The Straits Times, 18 October 1887

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    12 1 The Straits Times. VOL. XWIII. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 18«7. NO. 16,363
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      458 1 I I.\MSll ll' (OMPAMEB. P l^ BTKAM N I OMPANT. '..liver tjuay. I irbour. MAIL U^^yi LINKS. moled sre the dates on which M dl Btaaiasrs may be ex- i. .r.. during the year ISS7: To Leave. VRI>. H..MKWARD. 1887 J Hh Thursday June :!rd July 7th I JNt Aug.
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      710 1 STKAMSHIP COMPANIES. BTKAJaBI COMPANT. Achilles. toe. AOAMEMNON. OBEBTES. Palamed. uses. Palinubos. Antenok. Patboclus. Bellebophox. Pkiam. Otom I'kometheos. Dabdanus. Sakpedon. Deucalion. Stentob. Diomed. Telamok. li.AUcrs. Telemacbus. '08. TEDCEB. Jams. Titan Lakbtks. I'lvmskb. The Coy's Saaaaaan sre despatched from i.iveriHK.l outwsnls f or Straits and Chiua and from Knaßghal I'uuiewanls for Lou.
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      863 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. To Sol KAIIAYA tlieilC* to BAWEAN, BAND- JEBMASSIM. KOTTABABOE (PoELOE LAUT) or Komi mid b.vk via the same places, monthly. MAIL SERVICES. 1. Java. A.— Nobth Coast. From Hatavia via Samarang for Soarahaya and back, on tho sth, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and SOtk of every month to
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      776 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. 24th March 17th April. l\-\ April I.VI. 17lh Msy Il'Ui Ju'e. 1 Itli .tune I' ill .Tnly. li't'i July 7th Auiriist. Mh Ainrust lii Pnaisßilm All the above steamers outwards and homewards run between Bremerharen and Shanghai and call at Antwerp, Southampton. Genoa. Port Said, Sm./.. Aden, Colombo,
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      702 1 INSURANCE. rnHE HONOKONG FiliK ivsiHANCE COMPANT. LIMITED. Capital $2.0"0.OVl. Paid-up 4"0.f>00. Reserved Fund 885,000. General Manatrera, Messrs. Jariunp Mathesom Co., Hongkong. CoifSULTINa C,,MMITTJK. Hod. T. Jackson, C're» MsnaaW. H-.nrt..n» and -.-iration. A. P. MscKwm. F«t 'M^--r«. H..11i.1»t. Wi»»C« A. R. <io. KciowliiM, Esq. J. J. Dos Hemr.iio. A [Co.) C.
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      477 1 INST 'RA\CE. NATIONAL FIRE A MARINE LVSU RANCE COMPANY OF NEWZEALAND. The undenicmed have been appointed Airent> for Hie shove Company, and are prepared In m-rept Fire snd Marino risks at current rates. THE BORNEO COMPANT LIMITED, Agents. Sinwpom. IRtli June. 1884. NORWICH PNIO\ mU rNSTJ. RANCK SOCIETY OF NORWICH
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      607 1 I INBURANCE. QOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MABINB O INSURANCE COMPANT OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital £2,000,000. Fire and Marine Insurances effected at earrent rates. ■-•ii (,'a.sh discount allowed on Marina Po- licies in lien of annual Bonus. Wm. McKERROW A CO. Agents. Siuicaporo. "Ml, October. 1886. THE OOBTKRLLNG FIRE LNSU-^ RANCE
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    COMMERCIAL.
