The Straits Times, 14 December 1878

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    16 1 The Straits times. \VI XXXIV. PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1878. SATURDAY EVENING ffO. 293(>
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY,14TH DEC.,1878. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    66 1 >s 1 irn Dk. kmhkh. ls-7-S k:i". 7.75. fair .(Utility 18.25. t I" W [8.80. i 1.624 1..VJ 1 1.".-.. 1231 M 7 l>- i'i"e j Doutinal d/d Mil.-. 1 1 lid J_S Private lOd as *1" paid sl7'». ii ||<n| pai n
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    SUMMRY OF THE WEEK.
    975 1 g -uuiinarv of the week's I in our Overland Journal LI -ne of the Overland Sumy itf-i Tim<* wan dated itll Dee, Illbcr, the M. M. leaving sarh nexl be la-t homeward mail. I'l I». steamer l,,niihii rJ>/, witli the present homeit P. M. md steamer
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    PAPERS LAID BEFORE COUNCIL. IX
    1342 1 from tot Daily Ti»/r.«, December. Thk following is tin- raporl of the Finance Commit! >n (lie Estimate! for 1879, wliicli m laid before Couoil yesterday TIip Fin:mc. rio«nuttee of the Les;isUthe Oooaoil liivrn-' be-n di'-e.-ted t > take inf. oonaidantinil the draft Hstim at >s
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    SINGAPORE AUTUMN RACE MEETING.
    2073 1 l-'iuin the baity Times 11/// December. First Day. tYksi>a\, lorn D«C., I^7v A hkoii.im; sansfaine and anticipation of irootl sport askered in the mestug of voterday aftsmooo. My an early hour, quidnuoos, with betting banks in hand, wen on the coarse looking out for the unwary
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    THURSDAY, 12TH DECEMBER.
    1636 1 Fi-niii ike Daily Times, \'Mk December. Ski ond Pay. The gloomy clouds which hung over Singapore early yesterday morning portended a heavy course and a bad attendance, ami as the morning wore on and heavy rain Basse down, many were the Rurmises as to w hat the
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      154 1 \iants made known r< 1 into for long periods nil bf> ffioe; a'«o in V \UO MI. 0 Clllellt's Handy I ii^ V. --r~. in the copy, laired; i lac I insert tl till osantcr- K>rdins;ly. < \M. i !ORBCBPOm>CNTB. pipe ttnllv requested to the proprie r irregularity in the
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      35 1 3 TB \1TS TIMES D I I 1 V K II x Wki.KI.Y iDITtOM Per Annum I Id H*lf Yearly B Quarterly. S llfl.ll KI.V. I Per Annum including •I.- .L. 10 I l.» 8
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    NEW MEMBERS.
    2544 2 From tie Doify 7Sm*», I8#i December, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 10th December, 1878. THE GOVERNOR— Gentlemen. 1 hive t > announce to you that I have appointed provisionally, pending Her Majesty's pleasure, Mr. Shelford and Mr. Campbell to the two vicancies in this Council. I think we may congratulate ourselves
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    NETHERLANDS INDIAN NEWS.
    1043 2 From the Daify Times, 1 \th Decmwker, hit: following items of news are translated from tlie K. I. journals tor the Straits Tunes Government telegram. The Governor of Acheen and dependencies telegraphs as follows Kotta Rajah 27th Not StUo of health of operating columns very favourable. The
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    TEMS OF MANILA NEWS
    928 2 Fn,,,i ike hail y Times \ilfi December. Lriuistn led for thr Straits Urn u) It n r^iueste.l of our routeuiporitriea tl' it, in repr •.Im.iiii; tbe«e tiiuiHlatiimi, their original t] in tho S' Vita T mm may b* »<'kuowle'l-n'i On the lMh November 8,W8 mils ofotgMB
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    MALACCA.
    334 2 Frvm the Dtil) 1 i Frn,,i our otcii Tin: li I > Captain s,,,tt. IV. mediate ports, eu rived here this morning The Straits it ni Austin, from Penann apbre, arrival hen S and left again la>t evening. The .M..;.iv Valberg, from Klanjj lkli current, arrived hei morning, and
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    WEDNESDAY, 11THE DECEMBER.
    24 3 Hi- Imperial Kn>-ian Majesty's ..in cuvette Vuutuic, Captain Novo- Nagasaki, anchored in the yesterday afternoon on uicwards, and saluted Fort Canning.
