Straits Times Overland Journal, 24 May 1880

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    Masthead
    17 1 The Straits Times OVERLAND JOURNAL. VOL. \M. \<>. sio. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. MAY 24 LBBO Pkii i. l<> m
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    Domestic Occurrence. DEATH.
    20 1 Domestic Occurrence. DEATH. in L,ond..n. yesterday, Gkoege Hkk. MAN ie in the fortieth year of Ins ag.\ d< j ;> gretted. <
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    STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, 24TH MAY, 1880. LATEST MAKKET QUOTATIONS.
    144 1 STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, 24TH MAY, 1880. LATEST MAKKET QUOTATIONS. 'SiNOAPORi'. lilth May. 1Gambler ;>.57.!.. Black Pepper j:,." White Pepper, fair quality 1 I 7.", Sago Flour, Sarawak Pearl Su,' j i ,i Ooffee. H -nthyne 17.25 Tapioca, small Flake l;, Tin Oi 40a. Mule twist 1 1 Si lbs. Shirtings
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    Passangers.
    194 1 Per M. M. steamer Anadyr, 15th inat. Marseilles. From Yokohama Mesara. Mouelset, Levy, Sano, Moki and Fusiymab. From i Shanghai Messrs. Guedielli, indsay, Wellesley, Ohlrner, Walsh Rienet, Mr, and .Mrs. Bushman, Mrs' Butler and child, and Mrs. Widner and child. From Hongkong: Messrs. Horam, bauri and Home. From Saigon
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    Summary of the Week.
    1754 1 Tin. last overland issue of the Straits* Timks V ;is dated Saturday the Joth instant, ih,- M. M. steamer Anadyr, leaym- next day at :> p. u. with ft e homeward maih The P. and O. steamer G'&ulior* arrived here with the London Mail of the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    Topics of the Day.
    552 2 the Dally Times, 10 f A I A///. MeKTINC ()1 nil. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS \ilh i:\oon. H E. mi. io\ ERNOB delivered the following speech Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislati <<■ 'outlet/, I have thought ii advisable to call you together at as early a period
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    The Legislative Council.
    778 2 From the Daifj Time*, tUt May. \hi\n Mmutcs of a Meeting of the Legislative Council, held oq Thursday, &Oth May. 1880. PuhSK.M. Hl> EXCELLEXI I iii ;«i\ KitNou. Hi< Honor The Chief Jusi Che Hon. The Colonial irj The Attorney-General. 1 lie I reasurer. Phe A.uditor-( reneml.
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    The Coming Census.
    2967 2 From the Uailif Time*, IVtA M The following Bill, to lie laid before the Legislative Council, is published in the last Government d>i :<-{/<■. Bill for taking the Census of the Straits Settlements from time to time. Wh.'ivas it is expedient to make provision for taking, from
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    Penang News.
    1421 3 from tke Daily Times, \^t/t May* Tut foliowiug items are from the Penaug Gazette of the 11 th instant Jlajot' General -His Honor Genera] AjiBon, C. M. G. arriv«d herein due course by the mail steamer on Monday morning, lie landed unotliciallv at 7 a. nj. A _Miard
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    The Tea Steamers.
    781 3 brow ike Daily Time*, Hit Ala//. I i may Ik' assumed that :i few connected with the coming Tea season will prove nt'Miiiir interest. Much of the prosperity of the Ports depends upon tins event iii China's export trade, for large ami profitable transactions in tea read
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    Manila News.
    1680 4 PVrom thr Daily Tiws, In/// Mau 'it iii requested of our contemporaries that, in reproducing these translations, their original appearance in the .y may be acknowledged.) The Governor General of* the Philippines, by decree dated the Lsi May, has ordered that the duty of £0/0 on the value
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    Netherlands Indian News.
    1745 4 From i lie Daily Tinny, !!>// .1/ It is requested of our contemporaries that producing these tniualatioTis, their original tppwinniCW In tht -nay be acknuwledk.The Java Bode and Batavia Dagblad in noticing the Kriiger case state that he wm* probably a person <>f that name wh<> recently
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    The Departure of Government Weld from Tasmania.
    3738 5 The Departure of Government Weld from Tasmania. From the />■///// Times, Itnd Man. k take the Pol lowing 1 interesting 1 report from the Tlobart, Town Mercury of 6th April Thk last scene. ..f th* ntsty of t>ur lute Governor, Ifr. Frederick Aloy«ia« Weld, 0.W.G., Rtnongsf n«, were, -is ire
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    Penang.
    956 6 troth the Dai Iff Times, 17// May. our own Correspondent.) Penaufi L3/A May, lsso. Since I date of my last letter, an active and succ ssI'ul .mm .1- "n i> bt*w*n made •on behalf of the Irish Distress Fund. Subscrijgtions have poured in most liberal] l from all quarters"
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    Batabia.
