The Straits Times, 20 September 1900

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  • 16 1 The Straits Times. EST. OVER h A CENTURY SINGAPORE THURSDAY. SEFfEMBER 20, 1900. No. 20,24 a
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 819 1 NOTICES. »r»iiK hoknku omirunr, i.iMiiEu TIE MMuhfd Uh kmmnam. Horn* P««o« Fir* ImilMl «OtsS»». it w Imw <'.«^«««v (Fits). TV, y.,<i.r»U- I .iff Asaur»ix» Bnn<*v. Tk. (V-Mi M«ri»- Imoraam r^puj. Ta. Cki~ !«■»»> <*— *«lfrti« C«s|>anv. Rfc, T<4»«t>»a Ls*»r B«r Ccpuiy Tie Ma«tlisas m«M»''«W' Uarts*. FANT. LIMITED Aireat. STFAMSWir COMPANIES-^
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    • 1227 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. l-OSIKKUJKi PAKETVAART MAATOCHAPPIJ Under contract with the Netherlands India Oorernment. Aac*tt o' Singapore- Bmp Aoijct, lite J. Duhdiu A Co., S-S, Colltii Quit. The undermentioned date* are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be DeapMchad for O» INmtmf. Ba °^ou.Bett. 11. Banj»rmaMin. Pulo Lout, Balik Papan <Jot c,
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    • 643 1 INSURANCES. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Caoital £5.157,M0 I'ai'd up Capital iJIS,7W Reserve Fund £1,075^80 The undersigned, Agent* for the Company, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rales of premium. BOUSTEAD A 00. rTUE CHINA TKAHKRS INSURANCE X COMPANY. LIMITED. Capital Subsoribsd IMUO.OOU. Amount Paid
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    • 422 1 INSURANCES. BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE ESTABLISHED 1847. FUNDS R8. 420.00.000. LOW LIBERAL PREMIUMS. CONDITIONS LA A KGE BONUSES. Endowment A asm* ances at English rates." Agents Mbmks. LYALL AND EVATT. v th. s. SiNo*K)Br. CIIAMrAGTSET LOUIS ROEDERER. EXTRA DRY. (Reserve for Great Britain) Louis Roederer, Carte Blanche BRINKMANN 4
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    • 1002 1 NOTICE& Gold Medals, P.in?, 1»7B lbot). JOSEPH BILLOTT'S Of Highest Quality, .md Having I) PII A Greatest Durability are Therefore II bH CHEAPEST. I LR V BANK& UONOKUNO AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 110,000/100. KE.SKKVK FUND *1 1,600,000. RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 tlnmwim PROPRIETORS |-|10,000.000. Gocar or Dimktow— N.
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    • 794 1 KOR SALE EMPLOYMENTS TOLETA>'D_PER ONALS [Ist tiki, 16 onto a Urn tad and M limes, 10 osula a lin* tth lo«li tlroaa wuu a lln*; Tth to IMb Urn** loaaua line afterward*. 1 o»nu a Us* bat chsrg* loss than on* dollar. Trat a aVss Uw advertisement, no*, set. In
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  • 113 2 Din. Vmml'i Mini KuuAKi. CArtim DxniaiTioi ■apt 19 *> DO 30 X) *> 10 W SO SO •-■>' 10 so ao M Haidool Ayam Dut tch. Chow Phya Brit atr. Kurmmtu itr. Kian YanK Mr. New* itr. AhKjin §ir. ilMVthe Wnp ur. M Tiiri|iK>nu j Out >tr O Tim
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  • 633 2 fiitm are some funny people in China. The Empress- Dowager it reported to have given out that, because she was shut up in the Palace at Peking, she had not tbe slighter: knowledge of what had been going on during Hie reign ot terror in Poking
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  • 7 2 To-day's 4 iu/s bank rate is 2/1,
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  • 13 2 The Negri Sembilan Turf Clnb propose to hold a meeting in December next.
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  • 13 2 Tbe Federal ed Engineering Company at Kuala Lumpur pay an interim dividend of
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  • 15 2 Ha. and Mra. Noel Trotter arj booked for London by tbe Purramttttn, leaving to-morrow morning.
