Straits Times Overland Journal, 31 December 1879

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  • Topics of the Day.
    • 1565 2 Jo u rn al of th e Str aits Br anch of the Royal Aslatic Society. No.3. Tat tWM number of Ihe journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic .Society is now before ug, and we woukl recommend it to the attention of our readers as well worthy
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    • 604 3 tm n J. I NVotinesdav "T fl<m ril v.j 11 r 'is tint throughout tl.i 1 l 'hvm displavvd by the I he .»***»«ii nulled Winte,, with their functions, which it i vt n thenil-or them to I »»> *uU Indeed, ;L,annotl, M ,ouU. with ill well
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    • 884 3 trout Urn b ,n f 7 fjccnnbcr. Hh.\u iciiifercetnents are being t; X er. Th«- Arcl>bi>hop anterbury lias ordered a prayer for t^ie troops m Afghanistan t<* read." rleut rai» "1 -i ilav, •»n»l to appn .r dl significance it s nderst and the situation m Calml
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    • 978 3 v I )<i i l,i Tune*) Dree at her v. publish below the latest telegrams hi our Indian Kxehan i;r-> respecting tin- recent hirhtinc about Cabul of which we gave a luminary on Saturday. The last one refers to the fighting on Sunday the 11th Decenahter,
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    • 1618 3 Unity Yimcty l\ Ik hr IiITH i)K. KMI-.KH. l*7.«. "iif. Hi< Honor thk CiirW .li i t i< >n'l»l. tin- Colonial S. fc ii. i.il. t Coloninj n^iii H v. K. W1..M..;. m W. H. R«-'"l T Slit4ford X GMmpbell. In tbfl it' i>. Adotfßratral a lukm b>
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    • 1070 4 From the bail* Titurt 27M />,.-,•, „/„>, int he W r« < f lua v UtfW ed J kl- PP«u»tK-e "The pepper froAr. We are informed that the voyage of the agent of the Steam JNavigatiou Company here to Acheen is <>nnected with efforts made to witbdrav
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  • Correspondence.
    • 90 4 To tin Kditor of ffc U<nt :j Time*. Sir, dm you suggest ;i IMnoii wh\ m toe monthly published acc<»unt> c 1 vilatiou and speci. m i serve <>t our Local Hank-, the onl\ tthrd 4 nt ihed by the Colonial OtHce i> WviX of the not. rid
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    • 169 4 B Editor <>fth, />,,,/,, R Sir. The name of Sir William mi will ever h,< gratiiullv rem< by the inhabitants it not of ih< Biioae ot Sl«epy Hollow for having conn a great boon ou them by i telegraphic eonununi*n ie the world, l of an instance which
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    • 218 4 >roftltr Daily Tim,-* thY mm. iß^ oniuvl !> v <l authority li Glenfiiilax anchored outside tne Heads of w Harbour ou the 25th *uit with a large quantity of Gunpowder )M (l for Chiaa or Japan,- intending m-■ into lighter*, to that she would go alongside the
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    • 779 5 !> tin Editor qf the Uaiiy 7/W*. In your issue of the Hith hist.. dafends the action of the Siamputting t death the unfortunate 'reeelia, and describe* His Majesty oJ S. a ,n a> kind-hearted and enlightened and ilways anxious for She real good of
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  • News of the Week.
    • 227 5 11. M.'s gun- boat Jjiidg^ will leave lor Hongkong on Friday morning via L;il>uau and Sarawak. Tin. M. M. Coruhattv'ti steamer Lraonadiii) with the London Mail <»| the :2sth ultimo, left Galle at ;J a. m. \f-lerdav. and inav be expected to arrive here either on Sunday
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    • 1846 5 THIS Amman barque Beujunihi s is reported f<> be ashore m Banea Strain. Tim-, total return of visitors to the Matties Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, 20th December, 187 was I Hi. Thk Captaiu of the French transport a ntt m'de reports that, «ft
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    • 280 6 II&NTRIBQ fof the tor tli coming Plowei Show iit the gardens) will, we believe be received up to-day. A s^v- ()f fr*|*li Roman Caj*>i»c Bisl l beh «M here earl/next »>;• Hie prelates will be the Ashops ot Northern and Southern Bur**» and the Bishop of Snun.
