The Straits Times, 7 September 1878

Total Pages: 8
1 8 The Straits Times
  • 16 1 The Straits Times \-oi xxxiv PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1878. SATURDAY EVENING No. 2,923
    16 words
  • 988 1 DAY 7th SEPT., 1878. m \i;kk r groTATnNs. Si»BAPoRr, ii rH Skptkmbke, 1878. »4.7(>. unlit v 13.50. L| IJJI. 10 18.184. 157U 1 i I 540. Invite... I'm 286. p«r, 1 dia. Private 10d/s.. 229. IS JJ-'.. >1" paid Jl«s. I 1100 paid) pnr 1 lob 'I" B
    988 words
  • 1525 1 Wi: understand that the Secretary of State has lately made the somewhat surprising pdfcgsal that the funds of the Savings Bank should be remitted to England for investment there, instead of being lent out at interest on the security of landed property in Singapore, as hitherto. The
    1,525 words
  • 7457 1 Loud BaUOONOpiLD ft Mb. (Ji.ah-ium. Tn chief interest of the last home news centres in the extraordinary persoualities exchanged between Lord Bi. toxsKiKU) and Mr. Gladstone, in the great debate on the 2l>th and .'Jllth Ju- \y upon the Anglo-Turkish convention, and in what may really be called the i
    7,457 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 263 1 3TBAITB 'I IMKS 1,,,, v DH.IVKRV itioh Wkrkia Edition I'.r Annum $lfi FUlf Yearly Quarterly. ••> RcLirrai I r Annum lnrlii'luiL' Mputfaa do 10 \i,, M B rs. ■its innde known I mto for loag periossj i will l>e dun in i Boaos stkkkt I I' A Ai.<;ar. Cleine ,t
      263 words

  • 1156 2 JAVA NEWS. {Tram/aied for Ihe Strait* Times.) lltiß requettod of our couUmiwwriea Uist iv ropnw dadag those trwwUtlLUg, their ori K -in»» aj-inainiuca iv tueStmiU liMi-Miuy be u.WnowleJire.1 .1 BatavM 2i th is very dull here. There is nearly nothing doiag Sever*! vessels which had been chartered in Kurope on
    1,156 words

  • 2083 3 I >i rt .\j>iiiiilriil M v i \<<\, 1 sr Ski-i kmiikt, I^7v Ihi British steamer Pjfdl I'rklnt, (lit. mi Joyce! from your Port, bound to IVnallg, via Native States, arrived here Wednesday morning, and proceeded ravage the same afternoon. Klin_' steamers IWsympA and anchored in the harbour la*t
    2,083 words
  • Correspondence.
    • 261 3 To thr Editor of the Daily Timis Sill. -If B. I>. will watch the shadows, the Mm being as far north of our position as it is south of the ijreat Pyramid when he is on the tropic of Cancer, he will tind that all
      261 words
    • 758 3 To the Editor of 'the Daily Timex. Si h. on will excuse me it I oiler a few comments mi the followim: passage wliU-li appeared in your paper of Saturday last con ae^ed with the North Borneo cession to Mosrs. Uverbeck aiul |)ent It promises fairly enough,
      758 words
    • 2 3
      2 words
  • 497 3 Thk following new notifications are taken from last Friday's (inzette: H. B. the (iOvkunok has been please. l to make the following appointments The Hon. H. Trottkr to l>e a Magistrate for the Straits Settlements. Mr. .1. 11. Cvi.i.mrr to act as Assistant Engineer from
    497 words
  • 527 3 Thk following new notifications are takin from yesterday's (ia;ette The Secretary of State has approved of the leave of absence for four and a half months with half salary granted to -Mr. W. F. ti. P.u 1., Superintendent of Lower Perak. H. K. the Governor has
    527 words
  • News of the Week.
    • 304 3 Ixkoumation has been received that a gang of housebreakers, who are masters of their craft apparently, have lately come here from Hongkong. Residents should be on their guard. The latest news from Acheen received in Penang up to the 2Mb August was, we learn from Renter's Agent,
      304 words
    • 740 3 Mk. A. W. V. Couanu lias been granted leave of absence by H. E. the Governor to proceed to Europe and will leave Singapore by the next mail. During his absence it is probable Captain Onl will be appointed to undertake the multifarious duties now performed by
      740 words
    • 1006 3 We are authorised to state that it is the intention of His Highness Rajah Brooke to return trora England, to Sarawak in April next or earlier. The Rajah's visits to England, whenever they have taken place, have always been for short periods, and there is uo intention
      1,006 words
    • 1288 4 R. M. S. Fly, Captain McNeil, B.K., left the anchorage yesterday evening on a short tour to Malacca and Klang, and the Lapwing, Captain Scott, which arrived here on the With ultimo from Sarawak, is the only man-of-war at present stationed in the harbour here. Si\ Chinese
      1,288 words
    • 3375 4 Tuk reckless driving of a Kling syce was very nearly attended with fatal results this morning about half-past nine o'clock. Two respectable Chinese were walking into town and near Cavenagh Bridge, when one of them was knocked down by a hack pony, driven at a furious pace,
      3,375 words
    • 503 4 M m A. Rowl-ind and Son*. oansar Oil eelel.rit y. have, liter 1"" iug, made a ■aooateftil eajapatgaiii agaiael pint i ><i i product know oa the authority of Lord Bi be incomparable. Man* tr ban l>oen in the hali t "f adliag i] Mai-Hssar Oil in
      503 words


