The Straits Times, 18 August 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1897. NO. 19,305.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 954 1 |V E BO»H«O COMPAKT, LIMITBJD ,}iHK 8*«<»»W Ltf» kmunao*. Korvick Uaioa Tin liaumncw Socinty M unr—* C»"I««T ("N y ,oit»bl» I.if« Amdtuio* Sociafy Mannf luanuw Co«|i«ny p,. lV»a Matual St»«m Narigmtion (ompu/. •p» Tattonhaai L»|(W Ba»r <urap«nr j-^, Insurance Company Limited. Kor BartiruU™ of tb«M ComjwniM. tee th* ./> Jr~tv»mnt
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    • 1312 1 a. BUCHANAN WHISKY I gf% m T m I Il^ aP^ i~" C* T™ BOLK IMPORTERS aammw |g Trlt Bt.5 T katzbkos, SOLD BY AIL LICENBED SPIRIT UKALERS. LIMITED. Samhab supplied to ihk Housu or Lords and Commons and to all good London Clubs. $\/lv SCOTCH WHISKY IS THK IMYKRSAL
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    • 266 1 NOTICES. MttSPID CONDENSED MILK a««ga[^Hßßß>i The "Milkmaid" Brand is guaranteed t WBBg^MB contain all the cream of the original milk. I CONDFNSFn MILI th e process of manufacture nothing but wat; *L* §uJM is removed, nothing but the best refined M mcUk sugar added. imJmylf Avoid low-priced brands from which
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    • 657 1 THE "EMPIRE" TYPEWPJTER. THE CHEAI'KST, MOST DURABLE, AND BEST MACHINE OX THK MARKET. The "KM l'l UK compact, gin.- 1 pie in construct urn, and capable of the heaviest und fastest work, and i- a i powerful Mianifolilei. It will do anything t luit any other machine sold at much
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    • 416 1 BANKS. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED. Authorised Capital i'l 000,000 Subscribed Capital (iOO.OOO Head Office Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS:— I 1). Gillies, Esq. Chan Kit Shag, Esq. H. Stolterfobt, Emi. Chow Tung Shan, Esq. Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esq. I uit.r Manager: Oeo. W. r. l'layfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits,
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    • 793 1 DIARRH(EA CURED AND TWO LIVES SAVED. T OVEVILLE, St. Mary* Co., Md.-La»l 1 i week, I received an order by mail (or four bottles of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ami Diarrhoea Remedy. I packed the medicine and sent it. I received a letter today, saying that it had saved the lives
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  • 501 2 **Maf***Bj I-TH At'i.l'BT, 1897. J'KOIMCI-:. (liatet are corrected lo one p.m.) i i niiU'T f 6.15. Copra B.ili H..HO. .lo I'ontiannk, B.*). Pmpkr, Klatk 1640. .lo White, (5%). i 9.00. 4*ga Flour S.irn.vßk, 2.9(). do Brunei, UOl rVarl f«uo 5.40. Coflw, Bal i, piekod 36.00. 'off.v Palemlmnft, picked 39.00.
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  • 39 2 Municipal Debentures 6%. Do Do. 8%. Tanjonu Pncur 8.m.15. New Trye Kiver Dock Co. I'uiij >nin. Straits Ice Co. Miimar 4 Co. Kaulis, I ontributory. FOX SALE. I'engeiang Planting Sliar,'>. SUMKKVII.LE Jt GUNN, Xx iiiini.''- Share Brokers.
