The Straits Times, 24 October 1900

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    15 1 The Straits Times. EST. OVER i A CENTURY SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1900. No. 20,274.
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      851 1 NOTICES. KMOiaO COMPANY. I.IMIIEI) rV. standard Aimuawo. Norwich Psion Fir» Inrannos Society. ttUs As~r.no. Cosapany (Fu»). rh, K<,«il»N» U»s &MuanM Bon*y. TW Cfciaa Mts)*l Msas. Navigaboo Co»p»y. fh. Totteahsai Laf« B at Co»pany. rot aartioalait ot Yam» CompaaMt, th. Ml XrtU«n«t of THK BOBNBO COMTANT. LIMITEP Anonto STT.AMSHir COMPANIES. fa
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      778 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. ¥*ONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPFIJ Under contract with :he Netherlands India Government. Agent, at Singapore. Ship Aoesct, late J. Daendeu A Co., 2-3, Collteb .Jjuay. The undermentioned dates are only approximate^ Krom fc.pected Will be Despatched (or <>■ Pea inii'i.. urn. Timor Forts via Soural.aya. Oct. 11. Macaiiaar direct, Palima,Paloppo,Kendarie
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      339 1 COMPAONIE DEB MESSAOEKIE!MARITIMES DE FRANCE. Telegraphic Address: Memaoerie, MHUArORE. The mail steariers will leave Singapore on or about tbr undermentioned dates.OOTWIBD. HOMIWIBD. 190 a 1900. Datea Dates. l,i,i/ira Oct. L' 7 I loot Oct. ft .StMorn Nov. n Sidney Nov. 1 1 Komi Nov. N I TouJWn Nov. 25 Balane
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      643 1 INSURANCES. rpHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE JL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,127,*00 laid up Capital i^IL'.TM Reserve Fund £1,078,1)80 Tbe andenigned. Agents for tbe Company, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rates of premium. ROUSTEAD A Co. rriHE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE J. COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital Subscribed |l,nui,ni«. A moon
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      921 1 INSURANCES. Two Great Necessities. VIZ. 1. FAMILY PROVISION. t PROVISION FOR OLD AliE. Easily and Economically met by a Policy in THE BRITISH UMPIRE MUTUAL LIFK OFFICE, Established 1547. Chairman The Right Hon'ble Sir John Oont, M P. Kunda— Bs. 420,00,000 Claims Paid— R«. 430,'«,000 LIME HMI NFS IJBKIAL CfMHTMK
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      742 1 BANKS. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 110,000,000. RESERVE FUND.— •sterling Re»crvc..»in,or(i,no^ 1 -...nnnnm Bilver Reserve.. -2, OO.OWi RESERVE LIABILITY OF I nlmnn PROPRIETORS, -$10,000,000. COCBT OI I)IRECTOE»: N. A. Slia*. -CHAIaMAN R. Shbwam, Kaq.— DariTT ihairhih. k I OATI. K-4 T»E Hon. P >•• G T I A.
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      436 1 NOTICES ST. ANDREW'S BOOM, A CHURCH of England Boarding Hotiee for European and Eurasian loya who desire to attend the schools of the place, under the care of the Rev. D. Holland Stubbs, to whom applications can be sent, or to the honorary secretary, A a Mount Sophia. w. uc.
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      833 1 FOR BAM? EMPLOYMBNTB TO LET- ANUJ'ERftOKAI^. [In time, IS cenU a line tad and M times, 10 eenu a line j 4tk to nth times t oanta a line 7th to 18th times 8 centa line afterwards, 2 cents a line bat no charge lett than one dollar. Thus a
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS.
    638 2 Slrailt I'inut *W a year, or pott f re* •34. btraitt Hwiget SIS a year, or pott fret B^o. Adreriunng R'det may be found in Ihs fourth page. WEDNESDAY, 2Jth OCTOBER, I*oo Ik Keuter is to be relied upon— and, in the present instance,
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    7 2 Mu. Tomlinson arrived by mail yesterday morning.
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    9 2 On Scptember':unh last, Lord Roberts celebrated his With birthday.
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    13 2 Pitoui'cK, exchange, and share price, and the mail list, are on page 4.
