The Straits Times, 24 August 1897

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    12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: |831. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1897. NO. 19,310,
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      827 1 lk jUNKOCOMrANT.LIMITID Hf suadwd Lifc Assuraoo*. Company (Fir.). K *^.hl. Uf. A«»-o. Boci*y. VM Co»puiy. o*J Staaa NaTigati.m Company. JZ rjmh- Ufw r Company. In.iuranm Company, Limited. lortiruUn at thoao Companies, Me Urn LiV«tS-«t of ihk iSmo con- I :ED AuMita. ;MSHII'(OMI'AM?>r I)KH( C, t'OLLYKR (JIIAY, V T i Wharves,
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      839 1 i^BUCHANAN WHISKY •■^SHSHHIMIIi i o nr iir r~% r™ 1 o t sole importers "■^^^rc™* IS THE DLO T katzbros SOLD BY ALL LICENSED BPIBIT DEALERB. LIMITED. SAIIB AB PfI'PUKD TO THE HOUSES OF LORDS AND COMMONS AND TO ALL GOOD LONDON CUBS. Sl/12 2 1I(I lll!) SMOKE "HELIOS" MANILA
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      315 1 /1 AN ADI AN PA' Il'lO RAILWAY COMPANY. ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE. THE FAST KOU IK BETWEEN CHINA JAPAN, AND EUUOPK, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. ROUTE VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI EOBK, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA, AND VANCOUVER, B. C. TwinS, •ivwStrnniships-e.OOOTons- 10,000 Horse-Power— Speed 19 knots. Proposed BiILIBGi from Huxi^koni;. Empress
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      673 1 INSUHANCES rflH KSTHAIIS IN S U KA N 5 K 1 COMPANY, LIMITED. eBtablibhkd ]hhs. Head Office, Binoapobe. Capital Fully Subscribed 53,000,(KX) Capital Paid-up £00,(100 Reserve Funds I 163,i-J0 Balance of Working Account to 81st December, 1896 884,N« Clash Assets at 3Ut December, 1896 1,394,ft16 A. 8. MURRAY, Secretary Cnderwriter
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      309 1 INSURANT CANTOX INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED. Capital Subecribcd $2,800,00 U. Amount paid up 500.000. I Reserve fond 1,200.000. ll m. 'ini.T. Hokokoxo. The underaigirad, kntm.lwi »pp.. V ii.-a Agents of the above 't.mj*my, nre prepared to iccept Marine Kiski at current rat«a. A Boq.ib is annually paid to all contributors of
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      700 1 BANKS. THE NATIONAL HANK OK CHINA LIMITED. Authorised Capital £1,000,000 Subscribed Capital 600,000 Head Oiiici Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS:— D.. Gillies, Esq. Chan Kit Shag, E«q. H. Stolterfoht, Esq. Chow Tung Shan, Es<|. Knan Hoi Chuen, E9q. Chief Makaqkb: Geo. W. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits, For 12 months
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      714 1 a safp: mkdicine for children IN ImyiiiK a cougli medicine for children I never be afraid to buy Chamlterlain'n 'ctiiKli Krmcvly. There in'no danger from it ami relief is always sure to follow. I imrtieulnrly rvconimpnd (Tlmmberlain'* because I h;ive f.,nn<l it to lw>, wfx ami reliable— H. A. Wai.kir,
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    COMMERCIAL.
    523 2 BOMMMfc 24th Arorsr, Id97. IMiODIJCE. (Hates art corrected to one p.m.) (iambirr f H.ti2*,. Copra Hall, (1.30. ilo l'oiitianak, li.OO. Pepper, Black la-is. do White, (5%) 30.374. S.ci K'c.urSarawak, ,8.2ft. .lo Brunei, 2.4.5. 1'carl cSaifo S.tt). I Coffee, Bali, picked 40.00. Cofiee Palembang picked 42.00. j Coffee, Liberian, No.
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    SHARKS WANTED.
