The Straits Times, 9 November 1878

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1 8 The Straits Times
  • 17 1 The Straits Times. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1878. SATURDAY EVENING Xo. 2,932 I vol. XIV
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
  • 50 1 KEI QUUTAT* ixa, IB7d S I.:,". |llalitV I 1.05. 19.50 1 3.25. B0 1.524. 1 I U\ 547 -Ji. dia, I o/o di-. £56 i paid >170. Sli 0 paid pi I i; 1 pa i. \j I par, 6 sad £1. 10s. «'i.
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  • 1433 1 naary of the week's our Overland Journal ieo| tli,. Overland Strait^ Thursday the 81st i 1 O. steamer Vtnutia ilaj at ."i p. in. with ird mail. tj/r arrived I. n. lon mail'., I the Illi afternoon last the 1 'ie I', and steamer ■'I In
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  • 210 1 Since the above \va> in l\|>e later news has Keen received from I'diang, bfOOght by Captain Wharton of the Carrixlji-vvli', which vessel arrived this morning. It is to the effect that Mrs, Lloyd is much better, is quite conscions ainl considered to he out ol danger. She talks freelv of
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  • 1946 1 I'roiii (he Daily Turns, \th Nowemier, Tmk DutbUNM Ti:.ujki>v. II. E. tin' (jovernor received on Saturday a telegram frwoa the Lieut.-Go-vernor, Penang^ from which the following is an extract Lapwinf arrived this morning with eighteen prisoners from Pangkcr. Six "others have been captured here." We understand that the La/iwiiui lias
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  • 1968 1 From the Daiijf Times, blh November. Tu Dorbmofl Tku.ki>v. The Penan)/ SatetU of the -"3 1 st Oct. contains the following further details of the Diudings Tragedy and the inquest on Captain Lloyd's body Tin re is no Mffi from Pankore regarding fcbJ8 above linos '>nr last issue. Neilhor the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 145 1 N IS. ten :r made known i into for long periods wil he i Hfice i oi. k Stuk 1 A \i...a M Hemlv B Cal M r quired, else insert till cbemtcrI !i_'ly. B (Mi ORBaapom tfullj t. Dtimati >n to the proprieirregularity in the N p.ons or otkmr
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 997 2 ike Daily Tunes, ifwemhr. Tin, Dindi\(,s Ti: \<;ki>i. Thk following 1 farther particulars >■ -pectin!* the«apture of the Chinese concerned in the receni traced v <>n Pankore Island is taken from the Pin■ii,ii Gazelle, of the 4th instaut 11 Oh Saturday morning, the 2nd instant, H M. S. Lapwing came
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  • 3884 2 From '/<,> Daily Time*, bf'/i Ntttmker. Tin: Lm.i-i urn: Coim ii.. Tiik Legislative Council, which stood adjourned uiuoe May last, resumed its nittiiiirs to-day at \i o'clock in the Coaocil Cliainlior, when Hi> K\c ki.i.knCl tlx' (io\i;i!M)i; and all the nnmlx iwvre praaent. The minutes of tlir la.-t meeting having
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  • 4602 2 From Ihf Vaily Tu/i,*, s/4 jfajmitr, I-K<;[>|.\ TIVK COUNCIL 5th Nov., 1878. New Member. CECIL CLEMENT! SMITH. Ks v huviug been appointed Colonial Secretary of tbc Straits Settlements, to.k the utsii.il oaths and Jiis seat as a Member of the Legislative Council. The Govjb&noks !ji>kech. H. E. THE GOVERNOR delivered
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  • 1300 3 hrnm f/n' l)ui/i/ Tmirx, 'M/i November, Nbthkri.ands bn>u. The following items of Bat a via news ■re translated from the J-iva journals for thfl St rail 'x Timex We are informed that the British 3 masted schooner Qonm Bowsr, Simpson, bouud from Foo Chow to Natal, had put int'> Timor
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  • 1135 3 Fiimt i/ic Diti/// Times, November. KmiUXII AND II Kit ()OI,OMKS. TitK pri'si'nt Secretary of State lor tlio Colonies, Sir Michael I licks- Beach, may not he so benevolent, or so aincnal)le to the views of the Aboriginal Protection Society, as Lord Carnarvon, an cosmopolitan as .Mr. (iludstnne, l)iit he certainly
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  • 3210 3 /'/</,// I he Daily limit, it/// S'Kfinhrr. I'.WtlS liKIIKK. I' it is. Ocrosn 1. The following are the iaureats <>(' the Straits Settlements, and tlutt niav be accepted :ts definite, although not yd ofticml Diploma of Honor. Government of Struits S.-t t l.-m.-nt class 11 Silver Maiafc. ouimission, class :H
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  • Correspondence.
