The Straits Times, 30 August 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times ESTABUSnED. 1831. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1897. NO. 19,315.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 888 1 |VII ftOKKSO COMPAMT.LIaIITMU I<HI Staodard Life Asamnuic*. Monhoh Cnion K'ir* Inmraae* Sm-Hy ,m»o..mp(Uiy (Kin.) u .!«l.i» Life Amu. Mutual Steam N-oripiti.n I'ompaaj. .si l*K«< I Bl Marttim*' InjarftDcw <'ompiuiy. Limited. r p»rt].uUm of thoas Companies, s<x> the 1 -rtuMMt of TUX HOKNKII COMIMITKIV A«onU s I KAMSHII' COMPANIES. I 8m
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    • 845 1 •■immW taiwi wMm Jm tS an Jl* w W W JmJm^^mW mßmwma mm* g «a«- 1 a «t* |wa& M-a A t-otn BOI.K IMPORTKRS Bc a IW Ihu DLO KATZ BROS, SOLD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DKALEHS. I JAITTp]) BAMB AS SI'PTMED TO THK HOUSES OF LORDS AND COMMONB AND
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    • 457 1 Oi BAN -IEA.M SHIP COMPANYEAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Lid. AND NEDEKLANDfCUB BTOOMVAART" .M. \IS( H.VII'U OCEAAN. 1 I.c CoinpaaVs steamers are despatched from l.i\ ii-ooS outwards for the Strait*. Cbina, and .In pan, is ml from Jnpim li. m rtiinls for Lou lon every ten days, and have
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    • 694 1 INsriUNCKS rpH ESTIIAI T 8 I KBU B A N I K 1 COMPANY. LIMITED. ESTAIILISIIED 1883. Hrad Ob Firs, Hikoafobk. I Capital rully Subscribed «3,OOO.(.IO Capital Paid-up t«m.(H¥l Reserve Funds 16S^l>0 Balance of Working Account to 81st December, lKOfi S&J,SK.-> Cash Assets at 81st Deccmbor, 1H46 L.-W4.MB A. S.
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    • 404 1 INSURANCES. CANTON INSIHANCE OFFICE LIMITED. Capital ■ansillllil $2,500,000. Amount paid up KescrTefund 1,200.000. Head Oftick. Homoiomo. The im.l.-n*iirnt-<l. having been appointed AgenU of the above l ompany, are prepared to K-cept Marine Hiskx at current rates. A Il.mis i 8 annually paid to 1 1 contributors of bu iue a
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    • 838 1 P.ANKS. THK NATIONAL BANK OP CHINA UHITXD. AuthoriKed C.ipit.,l tI^OSyOW Subscribed Capital t 600,000 Hkad Omni iioi.tKontt. COURT OF DIRXCTORBI D. Gillies, Eta Chan Kit Hbag, Esq. H. stolterfoht Esq. Chow Tung Shan. Esq Kwan Hoi C huen, Esq. CiiiKr Manager: See, W v Plarfair. Int<-r-t h in.-.I liej.osits, ro,
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    • 866 1 IT IS THE BEBT. That Is Why DRi-ontgrt Ricomhind It. tiHAMRKKLAIN'S Congh Remedy fi»es the best satisfaction of any cough I medk-ine I handle, and, a* a nellor, leads nil other preparations in this market. I recommend ii betanse it It the best medicine I have »vcr handled for roughs,
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  • 490 2 .-..NKii-ukk 30IH Arul'tT, 1807. produce. (Hales are comcfe-i to one p.m.) Onniti er, f 7JOO. Copra Bali, i 3a P.ntianak 6.96. Pepper, Black, 1800. do White, (5%) 30.60. Sago Flour Sarawak 3.40. do Brunei, 2.45. Pearl Sago 8.70. Coflee, Bali, picked 42.00. Coffee Palembang, picked 46.00. Coffee. Liberisn, No.
