Straits Times Overland Journal, 23 November 1869

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  • 23 1 FOR DESPATgII PEE P. o. STEAMER RANGOON STRAITS TIMES OVERLAND JOURNAL VOL. X. NO. 176 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY 23rd NOVEMBER, 1869. Price S5 Cents.
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  • 19 1 STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, NOV. 23, 1869. Demostic Occurrences. BIRTHS. On the 11th •it the L7tb insl Habek I mgh-
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  • 30 1 eb 23r] p] 11.!<> !<> .15 151 T. thi .'■'•■.]< do 7 „2.15 to 2.171 Frei I E &£2l< >pium n. Bank hills 6 months sight. 4«.6^d. Credii I
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  • 295 1 Tin: followil have arrived during the fortnight. r P. and O. Btean Etyiene, Ci Dapiaon, ■n. Bert hi vli. and Chai'inan. From H 1 From Hongk -srs. P. i .nd Ledwidg Sala, Ghir no. r.— Signon Wlini. Danioli, Vuletich, Pini. Fainnm. and Catenacci. ra, and two mi. I', and O.
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  • 1014 1 Oub I was dated the 9th instant The extra P. T V 0. steanw r fifom Yokohama and Hongkong, arrived here on the morning 1 of the LOth instant, and lei Galle and Suez the same evening, with mpplementary mails and passengers for Europe. The P. steamer with
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  • 351 1 Our dates from Japan are bo the 6th instant, but there is nothing I .I to the following items, previously received i (J M<fa, 0 The Iflkado's Birthday, or. we more properly, iete-day, was kept on T day, the 2(ith inst. His Majesty wai last year declared of age;
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  • 289 1 X i 'li it*. We have, heard that the revised Treaty of Tientsin was signed on Saturday the 23rd DJ W< I- mg, who was ill. What it contains has not transpired, bat we believe U remains essentially the same, its oliief if not only i i being the
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  • Copics of the Day.
    • 1719 2 From the Straits Times, November 13th. TIFFIN TO A DMIRAL KEPPEL. did ti by liral Kejftpei i „v. The limil K('i'|ul I i did v an; elabokong community gratified then m fie I. ft O. >'a Officer m New Harbour yesterday afternoon, was quite unt'st a manifestation of the sentiment
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    • 551 2 From the Straits Times, November 13th. MAGISTRATES APPEALS BILL. Ln consequence, ire believe, of the absence of His Honor the Chief Justice the Leg uncil on M day week, the Further consideration of Bill to improve the administration of lav >to Bummai :n^s before i; ten was i. This Bill,
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    • 431 2 From the Straits Times, November 20th. THE OPIUM FARMS. The arrangement recently come with the Mi rajah m reg the Opium Farm i c which can ho looked i permanently reing the difficulties which have been (1 durin three, j I t, however, a considerable appT towards the desired end,
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    • 501 3 From the Straits Times, November 20th. AN ARMED POLICE. the n of tli L jisL il on Uency remarked t 1 aaon that v. have an armed police f the nai be made m "the »'.it ad- cl i t burdens of tb Th ire by no means original or
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    • 995 3 From the Straits Times, November 20th. MR. BROWN'S REPORT. Wk have i 1 1 <• Office of Clerk of Councils, copy of t v!. Secret Socii I i nted to CouncH by t Mr. P. s. Brown, and t > which >nt allusion h:. made m ".inial. report thirteen closely
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    • 300 3 From the Straits Times, November 20th. RAFFLES INSTITUTION. A Meeting of the Trustees of I Raffles Institution was held a( their Rooms, on Thursday, the lth November, 18G9, at L 15 i\ m. P&SSXHT. The Hon. Col. Macplu'rson. R. A., President. TJie liev. J. A. Bcckle and Vi rreiident. The
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    • 193 3 From the Straits Times, November 13th. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Rkpobt of proc© ;l;i--tive Cooncil held m the Council Singapore, on the 10th November, ISG9. Pbssekt. 11. K. the torernor. The Hon'ble ilie Lieut, Governor and Col. > i I is Honoi The Hon'bk the OfficerComdg. 11. Ms. Tro Attorney -General. Acting
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  • 155 5 Date.. Ting. Skip's Name. Captain. From. To I i Oct. 30 British lon City j Dutch nda Wa Dutch lijnipk van Roggeo \m, Dutch Xi»- 11, ffmann 31 gwifj !)ll<l "-to s.-mi Bnv. h Chetah Dutch Hollands Pj de bolingo Lam Dutch tein American uel Rtisaell -aa
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  • News of the Fortnight.