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  • 112 2 tor l'rr *tr. Time TO-MORROH'. I'eknn via ports t'nntee, 2 p.m. Saigon J'ictiula, L' p.m. IViuuig M liiuuijur, •> p.m. .Malacca Kl m; ('(<..,- /'/i^a, it p.m. Malacca Sultan, S p.m. Jap.tii via ports Danltnut, 3 pm. lS'gkaJi* at lUtitm Hu Tamj, 3 p.m. Bouiabaj ria port* 0,
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  • 102 2 From Kikol'E: -By the Herman steamer I'tim Brinrtek, duo on Thartoay. From China :—Hy the (JermHH >liar eft .MiiK!t|ii>r<! Dm; in l,ond< JlllM iOtli M. M. .luly J3rJ July "til K Auk all July 1Mb M. If. Ail),' 7th July i «t P. O. \ug IHth July
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  • 261 2 UHUU I', i I. Mas* Ann tVuiu Sn inara nj,': Ifrs.J. Über. Per s. s. Unntum from Sourabaya Mr. an I 111*, liiivt. Ml--1-. 1. Kantea, and Oentaa, mid Mr. Ud Mrs. Cannegiotcr. M.r,UiTl'UliPtr I', a o. 1. t, Tmmm for London:— Mr. .1. K lUbeon. and Major
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  • 81 2 WEDNESDAY, 18TH AUGUST, 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE STRAITS TIMES. Established: 1831. PRICE 10 CENTS. [Subscription rait* and advtrtiting ratei may be found on tht fourth page] THK PEACE ANolllr.K HITCH London, l-lh A *j A hitch has arisen in the peace negotiations at Constantinople, owing to Britain alone objecting to
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  • 16 2 KOVAL VISIT. The Duke and Duchess of York have started on a visit to Ireland.
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  • 35 2 A lIAI.I.KM.K WITHDRAWN I'rince Henri of Orleans is progressing sati-factorily. In consequence of the duel between Prinoa Henri and the Duke of Turin, General Albertone has withdrawn his challenge to Prince Henri.
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  • 848 2 I'Eoi'LE are talking of a proposal to I change the currency of the Strait? Settlements. To what do they pro- pose to change it? That they scarcely know. The fall in silver has readied the record low price that has been attained since the days of Solomon,
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  • 206 2 At the date of last advices I'nm Shanghai, the negotiations for the loan of 16,000,000 to the Chinese Government were on the point of completion. Several foreign syndicates were competing for this loan, but diflieulties dad arisen as regards the security. It w.is understood that the Chinese Government would offer
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  • 15 2 The homeward mail by the (irrinau •i. s. liayern closes at a. in. on Monday.
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  • 17 2 Thk (icrman mails, s. Bayer h. having left Hongkong yesterday at midnight, is due here on Sunday.
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  • 20 2 It is advertised that Mi. I. Fittock now acts as Surveyor to Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign shipping here.
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  • 22 2 Thk Municipality by advertisement invite proposals for the lighting of tlie public street lamps for five years beginning from Ist January, 1899.
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  • 27 2 It is advertised that Air. 11. I. Price and Mr. A. K. C'atto will act as joint secretaries of the Straits Insurance Company during the Secretary's absence.
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  • 31 2 I'oli.ard's Juvenile Opera Company were playing at Hongkong at tbe date of last advices. On tbe lutb instant. tiny ;ik am successfully produced "H. M;~. Pinafure to a large audience there.
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  • 36 2 The match between four local hor-es at the Race Course this iii.irnin_' »;ts won by Mr. Lea Puck Hoon'a CoolM, Dr. Lim Boon Keng's Flyimj Madunu being second, and Mr sieah Lng KeaJ'a Qaaaa lite third.