    35 2 Municipal Uebenturee 6%. Do. I>o. 6%. Janjonß Pagar Boudn. New Prys Kiver Dock Co. Puniom*. Straits IceC^o. Mstdsml *Co. Uaulis, Contributory. F()k SALE. l'onf>eranK I'lanting Sliarc9. SOMKUVILLi: ,t OUNX, Exilian** i Share Brokers.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    198 2 !■'<"■ Pr ,tr. Tin,,. To-Mokhow. Batavia fTurfmiiiu, 7am Cherlbofl S'arang I'tnamj Hoar Glanggi, -j Penang an.l Dell Hebt, 2pm Klnr.g via ports Boon San 11, 2p ni Labnao via ports BmuHimawfa. 3p m i Padang via ports M. Vnjhunhi, 3 p.m.' Ilangkok Uecntr, 3 >m Manila Hollo /.v,,,,,.,'
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    253 2 AKKIVALS. I I'er M. M. t, SnuH Simmu from Vokohinnn:- Mr. 11. W. Anderson. From Honjjkong: Mc-r-. A. Harrison. 1.. Kt/.el 11. 8. Aliier, \V. H Purness, Mrs. Douglas Mr. and .Mr-. Low, and Mr,. LevalliereT lVr S.S. Chan I'li'ia from Klang via pons -Mr. Melbonra. IV. M.
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    THE STRAITS TIMES. TUESDAY, 24TH AUGUST, 1897 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE PEACE.
    82 2 THE STRAITS TIMES. TUESDAY, 24TH AUGUST, 1897 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE PEACE. Established: 1831 PRICK 10 CENTS. [Sulncription rait* and advtrtinng rait* may U found mi th* fourth page.} I.i'Kii UUndBT^I PROPOSAL*. iMixion, 2-ilh August. Lord Salisbury has proposed to the rowers to take steps to enable Greece to raise a
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    INDIA.
    45 2 FRONTIER TROUBLIM. The Atii'li tribesmen have attacked the forts at Ali Musjid. General Maude, yesterday, officially expressed fours that all the tribes in> that ijuarter had riifen. The Ameer uf Afghanistan denioa all responsibility for the rising, and blames the fanatic mullahs for it.
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    RUSSIA. THE DUEL.
    41 2 RUSSIA. THE DUEL. I'HKSIUENT FAURK'S RECEPTION. President Faure has met with a grand reception at the Peterhof palace in St. Petersburg. FllSCa HENRI'S RECOVERY. Prince Henri of Orleans has recovered from his wounds, and proceeds ag»in to Abyssinia in March next.
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    UNITED STATES.
    54 2 PRICE OK WHEAT. (treat excitement prevails in the American markets owing to wheat reaching one dollar a bushel. In the Western States of the American I'liion, wheat ovcaaioonJly falUtoa very low owing to dffleulties of transport. Sometimes it doe, not pay to export corn, and it has to
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    13 2 I.adv Mitcueli. will bo "At Home" on Wednesday, September Ist, at 4.45 p.m.
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    317 2 An indignant correspondent desires to bo told if foreign consuls are privileged 'to insult and assault an Englishman with impunity in a British Colony."' They are not so privileged. In a British Colony, they havenu privileges bi t they share the common tight to be adjudged innocent until they be
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    9 2 Thk Straits Budget was issued at noon to day.
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    13 2 I)k. (Jai.lowav advertises for a medical ollicer for a three months' steamer voyage.
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    16 2 It is alleged that the Hongkong Hank is to open a branch at Chemulpo in Corea.
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    14 2 TO-DAY, Miss Bogle plays Miss M Bogle for the ladies lawn tennis chain pionship.
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    21 2 Thk mail steamer Bit WHIM left Colombo at 1 p.m., last night, and may he expected here on next Sunday afternoon.
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    67 2 Tmt ftrinawnt last night, entered a sliop in North Bridge Road, and asked change for two dollars. While ther money-changer was engaged in counting out the money, one of the nun snatched a bag from a shelf and disappeared. I'nfortunately for tho tiiiel, a constable was passing and arrested him
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    89 2 Londok, 13th August. Mb. Kit. hik. on Wednesday. NMtw4 representatives from the Trinity House and Uoy.l Y as well as from the grent Shipping Companies, for the purpose uf considering the question of a lighthouse for Socotra. The Companies were all in favour of a lighthouse, but
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    NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
    90 2 1 Xl run AND UMIBH Kf.KKTS TftE Japan Mail hears that the joint squadrons of Great Britain and Japan will manoeuvre in company in the waters of Hokkaido during the latter part of this month. The Japanese Standing Squadron was to tit- r assemble at Hakodate about tho
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    SHANGHAI.