    233 2 LATEST MAKKKT QUOTATIONS. biKOAFoRi: 18th October, 1887. Fhouccc. Gambler o'B2J. do. Cuba tio. 1 I'UV. do. do. So. i »-50. Copra,Bali •■H. do. i'outiauak 3.*>U. Peppar, uuuik l3agu t lour, £>*r 52.U5. I'oarl aago MB. uuUwi, Uan 30.25. I'auiuua, auiall flake o' tK». do. do. lsl quality IM. <10.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    67 2 To-Dav. Baeajkak, H S. ««,i.,. .".p.m. To-Morrow. Sourahaya »d,I llaJlr. B T. 11 a.m. K. Lump r %ia p-,r.» Fyih Ptkktt 2 p.a>. Bot« liahra i. i)A\. HaaasaJa, 2 p.m. P«»»n m p., t. AT..H. I I p.m. Manli.i »ud FalembaßK P •">• i.» |H.n. 0, li aTi
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATH
    40 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATH At \l<> X, I iiufr.,l- Str..t. (ilasgow. on ths ISth Seat-, her IU f*ar, Katherine Ann Kate, second daughter of the late Robert Hi--i:i. gaagaaoim, and of Berta Cettag-. Daaaem -Friend- omitted. |leaM accept of this intimation
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    TUESDAY. 18TH OCT.,1887. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    86 2 T UESDAY. 18TH OCT.,1887. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (For Strotii Timm.) iTAI.r AXV AbYSSISIIA. Ho 17th <M. The Italiau fixiwditi«.n sail, early iv November, aud will be followed by a Second Army Corj* owing to hostile preparations going on in Abyssinia. HILGAItIA. L'.ntl'i,,. I,'lh Odubfr. -Negotiations -tw.-n |{iis t aud Turkey r>-g»rdin^
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    Bullock Cart Drivers.
    1090 2 Amumut the miuur nuisances of residamee iv Siuga|H..rv are seeefa] matters .•uuue.-u-.l with the employment of bullock carts. The capacity of driviug these ltnn-U-rin^ vehicle* requiring perhaps less iutelligeii,-e than any other form of employment, we Sud that iv fat Maaajejajaj with e< iiiiouiie couditious they are
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    11 2 TIIK 1'..1111..||...- I, i,.|, t (j,. road* this forenoon for Macao.
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    13 2 Th« Hou'lde K. B. bemoager returaj to Malacca to-night iv the Itnamrr />'. n-
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    76 2 The fuuvrul of th.- Ut. lanMH ■pcetor MoNab Utokphux this morming, aud was well attended Tn,- funei :t the tieneral HuapiUl aburtlv .1. til. r,,Htr for the Cilll.t. TV A firing party „f U SiLh Polioe uader uouioiaad ,'t *—"«nnt Supenui m aud -n-i.--the pr, irial sernoe lx-autifu'. arreatbs, ft
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    76 2 Th« wife of a Chinese trader bj niitted sitieide y.-st.iday by t:tkin w aj^ Jlowaj and Moghstoi were eaUed iv, Imt nothing i uld aud she died shortly itfterwatdi Bitter neiitleinaii having itb ded her pnj illy, the ing it v r) r Denn/e, additional Cor m.-r. th noon. After
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    55 2 Tin. i Hatniltoui, and the U Bbangfaai frwui Obefoo ou the "th tbe t'oruier remaining al Uttef ffoiag up to tbeaatt Hiiuiiltoii is on his Wav t. Taku mil). Alacrity, aud from there will u r,, „v ii,-iit>.ii iv the Bwift. Th went down to r.tiirued a^aiu ou the lmh
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    51 2 Some changes have been made in the it.- ..t the BODgki hai Baukiug OotfjonM i- going heeae, has retired 1 1 meaehip, and bje pla taken b\ Mr. c 1). Bottoinley, while the Bon J mi; bee-onus Depnt^ Chairman. I rewdewrl fftoaaJ in tbe din departure of Mr. Qrote ii
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    67 2 t inn. h regret to annoum I bi dyei ntery, at tbe aj ll.nry W M ,/<y. which occui red at the Gi ueral II pital, Shanghai, on the 4th insi trim-d in Shanghai about two yam md has been connected wt 'siua) with the ator, iiam.,l paper. Previous to
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    64 2 Hi- Bojal Uwhneee i:.-. i■• ..munp, Varopcakar, of .-lam, *as to leai i the 13th lust., by th. •;1 steamer l'l, whn.li goee to Bangkok ri I rhe Daily 1 he ob- the Prince in cal Jam. i- to i;,' from tb i. .and to Phaom-penh, the oaprtal I v
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    72 2 incuts mad,- last ir m the growth to bate ban a aaeeeee. llk was only five acres, which w. r. divided •■aeag twamty.foor coltiv»( LnoeJi twenty iust;iu,es did 1 to maturity, and in fourteen of tbi it was destroyed owiuji to its defei i the other six instances £14 was
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    91 2 Indian Tea i.v Australia.— Th. I v reviewing the trad :iurki: It is aapedaUf dia»p| oiutia.' to find that the ei| ort< of ludiau lea I i which it was ho|-d there would b > gn il Held in uieil iv value, do doubt only ■nail amount but sumcieutlv to
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    86 2 ntalltr .\li\ mail the auuounieiiieiit i i sold nuggel of OS thedbT Chiuainen at B the year I- the celel.r.it, 1 I wt. wu touud Mad very recent h .i Covad tern mil, .iwav. at tbe M Itir. I an iui|- tv- to ptoe] i» this Til,- hope that th,
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    119 2 FuiA.N itA is thus noticed in nej i,-tt,. r of ih,. BritM i Au-. 1.-t. [i mi.'ht int. i.-: th eoctton of your iieilmi drinkers to told that the lii-t iu*talin. hi of Fijian tee erer oft red üblidi in tins mark,t c egO, the price le.lllsi.l I ,s_ I-.
