The Straits Times, 26 May 1877

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    18 14 The Straits Times. \<>L XXMII published every A_; StPTGfI^OiRE; t SATURDA^ MAY 20, I<S77. BATUBDAY EVENING No. 2,857
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    Domestic Occurrence. DEATH.
    9 14 Domestic Occurrence. DEATH. May, at ivlin^Mr. Tnu Xii ildren.
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1877. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    53 14 SiNOAPoaE. J'JTH May, 1^77 < 4.484Black I'epp.r ""5 I oj>per l*i ar, Sarawak 305.. I K o 3.50. i,i>ne Douainal. I.4ML I.JO a i Bunk billk > 1 v T.l': ii-i-K (sloi paid Jl-2'ibuyo. i -i i pa. <s" paid #30
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    RFOTNIGHT'S SUMMARY,
    1567 14 RFOTNIGHT 'S SUMMARY, Tin. i.- .land Journal was dated iii>iunt ami the tortniijlit that an iimi ventlitl umr Kaxh</ar arrived London mails of the 13th i \|>iil i>rninj» of Monday the 1 itli T Mcssagcriea Mari- s mlli was despatched with meward mails on the Suuday the StOtfa instant. Maritimes
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    THE REPORT ON THE SINGAPORE CRIMINAL PRISON.
    1342 14 Wane, the Hon'ble W. H. Read, seconded by the Hou'ble J. K. Mac Arthur, proposed i»- Council that the t-alary of the Superintendent of Prisons should be considerably increased, we deemed it\our duty to question the propriety or*uch a proposal, inasmuch as it
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    A CORRECTION.
    202 14 In commenting the other day upou Major Gray's report upon the Singapore Criminal Prison, it appears we made a mistake with regard to the total i cost to the Colony of the Prison, which it is desirable to c Tiect. The mistake consisted in reckoning, twice over, the
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    PERAK CAMPAIGN HONOURS.
    1167 14 Serjeant Simon, the member of Parliament for Dewsbury, appears to have taken the Malay Peninsula, or rather the troops recently engaged there, under his special protection. Some time ago he iiuestioned the Secretary of State for War as to wheflier the troop6 were to get extra pay
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      95 14 AKVKKTIBEMKKTS. lit.-, uiade known i ity; i (111 J. ■VI K S ctfuily i ropm:i tli de- >( s needful. No i other nleca tbe name ;md uMiin v t i v ha a ptiarautcc i•' IV i. -iv upon tbi „.n in.liyiduaJa similar- rill I c strictly :n^iste<l upon
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    JAVA ITEMS.
    1222 15 (Tranlated for the Stmitt Times. J (ll it r*qtiMt«d <>f our oont*nipormriei that in reprododnf Una transktiona their nriftinal appearance I in th* Straiti Tidwj, ma; b« ackuuwledffad). From Java papers to tbe 16th May the following intelligence is translat- cd:— Private telegram Anier, llth May. The British
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    704 15 Minutes of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners on Tuesday, the Bth May, 1877. Commissioners Present. Hou'ble W. H. Read,— President J. R. Kellock Esq., E. J. Wells, Captain H. Walshe. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. Read the Municipal Engineer's fortnightly report. Bukit Timah
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    PARIS LETTER.
    2733 15 (From our own Corretpondent.) Paris, 21st April. Home, rather than foreign anxieties engage most attention with the French, and, Heaven knows, the Eastern Question is occupation enough. The Bishop of Nevers does not think so, he believes the world ought to occupy itself with nothing else but the
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    156 15 (For\$lrait« Times 48.) THE WAR. London^ Z'dni May. The Russians have captured Ardban. (Ardahan.) Tbe Roumanian Chamber of Deputies has decided to declare war against Turkey aud to assert the independence I of Roumania. Turkey is aidiug^Ciroassia. The British Iron-clad fleet is at I Piraeus. [Ardaban is a
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  • Correspondence.
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      A PUBLIC SEMINARY IN UPPER CROSS STREET.