    132 2 FEATHER CLEANI.NU Tub prospcotuM has been issued at Shanghai of a Company to be aJlaa The Shanghai Feather Cleaning Company, Limited.* The capital is to be Tls. 150,000. The Mercury says:— We have not the least doubt that it will he a money-making concern, as feathers can be obtained
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    CHINESE REBELLION.
    186 2 OUTBREAK IN canton As inpurrection is spreading in Canton province. The trouble arose through the imprisonment of three men belonging to a gaiif; of bandits by a magistrate for plundering. This gang had fastnesses in the adjacent ills and numbered nearly 500 men, but they wen- allied with
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    FATAL EXPLOSION
    253 2 At Shanghai, on the 9th instant, a tremendous explosion of a magazine occurred at the Kiangnan Arsenal camp The result was that twelve men were killed outright, and more Were expected to die. Ike place where the explosion took place is a small camp, about l'">i> feel square,
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    GOLD STANDARD IN JAPAN.
    318 2 AN AMKUI. AN HBW Senator Fwttjgcv* has pra anted to tliu Senate ut HFiahinfton a statement prepared by himself, [riving Japan's reasons for adopting the gold standard •Senator 1'ettigrew tajn thai Im ia convinced that the fold standard has been adopted entirely in the interests <if
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    CONCERNING CONSULS.
    427 2 AN AI.LKOATIOM OF ABBAI LT TO THE EDITOR OF THI STRAITS TIM tt Sin, It would be interesting to kn o how far a foreign coisul may ;is nau an Englishman, and the latter be uiiahle to obtain a hearing in uourt. On s lll]r day last, Mr
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    SEARNGOON MURDER CASE.
    526 2 Ox the court re-assembling after tillin, yesterday, Um further hearing of this case was resumed. Mat Sirat said ho was a sjardeasf > Mr. Schomberg, and lived in Mm e I pound of that gentleman's house He knew the deceased, and saw him las) on the 14th
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    CHINESE GOLF.
    236 2 MiMxd in canton. Tin: .V.,,7/ i yi j received the following letter from Can tan: A party of Oovommenl have been prospei ting in Kw;. province, for mineral deposits, and have com,- acroM an alleged rich del auriferous quarti among bills. The Met ipecimen of quarts when crushed
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      506 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S i EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturer! ol DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OF: All iinkc or SAFETY FUZE Mi ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. iHI ABOVk |BMm| BIIKO ALL ma»ufactcbii. i\ iluti Britain, ask mauz Tv FAM THI HIUH «TAXDAKI> OF FUBITT A>D lAFBTY TIKTH IMPOKII BY Till
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      631 2 TO-NIOHT! TO-NIGHT!! TUESDAY, AUG. 24™, 1897. POLLARDS Mi.UIHTIAN OPERA COMPANY. IS OILBEKT SULLIVAN S GREATEST SUCCESS. THE MIKADO ■in-Main WtBMMkT, Mk, I.ii M.i.-i.-.iit< Thi-rsday, 2eth. j *od > Boccaccio. Friday, 27th, Satvhday, Mh, Dorothy. Plan now open at \V. Robinson 6 Co.'h Mi-bio Room*, fTiMni Bawl PRICK: $2 A 11.
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      712 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. MEDICAL OFFICER WANTED. iIU.IHKD M.'.li.hl Officer wanted for \rl a thref months' at earner vuyagc. A| [ilv (in first instance) by letter to Die. galloway, 12, Battery 1.. i. I'-ird August, 1«»7. i»/8 V\ 'ANTED 10 IXR. I'knM OnffcW next, furnished bouse I J *,th four bedrooms, etc.
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      90 2 >l 8 8. istnvted for th* fllnili Tt*ut ahuulJ W »nf..ii on on* aid* of th* pww only Bj th* noiflent of that oondition. many M j.S.m rajcoud that mizht ntherwiM bo pnblina*d. All adT«rtiiin« oontrsota an nbjaot to tb* oontition that th* Manaftr may l*ar* th* ad?arti*»n»nt ont of
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    POLLARD'S OPERA.
    438 3 atw*ap house a*«einhled, last he Town Hall le welcome Lilliputian Open Comten to Singapore. M ihc audience were H. H the i Paketa) and suite. Gilbert ii'ic opera, The i- in which the m their and the frequent applause i;uiiii i Bwlli the fact Mikado" has not pet
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    FOOTBALL.