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    • 2595 6 Ihk M. If. Co/s steamship Otus h»vi^ lefl Sai-on at :> yesterday may be expected to arrive here to-mor-row afternoon. T«E usual Sports on the Ksplanade and v Re^tta m (he barboat will he kd tTI lay p ro rammes I>otl^ whl^' will puhlish tomorrow, are very
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    • 479 7 To-MOltltOM l)cinj»; a genera! J>lida\ there will bo no issue of this paJer. Both llh- Band of the Buff* ,ui<J the Maharajah* Band will play this af'ternuou at thr Slower Show m the Uardens. Thi I*. o. Co's steamer Gecloug, 1 1 Ii the London mails of
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    • 1816 9 •lesires, ;ind that tl „,m ,rv, when I a,l li „n,,,(, I s i v ,,l l, v efflaii ,f time will rfcton, a v«rJi c t contrary to I u-i.ut ho ,.h! l.is fnomls s,, ueiitiy to expect; Turning little affairs, ur "••i'^nuals" X the past war n<>l alioi(l
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    • 3123 9 Singapore Horticultural Exhibition Society. Prom the Dnih/ T,w Jsntturr. l''iu>i Aw i \i. Snow, .Join A < PfcKHAPstis tine of plant* us could be mi n i, e g aßj w ls t j |c 0110 got together at this meeting iUli f us far as exhibit* ooocerned, the Committee
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    • 754 11 From the l)*ity Times, Uk ing these l««»»oii«. their oW Ai the (iovolfc^eiiL cffliv 'ififlfcion* at Paduug -n the IStli rfsx'iii ber/ltJl pieuls lirsi quuli w «9| and .i.m j lUsU s seojjjj cjuali&y, rJoJ^ piuuls cf CiovcniiiHMt Su- i by ;iucti »n u < lv »ou
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    • 230 11 trvbi the Daily Times, ii Thjs ,o\vin:j items am from j f 1.-fit ll^^^^Hb the < •Lueni i have ision of th j,, >"] m Poi. r• ,m explanation »t ian I PPIW imm^iafc6ly to lt bow Man /th Dooeiuhci iin! i mined r f* I*™1 -V Z
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1166 7 m first Prise 120. 1 i X Prise < Second < J rw«,FPH. r Chine« gwt Prise Second Third jj; TALKING THE OREA.BY hoom Sl! ePrixeiol s «ih. lhl^<' DUOK HCNT Ai 3 p M A SWIMMING H\ck POB MALITB First Prise Second :J.i:, m {> As\V!MMl\<; ra.'K K>u BUBOI'K.W.v
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 514 8 SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR. x Date >Hipg' Names. Captains. Klao Xi« z >p ar- a hkke From Where Lyino Josisionkhs ok Aukni> I Dbstinati jn RIVALS MEN-OF-WAr P. H. der N'landen Tromp H. N. M'estr. 2400 Nov. tfl Batavia T. P. Wharf H.N. M's Consul General Crui>« Foxhound Nowell li.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 78 11 "The Ce lebrater Patent" Again! wof tin Da all tl -aid ami writ). of Mr 'I tnom Its li;i<l ik, j igham m wliicli M Iriviug on ill.' Ui m ||(j wbioh has iv I novts- have n.'ciiri-i- MUs St uler W(»u!«l not lias iijuri'd and Mr. NVI I would
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    • 280 11 Editor of thi Sib •Jui L7th I) If of their I not lon. thei If the still lt ill. ir 1( with M •pared a i' «n iin I innoct i! I i bad n under In- ft >•- I all over th.« affair again,
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  • News of the Week.
    • 122 12 I Tuffc-l Mail says Mr. Wong U'wan, a Straite-born Chinaman, late compiradore to fcbe l\ k O. Company at Yokohama, ivpil m Hoii£>koii^ on hi> I Kiigland t«>r tlio purpose of I for the Bar. I A OLLIBK lust eveuiug Ln the Orchard Llo v a gha
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    • 827 12 id m the Australian pa n ,r of fifteen evangelical minister! ,1 in'that «•>;;•, U»u following ro>ojudirected ai a club Mutual Imp- jouriwlw unanimously agr< "Tli.. tin.- liiccli; time has arrived when seriow i)il be taken m on! or to lain-- ,ted with the newspaper', m Christ
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    • 167 12 Ir does not appear why the ment of the receipts and disl of the Singapore Municipal Fund is*** .should published tor the Krst time on the 2 t-th December l£7#, that year laic, l>ut it. pVfBU tiled there is .rood reason Tor it, it' we
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    • 408 12 A Rangoon paper states that, t hn< b.-en _,nvat mortality amoug t who lei! that place lor the sapphire iiiclds m Siam. Tin llohir fy CdUuinf- Mail say* lYurosr (I. Jiilvm, X.( C.8., wh<> has hern 'for upwa years the chief tiuau< reprQteniative m London of m
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    • 248 12 lireet the attention ot the Municipal immisbionet ii indeed TT V licly, ..ear the Clyde 1 Mti of I Blul ■u-nt tli« r \\y\\ 111 M' ll ult l tliin ailenioo Hulls :iiul s.iir o l honour < i it' li'« iwiv Tins i~ l ho tn-st
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 612 13 \VPfVKx. I Foh 1/ m. M v 1 ■BP^IU Vr VW^ J Vm a- to< a, British ateauier be. p^'^ttstij, iiw! l A Penang 290h j j^^ Ut Jan., consign KQdQ T^ Frencb ironclad Armiu 0.w... f' Jcoag2sth Dec. m d nder, Hongkong 27th Dec, co. ret *ub n Le
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