The Straits Times, 13 March 1900

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1900. No. 20,08 ft
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 945 1 rpHL BORNEO COMPANY. LIMITE D THE Standard Life aaamraae*. Korwiek UaJoa Fire laenrsMOi Society*Uaa Immnmtm Ciissbmj (Fir*) i h. IsjaaMMa Lif- Aa.ui»no> Wa>. Ta* Ooaaa Maria* la*«ra»o» Company Tk* Chiaa Mutual Stauv. Navigation I'ompaaj. Th* Tottenham Lagar B**r Company. Tbe MaritaaM llunraoo. Company. Limited. «^jvS-iiVa« OG s 0 35b 1^
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    • 1218 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES, T^-ONINKLUKJt PAKJETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Cnder contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Smoapore: Ship Aoexcy, late J. Daesdels A Co.. 8-3, Collteb Qdat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be Despatched for On drCa rpent%er. Batavia. Mar. 12. Batavia Cheribon. s«mar«ng, Sourabaya, Macassar and
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    • 631 1 INSURANCES. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,137,M0 Paid up Capital X15.760 Reserve Fund »73,1i46 Tbe undersigned, Agents for the Company, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rates of premium. ROUSTEAD ft Co. rC CHINA TRADKRS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital Subscribed fI4OU.OX. Amount Paid up.
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    • 455 1 INSURANCES. OPT Xlrl ABBCRiKCIi Compact vxsrEs7 OF IRELAND Established 1822. Capital 1,000.000 funds <•-> 500,000 The undersigned, having been appointed Agents f»r the Fire •evwrlaaeail, an prepared to accept Risks ai Current Rates:— TRANSATLANTISCHE HANDELS OOMPAONIIL TRANSATLANTIC TRADING CO.. LTD.) BRITISH EMPIRE /FUNDS AIBERAIX <rs. 42,00^,000. /Conditions. > laboe\ j-./X
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    • 739 1 BANKS. HONGKONG AND BHANOHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 110,000,000. RESERVE FUND 111,000,000. RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 ..nnnnnnn PROPRIETORS •10,000.000. Cocet or Directors B. M. OaAi, Eaq.— CaAianAK N. A. Sissa, Keq.— Dsputt Chaishin E. Oobti. E*q. I A. J Ratmohd. Eaq. D. M afoaas, Eeq. I B L. KicHAtDaoN, Eiq.
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    • 1153 1 NOTJCES. EXPLAINED IN FIVE MINUTEB. You have heard it said that the boy is father to the man. Yes. Very good. Now see what a prodigious deal may be tied up in tbat idea. Youth is Ihe sowing time of life and maturity tbe reaping time Yon agree to tbat.
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    • 786 1 IT IS DANUEROCS TO IfIGLECT A COLD. Pneumonia is one ot the most dangerous and fatal of disease* It alwayo results from a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will K-kly cure a cold and perhaps prevfnt an attack of pneumonia. Hi" in fact made especially for that ailment and has become
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  • 24 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. DEATH. HASLAii.-On the Bth instant, at Vo. TO, Pan li| K.».1. IVnnni!. JoaiPH WalteK. only son of W. K. Hanlam. Aged >L
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  • 580 2 TUESDAY, 13TH MARCH, 1900. LORD ROBERTS AS THE MORALIST. The important news of to-day is that on Sunday Lord Roberta waa within 25 miles of Bloemfonletn. Further, Lord Roberts was, on Sunday, continuing his march eastwards and there were no Boers to be seei.. It is, therefore, probable that Lord
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  • 117 2 Wk hear unofficially that all the Dock Companies and the Engineering: Works intend, on Thursday, to allow the men who desire to attend the Rifle Volunteer meeting to leave work earlier than usual. The Kitte Volunteer meeting is in the S. V A. Drill Hall on Thursday, at 5 p.m.
