The Straits Times, 12 December 1900

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    15 1 The Stra its Times SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1900. No. 20,311. EST. OVER A CENTURY
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      892 1 NOTICRR. y KNKCU'I'MIANY. I.IMII tl" Thsailnril l.if* Aiia Norw.-i. ITaioD Vuf laaanwx »oei«»j. 4tW »«.ar»r- I'^mjiany I Mi AarcmlH*. HoeietJ Th- i 'him. M „.,if,l Ktaam NaviiratMa Cospaßj. .Tl. TattMlha.o LaffM- Baw C:isny •or carticalan of tb«w ComsaßM*. SM tb* tal] L^rttam«t <* TH« B6wr«O COM•AWT. LIMITKn A«— t*. STEAMSIHP
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      1382 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. ¥"OSISKLIJKK PAKETVAABT MAATSCHAPPIJ Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Aatult at Singapore: Ship Aoejicy, late J. Daehdels 4 Co., »-S. (k)LLTEK The undermentioned date* are ooly_approximate Steamer From Expected Will be Deapatchfl for On_ via'ports. CSC '11. BengUlii, Siak, Haneh, Assaban, Deli. Dec. 14. r« rasfca/ B^JJ^
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      647 1 INSURANCES. rpHE LONDON AND LANCABHIKK 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. CaoitaJ £2.1*7,W0 Paidup Capital £i 12.760 Reserve Fund £1,07X.58M Tne undersigned, Agenta lor the Company, are prepared to accept Ore rinks at current ratee of premium. BOUSTEAD A Co. rpHK CHINA TKADKBB INBOBAKCI X COMPaJJT. UMITBD. Capital Sub*arib*d |l,000,a». Amuant Paid
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      345 1 Two Great Necessities. VIZ. 1. FAMILY PROVISION. PROVISION FOR OLD AQK. Baally and Economically met by a Policy in TIE BRITISH KMPIRE MITUAI. LIFK OFKICK, KuTABUSHSD 1847. Chairman -The Right Honttle Sir John Oortt, U P. Fund«~R«. «W,00,0U0 Claims Paid— Ka «6,t>0,000 usimmii uunmim uw rtmm Monthly Rates for each
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      663 1 I BANKS. I ITONUKOIfe AND SHANGHAI tl BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-DP CAPITAL »10,000,000 BXSSKVXFUNIi. Sterling Reserve..*, 10,1*0,1 Km l4mim Silver Resorve. S.-CO.OtiO f l A or a RESIBVE LIABILITY O-l nagtm pbopriettork j-tiomm Oocsr or DisacroKs N A. Bin*. X«, '.*i««i» K. 5.i..,. r«, -Darirrr C«*.»« oiti. km Th. Hon. B
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      439 1 NOTICES /TBftr Ladled PI LLS A »mwh> to,- an iwsinisMiisi. >>U by alnaavor* MaiMMlsl Lt*%, Rama* Mao*, f igimss I SUKTIN. Ck..w MVTHAJSrTOM. ENOUU**. L'UXION FIXE IXSLKAXCE COMPAaNY OF PAKLS. ESTABLISHEO 18S8. RESERVES AND TOTAL UUAKANTEEB £4,000,000. i P |'HE uoderaigned, airrnt* for tbeahora. 1 1 companr, arc prepared to
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      800 1 om* to Miaißi iw MW). \M—>r tbonaaaoß h«v.. been restored tr» ill healtkand happiness by the use of hamherlainV Ceagti fc-meily If afßi,te. r with any throat or Inng trouble, give it .< trial for it is cajtata to prove MBrflcial toughs that have raaisted all dlher treatl ment for
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    WEDNESDAY, 12TH DEC., 1900.
    915 2 WEDNESDAY, 12T H DEC., 1900. PRICK IS CENTS. Straih Time*: *W a year, or pott fret &U Utraitt Budget. $18 a year, or port free 120. Advert wing KtUet may lie fountl in the fourth page. As a general rule the Opposition party in the British Parliament—whatever its politics may
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    8 2 To-day's 4 m s bank rate is 2/1
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    10 2 The homeward mail closes at r! a. m on Friday.
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    8 2 Tub Straiti Budget will be issued to-morrow morning.
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    9 2 The Marquis de Montebello has arri#d here from Rangoon.