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    13 2 Thk Bar. .1. A. l(. Cook arrived in Siug.i|i'irc li'niii Colombo yesterday morning
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    14 2 Tiikkk Sikh watchmen wn'e arr-sU,* 1 at the racecourse yesterday fcr causing a disturbance
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    23 2 To-day's 4 in hank rate has gone up to -2 -Jfi. The sovereign has dropped to SU.IU. Silver has risen to ad, 1
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    22 2 SonMi l.icuiin.int-, K A. Gainsford and H. M. Keinhll. M Co. S. I). K.G A. have arrived from England on the Ovrn■mU
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    24 2 Thkkk will be a memorial service in honour of the late M.r. .Song Hoot Kiam in the Prinsep Street Church on Sunday at a.m.
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    22 2 IWO.OOO yen have l»'eii paid by the* Toyo Kiseu Kaislia, a Japane«e shipping company, for the P. and <>. steamers AWfa and RohiUa.
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    21 2 Tut. Commercial Union Assurance Company (Kire Branch) will occupy Nos. oc, N, and Be, Battery Itoad, from the Ist Noveinlier next.
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    29 2 Ihi MM. A «n«m, with the mail from Enrol* of the sth October, l«fl Colombo al 1 pin on the j;ird instant, and is duo litre on Saturday evening.
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    50 2 DBMM a storm at Yokohama on the ."> 1 1 1 instant, the heavy landinc stage of the Norddeutcher Lloyd at Yokohama, weighing two and half tons, was lifted bodily from the pier by the wind and blown into the bar. It win afterwards washed ashore with one side somewhat
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    TO MORROW'S HANDICAPS.
    622 2 TO MO RR OW'S HA NDICAPS. THK FIRST OKIFm HANDICAP. Johnnie 9.6 Cutaway 9.7 Cutaway 10.7 Mailaway9.7 Karlin* 9.0 sioepgroentan 9.6 Her ltajeaty JUdiant ».u Dawat 9.7 Tbere's 'Air 9.7 THK "BEAD" STAKES. Bobs 9.13 Argonaut 9.3 Carlton RU Vagrabt 10.10 Dodol 9.8 THE BEOONU GRIFFIN HANDICAP. Mousme 1Johnnie 9.;!
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    THE CHRISTY MINSTRELS.
    76 2 THE CH RISTY MINSTRELS. Tiikiie was a fairly large audience at the Town Hall last night at the first performance of .Singa(K>re Minstrel Troupe." The rain, no doubt, kept many people away and there should be a big house to-morrow when the Company play again. At the forthcomingperformances, to-morrow and
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUSS.
    184 2 Thkhk was a large attendance at Harmston'suircus, last night. I .mid plaudits hailed the feats of Ajax,th« flexible marvel the Risley set by two Japanese equilibrists; and the vaulting by the Alton Trio. Thundersof applause greeted the monkey riding round on a goat. Nellie Harmston-Lov« won the admiration
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    A TRANSPORT SUNK NEAR KOBE.
    100 2 8 Uanghai, Tuesday evening. The French transport i'««™< has been sunk near Kobe after collision with the Japanese steamer Yumnqytehi Mum Three men are missing. "The Contra* is a troopship atU'-hed to the French Indo-China squadron and was seat up to Taku from Saigon. She
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    CHINESE IMPERIAL COURT.
    19 2 The Chiuese Imperial Court remains at the border town of Tung-kuan, awaiting the course nf events.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    870 2 The legislative Council resumed its li.ting yesterday. The raioutea ul the ln«t meeting were cad and conurmed. PAPERS. The following paper* were brought Lip and ordered to lie on the table Statement ol approved estimate of 59H1.440 fur Singapore-Kranji Kailway report of sub-committee of the committee of the
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    RETURNS TELEGRAMS.
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    THE NEW AGREEMENT.
    89 2 RUSSIAN COMMENTS 4m, W*kmi* The Russian press comraenU upon the Anglo-German Agreemen' in a caustic way, and takes the agreement as simply proving British mistrust of Russia. The Russian papers consider that the clause of the agreement whereby the two Powexs stipulate lur an understanding to protect
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    MORE FRENCH TROOPS FOR CHINA.
