The Straits Times, 8 March 1900

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  • 13 1 Th e Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 8. 1900. No. 20,082.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 949 1 rpHE BOKNBO COMPANY LIMITED TIKE Maarfard IM* assensn*. Norwich Uaioa Fir* lmesraau. Soc -i). Au*a Asaarano* O°*a»aov (Fire) Dm RqaitaJ.l* Ufa Ismraao* Society. The < Vwui M anM OoaafaSlV. Th* Chimm Natwl Steasi N.vig.*,^ Cosqiaay. T-**-n^»m \a**t D**r l\>mi.wn* TW Mantasaa luunoeo Ccmpaay. Luartad. Vor partioulan ol these Compaiua*, as*
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    • 871 1 STEAMSHIP CUMPAXIEB. T^ONINKUJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agential Smpopora: Ship AoExrv. l»te J. Dasxdeu 4 Co.. 3-S, Coixybb Quay. The undermentioned dite* are only approximate Steamer From Expected' Will be Uaspatchen for On 0. a:,. Jacob. Batavia. Mar. 6. Billiion BaUvia, Cheriho SamaranT Sourabava, Maois
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    • 469 1 NORDDEUTSCH EX LLOYD ItItKMKN HAMI.URU- MKHIKA LINIE, H Ml. I K(i. MAIL LINE. The fast and w-11-iinown Mail-'teami>rs of ih.--e linea will leave Singainre oo or iboui \he undrrm«ntioned datesOutwa.d IHIIO Homeward 1900. \ifn,ar Mar. 16 U.^m Mar. h r| I'nm llnnrich -J9 Stuttgart March Ii /v.u«r» Apl ii ITTsj
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    • 635 1 INSURANCES. 'PHK LONDON AND HM'ASH! 1 KIKK INSURANCE COMI'AXi Capital £2, 2T.500 Pud up Capital ali'JW Reserve Fond 97S,*US TH« undersigned. Agents lor the a pan/, are prepared to accept fir* risk currant rau» of premium. BOUBTEAD Co. rpUK CHINA TEA DEES INBURAJ J. COMPANY. LIMITED Capital Subscribed W.IPUIOU. Araonot
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    • 395 1 t[Sfcl A*SI'BANC« COMPAXT x£3m!yy 0F IRKLAND B,taNu*«i 1822. 7*» niKfemyiwrf, W»«o torn »PJ<»»j«< AarnU for tfee Fire toamrtaaeat. are prepared to aeasjrf RiAt at OmrmU I T'AVRATI-ANTTSCHE HXNDEI-S COMPAOVIR. TRANSATLANTIC TRADING CO., LTD) FUXDB /LJBEBAIX I vB.. UfiOfiOfXO. I larqeN. I O J >> I FmuifßlnV 1847 f"»lM« rhamrd In
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    • 660 1 NOTICE& Gold Medals, Paris, 1878 1889. JOSEPH GILLOTT'S Of Highest Quality, and Having II T II O Greatest Durability are Therefore UL CHEAPEST. T L II 0 BANKS. TTOHQKONG AND SHANGHAI 11 BANKING COKPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 119,*****0. RESERVE FUND f 1 *****0. RESERVE LIABILITY OF t 910JXOJO00 COCET Or DIRECTORS
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    • 250 1 RAFFI.ES ndilL Her Main Building GBAND MARBLE DINING SALOON To Seat 500 Guests. PRIVATE DINING ROOMS FOX PARTIEB, Electric Light throughout the Hotel. Klertric Kin. in all Urn Public Roorai Gust Nights. WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS. EVERY COMFORT GUARANTEED. Billiard Boom in Separata Block, FITTED UP WITH FOUR ENGLISH TABLES, By
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    • 768 1 IT IS DANOEROUB TO NEGLECT A COLD. Pneumonia is one of the mott rlinfmuui and fatal of diseases It alw»y» result! from a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Krmnlv will quickly ,ure n old ami iwrbßi prevent an attack of pneumonia. It i. In fact made especially for that ailment and hai
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  • 1111 2 THURSDAY, 8TH MARCH, 1900. THE CAPE REBELS. Thi war progresses and Lord Roberta prevails. The latest telegram of tv-day 8 that yesterday (Wednesday) be urneJ the enemy's left flank, and that, *8 the message left, tho enemy was in lull retreat, closely pursued by cavalry. That is very good news.