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  • 233 2 MA ILS CLOSE. For I'frilT. Tim,. To-Mokrow. Bangkok Hud™, 11 a.m. Booiabaya via ports I'uh Ann, 11 a.m. Saigon Tibrt, 1 p.m. Mum Qlanygi, s; p.m. Ponan^ A Deli Qanym'de, i p.m. Aiii.iy via ports .V«m Yong, 2 p.m. M'bourne Syiney lihundara, 8 p.m. Fiemmitle via ports Sullnn, 8 p.m.
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  • 181 2 AKMVALd. Per s. C. 0. from Sourabava Mr. Burton. Xt 8. s. Ttrtta from I.;il>nan -Mr. J. Paris. I'er s. Snrie riorneo from Bulongan Mr. ami Mrs. Hagm-11. Per c. s.. llanymedt from I'enang:— Riirht Rev. Dr. K. Fee, Messrs. F. Ferrier, and Melville. lVr t, a. Inn
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  • 75 2 STRAITS TIMES Established: 1831. PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, 30th AUGUST, 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. WHEAT SUPPLY. [Subscription rate* and. advtrtinng rattt may be found on th* fourth page] ESTIUATID SIMRTASB Tendon SOth Augutt In France, an agitation has begun against the corn duties, owing to a riso in the
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  • 78 2 FRESH COMPLICATIONS. The Eastern Question is now in a very complex state and the situation changes daily. Lord Salisbury has made a fresb proposal to the effoct that Britain, France, and Russia shall guarantee an indemnity loan, and, shall undertake the control of certain branches of Greek revenue.
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  • 23 2 RIOII APPOINTMENTS. It is officially announced that Sir Evelyn Wood has been appointed Adjutant-General to the Army and Sir K. White, Quartermaster-General.
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  • 19 2 AITO.NOMY AORCKD TO. The Cretan Assembly has passed a resolution in favour of autonomy in Crete at once.
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  • 17 2 The Olengyle has been floated off and has been towed to Gibraltar. NATIVE STATES RACING.
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  • 158 2 A very grave scandal has been discovered and exposed in connection with the recent race meeting of the tank Turf Club, held at Taiping. The details of thescandal are sufficiently well known to all racing men in the Straits, and such details to non-racing men are not of much interest.
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  • 203 2 We cannot pretend to be (urprised at this occurrence, much as it it to be deplored lor the sake of honest sport in Malaya. We have already had occasion to criticize the methods and the whole principle of racing in the Native States. We protested, and carried with us the
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  • 163 2 The Committees of the various Clubs conducting race meetings in Malnya are largely to blame for that and those Committees contain a good many officers of the Government. It would be very regrettable if any of the young officers in the Native States, who are setting out on promising careers,
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  • 14 2 Ladt Mitchell will be "At Home" on Wednesday, September Ist, at 4.46 p. in
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  • 46 2 Wt publish a case that appears to call for British investigation in Johore. If inquiry prove the accusations to b true, it may become necessary to send to Johore a British Resident for such things cannot be allowed in a State for which Britain is responsible.
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  • 43 2 Owing to the excessive heat in London, on the 6th inst the Lord Chief Justice heard two cases without Ins wig, and, also, permitted counsel to plead without their wigß. The weather reports for that day recorded a shade temperature in l<ondonof£B degrees.
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  • 9 2 The homeward mail closes at 2 p.m on Wednesday.
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  • 9 2 The Straits Budget will be published at noon to-morrow.
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  • 10 2 Mm. Howard Newton arrived, this morning, by mail from Bombay.
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  • 13 2 The Singapore Gas Company advrr tiso an increase in the price of gag.
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  • 37 2 A cricket match was played on Saturday between teams representing tin S.C.C. and the S.V.A., resulting in a win for the latter. The S.V.A. scored 41 and the S.C.C. only 14, of which Mr. Blewett made 8.
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  • 14 2 To-nioht, at the Tanglin Club, there are to be amateur theatricals and a concert.