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  • 120 2 To penons who have money to invest in England, we again recommend the National War Loan advertised in our colurrns. Our telegram is that the loaii has been covered twenty times. Then, so much the more agreeable to "chip in from here. It is the highest kind of gilt-edged security
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  • 12 2 A han has died from small-pox at a bungalow on Changie Road.
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  • 17 2 A kirk broke out at a hut on Beach Road yesterday, but very little damage was done.
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  • 17 2 Eighteen Chinese were yesterday fined S2 each for playing in a common gaming house in Albert Street.
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  • 24 2 Teo Kirn, a Chinese Baba, has been fined SS for refusing to pay 'riklsha hire. He was also fined U lor breaking a lamp.
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  • 24 2 Detachments of the S. V. A. took part in the manning of the western artillery defences this morning. The Volunteers manipulated the maxim guns.
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  • 23 2 M. Lion, the French representative of tha Creuzot gun works, in the Boer forces, waa seriously wounded while watching the Uoaiuartiuiuut of KiuHlerrry.
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  • 11 2 Thb non-conference steamer Milton sailed about noon to-day, bound for London.
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  • 19 2 A Chinaman, who yesterday jumped out of a window in D'Almeida .■street whilst delirious, has died in the hospital
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  • 24 2 The auction sale of fancy goous fixed for to-morrow at Powell and Co.'s sale room is advertised to ■be postponed to the 19th inst.
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  • 22 2 Plaque having broken out at lltihow, in Hainan, an island off the China coaat, vessels arriving from there will be quarantined here.
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  • 22 2 11. M. S. Linnet, commanded by Captain W. W. Smythe, arrived at Singapore from Lahuan yesterday afternoon and anchored in the Roads.
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  • 28 2 The American barque St. John has I.ei-n burned in Loinbok Ctimisa. The ollicers and crew, twenty-eight in nnin bar. arrived on the Java Coast on the iSlh Feb.
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  • 25 2 Thi Russian transport Kiev, with 89a soldiers on board, arrived here this morning from Odessa. She is bound Ist Vladivostock, and will probably leave to-morrow.
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  • 33 2 If tlie weather l.c favourable, Mr. Black's exhibition of trick cycling, and he cycle polo match to folio*, will be given on the S R. C. ground at five o'clock this 1 .io.ui.
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  • 31 2 Am.m, the passengers for Englan J by tl>e M. M. lavx, leaving Singa|H>re on Sunday, is Lieut. U. Stewart, k.g a who \i iran-le.ie.l the newly-formed UMrd liattery Royal Field Artillery.
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  • 36 2 K. M'.linei'l, sou of Gen. Molineuz, of the United States Army, who was •eeeiitly MMilelicud to death in New York for poisoning a Mrs. Adams, is t<> i>e put to death by electrocution on Mur M.
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  • 43 2 By the I', and O. mail on .Saturday night Mr. John Anderson arrived from nia trip to Australia. Although the 1 rip was 11. 11 mi. 11. 1. d for health reasons, Ml it seems to have materially improved Mr. Anderson's heal; ti
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  • 357 2 HOW THK KKITISIIER 19 TREATED. A liKiri-HEK, resident in Singapore, *ho has just returned from a MMMM rip to Java, reports having met with mytliing but brotherly treatment at the hands of European and Javanese Dutch. This gentleman who is well Known in Singapore has been in Java
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  • 466 2 Ore would have thought it was sulhciently well known that with a ureat daily newspaper war time is rarely, if ever, a period of profit, but, on the contrary, quite the reverse. But the Church Family SKvgpttper has been addressing questions on the subject to the beads of
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  • 326 2 HE LOSES HIS DIRTHKIUHT. In the Supreme Court, this morning, Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones gave judgment in thecase of Wee Kay roh, Wee Kay Hock, and Wee K.tv Yam, v. Tan Boon Cheng, Tan Boon Wah, and Tan Boon Teck. Plaintiffs claimed to have an estate, comprising propertie*
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  • 488 2 PARLIAMENTARISM IN JAPAN. Dr. KiBtVA, the Japanese professor of political science, whose visit to ourselves in Singapore we noticed the other day, has sent us a copy of a work lie lias just written It isaKrench essay on parliamentary institutions in Japan, which has juxt received the highest honours at
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  • 35 2 THKagnndaat to-morrow's Municipal meeting includes the following items Sites for new municipal offices, disposal of the returned municipal Jubilee contribution, extermination of rats, translation of the Jinrikisha Ordinance, and the Bukit Kirn Cheng clearing.
