The Straits Times, 17 June 1897

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    12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 18:31. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897. NO. 19,255.
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      915 1 rpMK BOKNkO COMPANY, LIMITE I f IMIK SUrnUrd Llfo Asuurnnn-. Norvioh Onion Fir* Insurant Society AtlM kmrnnncm C«*n|«a> I tiUl lit- Asuunuic* S<K'i.'ty H at. In uit.-ict Cosßpa&j Mutual St««m Ns,viffa.t>..f, gSSBBBBf -iin lAKfr llw^r Compaov. Id uruii« I'ompuv. Limited r pru-ticuUrs of Umsh C..ni|aune>. the timunrat of THK HDKNEO
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      2445 1 4^ BUCHANAN WHISKY pgSjtill fe« ■>->% f«- BOLK IMPORTERS -Tgg^^g^ |ML DUO I KATZBROS, SOLD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DEALERS. LIMITED Same as si'ppli>u tv the Houses of Lords and Commons and i > all good London Clubs. 31/12 INSURANCES. CA.VIoN IMBURANOB OFFICK, LIMITKD. Capital Kobnoribed W.wn.ooi. Amount paid up
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      358 1 BANKS. THE NATIONAL HANK 0» CHINA LIMITED. > Authorloed Capital jti,OOO,OOU I Subscribed Capital i 600,000 Head Officl Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS I I>. (iillies, Esq. Chan Kit Shag, Esu. H. Stolterfoht, Eso. Chow Tung Shan, Es,j. Kuan Hoi Chuon, Esq. CHiEr Manaoib Oeo. W. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed
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      846 1 LAME BACK. LAME BACK. Thousands of hard work ing people find life, a burden on account of their suffering from lame back, not knowing that a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm would give them prompt reliof. For sale by all denier*. THE DISPENSARY. tiingaport, rat Agmtt FOX HALE; KMPI.OYMKNTs TO
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    COMMERCIAL.
    492 2 OIMtMM. I7TH JlNl, 1007. (Rules are corrected to one p.m.) 'Janibier 540. 'opra Bali, 1i.15. do Pontianak 400. Popper, Black, 14 60. do White, (5%) 24.80. -*ago Flour Saravrak, 2.75. do Brunei, 2.10. IVarl Sago 3.87 J. 'offee, Dal', picked ,34.00. Coffee Palembang, picked Sfl.SO. Coffee, I.tborian, No. 1
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    SHARES WANTED.
    48 2 Municipal Debentures 5%. Do. Do. 6%. Tanjong Pagar Bonds. New Prye River Dock Co. Punioms. Strain Ice Co. Maynard A Co. Raubs, Contributory. FOR SALE. Singapore Ins. Co. (In Liquidation). Straits Fire Ins. Co. Do. Jclebus. Pahaiig Coriioration Shares. SOMKRYILLE A GUNN, ItWlhann* A Share Brokers
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    119 2 For Ptr str. Time. To-MoKROW. I'oiitianak Sri I'imtianuk, 1 1 a.m. IVkun via ports body I.ungden, 1 1 a.m. k'u.mtan via ports HrngknlU, 1 p.m. T. Ansot) via ports -Sri Hung Ann, i p.m. Muar Glanggi, i p.m. Batu Pahat I'akan, 3 p.m. Japan via ports Malacca, 8
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    108 2 From Eikol'E s—By the P. &O.s. s. Mirzu/iore, with dates to the 28th May, due OH 21st June. She brings replies to the mails which left Singapore on the 28th Apl. and 4th May. From China :—By the P. AO. s.s. Kaitar-(-Bind, doe on Tuesday. Timk Table
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATHS.
    68 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATHS. Crows.— At Botterworth, Province Weilesley. Panang, on Monday, the Uth June, I8»7, (Jeoboe Tnoruiun Broaa*, the beloved second son of Heniiy J. A. and Muk.ahet J. CmnvE, aged 17 years 11 months and Is days. At the Apothecary's (tauten, SeranKoon KohiI, Sinfjnpore, on Wednesday, the 16th June
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    188 2 AKKIVALB. Per r,. s. yfu\«frnm I'alcmbimg:— Mc rs. abtgg <V Misses LauiMiberg (3), Dr. and Kra, de Sanson, Miss de Sanbon, and Mr. lie janeon. Per P O 6. s. Malacca from London: Mr. and Mrs. Wright, Katam J. 0L Cuff, and It. P. Sanderson. TO ABBOTS. (For
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    STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 17th JUNE, 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. "BARNEY" BARNATO.
