The Straits Times, 9 July 1870

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    16 1 The Straits Times VOL. XXVI. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 9th, 1870 SATURDAY EVENING No. 1.300
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    THE STRAITS TIMES
    107 1 Wn i rly 9 5 made know 1 ripi i also in < '"I. Mill. 1,. till coantern i lingly. l- t fully iv |i> in the dehverv of Timely notioe of change „f messages or other verl.al ill be attended to. if !'■"■/.< can lie in-
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    MARKET QUOTATIONS
    20 1 Singapore. Jn.y :'m. 1870. II 30 :i 10 137 to 134 2.85 J I■ to 1.521 I r
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    375 1 THE POl RTH OF .11 tli anniversary ofthe Ii pendenceby theUnilii America. which, on »,di elarcd themselves states. It is plea- the mi.-uiiderstainl-\i-ted between tin- liloher offspring even in are ia-t wearing away, and serves to draw the now into relations of and mutual good-will. of the present day have
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    1286 1 Till: EXCISE ORDINANCE. Tin: consolidated and amended Bxordinance, which appears in complete form in the last Government Go. appears to be a concise and simply worded document, and remedies many of the defects complained of in the former one, which required to be amended so frequently that it has been
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    1097 1 SARAWAK. THE Sarawak inland expedition, under the command ofthe Rajah, assisted by .Messrs. Paul, Chapman, Skelton, Nelson and Low, started from the Silui fort on the lith June. Its object WSJ to attack and punish the Dyaks of the Katilus stream, who have within a few months cut oil' t
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    568 1 CRIMINAL SESSION. Tiik Criminal session of the Supreme Court opened at the Court House at II o'clock this morning, before His Honor Sir Maxwell, Chief Justice. The grand jury was then ampannelled, oousisting of the following gentlemen Jasfu Yoi no, K.-o. Foreman, Dunlop, Esq. 0. StahDmeeht W. Mien. LJ. It.
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    1621 1 CHINESE IN JAVA. I'm: _\,,>- Batavia Eandeltblad of the I nth June publishes a very lengthy letter from the Matavia Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the < ernor General of -Netherlands India, dated the 2Bth .May, 1870, 0n the harmful effects of tin- restrictions on the immigration of the
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    418 2 REGISTRATION OF SERVANTS. Tiikiji: is one subject which we should l>e glad to see taken in hand by OUT Legislative Council, at an early day that is, the registration of servants. The annoyance which we all sutler, in a more fir less degree, of our servants leaving without a moment's
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    MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
    675 2 Mini us of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners, on Wednesday the loth June, l^Tn. 'oauuieeiouert Present, The Hon'UeJ. vT.W. Buck, Prmident. W. 11. Read. H. C. Woods, Esq. Major McXair. W. R. Scott. Tin- Minutes of la-t general meeting and minutes of a special meeting were read anil
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    NEWS OF THE WEEK.
    32 2 MONDAY, hi. JULY. Tiik British steamer flair Singapore, Capt. Sampson, from Penang 30th ult. anil Malacca ltd inst., arrived here this niorniii":. Vii*si mjrr*.— Mr. Vanderbsck and family.
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    44 2 Tiik Ocean Compaav's steamer .//</./•, ('apt. Kidd, from Hankow, I'.Mh June, via Shanghai and HongtJSOg, arrived here on Saturda\" evening, r,/ ranlc to London via Suez Canal. Mfsrs. Mcs.lani.'s Terves.Thomsett. Thompson, and Bm-kit. Ksssrs. Omat. Smith. Middleton, Ormstoo, and Langlos. 10 cliililren. and •"> native servants.
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    53 2 AVk co|iv the following from last Friday's Goremtuent Gazette'. The' following Notification from the S.--cretary to the Government of India, is publibbM for p-neral information. By His Excellency V Command. J. W. W. BIRCH. Colonial Secretary. Colonial Becretary's Office Ist July, 187 ft > Mi m ins DsjMWSMsal, V^rt WWitm,
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    MARINE DEPARTMENT.
