The Straits Times, 1 May 1889

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    10 1 The Straits Times. Kl^ xx SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. MAY 1, IHB9.
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      28 1 Ml M tn »rIt'k I n l.v Jaaa, r ive* I Maneillea alao on the llth I t> > I I I I iina anil I I iilJ«I „,nci
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      164 1 HIP OOHPAKIBB. r; i iii llh( VWA. I icb th with th- mail.: my. A,..,. ■i VI. T .1 .lj t'l, I. POBTK Amp^a ibTdirsct Ma. I -a kMi us Achm AB. T I if i their than one. 1 harp.-l leave Batavia I -teamer laavea Batavia ev»ry fort i
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      512 1 RAMSHTP COMPANIES. lit n nni I'orT OB 111.' 1 Ui lii'.nth. VI. I i.l Kaht Coakt. II in. Rinjennmtin. KottaUro* (P i and vi i 1 ..f x.-ry month. VII i 1: -th-iin. Rn«|t EMW. S.il.-irr. I r K.-rd.iri-Wi in. I tne mine njW, on th 1 2th of every
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      566 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES SCOTTISH ORITOTTAL 8TBUC8HIP COMPANT. LIMITED. I > KCCI.AR Link Bf.twees Banukoic 1\ u»B Hosnioso. Tho««. Mnmjknt. 889 toaa HgWK <'«p' r~..n. i I The Ki>»7 B<ni/, 802 ton* reffinter. f ('apt. Jon«w. THil 7_i«Ai<Tsr. Wit tuns remitter, Capt. Miirrin. A"/...,. 1.012 t,m<i r«|fiiOtpi Walton J to* aCkomthoylfitiUm nffaier.
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      546 1 nrsuRAxcB. ii'ivu. i i w i oiipunr or I [7EKP0 >!.. i Capital £i.<*v>.WO. IH REtUYT IXCLCMYI OF CAPITAL A(fent« nt Sinimpor.' an Pennii.; I -Ti:\[> k CO. FiRit DErAi^MtXT Limit illt.COO, on a first <-la»« risk. Life t)*PAi; ixknt Limit il.COO. on one lif... THK CHINA TBADER9 IVSCRAXCE COMPANY.
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      344 1 I porfa at cum I'M! T1IK QUEEN IVsH^B I Two Mufl^H ■<■ i. r.^H Ql'EKN In'SUEAN' Iff II I HfOni^^H INICHAKCL, 111 I!.|.|V»^H < H I K. II '^^H T!i<> undersiirned have been a\ for the aboTc < >iupany and are prepi^H t >ke Fire Iosurance -iiks at the cur
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      206 1 «!wii. jHSS' ■peeify j&Q^X^ mrnon >j^BV *^v8&- >^^^r I I RAHT. •■''*1J«eP£&»\-... Sfalftapon, tth Fpbruar 1 KOTIOB, jHjf axu Otrri. iiN. Flimt Stkiit^^H bHI Has alwiynon hand a well iwlvctedl^H I y Watchen, Clocki. Nautical I^H ■oiuprining Ilr.wl*U. CntU. Udio' Gold nlcbM. a.DU' ditt«. xiinr ntckaa. ■>•"«•■ tmtriiuclMta. n»». Aii.m.-
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    COMMERCIAL.
    389 2 I.MK.-sl MAKKKT Ql Pboducb. Gambi»r do. Oob» No. 1 MW». do. do. No. 2 IK"'. Copra,SUatan 3 »7ido Pontianak Pepper. Black -J0.50. Sago Flour, 1 Pearl Sago 3-50. i Coffee. Bali Tapioca small Fiake HM. do. do. Ist quality 171 do. mcd. flake H.i <). do. small pearl .1.9".
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    53 2 PtW Per Mr. limt. TO- DAY. l'hit«l K lorn Tit port*. .taaJyr. To-MOkftOW. T.m. H«.r» 4 Huukurg. Lyrfii. SaltfCra- S««ry ITnNf*^. Hinruf. V.r»vl»Av. li-ii Uanfmait, Amnjviaprirt- Sam Chow. U.U(kok Hvdru Fmiiir. Bai.{k.A H-hI-i K. LuBpnr via |«.it- h. lOia. lit a. B Dm 3p.«. Samkuay. luli-ntu ri> |>>rt
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    NEXT MAIL DUE.