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    12 2 The Russian transport T<im>*»- left foi Odessa at 5 o'clock this morning.
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    17 2 Thkkk were yesterday eleven cases of cholera and four deaths. Total to date 172 cases, 147 deaths.
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    15 2 Th« Hon. A. Murray, Colonial Kngineer, arrived from Penang by the il. Valeric this morning.
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    20 2 We hear that the S. V. A. have challenged tbe 8. V. R. at tug-of-war for the New Year's Sports.
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    15 2 MaVO.ll Fryer, now Acting Resident Kngineer for Railways, Selangor, will proceed on leave to Australia
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    20 2 A football match will be played on the Esplanade on Thursday afternoon bntween teams from H M.S. llrirk and Itramtite.
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    20 2 Thk foundation stone of the new Presbyterian Church at Penang was to have been laid by the Resident Councillor yesterday.
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    27 2 Mr. f. W. Talbot, who has just returned from leave, remains in Kelangor an Trea«urer. Mr Ridges, the Treasurer of that state is going home on leave.
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    22 2 Mn. Liversidge is the selected candidate for the vacant Penang municipal secretaryship. He has been employed in municipal work at Fulham, London.
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    31 2 Mu. H. C. Sells has been granted three weeks' leave from the 17th or 18th inst. Mr. de Rougemont will in the interim take up the duties of the fourth magistrate.
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    30 2 Mr. Pierce, the Penang Municipal Engineer, intends to apply for the post id Kngineer to the .Singapore Muni i paht y. He has asked the Penang Municipality for a testimonial.
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    36 2 Thk next meeting of the Chinese Christian Association will be held at tin- Prinscp Street Chapel on the 14th Mint, at 8 p.m., when Mr. Tan Tek Soon will give a !••< m.r n on Chinese Art."
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    INTENATIONAL FOOTBALL.
    773 2 I NTENA TI ON AL FOOT BALL. KMH.ANO >. SCOTLAND. AN lI'IIIM. I.AMK KNUB IN A DRAW. liiK.nriM il I nternalional game, Engiand i. Scotland, eODlined tv 8. C. C. ..l.iyiTs, was brought uIT last niglit oti tlie K 1 hi 1 1.-, before a large crowd of spaMMon. The
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    THE CONVENT BAZAAR.
    957 2 There m a round of revelry by night, and the clanging and clinking of glasses, and the pleading of fair ladle*, and the rapid vanishment of dullani. and all the rest of it, in the Town Hall last night. It occurs every year Heaven help us, outside
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "STRAITS TIMES. |
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      ORDERS FOR LIU-KUNG-YIH.
      57 2 ANOTIIKU i:iU(T. j llu,,jkuu<j. Dr. 1 Tliere .in- Chinese ><kki current of an imperial (diet having own i*-ifc-<1 witli orders Ui Liu-Kiuigyih, one of fie Yangtse Vicerojs. I These nrJera din-ot him to r. -m |v his fmmmm ollicial ln-ad-<|»arters In MKianfu, llio present eipital of Chijn.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAM.
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      PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT.
      8 2 CIUTICISM OF THK 'FAMILY (MINKT.
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      MINISTERS AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
      76 2 MINISTER S AN D GOVERNME NT CONTRACTS. Umitm, Drr. VMh'f The House of Commons has rejected an amendment to the Address dftprecAting the inclusion of many member}, belonging to one and the same fami'), in the Cabinet. The House of Coin mom then vote^ the Address, after rejecting an amendment
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      MR.CHAMBERLAIN.
      61 2 MR.CH AMBERLAIN. Ayi^sTio.voK noxoru. UUnAL OK ACITSATIOXS. Mr. ChambcrUin Haid that, ssl regards hinisiilf, the.piw.tion raised wanj one of personal honour and was the. result of a slanderous electioneering campaign. He explained his i ounce t tioii with a certain company in Colomtxi. and denied lhat he liad ever used
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      SIR C. MACDONALD'S DESPATCHES.
      79 2 SIR C. MAC DONALD'S DESPATCHES. A Uiinn Hlnebook l.us Ihmw pubhtlicl t giving tli« ili-tpali-lifs «ent l>y Sir Claude M ,1. l.m.il.1 ilxauribing tli« sieKe of the I.i-iMt i.iir at I', kmHe m.ik«< special iruntiun or tl.e f services rendered by Captain* I'oole* Sir.ui:-, .in I II illid.ty. Tlic civilians
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  • DISPOSITION OF THE ALLIED FORCES.
