The Straits Times, 16 September 1887

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    12 1 The Straits Times. VOL. XXVIII. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1887. NO. 10.326
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      495 1 M-llll* COMPANIEe. I, [arbonr. MaWo^ llNhs kaaa on which nys Mail Steamers m v |>, PI m 1-S7;_ >:AVK. *aid. •dayJnne :!nl July Bth July 7,| r A-• o*h Aug. 4th Will I-,!, Ist 1.-.th aoth 17th Slat Nov. mil 28th ■nly approximate, the may b? either earlier kb .ye.
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      725 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. aj STEAMSHIP~COMPANT. Nestor, vmemnon. Orestes. kJAX. PALA.MED. Palinurus. Ant; Patroclus. m, Priam ■mm, >\RI'ANUS. BABPBDON. D«UCAIJON. ntor. Telamon. Telemachvs. Tkucer. Titan 1 "M. ULTBSEB. The Coy's Steamers are des|«tch<xl from Liverpool outwards for Straits nnd China and langhai homewards for Ix>ndon every t-n >lnys ve a<-commodation for first
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      984 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. To S.'t i:\haya thence to Bawean, Band--1 jkhmas-ix, Kottabaroe (Poeloe Laut) or Koetei and bvk via toe same places, monthly. I MAIL SERVICES. 1. Java. A.— North Coast. F'run I'.ntavia via Samarang for Soerabaya and back, ob the .-.tli. loth, i:,th. ■.'.Vth and .Tilth of every month to
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      791 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. i 24th March 17th \,,ril Jl-t April l:.th May. 17lh Mny 12th 'in 1 Ha J loth .Tnlv. Ula July 7tli Autrnst. Mb Auiust Ith Se|.t.Mi>»-r All the above Btenmrs uutwahls and homewards run between Breinerbaven nod Shanghai and call at Antwerp, S.eithampton. lomM, Port Said, Sue./.. Aden,
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      721 1 iNsriTANCi:. mHE HONGKONG STRB INSI'RANOE I X COMI'WY. LIMITED. '«i «2.iv»'..non. Paid-up 400,060, Reserve.l Fund 885.000. General Managers, Messrs. Jardink Matbeson Si Hongkong. Hon. T. Jackson, kong and [Shanghai Bsnkinjr Corporntioo. A. P. MacKwcn. K«t. Mmr. Holl U:-,..H'0.l A. H.do»K>>m<- K->|. J. J. tot Keowdioa A 0. n. Bottoml.'T, E>q.
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      460 1 INSURANCE. NATK-- IRINEINSU RANCE C( )M P A NT OF NEW XD. The uuder-.ii."> I )i».ve been nppointed Agents for the i re Coi ipany, and are prepared to aecopt Firs and Marine risks at enrrfliit r» THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED, Agents. Singapore. 19th Jnne, 1884. NORWICH I MOV FIRE
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      581 1 INSURANCE. SorT 1 1 RRITISH Fll l \KIKE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital £2,000,009. Fire and Marine Insurances effected at earrent rates. 20% (ash discount allowed on Marine Policies in lieu of annual Bnnaja, Wm. McKERROW A CO. Agents. Singapore, 9th October. 1886. THE OOSTEKLLVii FIKK INSO--establishkd 1865. Captal
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    COMMERCIAL.
    212 2 I.AXKST MAmgßf QUOTATIONS. BINrfAPOB«WH"»BFTmiiBER 1897 PBOI>I'CI. (Jambier «J.474--do. Cube No. 1 do. do. No. 2 H.Vi Oouni, Maiiil*. I i'ido. Poutisuak 3.7n. P«l>per, Black 24.00. Sa,{o Flour, Sar 2.00. Pearl Sago 1 I Ooffee, 8a1i... 6V.75. Tapioca, small Flake 650. do. do. Ist quality 6.871 do. mod. Oaks i^do.
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    Mails Close.
    61 2 To-Day. IViMap. JVi.'. ."> p. to. Y..«ohtuii4 ti» |H>rt-. SiH'jrhnf tf p. m. ■KBOW. RingkoL II in. 1 1 m. M»lmv«»!..i KU../ I 111 I p. m. Mu.r. lpm. K. Lumpur >i« port., W.'l <) Ikr Wui *p. m. Psku tU |>orb>, A I 4 p. m. Deli.
