The Straits Times, 3 March 1900

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  • 14 1 The Stra its Ti mes. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE SATURDAY. MARCH 3. 1900. No. 20,078.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 932 1 rpllh IioKNEO COMPANY LIMITED tjus]ar<l Lit* Asraiaaos. 1 N..r*h Dmioß Pin Imam 8001 tj. Vtas AjaumnoV CoKpany (Kir») Th. E.,»n.W* Ufa Aauraaot Sooirtj. fh. Onu Marias lonium Company, lh. China Mutual St«am Navigation .'oaapany. TW Mantua* Inraimooe Company, Limited. •or particular* of thw Company, th. tall ailMiiti— »wit of THE
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    • 875 1 STEAMSHIP_ COMPANIES. ITUMXKI.IJKE PAKKTVAART~MAATBCHAm3 Under contract with tbe Netherlands India Government. Agcnla at Smpapon: Ship Aoejict, UTI J. DtIXDIU 4 Co 2-3 CoiXTIK Quit. The undermentioned d it«« are only apprximate Styamer from Kjipemwi Will b» Uespah h«<l for On I*. OuMoi.ni. Balavia. Feb. 26. PeDang, O ehleb, Padanc and
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    • 445 1 V°Rl>l>EUT -)CH Ett L 1.0 YD I *.> HKK.MKN TTAMUUKU- WKKIKA I.INIE, MAIL LINE. of th.-c hr,.- will leave Singapore on or I HiHtiit thp utiii' 1 nit i nt ioiit'i l il;it»"«: Mar. 1.1 fl-wrn Man h H I /v.pu Heinrick -jg niuiipirl March tn I Hamburg Apr •_>
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    • 670 1 'PHE LONDON AMD LANCABHIRK 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £8,127,«0 Paid np Capital 'J\t,7m Reserve Fund »7s|m6 The undersigned. Agents for tbe Company, are prepared to accept lira risks at I current rates of premium. ROUriTEAD A Co. I '[Hit CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE J. COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital Subscribed 1 tt/U).OOL.
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    • 597 1 I Hvttt *5« Ajbobanle Company V&Kc^y OF IRELAND. &ta«t»A«d 1822. The uwUrnigned, having been appointed Asrnto for Ike rire Dfpiirlinrnl are prepared 'j accept Risks at CurrmU T"AN T SATLANTISCTTE TRANSATLANTIC TRADING CO.. LTD.) J-ARQeX I BOMJBEs\ I/OW /I F>/lIMII\ rr charged to olMleen iT.M'i-rdiiia i.i s.Mi c ii Africa
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    • 367 1 PRIME AMERICAN SALT BEEF. 25 cents per Mi M MCALIBTER CO. PIAUTION TO SHIPOWNERS AND \S CAPTAINS. RAHTJEN'S ANTI-FOULING COMPOSITION. Other nukes than oar original mar.ofactures are now sold. The genuine and only Composition with I which Mr. KAHTjiNtaimtelfhuanyconnae- I tion is HAKTViNN's Rahtjxhs, and pack- I ages are marked
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    • 330 1 NOTICES. I JAPANESE I BEST CREPE SHIRTS. WHITE AND BTRIPED SIZES FROM 14" TO 18". G. OTOMUNE Im c alistkr co. E. THORN'S ORIGINAL STAR BRAND Roof -Us frigerating Composition is Snow-White, >s easily applied, very durable, and, possessed of remarkable hygienic and preservative qualities. Can be used on or
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    • 805 1 IT 18 DANGEROUS TO NEGLECT A (OLD. Pneumonia iiom of the most dangerous and fatal of dines »es. It alwaya retulu from a cold. CbamberlamV Cough Remedy »'H <|Qickly euro cold and perhaps prevent an attack of pneumonia. It i. In [act made especially for that ailment and become famous
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  • 34 2 THE STRA ITS TIMES. Brabushbd: I sal. PRICK 16 CKNTB StraxU Timtt **U o ytar, or, pottfru ■H Strait* Iliulgtt SIX year, or, p<»( $2(1. AAoertuing tt-tU» may be fmmj h the fourth page
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  • 860 2 SATURDAY, 3RD MARCH, 1900. OUR CU RRENCY. Mu. August Huttenbacb not cont-nt to stagger the shipping world and to defy the wealth of ttiu Shipping Couference—has again forced upon us the question of currency reform in the ntraits and Malaya. He has addressed a SrUngur aU'lieiiL't! on curieiycy reform Tben,
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  • 1148 2 Popular Mr. Maclaren has been elected President of the Tanglic Club Ihus tbe European arinocracy of Tanglin confirm the choice of tbe Abiotic democracy of Teluk Ayer. Mr. Maclaren's appointment as a Municipal Commissioner implies a belief in hit subsianual nnd solid character. UU el it i<>n
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  • 75 2 THEY MUST BE KILLED. (Special TtUgrnm to the Struilt Knur") Hongkong, 2nd Hank, 7 34 pm The Kmpre»B- Dowager of China has issued a secret Edict to all Viceroys and Governors, commanding them to discover and arrext all reformers. A special EJict issued by the DowagerEmpress commands the
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  • 278 2 I 11 K 4» CENTS ARE RETURNED. MUTUAL HAPPINESS PKIVAIU. Those readers of the StraiU Tim*s mho reuiviiibKr the story of "The Ejiior.lhe ■n'.il, ih.- Shipping Clerk, the I'm .<i.rteuelary, the Post Olliee, and tli« Korty-ei|dit Cents" will be pleased to read the annexed gracious explanation Oove.no
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  • 9 2 To day's 4 m/s bank rate is 1/11 ft
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  • 7 2 The homeward mail closes at p.m. to-day.