    26 2 It is stated that France is Fending :i,mK) more troops to China in view of the rising in the southern provinces.
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    BOERS ACTIVE
    65 2 DIIASTIC MILITARY MKABOBB TO Bl TAKEN. The Boers in the field are increasingly active in the Orange River Cslony, and there is a growing tendency among the inhabitants, who had hitherto kept themselves neutral, to assist the combatant Boers The British military authorities have resolved upon taking drastic
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    JOHORE RAILWAY.
    893 2 BMUni AT VARIANCE. Th« estimated cost of the SingaporeJuliore H.ntwjy forms the subject matter of a paper laid on thu tahlr <>t 1, .-ji^l.-itive Council yesterday In IMJ\ the cost was set at *9X1,440 by Mr W K Kenny, and this estimate met with the approval of the
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      418 2 NOT 1 NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY LD. GLASGOW. Miuinfat'linvr* ol Dynamite, Gelignite. Gelatine Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine, Detonators, ill n>» or Salety i'uses. Glßirie Blasting Apparatus. u.,,q „n urnmilinml Bliimn, arr m*/f lo put Ike high ttawUrt of uif'ly nntl I pvn/j l-ih i.fipn»~i hf th* Hrtiirh Hfiin-Hmeril, axif urr, tlirrynr-, t/virnnlfl
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      373 2 not: THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. Brinsmead Pianos. wmi or r own NHPUPIED TRANSPOSING KEY BOARD— SSSO. Pianos on hire at *10, *12, and $14 to $2O per month, including Tuning-. THE EXCHARGI BANKS '•"HE Ex.-hwiw K»nk« will ho doted »t 1 noon on th.- MlowhM day»:iS3r.*M 1 S4/10 SOTICK
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      416 2 TO-NIGHT. TO-NIGHT. I HAUMSTON'S Grand Circus The Mighty Mapet Draws as strong a* ever Total Eclipse of all others. TO-SIGHT AND KVKKY EVKNINCi. KIKST GRAM) MATIXEE. Suitably Afttrnovu, Oct. I7U. Cliildren half-price to all parts of the Chow. I.tir.VTION: RECLAIMED LAND. Brmli Koad. opiMwlle Vlrlerla ■•IcL I'm',!'/ Ei-mint), (ML IMs.
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      953 2 I LATEST ADVEimSEMENTS. ■J/NUKOPEAN (aiic 19), with fiir edu- I Alt caiion, requires employment nood I references. Apply to M. 8. .1., c/o Stfit* I I 4 CHINESE or EURASIAN Clerk I I t A~ experienced in men- mtile work. I Preference given to a capable typewriter. I Addre« j
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      64 2 M. 8. S. latoadad fof th» *tnuu I\mm •homld •rittaa on 0B« of W"' only Br tM •ariaat of tk»> <y-nditira nun; M S nW«I tWt aright otbwwiM U pnblUbol. All *dnrtuia« oontnoU urn mAyKA to tho oraxliUon th»t Uw Muumtw u«7 tile wlrwrlim in wit u«t of tU Tft
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    RAUB.
    1122 3 ■i of Mi U hyte, EUvb, tor the month audio* I In' Kith mot Owing to early i mand pressol matter, wo were produ Urn report in yesteri Mm H i imm vnmM Hah The or.- chute in the i oul up to Iba AH ft level and Uh
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    1051 3 HSfSaaJUS fur thu opimtaai "t Its oonespaaasrti lIUKNKI- U I'HE SKI.ANHOIJ CLUB. STIIAIT! TIMSS Slit,— When I read in your iaHM of the .Mli of the nvil which has befallen the Selangor community, through a swarm of hornets building their nest in the poron ol the Club house, my
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    THE SPREAD OF LEPROSY.
    520 3 TH E SP READ OF LEPROSY. TO TH« EI.ITIIK Of THK "6TKAITH TIUKS." Sik,— Your correspondent Kn.piirer" having set the l.all roiling upon the Hitnect of leprosy, another currespon dent "N li." comes forward with a L-ooil niigiMtinn. ril the building ufa Leper Institute fur paying and non-paying patients. in
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    MR. HUGH CLIFFORD.
