The Straits Times, 7 March 1874

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    16 1 The Straits Times. \'()L. XXX PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 7th, 1874. SATURDAY EVENING JfO. 1,1)01)
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1874. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    104 1 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 187 4. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. iaoibier t 5.15. 13f White Pepper 16J. ur, Sarawak 2.65. uaa 3.20. Bontyne 27 Tin 26} Le twist l» ll.g. Shirtings 2,111 7 d.. do 2.02 i. 5 do T. Cloths 1.274- ti do do 1.50. T do do 1.7"
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    THE TORRES STRAITS ROUTE.
    1378 1 Somk tinn- a^o we had the pleasure of making public a concise report, by Captain Clarke of the S. S. Sunfoo, of the fnVi vovajje made by that vessel d Singapore and Sydney, N.S.W., and back. The report in question is :iny per se, from the
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    ITEMS FROM THE JAVA PAPERS
    1416 1 Translated for the Straits Times.) The following telegram appears in the lnd'ier of the 28th ult 11 Samartmg, 25M Feb.— The British ship Colina has put into this port. She has brought intelligence that the British ship Aderina had been on the Ontario reef the
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    TRANSLATIONS FROM MANILA PAPERS.
    1003 1 The Cvnirrciv of the 21st ultimo publishes the following intelligence from Sooloo as given by its correspondent at Zamboauga, under date the 1 2th ultimo On the island of Übian our sailors made a binding in tbe begiuning tit December, on account of their being harassed
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    PARIS LETTER.
    2742 1 I'wn*, .ilsi Jam m:v. Qaabatta'l interpellation is becoming more serious in projxjrtion as the journals devoted to the Conite de (,'hainbord assert that Macinahun's pffiee is but a screen for a monarchical restoiatiou, and thut the seven years were never intended to mean seriously seven years, but only
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      258 1 I ERTIBEMENTB. Advertisements made known radiate for long periods BMBta and ■aheontfaMM will be also in Ljaiirr. by Gkoboe Street. Coknhill, 1 uiJwird Street, city I >ld Jewry in CalHeaarm. Apcar k V<>. rti ier« must specify in the copy tbe „f the insertions required, else all will Ik- inwrt.><i
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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    LONDON LETTER.
    1735 2 London, .JOth Jantaky. We cannot complain of having no news to communicate this week. The country ha* been electrified by the wholly unexpected dissolution of Parliament, and every other fact, for the time being gives way to this one absorbing subject to every Englishman. It was on Saturday
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    CARTOUCHE SKETCHES IN SINGAPORE.
    1910 2 No A. BAffBLl boated in a comfortable room, 1 proceeded lazily to indulge myself in what is known to the initiated as "a midshipman"* holiday," iv other words to "overhaul the donkey," synonymous terms, which haOaf translated into the vulgar tongue mean to unpack my diets
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    Reuter's Telegrams.
    57 2 Union, M M.ifh, 1874.— The Dutch Chamber has rejected the Bill for the Gold Currency. bunion, ;>/// March. Parliament formally opens to-day. Brand's re-election to the Speaker* ship unopposed. No speech until memben sworn in. Ministers re-elected probably I'Jth March. New anti ronirniattiftal Bills applicable to the whole
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  • Correspondence.
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      THE TORRES STRAITS ROUTE.
      1052 2 To the Editor of Ihr Daily Time* Sin, -Having just arrived at Si per K. A A. s Ef.Co's. Boyal Mj er Flintshire, from Sydney \ia TornStraits, and bains one of the first throug passengers by this route to England, it may be iutsrtstiag to your
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      748 3 iHisrrllanfOHS. BEAUTIFUL HAIR can only be obtained by tbe use of Rowland's Macassar oil. It prevents tbe Hair falling off or turning grey, strengthens weak hair, causes it to grow on bald E laces, and makes it beautifully soft, pliale and glossy. Price 3s. 6d., 75., 10s. rid. equal to
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      872 3 ittitfrrllanrong M«. C. DICKSON, R. N.. Oaßaaamg Marine Engineer, Surveyor, Uen«ral Engineering and Iron Ship Purchasing Agent. Skilled Workmen of eveiy kind procured for Abroad. Jerusalem, CV>rnhill, London. Singapore, 2lst Feb., 1*74 ftly 3 ins.) To THB 01-EKN AND RoYAI. FAMILY To H. R. thb Prince or Waled i Special
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      Arribals.
      518 4 taiurday, 28th February. H. N. M. steamer Holland, tons, Boon commander, Acheen 23rd February. British barque Omar Pasha, 398 tous, Gear commander, Saigon 23rd February. Sunday. Ist Maivli. British steamer Petrel, 254 tons, Risting commander, Cheribon J'ii h Feb., consignees Cheng Tee, Wat Seng k Co. British steamer Cawdor
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      Departures. Monday, 2nd March.
      188 4 Departures. Monday, 2nd March. Britissh steamer Hindustan, Miller, for Houykong. Dutch steamer M. F. Van der Putte, Berghuis, for BhUmu. British Btcauier Yorkshire, Longley. for Hongkong k Shanghai British barque Jeanie Louttit, Murdoch, for Channel f. o. British barque Eleanor, Jobscn, for New York. Tuesday, 3rd March. German barque Anna,
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      551 4 Ship'u Names. Captains. Flag and Rig. Tons. Dat?: OF AB- WHEKE Fku.M. RIVAL. i'm.\miinki> uk Agents. Debtinatiok. MEN-OF-WAK. Feb. 21 Malacca Seuior Naval Officer. Station Feb. 21 Malacca Senior Naval Officer. Station Mar. 4 Bangkok U. 8. Consul Mar. M'oiilou p Sept. -j. Hammer A Co.