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    35 3 inquest was held esterdav, the |Oth inst., on the body of a male Cliiese named Yean Cheap, at the Crimii Prison, by F. (i. IVniuv Esq., 11. M. Coroner. Verdict u Death £rom Natural Causes."
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    32 3 Vn inquest was held \e-terday. the insl on the body of a male Chise Darned Ngho Yean, at the CrimiPrison by P. (>. Penney, Eeq., 11. M. Coroner. Verdict "Death from Natural Causes."
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    53 3 \> will he Been in our advertisement I'himns, the Mutual Improvement Soicty intends giving an entertainment, uln. h 11. K. the Governor has kindl\ eonaented io patronize, at the Hall on Monday the Loth iu•taut. We understand that the programme it> promising, and we trust laudable efforts "t the Society
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    73 3 Tin following an the handicaps for Thk Bo*g I.im Got, ii.s. »t lbs. 11. B. I<'. 10. 10. McGregor 9. 7. 10. Sylvia 9. 10. Rapid Bkom I'iik S«iUABI 1' it. lbs. »t. lbs. 10. 7 Soda if.,/,,- ;<. i :>. 10. Matkei 8. 7. T. I. B -it. 7
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    Straits ASIATIC SOCIETY.
    236 3 MtETixoofthe Asiatic Society, Strait^ ua> held on the i'tli instant. to* Revd. Archdeacon II Mr. .1. I>. Vauffhan, Vie. Pi in. Hon'l.le C. J. Irving, Tsea- M. Skinner Eaq., Hon. Secretary I Esq., Member of Council. a oosen aaemberi and a ag U lies. l»r. Dennya read
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    THURSSAY, 12TH DECEMBER.
    32 3 Hi- Imperial Russian MajesU's uorvette FtatUic, left the roads yeeter■r home, her place on the China and Japan stations, being lately taken up by her sister ship the Oejr«sw.
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    34 3 inquest was held yesterday, the i Ith instant, on the body of male Klin^ named NagOOT (miiuiv, .it the Criminal Prison, by P. G. Fenney, Beg., 11. M. Coroner. \erdi.t,— <( Death from natural oanses."
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    77 3 W i. would remind our readers ol the Animal l-'an.v Sale at the Convent of the Holy lniiint Jesus, which comes off at 11 a. in. to-morrow. As the I ane\ Sale is entirely for the benefit of the Orphans, of which then are a lafga iiuniliei ninler their ehaige,
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    loth December, 1878
    657 3 Mim ris oi m, Lbublaxivi Council. l'liKNKNT. Hl> K\< H.LtMl TIIK OOYSBVOB, His Honor the Chief Jostles 8.8 The Kon'ble theOffioerCosadg.H. .MV. Troops. The Bon'bk the Colonial Secretary, The Hon'Uethe Attorney-General, The Hon'ble the Treasurer. The llon'ble the Auditor General, The Hon'hle the Colonial Engineer, The Hon'l.le
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    FRIDAY, 13TH DECEMBER.
    55 3 Thk following passengers From Singapore left yesterday, per P. ft O. Mail -trainer hoHbardg, Ca|>tain Hall. For Ho»ih,nj.—-1 l J arBeeo. y,, Mmirm*. 1 hTatsr*. ibr Vmmm. Mr. Ij. F. Ziiuuieriuauu. For Annum. Mr. GotMStf* T>i re. Q&tthamfio* Lie.ut. Kmrj, Air. A. II Sli.inks, 1 Serjeant aud
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    40 3 Wl understand that His Excellen- the (iovernor has obtained eight months' leave of absence, and proposes bavins for England with Law Robdtsoxand their family by the P. fcO. steamer of the 7th February, if the state of public business permits.
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    38 3 Tin. roetmestmr Geoesal notifies as follows iii a circular issued to-day: I ntil further notice the Mails for the United Kingdom despatched from this by the Messageries Maritimes steamers will be forwarded via Naples instead of via Marseilles.
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    38 3 A Bo\ OomnUHO*, 12 he* long, was captured I lew nights ago in a fowl boose al i back of Mh. Tii.i.y\ rest- ihr New Harbour. helm, ,i was '.in-lit ih< hoe aueeden 1 in killing foui fowls.