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  • 169 2 Tbk report of Messrs. Derrick and M»rren, the liquidators of the Straits Insurance Company, to be presen'ud to a meeting of shareholders on Thursday, 29th March, at noon, says that as Mr Morren is about to proceed to Europe acd vacates his office as one of the
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  • 55 2 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE POSITION IN CAPE COLONY. BRABANT'S SUCCESS. THE BOERS IX SERIOUS STRAITS. /"Won, IM March. Large numbers of Cape rebels are surrendering at Latlygrey, Herschel, and Aliwal North. It is reported that thousands of rebels contemplate surrendering to General Brabant. The Boor forces on the border of Cape
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  • 53 2 AUSTRALIANS LARGELY EXGAGEI). lieuter's correspondent telegraphs from Driefontein, under date Uth instant (Sunday !.-i«t ),t hat the Amtraliar. troops were largely engaged .n the fighting on Saturday which was very severe until the enemy fled. When the enemy fled the Australian cavalry alone were able to purs le
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  • 53 2 25 MILES FROM BLOEMFONTEIN ON SUNDAY. The Daily Sens correspondent telegraphs from Aasvogelkop, under date Sunday last, in the evening, that Lord Roberts would continue his march eastwards that day. No Boers have been seen on the march. Lord Roberts is now a distance of twenty-five
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  • 14 2 (Later) The War Loan has been covered twenty times. GATACRE MOVING.
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  • 41 2 HE ARRIVES AT ORANGE RIVER. General Gatacre has arrived close to Bethulie. He has found that the railway bridge over the Orange Kiver has been partially destroyed. The enemy are holding the opposite (or Free State) bank rf the Orange River.
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  • 269 2 DKFESDAM WINS. In the Appeal Court, jesterday, the case of Rigold Bergmann Co. c. L. Malherbe was tried before Mr Justice Hyndman- Jones. Plaintiffs claimed that they had the exclusive use of a trade mark of a -wan in respect of port wine imported and sold
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  • 44 2 The M. M. Yam, with the mail from Europe of the 23rd February, left Colombo at 7 p. m. on Monday, and is duo here on Saturday at about 6 p. m. The German mail from Europe is du^ on Friday afternoon.