    • 204 4 Editor tftht l)<iil;i Vimn hi.u; Sin. A receni ctlainßi l«\ nrhieh one more nnfortjiiMite Ikis been .nldul to the li>t hai prompted me t<> invite \»m t.. look on Tims mm ii kk :intl on nw>. fn-H,.,,, (>nir.,<. MUtimrf I Killed. KiUei, Birch Hot., '7ft. V lliiwkm-.. Innei
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    • 86 4 A Sugg estion. Editor qftkt Dmiljf Ttmet. Sin. Am an amateur of musk- it tl\\a\» ;itliii-il> qm Lcri'at pleasure to bear One Itaml |»lii\ on th.' K>|>lanailc l'i.<- dmdmct'tm at pntent in htrtmnr. lia>. 1 .u-. .1 splendid Band on board, and Admiral Hill\;ir and the oAoen «ill earn tintliank<
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  • News of the Week.
    • MONDAY, 4th NOVEMBER.
      • 16 4 The Hon. J. I! MacArtucr, dm n.'si<jiu'il liis seat as Bomber of t lie Legislative (Council.
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      • 60 4 H. K. t ln- Governor, \\li<> ivill \m ae* oompaaied l>v \i\\>\ Kobinmoh, ('in. Wu.ki.i:, AIM', and Mr. Howard, Private Sicrctarv, will leave For Bangkok citing on Tliupwlav or Saturday next in 11. M. S. M&letfe, Ibr the purpose of investing Hi.< Majesty the fCiug of Siam wit!: the (irand
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      • 50 4 Tiik usual nnmtlilv Meeting <1• «> Straits Miamli of tin- B»yal taiatw Society "ill be beid i> nigM s.:m, in tin- Kafflea Libnuy, wln.ii papen mi tbe following ■übjecta wiH be iva.l 1. Chiaeee [mnigrmtioa, l>v \V. A. Pickering, Esq. 2. Maritime Code of the Malays, by I). 1". A.*lleivL-y,
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    • TUESDAY, 5th NOVEMBER.
      • 132 4 A MKi.nxc or the Si.'Wiinls of the Sporting ('In!) was held yesterday afteriioon, when it mm decided, DO) the owners <i!' borari in training having any objection, i<> postpone the DMeting, fixed some time ago lor the 26th, Wth, and :;mli of il..- pnwnl Month, to the 10th, litb, and
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      • 250 4 Amdm; the paaMOgen by the M- Msteamer .linuli/r on Sunday were three Ceylon planters. Messrs. K. S. Watson, Kay Slmttlrwuvtli and Forbes Laurie mi their way to Perak, following the example of Messrs. Christie and Handyside, to examine tor themselves into tlie eapahilities of the soil for planting auipoaM Some
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      • 337 4 'I'ii k. Hongkong papers publish the following notification l»y the Fnatmae tei-(u-neral of Hongkong. It ha> Uvn wooed, it may be explained, in oonee» noeaot of soasc correspondence of Mr. Lister*! wit h tin- OeMcal l*«>st Ofiee, London. Mr. Lister wrote to ask whether it was true, as was generally
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      • 179 4 \1 Kihoiioi im.h u Observation* lot tb« week ending 2nd November, L>J7B, taken :it tin- Hospital, k.ahilaii;j K;ii t>;iu. (M.) T. Ikvink BOWIU, M. !>.. I'iin. <iv. m.m|. Ofloar, 8. s. Bakomkm.k ttrowatp VIK ;hl 1 :(,..i,i. 9pH. iinlii's. iii'li'-s. inches87Ui <>,i. -'.'si; d:<.:\2 29.706 Mill H s :il :i
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      • 247 4 W i: have hren favoured l>\ a convs|inii(lt'iit with tin* following new! from Lal'iian mpeoUng .1 Hairs in the north* iM>t riuist ul Borneo: From the Oowl nf Bori M the ih-ws is that uiatttTH mtn provperona aad quiet at i'ai'iar Mtd Tiiinjiaias ik, especially since tin- captan <>f Dotork>««
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    • WEDNESDAY, 6th NOVEMBER.
