The Straits Times, 6 November 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER a 1897. NO. 19,374.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 672 1 0 B»BO COMPANY, LIMITtO a^aanl Lif» k<nrmf». 1 *Znb Unk« Vm lanuuno* Boc'ttj *>** A«u«»o» 8ooi«ty. Ji X atul »mm N.rt^uoo OoaiiMj. IV ™X£Tivs~m ampnj. Limited. _rlH«Uni of tlxm Cmbmbm, mm> th. I o- THE BbENEO COM- j JsHIP COMPANIBS. I' dhiii, ('OU.YKK Quay, 1 i. HtXVKh, NIW HaBIHII'K. SAVIGATIOI
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    • 899 1 BUCHANAN WHISKY l^^iMl,. a t,y tA> |J^ THt btb I KATZ BROS, SOLD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DEALERS. LDJITEDi SAMK AH SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSES OF 1.0RD9 AND COMMONS AND TO ALL GOOD LONDON CLUBS. 31/1-' STEAMSHIP COMPANIES^ I VK KONINKI.IJKE PAKETVAART MAATBCHAPPIJ I'nder contract with the fulhcrlands India Government.
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    • 311 1 SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED Xi. i"i m. Line Between Bangkok AND HONRKORO. s. s. Monijhit, Capt. C alder, 86H tons. Kong He.ng, Capt. Joslin, 862 Tai Chou; Capt. Primrose, 862 J'hru Chom Ktao,Cnpt. Fowler, 1,012 I'hra Chula Chom Klao, Capt. Pigot, 1,012 I'hra Aang, Capt. Watton, 1,021 Derawongne, ('apt.
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    • 1000 1 NOHCES^ a RE(IICTEKED SMOKE "HELIOS" I MANILA CIGARS y. k^&lfc<&rsn9L. MADE OF THE MOST BUPEBIOK LEAF "'UJUIw* p A CTO K v AT M A tfjLA, dKAAJJ. Callk Isla del Romero 5 and 7. tu. th. s. 8 11 LNSURANCES. SUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON ESTABLISHED 1710. Insurances effected upon almost
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    • 411 1 BANKS. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED. Authorised Cnpital 1,000,000 Subscribed Capital fiOO.OOO Head Okfipe Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS: D. Gillies, Esq. Chan Kit Shag, Ebc|. H. Stolterfoht, Esq. Chow Tung Shan, Esq. Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esq. Chikk Manager: Oeo. \V. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits, For 12 months
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    • 916 1 MEKK B A HUNTER. I T ERE is a pointer for any of our reader* II who may l>« troubled with paralysis. Mr. K M. Frye, a prominent merchant of Boqnot, Westmoreland County, Pa, nays one of hi« customers who had walked with a crutch for two year*, owing to
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  • 522 2 Hihuapobi. fith Novkmbes, 1897. PRODUCE (liaitt are corrected to one p.m.) Gambler fl.jo. 1 Copra Ball 6.66. do i'ontianak, H 30_ IVnper, Black buyer* 1925 do White, (6%) 35.0 a Sago Flour Sarawak, 3.06. do Brunei, 236 I'earl Sago 350 I Coffee, Bali, picked ,3900. Coffee Palembang, picked 37.80
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  • 34 2 Municipal Debentures•%. Do l>o. 'faojong I'agnr Boinl*. New Pryo Kiver Dock 00. I'liiijoms. Straits Ice t"o. Uaynaid Co. K.o'ii.-. Contributory. K)K iSAI.K. Pengeiang l'lnnting Share-. somkkvii.i.k .v ouxx, Kxthange A Share Brokers.
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  • 165 2 for fW «tr. To-Day. H.iMKk.ik Cerberut, Aiuoy via porti Ifam Yomg, M.-ilH'-'"i A Klnog Sappho. Deli Su'uatra, Hutavis via ports Gwmj Ann, Sourabnya via ports Sari* liuraro, lialavm via ports fimia Colombo Orel, Japan ria port* MurinUlun, Hacawar vi.i pun Japara, Bawean via port* Ktyntti Mum.ik and I'lmng
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  • 110 2 Kkom Xv rofk By the P. O. s.s. Qangm, due on Her. 7th with the mail from Europe of the IMb Oetobe.% she brings j replies to the mail) winch left Singapore i on the 16th, Lilth. and i'tth Sept. Kkom China By the P. &O. s.s.
