The Straits Times, 8 October 1897

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGA PORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1897. NO. 19,341).
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 599 1 OKO COMPANY. LIMITID 11 tnioe Vke la«inui(W Society .Hl^So-aiav i imnoo Society. i ir i 'ompMiy. i, Nuiitfution Company. I jiifpr }U**t Company. |_T_ juiM r<nrr*"T Limited. M,|«nii<«. Me the I lIOKNKO COMCOMPAJaBB. 1^ I DUCK, C'OLLYIB QMT, i vr.h, New lUrhutk NWluAlinN (K)MPANY. i -him. IAFAN, PENARO, ikAi.n, Ad»!«,
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    • 822 1 i BUCHANAN WHISKY jjpßi I -J" p- BOLB IMPORTEKS ■h,w..... JS' lII||B I W IML. DLO I KATZ BROS, SOLD BY ALL LICENBED SPIRIT DEALERS. t TMTTPT) Same as supplied to tub Houses op Lords and Commons and to all oood London Cldbs. 81/12 NOTICES. Gold Medals, Paris, 1878 1869.
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    • 419 1 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits. China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days, ami have accommodation for third class passengers only. The Company's steamers
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    • 682 1 INSURANCES. HONGKONG FIRE INSI.'RANCr COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital subscribed $3,000,000. Amount paid up 400,040. Reserve fund „1, 066,049. Head Office, Hongkong. General Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson A Co. GUTHRIE A Co. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,!27,fi00 Paid up Capital 212,750 Reserve Fund 676,856 The undersigned, Agents for
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    • 843 1 INSIJEANCES. E QUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON I ESTABLISHED 1710. Insurances effected upon almost every description of property at the current rates of premium. Total sum insured in 1892, £381,800,000. do 1891, £378,700,000. do WO. £361,600,000. do 1889. £388,900,000. Singapore Agents, HKINK.M ANN A Co. rr\HE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY 1 NOW
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    • 206 1 I NOTICES. COALS AT_ GALLE. PRICE of lii'-t Cardiff is now the sain here as at Colombo, viz., 30/ per tor I f.o.b. CLARK SPENCE A Co., E. COATEB A COy Successors to E". T. T)Et,ME(!K Galle, 20th July, 1897. m.w.f. v.c. THE MEDICAL OFFICK Has removed from Brase Bassa
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    • 906 1 A BAD COLD QUICKLY CURED. TTAKE pleasure in testifying to tbe efßcacv .of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I had a very severe cold on my lungs that caused much soreness and gave me much uneasiness in regard to the result. A local agent called my attention to (ham berlains Cough Remedy,
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  • 507 2 SINOAPOBI. -Ih OcioBER, IHU7. PRODVCE. (Hate* art corrected to one p.m.) i:im».ier f 6.20. Joura Bali, 6.60. do Pontianak. „6.10. Pepper, Black, 19.50. do White, (6%) 86.60. Sago Flour Sarawak, 8.20. do Brunei, -.'.JO. I'earl Sago 3.76. Coffee, Bali, picked 33.60. Coffee Palembang, picked 35.<i0. Coffee, Liberian, No. 1
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  • 34 2 Municipal Delientureß 6%. Do. Do. 6%. TiinjOD^ Pairar Bonds. New Pryc Kiver Dock Co. Straits Ice Co. Maynard Co. Kaulis, Contributory. FOR SALE. I'enceranf! Planting Hhana. SOMEUVII.I.E (JUNN, Exchanye A Share Brokers
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  • 160 2 To-Mokkow. Bangkok Gorgon, 11 a. in, Billiton P'tianak H. \V. Suuu, 11 a.m. lapan via ports Manila, 11 a.m. Choriljon A S'arang I'manti, Noon. K. Pahaug via ports li nlana, 1 p.m. Frcmantle via ports Auatralind, 1 p.m. Pcnang Sri Bandjar, 2 p.m. Amoy via ports Glm/ulloch, 3
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  • 117 2 Kkom BOBOn By the P, A 8. h. garter i-Sfnd. duo on tho nth Oct. with dates to the 17th iSept. She bringi) replies to the mails which left Singapore on the Kith mid ltith Aug. Fhom China Hy the I>. i O. s. s. Mtnaport, due
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  • 223 2 AKUIVAL4. I'er o. Cnlnpin from Deli Messrs. T. Haraaa, and ii. Hoevoert. Per I" A 0. s i, Jayim from HongkongMr. St. Holm.-. Per I. I, .'':"itii in, in .lava:— Mr. Leo Brauwsberger. TO ARRIVE. I'er (iirinan s. Such* n from Jiremerhaven due Uth laetant. Mr. 1). L>.