    • 61 6 We learn, by the steamer Tai-pang-tiyo, that part of the crew of the British ship Inarime, the !<>ss of which we reported on the 2nd in>t., had been picked up by the North German barque Bun'tto, and safely landed at Saigon. We have been as yet unable
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    • 157 6 We have been requested to correct a glaring inaccuracy that occurred m a table appended to the report of the Committee on Education, m our issue of Thursday last, regarding the number of day scholars and boarders m the Sis- "School here. Instead of 276 day scholars n id 7
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    • 47 6 As the mail steamer Siifsette was passing through the harbour yesterday afternoon with Admiral Keppel on. board, she steamed close under the stern of H. M. S. Rodney, which manned yards, and vociferously cheered the gallant. Admiral, the Band meanwhile playing an appropriate tune.
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    • 52 6 The steamer China has made the run down from Hongkong m 4 days 22 hours, and as she will not call at Pen■ngj will probably overtake the mail steamer at Galle. At all events, she will reach Suez some time m advance of the mail, as she does not go
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    • 65 6 Wl hear that the present Opium Farmer of Singapore, Chiang Hong huuij has, by Government influence, secured the Johore Farm from the .'Hst prbz. for §11,000 per mensem. The present Tenant of the Johore Farm offered, it is said. 81 000, but pressure was pat upon EL 11. the Maharajah
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    • 35 6 The extra P. O. steamer China, Captain Steward, from Yokohama 29th October, and Hongkong sth Nov., arrived at New Harbour at 5.1 5 a. m., today, and will leave for Galle and Suez this afternoon.
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    • 138 6 The China papers to hand by the present opportunity, contain three day's later intelligence than those brought by the Mail. The official landing of EL It. 11. the Duke of Edinburgh took plaoe on the '2nd instant, and a public levee was held the same day, after which a number
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    • 263 6 Wl extract the following items of intelligence from our file of the Diario Manila Slight sliocks of earthquake continue to be felt throughout Luzon. A new journal had been started, El Comtrcial, with a view of advocating mercantile interests m the colony. Great excitement existed m prospect
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    • 331 6 The following entries have been made for the forthcoming" races FIRST DAY. Governor's Cup. Wanku Abdulrahman's bay g.... Plaudit. do do bay g....Fisch Ton [Khan. Mr. Simpkin's bay a. g. Rising Sun. Mr. Whampoa's b. a. g....1r0n Duke. Mr. Seng Poll's g. a. g.... Bintang. Roadster's Cup. Mr. Scroggins' Deerfoot.
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    • 39 6 At a meeting of the Stewards of the Race-course held yesterday, it was decided to postpone the Races for a week that is, from the 16th, 18th and 20th to the 23rd, 25th and 87th instant.
