Notes of a Trip to the East in 1876 Colombo and Observer Editor
A correspondent recalls Colombo’s Galle Face promenade and the cooling sea breeze then visits the Ceylon Observer editor Mr. Ferguson. He praises the editor’s vigor, integrity, and impact on planters and merchants, noting the paper’s long history since 1834 and its role in public opinion. The piece ends with plans to travel to Kandy by railway, lauded as a major financial success and a grand ride.
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Ceylon
Colombo
Galle Face
The
Observer
Free Church
Hale
Ferguson
Scotland
Oceylon Observer
Aberdeenshire
Ouvah
Dickoya
Dimboola
India
Ceylon Observer
Dr. Elliott
Mr. Ferguson
Kandy
Special of the Daily Telegraph on the railway track sighting
A phrase references the Daily Telegraph special noting a railway track sighting observed by one observer who claims to see more than any other eye. The remark underscores extraordinary perception tied to the railway setting and its scrutiny.
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Daily Telegraph
Prussian move closes three Catholic colleges at Munster
The Prussian Government plans to shut three Roman Catholic colleges in Munster. The note also covers diverse international items including the Philadelphia Centennial attendance, Grant’s ministerial nomination, Garibaldi’s likely resignation, Zanzibar abolition talks, and French amnesty debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munster
Philadelphia
Grant
Pierrepoint
United States
Great Britain
Mukhtar Pasha
Niksics
Cabul
Ameer
Padishah
India
Bombay
Salar Jung
Grand Hotel
Paria
Paris
Washington
General Schenck
Emma
London
Garibaldi
Rome
Caprera
Tiber
Tina Eorror
M. Paul de Cassagnac
M. Clemenceau
Zanzibar
Simla
Vienna
the Standard
Valide
Abdul Aziz
William Cullen Bryant
Carl Schurz
Theodore D. Woolsey
Charles Francis Adams
New York
Bristow
Tilden
Chamber of Representatives
Brussels
Pall Aall Gazette
Liberal Party
Antwerp
Nivelles
Ultramontanes
Chamber of Deputies
Orphan Working School celebrates 118th anniversary at London Tavern
The Orphan Working School marked its 118th anniversary with a public dinner at the London Tavern. Speakers praised the charity, its royal patrons, and the Corporation’s support while noting the ongoing need to admit more children as the institution approached its 119th year.
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London
C. J. Leaf
F.S.A
J. Kemp-Welch
R. Jonadab Finch
Dr. Mullens
Newman Hall
Ll. D. Bevan
India
Miss J. Wells
Macfarren
B. A. Lyon
Cause of Liberty
Charity
James Spicer
Fishmongers’ Company
Winn
Hatton
Henry Leslie
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M. de Maretre
Republique Francaise
M. de Marcére
Interior
France
M. Raspail
M. Marcou
M. Dufaure
M. Thiers
Duc Decazes
Seine
MM. Gambetta
Spuller
Marmottan
Pascal Duprat
Senate
M. Victor Hugo
Tribune
Hugo
Orphan Working School
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