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  • 10 2 Lai-ra Villa, 4 Scott's Koad, is advertised to be let.
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  • 19 2 There had been over 70 names sent in up to noon to-Hav for admission into tht Mnp;i|iore Rifle Corps.
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  • 18 2 Capt Day of the I'romttlumt, bound for Hongkong, reports having on board a stowaway named E. I). Nash.
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  • 22 2 Mrs Rhee, of Pars Lodg», reports to the police that jewellery to the value of 1340 has been stolen from her house.
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  • 22 2 Particulars of the prize to be given in Java for the best Liberian coffee I'iilper will be found in our advertising columns.
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  • 24 2 H. HINTER was yesterday lined S2 for breaking a glass care and was further tined for assaulting a Kling man in South Bridge Road.
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  • 25 2 The monthly sewing meeting of the Church Work Association will be held at the Riffles Girls' School on Wednesday, the 7th ins., »i 4 p.m.
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  • 19 2 With to-day's Straits Tunes there i« issued a supplement containing produce prices, share quotations, shipping news, and some advertisements.
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  • 22 2 LoHD Roberts has cabled that the City Imperial Volunteers have been under lire at .lacobedxl and behaved most gallantly. Three were wounded.
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  • 33 2 Yesterday, a Kiing man was removed to the hospital suffering from an injured foot owing to a bale of goods falling in it at Tanjong Pagar Wharf. Death ensued this morning from gangrene.
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  • 33 2 Yesterday, E'>sope a Malay was sentenced to two months' hard labour for personating a Municipal peon, ft r extorting SI 50 from Sunn I'ek Seng he was sentenced t" a further two month*.
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  • 35 2 It i- reported that the directors of the Penang Khean Ciuan Insurance Company (a Chinese company) bate decided upon giving a ball in the Penang Town Hall, if the British Army enters Pretoria during 1000.
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  • 44 2 In Penang, a public meeting to ■.in-ill, i the raising of an Indian Famine Fuiul is to be held about the same time as the Singapoie meeting I'hu Acting Governor, who is in 11,I 1 n.int. will take the chair at the Penang meeting.
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  • 46 2 Attention is drawn to the change in the date of the snle of the late Gan Kni! Seng's properties, notified in our advertising columns to-day.. The land sale will tak« place on the 4th April, and the sale of the brickmaking plant on the 9th April.
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  • 187 2 OR A WISK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. I»k Kowme will attend at his office in Battery K.>ad between the hours of t and 3p. m. to-day, and 1 1 am. and 1 pin on Sunday, for the purpose of I'xuinining candidates for admission to Ihe Rifle
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  • 38 2 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS AUSTRALIANS WANTED. REQUEST FOR MEN. Umlm, 3rd March. yhe Imperia, (.iowriinu-iit have telegraphed to Aujlr.-ili.i, mjuesiing that the' Australian Colonies will lend 2,500 more mounltil !ni.i|- to S,.uth Africa Tha Außiialiun Premiers are considering the quettiou
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  • 19 2 Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener arrived at Kimberley yesterday, in the morning, and they leave again to-day
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  • 41 2 A parly of Boers is active to the north wei-t of Kimberley. They are dostrojing and lootii.s. Another party of doers is shelling the town of Barkly We**.. 'Barkly West is > small town ISmilesor thereabout* oorlh-wesl of Kimlx-rlf y
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  • 29 2 Newspaper correspondents, wiring frum I'aardeberg, state that the British scouts are in touch with the enemy to the eastward. The Boers an estimated to number 7000 men.
