The Straits Times, 14 July 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED: IB3L SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1897. NO. 19,276.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 178 1 rpß» ot!i^M6wif ANT. LIMITIO rplll MM<i 4^Bl Asnuaao*. > 1 Id uuo liMi *J '!wEu* Innm Boci.tj Wat lutumaew Coßpan;. jpjataal Msass iforifßtisa Oossaaaf ■•.JKutm lif«r Boor C«pu< bm lutntn Coaipsay. Limited. l.t p*~ticul»n sf then I'ompum. m» the rtiMMßt of THK BOKNKO COMIMTTED. AkmiU linrsK OF LORW' OLD HIGHLAND
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    • 1568 1 u^. BUCHANAN WHISKY lO IHb DLO I. KATZ BROS, SOLD BY ALL LICENSED BPIRIT DEALERS. T TA[TTf]T) SAME AS 81 'PI'MED TO HI lIUUBEB OF LOBDB A.YD CoIiHONS AND TO ALL OOOS LuNDON CLOBB. 31/1- fegi SCOTCH WHISKY I- THE I'M VKKSAI. fij fwfe BEVBKAQB. VI.WAYS DKINK 1 HE BEST,
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    • 678 1 INSUPiAXCKS rpH E M AKINE I NSIRANCE COY., LTU c»riTAL Bvaaaaiawß, i-i,000.00u. (AI'ITALIAID If, tIHO.OOO.KESEBVIi, £500,000 The undersigned, having been appoint. .1 Agent at Singapore for the above I 'ompan\ t is pii-poi'Bil-tuan'i'pt Ti»k3 by Prrst Cla-s Steamers and sailing Watels, FKANK KITCHIE, Agent. rpiiE PBOVII ASSulftlFci: J. COMI'AXY OF
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    • 786 1 INSURANCES. CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITKI). f.q.ital Subscribed 52,500,f100. Amount paid up SUMMO. K».«jrvefund IJOO,OOO Hiad Ornci, HoNakoNO. The uudunigned,- buvia^ been appoinU-d Agents of the abort' Company, are prup.irrd to icc-ept Marinu Kinks at run. ut rates. A Bonus is annually paid <•■ a contributors of bu int. i whether
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    • 496 1 BANKS. THK NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED. Authorised Capital i 1,000,000 Subscribed Capital 500,000 Hiad Omcs Hongkong. COURT OF DIRKCTOR!}: D. (.illies, Esq. Chan Kit Sing, E«q. 11. Stolterfoht, Esq. Chow Tun|f Bhan, Es.|. Kwan Hoi Churn, Esq. Cm ikk Manager: Oeo. W. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits, For
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    • 836 1 A HEMAKKABLE CURE OF DYSENTERY. Tbare been sufferiiin with dysentery for eighteen yearn and have tried three of the lient doct.irn in New Orleans; also, half a dozen or more patent medicines. Very little relief followed until I began using Chamberlain'* Colic, Cholera and Diarrh'oa Remetly, three doses of which
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  • 500 2 SisoAPoiik. 141 II JI'LY. lni'7. PRODUCE. (Ratet are com-cled to one p.m.) fJambier buyers f 6.70. Copra Bali 5.80. Jo Pontisnak, fi.-JO. Pepper, Black, 1600. do White, (6';) 25.00. ■*RKO Flour Sarawa k S.flfi. do Brunei, 2.0.'>. IVnrl Sago 3.28. 'Vffee, Bali, picked „32.00. Coffee Palembang. picked ,40.00. Coffee,
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  • 37 2 Municipal Debentures 6%. Do. Do. 6%. J anjong Fagar Bonds. N.-w Prye Hiver Dock Co. Punjoms. .Siraits Ice Co. Maynard <k Co. Kaubs, Contributory. FOR SALE. Pengerang Planting Share*. BOMERVILLK GUNS, Exchange A- Share Brokers
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  • 85 2 To-Mokkow. P. Darwin Jlarui,,. Ham Mu:ir 4 Malacca Hetene, 1 p.m. tot ie via ports ItrijnifrAi, 1 p m Hslaeea a Klang Chou- Phua, ■> j) m Batu Pahat Aing Ann, tmjm Muar Wan.j.ji, -2 p.m. !<ourabaya via ports Sri Handjar, 3 p.m. 11 niburg via ports Flrntburg,
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  • 98 2 From BOBOFl:—B> the I. 6c O. s.s. Kauer-i-lliml with dates to'the -'-".th June duo ou the IMh infant. She firings replies to the mails winch left Singapore on the 81st May. From China:- By the I. A <(. s.6.lfarenna, due on eft ainnpon Duo in London Arrived
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  • 205 2 AKIUVALB. H.r L i, Hydra from Bangkok Mr. lv. P. A i). s. t-. Anmtd from Yokoi; ,111:1: -Mi-- WalUaabaw. Mr*. Ualkin--1i...v .\I.--i^. I!!a- k. Drawer, and Capt. IVr P. A 0. I. Ctj/in from London: M.-i-. A. Ui\,r, Duller, ICt-liding, and TO ARRIVE 'For the Fur Kant)