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    62 3 Tin. following are the handicaps for to-morrow's neees The Club Cup. Bt. 11). Ht. II). .W.// v 12. nh-,1 7 CfafMon 12. MmoQngof 7. \l. Dmm% io. Rapid Hume 7. 8. Loiter 10. N,,/,,,, 7. y. The Tanuun Cui\ Bt. Ib. Mend Bkomt 10. 7. y. (I. ■n m 7.
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    SATURDAY, 14TH DECEMBER.
    91 3 Thk total return of Visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, 13th December, 187S, was 1,06 b. hi 11KDI I.K. Number ami Tjt|l „r or.liuHiuc. Kvlcnt ..f re|*>al. Vnf IM Tin Sii|>reino CourtM The whole, uot beordiiuuicc I**. fore repealed, exeoiit so
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    86 3 Ma.iou Stidku, the American Consul in this port, we are informed, has received instructions to forward, with the thanks of the Government of the United States, a reward to some of the inhabitants of the island of Tristan d'Acunha, who were conspicuous in displaying gallantry, heroism and humanity in the
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    33 3 Tin. Annual Fancy Sale at the Convent came oil" yesterday and was largely attended. The exhibits were numerous, and, SJ far we have learned, were agood or belter than those of former years.
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    42 3 Thk members of the Mutual Improvement Society had their last rehearsal in the Town Hall la>t night lor their coming Entertainment on Monday night, and, judging from the printed programme, a lively entertainment is in store for those who will patronize it.
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    23 3 Ill^ Kxct'lleiicv I lie late Chinese Minister to the German Court is a pa*> sengerbythe'lf. hl< steamer [tmoHaddji due he-e on Momlav BSOVning.
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    270 3 Tin Colonial steamer Plain, Captain Huddle, leaver for Malacca to-mor-row with His Honor Mr. Justice r'ortl, who will open a special Session ofassUM there. Tlie Attorney (ieneral will conduct the prosecutions for the Crown. (m)\i hnmkyi Cta/.kitk, 1-irii Dxcutßßß. TheVollowwg new nottfioatione appear in yesterday*! <i tzette. A Proclamation is
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    111 3 I'aiMHxi this loth day December Ifc7«. h. A. IK\ InUt CM w C The leave of absence granted to the Hon'ui.k 11. I'm nkkt, Superintendent of Police, Penang, has been extended, without salary, for six months from the :> Ist December, by the Secretary of State. The Uueen's Kxe<|iiutur empowering
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    194 3 I Thr average number of notes issued by the Penan<* Branches of the Banks, for the month of November, is as follows Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China $322,710 Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China. S.; |v..; |n The following air the names of those who will
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      706 3 INVINCIBLE." THE ■nmKi OsnATM*, simplest. and most KiONOMI"^ I rKN TRIFrGA L IMMI' IN THE WORLUREQUIRES No rOOt VALVES. 'arm ears stopi' Kl) wREQUIRES NO BENDS. PtraS i'AN BK S\VIVKI.I.EI> TO ANY AN(iLE. wiiHoTiT nuf unanre h kh.i'i,atk. Kor fal] i';ir ep'ars apply tO JOHN 4 UF.XRY GWTNNK, KN.iINKERS. X!».
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      844 3 SUTTONS 1 SEEDS Are the Best Imported. and Beino Packed by a Special Process Their Arrival in Fresh Condition is Ensured. j SUTTONS' COMPLETE COLLEC- >EEDf,\ TIONS OF THE SUTTONS 1 Bw»Tssas*sMßwsss. SEEDS. SUTTONS 1 N^ 00 011 s lo i°Jl SEEDS, No. :i 4 0 SUTTONS' no.s 2 o
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    642 4 arrtbal*. British steamer Rosa, 266 tonß, V££*£j; Arab .kip Fe« Bn£S~&; l0 wkilTlourX" th^N^' Briti.b .tr. Cele.ti.l. ««J L'*°rpool22»d Anlrt. sat; Karafsrikx Britißb steamer B.rnw. 1*» ""JvSt Co do. 23rd Oct. coisigoe.. B"«t«.bmr SS. W.f.tm coo.rc.nder, c^^TOSS-f-S 8 4 Co- *BSsrtar S£K i a*" o m r ■.wN.v.oo».i
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    483 4 S., rt N* ME S. CaPTA,... FL*. B«J O D F AT A- WhKBSF.OM. WHKBK LvXKO COKSXOKKKSOK I^^ MEN-OF-WA n nßatavia T P Wharf H.N.M.'s Consul General. Repairing Zeemeeuw BurmeUter H.VM s. sr. 319 Oc 14 BaUvia 0 H.N.Ms. Consul General. Repairing Watergeu* Van Geen H.N.Ms
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    Correspondence.
