The Straits Times, 13 August 1887

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    13 1 The Straits Times. VOL. XXVIII. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1«87. NO. 10,21)7 J
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      488 1 fKAMSHIP OMl'AMis teTm Now Harbour. -re the dates on which M Steamers may I H > es. To LEAVt. HoMKWARD -;'l,Thursdav.l,n July 7,,! Slot Au v; Aug. «th M Oc-i 17,1, Slal Nov. Uth Doc. ilites are only approximate the -.1 doparturrs may h 9 either earlier than shewn- above.
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      472 1 I COMPANT. vp££LV IAJI. -*O>IETHEDS KDON. -■;1..,«t.-L,d from iifcri Ting.Surgoon ..H^'i -Jailor .11 Coatbanui -US appl, LoDdm I "*V ik A Sons. 18, BOlitar Owner. Alkrkii Hoi 1. India Buildings, Liverpool. V 7. M\NSKIELD i CO., Agouts, Baafapore. DE KED E R 1. A N DSOH-INDISCHE OMVAART MAATCHAPPIJ. let Cntnu-t
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      919 1 BTEAMBHIP COMPANIES. JEHMASSIM, LAVT) "r rCoKTKi anil livk lll.Mltlily. I IL SKUriCES. 1. Java. A. Nouth Coast. Knjm Batavia via Samsmug for SoeraKiya snd back, on the sth, 10th, Lsth, Jutl,, 25th i of every month to the 25th FAraary, fivo days from t 1 N. B. T l a
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      721 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Tli*' -.teaaicrs of this line, which have been specially built or r nstrncted ss rei|iiired by snd nnd'T nßsrrWoa of the Oenaan Govrenment, attain a mean sliced of 14 hour and an- bound by contract to deliver the matls bitween Brindi«i and the East within the filed time
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      713 1 INSURANT I'rpiii ianck 1 X OOTTPANT, LIMITED. CAJtTAi *8,0U0,000. Pnid-cp ti10.090. Re»i-r> 8,000. <! Managers, Mnsna. Jabdine Mathesow A Co., ll'.'igkong. fI.TIN.i COMMITTKK. Hon. T. Jwkwn. M»:.ag«, It'.nskonß anl [Bhan-tini Tint A. P. MaoKwen.ai.(i! A. H. dosieiiu'.lioisV..j. I U.maJTn*0. l> Bottomli-y. K-^. (Hem. Doufku, Lapnik Ik rCo.) Hon. F. D.
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      399 1 IXSI RAM K. NAT, UUNEIXSi: V OF NEW f -:ai,and. I The undersigned have been appointed y. and art) proI jiared to accept Fire and Marine risks at c.ir- rent rates. THE BORNEO COMPANT LIMITED. Agents. Singapore, 18th June, 1884. T\rORWICH UNION r'IRE INST j.l RANGE SOOIETT ok NORWICH 1707.
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      576 1 I^BURAN< B. SOUTH BRITISH n INSI VOF NEW ZKAI.AND. capitax ea,oro,ooo. |*M iuhl Marine Insurances effected st current rat, ••<. Oaat ilixcmrit allowed on Marine Policios in lieu of annual Bonus. Wm. IIfbKERROW A 00. Agent*. Singapore, 9th October, 1886. THE OOBTBRLING FIRE INSU- COMPANT KnTAIU.IMHED 1865. Captai. 12.000.000. Head
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    COMMERCIAL.
    176 2 LATEST MhVUKKT QUOTATIONS. SIHGAroM 13th Aooust, 1887. Uambisr .!H!S^ do. Cube No. 1 W-K--do. .do. *>.2 ».fUop»a.Bali... J Pnntiaiiik >>•*>. BUck I'eppor S 3 85 SoftLJjSSS- :v.:::::::::::::::::::: 4*t Tupioc*, smaU Flsks h do do. Ist quality b.3,i do. Died, flako «^ldo. .«»11 pearl do. msd.do «-W. dticklao, Siam »£1
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    STRIATS TIMES SATURDAY. 13TH AUGUST. 1887. RENTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    101 2 STR IATS TIMES SATURDAY. 13TH AUGUST. 1887. RENTER'S TELEGRAMS. (For Straits Times.) Pabliamest. l>t\ Aujtut. 1> inn.- ,i ,li- ision on the subject of Egypt. Sir James Fergusson said that the Gjvernm 'nt would carry out the original plans provided Egypt is able to fulfil her part of the engagement,
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    Jinriekshas.