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  • 15 2 laUr General Barton was wounded in the lighting on the 27th February.
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  • 66 2 <300 DEAD. 590 WOUNDED. A '/W« message from Ladysmilli. dated the Ist ins., states that the total casualties among the Ladysmith garrisen during the time the town was invested were as follows KILLED. •J4 officers. 235 men. IHID OF DISIAME. 8 officers. :t4O men. WOUNDED. 70 officers. S2O
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  • 397 2 STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FUND. EIGHTH LIBT. Amount previously acknowledged. »120.817 Kirn thing A Co. 800 Sxnclilamls Buttery A Co. 180 \V. Wall.* Ho»re, kuilm ISO Colitction on :i.'Etk<lalr":— L Koljt U'lwer, l apt. 6 J. W. Ail:n U W. Duff, BoM. I'UDcun. Wm.A.l.ini.K T H»ii.l». aud
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 556 2 NOTICES. SIDEBOSTHEN PAINT. an absolutely anti-corromve paint for IRON AND STEEL Guaranteed to be the beat KIM I'KKVKNTIVE «««nt ln»alu*ble for Shipn, Mx.hir.ory, Bridget la, ate. One gallon will cover 540 square leet. I'ucl »25— P" drum ol 1 ewt. A >pl«Ddid report just received from the Becr«taryof the Trinity
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    • 1975 2 LATEST ADy&ttH3BIB3I& T H R CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COY-, LTD Head Office No. Cirnoii Road, Bhaxuhii. AB. A. WATTIE. Manager. MK.SSUS. TAX KIM TIAX SONS, '-ocal Agent.. The Company offers easier terms and better bonuses than any other Company doing business in the East. A special point is made
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    • 719 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. I TOWN HALL. MR. HENRY DALLAS' MlbllAl. DitAUATIC COMPANY. TO4Uia.fl TO- SIGHT! The Knormou-I) Successful Musical Play Will, all itao Original Scenery and Ktl.-.-ts from MONDAY ASD TUESDAY. I TH« LaTIST Uf>' OBIiTEOT SfCCIM FROM 1 HI UAIETY I il la i UK. LONDON I A RUNAWAY MIL
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  • 1415 3 It is interesting to observe. Mr Mitor, that you have so contrived llul no man, apparently, who raluel the reputation uf unmixed purity of European birth can attonl to remain mnaMa Singapore KiUes. You propose, Sir, lo create a m -„,,.,1 i,--t. li m.n be remembered thnt
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  • 719 3 THE SIGHTING OF LEE-METFORDS. STARTLING DISCLOSURES. Mk \V. J Mm* tlie well-known London maker of email bore lifles, I |I*M me lollowing opinion uu lan I •iglilllig of UleLee-ilcilold Klfle, with I which our Hoops in ttuulll A'r.ca aie armed llie laci tiiat to little damage I mewy has been
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  • 108 3 FENI ANS IB MAFEKING. A lelter whidi km Wri r«-eiv«l fr.. m C,,1.,,,,l B. I ,lM n .l>,,wHl, .1 Mai, ki"(t, utatH-. Hut aB bad 40 Fenian primm in i,,,1u,1,, lk J iim yninlan w«. ilt ,..|y Muf.k.ns. y.nnlan ra f. mni| l.avei,,duU..., 1 „,,r..;,,,,n,1.|,,,,m.-p, > ■l-nce I, tbe enrmy
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  • 650 3 AT THE T"\VN HALL. Mv II DaJtat'i musical dramntic y, fie^li frnni great nnww in I ladia and Burma, pr..ducfd 'The I Geiclia in .Sin-aporo Town Hill last I in^lit l..f. ne a packed house. We can that w» hope Mr. D.illas will I make hitslay in Singapore
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  • 70 3 QUOTATI ON. Tn-Mrfi Bh in- M I pra iu.e (juntatinn» earn too Lite for eorradina Uilm Bii|.|.|,-ti»nt. Contributory Rmbi Imvp ri-in loStil, f.llyiiai.l K^.ul.k t<i M| Kra^r an.l NVav. to »9n, and Rilpy Harcr«ive» lo *151. K>-cl>;m» have ■lr. |,-.l to »I 9 50, Jelebus 1.. Sl;j.i(,, IVm^long. to Vl6