  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 535 5 Saturday, 31 st August. I F 1 li st.MUK-r Prins Alexander, 1,140 tons, Zuyderhoudt commander, Aeliffii 25th Augt, consignees Hamilton Gray C<>. British steamer Pearl, 705 tons, Munk cjiniuauder, Suigon ,'t., .-.insi^in't's Bun Hin A Co. B ti>!: >t. Miner Fit/.patrick, 700 tons, Humphries commander, ZltA Augt., consignees Lim
      535 words
    • 261 5 Saturday. 31st August. British sttamer Rosa, Vincent, for Sourabaya A M icassar. British steamer Wa&hi, Hunter, for Haiphong. British steamer Braemar Castle. Jones, tor Hongkong. British steamer Fit/.patrick. Humphries, for Penung. British steamer Elgin. Miller, for Rangoon via Penang. Britis i steamer West Stanley. Ajhby, for London via Penung
      261 words
    • 782 5 -'ATk I I itain.v v~. v Rig. fak hbbi From' Wheke Lyix<; ■nmijxkks ok Agexis. i)K.w nation. KIVAL> v-OF- VA. <le Paxda H.X.M.'sstr 3o"iJune l»i Acbeen T. P. Wharf H.N M.'s Consul General. CruiseKirk Sar. gunl>oat 10 1 Aug. SfflSarawak R»ail- A. L. Johnston A Co.
      782 words

  • 3466 6 for the Strait* Timet.J **U por M 1 1. nl. in re. <.<rir nntmil appwiino* 'lIAV W WIHMWIWIMIHI. J —I has now I ii and liiofw time to <>!'• •..itnm of territory ho glo. I v onr army in February i subnment »i kr her right Bnitive treaty
    3,466 words
  • 2753 6 Thk following items are taken from the Pinang Gazette of the 28th and 31st August Retidential Rule in the Peninsula. The high handed proceedings of the Residents of Salaogore and Sunghie Ujong, in de- daring themselves and acting literally as D'ctators and unfettered Rulers of the countries in
    2,753 words

  • 3391 7 for the Strait* 7V. iii]«.nitip» thic 1 b:is now become Suit is and < hiefs Iraa for a long time to op. tiou of territory so gfa. I our army in February I tnd 1. ive offerad to sub. 1 vt-rninont dging her rights and Bnitive tn ty,
    3,391 words
  • 1914 7 Thk following item* an- takM frota tbe Piusßf Gazette of the 28th and •'slst August: Residential Rule in the Peninsula. The hii»h h ndi'd proceedings of the Resident* of Salangore and Sunghie Ujone. in declaring themselves and acting literally as DVtators and unfettered Rulers nf the (••iiintries in
    1,914 words
  • 444 7 The Tanjong pagar Dock Company Limited. Minutes of Twenty-ninth Ordinary <le eral Meeting ot Shareholders held at the Company's Office No. 4, Collyer, Quay, at noon, on Thursday, the Twenty-Ninth day of August 1878. Shareholder* Present in Person. The Hon. J. K. Mac Arthur, in the Chair. The Hon. W.
    444 words
  • 384 7 The Conversi ond of a European to Buddhism in Bangkok. (From a Correspondent.) Bangkok, 31st Aug., 1878. In your issue of 10th August, appeared a letter from' a Corre«pondent of the China Mail narrating the reception into the priesthood of an Austrian, a convert to Huddhism. Bangkok is soph a
    384 words

  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 699 8 iflisrrllanroud. kRIS KXHIBITIONOF 1878. We learn that theatand of Me'srs. Sut tbe Q"<vr,'" Seedßmen. am, I v -i-eciil warrant to H. R. H. \V iles. will be one of tre of ir.rticiilfunil r brought f th cahat will be the most wonderful 1 held.iind of their hi-h Mis Rov.il HiirhPmsidont
      699 words
    • 896 8 SARSAPARILLA. WILKINSON'S ESSENCE OR FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA SARSAPARIT.r. IS THE ONLY PREPARATION RE- OOGNIiEl) BT THE FAOULTT AS A WONDERFUL PURIFIER OF THE HUMAN BLOOD. Tt is not too much to say that those Rufferine from the effects of TROPICAL CLIMATES, such as TORPID LIVER, DEBILITY. ATTENUATION OF
      896 words
    • 812 8 iHterfllaneous. OXYGEN 18 LTFE. Although the modern Materia Medica includes mnny valuable remedies for human auctions, it is a matter of certainty that, in all cases where the animal vitality is failing, Phosphorus is decidedly superior to every other remedy at present known. Tt will work effects such as nothing
      812 words
    • 831 8 iNidrrllaneous. DR J OOLLT" RROWNES' CHLORODYNE. Is the Original ant> oklt Gbncinb The Public are Cautiowbd against the unfounded statements frequently made that "tho composition of Chlorodtne is known tn Chemists and the Medical Pro. fesoion." The fact is. Chlorodyne was Discovered and Invented by Dr. J. Collib Browne fex
      831 words
    • 931 8 ifltsfrrilanfotts. HOLLOW AT'S OTNTMENT. OLD SORES AND OLD SKIN DISEASES. The seeds ofthese disorders are affV tuallv expelled hv this penetrating T'ncnent, not oplv from the superficial parts, but from the intenal tissues likewise. Any ense, even of twenty years' standing, speedily yields to its influence. A CERTAIN CURE POR
      931 words
    • 720 8 :#Usrfll<mfcui3. RIMMKI.'s CHOtfi Thinner. Tockey Club, and other Barf. l Toilet Vinegar of world- wi* Toilet WUer. Uran<f«r Water Water. Fan dfl Cologne, Lime 1 Glycerine for the Hair, 'Mv Windsor, and other Soaps, Viol, powder, Aquadentine for th^ Teotfi Strand, 12S. Resent Street an 1 hill, London. Sold by
      720 words