The Straits Times, 17 September 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, FIUDAY, SEITEMBER IT, 1897. NO. 19,^1.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 870 1 ffiHK HOBNBOCOIIPAHT, LIMITED J.ilK st«nd»nl I.if* AMurum. h Union Tin. Innonino* Society ..iu fawiM CompMiT (Fire). j^bSatUf Lif"' A««iir»noe S.«-i..tv 1 nipallT. Mutual S».«un Narii.'xti.iii romjianT. nn l.iMC^r M.-*-r ('onip«ny. n, yJaiMim*- In -unuiw iV.mp»nT, Limited. ul«n. of th««i Compuiiei, M the ..,n«t of TIIK BOKNKO COM- STEAMSHIP COM PAN
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    • 766 1 BUCHANAN WHISKY I ff_\ -T- I I f__> "7" SOLE IMPORTERS lit t J^ ißß lO IML DbOl. KATZBROS, BOLD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DEALERB. T TMTTJ]T) Same as supplied to TnE Houses of Lords and Commons and to ali, good London Clcbs. 81/1-' NOTICES. Grold Medals, raris, 10/o :la
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    • 445 1 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP, COMPANY, Ltd. AND NEDERI.ANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits. China, find Japan, and from Japnn homewards for London every ten days, and have accommodation for third class passengers only. The Company's steamers
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    • 681 1 INSURANCES HONGKONG FIXE INsruANCF. COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital dulißcribcd $i,000,000. Amount paid up 40(1,040. Reserve fund... „1,0fi«,049. Head office,— Hongkong. General Managers, Messrs. Jakmnk. Matheson Co. GfTHRIE Co. the london and lancashire Fire insvbance company. Capital £i,i.'7,500 Paid up Capital ali,7fiO Reserve Fund 67t),3.-.5 The undersigned. Agents for the Company, are
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    • 832 1 INSURANCES. SIN INSIRANCE OFFICE, LONDON ESTAIIIISIIKD 1710. Insurances effected upon almost every description of property at the current rates of premium. Total sum insured in leSfti, je.SI.MIO.OOO. do IH9I, £873,700,000. do 18H0, £*iI,SOO,(KKi. do LSSO, £-335,900,aK1. Singapore Agents. BRINKMANN 4 Co. rpHE O.UEEN INSURANCE COMPANY I now men) in the
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    • 820 1 BANKS. THK NATIONAL HANK OF CHINA LIMITED. Authorised Capital £1,000,000 Subscribed Cnpitnl AOO.OOO Head Offick Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS:— D. Oillics, Esq. Chan Kit slriir. X-, 11. Stoltorfoht, Eso. Chow Turig Shan, Esq. Kwan Hoi Cliuen. E9q. Chikf Manager Geo. W. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits, For 12 months
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    • 745 1 SORE THKOAT UIKKLY <TREI>. NOT lons ago in «|>ealcing of sore throat and the difficulty frequently experienced in curing it. Mr. .1. E. Thomas, of I'niondalc, Pa., told how he had often cured it inhix family. We gfre 1 il in his own words I have frei|Uentfjr used <'hamle>rlain'!< Pain
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  • 489 2 BINOAPOUK, ***** .^KITEMIIBR, 1897. PRODUCE. (Uitlet are correctat to one p.m.) Qhunbier, f «to Copra Bali, do Pontianak, fj.'ofi. Pepper, Black, 19.V) do White, (8%) 85.25! Bago Flour Sarawak, 3.2 ft. do Brunei, 2.45 Pearl Sago 3.70. Coffee, Bali, picked 4S.(iO. Coffee PaJembang, picked.... 45 00 Coffee, Liberian, So.