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  • 80 2 FRIDAY, 8th OCTOBER, 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. CUBA. PRICE 16 CENT8. [Sul-scription rate* and advertiring f nl i may be found on Ihe fourth page.} SPAIN UIVKS WAV. London, *th Ihlohrr. It is announced that Spain will grunt autonomy or -:;'f-goverunv-nt to Cubi. Cub.i will remain under Spanish suzerainty. But, for
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  • 36 2 It is considered that the engineering dispute has retarded the completion of the current navul programme by one year. This is due to the dispute resulting in the nondelivery of materials to the dockyards.
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  • 39 2 ("jptical telegram). ilarila, Sth UdiJ*r. The following is a full list of the new Spanish Ministry Premier, Senor Sagasta. Foreign Affuii>. Gullon. War. Coma. Colonie*, Moret. Marine. Bermejo. Finances, Puigcerver. Interior, Capdepon. Commerce, Xiquena. Justice, Groizard.
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  • 336 2 Spain hus Untuned to advice from tin UnitedStaiesastohowtoket'iihcrCubaii house in order, 'lite American j j will no longer staiul passively by looking at the Cuban* struggling to shake oti' European monarchical domination. American aid in money, arms, and meii have Howud lreely to help the Cuban*, and have enabled
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  • 569 2 Fkom our issue of yesterday, the public would loam with satisfaction that the site for the Town Hall, that is to commemorate the QueenV Most (ilorious Keign, is practically fixed. When we say that tho public would learn that with satisfaction, we do not mean that the
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  • 210 2 Thk mortality returns for the week ending on Saturday last show one hundred and seventy-six deaths, with a ratio of 44.:13 per thousand Six deaths were due to cholera, but no alarm of the disease spreading need be entertained. Cholera appears every year sporadically Cases of it seem at present
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  • 15 2 Tnti hi, in. ward mail by the Mriayen aloaH at C a. in. <>n Wednesday.
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  • 14 2 Mama. Rohmm Co. adveftiaa that they are showing the latest styles i in milh.iiTy
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  • 18 2 The Singaj'oie (i,,lf Clu'> links an I advertised to be closed from the llth to the 24th inst.
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  • 21 2 The mail steamer luiiiuri-llhid left I'enang at 8 a. m. to-day, and is due hore at 3 p. m. la morrow.
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  • 21 2 Kama. Powull i Co. advertise an auction of buildi.g allotments fronting Orchard Road, at their Mte-room, on the 1 Ith instant.
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  • 21 2 Mil. Ukntle, .'lunicipal IVoidcnt, returns to Singapore early in January next. Mr. I'olghi-e, Municipal Secretary, will then go home on leave.
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  • 28 2 A I.ITTLK Malay hoy got up behind a gharry at Kampong Bahru, the other day. He fell oft' into the road, and was seriously injured. He died yesterday
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  • 30 2 Dato Mki.ihiim has gone for a trip to Western Australia, where he will be the guest of Mr. Justice Dashwood, <lo\ eminent Uesident. He will be absent for a month.
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  • 30 2 Thk I'olice require an owner for an aneroid barometer, in a case. It obviously belongs to a steamer captain, and there is the name of a Hongkong firm upon it.
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  • 31 2 Captaix H. Q. I'inhorn, A.P.D., is appointed temporarily to perform the duties of Officer in charge of Barracks md Transport during the absence of Captain and Qr.-Mr. J. Koilly, AS C
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  • 40 2 Mk and Mrs. J. Burkinshaw are oooked to leave L mdon for the .Straits by the Valtlta on the Urd September. Mr and Mrs. J. M Allinson an- booked 1.»..ve London tor this by the Mulaeea on the l«th instant.
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  • 23 2 Onk Tang Mew was, yehlenlay. lined twenty-live dollars, in default a'month, I tor giving false information to a police I ollicor.
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  • 27 2 Ykstkkday, one Lim Soh, a rikishapuller, was fined twenty live dollar-, in default a month, for assaulting a riki■ka peon when on duty
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  • 28 2 Tan Kirn iswi was, yesterday, senteiicedjtosix months' rigorou- Lmprkoameut tor receiving three golu brooches valued at a hundred dollars, knowing them to have been stolen.