    596 6 Froui (he Daily TitM€9 :l:l/ul Mi//. 1 Front a Correspondent B> \&tk \la<i. -The a>ses>nient of the Samarang merchants tor the Incometax of Isso has token place. The amount at which twelve of the principal hocu were taxed? in Is7«> wa s f. 2,880,000 and this year f» 792,500
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    Mauritius.
    1296 6 t'limi (he l)di/y Tit/iss, Z'Znd Mai/. h'/n,,, our oir, >< > >f/rnt. Mauritius. 'I'l.ul April. -The Chief < \il Commissioner of Se\ chell< !e--pendeney of the island where the Sultan of lYra'k is residing) is expected here by :ic\t mail steamer in re Avne.- to icovernmental matters in whie^fc
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  • Correspondence.
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      105 7 The M i Men- vii pi Zb the Editor of the Daily Tims*. Sl1 The unsightly building in the fouwe of erection at the corner of Kiver Valley and Merchant Bridge Roads to which A' railed attention the other day \a -till being proceeded with apparently without let or hindrance
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  • News of the Week.
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      SATURDAY, 15th MAY.
      641 7 Ihk total Return of i>it..rs to the Raffles Library and Museum duriug the week endiug Friday, I 1-tli May, LBBO, was 1,177. 11. M > steam corvette CAar^tli« Captaiu Charles I'. Hot barn, 11. anchored in the roads this afternoon from Hongkong ;m<l Manila. I'm ui Sub-Inspector
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    MONDAY, 17th MAY.
    661 7 lI U Brazilian Majesty's steam corvette /it lijtl'Olivei .< »taiii .1. Ni.n.nba, imm Rio de Janeiro, anchored in roads this morning and exchauged >aiu!rs with Kort Canning. Tin. I intcd State* corvette Hwatara t Captain Sam ptson, left the roads .ii daylight vesterda} for Siam, Saigon ami
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    TUESDAY, 18th MAY.
    954 7 M u^. W i.i.k will hold a reception Government ll<>n>r, to-morrow, from I In <) Bas Blanc, the Australian Racer, was Bold to-day by auction l»y MeM Powell Co., for $900. The I j vV' Jo.'a steamer <! with tin- L lon Mail of tin April, left
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    Cricket at Malacca.
    1838 8 M\i.\r< lias been somewhat enlivened during the last few days by ;i Cricket Match, Detachmeni The Huffs vs. Malacca, resulting in ;i win for the Malakites. A retarn match however completely reversed the order of affairs. The full score 1 is attached. Detachment, Thk Burn v, Mai.
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    WEDNESDAY, 19th MAY.
    170 8 The Russian ironclad Mm pectetl to arrive here hourly. Tin. thirteen horses landed ex /OHB I'm >in rremantle, W.A.. were VCsf^^H put up to auction I>\ M< ('<•., and realised an average 1 .*>! per head. The M. M. (Vs. mail si Snul/i, Captain Mon^v, left ou
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    THURSDAY, 20th MAY.
    381 8 I 111. Portuguese gunboat 1/ left tho roads at daylight to- i His Brazilian Mnj« vette I h Ofiri'ira leit the this forenoon tor Hongkong- with two Bnvoyi for Peking. At the meeting. o f the I dative Council todav 11. E. the Governor in the .hair,
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    FRIDAY, 21st MAY.
    746 9 beei i>siiL'.l lor a which will \u held a i Government 1 on Wednesday, 2nd June. 'H. K. M.'^ L,Hiiil.oat A '/if, with the Reaidem of Bengalis, arrived here this morni 11. I»kin( i Hem -uii returned Qton, wheif he \v;i^ unthusidstilly recci\ I, to llonkoiiij-, on
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    SATURDAY, 22nd MAY.
    425 9 hop boat races between crews of e »'?8»Po» Rowing Club will take harbour on Wednesday, 26th| Dg Unt The course will be from opposite Clyde Terr, Marke t( At* meeting of the Committee of Irwh famine 1m.,1 held yesterday 't wa «^ed to close the account. A
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      753 9 SHIPPING I NJi:i. IK, i;.\( i;. arribate. arrtbate.— Continnd. Liton 12th May,oon.ißiieeB Keng Yong Brothers. British steamer -Suez !,3iH) torn., I Uiiuandor, WmgBritish barque "Cyrene 5»2 tons, Turnball commander. I k mg 15th May, c n«igi ,\v B. Scotl SonderlaDd 2nd Jan.. c •njwrnega Borneo Company Limited Du. Hteamer »(J
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      51 10 SHIPPING IN THE HA R 8 OJJjR _j Vo a^_ :ii i:i< Izjzi*****— a 0.h,«*t..». MEN-OF-WAR E i y :iiii hi Ban Yong Seng Hide Brit ttr 366 V- Canjong Pagar Dock. p,,,, Saume Vessek l!; ll v 1 s^»tr. 655JM.J ji a!^!, t K« P t^B%ther. B'm^k lI liiil
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