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    STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY. 16th SEPT.. 1887. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    56 2 STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY. 16th SEPT.. 1887. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. For Strait* Timet.) The St. Leocb. Li.n'h.u. lorn mmJemltr.-^ 1. Kilwarlin. marry Hampton. ■i. timothy. Fraxcb. I'ii-it The Oomte •!> Paris has issued ,i n^nmmte staling tint hi iv Franc >, wh-re-fruii th M.mar. h\ must aris,-. H then ciai. mte scheme
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    Siam.
    583 2 As has l»-eu v .tn .-d iuourcolunius from time t.. tune, the British ciniuiiniity at Bangkok has ben iv a state of teruieut regMdiag consular in.itt.rs Am The consulate arnngomensa somehow ..r smmr da not now satisfy British lamlawkl iv that quarter. A consular notification directing the levying of
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    19 2 Tmk Kasteru Kxtensioii timtrameia and china Temgmnfa Company. Limited, state: Hongkong advises uh there is Typhoon north of Luzon."
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    28 2 Thf M M <'•'" emamer Iraommdif, with the londoii mail of the Mth August. left Oeiombo at x a. m. to-day, and will therefore arrive here on Wednesday neit.
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    32 2 The next meet of the Tyersall Dmg Hunt Club will be at Blanche II M..imt Bliaabeth i Messm. Adams and on Monday at •> a. m.. and the tinish at Rope (Cluuy Road).
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    50 2 Thk Ninth Ordinary General M of the Straits Insurance Co., Ltd., wag held to-day in the Oempaa D'Allllcldl' Street. Ut 11 'l. TV inent of A.. .nuts up to the Mth Jane, is passed unanimously, and the Directors' Ke|.ort for the half-year adopted. We shall give a full r.]«.rt to-morrow.
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    49 2 vm from Simla dated Mth August pnUnmtd in the Calcutta papers st;it. s that the Amir of Kabul, in reply to a communication from the (Ji.v.ri India informing him of the settlement of the Afghan boaadary dispute, has ex- mmccV entirely satisfied with the arrangements made on his behnlf.
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    47 2 A SEW VEGETABLE FIHEE, CALLED Gt- tf, hitherto little known in Europe, is now being imported into Rotterdam from Celebes. Various attempts have been made, without success, to apply this subMnnee to the manufacture of cordage. It i« principally used at present for Huffing furniture and saddlery.
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    Municipal Water Supply.
    51 2 Municip al Wate r Supp ly. The following is the I'unipiie,' K«-|~.rt for the month of An. N'unbar of hour, pum|».l d«riu|r th- month 431 Arpraite Dunber erf wuHti»|f hour, prr d»y. 14 ,i. r»i- •'inil.r of mllmu poaiped do. Total rwnUII in tin- month, inrl.n. H..WAKII NKWTOH. A*tt. Muni.
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    110 2 The gaU Circus performance last night drew a full tent. The throng of tors followed with beta interact the various events m the pragneMne, seem nl whi.h were bdwd novel Theapnlanee which greeted the various ]»'rforiners, es-p-.i.illv the downs. sli,,w,-d an a| of dexterity and ifcveraesa tint must have paoved
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    130 2 The J,,,..,,, <;,,;.tt. tmuslatrs the f..11..w--iuf{ fn>ni a native paper: At II project has beni put on fool t.. ntabhsfa a conipanv tor the SjSUSOM of expoi tad s.-al. to foreign cuntries. in iu^' to the stieim.His eflorte of Mr. Maeda Manaua. a fete higfa oAokl in the Agricultural and
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    83 2 tn in,t beat ,i,, u Kowin K Match w»s rowed reeterdaj evpnina hZ 5.,,,,m,j au.l the rstasa The ours.- W.i, from Hag h ..,t. y,, ri p^j. m.-r t.. .mother off Johnston') Pier a distance „f about J nule. There was a sh K ht ripple M the mutt lu.t
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    96 2 67 sec*. A there was n. r*e» w a such a one-sided afl gtruggli pete "i"" 1 the same course, We b. H Uttli' t" choose l>oth are iv tinish muy 1" Ms. hii however, been offered en Boarchi< an.l taken. Wegive thene,mee»J»d of the crews oompetißg. A'nV Russbli/s Crew.
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    Naval Intelligence.
