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Show The Mnlnynii Wur. Londou, 3. A servant captured by the Malayans nt the time of the murder mur-der of Mr. Burch, an English resident, escaped and returned to the British headquarters. He reports that Maharajah Maha-rajah Letta is constructing strong stockades and declares that the Malayans Mal-ayans will resist the English to the uttermost. Sir William Jarvis, the newly appointed governor of the straits' settlements, is at Penang. Preparations for attacking the Malayans Malay-ans are making rapid progress. |