      • 38 4 A\ bqnetti was liel<l oa Monday, the Mli instant, oo the body of a male Malav mimed Alice, at tbfl liiinatie Asylum Hospital, l.y A. It. Onl, Km. Verdiet—"Suieide By ksagtßg while in an unsound state of mind."
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      • 28 4 An uiljouniril inquest was beU today, <>M tlw l>mlv »la male HhIMH named V<Mf All ('liin, at the (Coroner's olliic, by A. It. Old, Ksq. Verdict Niiturul causi-s."
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      • 48 4 M \.ioi; M. PitoTiiKitoK, formerly Private Strreiary to Governor Ciivenagli hen, and nnoe Deputy Superintendent of Port BUir and the Nieoban, is now officiating as Clii«*r Uommi«eiooaf of the Andaman and NiooUur Islands and Bdenl ot l'.>ri Hair and the dnrinf tbe abeenee <•» priviof Liecfaraant-GenMrnl C A. .IJ.
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      • 63 4 11. 1. Russian Majesty's steam oM* vettfl Hni/iliiiiuirk, Captain liftoff, from Uongkoag with dates t<> the 27th Oobobeff, ■jiohiirnd in the ttorbooi this fbraoooll| anil pstfhutged salutes with Port C«uuing ami Admiiml Hilly. u's fUgahio, tin- dmJmeunu, Tin- Mwi- is on ber way botne t<> CronafaMll via the Sun Canal,
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      • 99 4 Ai hi: trial lasting two <L\> before Acting (Jliifl'-Justiee Snowden, Mr. Frederick Sowley HuH'am, formerly Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Cuurt, Honnoaffi was, on the :Jtitli October, unanimously f- >mid guilty In a ■peeiaJ jurv, without any recomnu'iulation to BUMTcy, on live OOHlteduugiDg hiiu with wmhfmling ctitain sums ot money
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      • 484 4 Tin. D*it§ Pnf* of the 20th October publiebea the following further particulars of tlie lormidaMe rc-l>olli<m irhicfa has broken out in China in the Province <>i' alwaag-SL It is said that the rebel host is within a tew days' march Canton, an.l that the Viceroy ha> received a despatch iroin
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      • 180 4 Tiik following is a list (.fiu-tides presented to tli«' R.illlos .Museum daring the inuiitli i)t' October A. Knight Esq.— l Snake. Capt. D. N. Winters— 1 Bat, 1 piece of Cloth and hat from Sandier Island, Uyeii rattan from Dyak. P. Hansen Emj 1 young Python. D. F. A. Htrvey
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      • 249 4 Sri; u is Asiatic BOOIR] A Qeneral Meeting of the Straits Asiatir Society was held at the Raffles Library at s.:H) i'. m on Monday, Hh November, Present.— Veil. Arch. (J. P, Hose. Hon. C. .1. IfTiagj Hon. Treasurer, E. Bieher, Kaq., L.L.D., J. Miller, Esq.. 1). F. A. HerveyjEeq.,
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      • 518 4 MIMTKS OF THI LEGISLATIVE CUNttl.. sth November, 1878. I'keskn i 1 1 ■> KmKI.I.KMV TIIK OOTBKMOK, His Honor (be Chief Jostiee. The Hen'blc the Officer Comdg. 11. Ms. T,-,» r >. The lion bte Um Colossal Sesretury, The Honble the At f.»i-.ie\ -tJtMi.-i-.il. The Hoa'bk the Acting Treasurer, The Hon'Mc
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      • 67 4 21 Despatehei thedispoml of the work "l Reqnests, Singapore. M I Jarylbt. of 5i,,,,,,,.,. and Malacca. On the motion of the Colonial S seconded by the Colonial i •lurv Lists for the three Setff referred ko. select of tile CokmiaiSeereUn the surer and the unofficial i Council. The Colonial Becretarj
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    • THURSDAY, 7th NOVEMBER.