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    80 2 Hi- Eii elleiK\ the Lit. i i l.nh Weld and laimlv. accouiUJ Lieut. Mayne, A [> C au II \V.il!..|., I'm. Johnston'* Pier on board tin li -I. Mlll-liUUi, I: ij alterUOOlS it v 'iimrt.T t-» p. in t,. proof ri ouboell the 0 they int. ■ml to pro pc
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      589 2 >BES. S? Sou Agknts, 11KIIX, MEYER A Co., Bi»gmpore, M<— r« John Little Jt Co. Ptnmtu/. Alfred Liebert, Esq. D*li. Mmon 0. Biefk* A Oo Bangkok, Hewn. Moller aud .Meissuer. Ja«a»i«, Meaani. Himtf ht,,n Co. Sin^pore, 13th Octobnr. I KRONTIIAL. Watkr. WHIBKI AM) KKDMMAL. EVERETT I Sole Ai."'tits. Singapore Penan)?.
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      661 2 IRES. rer H. V The Pirates of Penzance. I •■P»ti 5 each "lnlniithe" cash. Mikado." l{uildi/,,re." Le> Cloche- de ('orneville."^ :.\.c... 1 IMITED. Singapore, loth Oeaeber, 1 WE bejr to draw s|K-.ial attention to n adaet aMnajeoi now mi vi...v „f BILVRR PLATES WARB, and SILVER PLATED WAR SOLD LINED,
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      890 2 I iin\ SALES. i ROAD In the ut BAtW.— Deceased. The nn r-icnel ar- Ih* Hon. of the al«ve nn, al their ?ala-rnnma, ■ml., r. I--7. at 2 pin. All that valuable land fnmtir tk Niii" chop* or liohs..s. Munici|*l Nos. M i 11. and ax. and alao ¥f Btal!a
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      808 2 IATEbiIADVEUTISEMKNTtt. ROBfNSON COB. Clearance Sale will oc eontinned for a few ver Several remaining lot* at great--1» nilllced ).rice«. Singaprir... |Bth OctoKr. I«X7. il 10 NOTICES. BRITISII NORTH BOHNEO. OPIUM AND OTHER FARMS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR 1888. The Government are vow prepared to receive up to tl,,- Itch November
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      70 2 KATHEK KEPORT. Ka,«i..,.i km)*,* Hotpttal, lTtlt o>t*l*r, 1«57. 9a.m. 3p.m. p.m. Uskabx*. Bar. red 32 Fab ■&> !>s7i3.*> ffl.it^ ►>« Temp. M 8 M 77 0 -a-? ftrtßulbTlwr. 77 8 111 J»1 v t liir.iiinn.l X I-. W. C^lin. Jsi M»» 1.-ii.p. in.h^J^ BH'B ~Z~ Mm. dv. do. 73 1
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      22 2 Hourkons Heather ttssSMaaa. K W. A. r. B trtk (hi. Barometer. Dir,.,tion „f wind For if wind :i Max. temp in shade
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    18 3 r and the i-hief offlaber, here the loniaJ i hd .i ik>w owes I >.V Ills 11, l|l-
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    32 3 n I for iffeooe 1 v. ll'l l.\ s, where be bj the I Inspector il from tins port fur him. looki k on I .!s Mid th.it ip to the p
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    Lawn Tenuis Tournament.
    24 3 I'l-Ut here prugiUßißM ,1 to Brown T. I i I H■ Navy. H well. li and 1 H iir ]i'.a\ F«lk-
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    Government Gazette Extraordinary.