    66 2 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 17th JUNE, 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. "BARNEY BARNATO. Established: 1831. PRICE 10 CENTS. [Subscription rates and advertising rates may be found on the fourth page.] MINI) I)ISEABEI>. EoMaM, VJtkhm*. Harney Uarnuto had be«n suffering mentally for several months before his death. The Cape Parliament has adjourned as mark
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    ITALY.
    58 2 INCREASED NAVY OUTLAY. Admiral Hi in. the Italian Naval Minister, has laid before the Chamber of Deputies at Rome, proposals for increased naval expenditure. The increase amounts to seven and a, half millions of lire on the current navy estimates, and ten millions lire more to be spread over
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    UNITED STATES.
    34 2 PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF HAWAII. A treaty for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States has been signed at Washington, and will be laid forthwith before the Senate. Japan has protestedagainsttho treaty.
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    HAWAII ANNEXED.
    490 2 Hawaii has been virtually annexed by the United States. To-day's telegram announces that the President of the United States has signed the treaty of annexation with the pseudo republic of the islands; and all that now remains is to submit the treaty to the Senate. This is Ho
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    34 2 It is advertised that the entries for Jubilee Race No. 7 can be made on the course previous to the starting of Baee Xo. 8. With this exception, the enti irs close on Saturday.
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    43 2 The Diamond Jubilee IVnu.ui. Nt Memorial Fund amounts, to day, to S3*,OOU. The Deputy Pntidant, al this afternoon's meeting of the Municipal Commission, remarked that he thought there was not the slightest doubt now that thy Town Hall KheßM would b* carried through.
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    26 2 The Hon. J. P. Joaquim and the Hon, E. M. Merewether were sworn in as members of the Legislative Council at the meeting held this afternoon.
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    9 2 To-moRKOw, the schools oftheSottlement close for tho midsummer vacation.
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    12 2 Mit. Vermont, who was expected for to-day's Legislative Council, has not arrived.
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    19 2 Thr mail despatched from Singapore to London, rid Marseilles, on the l*th May, was delivered on the 14th instant.
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    15 2 The Municipality advertises for an assistant storekeeper in tlie hackney carriage and jinrikisha registration office.
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    25 2 The Swiss and German residents of P -uatig are reported to have presented a Cup to be run for at the approaching J.ibilee races there.
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    21 2 It is advertised that the art nredlework and fancy goods dep6t, Carriagton Road, has just received a supply ■>! choice fancy articles.
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    21 2 People who want to see the present.ition of addresses must apply to the Municipality for tickc.s as see our advertising columns.
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    26 2 Wk learn from a private source that Col. Chard, V. V., in now convalescent and hopes shortly to resume charge of the Royal Engineers at Perth.
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    THEFT AT SIGLAP.
    34 2 This morning, Mr. Mathieu, the manager of the Siglap Estate, charged a man with the theft of a quantity of coconut leave*. The man was fined $10, in default, 7 days.
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    A LUNATIC.
    39 2 This morning, a Chinaman alleged to be a lunatic was carried into court, for the purpose of being committed to the Asylum. The police said he had sprained both his ankles sinco his arreßt. He was committed.
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    THE LATE INSPECTOR QUIN.
    49 2 A solemn high mass of requiem for the repose of the soul of the late Mr. Quin will be sung in thi' cathedral nf The (iood Shepherd, at 8 a.m., on the 2.nth instant, and another at the same hour on the Ist of June.
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    QUARANTINE.
    30 2 A Government Gazette Extraordinary, issued to-day, notifies the enforceinunt of quarantine here against vessels arriving from ywatuw, owing to the outbreak of a dangerous, infectious, and contagious disease there.
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    A WHAWAY LOTTERY.
    52 2 This morning, three men were lined ■?'>o each, and two others SlO each, for assisting in the management of a wliu way lottery. One of them called a witness as to character, with the result that he was shown to be a man who madi his living
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    HOUSEBREAKING.