    468 3 INDOOBPOBJU RIFLE BBIQADB. WIN KOH TIIK s. c. C. friendly same between the above isptajredon the Esplanade, last fort a fair crowd of specIt arai expet ted that the flub Bgtbened by the inclut«o demons newly out home, but, alas, their were blighted, as the griffins t-urn up, an
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    THE STORY OF NEW GUINEAS.
    1205 3 THE STORY OF NEW GUINEAS. Tmm who have followed the history of British New (ininm will turn to this volume with much eagerness, and they Illy Will not be disappoints) after the declaration of sovereignty Sir Samuel Qrifitfa rofuiied to Sir William MaogragM as one who bald the opinion that
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    TO-DAY'S MAIL
    1021 3 ROYAL, VISIT TO IRELAND. The arrangements in connection with the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Ireland are practically complete. Their Itoyal Highnesses were to reach Kingstown on Aug. 18. They will remain .it Dublin as the guests of the Lord LwoteMMi till Aiif. M,
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    KAUB.
    1251 3 The Acting Mining Manager's Report for the four weeks ending 19th August, 1897, runs as follows MININU. Raub Holr.- No. I shaft, 220 ft. level. At the date of my last report, we were crosscutting east and west from the south end of the maindrive, with the object of
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    THE PROJECTOSCOPE.
    109 3 Eiiison's I'rojectoseope was shown last night for the lirst time in the tent at the foot of I'Vt Canning, and attracted a fair crowd of spectators. The exhibition is a very attractive one, and is well worth seeing. Last night, the show was scarcely [n good working order,
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    ARRANGEMENTS
    117 3 Ti sßJur, Mn Ai own. High Water. 7-'T p.m. L L. T. C. Tournament. Temperance Meeting. Sepoy Lines. 8. Poliard'a Lilliputians. Towu Hall. B. Projectoscopa. Hill Street. 9. \Vku.\ksuav, 86rfl A.OOOST. llis;h Water. i).Si a.m. SM p ni. c W. Association. Qovt. House. \-j. Regimental BporU. Tanglin. 4.;! U.
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    HOME NOTES.
    825 3 Johnny: "Pa, why is it th«y call it single blessedness t* Pa "Ai a sort of consolation to the people who do not happen to be married." Yes, pa, but they apeak of married blis^." That is to reconcile those who are married and wish they weren't." The
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    LADIES. LAWNS. TENNIS CLUB
    46 3 YESTKBDAY'S RESULT M.V.I.X lIANDK AP. Mrs. Adam -Sets! .Mrs Somerville f 8, «-3. TIE FOB TU-IMY. 'HAMI'IoNHIIir. Miss Bogle v. Miss at. liogle TIE FOX TO-MOKKOW. CHAMPIONSHIP PAIKS. M A. lams and Mr. Kainnie v. Hiss M. Kogle ami Barf. Col. Stokes.
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      51 3 VESSELS IDVSBTIBBD Tosui. i „i Hongkong, C. Apear, due SStb Aug., Sari 4 Hoses, London, Pinfimsy, <lv,- :'-"4li Aug., Borneo 00. Java Ports, m i,oa Mth Aug., Hoiu-l.-:l I Co. Wsetem Australia, B%ltan, on 2^ih Auk., w. .Miin»ii..i,i A to. or Boustead Co. Labuan and iandakan, ÜbsUs, this weak, Borneo
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      13 3 S D<uo>rrruui f SCondy's tuid| A "Supp'.it. Oi (Kililaal yr In in ../u!i-r.