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  • 238 2 AKKIVALfI. Per s. frum Ti-luk All-..11 1:1 ports: Hewn. U.J.Penny, A. .Mar. Ounald, J. A. Macgr«gor. and A. j. Tarmir Per».«. A,nhrr.it from IVluk An-on via port- Capt. usev. TO ARRIVE. Toil SIXI.APOHE. Iw Hak'it'i Mum from Si.utlmiiiir ion. due Hth Xov:-.\lr. and Mr*. A V- liuweu. Mi—
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  • 21 2 [Subscription raUt and advertising rail* muy I* found on th* fourth paj«.] SATTRDAY, »th NOV., 1897 REUTKR'B TELEGRAMsT
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  • 44 2 VIUOI'H AGAINST THE KkBM'H. Tjundon, 6th November. When Major McCallum, the Governor of Lagos, learned that the French had occupied Xakki which lay within the British sphere of influence, he delpatched a force thither. I'pon this, the French retired from the place.
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  • 58 2 SI'KHH AT OXASciOW. Mr. Chamberlain has delivered a speech at Glasgow, in which he said that political relations in South Africa were more satisfactory than had been the case for many a day. Mr. Chamberlain further stated his belief that the question of a really united empire was
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  • 70 2 THK POLL AT lIIDM.BTOK. The election for the Middleton division of S. E. Lancashire, to fill the vacancy resulting from the death of Mr. T. Kielden [Conservative] has been held. The result wag the return of Mr Alderman Duckworth, Liberal, who polled ">964 votes. Mr. Mitchell, Conservative, polled .viii
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  • 8 2 H.M.S. I'lorer arrived this morning I from Malacca.
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  • 10 2 A Boyanese died of cholera at 161, Jalan Besar yesterday.
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  • 11 2 Qi/akantine is now no longer imposed here on vessels from Swatow.
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  • 12 2 The outward P. (>. mail was signalled at Penang at 6 a.m. to-day.
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  • 15 2 On Tuesday, being a public holiday, there will be no issue of the Straits Times.
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  • 18 2 The (ierman mail s.s. bayern left Colombo yesterday, at 3 p.m", and is due here on Wednesday next.
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  • 20 2 Messrs. John Little <fc Co. advertise a choice asso-tn.ent of Christina* cards, inc'i clmg so ne with views of Singapore.
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  • 19 2 Messhs. I'.iyi.i. <fc Co. advertise auctions of damaged goods at their saleroom on the Bth, 10th, and 11th inst.
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  • 23 2 A Malay printer, named Suleiman, living at 389, North Bridge Road, was j robbed of a picul of type, worth $150, last night.
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  • 21 2 A Russian seaman was, tin's morning, fined twenty dollars or fourteen day* for assaulting a woman named Rosinab in Malay Street.
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  • 26 2 Thk monthly missionary meeting will be held at the I'rinsep Street Chapel, on Monday next, at Sp. m. The Kevd. H. L. E. Leuring will preside.
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  • 24 2 Tiik Kesident-(ieneral of the Malay Slates is to be made a Corporation presumably for convenience of holding land and the like within the Colony
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  • 29 2 I I >.v the nomination of the I'enang 1 Chamber of Commerce, the (iovernor has appointed Dr. W. C Brown to he an I'iiollieial Member of the Legislative Council.
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  • 36 2 A rwo day.-' match I'rofessionß r. the Beat was commenced on the S. C. C ground yesterday afternoon. The Professions, going in first, had I made 24 for 7 when stumps were drawn for the day.
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  • 56 2 A meeting of the Chinese Christian Association was to be held last night to discuss: "That Straits youths be I trained and encouraged to go in for other kinds ol employment than clerical." Hut only half a dozen member* attended, ami there was no debate. The
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  • 72 2 A Chinaman, who came hero from Hongkong under a labour contract, declined to comply with its terms. This morning, he told the Magistrate he had been assaulted, hut could not ;.rov« it. He said he preferred to go to jail, rather than work. He came out of
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  • 72 2 Tins morning, Robert l)ias with six I PortMIMM and two Chinese women wire placed in the dock to explain why they were playing cards yesterday. The man was fined tivp, and the women three I dollars each. A Malay named Sallel) accompanied five Malay women into I the dock
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  • 76 2 At next Thursday* Council meeting, Hills will ho introduced to authorise the Singapore Municipal Com in is sioners to acquire the Town Hall, freo from any trusts; to In ing certain police Offlcatl under the operation of the Widows ami Orphans' Pension Fund to amend the Native Passenger
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  • 510 2 CAPTAIN BUSK I. TAW K)H TONO AND HO YANO PEKO. Yektkkhav afternoon, Captain Busk, late master of the s.s. WM o the <■/•■ appeared in the Supreme Court I recover $491.30 from Tan I'oh TonjS and Ho Yang I'eng, owners of the l»>» o 'he H'wn. Mr.