    8 2 From Kuropr. "<„,. O d Krila.T
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    THE STRAITS TIMES. WEDNESDAY, 1st MAY, 1889. REUTERS' TELEGRAMS.
    124 2 THE STRAITS TIMES. WEDNESDAY, 1st MAY, 1889. REUTERS' TELEGRAMS. (For Strait* Time*.) Uhitid Staiks mmmm, RMI A^nl. Thousand, are returniug from Qklabama. The country is Mi.T. n.w.led an.l much distress prevails. Samoa. The Cooferencv has been opened under the Presidency of Count Herbert Bismarck. The Suuak Convention. The opposition to
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    The Copper Syndicate.
    377 2 l^k' 1 ek'» telegram yesterday regarding the financial diiatter wbi. h has befallen 5 'ciet^ d# Mc^am bears upoo an tb bistarv of iilati.m h tirou 1 ix>th the Sih-i I ,U C. 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 ■th to nag -adißK th« uil r.
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    16 2 Wiathik permitting. His Kwllen. y will hold a reception at Government H'.'is.at 4.45 p. m. to-morrow.
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    20 2 Thhki will l»- ,i P.i|»-r C|ia»- oil S.itiirday next. Meet at tbe Orchard Road Police Station at 4-45 p. m.
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    22 2 Tut usual monthly meeting of the Singapore Photographic Society will take place at the Society's Rooms oa Thursday .to-morrow), at '.< p. m.
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    32 2 Th« IV and I I tie/ hh.l the M. M. steamer Orut left Colomlxi for this p_irt on th« same day. 29th tilt., with the Kuro|>e mails. Such an event Mttoa oocurs
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    24 2 Thi. M. M. mail steamer AmuSfT ia to sail at dayhifht to-morrow. ThTimet mail edition will bo n-a-l--this afternoon, aud will contain all'to-dav's Dews.
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    27 2 Wt have received a copy ot' the Travellers' P. itt Pocket Book' It i. tains a valuable store of iiitWmatioa useful to passengers by that Com steamers.
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    29 2 Mkmbkrs of tbe SiDga|H>re Rifle Association are reminded of the handicap at IfM yards to take place at Rilestier on Saturday next. Shooting will commence at 3.30* p. m.
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    32 2 b ...usequence of the mail arrangements, and of several of the Municipal Commissioners beiug unable to atteml, the usual fortnightly ineetiug of the Municipal Commissioners has been |x>stponed till this day week.
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    56 2 Thk Report of the North China lusurance Company, to 1»- laid before the tu.st. inifof its shareholders aonminced at Shanghai for tbe 26th ultimo, shows a profit higb enough to admit of a ten af> eeut dividend aud the earrvm^of I'i.n. k) taebj to the reserve fund, which will be
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    76 2 Thk Government has un.ler .ouski.'ration a Bill to provide for the thor.ii-n sanitation of Chinese immigrant ships, under a heavy penalty for nou-compliance. For all that, these vessels are allowed to bring in hordes of Celestials sorely in want of moral sanitation. Health Offi.-ers pass them, and they land to
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    57 2 The Customs returns for \HHx at Baugkok show again an increase in the mij-.r. tatioj of su >r and molasses. Siatn used to b* in former years a sugar ex|>orting country. Tbe imports for the last tire years bave beeu as follows I**:, 1888 IHHrt J MM 15.279 90,787 (MM
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    85 2 hi MMMBttoa with the disturlmu.,- that .k urre.l iii the Singapore Cluli *aataaial morning, three of the Chive*- boys named lv Lmg A You, Ling" Ke Tin, an.i l,in- K. S.»,ii appeared b..t H. H Hudsou iv tbe Beroud Court tins moruing, tbe two furuier chiiived with assaultmg a public
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    S.V.A. Smoking Concert.
    36 2 *r« reque«t.,j kind pc beobta-ne.l fi Daymen Volunteerii apply to the S Thurs.lav. (h.. nth ■•'W name« ol those they wish t, Concert Sub-Comm Clair. F. W Barker. J M I O. WaUon
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    Shipping News.