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  • 19 2 This evening, in the competition for the Warren Football Challenge Shield, the S. V. A. meet the K. E.
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  • 17 2 The Siraitt Bulge! was published this morning. A supplement for the mail will be issued this evening.
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  • 18 2 Mr. C. Severn has been elected M.i-tiT of the local Kuala Lumpur Masonic Ix>dge for the ensuing year.
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  • 20 2 The printing machinery of the Hongkong Diuly I'rctt is now run by electricity, the first experiment of the kind there.
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  • 25 2 The Japanese troops, it in said, have captured enough rice from tbe Chinese, in Peking, to feed a division for a year and a half.
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  • 21 2 There was a large muster of tbe B.V.K. yesterday evening, when a battalion drill w.is held on the Kafflee Reclamation ground.
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  • 27 2 Ths second general meeting of tbe Temelung Hjdraulic Tin Mining Coy, is aiv. rimed to be held at No. 2 <U aoiua Street ou Ui« xVlh instant.
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  • 26 2 Yhterday morning, a metal cone in »h« rice machinery at 12t* Havelock R->ad split, tome of the fragments striking a Chinaman. He died several hours later.
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  • 25 2 The blue funnel steamer Palrooliu, during the recent gale at H ingkong, broke adrift from her mooring* and narrowly escapxd damaging herself and neighbouring vessels.
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  • 30 2 There seems little doubt that Governor Yu has put SI missionaries to death in tbe province of Shansi The Chinese report that he has memorialized tbe Throne to this effect.
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  • 30 2 At the Hongkong Observatory in August, the maximum shade temperature was registered on the 19th, being 97% or 3S 'n excess of any record obtained at the Observatory since 1884.
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  • 29 2 The opening ball at the new Teutonia Club takes place to-morrow night A great number of invitations have been issued. .Sir Alexander Swettenham has notified his intention of attending.
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  • 32 2 The Hon. J. Bromhead Matthews has resigned his seat on the Penang Municipal Commission. It is understood that Mr. Matthews' time is fully taker, up by bis duties on the Legislative Council.
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  • 32 2 President Mr-Kinley in his electoral address states that so-called Imper alism has no place in bis policy. Mr Bryan's scheme for the independence of the Philippines, he declares, is based on ignorance.
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  • 32 2 Two rikisha coolies were fighting yesterday, wuen one of them tbrew a missil* at the other man. It struck another Chinaman standing near and Iractured his skull. The thrower has been arrested.
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  • 33 2 This morning, after doing the usual exerci»e on the race-course for tbe forthcoming race-meetiug, the griffin Soepgror.nt' n, belonging to Mr. Llioiik Ttije Pnin, faulted, an I seriously bruised itself before being caught.
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  • 36 2 This morning, about 6 30, the body of a young woman, a Jewess, employed as barmaid at a Singapore hotel, was found drowned off the Esplanade opposite Raffles statue. The body wab removed to the mortuary
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  • 37 2 Pollard's Lilliputians will be here from Java on Saturday. They will pla> "The Geisha" in the Town Hail of Monday and Tuesday nights, and will probably also give The Belle of New York before leaving f'«r Hongkong.
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  • 41 2 The District Magistrate of Lowet Perak has caused two rhinoceroses t he captured in his district and shipped to Singapore, at the request of tin authorities here. The animals are »ai to be full grown, and to be splendid speci mens
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  • 42 2 Mk launders, who has been Acting 2nd magistrate, took up the duties m acting Official Assignee this morning Mr. Brill has temporarily assumed tin duties of 2n<! magixirate, pending th-at-rival nf Mr. Howard, who is expected by the French mail on Satuiday.