      186 15 A PUBLIC SEMINARY IN UPPER CROSS STREET. To tii,- Editor of th* I 5,,. I: always taken much |of education in this Coloi i will be good enough to al I your to-day's issue f, written on the subject. I remember when sir i was Governor of the Sti our
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      THE CLAIM AGAINST THE TAN. JONG PAGAR DOCk CO.
      74 15 To the Editor of t),< l> I Sir, The Muuicipalitv over their lire engines to the l'ublic W:; I Department, some y ir- i. >t |,a« I made a claim against the 'fanjong IV Dock Company of $2,WXI .•r I mages
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      THE EASTERN
      316 15 To the Editor of the Daily I Si i; W I. imi the blind le;i Bfall into the dit. oq good authority erb; doctors dill* i is equally true, our paper of Saturday contain )us article against Kiissia, but j evening I read on.- i «£»uist Turkey in
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    Enclosure A
    126 15 The newg of the we. k. I been au full of lupst Indian t-'i tariaun. Tin- i-cjeottoe Turkey h;i« been prouij iutfllitffnce of ili.- atic reUtio' i» <■'" li Port«», oftb uovtni the Danube, and of tin- lui| ju*tifyim; tho taken 17 makiiij,' war on bel iilf of
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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      163 16 NOTICE TO MARINERS. Singapore Strait*. A large Irou Nnnu Buoy, painted red, lias been placed on the centre of the Coral Shoal touched by the S. S. Ajajr when drawing 23 feet water, on the morning of the 3()th April, 1877, ifef passing the Suite u Shoal Beacon, and steering
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      1793 16 flotirra. NETHERLANDS INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED Head Office i 13 Austin Friars, London. RENEWAL OF SERVICE Between JAVA A AUSTRALIA, under contract with the Governmerti of Netherlands India and South Australia. This service will be resumed in 1877 and /'c royatjes performed eaoh year; the denartnrea of the steamers
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS TIMES, MAY 20 1877.
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      8 16 SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS TIMES, MAY 20 1877.
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      44 16 luill rememlMT that in HoaffMr. Pope Hennessy was <<>mmission being eutenaal Governor only. following official <:,i:rUe that .imr lx>en appointed Governor. \pril. 13th.— The -It. .-.pjoint John v Eiq c m.o late (I"*- < f of the 1 their Dependenn(\ riimmand^r-in-:iv ..f Hongkong and its
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      67 16 F follow telegwi from Edie, -•ant, received by the (I. n.ral, has been kindly lisposal for publication. ktm at Birim Purtong— -,r »bm the R>i*h in Ins Riitituismon. Cocditions which iiK'lmle pnyuiout of f |,i.ji|»t duty, aooeptod and ist«d OB the l^tb: Kt<"'kwh..le East Ooast has -the Netherlands Govn k,'i>od
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      292 16 the following telegrams nifoon Daily Neirs, as they j tailed than any published I c r-plv to the Russian I to in the first telegram, the manly and patriotic Lord Derby on the 7th •rv of which appeared in 22nd inst., in which he „:,•> the argument? of Prince r.ular
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      SATURDAY, 26th MAY.
      83 16 SATURDAY 26th MAY. 'P.fcO. mail steamer Zambesi from Shanghai 13th and UUh May, arrived aloug- Company's wharf this mornwill leave for Southampton homeward mails at 2 p. m. *°*> the mails closing at the 11 Post otHce at noon. I'a"KNOEBS. —From Hongkong Mr. »od servant, Captain Black J* 3 U
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      17 16 steamer Pluto, with the 7°"* the Colonial Secretary and Innes on board, left yes- for Sunghie Ujong.
