Straits Observer, 3 December 1874

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  • 18 1 THE STRAITS OBSERVER. PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK. VOLUME I. m* series-] SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, 3rd DECEMBER. 1874. [NUMBER 8.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 227 1 SCBCKIPTIO^TO THE S»A.T. 0— Mouthlj ADVKRIISEMENT3. At per S4»a»re of Twelve Hne«Hr«t intertlon S fcacto »uccr«i.ui: insertion Oi* south Aliber.l deduction will be M* to pariie. wbhlrf the** term wit t» rigidly adkrw«i to. NOTICE. oi»c« rewi'di^d. ?intf«|K)r^.4«b No*., 1174, i,. m- PLNINSULAR AND OIUKNTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM PAN V.
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    • 359 1 .NET iLKLAND* INDIA &TBAIA NAVIGAiIoN COMPANY UMiTID. Hsad OrricE, 13 Austin Friars, London. Th s Company continue* to perform the f»l!owin<r regular service in the In<li«n Archipelajo, under contract with the Nethei lands Ind'uu Government. F*OM -INQArOBE. To BATAYIA...via Hiou* and Mmtok ana bi»ok, in o.arrPNpondence with the mail steamers
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    • 560 1 JOHN LITTLE CO. Have always on baud direct importations of the following good* -berries from Coclbum Mi Campbell, White aud others. Tort from Cockburn and Campbell, Page and others. Clarets from Bordeaux direct. Champagne froa Jules Mumm, Geisler and r^ others. I locks and Mose .63 from do. do. Sauterne
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    • 475 1 KATZ BROTHERSHave newly received and opened for sale, a fresh supply of the following articles SADDLES X i; y the best En B llsh PONY HARNESS (Makers. A new Invoice of MUSICAL I> TULGerman Concertinas, Acoordious, B- S&ftiaßM OTHER OLOCi*. consisting of 8 i>ay Ship Clocks striking. 30 Hours do
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    • 670 1 THE QUEI N INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital Two Milliokj. HluHlikq. Omcß. Qoeen Insurance liuildiugs, Liverpool. 2 ue en Insurance Buildings. 60, Gracechurcb Btreet, London. Chairman of the Company. Bernard Hall, Esqre, t% William Hind, E«quiw. Deputy Chairmen V Patrick Hunter. Chairman in London. Peter McLagan. Eaqr., u r. Deputy Chairman Joha
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  • 3113 2 THE STRAITS OBSERVER. THURSDAY, 3rd DEC, 1874. As stated in our issue on Monday, Mr. Pickonng had been enabled to drive Rajah Mahmood from his stockade at Sunghie Ujong. but that His Excellency the Lioveruor had thought it advisable to take further measures for the maintenance of peace. We only
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  • 1029 2 Mails will be made up 'o-morrow afcrDcon at five oMock for L»baan per Cleator, Malacca Mid Pet.ang- at on*', p«-r liettmort, aiid.ior Sarawak at fonr, per Loyalist Ou batardhj a' five in tLe aiurnoou, ior Hougkoog per UraJ>ane. The P. O. stenmer Tiubtt, Captain Eastley, arrived liere on Tut-ndav
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 619 2 LONDON 1101 Battehy Roap,— Sisgapore. D. EVANS, Tailor, Breeches and Habit Maker, Shirt Manufacturer and General Outfitter. &c Ac Begs to announce to the Gentry and Public of>ingapore and the >traits >ettleinents, that he will open the above house on the Ist December, with a choice selection from the leading
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    • 139 2 THEATRE J^^ ROYAL, TOWN HALL. COLLISS 1 CHRISTY MINSTREL COMPANY will give their first performance iu Singapore, ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER sth 1874. DOOBS OPEN AT 8. 30 P. M. Curtain to rise at 9 o'clock p. m. PRICES: Reserved Seats $2. Back do ft. Phii ti> be seen aud seata
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  • Correspondence.