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  • 52 2 Shortly before 1 1 o'clock this morning, one of the Chinese coolies painting the ceiling of tbe Drill Hall slipped ami fell to the floor, a distance ol aboil' forty feet. Sergt.-Major Mugliston assisted the man and telephoned for the police and for medical assistance. The man is not expected
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  • 63 2 A (.himi.v humorous story was recen*l\ told at a political meeting. At a militan hospital at the front a lady gat down beside a soldier's bed, and commenced reading aloud in a very impressivi manner. This was too much fora Tomim in an adjacent bed, who called out. You're wasting
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  • 87 2 It well-founded rumour is to be credited, no man has amassed millionas rapidly as Mr. Alfred Beit, who b reputed to be the wealthiest man it the world, with afortuneof .£200,000,000 and an income suOVient to make ten new millionaires every year. The whole ot tliis colossal fortune has been
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  • 62 2 A summons against the proprietre«p of tbe Tivoli Hotel, Robinson Road, was heard yesterday. It seems that v British marine was lowered from a window of the hotel after hours, he alleging that the tenants would not let him out. The magistrate was •atisfied that there was
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  • 73 2 Tac dates for the remaining 8. C. C. Tournament matchethave been fixed as follow":— Oct. tiih, Law and Civil Service v. S C.C. Oct. 13lh, Officers of the Garrison &c v. Brokers and Insurance On Sept. 29th there will be a matcli S C. C. 2nd XI v
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  • 94 2 A Chinese bullock-cart contractor at the P. and 0. Wharf reports to the police that about 12.30 yesterday four cases of piece goods were placed on a bullock-cart numbered 414, in charge of a Kling. The latter was told to take the goods to Messrs. Barlow and Co.V
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  • 108 2 Tbis morning, at 11 o'clock, H. H Ungku Mohamed Khalid died at T»l.ik Blanga. He was at the Racecourse early this morning and wan then apparently in good health It may be remembered that his wife Hi«.| about two m <nths ago. Ungkii Khalid as formerly
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  • 350 2 RETORT OP THE DIRECTORS. Th ordinary general meeting of the Temelong Hydraulic Tin Mining Co. is to be held on Saturday, the 29th inst at noon, at 2 Dn Souxa Street The report nf the directors (Messis. A. V Roesxing, chairman, S. K Robinson, and A. Ditlmar) is as
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  • 59 2 The P. and O Slilta with tbe mail from Europe of the :)lst August left Penang at 8 a.m. to-day and is due nere at 4 p.m. to-morrow. The M. M /.'!<>» with the mail from Europe of the 24th August is due on Saturday. The mail for
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  • 202 2 At yesterday's property sale at Powell Si Co. 3 sale-room, a freehold building site at Cluny Road and Dalvey Road, near the gardens, Tanglin, adjoining the property known as Kosie, with an irea of 72,335 sqiare feet, was bought "y Perinnan Chitty at .'M cents per ><>t
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  • 307 2 Vhe captain of the P O. I'arramall i, which arrived with the mail from China mi* morning, reports September 17th, noon, passed and exchanged colours with a British India -learner, one of H. M. transports (No. 7). Fine weather, smooth water at the time. eptember 18th, 8 p.
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAM.
    • 28 2 Aomion, Thuruiay The Duke and Duchess of York have proceeded to Australia in the new royal yacht escorted by cruisers
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    • 48 2 Mr. Chamberlain has written a letter to one of tbe Unionist candidates to the effect that the principal issues before tbs electors are the question of tbe South African war on its merits, and the nature of the settlement to become to.
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    • 34 2 A Press bureau at Brussels, controllsd by Dr. l>eyds, announces that Kruger will submit to the Powers a plan for autonomy or self-government in the South African republics, under British suzerainty.