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  • 19 2 Thb Penang Municipality have secured a new fire engine from Messrs. Merryweather and Son*, at an outlay of SB.OOU
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  • 17 2 Mehsrs. Gaggino <fc Co. advertise having for sale Carrara marble slabs, tturopeau potatoes, and Italian table water.
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  • 20 2 A tki.koram via Ceylon announces tbe death of Sir William Jerv.'is, who was Governor of the Straits Settlements in 1876-1877.
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  • 22 2 Thb Bangkok Tramways Company report increasing raceipte and v profit of about 43,000 tiwils in tlie first six months of this year.
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  • 26 2 Mb. A. R. Venninj.' has taken up the post of Secretary to the Perak Ci.iv.-rn-ment. Mr. C Wray is to act as Ciuef Magistrate in S«langor.
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  • 22 2 The Penang Municipality has refused an application asking permission to erect boards for the purpose of general street advertising and bill posting.
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  • 24 2 It ii announced that Doctor de Sturlcr, a medical doctor of Berne, with the usual Swiss diploma, has established himself to practise in Singapore.
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  • 27 2 Thkrf. will be a Paperehase on Wednesday next, tbc meet to bu at Kuiuali Miskin Police Station, at sp. m. The finish will be at Government House.
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  • 30 2 The Gopeng Sky Races am to be held on Saturday, the 2nd of Octul er. There are seven events on Urn programme, and entries will close on tlie gotli September.
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  • 31 2 The administrntors of the esta'> af the lute Walter A. L. Banninf*, of British North Borneo, anVaitlai ihat all claims against the estate anal I'C vent in by a specified date.
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  • 31 2 Tiik Liverpool Journal of Commerce, of 6th August, discussing the loss of the ./Men, lays stress on the meeting of shipagents and shipmasters at Singapore, at which the subject was discussed.
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  • 30 2 T«o Chin Poh, who had eight previous convictions and came out of prison a month ago, was this morning sentenced to three months' imprisonment for fraudulent possession of two shells.
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  • 40 2 Hyuroi-iiobia is supposed to be unknown in Siam. But two persons alleged to have been bitten by a mail dog up-country, were, the other day, at Bangkok on their way to Saigon to undergo the Pasteur treatment.
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  • 53 2 TH E "CHEANG HYE TENG." As regards the s.s. Cheang Hijt 'l\nij, the l'uiang Gazette states that, when last there, her saaatW was Captain M. E. Scott; Chief Officer, Alexander Weir; 2nd Officer, George Jolin and Chief Engineer, J. McEwan. Her crew numbered, all told, 82. She was registered in
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  • 67 2 A Jaiankhe curio dealer, in Ili^h Street, reports to the police that he left his shop safe on Saturday night, and, on opening it this morning, MOM that a quantity of goodx, to the value of over $600 had been stolen. There was no clue to the thief, and
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  • 102 2 Tiik Perak and Ragri Benbilao Governments have directed that the royalty ontinexporteil from theta Stales shall, from the Ist September i.cxl \,r on a sliding scale per Mara, calculated on the Penang price of that metal per picul. The scale starts at a price of between Sa» to
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  • 137 2 On Wednesday, the marine i-injim rr« engaged on all stealing* trailing hum the port will cease work iiiili-^-, tinemployers concede the JMWIIII "I pay that have been demanded by the Singapore Engineers As;.ocintiiiii We were informed to-day, by tin 1 engineers' that, this mornint.'. UM Tan Kirn
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  • 70 2 It is reported that the Selang"ir()|)j urn Farm has been leased to Mr. Ixjk Yew ot Kuala Lumpur (the present tanner) 1 for the next two years, at 110 chesti p«i month, at *3^o a chest, or a decrease (j f 15 chests a month. Selangor is,
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  • 87 2 The Singapore Chamber of Ciiiiiiii,. r on August Kith, addressed the Strait,; Gov.-riiiiu-nt, firing cover to an appeal and recommendation from commander* of a number of home-going steamer* made through the Singapore Agent of tin- P. >V O. Company, urging the wtablishment ot a Ugh* on Bocotra.