    436 2 NOTIFICATION. Simla.//..- Vlth Hay l*7o. R*l 4e/1870.— Tks faOowiag aoeJessto mariners received from the Admiralty Office. Loadoa, are published for general information: Tho i:if.>riin-i.m contninel in »hi» notice is to be carefully MMUbNd. Iw notcl iutho xailiu.' dir<>.-ti..ris, an. l c.in|«n-<l with tlie rluirt x -hmi the »hii>
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    78 2 TUESDAY, fat JULY. Tiik ansosmt of bullion by the present P, steamer is in gold, to Singapore, £119; in silver to Singapore, ii-i.b(H) to Hongkong kIZ.U-Z t) Shanghai, £41,615. An unexpected pleasure was afforded those of the residents who visited the Ksplanade early yesterday evening! the line band of the
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    72 2 A. Comer Of tagem was held yesterday and this morning, at the Master Attendant's Office, before 11. Bum, Esq., Marine Maoist rate, and J. L. Kirbv, Esq., to inquire into the loss of the British ship Wt^iCnrtew. Capt. St cere's certificate was returned to him at the oonaluaion of the
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    64 2 It may interest our readers to learn that during the stay of the U. S. fritfuto. Delmwmre, in this port, Admiral Rowan will kindly allow the hand to play Upon the Ksplanade Tuesday and Friday evenings, and should the weather on those (lays prove rainy, then on i the following
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    76 2 WEDNESDAY, 6ra JULY. Tin-: Criminal Session of the Supreme Court will open on Thursday next, the 7th inst.. in the Court House this will, however, probably be the last time the ■eSSMM will be held there, as alterations are being made in the building, to lit it for the accommodation
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    132 2 Tiik l\ I O. steamer Hindott^n, Capt. Curling, from Bombay ~~nd, (ialle 2m!i June, and Penang 3rd July, with the London mail of the Sid June, arrived here at \i:'W M. yesterday, and leaves again for Hongkong a>l noon to-day. The following is her list of passengers Fn,- Singapore. -From
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    17 2 THURSDAY, 7m JULY. Tiik British steamer Mnimeea, Capt. Kier, fnun Liverpool Bth April, arrived here this SSOmUlg.
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    71 2 Tiik Sarawak steamer RojfmlUl, Capt. Harris, frosn Sarawak Sid inst., arrived here this morning. Tiik British steamer United Service, Capt. Tough, from Hongkong 21th June and Saigon 2nd inst., arrived here this morning. Fasssafsr. From Hongkong: Mr. A. (iraiidhomme. Tiik British steamer Unii Capt. Game, from Hankow 1 7th, Shanghai
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    26 2 Ink wreck and cargo of the Wild Cmrlem were yesterday sold at puhlic auction here. The wreck realized *'.'7">. and the cargo sold for f 1.075.
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    65 2 Fi:om the Mauritius papers to hand l>y the present mail, we learn that Sir Henry Barkly, Governor of Mauritius, took his final departure from that Colony on the >rd inst. His departure was deeply regretted by all classes of the community. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh also arrived
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    88 2 The British steamer United Berriee, Capt. Tough, which arrived here this morning, is the pioneer of the China and Straits Steam Navigation Company's steamers. She is a neat and convenient vessel of <!") i tons, and has excellent accommodation for passengers, being capable of accommodating some eight hundred Chinese, in
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    84 2 O» Monday, before the departure of the steamer Aj,i.r from the IWnjong Pagar Wharf for London, one of the firemen, named H. Allen, was reported as missing. Search was ma le for him, without effect. This morning, however, a body was found Boating near the i wharf which answered the
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    126 2 Thk condition of the sea wall in front of the Town Hall, and along the beach from Dalhousie to (iovernment pier, is indicative of the want of attention to public works of utility on the part of the (iovernment. While (iovernment House was being built, the Government roads were almost
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    109 2 Tin: residents are indebted to AdAral Rowan, of the V. S. frigate Ihltmare, for B very unexpected treat, in the excellent music discoursed l>v the hand of that vessel two evenings in the week on tlie Esplanade. Bui while thanking Admiral Rowan, we should not forget that the hand itsel
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    30 2 infinitely more so in the tropics. The hands in I. S. war vessels, are, we believe, composed of professional musicians, and any little act of courtesy would be duly appreciated.
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    21 2 PRIDAY, mii JULY. The lsri!ish steamer CAiefiai*, Capt. MeMinnies, from London 12th May, via the Sue/. Canal, arrived here this asoraing.
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    32 2 His Xxi i.i.i.i m v the Governor leaves tiiis in the Colonial steamer Peifo, at kSO P. K. to-day, to visit the native chiefs along the Bast coast of the Malay Peninsula.
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    31 2 Tin: Grand Jurors, having brought in a suflicient number of l>ills to occupy the attention of the Court in the meantime, were this morning excused from further duty until Monday next.
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    37 2 Tiik next outward French mail will most likely be broughi on by the 11. I. steamer fmperatriee. It was to leave .Marseilles on the 12th ultimo, and may possibly arrive here on Sunday next, the 10th inst.
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    46 2 A Chinksk living in Shaft lfadarsah Lane, went out yesterday for a few minutes, leaving his servant at work in the boOBB. On his return, he found that the servant had, during his ahscnee, broken open his box, stolen soaae Sill worth of clothing, and absconded.