    • 117 3 TO THR EDITIR OF TUS eTilltTS OBI "RV2B. Sin, l.'oul 1 you kiadlj inform me who ha-i to pay for tbe eiptxiiti n lately n>u io by UK the'GoTcruor t> Paktjuf t Not the pu lie I hop As this e»p ditijti wa^ unl^rtaken at tho *u^gt3*tk>n
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    • 97 3 TO THE EDITOR Of TUB STSAITS OB.SKUTER. Permit me to call your attention to your Editorial of the 2Jrd iust-int, iu wLicu you say— The Catholics complain that their schools are entitled to more sup. port aud we dare say the Protestants aro not to sati fiod with
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    • 322 3 TO THE EDITOR Of THE STRAITS OB3ERVKH. Sib May I ask the f»voar of your finding room for au extract from a letter to the Standard by Major General Eardley Wilmot, oo the Subject of drunkenness iu the army, lie gires the following s'atistici as
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    • 102 3 TO Till EDITOB f» THK STRAIT4 OBSRUTEIt Sir. Passing through Kling Street the Other day I Saw some dozen coolies at work picking ap the roadway. They were standing in lots three abreast, and the pace thoy were at work was so slow that it seemed almost as
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    • 347 3 QUERIES FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ACTING PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. TO THK I.llirnß OF Tdß STRAITS OBaKUTER. FlB, Kia-ily yire mo spaco to propose tl-e following queries la ibo (Yiuiiual Juris lier ion On; mane, chapter 111, secti >u 5, It S iJ wb.irTrr being the owner of tuv wild or
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  • 909 3 The Panama St>ir and Herald has the following account of the earihqtuko at Antigua, Guntenaala On the M of September, at 8.30 p. ra without nnj previous wmiktf, a strong earthqui os'io >k tUe grou ul violently in a direction from west lo east, The movement
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  • Extracts.
    • 2796 3 (PHOM A COSP.KSPONDEM CHICAGO, Sept. 23. I It ivp intvelle I eonie ilxmh;vi!s of rnilei »inc«* I UA London ilirce we< kt miic<*, and my fa<>«* ha* »»eei', wih .1 *!r»rt iiit"riui**ion tlKiiPtJ .it'Hililv iit'l llio Mlliag bUH, but it only now ihal ihu I
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 392 4 CAUTION, j F. MARTELL'S BRANDY. i "P^titxt Merchants of PEDRO NOKIAH, .Ml on behalf of: pothers. |1 r- GEOK TEAT Co. USUAL WAHtHOrSEMEN, I^POBTEBS OF KTEBY D*»« LUUOrEAN GOODS. PROVISIONS. ALLSOP'S Ale in Wood and Bottlea. BEER Aworted, Quarts and Finti PORTER Quarters and Pints. PORT AYINE, Various. BRANDY, nennesser.
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    • 696 4 aud I'altu.i cherries; anu i n iKtA"*es direct from Lauiz XIAHRISON, &CO. Singapore, 4th '871. ~~gb~elt"co*pany of cognac The umlersi^Ded aro Importers of this fine old Lraiidy v HARRISON 4 OOt, Singapore, 4ft Nov., 1874. EX "HINDOSTAN." Jcbt received fresh supplies of Chutniea by the aboV/e steamer from Calcutta l'lThlire^
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    • 1009 4 i A w'O Oil I O paiMM IhiuMt medicine. ihe> are ln»»iua'»le lor the atfoted parts h tier their due fomentation wit k UIOLLOWAY O "ILI-O» bein* isjeli ailment* ol youngandoldotoolh.exe. I warm water. It acts by Miinolatinj? U,« ab-ort*nt io mr^_____ increased acti viiy, by prev«iti:ift con!te»ti"ii and pio--11
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 716 4 m jj_ jr» I3W €jt JC 3W OC »2 ad 3d JC €J«- JE C: JE Arrivals. Clearances. B^ ,hI P Ce:*no. N4. Martin, 1^ nSti .h^n.r Hon g Wh., IM Ca^n, Mac^r ,7th Oct. w^ i-*-^ gj^ g-^JS-*^ P^ S Hriti-h steamer Buby, 148 ton., Fox, l'alcuiban S IMkVllMa**,
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