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  • 78 2 For Pcnang and Calcutta. Liyktning, due lmli July, SarldM 4lf mm Haogkong, Buiteutg, dna 17th Joae, 80n1.a.l k CO, M raelllet an.i Load< a, PaMtaa dueIWIII Inly, Borneo Co. Hongkong, Bunyno, duo iOth July, Belin Mi yi r >v Co. \okobsiua rU ports. Mtrotihimii M,uu due
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  • 135 2 STRAITS TIMES. WEDNESDAY, 14th JULY, 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE RAID INQUIRY. Established: 1831. PRICK 10 CENTS. [•Subicriplum rate* and adrertir' ng rr.'u nuiy be found oh the fourth p<tge] THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. RHODE* CENSI'RED. London, \ith July. The Committee of Inquiry into the Jameson Raid has sent in its report.
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  • 28 2 MISMANAGEMENT AND PAILI'KE. The Naval Manoeuvres have ended in a fiasco. The failure is apparently owing to misconception as regards the instructions given by the Admiralty.
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  • 596 2 To-UAv's telegram announces the result of the lengthy and exhaustive inquiry that was made by the .South African Committee into the circumstance* incidental to the raid that Dr. Jameson made into the territory of the Transvaal Repuhli at the end of last year. Freely criticised as
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  • 102 2 A viuy remarkable gang robbery is reported from Penang. On Saturday evening, about thirty Chinese towkays went to the house of Mr. Chen Kok for the purpose of amusing themselves. While so pleasantly engaged, the robbers broke into tho house, which is situated near the waterfall, and annexed everything portable
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  • 139 2 SrpPLBMBNTi.v; our information regarding tlie piracy of the Peg", we learn to-day that the Achinese who raided the vessel got their weapons on board concealed in the sarong of a woman, who accompanied them and who was not examined. It seem* that it had been Captain Ross's custom lately to
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  • 13 2 Mr. Rand, the plague officer assaulted at Poor.a, died on the 3rd inst.
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  • 13 2 The race-horse Locky, the property of Sir Frank Swettenham, is advertised for sale.
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  • 18 2 Thk export of Indian coal has increased during forty years from five millions sterling value to fifteen millions.
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  • 27 2 Thk rice market in Rangoon is steadily going up, and it is not unlikely that, in August, the price of rice will .reach a very high level.
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  • 20 2 Chevalier J. E. de Sturler, recently appointed Consul-General for the Netherlands in Siam, arrived at BaagEOk on the 3rd instant.
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  • 26 2 The Chinese Christian Association meet at the Prinsep Street Chapel, on Friday next, at BL p.m. A reading of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice will be given.
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  • 29 2 Mr. C. Gemhkll. c. of the Sunn Public Works Department, is reported to have received a valuable appointment under the Government of Perak in connection with the State railways.
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  • 29 2 To-mohrow. Mr. Justice Leach leaves in 11. .M.5. Iphigenia to visit the Cocos I-lands, and to make the annual report thiTcon to 111. the High Commissioner.
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  • 42 2 I)u. Stkphkss, dentist, was robbed this morning, his pockets being rifled while he was bathing in the sea. The thief took a watch and chain, a purse of money, and keys, but had the consideration to leave the slothes.
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  • 40 2 A hmmw—w calif intention to the disn-putablr appearance of the Polio- Courts from hut of repairs anil want of rleanlines.v In his opinion, then- m also grievous shortcomings in the accommodation jirovidi'd for lawyers in the Bo{MMM Court.