    48 2 Another case of hou9ebreaking b reported to the police, the suH'erer in this case being Mr. Justice Leach, who was robbed of a silver cup between six and ten o'clock yesterday morning. The police are making wholesale arrests of suspicious characters and several are now in custody.
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    ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION.
    61 2 YEsThKiMV, one Lv (hi Nua was ennvicted for being in possession of illicit chandu. When about to be removed from the court, he charged Corporal No. 19 with having taken K from him. Mr. Newland, who was liresent, ordered both to his offloe fat en(|uiry. The result m
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    KUNKE'S CASE.
    45 2 Thk enquiry into the charges allnfmi aguin9t Adolf Kunke was continued yesterday, the afternoon hcing taken up by the cross-examination of Lim £ng Liang. At noon, to-day, the hearing was tesumed, Haji Taib, a goldsmith, being placed in the box. (i.Vue procerdi mj
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    MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY.
    391 2 THE ITimnmW 0» THE AKDMOHE. This morning, a Marine Court of Enquiry, (/(insisting of .Mr. OSullivan. President, and Captain Wcl.li and Mr Mnrtry and the Haatar Attendant as assessors, to fiupiirr into the rirriini■tHaßM which led to the ttimnding ol the British ship Alimon OB the
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    THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
    469 2 THE ADDRESS TO THE QUEtN The following is the text of the draft address to Her Majesty submitted f or approval at the Legislative C'uuncil meeting this afternoon The Humble Address of tlie legislative Council of the Straits BettkmenU To Her Most (Jracious and I m .«ri;il
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    MORE ABOUT RAMIE.
    547 2 RIVAL nOCMUM The Gomess process for treating ramie fibre encounters a rival in the Burrows-Radelyfle patent. The particulars given show that, by this process, the rhea ribbons, us obtained from the producer, are treated entirely in London, and there is no mention of any necessity for the
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    JAPAN CURRENCY.
    103 2 SOU) OOHAQI Am the ywl.l monometallii -■> Japan is to be enforoed Bn October this year, the Osaka Mini proceed promptly with the work coinage. The work of Striking I yen pieces hai tin adv begun, am the new live yen pice.-- will I tal hand. It is
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      587 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturers of DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTLNG GELATINE DETONATORS KXI'ORTERB OF: All kihms or SAPETY FUZE ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. Tbb abovi Explosives, rung all MAKUriCTUBED IK JItEAT BRITAIN, AXE HADX TO rAKS THE HIOH STANDARD OP PURITY aXU SAPITY TESTS IMPOSED BY THE BhITISH (toVIRSMINT.
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      901 2 NOTICES. PARSEE THEATRE Sorth Bridge Huwl Will play to-nigl.t: INDER-SABHA 2L i J JIAMOND tVBILMM CE'.EBBATION. c THESaSTATION OF AIiULBbSEM. IWh Hall, 22nJ, June, i.3Qp. m. 4 PPI.ICATIONB for ge»t» will be A received up to noon on Friday next, .iii.l -honl.l lie addressed to the Deputy President Municipal Coraniissionem.
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      605 2 LATEST ADYKRIISI MhNTN. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. 4 X Assistant Storekeeper i, nqatead In t\. the Hackney Carriage ami .linri- I i-tiß Registration office. Salary fl& n oonth. Security required. Api>li<-nntH uu-t be Hi. l.- to speak Chinese an<! Malay. I Applications accompanied by copies of ecent testimonials must be sent to
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      95 2 I s. inton.ied for tho >lr,iil« Tim«« •ImiilJ k* vntt-n m one lid* of lh» p»P*r onlj. By tlir •talent of that condition, many M. 8. 8. ar» MJwUd i bit initf-l t otberwiM bo published. All ad. «rti«ing oontracU »re inbiaot to tht oondition that the Manager may lear»
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    "SINGAPORE LOOKING UP."