    133 2 Naval Intelligenc e The British gaabofl < arrived al Shanghai OH the J7th ult. fr..m t..ck with three |.ris..n.-rs (real I These men were transferred to the iriinl-!- which left Shani;li.ii 89th utt for Bongkoogi and arrivi hi Siitnrdav, the <rd iust. The an t.> miergo their sent<-uci- o» v,,t..,-
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    244 2 Cvx th.-r.- be lightuini; with tliiiii.l. > The pofllllf Mm it t hat tln-r.' ran. H.ish li^htniiiL' i< iiois.-1.-ss but 41 ■I evtmmSt favor- tb* IUMMNHI Hash lightning is ewtely the reft tin- ikj ot forked Hghtntng below tbebori- ?..'D, at t<>" great a distance fo all Ifcandet being heari.
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    227 2 A I ,!>,,iit Henr\ I lev is told l.v ;t friend of the ex] journalist mi mm of t lj.- 1.,.i,,|,. i that °*imlij t<>M bin justiirting 00 liix last apsditioa I expected to live t<> see himself t] r iv the world, the wealthiest story was that .1 uriiiir
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    The French Tarrif in Cochin China.
    57 2 The French Tar rif in Coc hi n China. I Ml mill i Tin- t'reoi-li cupied with revision J/fr Tariff. f,, r application H i iriug coatateii •■Bauiber. of eon.idmV••■Wbs admitted dut., fn -laf t -'"ill i rarer, M -~n ii, and I 1 h.-s--70 p--r low,-, easy in eta*"
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      460 2 k AaißTs, BLHN. METER A Co., I r.PftTS. «n. John Little A Co. Alfnsl Liebert. Esq. l>Ai, Messrs. C. Rieffler Hnnykok, Memtrs. Miiller and Meissner. Ramma,. Messrs. Houghton A Co. Sin|ra|«ir,», 13th October, 1885. K KONTHAL. Natvkai Misikai. Water. rffllSKl \M) l\ KONTHAL. EVERETT Co. s..ie agm-m, Singapore A Penang.
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      792 2 SjTOB >\ > i I.X fc. CO. LIMITED, T.liW HUT! Christy's Zepkrr Pelt Hats' wire brimfa Black. Drab, and Blati Single snd Double Teral Hats in Itlack and Colon with Turbans to match. The Bengal and Mayo Ventilating Helmets «iih Pnggsries to match. l: gulatttn Helmet*. The Black Silk I'.H-k.t
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      986 2 SALES. I.l* <>F VALBABI.K AHT FUEJTI |»DAI 81 i' -sKPTEMBBB -i., ,i r Mstrncted by Messrs. 1 i. i sell by Auction «.t I s. ORC'H \RD Ri>. enmmeaeing at ISO tity of Valuable Art Furniture, 4c. tlin chief jiortiou of which hae only juM 1n.,,h completed by Messrs. SayL
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      748 2 EVJOi^Y FACILITY in onaactii ■>. witl: Life v ir.or-0 Bumti.x m afforded by.— THE bTANDARD LI7K OFPK E. THE BORXKO COMPANY I.ti. Siufr»|xirc. ltd May. I©7. F v S. not SALE, -tin vi..» at Ahram I Ri'iNisitorj. a dog. rat )>r Lamrkrt Brothers, mii'talile for roll or pnnv. with l;>inj>-.
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      19 2 At W»t.-rli»i Street, ou tho moraine of thr Ma in-taut, the wife ef E. F. D'Cotta, of a «on.
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      55 2 WEATHER REPORI K-indang Krahow Hotpital, HM ■sfSssslsr, IKK7. 9a.ni.3p.r0.9p.nl RcMAas*. Bar. nd 32 Fak. .at !M:t 7-W Z< •*•:> ■i'emp. 77 s 7..1 S C .:bT)..T. 7».s 7.;:! 7>i" -I Uir. ocWiD.I (TBW BSW.;Csiaa. S^ Mm. do. ,|o. 71 I -5! Mai. in Sun l&»5 ir Terr. md. Ther. K
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    Siam News.
    34 3 tide* the igkok was -\.-re Silk Bangafter- ich a la .ship re to the the crew irhn •efnl parser and quite i ring is, ti a feeling of aniveraal w< down timea.
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    Malacca News.