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      STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT.
      55 2 STATEMENT IN PA RLIAMENT. Lord Cranborne, the I'nder-Secretarjf of State lor Foreign A ll airs, stated that the Government had been given to understand that the present diupjsition of the Allied forces on the railway from f Peking to Shan-hai-kwan was purely temporary. I.oid Cranborue further stated that the Government
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    33 2 Tiik Qiang Ann, which had been undergoing repairs ut Tanjong Pagar Dock since tho beginning of October last, having had them completed yesterday, left for Uic roads after taking I in some cargo.
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    38 2 Tn« master of the N. D LT iWaiiicr i FreU'arg, which arrived this tnorning from Europe n Penanf, reports that yesterday at 1,-tl pin. ha passed a French man-of-war samng. westward near Poscellas Hill flying the Mgnal '•GV.CM."
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    42 2 Thk team of football "Probables for the >. C. C. Christmaa matches .1 Perak and Poaang (uames given in I another column of today's issue) meet i the :t.'ith Co. K.A. in a mutch on the Recreation Club ground on r'ridny evmiug next.
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    44 2 A schkmk has been sanctioned by tin Government of India for the improve iiiiuit of the <■■ |.n pint-lit of th* Kield Artillery in India. Thu work will be spread over the years Imil-iu The extra ezpimditure required isestimateil at ten and-a-half lakhs of rupoes.
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    S. C. C. CHRISTMAS TOUR.
    166 2 IHK TKAMS Tub cricket and football teams representing the S. C. C. in Penang and I'erak at Christinas leave Singapore by British India steamer next Tuesday They go first to Taiping, where they play on the 21st, MBsL and Jllli lost They play in r«iiang«h
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      460 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY I.I). ULASQOW. Nwiufiwiarara of Dynamite. Qeligiiitc. Gelatine Dynamite. Blastiog Gelatine, Detonatcrs, Safety Fuses. Kleriric Blasting Apparatus. Flu altor* Explotitvx, l»i*g all mn/n. „i lire-it H,il,ti»,are rnuic to pnf the high standard of rofily nn>l purity letU impofed by the lirilith tJoNtrnment, nwi are, thcr*forr, guaranteed In
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      526 2 NOTICES. for, x:^c-A-S-Pianos by all the best makers BOLD AT MODHUXI CASH I'RICKS AND KOK SUITABLE HIRE PAYMENTS. SiHTiiil Xnms diMoii't of lOporconr. for own to the IM Decomber, 1900 HmsH on iiirv IVniii $3 per night, and $10 per month (uot including THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. H, HAFFLEB
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      422 2 MALACCA TEA HAB NO EQUAL. To ■>• v •»«•<- Hi i» ur- It always. RU V the cup that cheers hut not iuehriates to tit had at Messrs. John Little A Co., Ltd., Messrs. Ann Lock A Co., Battery-road, and Messrs Yong Lee Song. Orchard-road. m. w. I. 21/8 CXAI'TION
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      681 2 UTEST ADVERTISEMENTS. ESOI ISrHlAS.w'thsia years' shipping experience In Singapore, seeks employment in any capacity. Address Ail o» c/o a trait i T'mrt. 1 1 1 EI'KOPEAN Engineer wanted to mauagc two small Ice-making Plant* in .Sumatra. Apply personally witblestininniiiMo KII.KY. II AK(iUEAVES t CO LTD., between the hoars of 4
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      55 2 M. B. 8. iatmtoi. tor tka Bii»ii nmm anid I• I •rittaa o. ooa ada of Ik. paaw c]y By U. M«iMt at tksl eo^ltMoa, mlTl. 8.8. an r>)Mta<l Ikat ■ifhtutfcfla.b. |»klialMd. All a3rc>«Ma«<««no*i ">*■)•«» *> tU >•><». UoolWlk. llaaacn ■>; Iw. 0,. oat of la* nil hi mm of
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1985 3 rUKSDAY, Urn PKI'EMBKK FRWENT His H>."<>i r SIX \LBXA!*nKK Snrn KNH \M ira Oovuaoa). Hon. W. Kgerton (Acling Colonial SecrrUl v I. Han. r. U. Penney (f-olonial Tnw.ir,., i Hon. W. K Cllverl Utorney-Henerall. Hod. K H if ill (An<litor^i«nanit). Hon. J Burkm-h»« Hon l'r l.mi Boon K<