    69 2 The Port Fury arrir«,l h^,. fr v t.»um with \~mu oaieaoi Slianghai. and will lea* tb A large steamer past. tl l u b I tiboaed no sigual. AMituiiidl arrivals to-dai and UadtU aaan Per Africa from Cal. utt, v a |j and Penan-, Barm K.ig, Bylandt. Studer.
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    Selangor Government Railway.
    50 2 Abstract or kirn luni M.r-TH »i; Passengers Horses, Carriages, an<l Dugs Pans Parcels S ExXtil Lairxafs Speriil Tniias Tnt»l OoaeUag Cool--1 iT« Sto ■<, Total Goods >l74Hj| "1 MiiK'«lUn)HiuH > j B-j Grand ToUl Corresponding month of 1--Incrsas*.. XX. K 3(..««, R.'ni.lonl £n»ine«r'« Office. Kn»U Lumpir. JHih
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    The Singapore Debating Society.
    297 2 At last night's meeting of the Sin. ptpon Debating Society, eight ipe»k»n addrcwed it on the motion TI .V v.-rv important thai lanj. j tution Jt'or the beat I na*. naU should be established in Siu,. For the affirmative, it was argued tint youthful criminals ■•an
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    Japanese Mutches.
    277 2 One very important sect ion of JapM* I industry is match makiL.;. uf nmnew I menu the manufacture of lucifer aDtl uot that fine art engage. 1 IU iouf niammas, although Jajttn **^*1 ahead of inanr other coantnef in tM branch of the game explanation that we do
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      183 2 IE"SCEAT v Co 1 V i- ■iw^D AND ROGER, -and red. ■Rig t,i» »nd red. ieh. /yjjwn and other liqueur*. TJole Agent* for ths Stnit*. V. CH. VALTRIVT Co. ■pore, 8th July, 1887. COMPANIA (iENEKAL nr TABACOS di FILIPIXAS. CAPITAL £3,000.000 rpHIS Company hu been awarded at the MelL hourne
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      133 2 ■W^Kf NnrcltiM from Pin« l»r(r« »nH tplendid »-»ortnirut of twci Twi m ktcOuta •uitable fur Suit-, CruU, or Trow»«r». We writ* itw|w< tiuii Singapore. J-Jml April, 188» KOB1NSON CO. i Opposite the Post Orrici; TAILORS. DRAPERS. A>'1> LADIES OUTFITTERS. Htv« licyv and eomUntiv cliiri)fiii(f utock of M...N amd Parisian Goon*.
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      749 2 My Lifr Office of 63 yean ■Tf and one of the wealthiest Wj Provident Institutions of W^W Juitcd Kingdom. it i» remembered that a Life Jf\ Aaauranoe Contract may not fall to fulfilled for (i i|uarter or PVM1 /Century after being entered inta, it will be. rendily nnJorttonil h.w important
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      689 2 rF.S 'ADVl [{TISEMENTJ i rii >n VUliNKTT »ll »TEK, gasometer, ifBiiT»ti>r and (jmiility of sumlrii-it al«o, wi-icl ing machine, seiunt, chrooomet< r. ii tiu travelling trunk*. Ac For farther particulars »e« catalogues. POWELL 4 Co., Auctioneers. Singapore, l»t Mar. FURNITURE SALE. S ATURDAY 18rH MAY. AUCTION Sale of Valuable Household
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      92 2 WEATHER REPORT Ki,tU,~i Krahow Befital, JOtl. Ayr,,, Itm. V*.n. Sp.BL V f.a. Kintal*. Bund :iJ F»h h.ll --5 I>mp B*B 91.3 I 7».0 •5 W.-1 B-ilb Th«r. SOJ n.« I-! Dir. o»Wina S E. SSW.'Cala. Mai.'lVap. wihad* »I.X ?bS Mm. do. do. W.a 5 Hu.mdu I«.S T«rr. rmd Tbsr. TJ.7
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    The Press In-Japan.
    13 3 I I I I P** int.- atiout I .|»in I
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    In Chinese Telegraphic are Worked.