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  • 36 2 Municipul Debenture* 8%. Do. Do. Tanjong Pagar Bon. is. X<\v Prye Eiver Dock Co. Pan] ins. Strait- Ice Co. Maynard A Co. Kaubs, Contributory. FOR SALE. I'engerang I'lantin^ Slmres. BOMEKVILI.E GUNN Exuhanitu Share Broken
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  • 111 2 ror miir. Tiutr. To-Mokhow. 1'atavia Gem-rnal Pel, 7 a.m. Kudat A Sandakan llane(, 11a.m. Bombay via ports Mrdiua, 11 a!m. 1'enangaud Oeli Cuti/pm, a p m HoriKkoug (htlmho. torn. I'enang MUk 2 p.m. IVaaiii via ports SowwurfiU. 3 p.m B-gkalis 4 Bagan ff« 7W 3pm BonnMjn via ports
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  • 91 2 From Eikope By the Uerman s I'rtmun. due on the l«th instant. Fkou China -Hy tin- (n-rmati I'riu: llrhirich, due on .Sunday. Time Tablk Ok Mails Dub. Left Singapore Duo in London Arrived Aur 4tli P. A- Sept Ist Sept. Ist Auk IWIi M. U. Srpt 4th
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  • 230 2 ARRIVALS. Per fhrlyiira from Calcutta anil Fenang y— Utmn. Itrown, and Kolx-rtsun. Per 9. s. Catti/HO from Deli:— Mr. T. Clarke. TO ARRIVE. Per German s. i, J'rnuMii *****1 Unimn, due 18th inst:— From Southampton 1 Admiral Bu&li. Captain Hit -hlii'ld Ul M r Hull. From QMIM Mmil
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  • 110 2 Straits Times. FRIDAY, 17th SEPT., 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. INDIA. Km a hushed: 1881. PRICE If CENTS. [Hut'tcripfion rate* and advertising rater may Im/ound <m the fourth page] THE FRONTIER WAR i /in \'th Btpleml>«r. The defence of Fort Gulistnn was heroic and lasted for thirty hours. The ladies in the
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  • 145 2 THE RESERVE AND SILVER. At a meeting of the Bank of England, the Governor made a statement on the silver reserve question. The Governor said that he wrote to Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, in July last, to the effect that the
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  • 299 2 Jn 4aima Proper, the troops are actively engaged in opening up tlm country with roads. A bridge has been built high up the Acheen river, and everything now done is calculated to assure the Achinese that the Dutch have come to stay. The enemy's I'd, I- have
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  • 16 2 A special exhibition at the Projectoscope for children is advertised for to-morrow at S> p. in.
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  • 16 2 Till- homeward at M. s. s. ffaaHlh'lll will not arrive till Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning
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  • 21 2 Ihe M. M. s. Valedonien left Colombo at 7 a. in. yesterday, and is due here on Tuosday next, at daylight.
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  • 20 2 Vkstekdav. a Sikh was tilled ten dollars and costs lor failing to cancel an adhesive -t:nu|. afliv.l to a document.
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  • 28 2 Tkl 'luad liody ol" a Chinese male infant w;ih found at I .Ink Ayer yesterday. It was only a week old, and there were iiu marks of violence.
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  • 28 2 *~t A i tin- 8 i m lock evening service in tk« MetliuilUt CpimMl Church, on Siimlay next, the Key. F. H. Morgan will prearh a tem|ierancu sermon.
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  • 27 2 I'iiK Governor, ■ttcpdtd by Captain i ii-l A.D.C., ami ucconipaniuU by Mr.-. Stringer, left yesterday afternoon in the Sea Unite to rojoin Lajy Mitchell at Tanjong Kling.
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  • 33 2 Tiii-: UK will \>r an association footb:tll j lniiiili to morrow between tHuinv jvjire■i■iilniK the KnHleeians urn] the Dart-l A'lub Association, on the ground of tin-latli-r, belaud thuOovcrninunt Abattui i. M Iml.ii Uo.ut
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  • 35 2 POOR BOY A Chinwi boy of twelve years of age, who said his mother had turned him into the street, was this morning ordered to receive ten cuts with a rattan, for stealing a blanket.