    599 2 Recently in the Legislative Council the subject of jinrickshas aroused an interesting discussion on the advisability of restricting their number, as suggested by the Inspector General of Police. The latter deems that the present number. 2,500 with 4.s<><.> c.X.lies to pull them, quite sufficient. Were the pullers better kept
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    21 2 The total return of visitors to the Raffles Library aud Museum during the week i ending Friday, 12th August, was 579.
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    26 2 At the Methodist EpMOM»I Church at 7 a. to. on Suudav. a Children's servi.-e with blackboard sermon will l>c held by the Rev. W. F. Oldhani.
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    26 2 We publish to-day as a Supplement the Market Price List shewing the pri.es „t provisions, Ac. at the different markets in Sing*]>orc, on the 12th instant.
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    Municipal Water Supply.
    51 2 Municipal Wate r Supply. Thk following is the PMfMag X.port tor the month of July. 1887 Number of hour. pnin|»«l .iuriuß Ih. ni.ntl. Ml Aorut uumtwr of workinic hour, per ds] 11 A>.-r»Rf oubilht oY k»11o»> pumi»-'l do. l,45«,000 Total rainfall in tin- month, inch.- 13.97 Howxßn Newtok, Aft. Municipal
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    65 2 The funeral of a negress was being conducted iv a graveyard at Mount Pleasant, sixty miles south of Nashville. Tennessee, when a storm came on, and .he crowd rau for shelter under the treea. Nine persons stood under a ktrga .-ale. which the lightning struck, killing .-\.-ry a*f iustantly. including
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    70 2 Is the latest China Mail receive. l on the sth instant, we observe the na>: H.M.S. (XasMNM aad Obasjatn as Mag at J.ihorc. Without presuming to know too much of naval affairs, we might saythat the two ships in question Nftafcal England about two mouths ago. The name of H.M.S
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    98 2 Ikspectob Mathieson left Hoagkooa) on the 4th instant in the h-l'jn- tor Sau Kraucixco to bring back the absconding Naval Paymaster Markhatn. who was arrested about a month ago by the United States authorities on an extradition warrant sent by the Hongkong Government. Markham, is will be remembered, was Paymaster
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    Penang Races.
    93 2 Penang Race s. The second day's races which were to have been run on Thursday, the 11th instant, had, owing to heavy rain, to Inpostponed till yesterday. Wa have uot received as arranged a telegram from our corres[>oudent announcing the result of the races, but Mr. Elphick informs us that
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    83 2 ■toaj UMsajih The German guuUiat INsf, fatail Of mau.ler Kirkste.lt. left Hoiigk<iug on the sth in»t for (,'anton. The British gunboat SsasW, Lieut.Commander Hoi»-. lift Houi;k .in; on the sth inst. for a cruise. The British guuboat 10i ,,,1,1. left Slun.--hai for a surveying antaaas) the KMh nit.. The German
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    115 2 Stanley, the famous African axplotar, who first came conspicuously into public notii-.- l.y bis discovery of I>r Uriagstooe, is uot, as generally a*pa«aa4 *B A'n.Ticau. His real ua'me is John Bowkada, aud he was born at Denbigh, in Ifafaa, ni the year 1840. His |>ar.-nts bataf iv most abject circumstances,
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    116 2 We learn that a telegram has Iwived announcing that a |«iagraph has MM publish.il in the I,oii,lon t^litiou of the LimiioH and Ck,,, y f. feet that Bir Cecil Smiths uomiuatiou to the government of the Straits Settlements has been received her»> with f,-. distrust and alarm. U, i: m,-»|,:tt
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    175 2 Thbhk has bean muck stir am Chinese Merchants an.l .ill. certain dkOBM of th< n Mmi They very Btrongly protest a^un.l assessing "f empty houseb -ami n, house are the r ■wners the hardship will 1 reaL Seveial meetiuu-s liav, 1.. MercbanU, including M Tan Jialv Kirn. Wee Booa Tek
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    158 2 A mat. ii bat ■mm two uc»] Australian Griffins, alight chestnut I. longing to Mr. Jones, and a dark i h belonging to Mr. W.bster, took plac on the race course this morninp in of a lar^c number of spectators in. most of our sporting men. Then aV<V«vgood many ladies
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    133 2 Pkopessob Elisha Gray said to have made a discovery whicl mises equally extraordinary results a* ti, obtained from the telephone. No patent has been issued or applied for. but th n wution is protected by about thirl different caveats. Meanwhile this omiqpil in pcrfoctiag the aei. which <*n be best
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    Government Gazette, August 12, 1887.