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  • 42 2 A telegram to the PSmmr says Mr. B.i'.fmir has conveyed to the House of Commons the Queen's distress that, owing to defective management, the majority of the members failed to obtain admission to her presence at the Jubilee reception.
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  • 56 2 Thk King of Bsw reached St. Petersburg on the :trd instant. The King was received at the station by the Emperor, the Grand I)uke«, and all the Princes of the Imperial family. On the sth, a grand gala dinner took place, which was followed by a
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  • 67 2 The well-dressed Hokien Bate, who is alleged to have stolen a claret jug I from Ardmore, the day baton yester- day, was arrested, last night, in an eating boose, at North Bridal Road The Police afterward? searched his house, ami found a broken-up silver plated teapot, for
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  • 78 2 Yesterday, at the Assizes, Sve <w* were decided. Hambaud, a Kr.ntliman, and Worig A Toll, were discharged on charges of attempted suicide while two Chinamen. Ko Bun Soli and Kiat Koon Hin. wen: found not guilty on a charge of using as genuine a forged document and cheating
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  • 209 2 Goon Okima's instructions to the Japanese Representative in Washington with reference to the question of Hawaiian annexation nre, of eoOTM concealed from the public, but the KommM Bkimbtm professes to ban toUMd the gist of them horn I trustworthy source. They are to the effect that, while
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  • 66 2 OPENING OF THE HTATES^B 1 Vi (Ily Telegram, from <mr ('orretf^^ j Kuala Kungmr, IWaiMJ ".Peg The Sultann of Selangor ,m r,,,, chiefs of tho Negri Sembilan, al the Hritish Residents in the sl.i.ra] States arrived yesterday. The Sultan of I'almnn. the Ili^-h I missioner, and Lady Mitchell
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  • 314 2 TO THE EDITOR OK THK "STRAITS flMl> Sir,— l disagree with CoUyarQuay Not that I demur to Mr. Jackson Millar, who is a level-headed man. but I demur to the theory that the Town Hall Building Committee should consist of experts I wholly disapprove of experts being
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  • 112 2 IBBali TROUBLE All oificors of the Geological Survey in Calcutta, except Mr. walker, have been sent into the districts of Bengal and Assam where theoll'ect oftheearthquake has been pbosl setarely fait. They will make a lull examination of the places wrecked, and collect all possi tie information
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  • 205 2 I'SEFI'L IX HEART DBUU I'kohessor Benedict, of Vienna.; i ord ing to the Berlin oomapondent i the Daily Ntm. has been telling the scientists of the German capital that the most important result of il era ployment of the X rays in iuternal disease had been the aaeertau
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  • 329 2 TU NEXT EXHEDITInN It hai been briefly announci I next year. Captain Sverdrup propi tak.- the From up Smith Sound I north-west coast oi Greenland I purpose oi prosecuting explorati that direction. The object will l.c lo penetrate north through Smitl, and RobeaOß Channel as far norl possible
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 561 2 NOTICES. "NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manofacturen of DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OF: all iiiii or SAFETY FUZE IMB ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. Ths abovi Ezflodivej, buns all MAjrcrACirsiD inGkkat Britain, arsmadx TO IAM THk HIOH (TAHDABU Or PARITY AXD SArXTY TMTH ISfPOWD BY THB BKITIBU I>«<U'«<", AUD
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    • 612 2 NOTICES. Nona \1 K A. H. STEPHENS it authorised to iVI aien for our firm by procuration. M( ALISTER Co. Singapore, 2»th June, IW7. v.c. NOTICE OWING to the Bevore drought and scarcity of Dairy Produce in Australia, we have been coinpelli-. from this date to raise the prices of
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    • 870 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. PABSEE THEATRE. Sorth Bridge Howl. Will play to-night: INDER-SUBHA. T\"ANTED.— An apprentice clerk, a TT Chinese lad freah from school. Apply to E. F., co Straitt Timet Office ■\\7\\NTED a smart European assistant >> none l.ut Umw provided with first class references need apply to v.c. A. A.
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    • 25 2 THE "STRAITS TIMES" HAi THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN ASIA BRITISH INDIA EXCEPTEI NO OTHER EASTERN NEWS PAPER HAS SO WIDESPREAI A CIRCULATION.