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  • 29 2 HARMSTox'sCircusgive a performance, this afternoon, at 4, besides the usual one at tt to-night. On Monday night, there will be a jumping contest for nil local horses.
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  • 187 2 ui;.-i{« mm iik.h i. m. m. NOORDIX CO. The action, before the Acting Chief Justice, was for a 'breach of contract in respect to rice. On the one hide, it WI alleged that fifteen hundred bag* of i ice had been bought and sold; that the rice
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  • 183 2 I The enterprise of Messrs Saikic- Bros, is not confined to the axtanHive additions which they an; making to the Rallies Hotel. Some time ago they decided upon v Improvement and extension of tin: Rafflw Tillin Rooms in tin- Square. For this purpose they secured the
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  • 196 2 Thk following .-ippoiiitiiii'iits have been gazetted Mr. K C II Hill t.. 1,,. Auditor-(ieneral Mr W. Bgerton, Finl Magistrate, Commiaeionef of tin: Court ofllei]ueeta, and Superintendent of pfj. sons, i'enainr, as well M to m i as Municipal President at Singapore; Mi I <>. Anthonis/, Hli. ial Asiigner, Straits
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  • 974 2 Tiir. topic of tho week, good Mr Editor, is the topir which you have introduced to Singapore, the gold foliar to wit Wherever we go to dim., to drink, to hike, to golf, or to talk softly to fab ladies' the one thing oa wUen conversation hangs
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  • 129 2 Lam ni.,ui, tbe Mohammedans, both Malays and Dings, paaaed in i ■ton through this principal th< Igll fare, of the town The principal ttal* wen a junk fully manned, then came three mosque-shaped strw I cylindrical form, m arranged thai the upper and lower portion! revolvi .1
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  • 44 2 Phi homeward mail )•> ih.- i loses at i p 1,1 on IVednes la) Jay, the 9th instant, being a public '■ay, the money ordei branch '■•■'l The Pmi otlic- and the »ub offltoi will cloaa ,v 4i- in I. Hank will be closed
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 676 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturer* of DYNAMITE '.KI.Ki.MTK GELAIINK in NVMIIK BLAHIIM) QELATINI DKTONATOM Kxl-OKTKkh ALL KIKI4 or urn v run on KLBCTRII BLASTING WTAKATO The above Kzpumivsk, biikq all HAHtmrruHii) ix Ouii Bhitain, abb mad TO Tkm THI Hl'lH nA.fl>AkD OF PDHITY UDurrr nun wnwin by the British
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    • 729 2 NOTICES. HA HUSTON'S GRAND CIBCUB AM>K'>IAI.MkN\OKKIKOkWiU>A.NIMALB. MATINKK A y A 4 I-. M MATINEE NIGHT ATIIF M OIK AKIUAI. WONDERS i N K A' IMFIAIr O\ I SoMKUI-AI IT KyIKSTWA.Ns <>IK TaIII.KAI VIVAST*. TONIGHT I TO-NIOEI! QEAHD Uli. II lIMIMNCi CONTEST FOX AM. MX Al. HOWES. Bot-o C— II Btot
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    • 486 2 I LATEST ADVERTISEMENT. JOIIXLinLE&OO, LIMITED. I Christinas Cards, Christinas Cards, Christinas Cards. JOHN LITTLE A Co, i.n.. tnacm -bowing a ohofaa assortment of the ul».»v. iniliiißf selections from all tin I |.iiii. ipal i..akers. CHINESE EUCEPAPEBOUUBTMAB 'AKDS. with l'idgeon English Greeting. VIKW.S OF BLVGAPOU CIIHISTMAS CARDS. hiistnias Cards. Christinas Cards,
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  • 2455 3 ii.irro«D.| T IU gnUNGI KI.orKMKNT HALING THI I>V.\K i »nl t«< ml wido. .-h which -in 1.. \,)f.lk>mv tell TW>>w *ii Itln f- .ln.'h r.njt», „..ugb »nd through. ■>„ -iiiroui n«-w. p.. >■. „/fli. OU l/.ilm I ,ii ..f ih.N story, vt.tii.-li Iml Satarday, i become engaged