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  • 39 2 Thk oflicial kihod by natives in the (ierinan New Guinea Company's Protectorate, was not the Governor, Captain Uiidiger, who left the Company's service la*t year and returned to Europe, but his substitute, Captain von Hag, n
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  • 48 2 TIIK ACOWn COM.MIITKU. VHsiKitDAVafternoon,lurtherevi,|.n, war, taken in eoniieclion with the murder of I've 'long at the Alexandra Boad oameterx on the l«U« of July last Ona Jiak Choiig and Laong Ah Pus were committed to take their trial at the next Aaaiaaa lor wiuTal murder.
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  • 49 2 A kkw days ago a Macao woman swallowed some opium, in a lit of jealousy. Dr. Boi gave evtdaaea of his analysis of the vomit The woman's bueban I oxplaii.ed the ctfcometancet whkulad to th« woman tal uu tho drug .lie case w»» postl'oi.»Jt.ir a week.
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  • 783 2 MR. TAN JIAK KIM V. MESSRS. KAT2 AR bl AN OKDKH UKANTKIi Yesterday, Mr. Lederer of th« tin,, of Messrs. Katz Bros, appeal, d answer to a summons issued at the instance of Mr. Tan Jiak Kirn, tor ref us ing to permit Mr. Tan Jiuk Kirn
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  • 332 2 A KBROM of the Liceniing Justit" 9 was huld yesterday, in tin: office of tl Inspector-General of Police. nun wurc praaeut Ltout.-Colon«l I'ennefather, ißapector-GeneraJ Police, President, Dr (i Kill-. l»i T. C. MugHalon, Mr. J. O. Anthonis/, and Mr K. II Bell, Licensing Officer Tlio Opium Kariinc was
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 619 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturer* of HYNAMI I I i.H.HiMTK WEI.ATISE HYN \MI 1 I ■LaVHIM riKI.ATINK MROVATOM K.XIMKTKKh OK: ALL Ellin* OF SAFETY Kt'ZK ABD ELKi IKK HI.ASTIN(i AI'PAR.VITS The above Kxplocivei, beiro all maxoractubed in great beitaim, abe hade TO tit THE Hldll BTANIIARI> OV 11,'KITV AKI)
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    • 518 2 NOTICES. HNGAPOBE SPORTING (LIB. NOTICE. I* ADIES attending the Race* on Imh. Ij 2Ut, and 23rd Octolwr, are reminde<i tl a<lmi«Hi^n to the Orand Htand and ,-iwn will liv fkaefa Ladies' Tickcte ir.' otitained through rr.emt*r»of the 8.9.C. Yr". tuit tin ■>■ Heartbeat the ejaaee of Mm warer. and the
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    • 298 2 UTEST ADVEKTISEMENTr UANTKU. ACHI.NEHE or EURASIAN, for a Mxla-wattT factory. Apply personTHE MAXAOER, U/10 Singapore Dispunary, Ltd. BOAEO AN!) LODQIXO. '|WO large airy rooms with private l_ family in gow'l locality, v Apply to T. W., c v Strait* ttmtm. NOTICE. rpilK Links of the Hinga|K)rp Goif Chili 1 willlx-
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    • 16 2 Ok Thurwlay, th« 7th October, Ihe wife of J. O. ASTHONiaz, C. S., of a daughter.
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  • 2978 3 roW* lixll iff! OKCIDED. Mm»* IpaJ Oaasasli reeterdaj afteraMoa Ml W Kir. rti.n. t,Mi I an*, Mr Sohst, Hi Meyer, Mr. Tan Clung •■King Tbye. nuM -1 itement showed at of the Coaamii i .in; and with isl meeting on the 88rf >.i.:HWrrr|.;i>M'll t NT. n bis opening
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  • 156 3 A Malay, named All, id respectable appearance, went into the Chartered Bank yesterday to cash a cheque. The cheque bad been originally drawn by a planter in Johore fareHO. It was noticed that the M 0 in the left hand bottom coiner had been altciedto sixty, and
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  • 431 3 The heavy rain yesterday morning prevented work on the course, but most of the horses wore worked during the i afternoon. This morning, the No. 3 course only was available, and nothing but slow work was done. This course i is getting rather heavy in places, especially at
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  • 31 3 At Hongkong, onthnlioth September. fifteen Indian constables were dismissed from the police force, by order of the Governor, for having received bribes from the keeper of a gambling house.
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  • 32 3 Tub Japanese Government has decided to increase the amount of gold coinage minted, from -15,000,000 to 60,000,000 yen, but has lengthened the term from the Ist of October to November.