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  • 428 2 mun i'la\. A S1NGLKS. Elliott MT. Hymn scr. unlio. M ictiwgiirt «.r. tx-.it l!ploo+J, M 6-1 Rainnic-1 beat Kent+4, B-u, M. B singles. Proctor scr. beat Long+3, 7-\ 6-1. Carter+2 treat Kuhlhon"— 4. 6-4, 8-0. Gjimloser MB, beat Wright »cr. 6-7, «-i, Elcum MR beat
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  • 169 2 Thursday, Jitii Hrrrmiiki. High Water. 8.16 pro. Warren Football. 8. V. A. n. R. E S. V. A Kignalliog. 6.lft. Philharmonic Orcbenlrs. BJO. 8. V. R. N.C.O.CIa-s. 9. Friday. JUt Himussi High Water. 9.2 V a.m. (it) p.m. P. A O homeward mail closes. B. Cigar Bale. Powell. 11.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 483 2 NOTICES. KRIS BEER A hn.l |ua!ity I il«n*r, at a modn-Ua pric* Guaranteed equal to anything in the saarket J13.60 p«r caw of C iloi. pints, of all dealers. KOKNKO CO., LTD. Sole Importer*. KITCIIIES WHISKY SPECIALLY «-le.-te<l hl.'nd thoroughly matured in bond. Price |IU [or (Mi samples free BOKNKO
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    • 849 2 yoTirFS. I sorn pin: diamond tnisint-w hith»rV) carried 1 on under UM nim« o( M. sira, will c cn'il inu"*l from date, under the »tyle m\ v nun i in.. 9/9 U, Raffles Quay NOTICE STEEL. KAILS. rHE Liquidator of the Kerr Stuart't I Penanii Steam lr»m««)>, Limited, in iquidation
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    • 604 2 No I H \r> TOWN HALL, MOM) AY, S'ITKMHtIR 241 A THE POLLARD COIPAIT, V ILL PLAY FOR A FEW NIGHTS ONLY ON THF-R WAY TO UONOKOM. "THE GEISHA." THE EVKR POPULAR Plan at the Robinson Piano Company U. ABRAMS. horse KH'osnoity AND Veterinary Establishment. Mr. Abrams. Has now ready
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    • 835 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. I ■\1 T AN. KU A iLEKK. One who hu 11 exprrieno* in insurance l>u«in«t prefornxJ. Applj to W. 1., c/ 0 Slrnill Tina. SI/9 BOAKD AND LODGING \f/'ANTEnb» (tentl«m»n, near t-wn. \> .hpriv.ie family. Add.ew W. B. \\TANTKI> for B«cret«i)'« O(Bi'« an >> int.llin-nt himweCliTk who can
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    • 135 2 M. s. a. inMnttod for la* *tr<t*u r»m*r siioqM wn«U« on .<» nih of Uu war ™It. B» Uia i^»l«rt of th*t nowlitira. H. 8.8. ntarttd AuTar^rUdmr «mtfKk> an nUM to Uv. eoMli. hot taat tk. M.nawr »t I~t. «lw •4nr*Mm*t 0.1 of tU pum In oaa* or vna of
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  • 1321 3 TIIK s( LTaXI i.IIU IIIIAY. On M .nd ay b-t II H Sultan IbrnhimufJ -ti XC M Q_ ooaaplatad hi- L'Tih birthUy. Monday was ami holiday in Johore ami ih* I l.i.sd iy mi. l Wcdnolinlnlav*. Jnlran Mnf n K.irly .hi M.i Mm/ Km aotabioi of Jufcw :he Dewan,
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  • 72 3 I'aktktlaks have been received of the execution i>f Cordua, the Pretoria ootwpintot It is ItatM tnat Cordua was shut while coolly seated in a chair facing a garden wall. On taking his Mat, M 1 I 1 1 his arms and informed the Iriag party that
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  • 180 3 \b- k- l.:ith.im and Mactaggart men Since our last report our markets have ruled very i|uiet, and ther» are no changes in rates of any importance, llnngkonc report a i|uiet market. The Kauli Ttilv, Au^us-t crushing I |i,.,l. l^t.'il..vi>:— L',6J2 oz.guld from 4.11K1 tons of MM Bthlt
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  • 714 3 THE CKEDIT SYSTEM TO THE FDIToK OF THE STKAIIS TIMES." Sib,—'- Pro B rno Publico, in Tues«M ot the ntiwib Times, has written well on the subject of Hie Mat ut tiring, and he has suggested some i; i tilings Tne man, be be in a public
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  • 1048 3 A Supplementary XoU in fA» Oullipidion o/iluUrfinye." It i« not to he imagined that such valuable cull ival ion an that of tinorange will be free from pests and Hiamumi, and though with the most oidin.iry care and cleanliness they may be kept off, it is
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  • 193 3 Awu'T o'clock yesterday morning, a terrible murder took place on the Tam|>enis Estate. A Buggis family, who occupy a house on the estate, were lofatbar, when one of the men piiked up a parang and struck ■I another man. Ihe latter ran mit of the house followed
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  • 67 3 Ij>l.u»o and Manila. Taickion, on 20th S.-UI., Hvhn Wnfr Co. Nlnnl«nE, Arrro, on Slßt Scot. Tutt(nr.ken <"o. Svrini-v tt» portf.Uarttu, due Mod Sept., U,Al.»ter*Oo Honckmij;, Suimnfi, dv« {i4lb Sapt. Bomm<l A Co. >it r tl<-iYH nn I Siinmriuig, Vaunting, dv« Jfllli S.pl l!>.u-ti'» 4 Co. Honi/lionc.