    24 3 r-in--0 -in.'r the ill ii.linii\ i>l i the Hitour the I an. the ivmJer uf lli.--i haul '■'<;. abltftt:ll Kllli and in
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    Police Court News.
    238 3 1867. Rokitm, nn.l H.iljurui: bargwl l.v H 1». c. .1, uf a lutl'Tt in (o. 1 ..ii eoavicUon na hned .-.i'M. »ud No who wa- merelj 111 ll 1 S3 nr 7 ila>«.' A s,i m the informer. Dalninvi -c. a Jitvan.-5,., »a, ciiarp.'tl nt the ln«t«
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    Malacca News.
    119 3 1 ii I i i, i;tl, Oat. 168! Him. ln ii. -w [tWM u-li. r.-.l in livtli. Bring of eteeksn darins tin. ••irlv part "I" Hrn tn.irniti.'. All tli.- t Sindai kepi the boKd»y, driTina tboat the town m gfaMrict »ud rii ksli.is, >. n i .'lv nl>■errc
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    Siam News.
    586 3 -i „f tk« f.-rrvl.cuits and .-r an- mlliu.-l bj nu tikMi ill. the liv.- of all oil 1 1. .aril. iti.-i.n. «fi.-r ami in tl wav oal Bangkok eonaceted bjf Uhphon* wt «ill b* i:iv«lu»lil«. will .t livtr Uuks in'l who .l.mti ru.-r nr lurk tgnm. uirit, l.y
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    Municipal Engineer's Report.
    492 3 Sib,— Vm 1 1> lafotataUaa r.-|«.rt repairs rarri.-.l obl ii" r. in.l«lllU(C it r>-f<irit.in>r has >k-"m done. hu»is .11.. i the t» uiaadorea ami Hr- total number of v Mis work vow amount* to 19 niai n..ry repairs hav.-sU, ICmils. but uu sorts I. >v.- 1» ;,l.jr-
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    The Indian and Colonial Exhibition.
    758 3 The ltoval Ouruinissioii ou th<- C'olouial Hid Indian Xxii I. it i-.-i licul ut Lou. lon hist rear, bawembudJad tin- r. su.ts „f t in-ir !il.. .ins in a bliß-liooU DUD l*iog ii- for notic-.'. ll .I,ll' rii ,r--in.iti.'ii on tin- ratojvet, of higb talue
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    St. Andrew's Church Mission.
    536 3 St. Andrew's Ch urch Mission. I i|-..|«-. I.V »i, .'uiiitiis bete und<r the Knt.sh lla^'. ()u auiuluv I visited St. Aui ill clia1. 1 ii ,ii «ii« eatabiuoed in .is dutj „i Btakti KUUUII tO til.' „,-llllll'll u.011h.l it w.is ini.iii.nl tot imoiigrunta from India, aud a Tamil Cat., hist
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    121 3 inai.v uthcn »Uu nh.-ujad I'l.l'v,- uid all Pul il -the 111.- luvit.il at the This i- rv ti iin. l ■il.l the iii.l. i In tin Police f I don't lacth mean tliiii I lice should illon coolies and boatmen to be r, bdi reaprotmt>bi i»-..--ple
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      398 3 NOTICES. STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. I the Oldest .1.1 vv.llllii.-t of theProli.l.nt liistiliit,,,!,- of the. Cni'.-.l Kitn.-I.nn Promiwa I. r.-it... t nnditliins lilnral f nei!itv nffi.nl. d f..r tranaacUoa at LIMITED. A(f-t.ts. Siii-..|.r.-. and Hay, WaTOTICB Mks. Bowi i widow of the > »te aplaiu A i INii wnoM 1.- irhd
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      645 3 I iidi. Milan -<1 ft i sa I i, draft. .pound surface i mil. 'using. Al>p er of <h.- New Harliour Doe pore, .in Ssptoinbar, 1887, L" I .f Ki.yii r I > BtoeES I 1 and lii.-. in.vv. taps to screw J* 4" I. Si» -.is „i Ku(riiieers Si...
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      ARRIVALS.
      86 4 ViuiL'a N'iki. Q 5 VtsstL'a N'lKl. Ri.i. A Rxj. k-t 17 liantttedr 17 Kwle 17 Ruby 17 XnrmuiKv 1- I'.n Wb.'tt li.v is hun Auii If Mun Wli.tt Soon 1- hn WoogMII DatadMnl 18 Celebn 18 Patr.<ehw IX T.iSuic I:rit -tr i(.I Urw-u L),li lii ISS N.cxUli I'.-mu.-II- li'L'nu.