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    131 2 A .Malay woman living :;t Pulo Tokongi two or three days ago, on awaking in the morning, found hole <nt in the side oilier house, and on examination discovered that jewelry and other articles to the value of $75 or $80 bad been stolen. She reported the matter at once
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    181 2 Tiik foUowing cases were dJapoaed of by the Sapreme Court yesterday The Qaeea m. Bta Li -t Quiuand Oho i Ah Houl:. torbnrgbr? and lareeay; found guilty, and sentea 1 to 1- mouths bnprisoiimcnt with hard laboor. The C t >u.-.'n ps. Ing Qah, oitas Lim Qaa, f..r honsf hwwt
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    277 2 Wi extract the following from yesterday's Government Gazette Extraordinary The following Order of the Governor in Council ia published for general information. By His Excellency's Command. J. W. W. BIRCH, Colouiiil Secretary. Colonial Becretary's OflLoa, > 7th July, 1870. At a Meeting of the Executive Council, he'd at Singapore on
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    56 2 Tiik Barque Coloiabo, Capt Plenge, from Kurraclue for Hongkong, passed through the Straits yesterday, In da\s out. Wished to be reported at Llowls. Tiik next homeward mail will I broaobi on from by the I. ft o Btea ,-r Traraucore, which vessel have Hongkong on the 7th ii may be
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    44 2 Ti.kM. I. S. K. gteamer jaub, Cap! Storratt, from Caleul Rangoon 29th June, Moulimin" Penang 6th, and Malacca Ml, j,,| v arrived here this morning and servant, Mr. and Mm. T.lf.-,- ■ervai Rundon, <; Stan* '-i V, E. Mitchell Ardann, KoEngHo vases M.H.L, 18 natives.
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    139 2 Rksii.knts travelling lonely n,,,| alter dark should keep their eyes alnut them. A Chineee coming a |on<> the Back road, around the base Canning Hill, on Wednesday nH,| suddenly received blow over the hea I witli bludgeon, bat, police ble coming in that direction at tlie n, meat, liis assailant
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    204 2 Tiik following eases were disposed of by tlie Supreme Court yesterday The Qii— n ml Tan Ah Choon, for bur. glarj and larceny, attended with catting and wounding. The oompkinant in this eaae had attempted to arrest the who had effected entrance and was Rtealin» in his honea in Hew
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    275 2 Wk extract the following notifications i'vmn v«'sliTila\ 's 6 Gazette Account <>f the average amount I in circulation ;it tlie Isran.li erf tl tend B;mk of 1 1 I<li:i.1 < I i i Australia v A Singapore, for the month ending 30t.l 1870, rendered in sooordan of Bet Majesty** Royal
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    57 2 Al 111(11 (ill till' ►1 T ■how a blKnjroff ni the usual n robberies and petty tli« strong reason to Ijelievu that t berhM increased instead ol It i> a si-nili-ant comn like gent raJ opinion of the that many of tli' depredations do not ear* them to tlu- police,
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    161 3 nlinarily, to trw ut thieves !.;i property, yet their ii.. i imca crowned with ItirtJier than tins, the thefts and burglariea nstani I.i committed in the i would i >n t them on thu nalile them to prevent at least di •pnilati ins, —while, on the ignorance »f the red
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    1674 3 ,-j [MMIGEATION-— PUBLIC MEETING. count of the pro- a public meeting in Penrag, from tlif Penang Oaxeth ot :.t Planters was held at the June 20th, to take the immigration from luiwideration. II li We pl"o ted List Week the following resolutions can el unanimously. > Mr. Arthur B. Thompson,
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    126 3 A dvki: i -i:vii:xt.] Berkeley. Sept 1889. -Gentlemen, I fed it a duly I owe to you to express my gratitude for the great benefit I have derived by taking Norton's Camomile I'ills." I applied to your agent, Mr. Bell. Berk. -ley, for the above-named Pills, for wind in the
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    207 3 WnitimmmH. CROSSED BLACKWKLLS CBLBBBATED OIL.MHNS BTOBSB, ALL OK SUPERIOR QUALITY. lie KI.KS. SAfiKS. lUOft JAMS. IX TINS AND .l.\l:s. oliANii: .MAK.MAI.ADK. taut r>o its, Dsasnn kkiits. him \i:d. vixvuai: roi no Kan axii fish. riWWTir ki:ksm salmon. nmUO sai.mox and MMMUBtM. PICKI.KD SALMON. rKMB AM' I.IX.IIKVNI: HKKIUNOB. nun sou 1
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    385 3 SARSAPAKILLA. Wll KIXSOX 3 (LaTK BKIPGEtO Jamaica Saksatakilla. EBBENCE OF FLUID BZTBAOt OF Rei» Is appreciated for its lnirity and marked superiority, <laily ptaauiibad by the Faculty for Impurities of the Blood, Alfw licma na" the Liver. Constitutional Debility. Attenuation of body, as an Altertive Medi. me at the ohangea
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    700 3 arrtbal*. Saturday. l!nd July. British brig Simon. 2*4 tone, Yolk commander. PsBMMg 19th June. Sunday. 3rd July. British barque Xnlla. 596 tons. Howes commander, Sydney 18th May. consignees Paienon, Simons ,v Co. British steamer Ajax. I,~>l-!' tons. Kidd commander, Shanghai l!'th June, consignee Walter Manslield. Mon lav. 4th
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    748 3 Ship's Names. Captains. "Alt Fi.ao and Rio. Tons. of Wheke Feom. Consignees or Agents. Destination. AKEIVAI. MEN-OF-WAR K. H. Fredrieh Pit Her Delaware KiiLjli^li STKAMKi; .v Raiiilmw Bra.ll.cry Mohr Peam Enterprise D'Abneida Kate Bu\. M Peiho Foi Bangkok Hallenden I{..vali-t Harris Malacca Kier •i Chieftain M.
