran Mumin towards some British subjects at Mumpakul, His Excellency proceeded to that place forthwith, early in last month, in 11. M. S. from
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  • 614 1 The Sourabaya HandeUblad, of 2nd August, gives the following intelligence regarding th< pseudo Count von Attems, whose escape we noticed in our issue of the Ith instant. On the morning of the iMh August lie left the room in the Hospital in which lie v,;is under treatment,
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  • 284 1 METEORO LOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. i. have been favored by the Qolonial Surgeon with the daily .Meteorological Observations made by him in the months of January, February, .Man-It, and April. The tables are exceedingly minute and detailed involving daily j no less than four columns of observations of the Barometer, six of
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  • 197 1 Ihe following if) translated from the B»faviaUa»(leh6ladc€ti»efUnhSeptembcr. On the 23rd Scpt^nber 1868, the Bremen siii|> tele, Captain Hagedorn, owners, Carl Lndwig Braucr SAhne, \>.is burnt in L :l'i S. and L. 81. EL Throe days voyage from the I -lain! of Anisienhi. i, it was discovered
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  • 1513 1 The Following is the China news brought by the Columbian yesterday. POLITICAL AND c MXERAX BUMMABT. oKNKK At. The detailed report of the China debate in the House of Commons on the 1 Ith July, which arrived by last mail, has been read with anything but satisfaci ion by
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  • 1073 1 tiny brought, prevfiitr.l from extending farther, ana it ceased after destroying ssvsn ranges of buildings consisting of five compartments each. All tho Cabinet ministers, Chief Secretaries, officers of the [Hilary. ;t n<l nobility wbo appeared, were rewarded witli a ]>roniotion of one grade, and th« soMj.ts assisted received two
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  • 861 1 Mini n:s of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners on the ~nd September, 1869. f 'onttuiitionert Preteitf. Tlic 1 l<>n. Col. Macpheraon,— Pretident. The Hon. W. 11. Bead. It. Wootb, I'm[. T. Dunnian, Progreti Report*. The Engineer's fortnightly Report w;i< read. The Oreneer of World reported his [etarn to
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 219 1 A DVEBI l-l M I Terms for Advertisements made known I Xlice. entered into for long periods ill r.- ibscriptions will be la< the 81 > I also in '.'1.MU1.1.. I. .uibard Street, city; in in t be copy the lired, i ue :ill i- i i ill countermanded, ijjly.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • Correspondence.
    • 185 2 Ih.w: Sib, On the 2nd instant, on my way homeward, in Bochore Road, I saw a crowd of persona passing with torches. I instantly went to the spot to see whaJ was nn. On reaching it. 1 saw several Iwvh with torches in
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    • 166 2 TH E CHOIROF OF ST ANDREW'S CHURCH. ih, Editor of the Daily Times. SIH, I'or inerev s sake, wli.it next Can it be actually true that our lovely singing cherubs wish to wear surplices oti account of the hint.'" A nice way to creep into high church Who proposed it
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    • 245 2 TH E CHOIROF OF ST ANDREW'S CHURCH. '■'<• Editor of the Straits Times S I am perplexed. The Choir of St Lndrew's Church have expressed a adopt the surplice. An idea of iliLrli Church innovation is immediately the minds of more than one ol your correnpondent* in your columns. Will
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  • News of the Week.
    • 1078 2 Tin; British steamer Telegraph,Cuptain Taylor, from Penang with dates to the ord instant, (via Malacca. 1 anchored in the harbour this forenoon. Wi: understand that the British j barque Jokn Xeare, has lately been dis- j posed of privately for the sum of $3,600 cash. The M.
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    • 726 2 TUESDAY,7T H SE PTEMBER. Tin: American steamer Coetg which ■ailed for Cotie on the 3rd instant, returned to this port this morning in tow of the steam tug Pilot FM, with her engines disabled. Wi: understand that no further clue has as vet been obtained as to the Havelock Road
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    • 1051 2 Tiif. Diamond Company*) steamer United Service, is expected from London on or about the 17th instant. A meeting of the Legislative Conn* cil took place yesterday, when Mr. ilI liain Ramsay Scott was sworn in as a Member, in the room of Dr. Little. Tiik K. 1.
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    • 98 2 'I'm British ship Berwickshire was yesterday pot up for sale by Public Auction and realised SC, Hill. Tin. I. 0. steamer Columbian, Qvp. tain Hyde, from Hongkong with dates to i in- 2nd instant, arrived here this afternoon. Skverai Revenue V> arranta have been executed by the
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    • 129 2 THE Sarawak steamer Royalist, Captain Harris, from Sarawak with date, to the 7th instant, anchored in the harbour last night. A Dutch Man-01-war steamer passed through the harbour from the Westward, this morning. -*> Tin: mails and [HUWPtlgcm which leave tiiis port for Bngland, to-day, per I*.