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  • 181 2 A corhe9pomdest notes that the halfyearly report of the Singapore Club shows a slight debit balance on the half year, accounted for by fewer new members than usual having entered the Club during that time. Therefore a member has given notice of his intention to move that
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 496 2 NOTICES. SIDEROSTHEN PAINT. an absolutely anti-corrosive paint foi IRON AND STEEL Guaranteed to be the best aUST-PKEVKNTIVE «««>t Invaluable for Ships, Mac-binary, Bridges etc., etc. One gallon will cover 540 square feet. Paici $25-P er drum of I cwt. A splendid report just received from the Secretary of the Trinity
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    • 571 2 NOTICES. IXSL'RAXCE NOTICE I THE undersigned. Ng Ah Kirn, eldest son of the lite Ng Ah Ming, hereby eiiiress my thanks to The China Mutual Life Insurance Company, Limited, fur their prompt payment of the insurance they held on my father's life. My father insured him»elf for $3.miO. the policy
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    • 1446 2 'LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. rSSOCIATSIFIOLLrNFciBAII MAJJUIACTORBBS "TRIO" 1 Established 1888. Head Office; Coleoborg (Holland). Cables "Trio" Culenborg. -.lanairinz Director C. W. I)K K-SH.ll I Ms. Br. M I'.ran'he* in different principal place* of Holland, Neth India, and "broad. Ms», TKHI is an association of three of V l le ea( n C
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  • 725 3 LORD KOBEKIV STRATEGY Tiif en.it strategic movement initiated by Lord Roberts, which has bnwtjht about the r«liel at Kimberley, anil tlie capture of Cr..nj-, an. l h.i> Hie way to a British bvwJoß. of the Orange Free State, has some points with thai by which
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  • 105 3 The reviews of 'The Governor's Wife are becinninp t.. come in pn tty briskly, and th< 8 nal, has ihipped in one of the first among British papers. "Probably,' sati tha Srotrman, "people in India nc-.-.l ihutney and strung brandy, hut nwt people at home prefer plainer
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  • 205 3 About thirty m.-ni-.. n at the annual mining of tha Ssnauninf Club, held last nielit Mr \V M .k.peace wai in the chair The accuiitwere passed, and attention was drawn by the Chairman to tin; nil). Tenement in the condition c.f the Club tin when the balance
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  • 1318 3 (rti/w 3 Hayt later thm. the Mail Lovdnn. 17/ A f'th. KELIKK Or KmBKKLRY. Cimral Kkench's culumn in marching lo Kimherlev coveied i lour days. His Illlliamwit fu i-n.-iiiiili.Tfil by a supply train. He fought two engagements The brigade General C. Tookar, in sbatgi W Mm
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  • 69 3 The Was, a hill tribe on the BurmoChiaaas Fraatiar, vfa i raeaatb murd.-red M»jor Kid il.- and Mr !-utherland of the Boundary Coinuii.ttion, ha%-» been -v:.lv poriahed by British and tr..<i[.». ai<oui sixty uibaasoni wer. killed, and the Chin.-, burned two thousand houses. The casualties the Chinese troops
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  • 376 3 (¥r<m Vviel, Swrct.) The Hague, Mh Slnrcl,. A i.ahok British fcrce has left Kimberley for the country tolhe north QaMBtJ (iatacre has oeeoaissl'Stonibng without o W ,osiiuin. The loan luve evacuated Crocodile 11....1I 1 ...I- near Mafskiafi and 1)..r Ir.-.lit in Qap ('.■l'liv. canving away all
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  • 659 3 S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. ENTRIES AND HANDICAPS. The following are the entries and handicaps for the S. C. C. Tennis Tournament which commences tomorrow Capt. Dewing, Lintor., and Rainnie— 7 Salzmann F.— 4 Pearce, F. H. and Capt. White— 2; Battenbun ill and Monro scr Maciaggart, J. G.+l Bell,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 164 3 BTAKDAJU) I.IKK ASSURANCE CO. S^ME interestinz ii formation regardbn tna tlaadard Life Aaaanaetoa.il contaioad in a circular forwarded by tbe Sorneo Co ,wbo are the local agents It appears tbat the amount of assurances aecaptad during ISBB (for which 4.U.17 poHdai w.-ie issued) was i.M..-.l" I |.remi.inu on MsTpoHesH i.-ci.-d.