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    VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WHARVES.
    44 3 1 Tanjong Pagar Wharf. 2 Victoria Dock. o Jardinu, MatLeaou aud Company's Wharf. 3 P. &O. Wharf 7 Bon Accord Dock 4 Borneo Company's Wharf 8 Government Wharf 6 Patent Slip and Dock Company V At Johore.
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      25 3 ALL WHO SUFFER FROM INDIGESTION, SHOULD USB NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS. Sold everywhere. Bottle Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 11s. Singapore, 26th April 1870. (26 i.)
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      143 3 iHisrcUancousf. BENSON'S \VAT<ili:s. CLOCK. <;<)!. I) JEWBLLBBT. Of all kinds. Of all kind.. Of the Newest Designs. Lerer, Drawing- Horizontal, Boom, Ti'ae, li Chronometer, Dining- Brood Bo .m. I' :<■ Rings, Chronograph. Carriage, Lockei Church. NeoU Hall and Shop. LkW HUNTKKS, 14,18,83 and :!•"> Qnii Bttvaa 5, 7, 11 and
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      201 3 ißtgrrllnnroud. BISHOP'S GRANT LA B BTFBBYESCEHT CITRATE OF MAIiNKSI DrrnoDVonn and nwrAMMD by ALi OP, M \M i i IKINi, 'ill 17 I 18, Bpeck'i Field.. Mile End, New Town, London. Tills perfectly white and delicately ele.ri ■granulated preparation poaaeaaSS remarkarresoeni qualities, which far anrpaases the ordinary Scidlit/. Powder in
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      149 3 iHidrrUanfottsf. the Cori:i o» ClllOUl for an Injunction to restrain soch imitation. The Inranction w;ih immediately granted, and tli.« Defendant was ordered to pay all Mr. Bitsand destroy the Labels complained of, Singapore, 24th Deeembar4B6d.— {ftyly] I). M (II olson t COMPANY Sii.k. Wooixnr, and Manchghtek \Vai:i:moisi,mkn Wholesale and Retail
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      748 4 y. ft (P. Compnnp. PENINBULAB AND ORIENTAL STEAM N A VKi ATION COMPANY OrFICI B D'Alnieida Street. New Harbour. MAIL (?'Jfc&&! LINES. Th r expected date of arrival of one of the I Mtia.t Mail Steam Ships at Singiijx're in connection with the sei f,,r th< fear 1870, as approved
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      835 4 <D, Company NOTICE. A Written Declaration of the contents and val >f Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Transit Administration, and must be delivered by the shipper to the Company's Agent with the Bill of Lading, or with tne Parcels and the Company do not hold
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      862 4 iHisirtllanroiid. NEWEST GRAND STATE -LOAN- LOTTERY. Guaranteed and Controlle. by the Goternment in the amount of: 120 MILLION FLORINS OR 250 MILLION FRANCS WHICH IS TO BE REPAID BY 400,000 PREMIUM PRIZES. In five yearly drawings, in the man- f ncr that every second month a great d Drawing takes
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      761 4 iHitfrrllanrouff. THE ROAD TO HEALTH AND LONA LIFE. Secured by HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. Impurities of Blood. In selecting the most appropriate medicine 01 a particular ailment, then may be some lifficulty unless one can be found to purify, emulate, and improve the quality of the ilood. These Pilln possess ami exert
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      842 4 iHtsfrrllanrous OAKEY A MXXV a BLA< K LEAD MILLS. Blackfairb Road, London, England. Oakey's Silversmith's Boat non-mer-i-urial 1 Cor Cleanin.,' and Polishing Silver, Kle. troplMte, Plate Glass, Marbles, &c, Tablets lid. Oakey's Wellinuton Knife Polish. Packets 3d. each; Tins 6d., Is., 2s. 6d., and 4s. each. Oakey's Indiarubber Knife Boards
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