    1250 3 rkihirt Pott of May 19th coniii BTtMa headed: "Singapore B| I p." written by the PatTl i ninn-Moner. a gentleman evi.l< ntly sagpfjai in a tour round the \mcrica The following ratting sstrajata: Ipto Hoiukong we had been favoured .civ endurable uciitlier Ml next stage down through
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    1024 3 (From ovr Corretpowh,,! Rate*, UM hrn KM.1.1-ll Th\l HIM.. Tax appointment oi a tntorharc in the person of sir. W. Phillips, lately of the Victoria Institution, Belaogor, will enable Pahang lbt}n» to learn a lan f?uage that they have long been sagei to commence. Mr Phillips' chief pupil
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    455 3 Fairy TaU is doing good work, and is looking well, although she is still fidgetty. It is reported that she is to go for the big race, but I don't think that is likely, as it is too close to the race, for which she ought to have
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    COFFEE LANDS.
    633 3 CENTRAL AFRICA An account of planting and the prospects of coffee in British Central Africa and the German territory there has been supplied to a Ceylon paper by Mr. B. Von den Hoff, a gentlemen who had been prospecting for several years in Central Africa. Coffee at Blantyre
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    PERAK.
    89 3 tram at TAiJOjra malim All. the fhinnsfl and Malay shopkeepers at 1 ..ijonn Maliin dosed their shops, on Monday last, from great dissatisfaction among them owing to recent deeiskmi of the Assistant Magistrate there, the other day, in ease, and I more parti, .ihirly because of bis deei-ion i
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    MORE BY THE MAIL.
    1516 3 NOTES AND NEWS REUTER. The annual report of the directors of Router's Telegram Company (Limited) states that the net profits for the year ended December 31st amounted to £9,708, including £177 brought forward. Tho directors have carried £4,688 to reserve fund, making it £20,000. An interim
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    S. V. A. CORPS ORDERS.
    80 3 17/ A Jim-. 18U7. 1. Orderly Officer for the ensuing week 2nd Lieut., K. Hilton. 2. Parades On Tuesday next, being the day appointed for the celebration of Her Mairstv's the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the 8. V. A.' will parade at the Drill Hall, at
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      24 3 TO SPEEDILY CURE Sore Throats Indigestion, Hoarseness, 1.ur.1i.i.. Wounds Burns, Condy's Fluid < r iV Mnuiut, mi 1.0u4\,n t K...»«inJ, an. it,t w*>ly .i.*»«i I,
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      795 3 NOTICES. MINICIPAI. NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Registration and Licensing of Dogs within the Municipality of the Town of Singapore for the year ending 3l»t May, 1898. h.tcommenced, and will be continued daily, Sundays excepted, between the hours of 10 a. in. and 4 p. m. (Haturdays 10
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      522 3 forsale: employments: tou;t;ani>im;i!sonals. lw time, 15 cent* a line; 2nd and 3rd UaMS, 10 cents a line 4th to Bth times, I Seat! a lino; 7th to 18th tiineß, cents a line; afterwards, 2 eonU a line; but no charge less than one dollar. Thud, a threeline advertisement, oloss set,
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      445 3 WEATIIKK REPORT. Kandanq Kerhau Hotjiitat, W.h Juue, SJBf, I HI p in p. m REHAUKH. Bar. W.8«7 WiTBOHaB74 Temp. «S0 BXO j 850 vV. UibTher 79.9 800 I 79.0 Dir.ofWiud S.E. 9. I B.E. Max. Temp. I 89.1 Mm 72.4 Max. in Sun 107.0 Terr. rad. 690 Rainfall WEATHER TELEGRAM
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  • SHIPPING.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      161 4 L'ndcrthisheadingthefollowingabbreviaions are used str.— steamer sh.— »h.ip „!.—b aryuej Brit.— British U. 9. United states Fr. French Ger.— German Dut.— Dutch; Joh.— Jobore; Ac, G. c, General argo d.p.— -deck passengers; U. Uncerain; T. P. W.-Tanjong Pagar Wharf T. i. D.— Taniong Pagar Dock B. W. Borneo
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1119 4 AkRIVILS BIHCI NOOS OF YKSTBKDAY Santa, Dut. gtr. 124 tons, Capt Vos, 17th Jrne. From Palembang, 16th June. O.c, 118 d.p. Lim Chin Swee. For Palembang, 19th— Rds. Bengkalis, Brit. str. 90 tons Capt Sellai J, 17th June. From Bagan, 13th June. G.c, md 42 d.p. Wee Bin
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      VESSELS EXPECTED
      487 4 Wmi», port, probable date of arrival, a«J name ol agents. A. Apcar, lloii(?ko:ig, June L'H; S. 4 Mo««. Aniian.lal.-. Barry, June tt Dmntmil. Australind, Fremantle, June Bountead. Bayern, Srope.Julv 19; Ueim Mayer, Benledl Hongkong, July 1 P. Blmon*. Beoaldar, Antwerp, June M; 1 J Bimoat, Kaiitain. Smirahaya, June
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      ARRIVALS.