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      CLEARANCES
      53 4 Dati Vi>iil'» Sim fLAa*Bi<. Captain I)ikt •t 17 Hilliton 18 Ampbitnt. 18 Benmaro 1* <iuj Mauuc TiM k H««l.» 18 Baa S»ng Gusn 18 |i.-...iilmi.i 18 I'l.l, lVkl,,i Brit. «tr. Clrapar.l Brit. -tr r:,rn.ll -tr l!:,ll »".b« »D.l Jawi »tr. W Int,- li.-»rr Dai <r. U.mtlioft Brit. »tr W
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      202 4 ViusL't N*»» C*rrAi» i»" i.ik,, j BO]I Comiuneis WKV-ipF-WAI: K«tt£r I llM.tr „,-t |2 SMlMfe rhor,- f.,1. -tr :,.i ik-t. 13 M»l«c. Purl Phillip Dull.nu ltrit.»tr 1 A.1.1, M»,hi, Sur -tr Si °J i> 'J- ""KhiM Out. -tr Ul ...t IS bum ,1,,,,^.. Buan>« Gnu o«r7
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      964 4 DOCKS VT'HK TAN 11TED. ToiK premi*'s of the Company are situated at Tanjong I'agar adjoining the Town o( Singapore. Steam tram-cara run af -hurt intervals carrying passengers and goods from Wharf to destination* at lon The Whirl' eit Il to one mile and a quarter and is divided by th
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      768 4 J. Bf. LVDN N CO. I'M.I, ANH MBr-HANK'AI. ENOIItBERS. MILLWKI..HT- iKoSroL'KUKM akl) coktkactors. Albion Esoihk Works, Beach Road. Orri. Flint Street, near General Pout Office. Specialities. ts mid Launches. Kl.-pliaut I.nud Boilers. Lvon'- I'.teni Li,-.. Mill-. Self Acting Tapi.H-s Mnehiuery. C. lonial U.khl Working Ma<-hiiiery. Mining and Pumping Plant. Well
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      546 4 NOTICES. POWELL CO. AUCTIOSKERS, SING A I' ORE. FURNITURE, Ac, rOB S VI. 1 Alineirahs las Cnesta Jewel Safe* Bed-room Suites Japanese Screen* Book Cases l,ainps |i...,k Stands Linoleum Billiard Tables Hatting Card Table* Marble Slabs Chairs Chamber Cupboards Office Desks Cabinets hairs 1 heMs of Drawers i'uukahs C lothes
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      696 4 NOTICES. LAMBERT BROTHERS. SINGAPORE CARRIAGE WORKS AND LIVERY STABLES. Orchard Road, Singapore. ESTABLISHED 1862. Manufacturers of all kinds of Carriages on the newest principles mil with tho ln-st materials. Beg to call attention to their present large st ck of new and fashionable carriage* consisting of EaWaMo with I'nt.-nt Heada.
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      1065 4 1 NOTICES. SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. AUTUMN RACE MEETING. FIRST DAT. TUESDAY, 22hd NOVEMBER, 1887. 1— The Maiden Plate.— Value »150. For linn-es that have never won a race on any Coarse, Roadsters and Subscription Griffins' races excepted. Ist c>ass hones 11 st. 7 lb*. ■2nd do. 11 st. 3rd do.
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      642 4 V YaP I 4 L" «h mEITON INSURANCE COM -L PANY. LIMITED." (Incorporated in Calcutta under the 'oinpauies' Act of IfB2. Limiting the Liability of the j Shareholders to the amount of tlnirShares.) I Date of formation as an Unlimited Partnership. A. D. 1850. NOMINAL CAPITAL— R.2.'. M>.'"" First Is*
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      211 4 NOTK ES. J. Ch»ONOMIT«R, r7ATCH Maker, LSI Flint Street. Hah always on hand a well of Jewellery, Watch. MrumenK Ac, comprising: Mrsceht- Ladies' Hr.MM-lies. Earrings. Silver Locket*. American cloclia. Ladies' rings Carria^SiK'ti"t rings. Marble i Wedding rings Kaoaata, Albert chains. H,,r Cuanl el ii, ts. Suds, Sleeve Buttons Salinometer-. and
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