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  • 112 2 Two more highway robberien ar.> reported in the Ferdk I'imieer. One by lialajn at Knggor, who threw lime in a hawker's eyes and otherwise assaulted him, robbing him of cash and stock t.i the value of $U7. The other was l.y four Chinese, who stuck up a country
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  • 142 2 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMKS Sir, Please allow me, through youi columns, to thank my friends in tlie Strait* Settlements for their very handsome present. Though I need nothing visible and tangible to remind me of Singapore, yet it is pleasing to hart in
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  • 187 2 ITBJCIAL ALI.oWAM KS TO RMH MI'SICIPAL INFLOWS. At a meeting of the Municipality of Penang. on the 27th instant, the President, Mr. J. Y. Kennedy, said that he h.-nl l. eived two petitions from the Municipal em pi. lyeee, regarding the high price of food and tlie
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  • 228 2 ■UM APOI.OOY Two C.imlnidians Kadir and Mohamad Bila -who claimed French protection, bad been imprisoned without trial by tna Siamese Government for mouths, and strained relations with France consaqnantly arose The ditliei.lty was not settled until the present month, when the Siamese Government gave way, and banded
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  • 222 2 An extremely interi^ting pMtefMBM of Dorothy' was given, 0» Saturday evening, by this talented company of children. Again, the huuße was crow. l. .1 entliuHusiu ran high, and eiMifttSS TCN numiToiis. Mms Klsn- Horwood w.ih exceedingly Hint—* fill in the title pall and little Miss Jessie Kurd was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 575 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturers of DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNA3IITE BUSTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OF: All Kmna or SAFETY FUZE ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. Taa ABOVB KIPLOSIVBD, BBIKO ALL HAaDPACTUBBD lit OBBAT BkITAIN, ABX ailit TO PISS THS HIUU STAHLIABU Of PUBITY AJID IAJ-BTY Tlln IKPOBBD BY TIIK BBITISU (MTBBXHBKT,
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    • 801 2 NOTICES, TOWN HALL. FOLLOWS LILLIITTIAN OPERA (OMI'ANY. to-sioht: to-night:: Mo.nliay 4 TfEiß*V, AMMi 30TH 4 31«T: The Princess of Trebijonde." \VSI>SBSbAV, KEPTEMDEK IST. 1 Les Clocbet de Corneville." I in- hmmy.Se pti ibi.k 2nd. Pirates of romance." C. A. POLLARD, Manager. TAXJONG PAOAB DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. THE half-yearly Ordinary General
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    • 855 2 LATEST AI>VKRTISEMEXTS. nTAJTTIO.— A fhineae Clerk with a tlior.iugb knowledge of -tiorthaiid and typewriting. 1/9 Apply to O. H. c/o Strath Times. EXTORT dl Kau do Cologne. Aicent wanted srenteallj s branch with view to obtain eoßStoeraMs reilu<tion n the fawllHIIS Adilr»'»»: J. M. Farina, ».ph-platz ColoKne. SO/8 l W
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    • 46 2 BHARE8_W ACTED. Municipal Ifc»l*ntun* Do. Do. Tin)>m Pstfar B'tmlfr. Ni w Prye Hiver Doek I'o. Pi ni 'in'. Straits Ice Co. M»ynarU i Co." Baaba, Contrit.utory. FOR SA1-E. IVngrrang l'lanting shares. 8OMERVILLE 4 GUNN, Ex'hanKe A Share Brokers. K>K I.E.\KI(\L >lt ill-ISO NKWb BIK PAQI 4.