    55 3 1 "f 'HI ■P«pW«ec» t vi. k the W*""* fold a tbf i 1 XIT 1 t i* I I^T" 7 are iTMk, I i wlltJU Qtha; i t thC k- week* I Kt'-' l>e- 1 •a, uu n- K rrV.. ..Ut it a ujrrv,
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    Late Telegrams.
    94 3 Martin ;it Owcedore, uu tl of February, lu> Ih-.-h alii n bail, ■i. LXHh April, The Nihiagain showing si^ns of mi hti I dii iliat tbej arc Banu'acturing I. .ml>» at /urii-b. In cousequenoe of tuit th. Pi red of rcburg, w;is not preeeni at the ii.misters, wh:
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    Mail News to 5th April.
    148 3 1 hi. Bighi of «i<-u.-r.u Boiuanger i» being treat .1 iii Berlin a* a eubjeel offl ridicule, and one of the moat contptowie iog inrideate iv all bi.< career. Ti. ablican Committee |Mhkidj announced that it «-.is they wh hi> life an<l lilx-rty were I'll.Boulanger,
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    The Motive Force.
    123 3 \V IXPLAXiTIoX OF A TEKJf WHI H I- Now I 1.1--v|t I v M I boiler* and serenty-two fainavea, worked in^'bt un Hn» Assuming that the enginet will require ■•ijihtevu hour. ti. unist > be pum] 1 lour hours tb.- feed water A tauk mamniring fifty-two f>t*.
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    Netherlands India News.
    429 3 Bad mam NH Tuts authority that leaf di* far unl" wide throughout the .wing districts in Jan, bul taki-u a less malignant form. Thu br.iu.-h- Uaring the most heavily tare tbe urt.-r 0* the J»*« Bank OfiMi bare applied for it* renewal, tat tl IWIIIIM* ha* I
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    Terrible Gales at Sea.
    1041 3 HimuMslmawOn o« m Tm-iuD < ..ui. Oviei vi' ui.i-t eieitcig ill eiiflmiw m mill.- It Aiwtraiia wa« conpleted on 26ta Xareh by the arrival in Malhorne <>f m* »lii[> 8i /.<W>. froei Moutr yin Duu.lh.' Tlii^ feaaH "ill lw ruiDemiHTeJ •ays^haZ) meoaaaettae with ihtUmaat Bi«.-kw«U In..-
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    Suicide said to be Inceasing as Civilization Progresses.
    360 3 Wh.tber the tendency of what we call M is to make life less and less desinible. or whether it makes it so much im>re fascinatini: that men live it too fast and too unwisely, is an open OH But cerUiu it is
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    The Development of Torpedoes.
    736 3 It is now Marty f..ur v.-ars aiaee Hol>urt Pasha set lance in rest against the tor. |h*lo, which he regarded m no more than a porteal i le paper ha published in Blaekif-id at that time, wan foemded u|..n his e»^<erien.e as in command of the
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      470 3 NOTICES. SINOAPOBI 8 POSTING CLUB SPRING MEKTIXH. FIRST DAY TfKSDAY. Jl-T MAY. Ml •1— The Maiden Plate.— Value ?150. For lior«o« that have n.'V.-r won a rare »n mi\ (\mrw>. Rmditer-, lad Sul-eriptiori <mffin races exempted. l«t dan* homes 11 M. 7 1HJnd it. 11 M 'l". i" i.riffiii«\<i«llownTs 10
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      492 3 board, dn«^H •■■in, t».ii^B^H l»mp«. A Iron double ni^^H COt, ll»II- 1 111 |^li~^^H giui <le?\gn, wnnini^^H stands. Ac. Madrns nit^^H curtain", hand MWtag a collodion of plant* OaUlofrue* will he i««ned J^H will be on view three days pr^^H sale. POWELL c. —1^1 Singapore, .1>th April. 1 SALE i>F
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      214 3 Singapore,^^H ■->■- S MK T 1TH .■Mtr^HSjfc.'- Sinuapiire, .1th April.^^H 4 comfortable and c .in^^MBL?-;,''*-* -iJ\. h^lls,. Xn. I.",. Sophi* R^H i upipil Ly Mr. WaI.TIR V from 1st April. Sin«»por.-, :«>th March, 1889. IM ■^"(1. 6.1, H.rmn;ixin Ro«d. at pn-'U'i^^H .1 (i-lli_\ Mr SiKtn.i- Kntry^^H 1 lmli March. Fnr
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  • SHIPPING.