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  • 30 2 Two Chinamen were sentenced, at the Penang Assize, on Monday last, to two years' rigorous imprisonment, each, for forging and passing notes of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
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  • 50 2 An Arab named Syed Ahmat, who resides in an eating house at Brass Bassa Road, went out at five o'clock this morning to have a bath, leaving throe hundred and four dollars worth of jewellery in his box. He returned in half an hour, but the jewellery wargone.
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  • 59 2 It is reported on the Japan lletahl that the N*. Y. K. s.s. Kamakura iluru shipped a large serpent at Singapore, which escaped during the voyage from the box in which it was confined. The crew were in a great state of terror, and the snake was
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  • 60 2 Tun itecond magistrate has caused one of the doors of his court to be so barred that ingress and egress by that door arr effectively prevented The reßiilt is that a number of idlers who usually lounge about the court are obliged to go elsewhere. There is
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  • 53 2 Mk. Stanley Flower of the Royal Museum, Bangkok, ha* been staying at Iskander Hall for a short time, during which he has been collecting specimens in the vicinity of Gunong Pulai. He reports the summit of the mountain abeing udmirably adapted fat I -ana toriuin He now proceeds to
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  • 54 2 Kkhu I statement which lias been issued by the Japanese Government, it is found that out olu total population in the Hawaiian Islands of nearly 110,000, very nearly a quarter are Japanese subjects, and almobt the same number Chinese. Hawaiian*, pure and mixed, number nearly 40,000, American citizens just
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  • 58 2 Yksikkuay morning, aChinese woman, ch.irged with assisting in the management of a "Chap Ji Xi" lottery, and undefended, was convicted. In tin 1 afternoon in the same court, two other persons Ml charged with a similar oll'eiiee. Mr. (iioom defended, and held out the prospect of an
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  • 73 2 Yestlhday afternoon, a Chinaman was arrested in the act of pawning some articles of wearing apparel. The things were found to be the property of Mr. Henry Begg. The articles with other things had been stolen some days an, tWI MMBMrt ll«e uIIHM tilings to the owner.
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  • 62 2 .NO HTKIKK AT I-ENAN.. KVBKV one, says the I'inaity (uizeite, must admire the excellent organization displayed by the Marine Kngineers' Association of Singapore during the strike It is remarkable, ho that journal points out, that the Penang engineers have not availed themselves of the i recent opportunity, and
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  • 69 2 Tun I'ivaag (luzellt urges that, in case no more Kuropean troops be stationed at I'enang, on the departure of the present detachment, the Government should raise Asiatic soldiers to replace the garrison there. In its opinion, a police force, armed or unarmed, will not meet the require-
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  • 74 2 Aa oflkial document recently issued sets forth some remarkable ligurcs of the quantity of beercontmmp.l thnuiL-h--out the world. The annual quantity consumed, it i* stated, amount > to 17,7W,iioO,OU<i litres or quarto, of tinamount -VJOO.CHXI.OOO quart.-, are made in Germany; in (ireat Britain and Ireland. 4,7K0,1)00,u<X1 in the Inked