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    • 91 2 M. 8. 8. Mended for U. Ktr*it4 T-mM wnttaa oa oae aide of the pacer only. By the naflact ol that ooadiUoa, but Jl. 8. 8. ara rajeoUd that aur ht otherwiaa W p«bliaa«4. All aJr.rti.in» eoatraoU ara labiart ta tha oonrilti<m that tha Maaafer aajr laara the adrartia»an»i oat
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  • 1297 3 M.1.K(.K1) TTBARNOUB IKKAIMKYI Of A CHINAMAN CAM V"X HKITISH INyfIKY. 01 k Attention has boen directed to i!,. ikMBM of explanation, b( an act of injustice and m ll'c part of thr (i.veiii ,1 Mis liighneil the Sultan of The victim is a ChinaMined Lee Soo
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  • 624 3 .-I.NO ifoUK WINS luilll UAME? Tun following mt'ssagf, dated the L'stn instant, bus been received from Hongkong: Vusterduy s moves misconception, we resign both games." As this is the first cable chess match for Singapore, il has excited a good deal of interest umongst chess-players andgouie degree ol
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  • 113 3 I met a nun who looked distraught. Hi- bair and dreei dishevelled, Wiiil-t in a hotch-potch (Hangs ol mew Persistently be revelled. ■■soui.i.-t li." be cried, Patladir Rn, I'aniiu l chau Mabrongse, Panunadharm Hirnja Hire, Pabtto rhuia Mrenfee. "WaraktUn kUka clink Pnrii-iaialua Parabul Buj«i Debta CnuUbmgkora
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  • 2249 3 NOTES, NEWS, AND REPORTS. .SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES. Another biography of Sir Stamford Rallies in arranged for by Mr. F. Fisher I'nwin. It forms part of a series of volumes illustrating the growth of the Queen's Empire, as shown in the lives of I he soldiers and governors who
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  • 931 3 (From the Timtiof Ceylon.") London*, August 18th. The Timti, in n leading article on the Afghan frontier trouliles, says tbe explanaI tioaa of tbe Amir's apologists are not I altogether re-a«suring, and that it would be well if the Amir understood clearly that there .ire limits to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 728 3 AUCTION SALES. 90S SALE Of VALUABLE CBOWK LANDS. SrrtATKD na Tei.ik Ayeu Hkci.amatiox. rpHK undersigned have Leon instructed 1 by R. Scott. Ks«|.. Collector ol Land Revenue, to sell by Auction, a! tli.ir sail. room, on Tlmrsiluy, 9tb Beptember, at M 0 p in. Seven valuable boUdlag niiotmentx Mtimtcl on
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    • 969 3 F()!{ SALK; KMPLOYMENTB: T( LET AND PERSONALS. Isttimr, lAcenta s line; Sod and Srd times, 10 cents a line 4th to 6th times, A cents a line; 7th to 18th tim««, 3 cents linn; aftern'iirdn, 2 ceiitu a line but do charge less than one dollar. Thu«, three. line advertise
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 99 3 WKAIHKK RKPOBT. fsssis iji Ktrl>au Vasptel.SM* .4i< twl. :< a.ni a p.m. I) p.m. I.'EMAUKt. U»r. JPliOtiAiWMat.Utta I. nip. BLO K4.0 Ht.'J rJ A. B'll.Ther 77..-I T7J 76.8 ?i i I'ir.of Wind ».«.w. s. s .w. i.g.w. x~- -c Mac Temp Mm 74.0 c > 3 Max. in Sun IJO.a
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    • 193 3 ARRANGEMENTS. Monday, :)Oth August. High Water. 1 1 .'id p m Philharmonic Choir. 5.30. I. G. T Church Houhc. 7.30. Pollard's Lilliputian?. Town Hall. V. Tanglin Club. Theatricals and Concert. Tuesday, 31»t Ai oust. High Wati-r lUf, p.m. Fort Pal r. Gun Practice. 10. Queen of Holland's Hiitlul.iy. Recaption at
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  • SHIPPING
    • 1751 4 Coder this heading; th.; followme ilhr v lion* are used «tr— strnimer >-li bq.— barque; Brit. -British; UVft UnH< 8tato«; Fr. French; Oer.— <ji-rman; Dut Dutch; Job.— Johore; Ac, O. <•.. Genera cargo d.p.— deck paßsengers U. --I'll tain; T. P. W.— Tanjong Pa«ar Wlnrf; I P.