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      Vessels Advertised to sail.
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      IN POST.
      71 4 Mix-..--.1/ Urw«. H MV item* H M Uriff*r.l Thadin'i Braaaanaa. tiaoak. i i. far A il iTI, K Pakan,- barf. anjoag I'aKiir. I.nu l-in i, I foi Sarawak 1 A... Bia 1 Co. foi 5..: ■mil ■i mat r Horn;- Boada, I t«te..i. Krvtn \li--.r I'aoaaW H I
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      ARRIVALS.
      37 4 i.'n N,» 3 Id.. I :tO i.in.riuid.--,..|U I HUliton 1 San. (how 1 LiMKt I K'i.d Ann I Pulr I iKir^ndeot Urit -ti Oct. l«i l"ls utu ii m .ti Brit. »ir «tr Unl.-T. K"lao« I.n.
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      CLEARANCES.
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      74 4 Bwed* 'twenty to m^€ :lt vins2fi and ne of Kail., for w w irgest -hii». v tiWe at aa^MilK^''" n.'J. ■h the I or damngs) by tire unless •peciklly writin-.'. I special nrrar.j at the nrons gne«s. but package oontsining art :r- wll >.rick -on, ana capable nf storing 9
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      234 4 I jnzea. j£ -J\ 1 ungalis H DKT J2^^T ■>»•' «'<•• p™s^r tl 1 tive sound advice same. ,> hiv.' in St.H'k for Sale. I :i*ino« and lloilen-. 4—6 B- 10 Hone I'ower •■ntrifuiful Fumpn. r a f, a aii't Oulleting Machines. Hand lira Puarpi sad W.U rumps. Engine Ho«»,
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      269 4 bbbbT chml 2ssr c urawara Jsrs ILLUSTRATED CATaTcGUES FREE. ■n A o "lllltm CA> ft KlO*lßUin BY Local Stkajibk* to th? Katitk States. Si;iiat»a. a-<j> Borbto. ssmoira watches. Maxtfactoby, I.f[K>ATF Hill. 1. MAKER Til H. M. THE QrFEV. Speoia'.'y maaofaftuvd and recommended for use in the I Ben.-' ■■(STH, f
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      769 4 H.R.ETHEPRINCBOFWALES, K. a., x. o. <:. I., SIMPSON A OO. Coach Builders Harness Makers. MADRAS. QtKPSON A OO. rwepectfully inrite the at- i.nti f <! > CmurtitwtiU in PenajiJ, Sinirnnoro and tlm Strait* Settlement*, t.i li.-ir Unction of Carriage* tini«h«d and in nt their eiton<ivo Manufactory «nd Showrootr.« in Madras.
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      516 4 m^m '^^slß^si^s^^^sA *»w KFt v 4i s^s^hX a, \jr^ Imported sines |0 If \MLIsHB > iiwii..i l s. l ,i l l l i HI KfV i •>i Nmie p'tiiiinetV eHaSaßßraakSa^aWbsßM^vf JsH without thewi J IB^B In ,»i"il. ,£j-V' ta.ion,. vH&il'-^/cMjjfli^y '^Hkl V 5 Trade Hark and \L*JQC6» Itgsf'sTtW^Wrr X
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      48 4 BwLA P 2*l a^aT AM m^\ 4 SOLE A(ii:\T> AM) IMPORTERS, BRINKMAW cV: CO., SINOAPQrt S. .i.f lo«» I.iti t NED. IE H \NDKI. MAAT.-CHAl'ri.l i.\m> Tk ioina MR .1. I. Linot.i'H has bsaa sfaejalad a-. I iring Ika a>--of the aaisrsiffaed. VAN CATTaUTBURCH, re, «tk April 188H
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      16 4 TABAQTTERIA I'm; LIARS aad TOB <'igarettee. Cigaretti' i'ty,- f— !'.d all i riani nw ■Sink'"! (>jj
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