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  • 51 2 The night before last, a deaf Macao man, named .See Ah Kong, was knocked down by a horse and carriage belonging to a Klmg man, in Middle Road. He was badly injured and removed to the hospital, and the driver has been arrested on a charge of rash
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  • 55 2 Mk II R. Stay, Chief OMicer of the I* A O. s. s. Sl,anglitii, was drowned, on the 7th instant, while bathing at Kowloon wharf, Hongkong. The doctors are of opinion that death was not me to drowning, but to failure of the benit through sudden immersion
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  • 62 2 A Damn youth, named I.iin Ah Tong, residing at ISO, Orchard Road, was drowned in the sea oil' the Ksplanade, yesterday afternoon, just opposite Middle Road. He had left his clothe* and his school books on the Ksplanadc, and had, evidently, gone into the water to
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  • 65 2 Ono Tiosti, a poultry dealer, reaidlM at Hokien Street, waa paaaing through Uukit Kirn Cheng yesterday afternoon when, he says, he was attacked by six Hokiens, who assaulted him and robbed bimofnfaM dotian and twenty cents, and a pawn ticket for a gold ring The Police are
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  • 61 2 Last night, in South lirrlge Boad, at about nine o'clock, a Hail. mi wantonly npaet a'rikiaha. [napeetor Jonea, of the Hikisha Department, atteoaptod to arrest the man, but, immediately, a number of Chinese shouted pah and rushed upon Mr. Jones, upon whom they committed an as.-ault. Mr
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  • 135 2 To-day iii tin- Sii]>ri-ini! Court before Ml. Justice? l.cacli, Francis l.ml. Hair li.-mi. of Mainun I'aul UH Co., ■oad Einilv Sauvique, an Milita.nl for damage* fct hraacin of contract. Mr. Van Corlenburg appeared foi the lilaihtifl'iind Mr. Allan defended The claim was nade under a three Man'
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  • 46 2 THE UOOL«V mHCATI (Upecinl Telegram to the Stru I Hongkong. Tpik loan agreement between tht Chinese Government and tin- Syndic-ate stipulates for a tun ing to sixteen millions sterling tj agreement concedes to tintin; right to construct important ra j|. way- in CM—
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  • 295 2 A coKKEUPONDEXT writes: Them sity of removing some ot tli, work from tlie present mati-i been over and over written about. dU probably, the matter has 1. dered by the proper authority they have not been able eg their way to do anything. 1 1 long
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  • 463 2 A TEMPERANCE SOCIETY FOR SINGAPORE. MEETING LAST .MOHT In the upper Recreation Room of the gao! warders, a meeting took pin, c lad night, with the object of considering what measures should be taken fot the immediate formation of a Singapore branch of the Church of England Temperance Society. In
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  • 226 2 AN BLBCnUC MA< lIINK. Mil. A. AI..IHK of Sydney lia invented an e|,., Mi, machine foi int; tin poehioni of maenlti in lln vicinity of torts, said to he far ahead of any other appliances a like nature evir before invonted. The Bydn> <i lijii'i'li, which sent reporter
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  • 31 2 Teleuhaphic advices Iron) Bai announce that tin- expedition li has .oine tn an end. The Acliine-e li.id not iired shot line* their lail Tint Dutch lield torce are retini haadpjuitara.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 532 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. llanatactorers ot DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OF: AU EIII4 Of SAFETY FUZE AJID ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. The above Kzpumiites, Seiko aix majiuvactvbed is uebat britain, aki hade to fabb the hioh stahdasd of fubity ajid safety tests imroseil by the beitish
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    • 892 2 NOTICES. IXIWW HALL, ORASD CHARITY CONCERT In aid of BT. NICHOLAS'S HOMF.. Daaaa thi raranenea rr h. c the OOVEIINOR am I.AL'Y MITCHELL. Th'irtduy, 19</i 4«f r pHE followioK lad.** and gentlemen 1 liar* kindly proniii- d th'ir valuable MtisUme. Mrs" Sultmann, who will sins '.Nymphs and Shepherd*," by Purer
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    • 950 2 LATEST" A DVKIMISK.MKNTS. LLOmm KKiilsiEK Of HKITISiI AND KOKKION SIIIPPIMf 7] llattery Road, IllaasiW DriilMi 11. v ul- 11 .•<• from thin Port, Mr. C. Kilt), k will act as HIMIBJII to thi- abo'.c Society. ALi;X. KIDD \.i mi-' i-ih MM 1- THK STHAITS INSURANCE coMI'ANY. I.I.MITKD MR. H. I.