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    • 130 6 Two or three days ago, a snake of boa constrictor species, was discovered by a Chinese gardener, on his plantation, near the 6th mile stone on the Thomson's road, m the act of swallowing a fine capon it had just killed. Watching his opportunity, the Chinese, with some of his
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    • 49 6 The P. O. steamer Orjssa, Captain Anderson, from Bombay 29th ult., Galle sth and Penang 1 1th inst M with the London mails of J-Sth October, arrived at New Harbour at 8 o'clock this morning, and will leave again for Hongkong at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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    • 61 6 The following paragraphs are from yesterday's Government Gazette: Under the provisions of the Pilots' Ordinance, 1868, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint John Lawrence Kirby, Esquire, to be a Member of the Pilot Board at Singapore, vice A. H. Earl, Esquiredeceased. By His Excellency's Command, R. MACPHERSON,—
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    • 214 6 Is hereby given, that m terms of Act No. XXVII of 1856, and of Act No. XVII of 1863, the election of a Municipal Commissioner for Singapore, will take place m the Town Hall, on Friday, the Third day of December rext. The voting will commence at the hour
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    • 36 6 The Dutch steamer Kon'mg Will em TIL, Captain de Jong, from Sourabaya and Samaran<^\ arrived here this morning, with the following passengers Messrs. Bakker, Schmidt, Kriill. Murray, Hoist, Groat, Sc<^tt, Canters, and Cochans"
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    • 16 6 The British steamer Telerjraph, Capt. Grenon, from lVnangf 12th inst., via Malacca, arrived here this morning-.
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    • 25 6 The B. I. S. X. Co's steamer Scofia, Captain Owen, from Calcutta 29th October, via Moulmein, Rangoon, Penang 1 and Malacca, arrived here this morning".
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    • 42 6 The British steamer Catherine Apcar, Captain SwUMOtt, from Calcutta 3rd November, arrived hpre yesterday morning and sailed again for Hongkong yesterday afternoon. She brought no passengers, and no cargo for Singapore. She had on lx>ard alx>ut 130 chests of opium for Hongkong.
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    • 17 6 The Colonial steamer Rainbow, Captain Bradberrv, from Malacca yesterday, arrived m the harbour this'morning.
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    • 26 6 The M. I. steamer Capitok, Captain Ravin, from Batavia, 12th instant, arrived here yesterday afternoon Passengers. For Singapore Messrs. Gebhard and Balch. For Marseilles Mr. Reuchelin.
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    • 30 6 The Butch stoamer Koningen William 111, which arrived here yesterday, reports having passed m Banka Straits the British ship HuddersJieM bound to Singapore, and the North German barque Alma Elizabeth.
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    • 37 6 Dr. James Grey Jewell, American Consul for this port, with his wife and family, arrived here yesterday afternoon m the American ship Rocket, from Boston, and. will at once, we learn, assume the duties of the Consulate.
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    • 117 6 From Malacca we learn that on the 7th instant, four Chinese took a hack carriage and went to a place called Ching, about 7 miles from Malacca, apparently for the express purpose of assaulting another Chinese, which they did so cruelly that he died on his way to the hospital.
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    • 123 6 We find by the Penang papers that on the 25th ulto., a meeting was held at the Exchange Room there for the purpose of adopting measures to perpetual., the me. of the late James KichanU.n I* i:i, and a Committee was appointed to colled subscriptions. W e are mute sure
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    • 25 7 The Siiiiru- mer (Mm I Captain Orton, from Bangkok 1 8th infant, anchored m the harbour j d:iv afternoon. Passenger. Mr. Parker.
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    • 46 7 The M. I. steamer Tigre, Captain Boileve, from Hong! <th and gon 15th instant, with the Homeward French mail, anchored m the roads during the night, and proceeded to New Harbour this morning. She will sail D for Galle and Suez, at S a. m. tomon
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    • 89 7 The Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps inarched through lOflM of the principal streets of the town last evening anc their appearance was highly creditable. They were preceded by toe Mounted rt, about which so much has been written, and we confess the effect was considerably improved. The music was furnished by
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    • 183 7 To-day will, it is to be hoped, witness the accomplishment of one of the greatest undertakings of modern times the Suez Canal; and, for the first time m the history of the world, the waters of the "West shall combine with the waters of the East to bear the burthen
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    • 31 7 The next Civil Sittings will open on Wednesday, the Ist proximo. In future there* will be eight civil sessions during the year, instead of four, as at present.