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  • 748 3 rVmn (i CwmmM UtmtnmUtr.) n ounce.) that H. K. the i,.\.nn>r i- kssaty to nominate Mr M of the Mnene Commis-ioncrs hut 1 do not think that the nominee i- a good man SB BS nominatid 11,. dees kno« SO much Knuli-li a- to thi .h-.
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  • 140 3 ul tin :i" separate organisawhich the Standard Oil Comin divided, a single corporate niun ..f theiii all is -aid by the PVstanto hue been arranged, in id in. c with a plan proposed a Thil look- as it the olilpariy no longer wished to magnitude of its
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  • 157 3 OFFICIAL SECRET S I.l iUAYAI. IN AI'STHIA. the 1 4th June, there commenced bus s rerj sensational .jury trial i« i are t«.i Austrian ex-offl-Bartmann and M'anictek, and re charged with hi^h treason, in v betrayed tetha military repreresiding in Vienna, during the rears from ISM to IBs*, id tbilisation
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  • 851 3 Even whasi ho gave tho fn-st irin SB hi* imagination, Alexanilre I'uiiihs never eoaeervad aoeh > story a« that which has just dosed, tragically and pathetioaUy, who the sukitda of Mr. Banaejr Bkrnato. What was tin paltry half-million sterling, the proc la of the hidden treasure
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  • 359 3 Ml MAM I A. II U AT HANKOW. SiiiCl.u UK llAoDo»AlJ)ht«toWMdBd ti> Lord Salisbury a report, containing a a i deal of interesting natter, tar Br. A .1. Sundius. (.n the trade of the recently opened Chinese port of Hankow. The writer state* thatnbe country ;ill round Hankow ia
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  • 1603 3 rl l k nan uruiint Sik George Goldie's official despatch to Ike Earl of Scarbrough, Deputy Governor of the lioyal Niger Company, containing an account of the Niger Soudan Cwpitaßi in order to put an end to slave-raiding in the territories lying to the south west of
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  • 210 3 Paris. 4th July. The rivers Adour. Ocr, and Garonne in Southern France have overflowed their 1 .auks, ar d the result ing floods have wrought ereat havoc. Many houses have been swept away at Auch, and fourteen corpses have been recovered. The numberof persons who have perished is
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  • 716 3 ■BUI HECOKDS MA«E. A PAKSON FINED. Tjmim. 1SI), June. J. W. STOCKS has followed up his sensational victory over Platt-Itetts by breaking the world's record for the hour, riding during that time the astonishing total of .S2 miles I4K yards. This amounts to a beating of nearly
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  • 179 3 AWKWARD ISCtD«NT. An incident which narrowly escaped giving rise to serious international complications took place early on the 291 h Juno at Woosung. H. M. B. h.imm-talitr had arrived, ana on that monvng had unmoored preparatory to steaming in to the anchorage, when one of the guns in
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  • 528 3 Poetry is Ihe Pope's solo literary recreation. The Empress of Austria is a brilliant performer upon the piano, as well as npon the zither. Mr. R. A. Yerbiirgh, the member for Chester, is known us one of the best-dressed men in the House of Commons. In the Factor's
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1057 3 NOTICES. REWARD LOST, on the evening of the 7th July, between Borneo Wharf and Fort Canning, a plain gold buckle ring. Apply. Officers Mess, Fort Canning 16/7 G. R LAMBERT CO. PHOTOGRAPHERS, Havk Now received and MfU Na »ai.k A NEW SfPPLY OF EASTMANS BROMIDK I'AI'ER. I'LATINOTYHE PAPER. Ilford's Empress