    116 5 Si v iioht Tip. Daily Time*. tl Kportsmen and i;rif- till' Vole- of wisdom half a century's their coin accordingly. to-morrow, vis Cup. Then- will 1/ OrOfOT and ickers, hut 1 am for w ill come in a I will run him hard. c third place. For this Rapid
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    28 5 mii Tip. s •ep i> a well. S Here in L'l i-. 1. Nbcetty 2, i. Rapid I'rHsi I rtey Lily V—lty Mac- mrs, v. T. Dec., IH7B.
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    46 5 i \ni Til". Dmilf Time*.) > noble nMMtera, which Tip or the Bqwu* i- you read can the first day's uidicapa, and take -day's heavy rain. hit-h impedes the draintp ittiu amongsi yoM winner of tnd the Singapore money accordingly. tte In-si i Lily it v. T.
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    148 5 Si 1: iioiiT Tip. of tin Daily Times. ."iv than versatile eorresi?ho boasts of advantages leading pers images .-.ill probably isful ace unplUhment prediction*. As the even oji the geniaa 1 congratuniaiiv other S|M>rtiiii; Ttainly onder-eatimate Itbough, altogether, far out. M horsea «ut«" at the linish. I considering cap and
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    535 5 THI Shi v M n To the Editor <ff tit l),nh, Timm. s <«a preiwoi yesterday nt a Meeting of Stewarda held in the Exchange u•" which then' arose question aa to \orrlt/ 9 title to the stakes and prisea he wan adjudged] winner of on the tir>t da\ races
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    161 5 Thk Sm.k of XovKi.n. To the Editor qf the Daily "Kmes. Sik. As one of the owners of \"i; I/,/. I iihould like to make two remarks o* the letter, which appeared in your ieeue "I lay's late, concerning the sale of that horse. The lirst ia th.it. jointly with
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    346 5 I ,1 \l 1.-..M M 01 Mil. CllK\M. H"N>. 1.1 M. To Ih f Editor of the Daily ZVasst. Sik. -Pilled with gratitude, tin- Brothers of the Christian Schools on Thursday last. in the midst of a choice number of their pupils entertained the representatives of Cheans Hong Lin Esq..
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    100 5 By the drift of some passages in the address, Mr. dtSang Horn Lim seemed not a little satisfied at the gratitude of the Brothers for the trifle given them, and it appeared that he is disposed to contribute any further sum in onler to hring the work to a conclusion.
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      MONDAY, 9th DECEMBER.
      440 5 Crick kt. SceiUuM rs. The World. This match was continued on Saturday last and the result promises to be a close finish. The game now stands as follows 8COTI.»»I>. Ut inuinim 7,;. Tut W. .1:1.1. Mr. A. P. Talbot, IGlui o. A. li. nnhnmtn, hUhu» o I
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    TUESDAY, 10th DECEMBER.
    22 5 Wk hear that the race horse Novelty has changed owners for the sum ol §SUU with all his engagements.
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    31 5 Wk understand that Mr. Tan Beng Swee will shortly issue invitations for ball to be given in Hie Town Hall OB the 26th instant, in honor of the marriage ofhis son.
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    37 5 An iuquest was held on Sunday, the sth instant, on the body of a male Chinese named Lee Ah Wan, at the Criminal Prison, by f. G. Penny, Esq., H. at. Coroner. Verdict.—" Death from Natural Causes."
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    47 5 Two inquests were held yesterday, the 9tli instant, one on the body "I a male European tunned W'm. Byrne and one on the body of a male Kliny named Ifukin at the Criminal Prison, l.y V. (i. Penny, Ksq., II. M. Coroner. V.-plict.—" IVath from Natural Causes."
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    45 5 It is somewhat satisfactory to learn ii]M)ii good authority that His Kxeelleacj the (iovernor iias resolved t<> appoint a general Commission, consisting, probably] of some members of Council, to inquire into and report upon the constitution of the Police Force generally in the Straits Settlements.