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  • 100 2 A Caummmnmn writes: Tii<- |u» uity displayed by the cl;i»s of thieves that infest the river is great. But recently, an instance oMOrnd which shows Mm cleverness of tb« i>;irtifh concerned. A boat loaded with man was moored in the river. A Sikh watchman was in ofcvga, but
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  • 147 2 MIRDKR OB man, Kaki.y this morning, a Chinaman, named Bua Tel. T,-k, was found lyina dead at No. MO-1, Victoria Straet witli his throat out Tlm hi hi was in thaw >-! a CUmh doctor 1 fliop at the hanm. Tha Chinese doctor himself slept iii
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  • 1013 2 THURSDAY, Mn SEPTEMIiLK. PRESENT H.I- Th» Oovirkor, But Charlk Hi luk Hcoii Mitchell, n.r.itti. Hod. C. W. Bneyd-Kynner«ley. Acting Colonial Secretary. Hon. Lieut.-ColonH Bogle, i., uffl, :r r Commanding the Troops. Hon. T. do M. Hraddcll, Acting Attorney. Hon. F. O. Penney, Acting Colonial TreaHon. K. 0. Hill,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 594 2 NOTICE 3. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. j Manufacturers of DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYN.4MITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS KXPORTKRS OF: All Bii>r<« of SAFETY FUZE ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. Tbi ABom Kipi««ivm, rbimo all mmn'-riKti) m Gbiat Bbitaih, abb mads TO TtM TH« Hlrm BTAKIIABII OF PUKITY ABI> BAFBTY TBRTB IMPOKEP liv THB
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    • 536 2 NOTICES. TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT!! GREAT FIGHT. LIFELIKE REPRESENTATIONS The mat wonderful scientific apparatus in the world in now in Singapore. AT THE FOOT OF FORT CANNING EDISON'S PROJECTOSCOPE. two exhibition* at w np ».16 km. slohtly. Pkiceh of Admission: Fbo.vt .*eat» SI, li 0> Heat* 60 cU. Holdier* and Sailor*
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    • 507 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. I \TOTICE i» hereby given that the pawnll broking bu»ine-i» uf Kirn Heng Hin bu i» "'ii discontinued from this date, and that all unredeemed pledges will be sold I I at the eipiration of 4 months from the dat. htreof. I All persons having articles pledged with
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    • 5 2 ton mkikil jiiirruia m\\.»i.t I'.i'.t >.
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    • 93 2 MB. 8. intended for U.. StraiU Ttmt akoald to writtm on OS* aid* of tin pint only. By tba ue^le. tof that oon.lition, auaT M. S. S «rt l*j*et*d that miirht othorwiae ho publiahed. All idvurtiiiing contraeta ara aubJMt to the couJi- tir.n that tba KuifiT may laave tlia aJrarttaammt
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  • 2377 3 -lAIK HAMJI ET AT JOHORE. n.l.iy of last week, the State flUty of Johore, and particularly the -'I'".'! tIIWII of Mssis ■asm, in,. l*en ft' in celebration of the ■is* of II H Tuiiku Miliinoud of Pahang and Her Tonka Miriam of Johore •dingl began last Sunday,
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  • 529 3 The work on the course is daily getting more interesting, as the trainers are beginning to send the horses along a bit faster, ihe inside training track is firm and hard, and in good condition except at the top bend, where the tan lies rather deep and soft.
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  • 176 3 Compktition on Saturday, IMb last, for Bachelors' prize. Medal play. DRAWINIi. Miss .1. (iunn and t, Mrr.. Lovell and Mr. Melutosh. 1U Capf. Eccles 4 Miss (iiiiiu and MUs Newman A Mr. A. A Giinn 18 Mr. Mncluio M Dr.AHn.EUU.. iO Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Vade scr.