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    • 7 2 J.OK CK.NKKAI. Mlll'l'lNU ICWa HKE I'AUK 4.
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    • 91 2 M. S. 8. intend*) for Un olroll* Tim* ahooM h* writUn on on* Bid* of ttM f.on only. By th» oaflent of tkat «mdition. mv; SI. S. 8. an r»j»rt*<J th»t might utliarwiM bo |.üblmli~i All »^Terti«iii(r contrn-U are Bllbinot to th» nondition that th« M»n»«»r m*7 Iwn th. Bdr»rtiiwni«Dt
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  • 1562 3 wi> I'Kon.K. ,\oT I1K1I).] Mwria, ISA .l«y«*r th:it WO. Who live in lonieeofthi m full ereiiit Jwork We think ofthe the Botiaoder I his tlorlMll A. h.en iv« mi) tli.it I write I and i.-c of travelling el Dutch. 1 write of what I lea 1 trarened by
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  • 248 3 AHIoN IN INDIA. In regard to the question of the Hed Bea Lichis, the following are the steps ta«i--n b) the piiiicipal public bodies in India: I'hc Committee of the Bengal Chamber ol Commeroe, in addition to making rcpieseutaiions tothas Government ot i.cugal, with the request that
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  • 351 3 1H K Uli. Hl' OK HKI'I.V. Mr James Wilh.un Norton Kyshe, barri-ter. and Refristrar of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, io a work on the I.awand Privileges relating to the Attor-Dey-tieneral and Solicitor-General oi England, gi\es a rittum of the oaws which have been .leei.h I on the
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  • 1603 3 ISLAMIC AGITATION 'I'Iip Slnnilnr'l correspondent at Constantinople wrote last month:—Notwiths!aiili'i? the w irk entailed upon hint by tin- Qrwk I) lestion. Um Sultan II actively pursuing the UUUnic Mi "d. One of the inoM Important steps taken in this direction has ben tba Iirm of •rrrncent orders
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  • 222 3 London, Friday, Jtt!i/ 2'.ird. Ox Saturday last there was n great Md day for racing cyclists at Btrmiaffbam, for the National Oychsis' I'nion was then hoi, line its second batch of National Championships. The Australian representative, QoodaOß. showed up well inhisprehininaiy heat ot the One Mile Championship; hu
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  • 70 3 The racing in the Five Miles Chump.unship was scarcely faster, and appealed Indefinitely tedious, except one h.-ai wiiea the old tinier, 1-. sitroud, forced the running, and earned thunders of gaik'ry applause. Of course he did not expert so win, and mi BOusequeatiy not dimippoiuted. The final heat saw the
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  • 89 3 The professional events were well con-te-leil. all, l ***** l WOO sllllalilv enough I>V a Birmingham man, who wasnatnraUy oust nt bOBIS on the local track, but in nny case was the beat man of the day. ami deserved !,',t!i Us quarter and one mile honours. A championship in which
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  • 158 3 At the Crystal raises on Batarday, during tlie progress of the somewhat tedious bandied miles race for ilie UsrwanUaa (up. ii couple of v oluaiul trouper.-, over fur me Juuiioe, wees iilieuneil in ilie crowu mill uuly escorled in.o the em.10.-ure, aim some amusement was caused by their InMiig photogranbed