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    • 24 3 K. Kl ADVERTISED TO BAIL. Rtnguon and Cslcott*, KmtOera, on lull Uarvh. llouBlia.i Co. S)Une> in loftt, !'mWla,on 1Mb llarcta, aiaaasa;" 7 1^'""'"* 1
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    • 652 3 PARCELS FOR THE TROOPS. The Poittnaster-Gnneral has received information that the Governments of the Cape an.l Natsl will forego all customs duties on parcels sent to the British troops during the war; but a customs declaration must be filled up. A PETITION. Some merchants at Canton have Presented a petition
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    • 684 3 NOTICES. JAPANESE HOTEL. Ao. 18 and 18 Holiimon Bond. I THE undersigned, beg to inform the public that I have opened the alK)ve-mentioneci hotel since the Ist March, There will be fir-t class English cooking, aod breakfasts, tiffins, and dinners at very moderate charges. Special dinners can be had at
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    • 1067 3 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF A CUTTER YACHT. AT OUR SALS POO¥. Wednesday, 2\rt March, at 2.30 p.m. 'PHE well known cutter yacht BKBS, X 1 ton rater, 19 feet on water line, wiih two seta of sails »/S POWELL A Co., Auct ioneew. AUCTION SALE OF VAI.IAKI.K FREEHOLD LAND
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    • 1103 3 AUCTION SALES. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FTJRNITI'RE Ac. THE PROPERTY OF J. LYALL, Eno... AT ESKBANK OOTTAOE. Tkurtday, 157* Marek, at 3 p.m. DRAWING room, bedroom, and dining room furniture, crockery and glasswure, «xc 14/3 POWELL CO Auctioneer,. SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 4c. The Property or T. Paul, Esq. At
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 188 3 AKRAN .KMKNT.S 1 1 k-i.av, 1»th March. High Water. 9 45 pm. 8 V.A M.i-., in Practice. Forts. 6 a.m. Trick Cycling. Esplanade. 5. W Ki.MM.Av. 14th March. Mien Water 9 21a.m. 1015 p.m. Land Sale. Powell. 2.30. B. 0. C. Tennis Tournament. Municipal ('uiniiiHMiin 2:Kt. S. V. A. Moonlight
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  • 560 4 Biaurou, ISth March, 1900. I'ItODITCE. (Rate* mm nrnM to noon.) o»mbier buyers 7.m. Copra Bui «90 do Pontianak gmj Pepper, 81ack.... buyers 29.75. do White, (Bt) 47.00 Sago KlonrSarawak »90 do Brunei No. 1 j.ao P«arl Rago "440 Coffee, Bali, lf>% basis 3800 Code* Palembang, 16% basis.. »700 OoSee.
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  • 57 4 MAILS. CLOSE. for far $tr. To-Mokhow inngoon via porta Southern, jotickonK dc Amoy Hrlltwphon, (Iniig via poru fo* I'msuin via ports Bn it Liang, i.i.i K kok CM* Clang via ports Malacca, liiiWn. •h'bon A S'maraog /"tnaiij, ladraa via ports tondaura. Tim,. lla.m 11 am. S p.m. 3 p.m. 3
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  • 126 4 Feoh Eueoi* Bv the German. Weimar, due on 18th March with date« to i he I 'Mli Feb. Fbom Chihi :-By the M. M. s. Loot lac on Sunday. *ft Singapore Due in London Arrived Jan 2«ih P. A O. Feb Iw h Feb. 19th Jan. a»i
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  • 350 4 ABJHVALB. Per s. s. Chmt Phya froui Klana vis I ports- Mm. Baffii, »nu Mr. Morgans. DEPAKTUR«. Per German 8. s. /torn for London— I Miss Craig, Mcsre. J. kobertaon, J. Bu«h and J. A Williaiimon. For Genoa— Mr and Mrs Rowland, M»6»r». Fiacher. I: Gersten- I Iwriicr.
