The Straits Times, 28 November 1874

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    17 1 The Straits Times. VOL. XXX PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1874. SATURDAY EVENING N(). 2,00 7
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  • Domestic Occurences.
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    STRAITS TIMES. SATURDAY,NOVEMBER,28, 1874. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    74 1 STRAITS TIMES. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ,28, 1874. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Singapore, Nov. 28th, 1874. Gambier 5.30. Ijer none. Whit* Pepper none. ir, Sarawak 2.54. ■:.tyne 20 none. Tin 24.55. twiat 112. tings 2.15. do 1.80. tha 1.12|. do 1.374. do 1.60. piutu new Exchakqi o\ London. B»bk bills ti months sight
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    PROTECTION OF IMMIGRANTS.
    787 1 r«0l ub the Chines.- Immigrants' Orlll": pawed in October, 187», has red tbfl sanction of the SecreState tor the Colonies, and the 1 drawn up this year for its amendrailed to mert the approval ■I the community to whom submitted, we dmmm the :i "'"t will deem
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    THE POLICE AS MILITARY.
    561 1 Wiiilk wholly endorsing the prompt interference of this Government to put j down any disturbances in the Native I States under our protection, we feel it our duty to demur against the employment of the police lor this purpose. The police are orgauized for purely Municipal
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    HONGKONG.
    880 1 ()i "it H»v>^!v'onv; nuii^hliours, having been refused a Commission of" Inanity into the conduct of the Police during the iate typhoon, have been supported by the unofficial members of the Legislative Council by a procedure somewhat unusual in Crown Colonies, they declining, when passing the Estimates, to vote the
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    ITEMS FROM THE JAVA PAPERS
    1646 1 {Trantlatedfur the Straits Times.)' Batavia journals of the 12th iust., publish ouly one short oflicial telegram from Acheen dated 'Jth instant, to the effect that the state of health there had not improved down to that date, and that many soldiers had been invalided to
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    474 1 Fhom Batavia papers coming down to the 21st inst. and which give lnte telegrams taken from the official paper, the Jard.p-/f Cditrmit, it appears that seven more forts have been taken from the Achinese leaders, who are losing heart. The /tidier of the 21>t inst., in its summary for Europe,
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    ITEMS FROM THE MANILA PAPERS.
    381 1 (Tratitlale for tit Strait* Tinies.J Captain Menendez, of the Spanish I ship Axturiaua, who with the crew of that vessel were rescued when their vessel was in a sinking state, and conveyed to Singapore by Captain Gulland of the British steamer Oimgfle, as was noticed
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      228 1 Quarterly \i.\kktiBKMKNTB. :'Moment* made kn .wn into fur long periods tiona will be Strait* Tim-* Office; also in 1,1 0801 v IKh XT. CoKNHII 1.. I.• •uibard Street, city; ...Wewiy;inC.l- I ra must tptmty m tbe copy the •ertion* required, else all j I, iassrted till countermanded ugly. xvt- CoRRKS^ONDEHTS.
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    PARIS LETTER.
    2652 2 I'aki>, OciObkr 24.. fan lias been no lack of signs and tokens, that the Reformed Church of France in a in a very divided state consisting of two hostile camps, one, the Calvhiists pure, demanding that all who claim fellowship with them accept a Declaration of Faith, a
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    REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNMENT RELATING To THE NATIVE STATES IN THE MALAYAN PENINSULA.
    1972 2 REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNMENT RELATING To THE NATIVE STATES IN THE MALAYAN PENINSULA. By the Hon'ble T. Braddell, Attorney General S. S. Concluded from Yesterday's Paper) Introductory Remark*. 1. Before the downfall of the Malajan Empire at Malacca, the trade of the Peninsula was collected in certain depots
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    PERAK.
    2602 2 District of Larut. ID. With these preliminary remarks which are more or less applicable to all the Tin Districts, I now proceed to the District i of Larut. at present one of the richest aud best worked of all. 20. Larut is a District of the Kingdom of Perak.
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    34 3 The m rrmi 14 Nana Sahib to Cawnixm. ,s another „,ined towardg th^ZSn douU. which are troubling some IK wJ^etVe fR £T n that sever,! individU'SS^hSS peoted that something will come of it/ 1
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    530 3 <o,mc,tion with this subject the Mia, -,i YesVes the fc||owii» way in which the IHurtrnted L^nto£ _uP a portrait „f ir^TsiSS hen poor Lang was in 1^n,1,,n hewM inten-,ewed by a persoral frion<i wbo h>m if fa mM supply that -.th a portri.it „f the Nana 'and po.nw to a
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      Arribals.
      482 3 Saturday, 21st November. Spanish steamer Panay, ik»o tons, Wribes commander, Manila 12th Nov., consignees Syme Co. Siamese brig Starlight, 239 tons, Benedictsen commander, Bangkok 10th Nov. Siamese ship Hongkong, 636 tons, Frondenberg commander, Bangkok 15th Nov. Sunday, 22nd November. British steamer Achilles, 1,330 tons, Russell commander, Liverpool 2nd Oct.,
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      Departures.