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      904 3 NOTICES. NOTICE. MY wife, Blanche, bavins; loft my protection since tl>» ITtli July, 1897, I will not be responsible fur nny debts which she may incur. 27/8 (3d.) T. J. LES9LAR. NOTICE. THE second annual general ling of the Singapore Fire Insurance Association will bo held in the 'Exchange Room,'
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      695 3 FORBALE; KMI > U)YMENTS; TO LET: AND PERSONALS. r Ist Tims, 16 cents a line: 2nd and 3rd times, MlcenUa line 4th to 6th times, S eentsa line; 7th to ixtli times, 3 cents a linn; afterwards, 2 cents a line bat no charge less than one dollar. Thus, a
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      122 3 WBATHSB REPORT. Kmulaay Ktrbau Ihmpital, L'.'W Any, mi. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. !> p.m. Kkmai:ks. Bur. i.'!!.!).'):.' :.'».(< its Lit.«<*o L'emp. H3.7 ».->.o 81.3 \V. li'iiilTier 7&A 7tf.O 77.S Si'S Dir. of Wind s.n.u. S.s.i:. S.E. £i£.Sf Mu\. Temp. 8U it b Mm 7-US .S B.M Max. in Sun 14D.0
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      151 4 Under thi»headin({lhe following abbrevm tions are used :—str—iteamer sh.—ship bo-barque: Brit.-Britiiih U. 8. United State*; Fr. French; Ger.—German; Dut.— Dutch; Job.—Johore; Ac, G.c, Oeneral cargo d.p.—deck piwuengers; U.—Uncertain; T P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D—Taniong Pagar Dock B. W. Borneo Wharf: J. W.^Jardine's Wharf;N.H.W.New Harbour \V
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1520 4 Arrival* Hincf Noon of Yisterhay. Ban Fo Soon, Dut. str. 222 tons, Captain Odink, 24th Aug. From Pont ianak, 19th Aug. G.c, 40 dj>. Lim Assam. For Pontianak, 26th—Rds. (asiiu*. Ger. str. 1,469 tons, Capt Unruh 23rd Aug. From Muroran, 4th Aug. 0— w China Wo, Brit, str.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      368 4 \ame, port, probablt date of arrival, and name ol agenli. Bombay. Hongkong, Aug 87 P. A O. Bayern, Europe, Nov II Behn Mayer. Bluiinl.'ira, Ciiliutla. Aug Bousirad Banlarif, H'km, tag J4 P. Hamona. C. Apcar, CalenUa. Aug 2fi; s Miwes. On™, Hamburg, Sept Rautenli.i-. Cerlo^Honakonf, Sapt II j
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    ARRIVALS.
    107 4 I j Vmoi/s Name. Ton*. Captmn Fbom hailm,. QtaHMia Aug 23 Oodavery MM str SIS l'rolot Bntavin Lua fill U-ri.i., 23 Trvi.. Nor.tr. 710 H,inn,,i,.,| B»dong Aui MOT C SLur.ll M^MiU O«r Btr. 14W. r,,,,,h .M.uoru,, 'i Bo B"»" H 24 K. Simons M.M str. 21»:2 Munlicnx. Bkiaon \ui/
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    CLEARANCES.
    107 4 lATK. llv >KHTIHATIOS UK l;1 liitliu.il Moein U'4 Sam Tor •14 I'akan L>4 Ban ll m Uuan 24 Secun.lra M <ilciißarry SM I.aui.l Hran.h M Bengkalis M Voi»art» •U Carolina 24 Bankn M Eriient Simons 24 I Yarra 2i Oodaverv LM Cachamire Dut str. Brit >ir. str. Ocr. »tr.
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      713 4 NOTICES. JAMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WHISKIES AUK THE KrST VAI IK IN THK MAKKKT: y V $11.00 PER CA'K, PITY PAID. V V SIM'X'I AI- K I:SKI{ K. S1:<00 PE CABK Bi;TV PAID IX>MINIK. 10 YKAKS < >LI $I6o PER <■ ABE DUTY D OBTAINABLE FROM RETAIL DEALERS, OR Me
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      277 4 NOTICES. JOSEPH BAKKK. COHHCTIONEK ARD VIINXA BREAD BAKER. BEOS to inform the Ladies and <>entieiii. n of Singapore that he haa opened a Confectionery and Vienna Bakery at No. 6, Victorin Street, next to the Convent. Cak<-' Hint weddins cakes at moderate charges, and all other different kinds of calces
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      415 4 NOTICES, I GRIMAULTS SYRUP HYPO-PHOSPHITE ol LIME FOH DISEASES OF THE CHEST All suffering from Catarrh, Consumption, Obatinata Coughs or Colda and those allected with diseases of the Chest, Lunga and Bronchial Tuba*, should take UIIaOLTS STROP ofHYPO-PHOSPHITEifUM Prescribed by the leading medical authorities in all countries for Ibe last
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      334 4 NOTICES. Indigestion Loss of Strength And Appetite. The testimony of Mr. B. Dennis, Adelaide, South Australia, who was cured by Ayer'a Sarsaparilla, is like unto that of many thousands of others. He writea ••It is with very much pleasure that I testify to the great benefit I received from usiiiß
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