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    LIFE IS THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    2551 3 A I'.mik THAT HAS MADE A SENSATION. CfcmM b H« iS'fraik 7Ymm«.' Mk Veth acknowledges that in the Dutch Kant Indies there are also Eood men and women. 1 have mot them, he says, 1 have made their acquaintance; some of them are friends
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      809 3 wrrr bigger mea than the partners at home 1 ranimt any Mint I share Mr Veth's poot opinion of the beauties of nature in tin- Malay Archipelago, although I agree with him that nature lacks there the Hie it shows in spring time in Kur >|.f, and the quietness everywhere
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      921 3 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTiCK. ■^OTICB if h«rot.y given th,t the 11 l«ec! ion of Esplanade Uoad between Stamfor.l Koad an.l Coleman Street will be closed for i-.p..i r from Monday, the 10th insUnt. until the work li a implelod. By Order, J. POLGLABE, Municipal Secretary Municipal OSlce, Pingapor*. ml, December, 1900
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      1043 3 NOTICES. NOTICE ia hereby given that the busine-H of Chop Chin Mnh Hin Opium and Spirit Farms. Singapore, ceases on 31st December. IBnft D d that all claims against tbe said Farr-.s should Im sent in before the 6th January. 1901 otherwise th v will be debarred. OPIUM AND SPIRIT
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      879 3 AUCTION SALES- T MOK I (JACKET SALE PURSUANT TO 7^~OBDKR OK TMK SUPREME COURT DATPD »th NOVEMHKR, |90tt TO lIRI.n »T ruWKLI. 4 .o.» >|U KodV WcdHtvlay, Urn 19* A Deccmlvr, \8(n), nl ..'HI f.m. I;R^F.HOI.D building land at OrvbaUl Ko 11l J wilD 'ro»Uge thereon, nrlr seottaKoad, Tanghn arm
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      86 3 4uurasiui m '■MMT, l^lll l)t. i:mhkk. Hich Water. 1.|.i,.n,. I ■niiii'Mi Ba/aar Ham Hall lOam ami U pni. TifruuAr, 13m Di, KMI1I1; Hi<hff.i.T. Mam U|a Kkii.av, Urn to kMiitli HiKh \V»t«r. ;u* ».tn. ».i7pin Mm. lju.lVu.irUT. P, (P. mml .low«. Ham. -I.IKI'IY, I&TII l>Krt«H>> I'lanl Sale, lirangf R,|. |'o«,.||. 130.1
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    COMMERCIAL.
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    545 4 8 Kinross. 12th Dicbmbeb, 1800. PFIODUCE. (Baku art eomrttd to noon\ 'Umbisr buyers-.. I 7.W OopraBall 6.66. do PonUaosk 6.00. Pepper, Black. 38.6:.'l do White, (6X> a 48.00 ■<«C1 ""lourSanwak,. 307J in Brunei Ho. 1 3.90 Pevl Mago S.«V Ooflee, 8*11, 16% bMU 34.00 Coffee Paleml*ng. 16Xbm.ii. 38.00 Ooflee, Liberiao,
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    MAILS CLOSE
    103 4 For rOT StT. /int.. To-Mosaow. 'ulif via ports Sarif Borntn 4 p.m. Oh'bon A S'marang Xwmvi 1 1 vi. Rillitun 4 I'tianak II IK. >■„,„■ N, on M.iUcca A Linggi HtUnr 1 p.m. linngkok /aj.vo/ 2 |>.m. IVonng it ltangoon Scan? //««i p in. llangkok Singnporr 3 p
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    111 4 Feov EDRori By the M. M >. Aa(<ui> due on KatimUy with .i.it.--to the 16th Nov. Sh,> brings replies to the mail which left .Singapore on the Mad Oct. From China By the P. AO. s.s. Snftraon due on Thursday. Tim TmLi Or Hula Doi l^ft Singapore
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    238 4 ARRIVALS. Per i. s. WUhrlm from Micuw-Mr. Per is. Singapore trom Bangkok Messr? Tartaa, Nixon, Hargart. and Nut. IVr Mm Wkatt ll in from Klang tia porta— Meaara. Hankey, and B. H. n I Par Kanagawa Mum from London— MiM Voules, Messrs. M. Bothwick, J. Uart bora, Mr.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1334 4 Under this beading ilii following al>br»n». lions ar» used Mr stnnmer ab. piup t-q. -l.artjue sch. schooner; Yet.— Yacht Oru.— Cruiser <Jbt.— Oiinbo.it Tor Torpedo H.p. Hone-power Bnl. British U. B.— United States: Frr*rencb Oer— (Jtrmui Dut.— Dutch lob.— Jobore I Ac, Q. a,—Ocooraljirgo d.p.— deck passengers:
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      587 4 Ham*, port, probaila itaXi 0/ ■KM name ol o.;en(. HTIIMIKit. Altinit. Barow, l>oc IU: Daendels. Amhrin, H'kong, Dm l« B. Sli-yer. AmiHiu. Colombo. Fob ID: MM. Antonor, China, Doc 1»; W. Manslield. Araitonia. H'kon,:. !>.■.- II II Mayei. A-hloo, Europe p-.l Canal Nov JU. i B»nca. London. |l.