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  • 584 2 TO- MO RROW' S M EETI NG. To-mobbow, at 4.30 p.m., a public meeting will be held inthe Town Hall. The purpose is to propose a. fund in relief j( the distress that is being caused by the great famine in India. It U probable that the resolution as to
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  • 368 2 By to-morrow's mail Mr. Robert Allan, recently Chairman of Kiley Hargreaves Co. Ltd leaves the Culuny for good. Mr. Allan is one of the best types of the Scottish engineers— a man shrewd and thrifty in the making of money, yet liberal and generuus in t i
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  • 31 2 The Strait* Timet has to-day paid to Mr. Frizell, Hon. Treasurer of the War Relief Fund, the sum of 510.206.70, making, with two previous contributions, a total payment, of J7 .•>,:*« :to.
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  • 67 2 The price of South Raubs seems to have gore up because of some good news from the mines but so late as last night that good news, although it seemed to have reached certain speculators, bad not reached the directors. By a printer's error we quoted Redjang Lehongs at too
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  • 99 2 We observe from an article in the P.wmg Uazette that that newspaper adopts rather a lukewarm attitude towards the prospect of collecting money in Penang for the relief of the Indian famine. That is a pity. Tbe relations between Penang and India are very intimate, and all the coolie labour
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  • 153 2 Ybjtkkday, we reported the sale of Uoverntnent land at Robinson Road facing the New Market, giving, as is our custom, the names of the buyers and tb I prices paid. There was yesterday no .eisure to make comment upon the facts given, but we may now note that the prices
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  • 8 2 To-day's 4 ui/s bank rate is 1/11 H
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  • 8 2 The homeward mailcloses at 6 o'clock to-morrow morning.
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  • 13 2 Produce, exchange, and share prices and the mail list, are on page 4.
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  • 16 2 The next Tanglin Club At Home will take place on Bt Patrick's Eve, the I'itb inst.
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  • 16 2 It is understood that the Scottish Oriental boats will go under the German flag this month.
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  • 19 2 The Penang Municipal Commissioners have increased the reward for every live rat brought to their offices to 4 cents.
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  • 17 2 Thk homeward German mail steamer Bayero. left Hongkong yesterday at noon, and isdue here on Sunday evening.
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  • 19 2 lYn'ox-i who wish to (■••nsnlt Mi Lazarus, the oculist and < liejan, will note that he leaves .Singapore on Sunday.
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  • 22 2 OH hundred and fifty-nine deaths were registered at Singapore during the week ending on Saturday last. The ratio pel thousand was 34.90.
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  • 26 2 Thk Hongkong and Kowloon Dock Company made a prjfit of SlD.'V>OO i" 1698. A ten per cent, divideud for the year is proposed to be declared
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  • 21 2 Tan Ek Kirn, failing to account satisfactorily for possession of 15 catties of rice, has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment.
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  • 28 2 Yestehday, Mr. Michell «ent Lim Ng Pow to jail for one month for brutally assaulting his (Lim Ng Pow's) wife in Beach Road. The quarrel arose over money.
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  • 36 2 Teams of H. M S. Iphigenia and the S. R Ii met at football last night on the S R. C. ground. The sailors had all the. gan*.e, and eventually won by three goals to nil.
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  • 24 2 Mr. Billinghah, who joined the Siamese Education Department a couple of months ago, lias severed his connection with the department and is going home.
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  • 28 2 Tut: King of Siain hag decreed that knowledge of the English language shall form a qualification to the attainment of places of prominence in the Siamese (lovernment service.
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  • 31 2 A bekvants' registry office has been started at Shanghai. Servants seeking employment are registered in books after inquiries into the truth of their statements. As further precaution, the applicants are photographed.