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    • 1026 3 FORSALK; KMPLOYMENTS: TO LET; AM) I'ERSONAIA Ist Tims, IB cents a line; 2nd and 3rd 1 1 inc. io cents a line 4th to flth. timea, S cents a line; 7tli to IHth times, S cents a line; afterwards, l' cents a line but no cliargolrsH than one dollar. Thus,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 247 3 WKATIIKR KKI'ORT Kantian/) KerUau llnopital, 13//. .luh,. VXft. 'i :i. 111. :t p.ln.i'p.l'l. KtMAHKS. Har X>.»\o -»>><V3 Temp. K6.« H.j.o 77.0 j W. P/lbTher 81.8 77.0 7(10 liir.ofWind S.E. S.K. S.E. tfil^, Mnx.Tcmp. Ml] ti-s Mm 75.0 g c Max. in Sun U-J.2 g Terr. md. ..HHO £-o S-r Rainfall
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  • SHIPPING
    • 147 4 Underthisheadingthe following abbrevia. lions are used :—str.—steamer; sh.—ship bq.—barque; Brit.-British V. 9. Lnited states, Fr. French; Ger.—German; Dut.--Dutch; Joh Johore; 4c, G.c, General •argo d.p.—deck passengers; U.—t'neerain T. P. W.- Tanjong Pagar Wharf; 1 I". D.-Taniong Pagar Dock B. W Borneo Wharf; J. W.- Jardine's Wharf;N.H.\>.Ve.w Harbour
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    • 1344 4 AERIVALB BIHCE NOOK Or Yk^TEKDAV Auf'hnh. Sar. sch. 112 tons, Nacodah. iSth'Julv. From Sadong, 4th July. Coal l> Sinioiis and Co. U—Rds. C',,>o.i. P. A O. str. i!.687t0n«, Captain NaMa, 14th July. From London. 12th Juaa. G r.. 1-7 d.p. P. AO. Coy. For China. r —w. i
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    • 412 4 Name, port, probable date, of arrival, and name ol agentt. A. Apetaf, Calcutta, July 23 9. Mo».». \j:ix. Liverpool. July IS; Man-field. I Baron [nnardato. K-f'i Barry. June 10; Banra, Bnrooa, July H Aeon Mi Beiiarophoo, UrerpooL Ann I M Benveone, Hon fc 'konu. July M;P. 6 Benlomond,
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    • 80 4 ||VMrtK*n 4 To»s. Captain -3 Rig Fly IS Kirn (,uan L.-c Brit^h. lWXacoJah L*, y h ngd n tr H1 Marshall 13PohAnn Bnt.»tr. «B 4 Owtfj 3 forinoHa I'AOgtr. 2616 Pete™ 14 Hector Brit. sir. SOIH; Harr Fhom lum P. --M.inun July .'(i mnggmna July UjHo Ouu s.-iiKon July
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    • 73 4 DATS. \'SBBKL'g NaMI >ATB. Xi .iv. \i: Hi 1 Al\ I>IUTIXATII>9i ul) 13 Aawanlv 13 Conch 13 Mougkut 13 Idzumi Maru l.t Hup Kiat 14 Malaga II I. on Kai U Letinibro 11 Kl.'ii-l.urn Brit str. atr. .-tr. ■lap. atr. Sar. sob. Brit.^r. sir ltal sir Murray CaM.i ■Nunomr
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 350 4 NOTICES. /JLAHGUID WOMEH I 1^ PALE CHILDHEN OLD PEOPLE. INVALIDS YIN CHAPOTEMJT (oumußrs wnrc v ttma) A DELICIOUS NUIaUIIVat STIMULANT jr^ ia« if**, ts— la, JsP^al Dyapapuo. tad -JF~ »^"f Con r ale aoe nt ■TV TfcP^ cv r y/Y mM) Pf r^J^a***3s*L. I- A Hit* 1 tuaaattTfl ot u-miu.
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    • 927 4 NOTICES. KELLY WALSH, LTD. LATEST NOVELS- JIST RECEIVED. Jane, l>y Marie Cori'lli f> 1.26 A Californian Girl 60 cts. Pacific Tales. »•>• Loui« n«-ke S 1.38 The Failure Sidvl Hi-Ulicv, by A. S.irgoant f 1.35 .Salto.l with Fire, by George Mac-* doniild 1.55 Charity Chance, by Walter Raymond 9 1.85
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    • 808 4 NOTICES. Beautiful ryca (row dull aad dim A the awitt year, ateal away. Beautiful, willowy forma aoallm Lo.e fairnea. with erery day. Bat .he atill i. queen and hath charm, to Who w*» re youth coronal— beautiful hair. Ayer's Hair Vigor wUI pMacrrc your hair, aud thus preserve your youth.
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    • 22 4 NOTICES. MARIE BltlZAßn AND BODGM BORDEAUX Brandy Curiu.no QualiM Anisette Maraschino Superienra. liqueurs j Sole Alt nt* for the Btraite, am.th.es. SiOINECOMTEAOa.
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    • 13 4 NOTICES. J. MOTION &lxx \V ATCHM AKKHS. JEWKLI.K Us. OPTICIANS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXKCViki,
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