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    ARRIVALS.
    190 4 .°a«al.'l .N«m. Tun c.n.,. Keom Hiimn COKiiibXiu. Dm 10 Oaiobuadoon ,Xor b<|. 1131 LaMg.uml Manila Nov ill Bouslead and To. 10 Brinkburn 'Brit »tr. SWS While Oclewa Nov I Borneo Coy 1 .M U Dordoyae MM rtr. 3702 Voncenli S«i([ou Dec 9 M. Mvitimw U Now»hera Brit »tr. lufll
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    CLEARANCES.
    53 4 IMfl Viwi'iSiat D«c II Uiang Aon U Whnog>p« \J Malwca II Ki»uAnn U Korea U Sambia II OU* ■LioiK, (UmiP D»ti»iTio» llrit str Kollctl Sam«r«nK »lr (X>urbvroi> OalcutU itr Duly Teluk Anton ria porU ttr Kl'ra/. Ujumljie Xi» str BoranlMn IKltm U«r atr (VbmiJt Hoockoog Au« ftr Lnchrtu Yokohama
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      651 4 N OTICE& I .1 iiil.lMll.li 184*. SIMPSON AND COMPANY, NA.DBIS. CO'CH BUILDERS AND H4RNES; MAKERS BY BPBHIAL AIM'OIMMF.NTTO 11. 11. THK PRINCE OF WALKS, 4 SIMPSON C?. MADRAS. >Cw_ LATEST STYLE CEE SPRING BUGGYWITH ENAMELLED LEATHER HOOD. RS. 9OOi i/ \l/JQVES \XD 81'EOiriQATIoy ON APPLICATION. SIMPSON C O M I»
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      530 4 1 »K>"H 1 I>!V J. 11. A. PEBEIRA.. HoKTIIMTLTO*I«T inn FIOBIST. > 'nu.Krroß inn Expoktik or OmcHim By special appointment to His Mxjestv Tfae King of Biam. R. H. Th* rtullan ■I Johore. and H. H. The Sultan of Lirgiju. Order* for Bouquet nprays, Ac, Ac., Carefully and promptly csecased.
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      304 4 NOTICES. J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS, OPTICIANS. KEPAIBH PROMPTLY RXECUTED. CHAMrAC.NK. LUUIB R'iKDKRER. KXTKA DRY. (Rewtrve for Oreat Britain) Louis Roederer. Carte Blanche BKINKMANN CO. Maaa Ivpobtuk. n.mii ox John irrn.R *in ltd Mi MENd WEAKNBBBGM CURED. Mnny thousands of men suffer from enervating weaknesses, and c snoot find a
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      254 4 NOTICES. CHKISTMAB 1900. RACHAL'S PIANOS. Well known throughout the world especially built for this climate a very useful and handsome present. Sale Importers, PUITFAKCKEX&CO. 3-1/13 ME HORSE REPOSITORY. Arrived per s.s. "Clitus" Hn 28th Nov. 1900. H. ABRAMS Begs to inform the Clentry ot Singapore that he ho* 50 Horses,
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