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  • 36 2 It is reported that the wedding ceremony of the Crown Princn of Japan takes place about the 12th of May. An Imperial ball will be given and over 1,000 foreign and Japanese guests will be invited.
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  • 66 2 Kdk some time past a gang of Chinamen have been loitering about Gaylang Huad in the vicinity of the Hospital, and on several occasions have robbed Chinese women who have visited tbe Hospital for treatment. Supt. Cuscaden having received a report of these outrages, gave instmctionsforthe police to
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  • 184 2 In our report of the sale of Government building allotments at Robinson Rnari by Messrs. Powell Co, yesterday, nur figures as to the several areas were slightly incorrect. The figures we published were taken from the circular issutd relating to the property, but since then tbe areas
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  • 198 2 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS REBELLION IN CAPE COLONY. THE MOVEMENT SPREADING. REBELS ESTIMATED AT 3,000. Ixmdon, &th March, A lieuter message from Capetown, dated the Bth inst., statet that the districts of Prieska and Kenhardt have proclaimed themselves Free State territory. Nearly the whole Dutch population id these districts is in rebellion.
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  • 92 2 BATTLE IN THE FREE STATE. (later) LOKD ROBERTS AGAIN SUCCESSFUL. THE ENEMY IN FULL RETREAT AN!) CLOSELY PURSUED. Lord Huberts telegraphs from Osfontein under date the 7th inst. (yesterday), to the following effect To-day I attacked the enemy, who were occupying a position from a point four miles north to
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  • 13 2 THE QUEEN TO VISIT IRELAND. Her Majesty the Queen visits Ireland in April.
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  • 316 2 ALLEGED COU NTERFEIT COIN. At the Assizes this morning, a Chinaman named So Jin Teng was charged with being in possession of counterfeit coin and with attempting to pass the coin. The Attorney-Ueneral prosecuted, and tbe evidence was to the effect that on the 28th .December, a bullock-cart driver in
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  • 177 2 Latham and Mactaggart report Our market continues dull with decliuing price*. A fair amount of business, hnwever, has been done in tin-raining sluves— chießy in Jelebus, which bave been in good demand for China Mining :-Jelebus have been in good demand with sales stll.ti'.-. and close with
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 492 2 NOTICES. SIDEROSTHEN PAINT. an absolutely anti-corrosive paint for IRONED STEEL Guaranteed to be the best Xl ST-I'KKVKNTIVE "tant. Invaluable for Ships, Machinery, Bridges etc., etc. One gallon will cover 54() square feet. Piucx t2o~ PP r drum of I cwV A splendid report just received from the Secretary of tbe
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    • 1104 2 NOTICES. aMiltWI SI'ORTIX(i CLUII. Programme for Spring Race Meeting, 1900. l/.l 1" 22m(, 24lfc, ami -26th. FIRST DAY. 7'tuwrfay. 2'.'/i// Kaf Fikst R»ci. fHE MAIDEN PLATE.— VaIue I*lo A Race for Maiden Hones— Weight as per scale (lOst.). An allowance of glib, to ex-Griffins, imported Into the Strait* BatUssMsrti ur
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    • 927 2 NOTICES. INSURANCE NOTICE. I THE undenigncd. Ng Ah Kirn, eldest son of the late Ng Ah Ming, hereby express my thanks to The China Mutual Lite Insurance Company, Limited, fur their irompt payment of tbe insurance they leld on my father's life. My father insured imself for $A'Klu. the policy
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    • 595 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS.' TOWN HALL. MR. HENRY DALLAS' MLSII'AI, DUAMATIC COMPANY. TO-NIGHT! TO-MOllT! The brilliant society comedy HIS EXCELLENCY THE (■OVIRXOR. TO-MORROW, FRIDAY, (by universal request) THE GEI&HA. SATURDAY, i.i- Nlcbt Law! Klsht I A RUNAWAY (JIRL. Plan at Tbe Robin>on Piano Company. Usual Pucks. Business Manager, MR B. HERMANN. WANTKI)
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  • 1500 3 PA HA NG NEWS. (From our Comtpmdent.) Kuala Lipu, 27th M PKulosEl) SALT MONOPOLY. A large area of land, extending from Kuala I'ahang to Ketapang just below I'ekan, is comprised in the Sungei Aver Hitani concession, which is tfiU held 1 vi. l Hassan bin Ahmad al Atlas, now ot
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  • 45 3 PRINCE HENRY "HELD UP. A Cksth.u. NVw- a<lvi.e from Bangkok which has reached Victoria. Briti-h Colombia, says that Princ» H.-nry of Prussia, while on his Meant vi-it t.i tinSiamese ("ourt, was "held up" by twodita, vfaa nUbti him of l,OOOdols. n cash and two bicycles.