    25 3 rday tli.-r.--n the towu. Mr. Curt I with i were be of iiiipnll'.lm- fI.T. 11l Pried. Tbe gun- bi raring J J iv.-m-
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    The Municipality.
    310 3 ii,. Ifuni- h eadar, tba il Muuii lenpaa L mited, .tioii coininiini- l# i but ruquest»Uln •'■''■•>. tli" anioillil '••pinvd f., r t1,,. tiiauit, -nance of ti '.li the end of tli.-.-nrreut 1 I"- paid into the Treasury. v '-tru.-tid to forward cheque f..r the amount. T1 the
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    Fifths Criminal Assizes 1887.
    671 3 i D.iy. Thurf !,t)i. His Hoaoar the Chief Ju-' Court at 11 a m. The Attorn.-y (Jeueral wahehalf "f the Crown. tiut api~>ar»<l to be ill. Th.- -innik -ni-11 of l«iii f in th, Court was v. rv uuplei-ant. and ih,. illn. c-ral was attri- Hi-
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    "Freemasonry."
    1182 3 Freemasonry." A ret] inMru. tin- and antertaiuing lecture .in tin- above aubject waa .i nina in the M Launio Ball, < "I. man j .i l>. \.iiiLh.in. Bag., Daiiiatei. at-la», tua fairly and v. rv a| pTedativ amli. nc. whom tin- gnat attraction "t" L'.ila nighi at the Onus iii
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    British North Borneo Trade Returns.
    320 3 Th« I ill y -,ir ended *Mh June aru pabliahed iv the BrUiti ol l-t Beptember along with the folloarins ltt>-r from i!, ••nniiviit Hf nutij atauaariajng the iaiar> tuutiou cuiitaiu -'1 iv th.-in. 1 have tba honor to hand you 1..-re-with fur ii, infori
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    The Central Borneo Company Limited.
    889 3 The Central Born eo Co mpany Limited. SoMK li 111.' i Ii n ..I 1 ins 1,111,,, n iii I, „1 .1 ii with a ..ipitul of eiOO.UOO, iliwd. I into limi.iiiii tl each. l.>" aval mail a* i. ,|,i ..I the pruapevtua which ii, iw pubhsh. aa it may
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    164 3 Tut Pkin. i: 6m Wales Theatkk vi COHPABT. Dot, DO iii-i. baen in. 1 1" 1.. yo ■in v.>ur oolamu ■be ;i|.|» .ii.iii' oi the the** < iomi the place. On liaviu^' U^-u I><•-i|u«-nt!v t >ld tliit the perforakwoe and n BefJ Wuuld C Miij'.tr.- OOt
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      85 3 VOTICES. forence i'ire Ineuranc at m V (J. IiEKNARD, Eichmi-'f ami Share Bniker. r A N 1 share* ire luMiranc, .I.iilN FBASEB Share Broker. 1887 of the I bhip NII I' i.i'irs will U-a lutrarted by the port ii i.iivrrr THB (AUK ART WHISKY. l.raid in India, which \l. S.
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      622 3 FOR SALE. 'Js \w" van lcct Apply to I.IKI T SV^^H li. i ,-n 8 ii. in. and 10 I in Singapore. i;t--|;i-IiSAI.K i Europe I. I. A I Ufe. Singapore, .<th Sept, IjV)K BALE— Paianqnin in 1 Ddl Pony, fa-t and Apply to No 3. Devonshire I; Singapore, 2»th
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      ANJER.
      178 4 Date. AXU Bio. Bair'» Name. CuHtXDtH. I'ATE o» Fbom Whebe. Deitixation Saii.ixo. cdlam Sept. 3 Am. -I, Fammut Hardwick 3ltal. h<| Agortino Bombo Baato •Ml .1. V: MrNrar 1 1 1 i>tr. Sumatra Fortuyn Mtl i Flak ■N r. »h. Unfoa li.ir-ii Fraxr i Ixj. Curry Tn(ffnb«rg rMlund bwlM
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      ARRIVALS.
      82 4 Vessel* Name. H.A., ro»» Cai-taiic. r»o«. Sailed. Comimih. Kin. Co.NlldllEßa. utaug 16 Ki.i l« Luniulll M Ifc-nirkali--16 l-«l.tiv»u-l,ir. 16 Kin* Cbow Dm -tr 171 Vnu-.nt Pont»Dak Sept 13 Yong Ban <tna i. Co. Bnt. Btr IM Umt Pakan -i. „t 1 Wee Bin 4 Co. Ur. i\2 Milliu|ft...i Kluuk
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      CLEARANCES.