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  • 233 3 TO-DAY'S BUDGET." WITH A WfMPMt The Slrmir bwlgtlwM pnlilUhedtliin wkM in th* afternoon This we»kV I llwlgti is a ury lvr B B one, and contains I ragwUiat Mi-sere. Hultenbach lir,- I and Co, the s. a. .l/i Itm, and 1 ,c thin. I ping Conference. Korthe. greater con- I
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  • 1023 3 BHIPPINU lilY LBY. I In Dutch Steam Navigation I ContpaalMi, which run linere between II 'II m. I an 1 Java, had nothing to complain jn 1899, t.ays tl c llntavia A«.iir#fcW They k.-|>t their lariff of I rale* unchanged. Their ratca on some I articles were actually
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  • 107 3 KYE-TI RI)AV« PLAY. Ladies' IHUBI Craiawid Mr* Wetherall beat the Misses 'iunn, O-'.t, (1-3 CHAUPMXHIH' PAIRJ. Mrs. Waddell and Mr Wright boat Mr». Lovtll and Mr. Pearce,6-1, 4-6,6-2. TJE«FORTODAY. LAI'IES' H.\(;L>B. Mi«» Gunn owe 15-1 v. Miss Craig rec. I j-J, to tiiiish. LADIES' DOUBLKB. FINAL. Mm
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  • 67 3 Oiurrly Officer fur ensuing week C«|.t. C J Davies. Orderly Sergt. for enruinp ww-k, C<.rpl. E Wallace. I'madet :-Tuefdny 6lh, 615 pm, Lrcture n Gimneiy Monday 6th, S.IS I'Dl, caliine nnd tnarcliinp drill for BranriMa, .tc Wrdmtday 7ih 615 pm, HouaH ,!,i||. 1) r B^ie*
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  • 41 3 The L'nd battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, at Colombo, loft for Knglm.J on the ISth F«b. A Madras battalion will camp at Aldershot, but i: is to form part of tlie Ninth Division for service in South Africa.
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  • 172 3 Tiikkk lias arrived in Singapore from I Rangoon Mr. Sid Black, who in an I I American of Ohio, and is a trick cyclist I I with a great reputation for wonderful I I performances on the bicycle. Mr. I I Black has shown bis prowess I
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  • 155 3 Latham and Mactaggart report:- I Our share mark-t remains quiet with I i. •wit rntea in most mining stocks I •Menus have fallen to Sia.lU Temelongn dose with buyers at SI3, sellers Sl.'l SO I Kelubis are offered at $14. Pahang I Corporation*, after fairly large transac-
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  • 226 3 KCOHINO CIVIL GOVBKNUKXT. tlie report of the Philippines I ission, relative to tlie establishof civil feovcrnment in the I recently forwarded by Pro- I Mck'inley to Congress, President McKinley recommends the appointment I "i an American Governor for the I <*rcln|>elagu. assisted by a CouDcil I c.inpured of
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  • 306 3 BUCK TO THE EDITOK OK THE "BTHAITB TIMES Sib,— Referring to the account p} General Sir fJeorgo White's career given by you in your yesterday's issue may I ii. ii in- win Hi, r the sentence Hud the hill (M»juba Hill) been held by the entire battalion of the Gordon
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  • 609 3 PIHE PABBKNGKU LISTS. THE P. AND O. "Canton," March S:-Mr«. Niven and child; Mr. Robert Ki.k Mr. and Mrs William McMurray; Mrs. Cockburn «nd infant; Mr. 0. M. Paion Mr. and Mr.. Farran; MlssNoyes. i ?J d o "«<* -Mr. .lame* Kerr; I r *°i "j ?"•*<">
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  • 286 3 "Shot in the Market Square, Harri'miih, Orange Free Slate, South Africa, on ::hr»imu D»y, for refusing to RuM against lis own countrymen, John McLachlau, lunr.agedso." 1 k'ou may leave your 1.in.l with a leaping heait to the noise of life and drum k'ou may nun to Death with a
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  • 242 3 (Ist Sunday in Lint). CHURCH OF ENGLAND Bt. AnnuWa Cathedral Servicm. 7 a in.. Miitin-. 7.Soa.m .Olebration of Holy Communion and Sermon. ''am. 1 1. 1 -hi i 8.15 a. m., Celebration of Holy Communion. 4 p. m., Service of Catechism. «-w p. m., Evensong and Sermon.