      245 3 Sunday, 22nd November. British steamer Hindustan, MiUer, for Calcutta. British steamer Normanby, Park, for Batavia and Australia. Monday, 22nd November. P. \O. steamer Bangalore, Soames. for Hongkong. Dutch steamer Luiet. Gen. Kroesen, de Hart, for Batavia. British steamer Cawder Castle, Cowie, for London. British barque Zoe, Le Came, for
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      678 3 Ship's Namkh. (.'attains. Flag and Rio. loss. Date I OF All- WIIEKE FBOM. BJVAL. I'mN>WNKU OB AOEMTU. DEBf9t(ATIOS. I STEAMBUS Surprise Bertha Martaban Weazel 1 Khiva Heartsease 2 Gen. van Swieteu 5 Rainbow 5 Pluto 5 Agnes 5 Tom Morton 1 Koningin der N'landen 1 Ocean
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      VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WHARVES.
      43 3 1 Tanjong Pagar Wharf. 2 Victoria Dock 6 Jardinc, Matucson and Company's Wharf. 3 P. AO. Wharf 7 Bon Accord Dock 4 Borneo Company's Wharf 8 Government Wharf i Patent Slip and Dock Conpaay At Joaor*
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      606 3 ittisrrllanfousf NOX-I'OISONoUd, NO DECAY. THE PETRIFYING SILICATE PAINTS Austrian Lloyd's, crn Railway Companies, Woolw.ch Arsenal, Helg.au. German, AusCompany, trian Italian, Russian Governments. FOE HOCBK, SHIP, AND GENERAL USE IN DOOES AND OUT, AM, ALL COLOURS. Manufactured by the SILICATE PAINT COMPANY, Liverpool. i L sed and applied same as ordinary
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      125 3 iHtJrdlriem, ENGLISH GOODS. (Via Suez Canal AT CHEAPEST RATES. D. NICHOLSON CO., 81 LX, WOOLLtN AND MANCHESTER WAREHOUSEMEN. INDIA, COLONIAL AND FOREIGN OUTFITTERS, I 50 to 52, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, CORNER OF CHEAPSIDR, LONDON, ESTABLISHED 1874. Invite attention t their Illustrated 120 page Catalogue and Outfitting List 60 pages, sent
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      161 3 ittterrllanrou*. Sole Agents for the Wanzer" and the Gresham Sewing Machines for the City of London. Foreign Produce disposed of for a Com- I mission of 2^ per cent. Price Lists can be had of Messrs. Wheat ley Co. Bomb.iy, and at the Office of I the Englishman Newspaper, Calcutta.
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      143 3 irlisrrHnnfous. THE FOLLOWING 18 AN EXTRACT FROM A LETTER I dated Utfc May, 1872, from an old inha- bitant of HorningHham, near Warmin■ter. Wilta I must also beg to say that your Pill* j are an excellent medicine for me, and I certainly do enjoy good health, sound tleep i
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    THE CHINDRASS MINIGN CO., LIMITED.
    729 4 Klpokt of tiik (JIMMHm Manager. To C. 13. Bickcey, Esy* Managing Director, Chinaratt Muting Co., LJ. Sir —At your request I beg to give you a brief report upon the Chindrass Mining Company's Mine at Chindrass, Malayan Peninsula. Having made a careful inspection of the
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    420 4 Misr tks of proceedings of the Muni- j mm] Commissioners on Tuesday, the i 10th November, 1574. Comiiitssjoiiirx I'nxent. The Hon'ble Tlios. W\mV\v\\— President E. J. Wells, Es,j. Tan Seng Poh, Esq. Mnii'l'S. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. Progrexx Reports. Read, the Municipal
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    Reuter's Telegrams.
    92 4 {Fro m I fie Englinhmari) Lmniuii, Sovtmlier 11. Lords Penzance and Hampton, Majors-Geiier.il Johnson, Herbert and Paster, and Messieurs Wclby and Bouvenc have been gazetted Royal Commissioners far, the. Court of Enquiry to ascertain the be.-t means of ensuring the rapidity of promotion and of making an adequate
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  • Correspondence.
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      MALACCA.
      67 4 M.VI.KTA, l.Vlil No\., IS7I1 S7I Tut .Malay steuncr Ti-lnjriijih, Captain Valberg, from Klang arrived here last Thursday morning. The Straits steamers Japan aud Ben- more, the former from Penang, and the latter, from Singapore, arrived hare yesterd.iv morning. By the latter vessel six Kuropean Miners for the Chindrass Gold
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      THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
      269 4 i o the Editor of the Daily lime*. Sih ln your issue of yesterday I observe a Municipal notice of same date, informing the Public, "that Montgomery's Bridge on the Seran^oon Road will l)e closed agsiaat all traffic, except foot passengers, early on the morning of Saturday,
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    Malacca, 22nd Nov. 1874.
    203 4 Tiik B. I. S. N. (Vs. tteaaMff Himalaya, Captain Cotton, from Calcutta, (via the intermediate ports,) arrived here last Tues- I day. sailed the same afternoon for Singapore, and returned from that port this morning, and leaves for Penang, Maulmein, and Rangoon, this afternoon. The Straits
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  • News of the Week.
