The Straits Times, 15 May 1896

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    12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 181H5. NO. 18,924.
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      877 1 STKAMBHIP COMFANIES. I i, 7 I OWICB, Coilyer Quay, l\", i\ WIIARVBH. New Harbour STBAI NAVIGATION COMPANY. >i.iiin for < hlna. Japan. IN'iianc. -7 limllm. iiiMtriiH.i. iUt-n. tmypt, HarttrllltM. «.lUrallnr. Mulla. ItrinclWl. Vrjttrr. IMymouth. and I.iiiiilciii. Tans** tUmM LsMiglMMifct r i Mail Line. 0t i«aki> Homkwak'i m .1 ii lnti'i-iiHMliaU'
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      913 1 STKAMSHIP COMPANIKB. Iv KONINKLUKh PAKKTVAART MAATBCHAPPIJ. L'tidor contract with the Netherlands India Government Ayi-nlf at NiHuayure SHIP AorwcT. I.ATF .T. Uafwpbls A "Z-X, Coi.tTt.lt UfAV Kxpectod From Will be Daspatchea for On i'hna M»y l.Mh. aWtaria, MMMKMST, Msl aWMft l!»th«.y ■faaV Kiln. lrith. I'iu.eli. Bils, As-»han, and Dsli. I'nl, Vt-rrlit
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      347 1 RILKY HARGRBAVhS COY. NEW STOCK. SAFES. BLUOIM HAFBr? OF VARIOUS SIZiiS ALL riTTSD WITH I H tliu's \j CtU. WEIGHING MACHINES. FAIRBANKS AVEHY'B Weighing i>o>iii Is. -;,t ti,.,, mid kiln*. BELTING. Laura*iiir Uul.bor, |..,,.t!,..i, anil (sataif'a of Firat Clasg Quality. I'UMFS. llotary, v^.ulrifugal, Kluoiu. t..r. Strain and ►'and. EN(;iNES. PnHMlil.-=4.
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      818 1 INSUKANCEr TTaNTcN IKBURANOB OFFICK Kj limitbd. CsfMsl Sakssribsd a*,*.i....<«.. > lit 1«," l.|. .V. „,.<. B« «n« road i.1.800,uui.. II nr.i. i. H The in lrr.,aiif.|.l>a»iD» U-'li an-iiii»<l A|t«m- i il->,- < t,,|_bj, ar. pretureJ fi> Kofi Mariav Kiaka a «urr«at alt-a. Atom. annual j- |>Mvi II soitrl- •utora uf
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      822 1 JN&UBAKCKS. THE BRITISHeITpIPB MUTUAL LIFB ASH RAN' ECOMPaNT. TO WHICH HAS K> CM TKANBIF K»H IH, Bcsiifsas or rnHB POSIT -VK (OVBRNMENT J. BICCRITY LIFE A^SURANtE CO., LIMITED. Notice in hereby given that the transfer of the business of the Poaitive Government Security Life Insurance «'o., Ltd., to the British
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      948 1 BANKS. '/IHABTEREP HAM Uf INDIA J Ai:BTRALU AND CHINA Of CORPORA TED BYRO YAL CHA RTER. < 'A pit at, ism>jm RKSEf<VE UABILITY of Prnprelnrs i-hmi..hhi HEBERTE FUND i 3.-5.000 f Hay or X- ..!,■>■. mi BANKERS National Bah or Bent-(ThbTi-t BakkLtd. Iptkbkpt ow fixko Hkpomt For 12 months .14°/.
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      1018 1 I ifOTTCBS. a<«. w«U IM.I-. Paria. 1878 1881. JOSEPH GILLOn'S PENS i Of Hia-hast Quality, and. Bavins Or. ateat Durability, are Therefore CHEAPEST BOEDEREB'S CELEBRATED CHAIPA6NE, HUt Aa«Ht,, BRINK M ANN Cu. ««J.ii7. JOHN LITTLE A Co.. Ltl. DR. A. V. BOWER. DrntlsL. orFICB: HO. BATTBBY ki.AH, j 5/7 ..vKit
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  • COMMERCIAL.
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      LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
      7 2 SinaAroKK. 15TR Mar. iwi
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      PRODUCE.