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  • 237 3 MAI MiT n *iiiir.Ui»miU«vrai>ii mnnitror. is suiu to Lie MUftttd uywll l>.\ ihulutuVDa in UnUaii iSurui Horuuu u» u i«rupi»i. 1*0 attain tais rauK, it is MMMNUJ! tu pelioiin a rile caned A.u'/i«, whim in' npuMd 10 nwdiK uw i>ertoruHa invulncraUlu. Ino canUiuaiu tor lliu OiUm 01
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  • 927 3 THE HAWAIIAN DIFFICn.TY. Imperial sanction having been given to tlie proposal to submit the trouble with Hawaii toarbit ration, the Japanese Foreign Department, on the 28th July, sent a despatch to the Hawaiian Government accepting the proposal. It seems that the Hawaiian Gcverniii' nt expected from 1 1
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  • 50 3 YEBTEKDAY'd RESULTS, stxr.l.Ks. Mrs. s,,in,-rwii +i v. Mrs, Adam*, owe 3 (postponed). not BIAS. Mrs. Held snd Mrs. founders, owe I, Madame Bntsier de Thuy and Mr^. Jelley, r.-i-. UJ.4 |„i, Miss Bogle and Mis- M. Bogle, tet, ixuU Un.Balimann snd Mn. Kyunenloy, -i\ 6-i, 6-1
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  • 55 3 < lIAMIIoNHHIr. Mi*. Btokea v. Mrs. Adams (postponed). lIAMI'los.-111l- PAiaS. Mi- >al/niaiiu sad Cap*. Panona v. Ur. and Mrs. Eeld. tin. Kynneraley and Mr. LoveU, r. Mi--Bogle ana Burg -Col Btokea. i:. HIXBU Ml BUI hin"l Mrs. Hooper sud Mr. Maxwell v. Mi-, fc imervilki anil Mr.
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  • 49 3 For China snd Japan, 1'.i,,-. 11 wri h, duo 19th Aug.. is, ha MeyarA'Co. Pennng «ud Calcutta,' Cheh/Jra, dixe dOlli Any H tuslead 4 Co, Sydney via ports, Mttadaro, due J od \ug.. Boostesd 4 Co. rJurope, bayir.i. <;u<- ftSad Aug. Beta Meyer 4 Vo,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 563 3 ABRAMS'S HORSE REPOSITORY. RACK HORSES, OABKIAGE HORSES, AND rONIKS. A shipment of sixty head, ex XI7DDEA, just landed in fust rate eoivlitiun, and most of them reailv for immediate use. Amongsl them are several very hanil-ome pairs; al-o. Several very Stylish Cob- and Potties. Kvi-ry facility of trial given. This
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    • 1379 3 E\LK;KMPLOYMENTS: r:ANDPKKSONALB. ic, Id cents a line; 2nd and 3rd cent* it line 4th to 6th time*, 6 tie. 7th to 18th time*, 3 cents •rward*. 2 cents a linn; but no than one dollar. Thin, a thrrrtuMmest close net, in this type, lertcd 3 time* forsl.of>;aweek for jrtnight for
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 288 3 WKATHKR ItKPOKT Kmuiany Krrtniu Hotpitw. I7«A Aug, IW7. H».m S p.m. 9 p.m. KimaRKS. Bar. 20.986 :VM-> 2» 904 Temp. 850 88.1 826 W. B'lbThi-r 79.0 784 790 >,l Dir.of Wind P.E. S. S.E. J Max. Temp, km? ."3 Mm 7»0 Max. in Bun I v,.!i Terr. rad. 09 0
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  • 116 4 Datk. Vksskl's Namb I iv. ai;,.. Captain Destination &Og 17 KutSßiig 17 M. Ri.knicis 17 Id/.umi Man i Ik Hebe 18 Centaur 18 Astral I- M:il:i.-.-H M Whatt Hin 18 Bun Hin Ciuan I Hun Seng QOBO 1M (iiaug In Ho I-eon;,' It* r-iirf»ll» 18 AmyTurn*r Brit. etr. Payne
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  • SHIPPING
    • 175 4 Onderthiaheatling the following abbrevia tiona are u«>d :—str.—ateamer «h.—thip bq.-barque: Brit.-British U.S. United States: Fr. French; Qer—German; DutDuUh; Joh.—Jobore; *c., G.c, General cargo d.p.-deck paa»engeri; tain j T. P. W.-Tanjong Pagar Wharf, T. P. D.-Taniong I^gar Dock B W. Borneo Wharf; J. W.-Jardine'f- Wharf;N.H.W.New Harlwur Wharf; N.