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    • 65 7 The British brig AfH*r JST. Gordon 222 tons, Captain Canton, from Mauritius, bound to Sumbawa, was wrecked m the Straits of Alias, near the latter port, on the 28th September. The captain and crew arrived here on Monday last, m the Dutch steamer Koning cm lily and a Court of
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    • 47 7 The following is a list of thepassengers per B. I. S. N. Cos. steamer Scotia, which sailed for Penan*?, Port Blair, and Calcutta, yesterday For Tenant].- -The Hon'ble Col. Macpnerson, Messrs. C. Owen and M. A. Anthony, Nicholson, Mrs. Earl. For Calcutta.— Mr. Balch.
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    • 52 7 C. Owkx, Esq., Commissioner of the Court of Request, has Weiiffranted Leave ofabeeuoe for one month, by His Excellency the Governor, and went to Pen an yesterday afternoon m the steamer Scott a. Hii poet will l>e filled m the meantime by Mr. A. M. Aitken, who assumed his duties
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    • 35 7 Captain Lowe, of the Kate Carnie, reports haying spoken the following ••Is m Gaspar Straits British ship George Skatt&n, American ship Mary WAilrufye, and a lar^e- British ship, from Foochow for London.
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    • 76 7 Tht. Volunteer Rifle Corps and the Mounted Escort, m learn, will meet at their drill ground this afternoon, to be inspected by His Excellency the Governor, after which, headed by their band, they will parade some 'of the principal streets. They will also be Accompanied by a division of the
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    • 87 7 The Marine Court' of Enquiry into the loss of the British brig Arthur If. (ionfon, of and from Mauritius, which was wrecked m the Straits of Alias on the 2Sth September, concluded yesterday, and resulted m the acquittal* of the Captain of all blame. The reef on which the vessel
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    • 165 7 Captaix Kki.t.y, of the British barque Xmcort/t, reports having s] token and signalled the following vessels, on his foyagfl from Liverpool to this port July British brig Alpha, from Newport to Madeira. Augurf 16, L.t. 2\">l X., lon. 23-22 W.. British ship Maid of Orleans, from Batavia to Falmouth, 73
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    • 92 7 AYe extract the following from the last issue of the Government Gdzeite. His Excellency the Governor has boon pleased to iv«'"<_rnize. from the 1-kh instant, the appointment of Mr. Hartung as Acting Consul for Spain, during the temporary absence of Mr. Mencarini. The following Circular Despatch with its enclosures from
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    • 78 7 Downing Street, 7th October, 1869. Sir, 1 have the honor to transmit to you, for your information, copy of a Letter from the General Post Office, and of a Notice issued by that Department, on the subject of the arrangements which have been made for the transmission, via Brindisi,
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    • 156 7 No. 573, U. General Post Office, London, 27th September, 1869. ■Si r> I am directed by the Postmaster General to state to you, for the information of Earl Granville, that arrangements have been made for the transmission, via Brinditi, <>f Mails to India,
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    • 568 7 We, the undersigned, have enquired into the cause of the loss of the British ship City of Eiinburyh, of Glasgow, Official No. 6,898, of 561 Tons Register, bound from Rangoon to London, with a large cargo consisting of Earth-oil, Cutch and Cotton, Mr. James Dodds, Master, who holds a Certificate
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    • 59 7 His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Alexander Muirhead Aitken, Esquire, an Honorary Magistrate of Police and a Commissioner of Court of Requests, Singapore. During the absence of Mr. Owen, Mr. Aitken will act as Senior Magistrate Straits Settlements. By His Excellency's Command, R. MACPHERSON,— Leuf.- Colonel R.
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    • 63 7 His Excellency the Governor having been pleased to appoint Alexander Muirhead Aitken, Esquire, to be a Justice of the Peace for the Straits Settlements, this gentleman's name was added to the Commission of the Peace, m conformity with the provisions of Act XVI of 18G7. By His Excellency's Command, R.
