Straits Times Overland Journal, 24 January 1879

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    23 1 For Despatch pf.r P. O. Steamer Mongolia." The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. XX. \(>. 440. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JAN. 24, 1879. Price 40 Cents.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTHS.
      33 1 On 18th instant, at Jrrasslands, the wife of Bennett Pell of daughter. On 17th instant, m River Valley Road, the wife of Mr. E. Bukkhardt of a son. FRIDAY, 21m JAN. 1879]
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    134 1 Sinoac'oßf, 24th January, 187,*. Gambier.. 4 2 Blaok Pepper 7.825. White Peppc-, fair quality 13. Sago Flour, Saraw. 'k .\.07. l t Pearl Sago 120. Ooffee, Bontyne 17. Tin 18.124. 408. Mule twis 8i lbs. Shirtings 1.624. 7 do do 1.V2',. 6 do T. Cloth 1 02*.
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    Dassengers.
    214 1 Per P. and O. steamer Gwalior, 20t*\ J For Singapore. From Venice Mr. Navery. From Bombay. Mr. M. P. Myill. From Galle Mr. Abrams. From Penang Mr. F. A. Swettenbam and servant, Captain Burton Brown and servant, Messrs. Hawley, Peterson and F. G. Collins. For Hongkong. From Southampton: Miss.
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    Summarp of the Week.
    1366 1 Thk last issue of thc overland Straits Times was dated Friday the 17th instant, the M. M. steamer Sind/i leaving next morning at daylight with the last homeward mail. The P. and O. steamer Gteafior arrived here with the London mail of the 2 oth December
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    402 1 21sT January, 1579. Present 11. E, thk Governor. Thc Hon. the Colonial Secretary. the Treasurer. the Auditor-General, the Colonial Engineer. \V. H. Read. J. S. Rond. T. Shelford. The minutes of the last meeting are read and confirmed. Tlu- Hon. \V. 11. Read give* the following notice of
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    4 2 4 DFSF ASDF SF
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    Copirs of the Dap.
    1996 2 Frotn the Daily Times, IsM January. The Mimiii'.vutv. Man iks of proceedings of the Municipal Commissioner-, held on Friday, the 13th December, l*7s. Commissioners Present. Hon'ble W. H. Read.— President. Hon'ble Major McNair. B .1 Wells.' Ksq. If. V. de Sou /a, Fsq. The minutes of
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    The Counciles' Annual Report For 1878.
    5587 2 The Counciles' Annual Report For 1878. ln presenting to the Straits Asiatic Society their first Annual Report, the Council are glad of the opportunity to review briefly the steps whicn have been taken, and the progress which has been made to consolidate and extend the Society since the First General
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    14th Junary, 1879.
    2009 4 Present UIS ExfELLKNCY THE GOVERNOR, The Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary, The Hon'ble the Treasurer. Tbe Hon'ble the Auditor-General, The Hon'ble the Colonial Engineer, The Hon'ble H. A. K. Whampoa, c.m.g The Hon'ble W. H. Read, The. Hon'ble I. S. Bond, The Hon'ble Thomas Shelford, The Hon'ble Robert
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    From the Baily Times, 17 Junnary.
    1849 4 MANILA NEWS. (Translated for the Straits limes.} 'It is requested of our contemporaries that, m reproducing these translations, their original appearance m the Strait* Tvmm may be acknowledged.) Mm War. Yesterday there anchored m our port, the British iron clad bigafc I>'ikt, on l>oard
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    From the Daily Times, 23rd Jannary.
    2159 5 Svnvcv Letter. Front our own Corretpondeni.) Svdnkv, 27th Dec, LB7B. Nor will see trom the date of this letter that I am m a most unpropitious time for making any lengthy communication. But there have been two severe crises here which compel me to
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    375 6 Naounoo was amusing himself. He for- J merly acted as interpreter between the Government and the natives. He is a fair type of the New Caledonian savage; aud yet until the acts committed by these men during the revolt proved them so m the fullest sense of the term, one
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    Aews of the Week
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    FRIDAY, 17TH JAM ARY.
    251 6 M.vjor Street has arrived here from Rangoon and will leave at once for Bangkok m H. M. gunboat Frolic, for the purpose of making some surveys connected with the boundaries of Siamese and British territory. Midi anxiety is Yel t here as to the safety of
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    Supreme Court.
    674 6 [Btjftn Mr. J test ler Ford unda Common /«ry The Trials at the Criminal Assizes were continued yesterday. Tht following Jury was empanelled Messrs. John Scantlebury. William Lawson, Francis Heudriks Jam*s Leonard Scheerder, Arthur Sclatter' Gottlieb Bueler, and Robert McEwen The Queen tw Wi Ch ng.-The prisoner was
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    MONDAY, 20th JANUARY.
    288 6 The M. M. steamer Sindh, it would seem still retains her reputation for speed She led the Borneo Company's wharf at 8 o'clock last Saturday morning and we learn from a passenger by the Pluto yesterday, that she passed Malacca at 1 o'clock on Saturday evening, thus
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    TUESDAY, 21st January.
    1838 6 Wk are requested to state that tomorrow beiug a Government Holiday the Rallies Library and Museum will be closed. We are requested to state also that tomorrow will be obeerved as a Holiday m all the Government Offices, including the Master-Attendant's Oflice, on account of its being
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    THURSDAY, 23bd JANUARY.
    1990 7 TH URSDAY, 23bd JANUARY. Tin; following Renter's telegram appears m the Hongkong papers: Loudon, ii)fh -Fanuary. Mr. Henry Marsh has been appointed Colonial Secretary at Hongkong. Tub S. S. Karo, which left here for Hongkong on the 21st December, and m regrad t> the safety of which anxiety had been
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    38 8 grant plants, and tbe harmless bulbs of the Titan were excluded m obe- dience to the strict letter of the law. j What has become of Signor peocari'e imppr tanl oargo the Italian journal docs noi yet know.
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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    Arribals.
    363 8 Friday, 17tli Janaary. Britiah ateamer Ruby, 14N tons, Fox, Palembang loth Jan. Brit. atr. Han Tong Beng, 366 tons, Hide, Bangkok I3tb dan. Genman barque Centaur, 468 tona, Offeifen, Liverpool 7th c'cpt. M.M. ateamer Sindh, 2 103 tons, Monge, Sa on Loth Jan. Britiah ateamer Pearl, 705 tons, Munk,
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    Arribals _ (condinued).
    38 8 Arribals (condinued). 5i,,,,, iteamer Bangkok, 336 tons, R.d -make, cm id*r, Bangkok 1 Dth Jao. consignee Kirn Ah MiU. ....i Fr "neh war ste ime^ Annamite 3,0 li tona Sane* comm u« Saigon 20th Jan. consignee French Consul.
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    Departures.
    280 8 Tliursday, 16th January Britiah attetxer Namoa, Weatoby, for Hongkong Britiah ateamer Weasel, Burlingham, for Siak. M M iteamer Yang Ts.-. X .aktadeu, for Saigon. Friday, 17th January. Hritish steamer Japan. Guan Hin. for Malacca A P< Sarawak ateamer Rajah Brook Reynolds, for Sarawak. British steamer Jeddah. Clark, for Sourabaya.
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    592 8 y Date Ship's Names. Captains. Fla Rig. g of ar. Where From. WumrmLyiuq ioiiii om Ao«»T8. Di £h ttl\ A MEN-OF-WA Deli Hrocklmij/oL H.N.Ms. str. Too Nov. 6 Acbeen T V Wharf B M u»- /v«..i n 1 r> Modeate Mead 11. MV. ,tr. 1500 Jan.
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