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  • 62 3 Thk Strmtt limlget, which was published at noon to-day, contains nun li interesting local news. Thp articles include a criticism on Mr. HuttenbacYs currency prsaMaak, Iht People's TiibnnH," an' article upon the cancellation of the Straits Dnvilcipment Oimpanv- n i n X.hang, and A Woman's Day This
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  • 143 3 From thp annual circulars of some of J hrnawi in Loodoa ir s.-. na, says the .c/. W, tlmt the yearly oonvimptloa oi tin h is grown to about To.ooo ti.ns. Of this •|uanlity, |.erii.i|.nbont tw.i-third?, or .Vj,"(jO tons, ar. poppHad by tb« .-triit- S.-tllements, in•'ludingthei>lands<.fßa:ikaandßillitnn.
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  • 215 3 THE SINGAPOR E RIFLES. >v Thursday, the loth in<t at ."> a tn there will be held in tbe B. V A. Drill II iii I nmatlni ..f persons wlid have -i-n.'l the enrolment forms of the re Rifle Corps. The purpose is in .1.. i a prr)vi>ional committee to
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  • 257 3 CH INESE RE FORMERS. KINU-UEN SIIAXS AKREST. Kisol,iE.\-SHA.\,aprnminentChiiiHhe r. was, as has been already announced in a special telegram to the BtniU limrf, arrested at Macao on the 24th Kehru.iry in compliance with .in edict fora Urn Kiniie-s-Downger. His tml nfanoa nomlalad in ihat he transmitted a telegram to the
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  • 292 3 CHARLEY'S AUNT." Labi night, the Dallas Company produced Cuarley's Aunt which had so great a run in London. It would bo idle to describe the plot of the play, winch obviously is a farcical plot and, thiTt-f.ire, implies certain things that are scarcely practicable in real life.
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  • 68 3 Yam Ah .«wi and H»n Ah Vow cot four years each for theft aud receiving stolen property. Ban long, alias Tan Bun Tiong, and Lee Ah Tiew were charged with robbery. The former was found guilty and sentenced to four years; the other prisoner was discharged. Mutual, far
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  • 638 3 London, M. 27/ A, Lord Roberts in a despatch said tliat he hoped Her Majesty's Government would consider the victory over Commandant Trunje satisfactory, occurring as it did mi the anniversary f illjllTn The Queen received the news willi great jof and cabled her congratulations to
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  • 49 3 VESSEL S ADVERTIS ED TO SAIL. Honglcnni, Bingnn, due tftb March, Behn M eyer Co. Bo"ral»aya and Hamarang, Kutsnng. doe mh Mfcich". I'.mvtpnd Co Hoaftong, fiuU-Ira, due Mb March Co. atia vi« port,, KarrjkalU. on 11th I ''o. 1 1, 1 'mfralta. uu 161 b March Bouttoad a. Uo.