      149 4 Vmhil's Name. A. Toks Captain Fkom Sailki, niMlll C Rio. I'M lft feet an Brit.btr. SIM Hock«n 1tat0,,,,, m»y MbpMMtdCo UdyLoiiKden rtr 1.1 Mar-hall Kautu .Inn.- lStfo OttM 1« Kirn boon Watt Har neb. B 7 Naeodafa Kuchma Juna I^Onn Kwe Hai rtri ivintianak Out *tr. SJI Delmjv PoutuSk
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      CLEARANCES.
      88 4 lUTK. VWikBLH NiMK FL*(iAK[O CIITAIN Destination June 10 Poseidon PAOstr. Mayer IV (Hiow Phvi Brit str. Jellii CM 11 tMtoUa Mr. Hudson 17 Lady Longden str. Maislmll W Flevo B tr. Schuur i: Oartwroi »tr. lti-n 1" H.it;ivi.'i- rtr, BoberUon 17 Vyn..T Bar. rtr. Moon 17 Carolina Uut -tr
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      594 4 NOTICES. ELLWOOD'S patent AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS IK>» BEHOLD WORD INDIA. W.H.V IS Till K.\HT All \v\ MtllKll TIIK (MXI.KM. I■■ Tmtivii Banr* > Had ml mmm bri. N IM/X ELLWOOD'S paient AIKHAMBER HELMETS .1 AM KS WATSON COS sunvii whiskies AKK THK LOR VAI.I t IN TIIK MAUKrH-. j j $11
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      280 4 NOTICES. a R. LAMBERT CO. PIIOTOORAFIiraB. iMm XXi -KlVl.ll AS I) OKI- Kit Ink W.K a nlw mri-i.Y OK BAjSTMAJTS BIMMIDE PAPEH. PLATIXOTYPE PAPER. llford's Empress and Exira-rapid dry plates Wraltennnd Wainwright's inßtantane- hi.- and drop shutter dry plate(ok all i:\ci.i-ii sizes.) Abo, a ronri|iiMiiiit of llfurd plates in continental
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      268 4 NOTICES. \For Constipation I I and Biliousness I I A alec aad nmad; fur ladiaa aad chlldna to I 1 IKt gaaily but promptly upoa tba livar. nomach aad I I lataatmaa. fruit Julleo curca habitual coaitipatioa, I JULIEK, S, rua Vlvlanna, PARIS R.nowntJ Phyiiciaaa prctctibe Griauulla Milico I aa
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      552 4 NOTICES, Weakened Vitality IMPOVERISHED Read what Ayer's Sarsaparilla did for the Key. 7.. P. WildH, a wellknown city missionary In New ork and brother of the late eminent Judge Wilds: "I was for many years a sufferer from Itoils and other eruptions of a like nature, caused by the impoverished
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      97 4 NOTICES. CEMENTIGHT. V PAINT for reducing the temperature I under galvanized iron roofing and on galvanized iron Buildings from to 12° Kiihr. A non-conductor of Heat or Cold, impervious to dampness, and also Fire Proof. Specially Suitable for the Covering of Ruildings. A protection against high ;nd low temperature". A
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      36 4 NOTICES. DISINFECTANTS.^ Tv prevent tfat spread ul plague use disinfectants. A large assortment can be obtained at THK DISPENSARY 4.i, RAFFLES PLACI COMI'KISINi,: JKYK'S FLUID. OABBOLATED CREOSOTE. SANITAS AND OTIIKIiS. A. MACK AY, I v.c. Manager.
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