      107 2 Qaabiar 7.40. do Cnb» Na 1 1175. do do No. 2, 10.00. Oopra Bali 5 75. do Pontianak.. Pepper BWk lO.lii Bsgo Flour, Sarawak IMt do Brunei iJ3O Pearl Ss*o, 3.« i. Ooffee Bali, (piekMl) 39.00. Coffe* Liberian. No. 1 42. Tapioca small FUk*. tM. do do latqnaUty l.'«'
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      EXCHANGE.
      127 2 'In London— Bank 4 m/s 2/2\. Demand 2/2'^Private «m/s 2/2}>. Do. :<ra> IMfJ% UtrmtHi.— Bank d/d. laV Private 3 m/s -.'.-8 Do. 6 m/s -22a On *V«mr* -Bank d/d 2.77 f Private 3 m/s 2 80. Do. 6 m/s. 2.8U On India.— Bank T. T l»l. Private 30 d/«
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      SHARES.
      250 2 lalebu* S-Sud.) |33U«eH«r<. (Unbs (18/10 pd.l %545. mllert. £1 folly paid $8 to BJ. PunjouM ($4 paid.) Pahan* Corp. (£1 ud.) H *elUr». Varnard A Co. (JlOO pd.) •enK'.>raii|{s (S5O pd.) $60 Si/-,. 'traits Insurance til'> pd.) M% ftuuert -trait* Fires ($2O p<1.)... 10 cts h liq b -r
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      97 2 For Ptt sir. Wimt. To-Moaaow. Mi llnjah Brookt, i m I'-ini'. Ktan A M».' .-.i- ii. |vjit« Wilhllm 11 a n Pe..iinr Colombo. C.leitMel lln'ui. J.pui vintorU, i'ul. L.,.j i pm Jnit« via p»rt«. Hi,.i,i, w Ti,nur 2p m M«larc»* Klan Z Sappho, I'eiuinir Dili. Hebe. Pc- an*.
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE
      111 2 ■aaaisTaMaai tLe m. v s.i Ossasasa due on -atur.Liy w tli"(Uio» to lliu 2t'h Apl. Slnt.rin replies to th« m.iil wlmli left SinifWKjn- on tb« Mai >iarch. m From BUi B> Uie M M «.//,.r,,,,, Tiiik Tiiu.rot Mails Dlv Left Mnjfiiiiore l>ua in Loudou Arrive I Apl.
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      PASSENGER LIST
      286 2 VKItIVAI.S For > BtUulin from Fremautle M, wr A. M. Swan, J. bu dgrasn. au<l Ur. ami Mrs B. T Knight. Pers. s. Lindala from Calcutta via port.: Messrs. Roe, Thompsou, Reid, aud, Kielmnlson, TO ARRIVE) Fur the Far Eatt. P«r P. It O. s s. AUn from
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    • SHIPPING
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        SHIPPING PORT.
        231 4 SHIPPIN G PORT. I r -I I I'll f > *t»*l bo'^-bs'rqueTßrit.— British O. B.—Unit*t i States; Ft.—French; (Jer. —German: Dut— Dutch; Joli.—Johore; Ac., G.c. —Genera. •arirn <l. p.—J«K-k passipngnr«; U.—Unre>r tain; T. P. Vf.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf T p. D.—Taniong F'agar Dork; B. W Horn.Wharf I. W.-JarJline 1. Wharf :N.H.
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        TRADING VESSELS.
        927 4 ARRIVALS SINCK NOOH OK TItSTIfRUAY. Gympie, Brit. str. 12H ton*. Capt. Wilson. 15th May. From Pahanif, tM May. ii. Aiio.l p. liuaii Chin S-ng I' IW". L\h,lL, Brit sir So,"> t..n», Cspain. Grant. MrFi Mai From Fjabuan, 10th May. Coa a, i '.1 .1 fkmstead A Co. For
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        VESSELS EXPECTED
        556 4 Smnf, I'urt, probable date "j ,ir, §^mi «'i//ie of (ii/ndo A. Aprar. CaK-utts. Ma) Sarkie» I Horn. Arlu'.li'A, Liverp' <>l H*f Man-ti- Ad- i. Loiil .11, M»y l! 2 P. A l>. Aiax, Utarfall. Moy 2!'; Mausti^ld AllMiin. Bmiliiy tiny Hornet. Com; .uj. A. H-.iid. U .inbav. mlmut
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        ARRIVALS.