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  • SHIPPING
    • 859 4 Underthisheading the following abbreTia tions are used sir— steamer sh.— ship bq.~ barque sch— schooner; Yet.— Yacht Cm.— Cruiser Qbt.— Ounboat Tor Torpedo H.p.— Horse-power BritiBritish U. B.— United SUtes; Fr French; Her— German Dut.— Dntch; Joh.— Jobore Ac, G. c,— General rargo d.p.— deck passengers: U—Uncertain;
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    • 572 4 namt, pan, pntoDlt dolt o] arrnal, <u>4 name 0/ ageitu. Hnuiu. Adoar, l.'don, left Fob 10 M M Ale«i» H'kong, Mar 30 B. Meyer. Andalusia, Hamburg, Mar 27 B. Meyer. AQOam, H'kons, Apl 18 M. M. Aragonia, Hamburg, Dec ABM Asturia, H'kon*. to leave Mar 28 B. M
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  • 278 4 J tLU, 5 Vmil'i Namk A l'oa» Cirrus Fkoh Sailed I CoMiomss. a ki,. Marj Kedah Ger rtr 619 Klugkist Bangkok Mv 5 Behn Mey.r 4 Co. 10 Halaban Dut Mr 346 Voo? Bangkok Mar 8 Hooglandt and Co r**°r\ Btit str, 1350 Lycett fenang Mar 8 wTSan»n«W Co.
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  • 133 4 Din. Vnwi Nuu KuuAßk damn Dhi.iutioh Uar 13 Will Othe Wi.p Brit »tr. Ralph Pontianak 13 i B»n Hio Uuan »tr. Hqott T. Anton via port* 13 Ban Poh Quan Mr. Btratton I Macaauu- »i» porti 18 Hebe ,t r lokitor Peawig and ixli IS Chve n »tr. Colaman
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 327 4 N OT ICES. ■tlanoliiß' I ~~^^t Natural. Toilet Preparations. H^ Toilet 'Lanollne' ««w*i <•*••, V^^^k^^P! MM iwft t»oo«. «w >*«i MlMta Ht frnflvhrnt fr*m ml** cfttf Mft. M^IV 'Luollne' Toilet Soap < ?ji Efefl HV .jB Whnlwili D«pAt— *T, Hociobk Viaduct, Lokoom. THE~ CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COY, LTD Hud
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    • 1096 4 /JLAIGQID WOMEK FALK CHILDREN OLD PEOHLK, INVALIDS YIN CHAPOTEAUT (tumum wm ir >ana) A DEIJCIOVS NvrniTiVß STIUVLAXT TtU ili«~ury ""'T "JJ*"' wh I ii iMirfc. it w iadkaud co»iuuiioa»l wmJumm lick of Jif.«i>t powm. s <S s («,lk,i»«4,lm»»lo r /J^Y coo I**o1 ow t FAiiie "TIMES" AND "BUDGET' Wnstti Itwi,
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    • 522 4 JitiTlt Es. THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY Tkla auoßa»»fu^aadtiiTblfi>.pMlafra«o«dy, M amplorad la tb» Coalaamul H' >pit«l. by Bjoord, SoHah. Jab- t. Valpa... u>d f«t%, nn.bli.ai all tfca ImUmtH to b- auarht (d a «»i™iiu» kind, aid all jlhlill i "ii •mplorwj. THEBAPION No. 1. in I'" <i«.v. only. I lain i
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    • 357 4 JAI 'AiXESE BEST C REPE SHIRTS. WHITI C AND STRIPED SIZES FROM 14" TO 18". G. O r TOMUNE WHAr WE ALL WANT. A G OOD CIGAR. FLOR DE PIEDRA. made tntirrly o, tobacco grown in Hrilu) A 'orlk Borneo. EQUAL TO FINE HAVANAHB. T?XQUIBITEI Isvour and aroma pnckc< Lj
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    • 69 4 NOTICES. AWIMIIMB VAN LEVE\SVERZEKKRL\« KN LIJPRpvTif GKNEBAL LIFE INSIIBANCE ANNUITY COMPANY Capita, BuOKribed E A« mH n A 1890 Amount Insured Guilder* 1,000,000. Receipts 18«7 86,000,000. Bowi-ye Fund 1897 4^87,000. Head Office, Sourabaya. H.W0.000. J. Th. AndrieoM, Head Agent. P. Th. von Hemert, (signs per pro). Inspktor, Serge- 8. Grigorieff,
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