The Straits Times, 27 August 1870

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    17 1 The Straits Times. VOL. XXVI. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27th, 1870. SATURDAY EVENING. No. 1 307
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    STRAIT TIMES SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1870.
    38 1 STRAIT TIMES SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1870. IRKET QUOTATIONS obi, A.UOUH 27th, LB7O. „8.35 65 t- _'.7" ::i 184 t.. 132| j > aas 1 US bo 1.424 I 7" I H c 15s. ii new 1485 t.. 186 KDOH
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    FORTNIGHT'S SUMMARY.
    852 1 n only one meeting of Council during the on theWnd inst. the BbortBi 00l \.t reached us, bat papers laid before the been forwarded to us. Report of the Beappointed to inquire iction of and expendiCJovi rnaneni Hotue, which in the preeent Committee bare done their ;!ii> and
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    JAVA ITEMS
    1142 1 'I'm: New Batavia HamdeMlad of the II tli August states the following The war in Bovope lias a depressing effect "ii trade. There is nothing whatever doing bare. The Bilßton tin sale of 6,000 ]>ieuls lias nevertheless ended very well, namely at an average of /r.t';. mi per
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Singapore, 22nd August, 1870.
    525 1 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Singapore, 22nd August, 1870. I'rkskm. 1 1 ik Kxcelleiicv the Governor. The Hon. TheOffioeComdg. lI. Ms Troops. Colonial Secretary. Acting Attorney-General. Treasurer. Auditor General Colonial Engineer. \Y H. Read. T Scott. \V. 1!. Scott. EL A. K. Whampoa. The Minutes of the la>t Meeting unread and confirmed The
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    LABUAN.
    1906 1 Speech of His Excellency Governor PopeHsnnessy to the Legislative Council on the opening of the Session of 1870. Qmmsmmmm, 1 have enUt'd you together rather late this year beeaUM there is not much Imsinesu to put bsfsM you. During the two past SBSSSOM we have bssa maiuly occupied in
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    CHINA.
    4992 1 POLITICAL AMI <;KXERAL SUMMARY. ('/,/„.< Qwrtowd Tnd4 ls£ t ;i. n i By latest advises from the Herts, it is evident that attempts are being made to settle the Tientsin difficulty withojit going On th. M iimUnt. the reumiuH ut tbu victim* were buried, when Count Imiral Dnjires and
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      145 1 [SEMKB ments made knows. r 1 m periods ms ill be 1 Iffioe alsn in I "IiMUI.I.. Strict, eitv; in in the copy the red, ebe all I till countermanded, I N I -t fully requested to intimation to the proprietors .rii v in the delivery of Timely notice "f
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    Correspondence. UNKNOWN
    314 2 Correspondence. UNKNOWN To thr Editor of 'In- Strait* i Sik Thinking that a deacri] tion mttrailleuae, the dangerout breach ing i. r un which lias now fa tl found a practical application in the combat going on on the Continent of Europe, niiu'lit be ofintereal to i readers. 1 will
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    A PUZZLE
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  • SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
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      Arrivals.
      240 3 Saturday, SOth Aogost H 1. U. tteamer Unit. 1 1 tons, Lieut. A! luier, (J.ill'> 1 lt!i A«a. Dutch brig Fathool Karrim, 80 t ma, Hacodah. Bngia 22nd Jnfir i 11th amer Chow Phy Ortom, Bangkok L9th Angnst Monday, 22nd Ai barqne Tayling, -J > t »na, Naeodah. Samnrang
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      Arrivals.-Continued.
      40 3 BiaaMee sehooaer Kirn Seng Wat, 128 toaa, N.i. .):.!i. lVm^k..k 2nd Angaat. Batarday, -27t'.i Angust British iteemer Glenartney, L.037 t .us, BoHan eommaaoer, I i >ng -'K\\ An:rust. r>: i'i-li >■; uner Thalcs, 775 toaa, Lamoal eommaader Calcutta nth Augast.
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      Departures.
      217 3 '..-.v. th August. B steamer Neal »r, Drenning, for London. Briti-h !>ris,' Qtberaii ah. N;i for Penaag. c schooner Kirn Wat Sen Sac i .;ah. Sarawak Naoodah, for Barawak. bar i le tfari i Die l-rik.i. Ii >:i torn, for H agh >ng. Bandar, 2154 August. M I. iteamcr
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      321 3 j•A I L S hip's N Captauii lidSn. fom «>k iV'Riul itmathw vki;:vai HEN-OF-WAB >nd Alanka H S,-,,;. v X:,v:,! O;11-,T. iq.. l. r i!J: ••■v lot* I ■»< L ith Glen: I i:l SAILING I a war 9 Annie Bragintoa taralier Imer Coringa Condor llmv
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      VESSELS IN DOCK OR LYING AT WHARVES.
      31 3 2 fi 4 I 1 Ta^jong P^Vharf. Compau/Victoria Dock^ 7 Bon Accord Dock P. &0. Wharf 8 Government Wharf B SS3«J5i^ J Johore. Wharf.
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    News of the Week. MONDAY, 22nd AUGUST.
    948 4 News of the Week. MONDAY, 22nd AUGUST. i Pkya, Bangkok 1 7th inst., rday. 'apt. Bangkok l">th inst., amn Saturday afternoon. i apt AlI ralle 1 lt!i inst., arrived Saturday afternoon, and left Saigon the same afternoon. S. gteara C unmanfrom the United via the Cape of Qood here this
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    WEDNESDAY, 24th AUGUST.
    387 4 WEDNESDAY, 24th A UGUST. 'I'm. Itritisli STWlfir ("apt. .Mann, from Foochow 18th inst., arrived lure yesterday afternoon. Tin; I S. steatner Ala*la, tlii> sonin-- saluted the Hiitirtii lag, tin- aalnto bang nti rned from Port CasuaUaf- i. have received, frooi tin' Cleric of Councils, copies of the Report of the
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    THURSDAY, 25TH AUGUST.
    450 4 Tin: Colonial steamer Peiho, Captain Pox, from Penang via Malacca, with Hi- Honor the Chief Justice on hoard, arrived here this afternoon. A lively alligator measuring some eight feet in length, was this morning brought to the Central police station hv iiis captors, who had OSjaght him
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    FRIDAY, 26th AUGUST.
    627 4 Tiik Rainbow left this to-day for Penang direct, taking as pasnengen the Colonial Secretary ami the Commissioner of Police, S. S. the latter o-oes down merely to make the usual inspection of the working of the Police Department at Penang. A Shootiny Matcdi took place at i
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    SATURDAY, 27th AUGUST.
    488 4 SATURDAY, 27th AUGUST Th* British steamer Glenartnei/, ('apt. Botton, from Hongkong < 'i Ij inst., arrived lure this morning. Tin; British steamer Leiti, Capt. HariKts ni, from Hongkong 17th inst., arrived here yesterday afternoon. Tin: British steamer Taalet, Capt. Lamont, from Calcutta L7th and IVnanj,' i")i\\ inst., arrived here this
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    THE WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA.
    763 4 THE WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA. London, \:>//> Angnet.—lhe Kin-,' of Prussia telegraphs that a victorious battle has been fought before .Metz. The first and the seventh Army Corps were engaged. No details are given. The King was proceeding to the bat-tle-field. Part*, \')i/i dngnet, !<• a. m. Official intelligence
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