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  • 36 3 Thk Putang Chamber of Commerce will hold a special meeting on Tuesday next, at which 'he name of asii'i essor to the late Mr. D. Logan in the Legislative Council membership will t>e proposed.
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  • 61 3 The case in which the owners of the Austrian Lloyd stoainer KrijpmMlM are suing the owners of the Blue Funnel steamer I 'tit rod us for 180,000 dnmatres for injuries received by a collision between the two steimers'at Yokohama, on the Mb ult. was opened there on the
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  • 68 3 Tins morning, a young Kuiasian was charged with assaulting his sister, threatening to shoot her husband, and being in possession of a revolver. He was fined twenty-five dollars on tinfirst ami second charges, and a fine of live, dollars was imposed for the third The weapon was confiscated, and
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  • 64 3 Thk hand of the Rifle Brigade will play in tlio gardens on Saturday evening, the 9th inst., at 9p. m., and on Wednesday afternoon, the L'ith inst at p.m. The following is the programme for Saturday. March (iiojoto Hume. Selection. ..LaFilU dr. JTadaaM Anfftd Lccoct|. Vales loie SmmlU Bucalos-i.
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  • 71 3 Tiik following are tlm final i> -vii of the sec Tennis Tournament Championship Captain Aiaslie beat Sam MO. Profession I'aivs: Army I, Captain Pareoneand Knox boat Law I. BraddeU and Elliott. A Donhlw Paraona and KolilhotV beat Captain l'inlioin and Sam Reid. H Doubles Catto and Ezekicl
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  • 141 3 TIIK IXTKUI'URT MATCH. At tlm annual peoflnl mntrtiflg of the Hi>ngV"»| Cricket club, <m the 30th September, tin; Chairman., Mr. A S. Wise, said that, as at preaant advised, the Singapore team would arrive ;it Hongkong about the Ist November, and {he Shanghai team about a week
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  • 185 3 RArFLESIA.NS V. M.M.B. PLOVBK." A oood crowd lined the ropes last niglit to watch the game between the. Ralßesians and H.M.S. Plover. The Rallies- boys rx--uin.il the upper hand j frum the very start, and, to see the way Kirn Boon and his other Chinese confreres wriggled here, there,
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  • 604 3 "John," Maid Mrs. Harkins. "I heard a nico compliment for you to-day." Mr. Harkins put his paper down, twisted up the ends of his moustache, looked pleased. and said Well, that's nothing so remarkblo." Mrs. Harkins went on sippiug her tea, and her husband waited for her to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 974 3 AUCTION SALES. MORT(.iA(iI.KS SALE. |MIE undor«i(fned are instructed to M>ll I by auction at their sale-room on ThurmUv, 14th October, at p.m.:— Seven lots of freehold land hituate in the District of Kochore, area .v.M «i square feet, being lot* Nob. 1, 41, 42, 43, 44. 4o nnd 4B of
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    • 559 3 F( >R SALE; EM VIA )YM ENTS: T( LET AND PERSONALS. [IST TIME, lfi cents a line; 2nd and 3rd times, 10 cents a line; 4th to mh times, 6 cents a line; 7th to 18th time*, 3 cents a line; afterwards, 2 cont« a line but no charge less
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 256 3 WKATHKU UKI'ORT. Kandanu k'trbnu Ilunpital, 7th Oil, KSV. H a.m. 3 p.m. op.m. Kk.mauks. Bar. I'M.H'H -JO.^ I -29M2-J Temp. 7(1.0 86.2 81.0 >.-£ W. H'lbTb.r 770 7H.0 7H.8 g J Wr. of Wind W. HNH. N.W. .2-21 J Max. Temp. sti.« Mm 7.5.6 T1 3Max. in Sun 12H.H lerr.