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  • 2089 3 THE MTEKaRY BOI'NDEK. I TI'RNKI) to Mr. .lolin l>:il>.'lci<di arli' ion "The Bounder ill Literature in this month's Xric MM with especial interest, for the title suggested n -I<-l iltli t fill discourse on what i» perhaps the most extraordinary tendency of the age M far as
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  • 137 3 .SaTI HDAY, (iTII NoVKMBKH. High Water. BJ p.m. B. C. C. Cricks*. I. o. Q. T. Temperance Club. 7.:<". CboH Huh. o\3o. Hanneton'i Circus. 4 and i). SINHAY, Till NoVKMHKK. High Water. a.m. 9 sup.ni. Tweatv-Bnl Sunday after Trinity. P. (i outward mail due. liitle. Match. Baloetier. 3. MoNHAY,
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  • 1237 3 MR. H. L. STEVENSON'S POSTHUMOUS NOVEL. The posthumous novel of R. L Stevenson is only to be described as the I last of Stevenson's novels if we refer to the sequence of publication, since about six weeks before his death he lnid the work aside in order to
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  • 721 3 WHAT AM AUSTRALIAN HATIVE SAYB. Two days ago, we published the Jubilee impressions of the Malay Police and we now supplement these hy the impressions of an Australian native Sir George Turner, the Premier of Victoria, has been confiding to his fellow-Aus-tmlianc some of his experiences in
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  • 58 3 In a paragraph yesterday about school examinations, the Eastern School was entered as showing a pass percentage of 74. That is a mistake. The percentage was M 4. The percentage of certain other leading schools as shown in our issue of Wednesday, 27th October, are as follows: Raffles
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  • 55 3 Tin following music will be played hy the Ki tic ltrigadu Rand on the evening of Tuesday, tno 9th, at 9 o'clock, in the Gardens Maivh Priests' War". .MrmMn'ohn. Potpourri. Offenbachiana" .Conrmli. Valso Da-is les RuacwMTaMtwAt Selection. The Bohemian Girl "..lialfe. Fantasia... A Pastoral Scei.e Humt. Polacca "Picaroon
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  • 159 3 luit. Vk-h.'s Xamk Flaii&Kiu i'aitun DIUTIMITIUM N,,» H Bapnho Brit Btr. tti.til 1.,..:. etr. M i li II g Pundua Mr. Nniler D Calypso ■•> i g (Hang Aim -r. Dunloii h Kian Vanj r, Km- li Stwwna »lr Si UiH 6 CenUtui r. 8 Bab) ir. c Onda
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 227 3 TOMORROW'S CHURCH BERVICEB. 'I'WENTY-FIKBT SINUAV AKTKK TkINJTY. CHUKCH OF ENGLAND St. Andrews C'atiikiiisai.Skkvi. To-MOIIKOW. 7 a. in., Matins. 7.^0 n. m., Holy Eucharlit and Sermon. h. ni.. Litany and llolv Ku. hai -ist. 4 p. in.. Service of thr Cate.hi-ni. 6:io p. in., BvaMOng and Sermon. ROMAN CATHOLIC CATIIKIIKALOKHIK(iooIiSHKriIKKI). Victoria
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    • 463 3 TO SPEEDILY CURS Sore Throats Indigestion, lioartenui, Diarrhea, Wounds burns, Condy's Fluid AM rttrru-ktrt. AV'n u hnitmtioni. ("TV Ml ;< HI tI, ..f 1.-JtllioO, l.:i|ClftmJ, arc the only Diakti-. CKMENTIGHT! CtiMENTIGHTM CJSMENTIGHT!!! A NEW NON-CONDUCTING AND WATERPROOF PAINT. ORDINARY CKMKNTKJHT. (inarantecil to retime the temperature on tralvanizeil iron rooflag I'roin
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 89 3 WKATHKR UKI'OKT. A'u/«/u,y gart— gayftaf, hth .V.., tW. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. p.m. RIMiKKS. Bar. *a866».78l l>h.h79 Temp. MI.H 89.« 83.0 \V. B T lbTher 77.0 W).. r > 7H.5 12 liir.ofWind N.W. N.E. N.K. Max. Temp. h».:» Mm 7-5 '<«i Max. in Sun IBOS >. Terr. rad. 71! 0
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  • SHIPPING