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    • 79 2 Tin: I*. steamer Cadiz is expected here from Hongkong as an extra steamer en route to Bombay, about the 15th instant. Tin: next Outward Mail viz. 7th-13tli Auo-ust, will be brought, on from Galle to this port per 1\ steamer Traraucore, and may be looked for aboul
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  • 534 2 Whereas by the Imperial Merchant shipI i 1 1 -_r Act. W,|. proviaon is made for the Belief of Distressed British Seamen f bund ■broad, an. l whereas distressed Seamen belonging to Colonial vessels Lav.' heretofore been relieved bom Imperial funds, wlii.li
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  • 358 2 Tin Secretary of State in a Circular Despatch dated Lai Uaj 1869, informed the various Coktua] Gon rnmenta thai frequent applications an- made totbe Board of Trade in England for payment of the expense* incurred in respect Seamen belonging to Colonial reaseh, "ho become diaxres* abroad by
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  • 1498 3 abroad, more especially who still I it the Irish ithe which bound the I together thai now the withe ii fall apart. Th< or I has be< n don rs >nal idiosyncrasies will now andtheviolent differen- lya exist in any Liberal Liberalism involving of n< •us
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  • 2766 3 T he art of novel writing rea lied its zenith in Fr ince under the reign of Louis Philippe, the inspiration having come from England during the Bourbon Restoration with the novel of Walter Scott. Before 1-::" the French had few, if any, good novelists to for the
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  • SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    • 220 3 Sept. 6, >iamese steanur Chow- Phya. Orton. for Bangkok. 8, Colonial steamer Pieho, Fox, lor Mala.-, a. American ship Messenger, Hill, for Hongkong. American ship Rainbow, Thayer. for Boston via Penang. •>. Dutch barque Louis Meyer, Steur, for Batavia. M. I. steam, r Capitole, Clianipeiiois. for Batavia. 7, steamer
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    • 177 3 Bept 6, M. I. ateamer [mperatrice, 1,901 tons. Macaire, Baa and Galle 1 iii August 6, British steamer Telegraph, \y< t.ius. Tajlor, Peoaag 9rd E .nl.. t-. 7. British ship Toronto, 488 tons. Jarman, Penang :27th August 7. British barque Medway, 583 tons, IWdsean, Penang 29th Au-ii-i. 7. N'.tili
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  • 671 3 Ship's Names. ('attains. Fiao and Rig. Tons. Datk AKU1VAI. M i:\-OF-\VAH 8 Kinaldo Robinson Blaney Ehryn STEAMEB& Rainbow Bradberry 5 Mohr Enterprise Do Voa ,)<>li re Dean Fair Malacca Coetey •I .Min \auSt. Rochuasea Pare* K .\:ili-t Harris SAILING YKSSELS. Alfred Gronow Argonaut Baker Alicia DeSotua
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  • 42 3 :1 4 5 1 T;mj"iiL,' PkflU \Vh;irf. Victoria Dock. <> Judine, Matheaon and Company Wharf i o. Wl.i.rf 7 Boa A. Doek BOTBM C.'iii}i:ni_v"' Wharf s < •vi-riiiiu-iit Wlmrf Pfttcnt Slip uud Dock Company At Johorc.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 139 3 vllibritiormrnt£f. COOK AND COMPAFT, CoxsuLTixi; Vktkrixary Surgeons, HORSE DEALERS. Ac, Calcutta. Wrxx ive happy to undertake oonunissions lor the supply and shipment of horses to China, the Straits. Of elsewhere, and in case, where the selection is left to them, will use their l.est judgment on receiving full particulars of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 560 4 0. Companp. PENINSU LAB \SD ORI ENTA L \Vlc.\l h>N COMPANY. Offices I>' Vlmeida Si „.v\ ns Ai N T < v. Harbour. MAM- j LINES. rival of .Hi. 1 Steam Ships at a it Ii the sen ice I ppri ye.l Lv 1! Master General will be aa fol-
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    • 856 4 }h S: O. Ciwpilip. NOTICE. A Written Declaration of the contents and yah f Packacee f.>r the Overbad Route is required by the Egyptian Transit Administration, and must be delivered by the shipper t.> the Company'a Agent with tin- Bill of Lading, or with the Parcelajand the Company do not
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    • 792 4 ittisrrllanfous. NEWEST GRAND STATE- LOAN- LOTTERY. Guababtbbd and Controlled by the Government in the amount of: l-ju MILLION FLORINS OR j:,o M l l. LION FRANCS WHICH tS TO BE REPAID BY 400,680 I'KKMUM PRIZES. In yearly twelve drawings, in the manner that on the first of every month takes
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    • 933 4 iWiSrrllnnrous. THK MOST RELIABLE FRIEND. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. Its Sear.-hin^' and Healing Properties are known and recognised throughout the world. The number of years tins in raluable Ointment has stood the test of public opinion (and the longer know-, the better appreciatedl is a testimony of itself more convincing than anything
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    • 765 4 i¥lisrrllnntoti«(. OAXEI A SONS KMKI.'V BLACK LEAD MILLS. Blackfairs Road, London. England. Oakly's Sn.vi.i;s:.imr.s Soap BOn-mer-ourial), for Cleaning and Polishing Silver, Electroplate, Plate <.lass. Marbfts, \<-., Tablets 64 o\ki:v's WxLLnraroa K.nr. Polish. Packeta Sd. each; Tins SdL, Is.. Is. tJd., and Is. each. Oakkys IsTSIaBVnm Km Boards from Is. 64
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    • 866 4 iH&rrllanroug. THK PEBFECTION OF PREPARXD COCoa MAI! WII.LA < OOOA. Sole Proprieton Tayloh Bros., London. The Cocoa or Cacao of Mara-ilia ia the true Theobroma of Liuneas. Coo digenoua to South America, of which Mara. \illii is a favoured portion. Taylor Brothen having seemed tl idusive supply of this unrivalled
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