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  • 1061 3 THE ADJOURNED INQUEST. The adjourned inquest into the circumstances attending the death of the late Mr. C. P. Derrick was resumed j yesterday afternoon, at the General Hospital, by the Coroner, Dr. T. C. Mugliston Mr. R. \V. Braddell appeared on behalf of Mr. Wispauer,
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  • 104 3 The August Medal was won l.y tlio Hon J. K. Birch. Tha bad weatlier interfered very much with the aatrtes. The Autumn Tournanteiit eommeDcea at the end of the ni.mili. when the Calcutta Medal and Sydney Cup will be played for. Handsome praee are aaid to have
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  • 77 3 A provincial paper announoat tlmt Mi I.angtry in about to bt re-married i" a let eigner, she having obtained a divorce fir her present liuol-.iii.! in America, lor the Infni inetliiii nf Hie slniilil In queation, take the liberty to tell him thai .MrLungtry cannot poaeibly be nutted
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  • 549 3 YEBTERDAY-S PLAY. A SINGLES. Wright v. J. G. Mactaggart (unfd.) Sam Reid, scr. beat Elliott, owes 1. Captain White, rec. 3 beat Cole, scr. B SINGLES. Kohlhoff. scr. v. V.D. Parsons, owes ;i (unfinished). Rose, owes 8, v. Gunn, rec. 15 (unfd.) Hardcastle, owes 1
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  • 411 3 Mine. Nordieii. who has been to dangermary ill, had sufficiently recovered to leave Loudon recently for Paris f.i route for Crevnaoh. Lord Eisassj. Governor of Victoria, has taken to a new recreation. Almobi mry afternoon he is now to he >ecn in his Man ii. l» r.. wing
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  • 42 3 For Java ports, Oi»an<7. due 18th Sept., Boustcad Co. .Lip. -in rla Hongkong. Pnuuen, due 18tb yeiit., Behn Meyer* Co. Europe, Prim Heinrich, due Ittth Sept., Behn Mover 4 Co. Hongkong. Hormida due 20th Sept.. Behn Meyer Co.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 517 3 SALK OF OFFICK FrRNITTRE AXD SUNDRY GOODS At No. 48-4, Hill Stbekt. (Saturday, \sth ijeptemtier, at 2 p.m. VirKITINU tal)le > ofnce chairs, copying y\ press, Btationery, almeirahs, side tables, te. Also, aljout 4,300 bottles of patent brown leather polish. 2,100 bottles black boot polish, ehemieals. glass funnels, measures, scales,
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    • 560 3 FOR SALE: EMPLOYMENTS: I TO LET AND PERSONALS. [IST TIMS, lficenU a line; 2nd and 3rd times, 10 cenU a line 4th to 6th time*, 1 ,ent» a line; 7th to 18th times, 3 cents a i line; afterwards, 2 cents a line; but no charge log* than, one doJlar.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 240 3 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hotpita!, 16/ ft Sept, mi. Mam.. 1 p.m. 9p.m. Remarks. Bar. 29.H00 29.807 2H.847 Temp. gfi V 86.2 80.0 A A W. B'lliTher 78.0 76.8 77.0 Dir. of Wind s.s.K. s.s.w. B.W. o Max. Temp. 88.4 J Mm 76.1 g£-' Max. in 5un.144.9 1 r Terr.rad.
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 180 4 UndertliisheadinKthelollowingftbbrcviii- tiousaro used :-«tr. -eWamcr »h.- ship Ini -l>»nine; Brit.-Uritinh j V. fl. United State»; Fr. French; Her.—German; Uut.— D«tea; Joh.—Joliore; *c., G. c, Gcnenil ••anjo d.p.—deck pa»»eii({or« j U.—UnccrUin T. P. W.-Tanjong P»K«r Wharf; T. P. !>.—Tnniong l'agar Dock B. W. Borneo Wharf: .1. W. JariSna'i
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    • 1218 4 Abbival* Hwci Noon or Yihtkki.iv. B«ra«-/«)i. Dut. »tr. 286 tons, Capt Giffen, 16th Hept. From P. Berandan, 14th Sept. Oil. T. C. Bogaardl. Fur P. Berandan, U -Kds. Valupio, Brit. Btr. 339 tonß, Capt Owen, 17th Sept. From Deli, 15th Sept. G.c, and 9 d.p. W. Mansfield and