        132 4 ■> *LACi t Viumilh's Nam. Tuns. Captain O Kn^ i If a/ II 7mtm Hnt.tr M IVII.iI I M i. ni|.i.' Mr. L.li Wil~.li I II *U!.» < b.l.kn Suiuirl> mt fflcih»liin It M Kijahmmar jfb. :."•< < .il-|i~rjr 14 I'mnioii'' «l>. -'.!> N n! 1 1 PxUnK H.X
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        CLEARANCES.
        70 4 I'All VtHSIL'I N*M«. fl.» .1 A Kl. C'ArTAIK. IXailNl Datk M. It Iri. BritKh. Wru'l.t Krwuuill.' U P»Um«d Mr. Willi.ru,, London ti» |«jrU 16 lMtx-lU «r. i ilu.N..ii Miur 15 Hon«W»ii »tr. Kobe.Uou Klm« vm port--15 Hy.l.K>nK rtr. KM<» T.luk An«on l*» l 15 Hull •> rtr. Smith M«.M»»r
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    22 2 KSTAIII ISHKH 1831. PRICE: 10 CENTS. iSvbteription rate* and adv«rtiiin>i rait* ,nay be found on the fourth I*o9*.] p'RIDAY. 15th MAY. 1896
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      GERMAN SOUTH AFRICA
      37 2 Ijondon. 15th JU«y A riaiag of the Hereros and Hottentots baa taken pha* in (ierinan South West Africa. Tbe riainit is so serious that reinforcements of (i.-nuau troops will be neceis.iry to suppress it.
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      THE RUSSIANS AT CHEFOO MR. CURZON'S STATEMENT.
      79 2 Mr. O. N. Curzon, Under Secretary of Stite for Foreign Affairs, state* that a concession has been k -anted by the Chinese Oovornment to a Bussiau Srm at Chefoo, whereby certain British subjects consider tbat their vested rights have been inlr.ii-.' i upon.
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      THE TRANSVAAL.
      14 2 QaMaal JaaAasi has been elected Vice I Ins ik-nt of the Transvaal.
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      THE GERMANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
      184 2 In ape Colony, the (/'oioiiisU have ever regretted the weakness of the Home Government v iu-l:, -..in.-il./ ii \u;ir-.ii;.., sllowitl Germany to pounce upon South West Africa, north of tile Orange River Hal country there is dexuUte ami inlerlaMj ail is peopled by |nstoral races
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      THE STRAITS GOVERNMENT AND THE STRAITS TIMES.
      1059 2 Ykstkrvai iv Legislative Couucil, tin Colonial Secretary made answer to a Strath Times article of May 4tli, entitled LanJ-GraUbin^ l-y Pareuthrsis." It 1 may be remembered that our criticism i wat> based on a pareu.tbetu.-al clause in the Kill to amend tin- Municipal
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      PERAK PORT WINE.
      50 2 'I'm. l'erak l'inau.-ial Kc|m>i t I uoteit that tbe Ueutral Fanner ol B there, ha«, from tbe Ul Smmrj I tbe 31st December H'jr. Uw aMniw'tre ligai of manufacturing and adftiag I 1 1 1 wlni laaal u)anufa<:ture. in aoaMaaration of Iks payment of PMOO |»r aunuui.