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  • 2407 3 (From to-day', Mail Paper* Shanghm, 71k Sept. Japan hannotifind 111.- Powers th.il she will acquiesce in the llum-ihii proposal lv withdraw her troops from IVkini, leaving an adequate Legation (iuard, pruvidrd China formally requests th« evaluation mid propones honest negotiations foi peace, awurinc the restoraliuii of order. Li
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  • 37 3 {Booked). Per F. A O. Pammaila for London— M««ra. A. K. Maclnrwh K. W. O ley. li. A Johnson, Mrs. \Mii !■•>■ and Mr. mi.i Mn Noel Trottvr. For I'en»Bj|— Urun A. UitobeU, w>d b«rqr.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 426 3 ENVELOPES TO BK HAD AT THE "STRAITS TIMES" OFFICE. THE PATRIOT ENVELOPES. 1,000 sent free by Post »1.40 THE ANTIQUE ENVELOPES. 1,000 S2.SO sent free by Post <S 26. W. DALLAN. The Australian Horse Repository. 3 Koek Road (off Orchard Road). Horses carefully broken to saddle and harness. Livery and
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    • 1035 3 CINOAPORE SPORTING CLUB. Programme for Autumn Race Meeting, 1900. OCTOBER 23rd, 2RIA, anil 27th. FIRST DAY. Tuatday, 23rd Odohrr. Fixst Rack. THE MAIDEN PLATE.- Value (SO. A RtM (or Maiden Honm- Weight v per acale (lOst.). An allowance of 2Mb. to 6X -Griffins iniportpd into tbfl strain Settlements or Native
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    • 805 3 FOR SALE EMPLOYMENTS; TO LET; A\ T D PERBOVALB; Isttimi, 111 cents a line; md and Sri times, 10 cents a line «th to Hth time*, 6 cents a line; 7tb to IMb times, 8 c«nU ■me; afterwards, 3 eeoU a line; bat so charge leu than on. dollar. Thai,
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  • 591 4 tfUQU-OU, 3OTH SOT1KII1, 1W0. PRODUCE. {Hat*t an correct** to noon* ijambior I 800. Copra Bali 6.40. do Pontlanak, 6.00 I eppar, Black buyers SO do White, (6*; 46 00 ■lago Flour Sara w»k, 330 do Brunei So. 1 1.90 PearlSaeo 40TJ OoaWBal'. '«X bat'* Oonee Paleml*ng, 16%baait.. 27.00 OoOaa,
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  • 77 4 rur P*t ttr. Tine. To-Morbow. Europe via ports PvramnUa rt a.m. -ourahaya via ports Bin l.u.ng a m. IVIi vi» ports Brouvr p.m Deli Sumatra 3 p.m Kl%iu via ports B Whatl Mix 4 p.m. I'alemhHng Ophir i p.m. Banttkok Bangkok 4 p.m. HiTTBDAY. KelanUn via ports FUvo
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  • 119 4 I^ioh Boimr* :-By tlis P. O Malta, due on tbe Vint Sept. with dates ii the 3!*t Ait She brings repiin to tho 'iiaiU »i..cb left .■>in (i .ip..r.- on the .'i.r h luly. Th.' Al. M. Lao; with Hates to the .'lih Au^un is due on
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  • 79 4 ARKIVAU. Her s. 6. Srtra from Ptnang— Mr. CamnML Per s. Sappho from Klang via porU— Mim UibHXi, M"«rs R. H«rh«i, A. M i-ountney, W. W.^lnh, and U. \V. Hewfjill. Per t. >. Ban Fo Soon from PootiuiakMr Per P. t0.i.1 Farraiaalta from Hijngkonu—Mensrs. Dalreto, and F. O.