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    • 510 4 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name ol agenls. A. Apcar, Hongkong, Oct 1 8. Moses. Algoa, Hamburg, Oct P. Simons. Beaalder. Hoanoog, Sopt 27 P. Simonn. Itaycrn, Kurafie, N..v II Behn Meyer. Bormida, Bombay, Sept lii Bebn Meyer. Diaoomtilra. Km v..rk, I'ft Augt; caledonien, Colombo, Bept
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    • 87 4 5; Vumsl'B N'lMI. l't'i Bab) Ifl Kihh aug U ll.THtl.lHll l>i Sri Baixijnr i: Mi. Latenon 17 fli.'lyilra 17 .('nly|>-*> 17 p*utara i run A Tons. Ciptais From Sailii. Col KIO Brit.ntr. Mit BrilM f:il..iiil.aii t! 5,.,.i I.M.mi. Ub ami Co JO Kautfa Ifaw Sept UKhoo Toot* l'»n Dot
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    • 107 4 Dm. THmtlUn hu»Mu Cafmm Dmiu Wept 1« Malvern HniM, ll v IWtsiiidfo 1H Kugome Dut-.tr t,.!. X 'I**" Brilrtr. (Iwbili Hramian H»JV -I'- »»^-r San.hikan >i» port! i ''"""K Mr. Rawltßgw>n Cheril an I HHtaM.., ,tr. BobnUon Malacca and Klang '■;•■»«>■;■■ Piihi. Havre .ud]x,mlon I. Mouut Übuoa Mr. M.r.iu
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 382 4 NOTICES. *Ny I! rue mnt evwiimt ra I mott >nu»piio or all laxative pillt fc CONGESTIOMB TSSJSP^ Viouiiu. «.»*«oV.Cli-.81.8u. del P.uuChamp.. I aria ii.»«iC«l«m LM JAMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WIIISKIKS ill TIIK HBf VAI.tK IN TIIK MAUKCT: l- jj SI 1.00 IKH ASK, I'ITY PAID V. V. <>. Sl'K( lAL
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    • 128 4 LE&CO..LD. gENBON'S W \T< II KS Masi hA. tiikv, Lodoati Hill, 1.05i.0.v. MAKKK To 11. M. THE uUEEX. Sn.viallv mnnufactiii'i I and recommended for use in the K;ir.t. I'.KSSos s Sl-K.I.M. STKKS..TH KIEI.D" WATCH. A Sold Keyle- English Half C'hrono meter. CM. BENSON'S "LUDGATE" WATCH. A thre, qnarter Plata EngUan
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    • 303 4 NOTICES. I "w ggjtggfc^ Picking up Knowledge is easy enough if you look for it in the right place. This is the right plaaa to learn just what to do for that <k'l>ilitating condition which warm v..-atli.r ihrajs briaga. Do you want to curd of that languid feeling, get hack
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    • 253 4 N0T1CB& m ~> Sweet Scents from flowers, RIG&UD'S WHITE VIOLITt. i RIGAUD'S WHITE ROII. RIGAUD'S WHITE JASMIN. RIGAUD'S WHITI LILAO. RIGAUD'S whiti iris. RIGAUDtC m win, Paris V J KATZ BROTHERS, LIMITED. Have just received a new assortment of goods in their 'DRAPERY DEPARTMENT: New Chene Ribbons. Xew Fancy Broaclic
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    • 1205 4 NOTICES. ".TIMES" AND "BI'DOET." Straits 7tm«. $30 a year, or J-JJ n month, or fifteen cents a copy. Poet Free, fri a riunrter. StraiU Budget, post free, tM n year, or $6 a quarter, or 40 cents i a copy. The advertising rutenarc: first I time, 15 cents a line;
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    • 25 4 NOTICES. MARIE BRIZAHn AND BODGM BOBDEAOX Bn»n<l» Curnono Qunlitf Anisette M»ras. hino i Snp«rloura. Liqueurs Bole Ait'nl* f«r the StraiU, la.th.Aa. .Mi'lM. niMTK 4 0*
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    • 33 4 NOTICES. NOW KKADY: GOLDEN RAUB WITH .'t MAPS AND A BTATIBTICAL TAIILK Price One Dollar to be had at th" Strait* Km** OfflM, or from Kellv and I Wal»h (l.t'i OTJohn Little .V <•„
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