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      THE STANDARD TIME BALLS
      42 2 Imk.sk lUIU should fall at Korl Ciuuii.; aud I'ulo Braui daily to iudie*t. I p Singapore mean linn-, -om-Kpondiu,, w:l1 ti brs J-ui. Mi in.-iiii tune at Sraraaneb. To-ddV Port Oaaaiag X.-li aomatlj. Fulo Brain i Fell .orreirtlv
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      ROBBERIES
      51 2 A Chine.se lowUv ttlfjriag biHim" at Japau Slm.-t hat reported Ui I'olic a loss |l— llrj which lie vainat B^4.'). No trace "I the MMiaR \'r'V' r'h.iH vet been found. liast night the hoiiHe ot .i M.'.vhk— hv entered l>y ui-au* of a window un.i pertv valued at SB5
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      THE JURYMAN AND THE KING
      86 2 YESTKRBATafteinoou. th-J BMMHB '1 lir jury trvintfthe OUmm S«-< r. t B» pleaded indisposition during the J It" summing up, and tin- furtiiei iu-ir.r 'j adjonmod. To-ilav, a jurvin.in balfauiiour late, and SU*»«J l«vu detained by the Kiiii; ci Chief Jusiicesaid that Ii- h.i.l .i
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      THE KING AND QUEEN OF SLAM
      76 2 Ybstk*.>ay eveuuiK. <iIh"H five 0• Ud/ Mitchell i-alledup.Mi.audw*. by. Her Majesty the QmM Hurricane House. This afUMU.H.n. W* Majesty proposes l» "I"" 1 Ef Mitchell at 1,0v,r.,,,.-u. B~* JJ morrow evening. ls»O>wn« Uin the Kmtf aud bis suit.- It may Iw convenient M r.'itiiud
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      797 2 NOTICKS J mHI BOBMBO COMPAHT, LIMITBD. rB Staadard Lira Asramaea. Norwich m.no Fire laaaraaaa SootstJ Atlas iworanoe t.'.unpanj (Fire). Tka Bquitabl* l.iio Amuimic* S'ldatj. ThaOoMD Mann, la Siaaai r..rar«n» Ths China Mutual SU«n. N»vi|fxti.« Oompaay. I%a Toitmiliaiß Lafor HMT CSBBfaay. 7\t in»ur»... Oaapaay i.i..nt.«i i Wot particoUrt ni Osa m
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      1047 2 xNUiiChh. 'IIHK nnnersi gi.ad has hfrnwi furthe J. ....nrngnment of Hooper Br.i's. por*, 8U years in aha wood and very lawny. R. J. GUNN. Ut Oil er Q..«v. DEW AICS 'i '"'i l 8 I now obtainable at th« office of th- undersigned, !l, Collyer Ci'iav, m cas»« of 1
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      913 2 NOTICES j The Straits Times has the largest iiiGuUlioD of any newb^aieri tn Aaia, British India exroprc It circulates in Singapore acu PeDang. throughout ai. Uie| Protected .States of the Mulkj Peninsula., in Siam. Borneo, the i Netherlands Indies, the Philip- nines, and French indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has
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      841 2 LATEST ADVEKTISKMKNTS. I PARBEE THEATRE. An uxcellent and irroxiatible Entertainment. The N. c Theatrical Oo of Bombay Will play t i-nijflit. Their most charming and fascinating opera. ootitled NUK^H-E-SULEMANBE. With magninV >nt ri»!:: u« >n! wonderfol scenes. NOTICE. 'pi! r h. :ul ffi,-,. of this Company is L moved to
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      93 2 VVEATHKB KKPUU'I Kau.ianq Krabau Ho«pttal, Uth May. Is:- »».m. tp.m 9p.m. Eikihii Bar. rcl. .B Fab. a».»lSa>.;S2 21».523 T«mn B<J.9 8 i.O bl 4 i WMBuibli.er 80 79 5 70 0 r»ir. ol Wind ."-SK. s.E. B.K J!i Vi-.i '1.c.. iLsim i.- ■>:<:• Me. do do kX Max. ir .sod
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  • LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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      THURSDAY. MAY 14th
      990 3 PBKSKNT. h. <tov«BiroB. Sib I'mnui Miti-hi:i .l urn... hi .1 A hwelte-nhsm, c.M.U Colonisl S»-,T.-isry. rt k OoHjf, Alswf— y-Q—tsJ. K IsMMSSjpr, IJotausJ Tn««s\iri-r Anderson. Aetinif (MmU KugiI1«.T |f,,n. J. Hii'kinnhsw. Murray. Dr Lilll HiK)li KxiljT. if-.nl. C.M.O. M Allumon. iIIHKHT. ii K stii" Omiil If T
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      THE MUNICIPAL BILL
      6120 3 urn im wATiunoiK- mi uotMswa on im mM M roanr^horasui. aovrd Urn K of the Bill to .mellii and IM Uwwith regard U. Munici«t< MB "OKI. said he did not kuow h -r <t was that the hon. and ham.d -""■<' wa, M SMMsM Ulat he hud
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      ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
      288 3 C. C. I SEBVICES. A natch bet wren these two team* *t> I layfU last nigbt on tl'e K-planaJe Th. Services liad v strong teuu. whilst tin; Club bad a rather poor ba.-k division. Iv ihe first htlf. tliHCiubdefeudeil the Cathedral side while tbe S-rviiea defended the sea
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      NEWS ONE WEEK LATER THAN BY MAIL
      346 3 1,., iMMMML hunioti, M>d April. Mr. T F. MMMIi il.- ainliMmdnr of NM nit«-H jstales of Amoriea in Ix.iiJon, refirr,.!! I in a spiwh whirh lie linl psjod toiU> v, Kirininghsin to the MMsMM MMNM GfOol Xritaiu anil the 'n Im reprexmtcil When
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      CHINESE SECRET SOCIETY CASE
      122 3 Dcßinothf MM till ilny*, case of some iuterest has occupied the'atteution of the Assize Court. Yeob Soon Heh and Ang Ha Keb were charged respectively with managing and assisting to manag' a Chines* Secret 8 >ciet_v in a lane off Havelock R-»ad. The evidence was tbat
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      MR TOMLINSON
      125 3 Mr. Tomlinkon, the new Municipal Knkin.ei' for S ntfapore, has bad soveral farewell entertain munis at Bombay. He h id h-l'l the p<,st of captain of the Cricket Club for fit y.-ars, and the members presented him with a silver bowl on au ebony stand with a suitable
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      ARRANGEMENTS.