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      13 16 r! fro| a Messrs. Guthrie for the Loudou* GutU, aod h*r rival, the
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      44 16 Glen eaglet, both passed Woosung bar, homeward bound, with present season's first teas, yesterday afternoon at 6 0 dock. They may be expected here on the night of the l«t proximo, and the race between the two should be a close and interesting on*
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      76 16 \n adjourned inquest was held at j the Coiner's Offiec on the 2.") th instant, by A. W. V. Cousins, Ksq., on the I Ixnly of a male Kling, named Chinnah, who fell from the top of the t-tai reuse of a house in Campong Malacca while I ;n a
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      67 16 It has been represented to us that the pupils of RafhYs lustitution have lately been suffering a good deal from tin want of a proper and sufficient supply of water during school and play boors. We feel confident that the attentMM of the Trustees or Giwernment merely requires t«> bt
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      75 16 Mr. D'Arcy Kkad will give the last exhibition in Singapore of his wonderful ghost£ this evening in the Theatre Royal, Town Hall, and those who have not already seen these extraordinary illusions should avail themselves of this opportunity to do so. The entertain ment this evening is under the patro-
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      203 16 Wl beg to draw the attetinon of our J T readers to the advertisement in another i <• >lumn announcing that the half-year- h ale in aid of Miss Cooke's Chinese 1 Girls' School will take place in tie Town Hall, on Tuesday next, the 29th instant. Miss Cooke's School
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      142 16 The Municipal Commissioners ap- j pear to have lately taken to napping, and to be much in need of being stirred up by our correspondent Nemo, j or some other public-spirited citizen, j Do any of them, we should like to know, ever drive past the Central Police sta- tion,
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      THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
      401 16 Lieut. J. W. H. Anson, H. M. 83rd Regiment, has been appointed to act as Aide-de-Camp to H. E. the Administrator, vice Lieut. R. E. GooldA.lams, H. M. 74th Highlanders. Mr. Robert Tooth, of St. Mary at Hill, London, having filed a specification of an invention for
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      SARAWAK NEWS.
      544 16 ihe tollowing intelligence respecting tlie Principality \b extracted from the Sarawak Gazette of the 19th May: H. H. the Rajah has appointed the Acting Treasurer, Mr. Charles S. Pearse, to be Treasurer to the Government. On the sth ilay H. M. rf. Moorhen, with H. E. the Governor
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      COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF REVENUE RETURNS FOR 1876
      16 16 is Court iptH Royalties 1875 i«bt 35,866.18 428.20 ■a--A
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      EXPENDITURE.
      65 16 Ciril List Military Nave Depts Public Work* Collection of Revenue 1876 $80,725 1^75 82,203.70 •27,851.47 Rlttf 71 r.t<rl,tl<..ii ijltTljt tlr Ml t Sadong Coal Liugea do 8. S. Royalist, Miscellaneous 5,069 66 r i6".23 17,333.35 5,0.^8 73 779 02 4.8-»0.79 2^63.86 16.30K.92 ,17.818 31 1 2,000.00 47,690.32 512.40 PayuTt
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      TRADE REPORT.
      263 16 K.ucJ>ing, Jstu May, 1877. Rajah, I herewith have the honor to forward the yearly statements of the trade for Ib7o. In comparing it with that of 1876 it will be seen that tbere has been a very small decrease, a decrease so small that considering the general depression
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      TRADE RETURNS FOR 1876.
      317 16 Articles. Total. Treasure ...i Cloth Br«88ware Crockery Ironware Opium Wines ...j Tea ...j Sugar Rice Paddy ...I Tobacco Cocoauuta Oil .l.irGold Coal Salt Matches Cuttles Gutta Percha India Rubber Beeswax Birds' Nests Camphor Fish Fish Fins Fish Maws Vegetable Tallow Trepang Tortoise Shells Damar Rattans ...j
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        621 19 V. p. Company. IAR AM' ORIENTAL STIAM NAVIGATION COMPA^Y. OrricE*— D'Almeida Street. powVl At New HaTbour. Ihc fotlowteit »re tne dst»"» on which •r»rt Mail Steamers ,i to arrive here in 1877 VKI) Homiward Tuesday 9th Jan. Wednesday 10th Jan. 00-ji 24tn •7th Feb. .I,^l, -l»t -.^h Ma, 7th M.r.