      • 25 4 Tiik Manila papers state thai m diog to advicw from Madrid M .Mi.n( akim, Bpanish Coii bu probably, be appointed Ui the post in Eiougkong.
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      • 35 4 II K. T11KdnU,,,,,;,,,,^ by Captain W m.m.i;, A.d.c 1 oflicial visit to A i»m i i; v i. lln M( daj evening <>u board lh« and was saluted with 17 I.i i eaving the ship.
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      • 78 4 In refereooe to the action takm I the Postmaster-General ol to secure a vpeedier delivery in Eng-land by the French m«i waniing them via Naples iustead i at present via Marseilles, we ui that, following Mr. Lister's exaopL CARAIM ()ki>, our Acting p General, liar, written home foi tions to
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      • 99 4 Mi:. M.\i:-iim i., the Jockey, an aeciileiit yesterday which have been attended with fata but which fortuuate]\ baa nol As he uus eodeavouriug to cartridge from ooe of the chatnhen ol revolver, it suddenly exploded, bullet, after eatting one ol i badly, struck bin on the rijffcl inflicting a serious
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      • 121 4 Tiik M. M -i' ami I Captain Rapatel, from v Hon|rkong il>' October mid x otli in>t:int. arrived al li< H m Company harl I -day, leave IoV (i.ille, Colombo, U S Port Said, Naples an I Man I lth a. in. to-morrow, the ma at the General P<>»l I
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      • 125 4 Wi are indebted to tin temlent of Public Works the following meteorol al the month ol October rUisFAU.Oct, l^v, Thsipeug, Larwt, I' j Total fall dtlriug ef which the nfreater |*rt nearly all fell during Uli hour- of 6 a. 111. and o p. 111.. 1 1 in the aftern
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      • 557 4 Tin follow-in- i> the \f Books received the RatH* L sth November, I S I S Arnold. M.. Oulture in and Literature and IH nVeiißion, 1877. Aust. u. .1.. rmuia Mansfield P*>\ h NorUumffei Pride and Pn Braasey, kin lieain." IS7B. Brack, 8.; n\ecoHectwn< H. B. Bendder, 1877 Bronte, Charlotte;
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    • FRIDAY, 8th NOVEMBER.
      • 33 5 The Russian man-of-war UajfdanuwM \ill leave ,;.r Cronxtad next Sunday, kml will call at Penang a route. \iioiher Russian maivof-war, the tddttwlc, in shortly expect. d here from lanan eu route homewards fclso.
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      • 56 5 Tin following passengers <rom Singapore took their departure his foreloon per M. M. mail iteamjr Ya»§ I Captain Rapatel ilU.—] native. lew.— 32 Aral.* rarisaa. Senor Boy Pol Aru..,, For MannOsM.— Mr. .1 tf.Traohaln Mr. Preagravoa Mr. W. IfttUer, Mr. B. utd 2 children, Hmfana L»«t»t, l.unhert .t hi child,
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      • 27 5 Chinaman, who,it is runpected, was i-uncerned in the murder of Mr. Lloyd i- tin- morning arrested tare on the information ol bi> Kongsee invea to the police.
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      • 62 5 \s adjourned inquest wat liflu, r> inlay, thr 7tli i n-t iiii t »i» the bodj^f m male Malay named Jafar, at th« office, by A. EL Ord Esq. Verdiet—" Death from natural causes. An adjourned iiM|Hei4 »M heW yesterday, the 7th instant, on the body of amafeMalaj nai 1
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      • 56 5 \iah II lias been arranged to be between 11. M. Pl«et in harbour and the Singapore Cricket Club tins afternoon and to-morrow, and we have requested t" st.ite that by the kind iierinisaiou ufCapUiu Chwelaud "v and the officers, the Band of H. M.'s fro* Ihikr will play on the
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    • SATURDAY, 9th NOVEMBER.