    133 2 Gover nment Gazette, August 12, 1887. The S.-iretary of State bas lw.-u to approve of the following- ap|*.i viz U. T. Haughton, Esq., to be Collector i Land Revenue, Singapore. H. A. Thompson, E«i to be Collector i Land Revfn W Evanb. Es.j tv bdßad Assistant V- Uctor of <_'b.:
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    Selangor.
    142 2 »T auL-cenful i'ri,L play«d at Kwala Luiujwr. Sell Moml.iv. August Ist. betweoi tfa mf ami "Single" Mamben Club and others, and re»ult<il afti I exciting and interesting pf. in a tit Subjoined is the full score. Married vi. Situ/It. Single. Ut Inning: 2ml w»n. i,. bdkaiT a b. 8...ti.
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    98 2 Thk tfivat objection to the urcluatuv iv the pn r.sjuirvtl to work it, auJ the d iuevitaWv hi -i •niii|i;iiiifs its use <.win_ moving the ran itself, but ci n the sh.ll ana ctutri guns on the Bom 1 in an hour it l>nt with 1.t.. dilMd as low a*
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      538 2 BTOEKB, SoLB AaBITTS. BKHS, MEYER A Co., Depots. Bimfport, Mewrs. John Little k Co. P«mu. Alfred Lishsrt. Esq. Mi. Means. C. Riegler Co. Bmn^kok. Meeers. Moller sad Meiasner. Bulema, Mewrs. Houghton k Co. Singapore. 13th October, 1885. KRONTHAL. N»TCBiL Minkkai. Watek. WHISKY AND KRONTHAL. EVERETT k Co. Sole Agent*. Singapore
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      715 2 STORES. JOHN Ll'* B CO. NEW GOODS Ex S. 8. BENALDER." AND "GLENFALLOCH." LADIES' DEPARTMENT. Straw HsU in all th* leading shapes Mid Novelties in Dimities ami Cretonne*. Boanets and Hats in Muslin. Pique, Silk. Hudkerehiefs in Cambric, plain aud with bersW. Frillings in Muslin Svisaa, the latest stylos. The
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      825 2 AUCTION SALES. Tio\ SAI.K OF BOOKS.— The l\. undesigned are instructed to sell by U'CTioic, oh Monday, 15th Auoost, st j :.:«> p. m. An Invoice of about 1 301* BOOKS, ,11 new and elegantly bound, comprising Ponilar Tales. Books of Travel. History. Biorraphy. Novels 4c., tot, Catsloguos will be
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      779 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED The Tran»ier B<»iks of the Company will be closed from the l&lh to the 30th instant. JOHN BLAIR, Siugs)K)re, 13th August, 1887. 81/8 QINCiAPORE CRICKET CLUft, U Tho Annual General Meeting of the Sinn- uore Cricket Club, will be held in the
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      62 2 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Krahmc Botyiial, litk A^vl.l, ISS7. 3p m.Bp.m. K»MAB«s. lUr ni 32Fah. fM 29 797 W4« 1 -Jsj Temp. Til W* »Vtß«lbTb«r. 7»0 75.8 75 4^3Oir of Wind S.K. SSW. Calm. c M.i. Temp. shade HIS Mm. 40. do. Tl" f S=-j 1 Max. in Sun lIT 7
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    75 3 ,1 th<- br. •II „r,l. n iv which'tte l""-.-l after the "'I 1 "«-lf. TV hail a u»ea■mpleteueaa the for manual aid was in].; has ever bis'u made to load '-y Although 1 "iily. and bees chiefly rapidity, IJ the principle shonid slower rat.- t,, hettvy the pre- n.l>ill irui
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    101 3 the [.res. lit i r.-|H,rt .nnoiir- torpedo i V trans- unamour-.-lioats (inclading tbe ii. lv launch.-,! -pa, aud further red gun-ves»--2 am r t! laanc-h- hiis possesses 420 waf vessels. about lad must sbortli include four R-nn,- ".ree arThrtir. and fire cou ami ,11 rkuja the four Soai I id
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    New Railway Projects.
    228 3 FkK that in per:i ve«rs. work will fa iimenced upon a rail: id that il Paris with Peking. Btartltog 10W I'iris ,111 KkaUfrinenberg. ou tb-- Siberian o mlv 4.10J iilomet.-re and reaaion in th- diaio "f the >n ly S5O 11. I c <uld eaailv U? earri>-d
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    Siam News.