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        864 19 ir-iisrrHanfono. To THEQUEKN AND Rr>Y AT. F'MiT.Y To H. R. thb Princb of W ALts (Fpecial Appointment) ArH to several Indian Potentates, Foreign Governments, and Railway Companies Established 1749. J. W. BFNRON, Watch and CtocK Maker. Goi.dbmitb Silvkr-Smith, and Artistic Metal Worker. Pkize Medalist of th* London. T)rnUN, and Paris
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        870 19 iHitfrrllanrous. FNOLTSFT OOODS. (Via Svkz Cawaj.) At rhftap>st rates. D. NrCHOL^ON O. sn K. WOOLLEN AVD MANCHMTSB WARE hochk MENINDIA COLONIAL AVD FOREIGN OUTFITTERS. 50 to St. PAUL'SCHUROHYARD OORJIFn OFCBFAPSIDB. T.OTDON. ESTABLISHED 1874. Invite, attention to thi'ir Illustrated 120 p.iire Ontnlowiv and Outfitting List 6" Rent DOBI free, containing full
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        952 19 itftsrfllanrous. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. OLD BOREB AND OLD SKIN DISEASES. The seeds of tbes« disorders are affeo tually expelled by this penetrating Unpuent. hot only from the superficial parts, btit from the intenal tissues likewise. Any rnse. even of twenty yean' standing, speedily yields to its influence. !£.>,„» A CERTAIN CtTRE
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        968 19 initfrrllnnroud. Profectedby Royal Lett- ,:< Patent, Dated October 11th. IST.9. TENDER DISTINOUtSfIBD PATROJ»A«K DR. BRIGHT'S PHOSPHODTNE Ozonic Oxynen Thb mw Curativb Aoknt. ant> only Reliable Remedy for Nkrvous and LtvKR Complaints ,T,his Phosptintie combination i- proonunced by the most eminent me-iibers of the medical Profession to be nrequalled for its
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        684 19 m DR. J. ror.i OHLOROI Is THF! Orrr-.TNAL AJ*l> oxl n rv T HK Pi'Mio are Caution, nnfowr.ied fl fhßt "the eouipo--iti m known to Chpniistsand t!i^ ■ion." Tl verednnd Invent D <o\ Army Meili.-:il st him. nml it Ins >' flniilysis by the first 0! Tbe> nutho.l. :,n] have
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      Arrivals.
      706 17 Baturdiy. 19th May. British steamer Banca. 23S ton-. Craig commander, Samarang 14th May, consignees Paterson. Simons Co. Siamese brig. Wanderer. 127 tons, Cowen commander, Acheen sth May consignee Tan Kirn Cheng. British steamer Delta. 102 tons, Ching commander, Galle 4th May consignees Paterson, Simon A Co. British steamer Gamma.
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      Departures.
      212 17 Sunday, 20th May. M. M. steamer Sindh, Lontner, for Marseilles. Monday, 21st May. British barque Majorian, Simpson, for Liverpool. British steamer Penang, Franks, for Calcutta. Tuesday, 22nd May. British steamer Priam, Butler, for Hongkong ft Shanghai. British steamer Ban Yong Seng, Darke, for Bangkok. British steamer Banca, Craig, for
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      887 17 Ship's Namis. Captains. buxo A Rio. X i OW ARKIVALS Where Fbom Whibi Lying 'ONSIGNKKS OR AOKNTS. DBBTINATIOIf. MEN-OF-WAR Curacoa Growler Draak STEAMERS Pilot Fish Galatea Marivilei Gordon Castle Karang Arratoon Apcar Diomed Willem Mackinnon Glengjle Weazel Edinburgh Petrel Zambesi Far East Ruby State of Louisiana
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    1442 18 >l ali..s.- irioi' the will of *bere thai j<-alo«wy .iy for t Tiirk-y Fii*n<l I LBTBBN QUBSTfOK. ti tbe luinds of a Kiijfhshujen regarding j i.n. a d«l I fatal mis- fatal diplon -pinted ..-I that Ministry, lead tlie j !e on «il Ir. I .in aud ..i n tbat
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    THE NEW EXCHANGE BUILDING.
    550 18 THE NEW EXCHANGE BUILDING. lo the Editor of the Daily Tiiius. Siu, Whilst agreeing, in the main, with your article in Friday's paper ou the subject of the projected Exchange Buildings, I nevertheless think the memben of the Club must ca' canny.' rather thau express dissatisfaction 100 loudly with the
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  • News of the week.