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  • 156 3 "MACLARE N ALL HAIL!" THE MAN WHO HAS "ARRIVED." (J. W. B. M.'t Chant.) I am the true embodiment Of everything most excellent, I have no kind of fault or Haw, And so they shake me by the paw. The fortunate People's Tribune" I, A fact that nobody can deny,
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  • 569 3 IHE PASdENOER LIBTB. THE P. AND O. "Clydo" March 9.— Mr. .lame« Kerr Mr O M. Preston; Mr. Bolwrt Alan; Mr. F. F Laidlaw;Mrs R. W. Dunn; Lieut. C H Hoi-ey; Mr F. Billingham. •■Ceylon/ March IS: -Mr.. Pritchard and child; Mr. K. Bt. J. Lawson; Mrs.
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  • 196 3 Orukhly Officer for ensuing week: Lieut Derrick. Orderly Sergt. lor ensuing week Sergt Ma) hew. Parades :-Monday 12th, 5.15 p.m., Carbine drill. Tuesday 13th, at 0 a m maxim practice at Forts Siloso and Pas-ir Panjang Two detachments, each consisting of 1 officer, 1 N.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 874 3 NOTICES. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. APPLICATIONS are invited for thn appointment of Engineer for the new M«:im Dredger on a salary of '3,400 peraniiun.. Applicants mast hold a First Class Certificate and should forward copies of not more than Bye recent testimonials. The appointment will be ou probation for three months. Applications
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    • 1023 3 AUCTION SALES. sale of valuable houBkhold furniture, ac. TBI PROPIKTY Or Db. W. GILMOUR ELLIS, MM At his quarter* in the Lunatic Asvluni Ground*. Saturday, \Oth March, at 2 p.m. rpHE undersigned have been instructed A. by Dr. W. Oilmour Ellis to sell by auction the household furniture, Ac., consisting
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    • 1055 3 AUCTION SUES. AUCTION BALE OF VALUABLE LAND* HOUSE-PROPERTY SITUATE AT HILL STREET AND STAMFORD ROAD, SINGAPORE. TU RE HEt.li AT DWELL AND CO.'S SALEROOM. On Wednesday, the Uth March, 1900, at 2.30 pm. PARTICULARS All that valuable piece of leasehold land situate at thecurnur of Hill Street and Stamford Road
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    • 672 3 SHIPPING. BRITISH INDIA STKJik NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. MR ADELAIDJtiIELBOURNE AND SIDNEY. r r H J .>«'°. nlp Ily **>*"" UMBAI.I.A fh.T«h h lun t t he <*"» r or bout For further particulars, *p P y to 16/S «"n»TBADAof,AgenU. FOR BROOM E, COSSACK onhijiw patched for tbe above porte on
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 147 3 ARRAN'.KMKNTS TmseDAY, 8th March. High Water ;t 4* p m. Moon. Firat quarter. 030 p.m. Polo Club at Home. Race Course. P. O. homeward mail due. H E. the Governor." Town Hall. 9. Friday, 8tb Makch. Ilipli Water 3^0 am. 5 9 p.m. P. 0. homeward mail clnres. 6 am.
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  • 530 4 Sinm-oHa. STH Maic-ii, 1900. PRODUCE. (Balm mn »™M to two,, i Gambier buyer* 7 87|. doors BaH «.W>. Jo rontianak, Pepner, Blaok Jo White, (»X) 47.00 RagoPlonr Sarawak, 8 80 do Brunei No. 1 SLAO P«arlHa«o 4.40. Coffee, Bali. 16% basis 98.00 OonW PalembanK, 15% basis 27.00 CoSee. Ltberian.
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  • 72 4 MAI LS CLO SE. Europe rin ports Clvd*, 6 a.m Pontmnnk rid ports IK. Soon. 1 p m P»n»n» A Deli rw.iw> S p m Rangkok r»»m .Sk<m. 4 p.m. KUtif via porta A IT*n» Hin, 4 pm. Macassar via port* Kan SmU, 4 p.m via port* (Han* Ann, 4
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  • 111 4 F»o« Rr«op«:_Br the P.* O. S.S. MiuiU a Hoe on 11th Man-h with H»t». 10 'he IMh Feb. sh» hrinir« replim In the mail which left Sincm.on» on the Jfi h Jan eft Singapore Dua in Londoi Jan J«lh K4O Feb IWth In" 1 »"i N. 0.