      55 4 Dati Vuui'a Name Klao Kiu Captain Distinction Sept 19 Hnr.l.l Hurf<«rr 1 1 Sharard < (-ln.ru U Petrel 16 Chow Phra 1« Poh Add 16 Victoria T Olmd Brit utr. Fhwch* I Lasdwecr »tr. Pattcnoa .tr. Mopp<.tt >tr. loußdoa WtH aud Haiphong HooftkoDK Labaan and S.in.lak«n PrnaDg tia p<irti>
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      275 4 VlHlL'l NAIII Cimn, Rio Abbivei. Fkom. COKIIONIES. D'ATKM-MAN-OFWAI: Orion Hor-. HM.tr 1870 Sr|,t II J o honSTKAMKR* K rl.r Ma<igr Brit .tr IN 8 Rangoon U. 0. Jacob Krtuinann l"ut -tr IJJO Sept :> 'utaTia R»inl«.w Sutherland BU. -tr 12;. Sept 111 Tr»iiK»nu Kfflwij M«<-.> Unt.tr
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      717 4 DOCKS. rp DOCK COM I LIMITED. Tua atemiae any are situated at ibgong Pagar a ininir tin- Town of Singapore. Steam tram-cars ran at short inng pasaengers and goods from a rates. :iile and a quar- the at parts 'I it'tb with from ■HpBs feet water alongside at low water
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      685 4 ENGINEERING. J. M. LYON N pO Civil ani> Mecbahical Eitoiiiebrs. Millwriohts Ironfochders ahd cohtractom. Albion Enoink ffonEß, Beach Road. Omci and Sale-i Hint Street, near Qenaral Post office. I IAI.ITIEB. i l<auu<.*hes. ad Boilan. mna Machiuery. ichinery. Mining and Pun pi I'l ml Pumps. and Pungalis. being the old made
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      518 4 XOIK T>. FURNI IT HE, Ac. For S-le. Almeirahs lat Cnc-ts H.slsteads (iron Jewel Safes It. .1-riH.in Suil 3l r.x'llB H.K.k Cases Kook Stand- 1 urn Milliard Tables Matt ng C«nl Tal>l. s Si»bs Safes Chamber Ottphoarda Oili.-p Desks Cabinets Oflea Chain ci Drawers I'mik^hs Stands I'iano Stools Conches Carpet
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      831 4 NOTICES. UMBERT^ROTHERS. SINGAPORE CARRIAGE WORKB AND LIVBRT STABLES Orchard Road, Singapore. Established 1862. Manufacturers of all kinds of Carriages on ih" newest principles and with tlm best materials. Beg to call aMiiition to their pro--.lit l.irge stick of new and fashionable carriages consisting of Landaas with Pat«»t Heads. Broughams, Double
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      520 4 "■aTOTICE TO KAKINIKB A*D MIRALTT OHABTB Or THE LATEST. SURVEY, and NAUTICAL BOOKS. At Moderate Prices, KEPT FOB BALE at ths SAILORS' HOME. Price or Each Nautical Almanacs ->> Charta, de (Double Sheet) 1-50 (Single Sheet) 1-00 Sailors' Home, Singapore. 11th SepC 1878^ CHAMPAGNES. I)KV \>Kz: Cuvee Reserve also DVC
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      460 4 O i 1 KB mHE RAW AN TIN T^ PANT, LIMITED. Incorporated under the Indian Compa- j nies' Act 186«," whereby the liability of j Shareholders is limited. CAPITAL SI2.V""" divided into shar.s ..f HO seen, aayaMa as follows:— *-2: On application 814:— On allotiii.-nt N -On l«t DMHnbar, UB7.
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      318 4 NOTK'I POOLBS, DOWM] Ex S. S. QLESO CHERRY BLOBBOM a delicious and fragrant perfamr COCO A NIT OH. sweetly perfumed, the objectionable smrll Ibt Cocoanul is entinly removed. As a hair drwwing C.K-oaniit oil railed, nsonsaaes the growth, and the falling out of the hair. SCOTT'S MIDI.nIHIAN OAT FLOVR Qaasaataad
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