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    38 5 At a (Jeneral Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held at the Exchange Boom yesterday, the following Committee for the ensuing year was elected by ballot Messrs. It. Campbell, T. Shelfbfd, 1. Henderson, (i. Renie, J. R. Mac-
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    Arthur, J. Brussel, and L.J.R. Glass.
    106 5 Til K. A. It. M. Cos. steamer Menmnir, 2,000 tons, Captain Darke, R. N. R., from Hongkong; with dates to the 2nd instant, arrived at the Tanjong Pagar Wharf on Sunday morning and left for the Australian Ports yesterday afternoon. The Menmuir reports as
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    183 5 Thk following two paragraphs respecting j>laut i tiLT enterprise iv the Peninsula are taken from the Ceylon Time* For Johore." Mr. Buchan, accompanied by Mr. Hill, will leave for Galle to-day, en route for Johore, there to act an pioneers of coffee planting in a new field. We heartily wish
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    75 5 From the following paragraph in the ObjU* Time*, it will he seen that in Ceylon as well as in Borngkofj letters by the Mnsaaftciriffl steamers are now addressed via Naples "Letters via Naples. As will Ik> seen from an advertisement elsewhere, the Postmaster-( Jeneral has acted as we surmised he
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    294 5 The Indian papers publish the followinS account furnished by an American Tvlissionarv, the Rev. J. H. Hykks, of Mr. Mahcjaky's murder as described to him by a voting Chinese lad who stated he had been an eye-witness Mr. Hykes warns his readers against the chance of deception but there seems
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    229 5 Thk l>»»ibay Gazette of the 2">th November, thus sums up the latest news regarding the situation with the Amir of Kabul. Mb reply haviagbeea received from the Amir <>f Kabul to the English ultimatum l>v midnight on Wednesday, the 20th inst.. the Mritish troops assembled at Peshawur, Thull, and (^uetta
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    763 5 Lfimization of General Stewart's l>ivision, owing lo the folly of the Government of India in selecting Mooltan instead ol'Sukkur a»< the original base, and consequently the advance on Kandahar may be made with less celerity than might be denired. The natives on this side auo seem to be friendly, as
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    St. ANDEW'S IN in Hongkong.
    1529 5 Thk following description of the St. Andrew's Eve Ball giveu in Hongkong is taken from the China Mail Tne St. Andrew's Ball took place at the City Hall last night (St. Andrew's Eve); and it is not too in ii- ii to cay that the
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      895 6 ittfsrrllnnrons. PARSAPARTLLA. WILKINSON'S ESSENCE OR FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA BARBAPA.RTLLA [S THE ONLY PREPARATION' REfniiyifJFli) BY THE FA«TLTY AS A WONDERFUL PURIFIER OF THE HUMAK BLOOD. Tt is n»t too mnch to say that those HiiflTiM-incr from tbe effects of TROPICAL CLIMATEB, aaoh m TORPID LIVER. DF.RTLTTY. ATTENUATION OF
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      852 6 iHisrrllanrouo. OXYGEN IS LIFE. Although the modern Materin Mcdica includes many valuable remedies for hn--1 man auctions, it is a matter of rertaint v that in all cases where the animal vitality I is failing. Phoßphorns is decidedly superior I to every other remedy at present known. It will work
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      876 6 iflisfrrllanroiis. PR T OOLLTS RPOWVES' CPLORODYNE. 1 Ts THE OBTOIKAI. ANP ONLY CeNOINK The PiiMie are Cautioned fttjainst r the unfounded stMe.rents frequently made 1 that "the composition of ThlorodYNE is p knmvn to Chemintft and the Medical Pro- fession The fact is. Chi.orodyne was TWovered and Invented by Dr.
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      845 6 iHitfffllanrnutf. HOLLOW AY'S OTNTMENT. OLD SORES AND OLD SKIN DISEASES. The seeds of these disorders nro .iflT,.,. tnally expelled l>v this penetrating. CTnciicTit. IM»* only frmn the superficial part«, but from the intenal tissues likewise. Any ense, even of twenty years' standing, speedily yields to its influence. K PERTAIN CTTP.E
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      388 6 Rim Mil UlTcerine f,,- tI Btranfl "n "in. j,^,:*'t;\ r r,he mig t J \*M by 1 raldic Rin«rap., r Thflattenti m t to tbe followim, I <i"r,Htv. now in WaddinJ loadins Onm R Mftaneta, r And every de munition Bold bj all Gnnm»i I Onnpowder anmaker »n s Singapore,
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