    128 3 sth ««*vi f ol Washington ywbßrdiytlw k.r"f < a ll 1 fi »'l-rtsiu, Uonjfko, <■„-,. ed't"';,"" 1 1 w i*l«>rt- 542.!)98 urn I-:1 l'v.i-,,,-eS3«r.I,K, I.nr-.i. ivu llt ,^-j Hotel, bebng- a liinainan uamed Goad Tbe right ttrough .1,.. s,d- w U* nu.l- ilUri! liolemtheunuindont. nart, bnt tl lectric
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    Dato Meldrum interviewed.
    1086 3 Dato Mel drum inte rview ed. The loßowtaa mcdml of an interview ■1 M.-'.dnun af Jowon iind a Mnmpaper raporUf in Ad. laid.- .1 0k AuHrmtim Otmrvr of 11th [I will be awaervad that tW gentl. man of the I'r.ss has occasionally drawu ,>n li:- own mi initiation An ooaervant
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    Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
    562 3 Tin: Society was established by the B id. l!i-h.,|. (ia-uicr iv the \ciir •he reli.-t ,>t th.- ]«>or in Smga- para. Tfca ialWwian] is the K,|K)rt for the year 1886 Th.- Mcinlwrs of the slk.vo Society have the pleasure to siilnuit for the information
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    Netherlands India News.
    804 3 Netherlands Indi a News. I TtXMhitetl for Ihr BtmiU Time*.) I'm i.ew variety of sugar cam- from Borneo now under cultivation iv Java, where it yields somft-JAO I'icub <_.f sugar I <T acre! beam awoug tfce natigja the tri.-d ti, ,l4dQ^«4J^Sfclta. is have spurred tbeKv^^^^^HK UUI Utter cauea, to NmM'
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    VARIETIES.
    1046 3 I'ak-.n H.w did _\..u likemy -t'rm v tlimiiruiiig r I'ari-hiouer- -Too long I'.ir-.n Dear in.-. I'm -.Try Pi ml. If iiiinut.'- sran mv Banal tini.- it gfrai me a horriM" headache. i. old Quaker l.idi.'aiter h-u-uiiig to the extravagant yarm of a nflopk.i |>er a.< long ax her iMtienre
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      504 3 NOTICES EVERY FACILITY in connection with Life Aasorance Bnsineas is afforded l.y. -THK STANDARD LIFE' ol r I. B. THE BOKNF.o COMPANY- Ltd. A>rent». Srngaimr-. 2nd May. 1887 T.AB i N English lady ei^-rc'iiced in tuition i» j.\ .ijnti t.i an angaganuat as a viarttag ,>r r.s-.hiit i ivcruess in
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      699 3 N0TICB8. R \KJll I Ik CO. HIT. Arc prepared la de*ign mid in ui'ii'.i.t nr.- ■•..r > dew ri|.li I Drawing-room. Dining- non, I.il.r.irv and bed-room ftiniit i if. to up hobter and rcuphotstcr, pdi-h mid repair nil 1 furniture. K nd.-r take Uw repairs u( Uuiieal instruments, and in
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      759 3 FOB SALE. IW.K A living BI HI) OK PARA DISB, ,j,.-t i,,,p., r t.-.| from New (Juinoa C»n be- W-..U un application to the Third Kn t'.n,-.T „i. 1,,..,nl IB« ,,.li *tca.ner imooma, joog I'-L'ar liili Augant. 1887. !/"'l' Cottaa I'i.n., l. T I H.'UPH. 800 toiii., hi,.] in eirMl.nl
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      ANJER.
      217 4 fAOOLLf Ol I'n. 1U.\1 I Wl* niUki< ki^ v^»n v»»«^_**~. FIT; Datb Datk. a*d Smr'» Kami Cojjmaxdm. or Fbov Wiiu.Dinm; :so. or: ilair Aiu bq Gioranai 8. M.rtmolicb April 6 New York IUuvi» Curry July 3d Siofapor* Australia I .tr SurnUT* K'l. m July 29 BaUvia Botterdaw .►req K.itt.nUm
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      ARRIVALS.