      239 3 ARRAN GEMENTS. hmti i.nH M vt. llvn WaUr. ILM a. m lecture Anf{l'i-Chiuese .Svlukil. ■> p.m. S. C. C. C'ri.ket. bwiinniiui; OM ImMMMJ Hill Street. B.W pin. Parsee Theatre. Canii><>u" Ktpur, j>.iu. Satubdav, 16th Mat. Ilii'h H ii.T. 0.48 pm. R c Kntrics clour. Noon. M. M. outward urnl due.
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      464 3 FOIt BALE; KMI'LOYMKJJt.S TO LET; AND FKR.SONALB. [Ist TIME. |.i cents a line; Jud ami :lr.l times, ItOMksOBBO) 4tli lo itli timos, IoMM, a line; 7th to IHth times. A crntn a linn: afterwards, cent- a linn liut no i-liar^rx lr«s than one dollar. Thus, a HMM MM sxlvurtiMinniit, clone
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      764 4 NOTICE, McALIoTEE Co., UAVK JUST RECEIVED A WUMBM SHII'MENT OF W/T80N&C0 h V V (,ei,ebratbd M^g.i' t'nee »11 per Case Whiskies gSSsfv f ffflHt^P Vs\ D TT PAI WBUBIIIW Cj^Jj^" \m WATSON'S OLD had at th« mon»y %V^\ x Vf j^T Jjßf* <i ril lwMi V'Y rk Price 113 per
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      600 4 >iUTi<Jiib. MCALIsfER I FAIRBANKS SCALES. No'ice it li-n-li> K' veD tDat under power of attorney dat^d 12th Def*mr»-r, 1895, M E. AT. Fairbanks Co. ol Bt. Johnsbury, Vermont, U S. A., HppmnU-d l-"r»»ii. i- U'.iir.u-K am) Alpiandi-rCunimiDg. Bcsigapaa^i jointly and Feverally to be the ti iic sufficient attorneys tv institute,
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      233 4 NU'J \KjtA. I Singapore Sporting Club. SPRING MEETING. JOHNLITTLE&CO. LIMITED. Have jubt received all the REGISTI UKD COLOURS in 81LK8 for RACING JACKETS and CAPS, besides ALL OTHER SHADES for the purpose, WHITE CASSMIERE, KERSEY, and the NEW WARP SILK for RACING BREECH EB. Also, NEW VICUNAS, NEW BERGES, JTEW
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      632 4 nBUB h bdTf, o^o a I. K. BBLILI' >-s befrs to inform the public that his Factory for preparing Crushad Food, at 34, Belilios Buad, ia now opened. Crushed Food $3 20 lieg. cash. Indian OaU *3 U) Bran .60 Tv be bad at I!'. Rafflu* Pla.-... -mil 104. Hochore
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      263 4 ismiCKa. notices. dace horses for sale! j KELLY WALSHTj,!^ t K A bay iroUlinir liv Haxtini?*. from I Brown Giri 'T ,Zi<Wn Wud NEW BOOKS TOST KEr K l( Book). THE A Y. Z TELEOBAf'H f()i) 2. "I. GUESS." A i-lieiitDi!t,fHM">lf b y'" ;ui by Dr. AKor t Work from
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