14 Jun 1869
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Newspaper
London And China Telegraph
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 14, 1869
Page
1
The article critiques the Burlingame Mission outcomes noting China gained limited benefit and increased future liabilities. It cites Shanghai Evening Courier on tea valuations showing price volatility from season to season and stresses cautious buying strategies to avoid losses. It also mentions Sarawak authorities rewarding a gunboat patrol against coastal pirates.
The Sarawak steamer Royalist reports the assistant resident of Bintulu says a Lanun pirate prahu was destroyed. The pirate crew had captured ten prahus, killed eight men, and wounded or captured many others before their defeat.
The Straits Times Overland Journal summarizes quiet politics with one council meeting to fix a clerical error. Colonel Woolley joins the council, and bills on pilots pensions fire and peace are discussed. A new criminal code based on the Indian Penal Code is planned. Races at Singapore held April 28 to May 1, including the China Express Cup where Zuleika narrowly loses to Sir Harry after a dramatic finish in wet conditions.
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