      69 4 KLAU Vusil'i N\Mt. Tom. CArrAia. Fbom. IMB. Comusii' Com iiosi VI Hainan lit -Ir. Mi ..111 Brit -tr. Ill 1 Millingtoa 1 2 Unbar* .1 l-n.U-n Hnt. Itl II CwtWn 9m. tkr. I".'- Haprloop 13 AuU-nor Brit. itr. ISM Sourabara Auf Rou>t«ad A Co. Malacca Ang 11 Uacl IsngLok
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      CLEARANCES.
      75 4 Dati Vuhil'i |M Ki.am A Im CtPHil UaSTIKATION .iik 1:1 1:.. i. H ii-.bT -tr. IS 1,,u.-a 111 itr. 13 Pat Ann II Kano. S.r 13 B Brit. »tr. I \\.!l ii 13 I U law II H,.nirk.>nK -tr 13 Duburg -tr Kiiliton and Pool, .m>'. lUu»i». Chanbou an
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      186 4 '•Hll'lNlO CIFTAia. 1«D <RftlVID. t'kOM. CO»»IO»IE». D'ATKI IKX-OfWAR H.M -t. WTO Juljr as M»l«cc« Senior N»T»UMB<vr '""ItK A.Urn, HM -tr Ml Aa* II Psk>( Smior N«r«l Offlctr 3Ulu.u tmhoiu tun c.r.Miiu Uut. »tr Irts Aag 4 I'u'nii Itoul v I S '»< 1 X' 1 BrH.
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      878 4 INK K^. TUB TANJONG PAQAB LIMITED. Tbi premises of th» Company «rejrit»tt««j at Tanjong Pagar adjoining tin- Town of Singapore. Steain tr«m-c»r» niu at short intervals carrying passenger* and goo<N from Wharf to destinations at low tttes. The Wharf extend* to OM mile lad n q<iartec »ml is 'li> Graving
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      627 4 ENGINEERING. .1. M. LYO., CO. l\il. AM> SIl. MASK AI. E.NOINBBItS. Millwbiohtu Ikokfoundebs akd cohtbactobB. Albion Enoimb Wobks, Beach Roap. ■K ANU BAI.K-KIIOM Flini Street, near Genoral Post Office. lAI.ITIKS. I Launches. Und Boilers. H MiUs. Tai<ioca MacUinery. \.lig Machinery Well Pumps. Planters Wine and Water C Steeled Chines.. Onanhols
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      565 4 NOTICES. POWELL CO. A VOBOWXMMB, SINGAPORE. FURNITURE, Ac, Fob Sai.v;. Almeirahs "cst« Bedsteada iroß «rel Safea Bed-room Saites Japanese Scj H.Hik Case* Lakps H.s.k Stand- linoleum Milliard Tables ing Card Table. Marble Chairs 'iuiinber Cupboards iHice, Desks 'ahiuet* Chain) .f Drawers l'unkahe Kug« 'arist Rnga 1 Safes (Iron Cre-proof Cots
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      965 4 NOTICKS. SIM.M'OKK OARRIAOI WORKS AND LIVERY STABLES. LAMBERT BROTHBRS. Oechard Boas, Singapore. Established 1862. Beg to call attention to their present large stock of new and second hand Carriages, also their large and varied assortment of n.-w and second hand Harness, ronposed of singlo aud doable Ponj harness and lior-.-
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      559 4 V'oriCß TO MARINBRS ADMI R A LTT CHARTS OF THB fc*T»BT 00»T«T, and NAUTICAL BOOKS, At Moukbatb Pbicbs, KEPT FOR SALE at the r. SAILORS' HOME. ii Pbicb of Each c Nautical Almanacs 111 v Charts, do (Double Sheet) 1-50 (Single Sheet) I°° C Sailors' Home. Singapore., 11th Sept.. 1878.^
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      455 4 NOTICES DR. COLLIH BROWNE'S CHLOBODYNE aa.°ssa niot, n-fr rlief from an tin i.,,,. aw ,Yigorate the nervous DM-d'*. SW f *™S. ■•r«'»^ i ,:.:!yi,,s. Vv l" I < .His Hrowne late Army to bs the most wonderful and valua,leremedv ever discovered. odwkU the W remedy known for h,va. and is
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      392 4 nuiu r,^. MO T I o N c CUBONOMETBB, iVaTCH ASH Cloc« Maeeb, ahd Optician. Flint Stbebt. Has always on hand a well selected st<«v of Jewellery, Watches, Clocks, Nautical 1,,. stnunente, Ac, comprising BMbMs Ladies' god Braaahaav Silver wal American clocks. Carriage el -ings. Marble Chroasaietar> Keepsra. Thermeaaeter-.. Albert
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