    106 3 The news received by wire of the re-icnation of Mr. H. C. Cliflord, Governor of British North Borneo and I.abuan, has naturally caused some surprise in circles in London interested in Hri'ish North Borneo. It is stated in the brief telegram to hand that His Excellency's action
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    SARAWAK.
    309 3 THE S. P. G. MISSIOS SCHOOL. >\ the afternoon of the 1 7th inst His Highness the Raoaa attended the 8. P. (j. Mission School for the purpose nl distributing the prizes gained at the i.i-' ;iimial examination. The distribution took place in the Lower .School. Than were present,
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    325 3 Tiik Kussian transport Smftnr KM* Capt. K. Clasrinj, arrived yesterday evening from Moji (Japan), wliicli port she left on October 18th. She brought about :(,000 tons coal and went into the roads. There are no passengers, and the date of her departure is uncertain. The s.B. |f| In
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    THE RACES.
    2137 3 The main characteristic of the o]>ening day of the race meeting was a practically entire absence of features of especial interest There was only one real race to a finish the tussle between I'rince Tuan and Cutaway for the third event. > That was worth the drive out
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    PENANG PIER.
    233 3 EXCUaiVK KXI'KMII I I K> Kukthck correspondence on tinPenang rim, laid before Council yesterday, contains a despatch from the Governor to tbe Secretary of State, dated the 15th Sept. The despatch sets forth that the pier work was originally estimated to cost *s(>o,i w, and that this estimate
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    ARRANGEMENT.
    151 3 WxiiNtriiAr, 24th (>• Timtß High Water. IllHpin. Circus. Beach Ron, l. it. Thursday, Bn Octorik High Water. lO'.l a.m. lt.slpm. Races. Second Day. Banks close. Noon. Straitt Timrt issues at 1 .*>. Minstrels. Town Hall. M Circus. Beach Road. 9. FRIUIY. 3HTH OCTOBK. High Water, 11.20a.ni Gei man outward
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      465 3 You must stop Coughing, The best way to cure Chronic Cough*. Bronchitis, and Chest-Colds is to apply Little's oriental Balm. Kubbed well into the chest and liack, it penetrates immediately to the inflamed parts. The tickling in the throat ceases the spasm weakens the cough disappears. It often cures when
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      855 3 NOTICES. tiOVBRNMKNT Of I'BRAK. RAILWAY ROUt THE Government of I'erak is prepared to receive tenders for the supply of tho following stores for the Kailnnv Department during 1801 Class A-Tools, ClsssC-I'aints.ele., a B— Hardware, D -Miscellafslieilules and further information may tie oteained on application to th*» Resident Engineer for Railways,
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      723 3 FOR BAI.K KMI'LOY.MKVTS' T<) I-KT; AM) PBKB()tALR; llsTTim, IS cents a line: -.'nd and «rrt times, 10 cent* a lina; 4th to rtth tinnu, t» cenu a line; 7th to 14th times .1 cent* a line; afterwards, 3 cents a line- hut no, chnrKelßM than od>i dollar. Thun, a thr~.
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      83 3 WKATHKR 11EPORT. raaamt fraaasi n,, n ,un, at r rx. iujn. »».m x p.m. x p.m Kkmauis. Bar 2H998 28.g74 2D.930 Temp 81. S BS.O 78.0 ►-'SS W. B'lbTl-er 770 77.R 75.0 -S "8: dir, of Wind .N.W. N.W. Calm .2 5 ttxi.'ismp. 86.9 3 Mln 74.X .Eg Max. in
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    COMMERCIAL
    558 4 S >»nu, Nn Orroßim, 1800. I'KODUGE. [HatH art torrteltd to ncxmi Oambier f T.BS. Copra Bali, KU. do Pontianak, 6.15 Pspp«r, Black buyer* im.A'i do White, (84) 43.00 -Sago Flour Sarawak, ».97| do BruMi Ho. 1 5.90 Pawl Baco 3.80 CoSee, Bali, 1.>% baaii 54.00 CoSm Palemlang, 16% basis..