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  • 187 4 (For Singapore.) Per M. M. s. 8. Luo. from MarMilles Auir 3ft— Mr. and Mr-. l)eni,ouliere». Per M. M. >■ Armand H-kic connecting willi i ho summer 8.,/i'n';/ it Colombo, from Mirgeilles Sept. Mr. W O. Bradford, Hwsn. L and P. I npira. Mr. C. L Tarn. for
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  • SHIPPING
    • 1207 4 Under lots headinx the (ol lo» ing »l>hr«»i»tiuns an used «tr.— ■tnarner sh.— ship cq.- -barqoe sch.--schooner; Yet.— Yacht i ru— Cruiser Mt>t.— liunboat j Tor Torpedo H.p. -Horse-power Brit. British U. 6.— United tttatea: Fr.— French; Ocr. Qerman Dot.— Dutch; lou.— Jobore Ac.. O. c—Generalargo d.p.
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    • 940 4 ffoaM, port, pntabU Halt ol arrival. m+ name of events. Hiuaiu Afndi, H kong, Kept ii« I. .Simoor Agamemnou, I/pool. Bept 26 Mansfield Aonam, Colombo, (let 0 M. M. Antonio Lope I Man. la. Sept i 4 Barlow Alhesia. Hamburg, Uct I Be.hn Meyer. tu«lr,ilind, Fr< manl c,
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    • 225 4 5 Vauil Sim. Tour.! Uamaik Fbom Bail»i>.; Comiwii! a Riu. B'pt 19 C Hock Klan .Brit.tr. 960 Ppntuey Amoy Bcpt lOHupLeong 19|Adato Mr. i 146 Melnlyrx Bury Aug 10 1» U'rimhima Jlaru Jap »tr. SUM Ywhiiawa Yokohama Aug 31 I. Simoni and Co lit Dphir liul.tr 20. Oriflin l'aleuil«iiK
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 582 4 NOTICES. RILEY. HAHGREAVEB COY., LIMtTED. KNGINKEKS. iron \\l» BRASS POUNDERS, BBIDBB AMDBHff BUILDERS. AND (iKNKRAL CONTRACTORS. STEAM VESSELS IN STKEL OR WOOD, BOILERS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, ENGINES (^F All TYPES, STEAM PUMPS. SOLE AGENTS i ivi"i 1 1 v -J^-^ L l l ,ii hall Jm'aN Yf Stock sizes from
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    • 209 4 J. wono.N cv. WATCHMAKERS. IBWRLLBRB. OPTICIANS. KEHAIR.-) PROMPTLY EXECUTED. ALEX. FOX &CO. BECi to inlinmte thnt they are now showing at .No 7. Sumfurd Road. th' following goods, which they respectfully invite an early ii.spei-tinn of.rii:— LsvlW Uhiw. Black, and Khaki Coloured Straw .Sailor Huts, Kh >U Blouses, Infmits' Cashmere
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    • 358 4 rXOTIt FX JKRfIAfiOR of Japan TOILET WATER Appreciated for its ddKate prrfome wi tte twing o( tomlort and fmtiiiess which It imparts to tbe tkin Kananga Extract a DELKIOt'B EXOTIC ri nn UK FOR THE HANDKLRCHIBf Al one* onginil. snicful snd peniunilly Ir.jTinl RIGAUD C 8. rue Vivienno. PARIS CHINA
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