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    • 19 7 The Dutch steamer W. Cores de Fries, Capt Tergast, from Batavia 17th inst, arrived here yesterday.
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    • 19 7 The Sarawak steamer Royalist, Captain Harris, from Sarawak 18th inst, anchored m the harbour last evening. Passenger. Mr. Sachtler.
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    • 22 7 Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Go's, new steamer Lismore, Captain Morrison, from Glasgow 27th August, arrived here yesterday afternoon, en route to Hongkong.
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    • 46 7 We are requested to «tate that the Governor has heard from the Duke of Edinburgh that His Royal High] would leave Hongkong O n the l(sth for Manila, and m all probability be here about the Ist December he contemplates remaining here three to four days.
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    • 43 7 The P. O. steamer J!<mgoon y Captain Baker, from Hongkong at i) a. If. of the 16th inst., with the Homeward mails, arrived at Now Harbour at 1.50 p. Mr, yesterday, and will leave for Penang and Galle, at 3 p. m. to-morrow.
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    • 141 7 The visit of Prince Alfred to Hongkong has been marked bj a number of amusements, among which may be mentioned a cricket match between eleven of the United Service and eleven of the Hongkong Cricket Club, m which the latter were worsted. A match at bowls was also played between
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    • 106 7 By the China J/<//7 of the 15th inst., we learn that the Dutch barque 11. K. Bu*auua t which left here for Shanghai on the 'Z'Zml Sept., with a general cargo, had put m at Hongkong for repairs, having experienced two typhoons on her paange, the first on the 24th
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    • 100 7 The same paper also contains an account of the loss at sea of the British barque Glen dune from Saigon for Yokohama with rice. She also encountered a typhoon on the 6th November. After a succession of disasters, she bore up for Hongkong for repairs, but finding it impossible to
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    • 326 7 On Saturday afternoon, at 4 p. M., the Volunteer Rifle Corps, with the Mounted Escort, met at their drill ground, for inspection by his Excellency the Governor. There being a meeting of the Legislative Council, His Excellency was unavoidably delayed until past 5 o'clock, and the patience of the Volunteers
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    • 99 8 At noon on Saturday, a tire broke out m the attap house of a Chinese woman at Tanjong 1 Katong, the fire shortly communicating to the adjoining hut, also occupied by a Chinese, and m a lew minutes both were burned to the ground. The woman had placed a lighted
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    • 324 8 The following are the Will of the horses entered for the forthcoming races, m the Club Sweepstakes, m the order m which they were drawn First Day. Governor's Cup. Sweepstakes $144. 1. fitting Sun $11. 1 Duke— s9o. 3. Bintang $15. 4. Fisch ton Khtm lit. 5. Plaudit—Teutonia Cup. Sweepstakes
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 419 8 Tuesday, 9th November. British barque Andes, 443 tons, Ottzen, Amoy 31st October. British ship Glenlora, 764 tons, Edward, Hongkong Ist Nov. French barque Maria, 199 tons, Coriton, Manila bOth October. Wednesday, 10th November. P. <fe O. steamer China, 2(/10 ton 3, Steward, Hongkong 29th Oct. British ship Crimea, 478
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    • 330 8 Monday, Bth November. British steamer Tycho Brahe. Peel, for London. Tuesday, 9th November. Sarawak steamer Royalist, Harris, for Sarawak. P. <fc O. steamer Salaette, Tomlin. for Bombay. British ship Georp- Croshaw, Alexander, for Bangkok. Wednesday, 10th November. Pritish. barque Samson, Ross, f < it Labuan. British barque Day Dream,
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  • 659 8 Date i Ship's Names. Captains. Flao and Rig. Tons of Wheek From. Consignees or Agents. Destination. arrival MAN-OF-WAR. Slaney Elwyn H. M. steamer 310 Augt. 31 Sarawak Senior Naval Officer. v Station STEAMERS. Peiho Fox lonial steamer 196 Sept. 16 Malacca Straits Colonial Government. M. Penang
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