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      47 18 The question arising in the matter of the Dutch extradition case, upon which a lengthy judgment was given I by the Acting Chief Justice at the late Sittings, is being investigated to-day at Government House by H. E. the Administrator, who is being assisted by Captain Walsbe.
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      92 18 Wk are glad to notice that the Chinese have so far appreciated *he extra- i ordinary illusions and clever entertain- meut afforded by Mr. and Mrs. D'Arcy Read, that a request has beeu made that to-morrow -evening's performance shall be given before the Chinese alone, and that t> portion of
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      438 18 Thk Rangoon Daily News, of the Mb May, contains the following tele- i "•rams which are more detailed then those hitherto published here: London, Ith M'tjf. Latest advices from Capetown state that on the 12th April the British Government annexed t he Transvaal, aud that special Del* gates were g
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  • TUESDAY, 22nd MAY.
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      33 18 Thk police, we learn, have recovered property to the value of about §5,000, whieii i^ recognised as a portion of that stolen the other night from the resi- del of the Rajah Mahdie.
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      36 18 The S. S. Btn Yoag S>'ng, Captain Darke, from Bangkok, with dates to 16th instant anchored in the harbour on Sunday, the 20th instant. Passengers- Captain F. H. Hicks, Mrs. NisebUn and child and 28 natives.
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      55 18 The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Priam, Captain Hall, from Liverpool, with dates to sth April, arrived alongside Tanjong Pagar Wharf on Sunday, the 20th instant. Passengers. Prom Penang. Major General the Hon. Sir F. Col borne, K. 0. 8., Major H us kin son A. 1). (J., Mr. Billow,
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      39 18 The S. S. Japan, Captain (Juan Hin, from Penautj, 17th instant, arrived in the harbour on Monday, the 21st instant. Passengers. Mr. D. A. Gubbay, Mr. D.' Morthrom, Curtain Webb, Miss Cowen, i 522 native cabin aud 232 steerage.
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      63 18 Tub Al. M. Co.'s steamer Amazone, Mortemard, commauder, from Marseilles with dates to the 22nd ultimo via Naples, Port Said, Suez, Aden, Galle, with the London mails of 20th April, arrived alongside the Borneo Company's Wharf last evening and will leave for Saigon, Hongkong and Shanghai at 5 o'olock this
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      71 18 Me. Inspector Strlgxell, whose name was prominently mentioned during the trial of the two policemen on the charge of torturing a Chinese prisoner for the purpose of extorting a confession, has, we arc informed, been i dismissed from the Police force by order of H. E. the Administrator. In referring
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      70 18 Thk decision given by H. E. the Administrator in the Dutch extradition case, heard by him at Government House yesterday, was to the effect that the prisoner should be detained for a fortnight here, after which time, should the application, which his Counsel stated he intended to make on bis
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      84 18 Thk Home General Post Office lias notified that iv future the rates of poatt a^e fro ip the United Kingdom to Siara and Sarawak will be the sume as those charged to the Straits Settlements aud China, viz via Southampton or Marseilles, 6d. per 4 oz. on letters, and Id.
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      131 18 H. E. Sir William Gregory, Govcruor of Ceylon, after receiving deputa- tions with farewell addresses from the .Municipalities of Kaudy and Colombo, the Kaudy un Chiefs, the Native Community, and the Entertainment Committee, closed the session of the Ceylon Legislative Council, on Monday the 7th .May, with a speech covering
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      86 18 The Ccylou Times lias a paragraph under the suggestive title of Preparing, to the elt'ect that Deputy Commissary General Lo.VG has received a telegraphic order from the War Office to proceed to Englaud by the first opportunity for active service: This officer took up his appointment in 1847, aud has
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  • THURSDAY, 24th MAY.
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      36 18 The P. O. Cos. steamer Teheran, with the London mails, of the 27th April, having left Galle on the afternoon of Sunday, the 20tli instant, may, consequently, be expected to arrive here on Sunday morning next.
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      39 18 An inquest has been held at the P. O. VVharf to-day by A. W. V. Cousins, Esq., ou the body ofa male Kling, named Antony, who was found drowned at the beach near the said wharf. Verdict—" Found drowned."