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      VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WHARVES.
      45 4 x 1 Tanjong Pagar Wharf. i lc *°A m^' k ti Jardine, Mathewm and Company's Wharf I P. kO. Wharf 7 Bon Accord Dock Borneo Company's Wharf 8 Government Wharf b Patent Slip »uj Dock Company At Jobor*
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    BRITON'S GERMANS.
    165 5 r Ihr I),n!y Tiuie*. W« oagtri here to 1* much in- 'i for JOW reproduction of the i;• nn.in eoni]H'tition in coin|t is a matt -r that wants veiitilaI II ill thil Colony we could teach mm aoaaethiag <>n the I I not lot it drop rial J
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    EARLY RISING.
    366 5 f the Daily Time*. I lend \ou a hone of contention. promee more harmless results aanitj than fieewaioa M ociee o! (lernian and Briinti which ha> bam started of ich ivx.iws itself, in niv opi- meaning eafik party may rd u eaergj." The advice rawd Scotchman to his
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    EXCHANGE.
    91 5 To t/ir Editor of the Daily Time*. Sir .--Will you allow me, as a constant reader, to make a tuggeotioa to you, which is that you should have an v Kx- column in your valuable paper F I ha\.- MMM Chindrass Shares and some Tichborae l>(.ii.ls, hut there is
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    THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
    271 5 t'v tin KJitor of the Daily ISaMB. Sis, In one of you rectal iMww ii tide on some Municipal appointment appe«n, in which allusion is made to an -"itlireak of Cattle Plague in Singa]>ore. I am vvr\ desirous of getting information thi> subject aii'! will esteem it
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    MALACCA.
    825 5 (from an Occational Correspondent.) M\i. v.« v,."»tii Maiuh, 1874 T ii t. Straits steamers Japan and Ben-intu-r arrived iiere from Pinang and Singapore hist Saturday. The Malay steamer Telegraph, from Klaii'.'. am bored in the harlwur last Sunday morning and sailed again for that port \esterday afternoon. The Colonial
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  • News of the Week.
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      MONDAY, 2nd MARCH.
      831 5 Thk K. A. S. N. Co.'s chartered steamer I'imlxh'tre, Captain Sturroch, from Sydney, via Brisbane, Cardwell, Bowen, and Hatavia, arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf yesterday forenoon. Passenger. Mr. David Biunie. The British steamer Caicdor Castle, Capt. Cowie, from London 20lh January, via Suez Canal, arrived at Tanjong
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      TUESDAY, 3rd MARCH.
      236 5 H. M. S. Thalia left this morning for Malacca and Pinang, taking down detachments to relieve the troops stationed at those Settlements. The Ceylon Observer states that Colonial Surgeons in that Colony have been allowed six months' time to enable them to make arrangements to give up
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      WEDNESDAY, 4th MARCH
      654 5 The British steamer Namoa, Captain \Yestly, from Hongkong 25th February, anchored in the roads this morning. Tin; P. O. steamer Zauibexi, with the outward mail, left Galle at 1 P. v. on Monday last, and may therefore be expected here about next Mouday. The Mcssagcries Maritimes steamer
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      THURSDAY, 5th MARCH.
      1884 5 Thk British steamer liufn/, Capt. Reynolds, from Shields 2Dth' October, via Marseilles and Suez Canal, arrived at the Tanjoug Pagar wharf yesterday afternoon. Tiik Danish steamer Axia, Capt. Molscn, from Java 2nd instant, arrived at the Borneo Company's "wharf this morning. The Messageries Maritimes steamer Iratcaddif, Capt
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      FRIDAY, 6th MARCH.
      1752 3 riii British -u-.iui't fiat alum, ("apt. i, Iroui I'alembang 2nd iust.,anoborili the f\t I- J < -t.rdax I Tin I rt'iu-h war hi muter pt (iuciiii, from IWwi -'-'th rive 1 al the B >ineo ('oinw barl -terd.i\ en r»stU to ifoa. Iraiti steamer W r//wi«W#r, ipt.
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      SATURDAY, 7th MARCH.
      1478 3 Thk Colouial steamer Pinto, Capt. Weloer, from Pinaug ith inst. arrived this morning. Thk I*. O. Extra akaawr CflkMIjuiii, Capt. Stead, boat Bombay l^th February, arrived at the F. O. wharf yesterday afternoon, and will leave for Hongkong at 'J a. in to-morrow. A serious stabbing case,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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      774 6 vV «T>. Companp. LAB AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Q3MPAN V AIL wd&M U^ESTin ■me taMe f..r the ye»r ■< t bai n>g J 'a< mnt^itm Hast Mat following lates of Arrival* of men at Singapore. Homeward. ■Jt'th February. llth Han* 12th Maid 25th J- th Do. J. B CALDBECK. Agent.
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      897 6 vS: Coinpanp. P. Si O. 8. N. COMPANY. Passengers can obtain at the Company's offices in Suez, Brindisi, and Venice, First-class Railway Tickets for Paris vis Mont Cenis at the following Rates. From Brindisi £9. 7s. Od. Venice 6. 11s. Od. and from Paris to London, via Newhaven A Dieppe
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