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    • 371 4 Sam(,'port, yn>b<Mt date of errrrei, nrd name 0/ amenta. A. Apcar, Calcntta, s> pt kTUes A Hoses. Ajßuaemno t, Liverpool, Sept 8; Manafleld, Hayern, EaiOpe, Bof II llehn M. ..-r. i\ .nt. hi, Louden, Nov 1 M. AO. Ceres, II unbu g, st-pt 8 Baotenbi-rg. Ceylon, Honski g,
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    • 307 4 i Vt>MI.V.NIHt TONB Cai-i.us FBOM lOrn t'OMMOHW Hio. '■■M-. ..S r Aug SM Ganymede Brit str. 238 Korbes Penaug Aug 26 W Mansfield A Co. --i Singapore -tr. 748 Main Bangkok Aug 24 .100 Seng Chan. H 1 1 i »tr. l*4tl vuuil Hongkong Vu- 21 W. Mansfield Co.
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    • 84 4 PABSKP -I NII.V -IKAITS oK AKKIVKU KOK OKDKKW. Ru mii Date. a.nh rtiuis N.\.\it. (.ommashkh. W Kkujiwhkri, De»tin- I:k Kio. Saiunu ation iii«Kv U'g il Am F. A. ('li>ipm;iu Thompson .M;iy New York iVokohaiua 21 lint s.s. Aiii'iaiinn liiuyn May ]s Kotterdam Batavia tllßrtt West 1-othia Bmlth May IS
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    • 148 4 Dati. I Vmsel'b Namk FlaoAKio OutUM J'IISTI NATIOS ug i 8 I Cowrie Brit sir. I'nrt.on ■jh Calypso -ir. Owen •_>« I.ilwllo blr. linuit •JH I'aknri -tr. fk-otl ■JH Bombay KkOttr. \\,-i,,n ■M Kanniu skulfirM Brit. bq. Veiteh 30 I»«l>ella -Ir. II n 30 Hong Win sir. Busion ::'i
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 885 4 NOTICES. ELLWOOD'S patent AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS A HOISKHOI.D WORD in INDIA. WniN THK KABT BY Al I. \WAKDED The Onn'inw. J** "«Bal Tm Civil. Sibvk-i and thk f^tp 1 H B Umr», 1-4 ELLWOOD'S PAitNT AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS p. in. A th. ?/l 1 JAMES WATSON k (OS M'inVll WIIISKIKS in thk
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    • 26 4 NOTICES, ROBINSON CO.'S ANNUAL CASH CLEARANCE SALE. WILL COMMENCE ON TUESDAY, 31ST AUGUST. SPECIAL LINES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. ROMNSON CO. i^i.i m Mfc August, v I
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    • 285 4 NOTICES. I B^k Relieves the scslding pain at once ■yM||m and WlpSf CURES all discharges Iron) the uenitoobtained HsW from >ifff7K Ur laiy the flVlVlKfA^j::'- in either be-t vN|BM'~ cx in ■Turt JuWnmM 48 MOURS Santal-Midy Unlike the san a dal oil ol ih. i^WJ|^f^ s P ecinc perior to
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    • 274 4 NOTICES. Btaatifnl tf« (row doll aad dim At Ihe awifl jrcara atul awajt. Biautilul. willowy forma ao alia Loie (airacu with enry day. But "he atill It qacca nl hatk eharma to apmr« Who wt»r» youth'a ccroMl—lwautUiil hair. Ayer's Hair Vigor will preeerre your hair, and thus preserve your youth.
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