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  • 139 3 I>at«. Vbui'iNui riaoAßj, CiPTim Dmunoa -j i Print Alexander DurttTj Mo»I Palemban^ a I enanfj Brit «tr. Kawlmgjon Unvibon ud Bamarang 3 Amherr, itr Mel or HontiaMk i Cblens Mai ltr Gerdcs Bangkok "•f 101 n «»r. Barr H'koog, Shanghai and Japaa f ul) r h «lr. Smith Mun»okandßl«mban((
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 982 3 Sale ok lease Of important TIN-MINING CONCEBBION. r pHK undersigned are prepared In Jl receive offers lor the purchase, or or wo years, of the exclusive right "?l m l or tin oTer abou Io «mare miles of the Heropan Watershed, held under a license from the Pahang liovernraeut. I
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    • 699 3 FOR SALE EMPLOYMENT TO LET; AND PERBOVALS [Ist ttm, IS cents a line: 2nd and sm iL m '0 lin/; 4th to 6th tim«ri cents lln* 7th to Th* times 3 cent. I l>ne; afterwards, j o,*ta a line'bn? n! charge less than onedollar. Tbas, a Urn/. advertisement, close set,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 140 3 AUUAY.hMKVISatdrday, 3rd March. High Water. 11 35 a.m. 8. C. C. Cricket. It. L. T. C. Tournament. M. M homeward mail, clones (J pm. I I. 0 G. T. Temperance Club. 7.30. GeUlia." Town Hall. 8. Suhday, 4th March. Hi«h Wat«r 0.17 p.m. Quadragesima. First Sunday in Lent. Monday, 6th
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 316 4 NOTICES oM lid With torturing, distip;uring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, and pimply humours, instantly relieved by a warm bath with Ci-ticlra Soap, and a single anointing with Ccticura (ointment), the great skin cure, followed by a full dose of Ccticura Resoltint, greatest of blood purifiers and humour cures. (uficiira Is
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    • 1092 4 "TIMKB" AND "BUWJKT." Itraiu Tima, ISO a year, or > month fifteen cents a copy. Foal Free. f<t luarter Straiti Budget post free, fear, or to a quarter, or 40 cent* :opy. The advertising rate* are: first iv IS centt a line; 2nd and Sid Hi in o.TH« a line;
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    • 1060 4 SINGAPORE SPORTLN'G CLCB. Programme for Spring Race Meeting, 1900. MAY Kind, 24th, and 2MA. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 22nd May. Fiest lU< i. THE MAIDEN PLATE.-V«lu« 1000. A Race for Maiden Hones— Weight v per scale (lOet.). An allowance of 211 b. to ex-Grifflns, imported imo the Straits Sett lements or
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    • 285 4 NOTICED Sweel ScenlJ from /lowers, RIGAUD'S WHITE VIOLITI. I RIGAUD'S WHITE ROSE RIGAUD'S white utaia. I RIGAUD'S WHITE LILAC. RIGAUD'S white imi. RI6AUD*C; mmm* Parfal MACNIVffN AND CAMEKONV PBNBI They cnme at a Imnn and a bltw\nqtomn\ TV Piclntick,lht Ovl.and tkr Warerky A« ™f« {owl}— -^i J \plCKWlC)(lg»iplw^EßLty WOOMMKNULD BY
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    • 535 4 NOTICES. YAMATOYA'S BEST CREPE SHIRTS. Whitest $1.50. Coloured at $1.75. A LARGE STOCK NOW ON HAND. Y. SHIBUYA. Plan btrfft piBUSHED FOOD T»V IT AM' YOU W 11. Ml MIW It I I R BEI.ILKMIR'K-iloinfornith.. public that his Factory for preparing Crushed I Food atNo. 1 Helilio.Ko.di. now o,~n«d rir.l
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    • 670 4 NOTICES, BROWN'S Four Ciow* Brand SCOTCH WHISKEY, at n.tuT wm««r in rat world A iuppll»d uHR.H. the Princo of Wale* BRINKMANN CO., !/y Knl« Affpnta for KinffarVir* SfIIPPLNO. IBITIBH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOX •ENANG, RANGOON AND CALCUTTA. IMIIf Company's etearoer HCTIALA, l.wa ion*, Ciptaiu Phillips, will dc«patcbe.l for
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    • 355 4 NOTICES. SAFES. The Hank of England met Prire'i So/™ ■ante they ..re lite Wtt and cheapett. GEORGE PP.K'K'S IiENT STF.RI, SAFES. Makers to Her Majesty's Ciovernmeul. is Admiralty, the Bank of England, c 4c &c. URGLAR AND FIRE RESISTING. Quality; The People* Bent Steel Safe 'Iwronghly Fire and Fall-proof Sole
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