    • 192 4 Un.l*rthi» h«a.liiii{the following aubrovi.-.-!ion»nre med ltr strainer *h.— ship l>,i -linivjue; Brit. British V. S. Tint. -I Status; Fr. French Uor.— German Dut.— Dutch; Joh.— Johor«; Ac, G. c, Uenerftl .iri(o dp. -deck passengers U.—Uncertain T. V. \V. -T»njon« Pntfir Wharf; T. P. I).— Tiinionc Pigar Do.k
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    • 1216 4 ABUiVAUt Bmc« Noos of Yestkkday. Amhertt, Brit. «tr. 108 tons, Capt Rozells, 6tb Nov. From T. Anson, 3rd Nov. 0..C, 116 d.p. Wee Bin and Co. For T. Anson, Bth— Rds. Dordoyne, M. M. str. 2,133 ton*, Captain Blanc, 6th Xov. From Baigon, lad Nov. Gc and 1
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    • 481 4 Samt, port, proliablt iwv of ami i(, ant uqrntM. A. Aix'ar, Hongkong, No* 17. > .v Moan A.-lull.-. l/pooi, Nov 10; W.Man»n.ld. Byvulla. Rangoon, Not 10; bos Bawean, B'maaaiQ, Rot 18; DaenueU, Haiitiiin. H.iiavia. Nov li>. Daendeui Bantsnue, London, Not J.i P B Bayern, Europe, Hot 10; Behn
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    • 65 4 5 VIBBKL-K Namk. a Nov 6 Donlogue Oral By* ik: i> >iiilnyj B lli.iiK Wan hi i,. Tons. i-tiiMN Kto MM »tr. UH Bfam Ku» tra. MM Oimaovtk) Brit, atr MM Shepherd utr. liw Romlli lit; Bellan BOM SillKl- > sni^..,i Soi »,M. M.ii it iii..OTVottock Oc( 178 prnooCoj
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 402 4 NOTICES. INSTANT RELIEF FOR SKIN-TORTURED BABIES and rest for tired, worn-out parents in I warm bath with Clticura Soap, and a gentle anointing with CUTKOmA, the great skin cure. The only speedy, safe, permanent, and economical cure for the most distresiing of it< hing, burning, bleeding and scaly skin and
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    • 179 4 I NOTICES. SKItKAYALLU'S PtRItUOIHOUB QUIKIKI An Otcal Au»f^B Irian Toni. of IVruWhU Mflti lir.ik mill Iron; fl-1 ovor *>° mcdtaw I iiTlifirsti'S notifying ii- fraal ?tr<n(fthI -"3 KiviiiK |uii|H-i!i.-. \3^m Hint, »l tin- saiiK' J^vJS^^ time, being of an /^*f^S^^ l>.y' i-;.t IA-n HUdj^^B^ I'UICE: y '__^Tjjl K Nr "•l'jZZfk
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    • 708 4 BROWN'S Koiu Ckown Brand TIIK HNW WHISKEY IN THK WORLD. I lii i to II B II H>,- Prince of Wale*. r.i;I.\'K.MANN CO., :i Sole Agouti for Singapore. TIMES" AM) BUDGET." Ttvim, 83U a year, orfi'J a month, or lifteen irntt MM IVat Free, Ji-i a quarter, ftlraitn kvil./rt, poi-t
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    • 293 4 NOTICES. JOSEPH BAKER. OKrBCTIOMB HID VIKHBi BIIAD BiKkR ¥)EGB to inform the Ladift* and Gontlr--1 men of Singapore that h« hu opened a Confectionery and Vienna Bak«ry at No. 6, Victoria strwt, next to the Conrent. Cake* and wi-ddins cakes at moderate cbnrKPf, and All other different kind* of cake*
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    • 84 4 J. MOTION CO. WATCIIMAKKItS. JKWKLLKKS. OPTICIANS. RKI'AIKS I'ROMITI.V EXKCUTEU. I'.S Manufactory, Luwiat* Hill. I.oni<o!«. MAKKKTO 11. K.THSQOW. S|>o<'iitlly m»nufacture<l and r<Morn mended for use in the East. Berson'o Special Stkbxctii "FIELD" WATCH «old Keyless Englißh Half Chrono ir £2&. BENSON'S "LUDOATE" WATCH. A tureo-uuartor Plnte Englinb l*»er fully compensated. Silver,
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    • 113 4 NOTICES. ENVELOPES. AT THK "SlUAirs TIMKS" OFFICE THK PATRIOT KNVKl.oi'i;, IjOOOti I ptJIUSHIU n.i, 1, Try it and you will r> ummm [.&BBUUOflbaptolQforath*~iUl<i Ihnt his Factory for preparing Crn»h",l K.x.il. »t .11. BalUtoi Boad is now 0 Cmahed Pood, Indian onto, nn.i K r n K>(il.lsll (i.\ls FOR RACI HfHtHpy
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