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    184 4 Hit Per ttr. li,,u-. To-Mobbow. MuarA Malacca 11,,,,,, IC»« p.m. Bangkok Pr. 11. J. Kinrr S p.m. via porl» Mth .1 p.m. s'Layu A Haraarang Onmim J p m. Malacca* Klang fk.j; 4 p.m. Untavia via porl- r«a Imhnjl Ip 11 Friday. bilinarang via porU 7xi</.v Mil,-),, II
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    270 4 ARRIVALS. Per >. Dr. H. J. Kiaer from Bangkok Mr. H.arii. Per p. I. mt<i Mil: If II from Hamarrng Mr. 0. Van Put. Per 8. firemen from Bangkok .Mr. J. (I.Trainor. Mn>. .Ni»!liti.iK»lc,Mr. K.Polscn, and Mr. and Mm. Ki.-limili.on. TO ARRIVE (*"or Mngaporr.) Per N. l>. L.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1158 4 U odor iDiihMdingtht! following abbreviations are used f tr. steamer ab. ship I bq.— barque sch.— schooner; Yet— Yacht, Cm.— Cruiser: ObL— Gunboat Tor Torpedo; H.p. Hor»e-power Brit.— Brititb U. B.— United Sta'-eo. ft-.— French Ger.— German Dot— Dutch; Job.— Jobore 40., G. c^— General- I cargo
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      641 4 ffnaw, port, probable Hal', ol arrival ...J immm o/ ivnii. STI4MIK*. Adrialico, TrieaU), Dec./ Jan. Rautenbei*. Agamemnon. China, Xov 111 Mnni.fl.-1. 1. Al .ante, Harcdona. 0,1 .11 Barlow. .Vinliolo, I'ft Cardiff, Sept IH Borneo Coy. Ambria, H'kong. Oct M B. Meyer. Anapa. H'kong, Oot Xov. o. Wood. Annain,
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    ARRIVALS.
    272 4 h VmmlV Nan. A t..» Uimi> Fboh S«it*i U«<«inii«iu. Oct 2.1 Bui Sang Brit atr. 1178 Tudd Hongkong Od iti Bouatoad and C-. •3 Itenbighihirr atr 1488 .Isnkins KchmoUu Oct 12 Boustead and Co. ■>3 Sinai Fi-h nr. 17M Marcantitti Saigon Oil JO M. Maritime! SS .Lady Mitchell Brit
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    CLEARANCES.
    81 4 L>»T» VMU.'I NlMI KiauARi" Uirnia I DWIIM4II •t M Xulkui 24 I Malacm M 'alypao U Meli. iM Ban Fo Hoon 44 U.oUun 24 HaUbu i S4 Kopborg I M SantoS f»troelM Brit >tr. Headry ttr. 1>«> ilr. Lowrv «tr. I r»tu-r Dot »u (id nk >tr H«kl<eriaf; ttr.
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      557 4 NOTICES. Itflts for LEU PERKINS' til i it VORCESTERSHIBlfSAUCL Piimursli *g& s &9s f Eipms ol WU. CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. ISHI Where to?Where to? Where to? f WHAT (VIM THKV In r.l V tjM)^ (Anti Floral^) BLANKIN. I J^jfLy THB BEOT ANDPHcRtEd REMBDY l\fr m\ 1 AOAI\*i UiriOF IHk <-<>MMMV«BT
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      536 4 "T1MK8" AND BUDGET." Strain Timn, 190 t yea.-, or Ki a month or fifteen cent« a copy. Poll Free S6< a quarter. Strom Htutgn pott free, I JO a year, or 16 a quarter, or 40 cent* a copy. The adrertising ram are: flret time, IS cent! a line; 2nd
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      492 4 JKR^ANGR of Japan TOILET WATER Appnciatsd (or k delicah perfume and lie feeiinq of eonlort and fresMien xluch it unfurls to Uw skia Kananga Extract A MB.) 1 'I KVi-iC ''.RFIMI F' B T"K MMHMi At once ori^uul. K -«ieiul in,! pcmMcmly fragritil RICAUD «St C", 8, rue Vivlenna, PARIS
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