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  • 338 4 ARRIVALS. Per a. a. Landau a from Madras— Hiu Byrne, and Mr Dugiiin. From Penan*— i)r mul Mra P. Ernst, Me-sr> J. Black•took, K. \V Ewirard, and J. Fish. Per f »<"" from lUngoon anil Penang-Mr and Niaa W H. M. (Sunn, Mr. Von Mu»>n, Mi-»r». E P
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  • SHIPPING
    • 1130 4 Under this headinKih»(ollo<riii(abbre*ia lions are used sir.— tleamer k li.— ship t.-q.- -hnrque sch —schooner; Yet.— Yacht Cru.— Cruiser Obi.— Uunboat Tor Torpedo H.p.— Horse-power Brit.Brttish U, «.-United Hta-is; FrFrench Oer.— Oorman Dut.— DutchJoh.— Jobore 4e, Q. c..— O«nera -arp) d.p.— deck maaengara: V.— UneerLain T. P.
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    • 638 4 rttmu. port, protasis <UU arriw'. mad nmmeol ogmu. BTIIHIBS. Alesia. H'kong, Mar 20 B. Meyer. Andalusia. Hamburv. Mar H B. M«ynr. Aimam, Hkona, Apl 18 M. M. ArdroSAnn. Europe, pad Canal, Feb 6 Araiiofiia. Hamburg, Dec B M. Argyll. Oreenock. i'ft Feb 1 Asluria, Hkona, to leave Mar
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  • 263 4 I Mar I ~l tLU. VIMBL'S N»M» I'OIIK I "(Jrano Au. str. 16.13 Westphalia irer sir IW7G Sinai MM str »7t» Howiclc Hall Bril itr J.«;» Bi»aitno |l tiU str.' 16(9 Ahioin lint .1. t.l'.i Cbow Fa j str. 1064 Bangkok Uer Mr. l-'li Ban Whatt Soon Brit str
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  • 123 4 I>4TI. Vbmil's Nam FuuAKji [ai 7 Choang Hock Kian Brit atr. 7 Vlaaim<r Rut »lr. H Pdj Ana Bm «tr. 8 Chow i hya itr. Hong Wan >tr. 8 Neera air. 8 Chalerbouae »ir. 8 atr. 8 C. A|<car nr. 1 l)P«o Mr. 8 Urano Auaatr. I Clyd. P*U.lr.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 421 4 NOTICES. JKAfIAJIGA of Japan TOILET WATER ippraialH lor Its dphcale prfurae and UK feefllK; of coafcrt and trstiness wtiu-ri it imparU Up lie skit Kananga Extract A miii M BB nC HsWl W Ti'K UHMMOMssV RIGAUD«:C», 8. rn«Vivienno. PARIS T 11 E CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COY-,LTI Hate Omci No.
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    • 378 4 NOTICES. C CAUTION TO IIHIWWSKRS AND y CArrAJ.NS. RAHTJES-8 ANTI-FOULISG COMPOSITION. Other makes I han our original manufactures are now sold. The eenuine and only Composition with which Mr. RAHTJZKhiraselfhasanyconnection is UiKTHUm's Rahtjus, and packages are marked with these words, and the trade mark— an open hand io Red Keject
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    • 1060 4 NOTICES. I "TIMES" AND BUIXJKT." Srrstftt Tim,,, |SU ys»r, or l>\ a month I or fifteen «dU > copy. Post Free. SKf I a quarter. .Slrate rfoi^j po>t free, tX I a yaar, or U a quarter, or 40 oanu I a copy. The advertising ram arc: Bnt I time.
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    • 467 4 NOTICES. SOCIETY TOR THB PREVENTION OF CRUELTY To AXIJIALS. THE public are 'informed that the address of tin- tocicty's Inspector, Mr. E. F. Paglar, is at the Old Oaol site. Brass Bissa Boad. All persons wishing 'o report any cases of meltjr which may com* under their notice are requested
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