      • 21 5 W understand that the Hon. Majok M \i X ah: and Da, Rowau proceed with the Governor to Bangkok on Monday,
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      • 21 5 Tin. I", ft o. steaaaer Geebmg left Peoang at :i p. m. yesterday, and therefore, max be expected here tomorrow morning.
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      • 21 5 Til total Return of Visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week, ending Priday sth November, ld?8, was 1566.
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      • 107 5 To-day, being the Prince ot Wales' birthday, is observed as holiday at all the public offices, and why fl lias not lino beeu, made a holiday by the Hanks am! Merchants we are at a loss to conceive, except on tlie supposition that it easaped their attention. \s p rule,
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      • 77 5 correspondent calls aUentioa to the disgraceful condition in which Robertson road on I'rinsep's Hill has long been and continues to be and the consequent inconvenience to which residents in that locality are put, as it is quite impassable to any conveyance. About a mouth ago, he says, an attempt was
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      • 274 5 Uo\ tiiwn \i \/k: ik, sni Nov. Thb following new notifications appear in yesterday's (in;etlf. It is hereby notified that Saturday. the 9th instant, being the birthday of His Royal Highnesa the Prince of Wales, will be obseived as a public holiday in the Government Offices. His ExceUsney the Governor
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      • 521 5 i. doubt il the readers of a paper swell as this ever think of the expense it is put to to keep them alive M to what passes <uit.-ide of the Colony itself. An issue heavily weighted witli cost U) its proprietor! is openedj eloasd, and towed aside with the
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      • 320 5 Til k following are the Meteorological Observations for the fortnight ending 314 October IB7Bg taken at Klang, Salangorc. Long. 101° iV K. Lat. 8° 8' N. B. DOUGLAS, H. H. M.'s Resident, Salangore. 11. Ki.vnk. Apothecary in charge. GtraaU. Hospital, Klang. 'iSth October, 1878. Dm. >AR(>METKR. a. 111. :t. j>.
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      • 707 5 A OBfreeptßdeot of the London M<>iieml Mtetrd pfoel the following account of those curious individuals called Lata," MMMg the Malays, whose automatic movements may have been witnessed hy, and may have caused some amusement to, some of our readers "In the Island of Java there exist aSBQBg tlie Malay race
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      • 119 5 Berkeley, Sept. 18R9.—Gentlemen, I feel it a duty I owe to you to express my gratitude for th^ great benefit I have derived by taking Norton's Camomile Pills' IJapplied to your agent. Mr. Bell, Berkeley, for the abovenamed Pills, for wind in the stomach, from which I suffered excruciating pain
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 582 5 fiotfrrs. "INVINCIBLE." THE LIGHTEST, CHEAPEST. SIMPLEST. and most ECONOMICAL CENTRIFUGAL PUMI' IN THE WORLD. REQUIRES No FOOT VALVES. NEVER GETS STOPPED UP. REQUIRES NO BENDS. PIPES CAN BE SWIVELLED TO ANY ANGLE. WITHOUT DISTURBING RED-PLATE. For Full Particulars apply to JOHN' A HENRY GWYNNE, ENGINEERS. B§, CANNON STREET, and HAMMERSMITH
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    • 921 5 1 paptt and other writers are too apt to assert that England is being overtaken, if not left behind, in the eager race of international competition. PARIS RXHIBITION, 1878. SUGAR MACHINERY. First-' 'lass Prizk, viz. Gold Medal, HAS BERN ADJUDGKD TO G. BUCHANAN A CO., BUCKLERSBURY, LONDON. EC, 1 For
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 595 6 Saturday, 2nd November. Canadian barque Julia H., 58 1 tons, Tyrer commander, Bangkok 17th Oct. Suuday, 3rd November. M. M. steamer Anadyr, 3,t>o<> tons, do Butler commander, MarMi llaa t>th Oct. consignees Mesaageri'-s Maritimes. British steamer Ruby. 148 toDS. Fox commander, Paleuibang Ist Nov. consignees Liiu Lan A Co.