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  • SHIPPING
    • 153 4 Underihisheadingthofollowingabbreviationsare used :-str.-Bto«mcr sh.-Bhip bq.-barnue; Brit.-Britißh V. S. United States; Fr. French tfcr.-CJerman; D*. DuUh; .loh.—Jobore, Ac, G.c, General cargo d.n.-deck pasaengers U--llni-e 1,--tai- T P. W.- Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.-Taniong Pagar Dock B. W. Borneo Wharf; J.W.-^Janline's Wharf;N.H.W.New Marbour Wharf; N. H. D.—New Har
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    • 1160 4 Akbivalb Hiaci Noon or Ysbterday. Ban Fo Soon, Dut. Btr. 222 ton*, Captain Odink, Bth Oct. From Pontianak, 6th Oct. G.c, and 34 d.p. Lim Assam. For Pontianak, 9th—Rds. Calypto Brit. Btr. 839 tons, Capt Owen, nth Oct. From Deli, 6th Oct. G.c, and 13 dp. W. Mansfield
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    • 537 4 Name, port, probable date of arrival, ai Allioin, Bombay, (let 13 Borm-o Coy. Bayorn, Europe, Nov 11 Helm Meyer. Bawcnn, B'jeiinassin, (let 10 Dai'ii'l.lBantam, Molue.as, Oct U DaendHx. Bellona, HsmbuK, Nov 2 Kautonbfrg. Benmolir, London, Oct 10 P. Bimoua. Bormida, Hoii«kmin. Oet 9 Bvlni Uey«l Cli.-lydra, Hongkong, Oct
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    • 92 4 j; Vkmkl's Nihk. Flao e*o. T CA IN Fboi< Huud Uommhv Oct tj Fukiiam •i Kongaee 7 Kubj 7 Klt-vu 7 l'eniinj: 7 Japan x Culypwi Kinn 8 IVr.lan» x Dm ii X.) i, 8 KiiiCfni<Uut. »tr. 47(1 Duink.r Kliio (i,t RAH Ohm »r' w T" g^BtofftOcl IT.CBogMr.li pi
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    • 72 4 I'M n. Vkskkl's NiMH FlauAKi.i lUitain 1.. I'IMIMI i-N M 7 Anleiior Brit »tr. Jaekaon m Hatavi.T m st BatxrtoOD h r-nito Qir, Bir. <Mi-riiiHiiii H Hri TringKiiau Urit »tr. Wllteek x Uortfon »ti. Jloricr Wally (J.-r. str. Hrhroi.s x Ho I^ung Brit. str. Aukhh Tryn, Nllr ir Hl«ne»tad
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 493 4 NOTICEB. sK%. 11l Ibm ii 1 1 1 i^btV^Lv al tf£ 1 mTC^eTII I MTt 1 1 1 11 I a> Jnf ll ru mul n*re«>enl ant m»u mu«fii<. tftl ImMl ftts %.t*^">y CONSTIPATION HEADACHE CONGESTIONS imM asMM j- •no ithti »nnttt m rw uinm. T«WIIII1 m- ..n.i. Cnmvim. I
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    • 398 4 NOTICES. B 'JN Sweet Scents from flowers, RIGAUD'S white violets. RIGAUD'S white roie. RIGAUD'S WHITE JASMIN. RIGAUD'S WHITE LILAC RIGAUD'S WHITE IRIS. RIG AUD iC mmm Paris I V .^J I J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS. JEWKLLBRB. h OPTICIANS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXKCUTED. Cm M h rn 31 EH S mo i
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    • 300 4 NOTICES. NttGAPOUE SPORTING CLIH. ACTUMB mkktim;. "DBESS AT Tm RACES." "DRESS AT THE RACES." DRESS AT TUB RACES." KATZ BROS., LTD. TAILORING DEPARTMENT Have just received a new shipment of West of England Black Camel-hair Coatings, tropical weight. FINE CASHMKRKS, SCOTCH CHEVIOTS, SCOTCH AND IRISH HOMESPUNS, all Tropical weight. BLUE
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    • 1212 4 NOTICES. "TIMKS" AND "RUrx.K'r StrnitM Tinrs.tM) a y»-»r, or H| n month, or fifWH-n cents a copy. I'oil Free. a quarter. tMIN Hilgel, |«)'t fiw. *M a year, or $6 a qiwrtnr, o- 4O cents a copy. The advertising rali-« are: firnt time, 16 cents a line: 2n>l and Srd
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    • 40 4 NOTICES. KNVELOPES. (ASH CLE\UAN( K »ALK AT TIIK ■•STKAHS ffln" oFFII'K. I'nmmmring on Stitunln;/, \*tl< Sept. THE PATRIOT ENVELOPE, 1,000 SI. 10; sent froe hy Post llJft j THE ANTIQUE ENVELOPE, 1,000 S-J. 30; sent free by Post $U. 2.'>.
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    • 111 4 NOTICES. JOSEPH RAKER. Ci»FimO»l« AI»D VIEIfHA BKEAIi R... BEGS to inform the Udioß ami men of Sin){fiporp that ho ha* n|,«n« i a Confectionery and Vienna Baken ,t v 6, Victoria Street next to th,. Conwii 1 Clakca and wedding caltp. at mo,ler»,. charges, and all othi-r diffpnnt kind* cakes
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