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      68 18 An adjourned inquest was held at the Coroner's office, <>v the 22nd lost., by A. \V. V. Cousins Esq., on the body of a male Chinese criminal lunatic, named Leoug Ah Puan, who died in the <vll of the Lunatic Asylum from 1 superficial rupture of the splecp, caused by
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      49 18 V.voTHhu adjourned inquest was held on the same day on the body of a male Chinese coolie, named Loo Sin, who fell from the roof of a house, when be was at work, thereby fracturing the skull, which was t lie cause of death. Ver- d i.-t— Accidental Death."
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      102 18 To-day being the fifty-eighth amiiver- sary of Her Majesty the Queen's birthI day, the flagstaff* at Fort Canning and Mount Faber are gaily decorated with bunting, as are also many vessels in the Harbour, and the Union Jack is flying over the Council Chamber. The day is observed as a
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      41 18 The value of silver exported from Southampton to India, China, arfd the Si raits from the Ist of January to the I 6th of April, was £3,382,584, of which £2,553,tib0 went to Inllia, £470,611 to China, and £358,393 to the Straits.
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      113 18 A Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary j issued on Saturday, the 28th April, j notifies that during the calendar year, 1878, 54,000 chests of Bengal provision Opium in all will be sold at the rait- of 4,500 chests at each monthly salt-. The proportion of Benares and Patna Opium to be sold
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      137 18 The Englishman of the sth May publishes the following telegram which gives the latest news of the famine districts in Madras: The Duke of Buckingham left this evuuing for (Jootey he will meet there the Collectors of Kurnool and Cuddapali,and the relief officers of Bellary. The condition and outlook of
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  • FRIDAY, 25th MAY.
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      29 18 Thk S. S. reuice, Captain Rhode, from Hongkong/ with dates to 17th instant, arrived alongside Tanjong Pagar Wharf yesterday. She brought 100 Chinese lor Singapore and 200 for Peuaug.
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      81 18 The S. S>. A nut von Ajicar, Captain Mactavish, from Hongkong, with dates to the 17th instant, arrived alougside Tanjong Pagar Wharf last evening aud will leave for Peuaug and Calcutta at I 4 p. v. to-day. Pasbunukks, For Singapore. From Hongkong Dr. aud Mrs. Deunys, family, aud servants. For
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      49 18 An inquest was held at a house in Aiuoy Street, on the 23rd inst., by A. W. V. Cousins Esq., ou the body of a male Chinese named Lim Pong, who hauged himself to a beam at the five foot pathway of the saw house. Verdict Suicide by Hanging."
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      62 18 This police are actively prosecuting inquiries into the case of theft, from the house of the liajah Mahdie, and are so satisfied that the greater portion of the stolen property has fouud its way to Rio, that detectives have been sent there to endeavour to recover it, and, if possible,
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      68 18 An all comers' sweepstake match was fired otfat Taugliri on Wednesday the 23rd instant at four o'clock in the alternoon distances 200 and 500 yards any position regulation targets and the following were the «coreg, the competitors all belonging toH. M. 74th Highlander*:— MB J.I. 180 jd* T«ttl 8»nr T.
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      211 18 Wk understand that Inspector Rich* axds, who ha*, in important emergencies, proved himself an able police officer, it to be removed from the Central Police Station and made Detective Inspector, in place of Mr. Miller and that Mr. Richards' place is to be filled by an Inspector now in Penang,
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      193 18 We have had the pleasure of inspecting a photograph of the plan of a new building which is proposed to be erected in Beach Road, facing the sea, next to Raffles Institution and is to be occupied by Mr. C. Emmersou asan Hotel. Judging from the photograph, it will be
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      325 18 W k learn that, early yesterday morning, H. M. 74th Highlanders were pai raded, in review order, at the Tanglin Barracks and tired a feu de joie in honour of H. Ms. Birthday. After giving three cheers for Her Majesty the men were theu dismissed. There were a few of
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      183 18 "Sir Charles Dilke appear* resolved to utilise bis brief visit to the Straitlast year, as will be seen from the following comprehensive notice of motion which he gave in the House of Com* mons on Thursday, the 1 Vth April. The home mail due on' Sunday will briny the result
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