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    • 228 6 Saturday, 2nd November. British steamer Pontianak, Milnes, for Pontianak. British steumer Asia, Bellwood, for Calcutta vii the iuterm«> diate ports. British steamer Vidar, Barrow, for Ballv. Dutch steamer Banda, Van l.oenen. for Mac-issar via Batavia. British steamer Bentan, Moppett, for Batavia. British barque Douglas Castle, Skinner, for London. Siamese
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    • 517 6 Date Ship's Names. Captains. Fla > Rio. g of u- Where Fbom. WhekkLyinq Consignees or Aobnts. Destination. ■Z. RIVALS. MEN-OF-WA! Fly McNeil H. Ms. sti. Km Sept. 23 Cruise EUuh Senior Naval Officer. Station Modest.' Meado H. Ms. str. L9S49ept. 308ugOB Do. Son lor Naval Officer.
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  • 1837 7 From the anchorage the town of Silicapore has a very pleasing appearance. Most of the public buildings, as well a: sonic of the principal merchants" houses, face t lie sea. The church is also clom- to the beach, 1 presume to allow the congregation' the benefit of the sea breezes.
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  • 2640 7 From the Daily Time*, \th November. Java News. (Translated for the Straits limes.) It is requested i>f oar i-ontomponria* that, in re |.r.»lm-iuif these tniulations, their original »i.|w«raii.-« in the Strait i Km m»y be acknowledged.) The County of Ayr, Tnrrauee, li.t (Struck against a reef uear Purmerend island. It
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 836 8 inidrrllanrotid. Pi Ms EXHIBITION OF 1878 Wi learn that tbe stand of Messrs. Pn 1 Si llh. till mi 11. all irrant to H. R. I Wales, will be .ne of tl msti displays of Hortieiiltnr; .in.l Agricultural Produce ever brougl T iking advantage of the occi wh it will
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    • 957 8 iflisffllanrou*. i. SARSAPARILLA. WILKINSON'S ESSENCE OR FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA P SARRAPARILLA IS THE ONLY PREPARATION RE- COGNISED BT THE FACULTY \8 A I WONDERFUL PURIFIER OF THE MM AX BLOOD. I I It is not too niiieli to sav that those suffering from the effects of TROPICAL 11
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    • 842 8 ittisrrllanfous. OXYGEN IS LIFE. Although the modern Materia Medic includes many valuable remedies for hi man auctions, it is a matter of certaint that in all ciwes where the animal vitalit i* failing. Phosphorus isflecidedly superk to every other remedy at present knowi It will work effects such as nothing
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    • 916 8 Hfliittllwntom. DR J COLLT«S RT?O^VNES' CRT>ORODTNE. :a Is thk Obioikal antionlt Obnttine The Public are Cautioned against ty tbe unfounded stitements frequently made ty that "tbe composition of Ohlorodyne is > r Vnown to Chemists and tbe Medical Pro- fession." The fact js. Chlobodyne was 9e Tliscovered and Invented by
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    • 950 8 iNi«(rtllanroud. i HOLLOW AY'S OT^ T T^^ENT. OLD BOBES AND OLD SKIN DISEASES. Tbe see^R of these disorders are affec tually exn^Hed by this penetrating T'nclient, nn* "nlv from Hie superficial parts. Hut from the intenal tissues likewise. Auy en Be, even of twenty vears' standing, speedilv yields t-o its
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    • 673 8 R.IMMEL'B OHOlrp Ihla^.^ey I "let Vinegar of v ,,,.|i Tojrt Water. LavanS Water. Ean de c Glperinefor th,. lh| r i,^ Windsor, and other Soap, v^r powder .Aqnadontineforih,? Strand. 12S. Reg Pnt St^lJ V ***K t HH, London. S3 l^ffg} Chom.ats. Registere/tnid,' raldic rose. niir *-~an Singapore, 23rd Dno., in*,
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