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      MONDAY, 23rd NOVEMBER.
      656 4 The French war steamer Crease, from Saigon 20th inst., arrived at the Borneo Company's wharf this morning. The British steamer Cawdor Cattle, Capt. Cowie, from Foochow loth inst. arrived at Tanjong Pagar wharf yester- day afternoon, en route to London, The British steamer Celestial, Capt. Darke, from
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      TUESDAY, 24th NOVEMBER.
      569 4 The Siamese steamer Bangkok, Capt. Belbin, from Bangkok lDth inst., anchored in the roads this morning. The homeward Messageries steamer Hooghly left Saigon yesterday noon, and may be expected here to-morrow evening. We learn from Bangkok that 11. If. the King of Siam is sending letters to
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      WEDNESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER.
      150 4 The British steamer llij<th, < 'apt Monscll, from Bangkok fcOtk instant, auchored in the roads this morning. Tiik British steamer GlenfaUoci, Capt. Mcßain, from floochow 1-tii inst., arrived at the Tanjmig Pagmi wharf yesurd ay, aud left this afternoon for London. Tin; mail steamer Thiirtt, with the
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      THURSDAY, 26th NOVEMBER.
      348 4 The following pejasaagen atMeeds)d by the steamer Sindh yesterday For Saigon. Mr. and Mrs. Von Bargen, child, and servant. The B. Jc A. Mail steamer NtrmaHtjA left early on Monday morning, for Batavia, Brisbane, and Sydney, taking the following passengers For Brisbane. From Singapore Messrs. Davies and
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      FRIDAY, 27th NOVEMBER
      1774 4 Tilt British steamer fn/ur, (.'apt. Barrow, from Sourabaya 22nd instant, anchored in the romls yesterday afternoon. The British steamer KrvmatsA, Capt. Halfenden, from Bangkok iind iust. anchored in the roads this morning. Tiik British steamer Vtfn lfarrajj hum Penan*; Mtk ii shored in Mm reads tlii- nsorning.
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      SATURDAY. 28th NOVEMBER.
      363 3 The British steamer 7/We<, Capt. Young, from Calcutta IMb inst., arrived at JanlincMatheson Co's wharf yesterday afternoon, and left this afternoon for Hongkong. Tut Spanish steamer Ann-era, Capt. Larrinaga, from Manila 22nd inst., arrived at the Tanjong Pagar wharf yesterday evening, en route for Liverpool via Cadiz.
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    Friday, 16TH January.
    5750 5 Ghce-Hin Petitions. 88. On Friday morning the 16th JanMary. steam launch arrived from Penani' with nubff of Ghee Hin men, for the parpoM of presenting certain letitiom. oomplainiag of the ooaAact of the Mantri and his people in destroying their proper- i tv. killing their men, taking
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      841 6 9* vV c. Contain. AND ORIENTAL BTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Offices— D'Almeida Street. Godowns At New Harbour. MAIL Fflj&m LINES. The proposed dates of arrival of the Company's Contract Mail Steam Ships at Singapore, in connection with the service, will be as follows I Outward. Homeward Monday, 21 «t Sept. Saturday,
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      891 6 iHterfllantous. To thi Queen and Royal Family To H. R. the Prince or Walks (Special Appointment) And to several Indian Potentates, Foreign Governments, and Railway Companies. Established 1749. J. W. BENSON, Watch and Clock Maker, Goldsmith, Silyer-Smith, and Artistic Metal Worker. Prize Medalist of the London, Dub- lin, and Paris
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      934 6 iHferrllanrous. DISSOLVED PERUVIAN GUANO, Prlpared by OHLENDORFF A CO., LONDON, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND EMMERICH ON RHINE. GUARANTEED TO CONTAIN NITROOIN EQUAL TO 10 per cent, of Non-Volatile Ammonia. 2 2 £SSi.J G Pho I to Price £14 per ton for 30 tons and upwards. £15 under 30 tons. Delivered F#ee
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      818 6 iT-lisrrllanrous. THE ROAD TO HEALTH. AND LONG LI FE. Secured by HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. IMPURITIEB OF BLOOD. In selecting the most appropriate medicine for a particular ailment, there may be some difficulty unless one can be found to Vu™J< regulate, and improve the quality of the blood. These Pills possess and
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      1034 6 iHftfcrllanrons. Established in 1820. C. LAZARUS A CO., Incorporated with Shearwood A Co., Cabinet makers, Upholsterers. Billiard Table Manufacturers. Carvers, Gilders, Decokators, and General Furnishing Contkactors, By Appointment To His Excellency the Viceroy of India, < H. R. H. the Duke Edinburgh, Ac, Ac, House, Land and General Commission agents,
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      809 6 ißfcrrllanrotra. NOTK K J. Collis Browne's Chl..r<.dyn P Pepsine Wine (GrimaultY Holloway's Pills and Ointment De Jongh's Cod Liver Oil. Cold Drawn Castor Oil. Feeding Bottles and T< Keating's Worm Tablets. Persian Insect Powder Soda Water, Tonic Water. LenionL Sold at c'e and Manufactured by the Singapore Di*^ Bridge A
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