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    • 1723 4 AiiiviuKiDCi Noon or Yesti.bday. Aitral, Brit. str. 1,471 tons, < apt Major. 18th Aug. From P. Srmbilan, lbth Aug Oil T. C. Bogaardt. From Hongkong, 18th-W Aurora, Brit. etr. 1,836 tons, Opt Green. 18th Aug. From Calcutta, Bth Aug. Coals. Byrne A Co. U— Rds. /(<z,i(.im, Dut. str.
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    • 439 4 Name, port, probable date of am.'/, n/il name of agentt. Beugloi', London, Aug 1»; I. Sim..: Bayern, Hongkong, Au« -22 Belli) U.'jur. Bt-nlarig, U'kong, Aug LM j P. Sinn. C. Aptar. Calcutta, Aug Hi S. A M.-ci. Ceres, Hamburg, Sent 0 Uauti'iiU j Ceylon, Hongkong, Sejit 11; P.
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  • 140 4 S Vbmbl'b Namb. A Tom Captain lnou Mailkd Common uks Aug 17 P. AU'ianiier Dut str. 10W Kunming* SamarMM kum uiVmlAAc... 17 TordenskioM Nor str. 7SB DanislMa I'lmnriinK Auk I^' 17 Idzumi M»ru J»p. str. Uttf.t Nunoim Huml.ny lag 3 1. Simons ami Co 17 Danlanm Bnt.str. 'J*M Ort'Kor>
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 354 4 NOTICES. MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST REPUTATION EVERYWHERE. Fortify the System against Disease PURE BLOOD SEC 'IES GOOD HEALTH. b i H I B J% B tr J II Bfc^a CBBCNOE OR FLUID EXTRA 5T OF RED JAMMii^A »il« 1829. (^UUUa»^^aUaHAMLIA3LSBI LIVER, DEBILITY, ERUPTIONS, WEAK and LANCJID FEELINGS, *<, over 6O Years'
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    • 81 4 TIMES" ANU "BUDOKT." '*> r«« ''■'<■. MO a y.'iir or ••'•.•j a in. mill, or ten oantaaoopy. Straiu i i, po-t fr,.,-. y .-..ir, orlSaqnar ar i.- kdvertietai rmt< 1 are lii-i Mi,,... 1.-,, ;ir( Umaa, Kteanti Hne; ttfa tofltb tin,.-., r, cent ii lin,-; 7th tv l-tli in,,.- loaata
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    • 457 4 NOTICES. I LANGUID WOHEH I PALE CHILOHEX OLD Vl. or I.E. INVALIDS YIN CHAPOTEAUT (□UPOmOTS WBE OF POTME) A DELICIOCS KUTIUTIVE nrnouun Thi. tllnHllUry «ra. it eisiljr •»imilt»d «1m •o olh«r lolid 0r liquid fooj will rcnuiß oa toe WJS!} Cats* mm as ;?>«* II 5' s i J O
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    • 433 4 I NOTICE^ Ayer's Cherry Pectoral For Cold*, Coughs, Hronchitli, Sore Throat, Influenza, and Incipient Consumption, M rcinedy approaehe* Ayer's Cherry -etorul. It has long heen the uicst P"i'iil;ir nml successful iiniKlvn^ MpWtafMat in I'liannacy, and is everywhere iipproved and reconiincnded by tlie Faculty. It soothes the hitlunvxl inctnlirane, breaks up
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    • 266 4 NOTICES. KATZ BROTHERS, LIMITED. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. JUST OPENED: A new shipment of our well-known NAVY BLUE SEKGES. These West of England Serges have a reputation throughout the Straits and Native States, and are absolutely unequalled. TROPICAL WEIGHT. MEDIUM WEIGHT. PRICES MODERATE. Style and tit guaranteed. Our Tailoring Department is thoroughly
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