SUBCRIFTION TO THR .STRAITS OBSERVER. Ter annum (m advance) $15.00 Monthly i» I^>o ADVERTISEMENTS. A I per Square of Twelve Tmes— First insertion $2 00 1- .h< i aucceediug in* .Tti' >n &0 One month ...„3.&0 A 1 Vheral deduction will he made to pariiea wishh g to contract tor

INETHKKLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGAIION COMPANY LIMITED. Head Orr.cc, 13 Austin Faiann, London. Tfiis Company continues to perform tbe foil iminjr regular service m the Indian Archtpe- la«jo, under contract with the Netfcerlaads Indtan Government. Faox Sikgafosb. To Bat a vta ...via Biouw and Muntok. and back, m correspondence with the

JOHN KITTLE CO. x H s -^ay* on ha -d direct importations of the following goods WINE. Sherries from Cockburn and Campbell, White and others. Port from Cockburn and Campbell, Page md others. Clarets from Bordeaux direct. Champagne from Jules Mumm, Geisler and others. Hocks and Moselles from do. do.

j KATZ BROTHERS. Have newly received and opened for sale, a fresh supply of the following articles SADDLES hy the best English PONY HARNESS J Makers. A new Invoice of MUSICAL INSTRU* MENTS. German Concertinas, .9 Accordions, Flutes, Drums, &c., &c. Best Americau SHIP& OTHER CLOCKS. consisting of 8 Day

E. ULLMANN Jewellery abd Watcd Establishmikt, Fancy and G. n_ral Goods STORK. 50, BAVIERY ROAD, Corner of Commercial Square. JUST received per last French mail and etho lute arrivals ANEW STOCK OF GOODS* Comprising a variety ot best Paris made whito ahuts, liven collars oi the most newest blunt. lor

A COMPLAINT. TO THE EDITOR OF .UK STRAITS ORSHRVI R. Sir, So much Ins been been written m ro Government blundering .md bnnjr« ling mania, but to the other shle of ihe question a duplicate I do no* know how tlieExchange manage to get tlieic •hipping reports. Tbe following arrivals

AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM. TO THE EDITOR OF Till-. &TI.ATTS OBsI-UV R. Dear Sir. A short time ago wlien Wall Seealilung, (one of the Bugis people who were robbed at ll ko by the Aral mercenaries of tbe Kilana m tlie pretence of Captain Murray ami some men ef I I

A MALAY STEW. TO THE HHT-N- OF THE STRAITS DWt-tTia. Dkar Sik, It has been said that the Yrench cm make a slew out of any thing, as hlgoldsbl sillers i T|m 1 ord only knows what tip y nut m lli«-ir *»ew», .Viietli-r old huts, or oU cat. or

THE RAFFLES LIBRARY, &c. TO TUB EDITOR OF TUB ST.UI.S On.EltYßtt. Sik, h it not most time that we had a report SC to the progress of the It (II ia' Library aud Museum, and tho Botanical G irdeus 1 would also suggest that therg should be a list of

ARMY CONTRACTS. 1 k TIIE STBAITs"sETTLEMENTS. SEALED TENDERS will be received nt this Offiot) until noon ou the 20th Janu- ary, WO, from persons williug to contract for each m SUPPLIES AND SERVICES SS may be rrqu'red, from time to lime, fir the ass of Hsr Umm} sty's Europeau Troops

THE EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN IJ MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. TOR SoMBHSFT, CoOKTOWW, TOWSSVILLS, I Row en. Kurrati Bay, Brisbane, Ii J_>yi>m_y ano Mblbournb. rp^E Company steamer M NOR«a3u^f^ J. M.ANIiV (970* tons) Captain t VJT3Lt\_-R( -ddcll. will leave Tanjong *sgsr •■s_____r. w vr for the alxive ports after the arrival

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