The Straits Times, 4 April 1901

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  • 14 1 The Straits Times. ESTD. OVER A CENTURY, SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1901. XO. a»,406
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 835 1 NOTTCFS. <F»HE BIiUNKO COMPANY, lIMIIED THE su»,«hM IJh Ass»ras» IkswWl Ualoa Fir. lamsaos H«>irt». Alas As«.nir,. C«.p»sy (F"»). i Z rhiM SmS Msm N.vi^io. co-p-r Tae Tottss*.- Lag.' <"""P"y fANT. LIMITKH A»»nt« STEAMSniP COMPANIES. I Ownrt, Trlroriph Strrkt. 'fir WH»RT*s,KBrrRLH»»»«o». sTKAM NAVKUTUtN OiMPANY. Ktr»«rr» roa Cum». JiFAH, PRKif" fRYLOH, ImUA,
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    • 1530 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. ITONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU Under contract with tbe Netherlands India Government. Agmlt al Sinoaport: SHIP Aorjct, utr J. DiRNIiRL^ A Co., 2-3, CoiATIR QoiY. The undermentioned dates are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be Despatched for On IVi OKiao-rn Penang, Ssbnng, Olehleh, Wet-t Coa«t and I'adung 4 April
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    • 611 1 INSURANCES. 'HHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Copital £9,157,m0 Paid up Capital £-i! 2.750 Reserve Fund £1,078,580 The undersigned, Agents for the Company, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rates of premium. BOUBTEAD A Co., Agents. rl CHINA TRADERS INSUJUKOI COMPACT. LIMITKD l.'apital Subscribed tI^OU.OOu Amount
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    • 491 1 INSURANCES. COMMERCIAL-UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD., EASTERN BRANCH, BATTERY ROAD. Accident and Cuaran tee Dept. ECROPKAN <S[ NATIVES. Rates Moderate. Claims promptly attended to E J ROBERTSON, Branch Manager. Mar 18 v.c. BIUTISH EMPIRE MUTUAL lim; office. ESTABLISHED 1847. FUNDS RS. 420.00.00 U. LOW LIBERAL PREMIUMS. CONDITIONS AHD URGE BONUSES. Endowment
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    • 298 1 Gold Medal?," Paris, 1878 1889. JOSEPH GILLOTT'S Of Highest Quality, dud Having H T II ft Greatest Durability are Therefore ULII eHc HE PEBT ILlf 0 BANK. Nodorlandscho Handel Maatschappii. MCTHERLANDR TRADING SOCIETY r.THM.IXIIMi 18-J4. I'aii. ur Capital I %,78S,00O(abt. i'3,OUii,U(W, Kt.-FKVK Fl Sl» f. L'.M.IH.UIfI (aLt. altt.&UO.) Head Office
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    • 575 1 HIMWAK BKK k HOllks Is PABIR PANJANG, ARK now supplying building t.ricks. For particulars, apply to Chop KIM HIV. 4/u No 24 Malacca Btr-ct. (EVERYMAN fgBBJZ.'SSaiIKtJBCf.'SSiiaW! _i7Tr»^i«TT>M«. l «.iu<i« SSS'-T'iitTis l ST»7J!? i .>"'i!JJ?*i -t^? c.m 17 J'UJ Wmf~ ~*f dt lie m RBiifcr Lodlcs I j^\ JmMsS A tamwy
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    • 697 1 Tt's Oangorous to trifle with a cold. Use CHAMBHHI.AIN J COUGfI REMLDI I'leasaut to uke-nrrer fa- Is toenra. Kor sale by all dnalers in medieias« everywhere. l*rice 50cts.atid SI. (ieueral A^enu, The Dispensary, Singapore, J~B H»H BA.LK BMPU>YUENT« l'< I E T •AX D_PER S< IN A I > Ur
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  • 1100 2 The Straits Times. THURSDAY, 4th APRIL. Aky lingering idea that Russia contemplated an alliance with Japan in regard to China is dissipated by the tenour of to-day's despatches. From them it is to be inferred that Russia bat diplomatically insulted the Far Eastern Power. The assertion, also conveyed in to-day's
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  • 240 2 Singapori loses a most popular naval officer to-morrow in the person of Captain J F. E. Green of H.MS. Pigmy, who goes home, on promotion, by the Flcut'j Captain Green, it may he remembered, secured his step aa Commander on the first day of the New Year, in recognition, no
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  • 7 2 To-day's 4/ma bank rate ia 1/11 H
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  • 6 2 Thk homeward mailcloaes to-day at 6.
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  • 7 2 The SlraiU Budget was published tliit nioiuing.
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  • 17 2 A Launch leaves Johnston's Pier for the Swimming Club on Sunday at 10 and 1 1 a.m.
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  • 21 2 Thi German mail steamer StuHgari left Hongkong on the :3rd instant at noon, and is due here on Sunday aftern iun.
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  • 21 2 Stainkk's Sacred Cantata, The Crucifixion" will be given to-morrow (Good Friday) in St. Andrew's C ithedral, at I :io. p in.
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  • 19 2 Tub Governor proceeds to Selsngor to-day, and has appointe<i thfl Honble. C. W. S. Kynnersley to be Deputy Governor.
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  • 24 2 To-mokri'W (Good Fridvy) there will no issue of th Slttult 7'tiiMi on Monday, B ink Holiday, 'here will be no issue of the paper.
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  • 26 2 A MKr.nv. of the members of the Church Work Association will be held Mrs Kynnersley's house on Wednead .y. April lOch, at 1 1 .10 a.m
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  • 31 2 B_l Claude and Lidy M-cdon»ld are expected to leave Japan on a short visit to England this in mill, an 1 to return to Tokyo at the end of the summer.
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  • 27 2 i ii k share market, Litham and Mactaggarl state in their Weekly Share Report, continues very i(uiet. A fair business has been dju in Traders and Kechaus.
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  • 31 2 Liict.-Coi.onki. Sir Henry E McCallum. RE., K C.M.G A.I) C and Udy MoCallum are to be entertained at dinner by their Singapore friends oil April luih, at the Hotel Metropolc, London.
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  • 33 2 I'hince Alexander Tsar was arrc9ted on a warrant this morning, at Tanjong Kit >ti_, on allegations of criminal t i-. and shooting a dog. The case has been postponed till the 12th inst.
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  • 34 2 A tiltokau, from Batu Bersawah, limed yesterday sates that the March crushing gave the following results. Crushed: 208 tons of stone for 66J ounces of smelted gold. Average 6 pennyweights 9 grains per ton
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  • 43 2 Mh. V Lazarus, oculist-optician, haa arrived in Singapore from tlou.kong, and is staying at room 56, Rattles Hotel. Mr Lazarus leaves for Rangoon on Monday next, and any one who wishes to consult him before be leaves can do so at Raffles Hotel.
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  • 47 2 Mr. Hay, on behalf of the United States Government, ha« paid Spain one hundred thousand dollarß (uold), the sum due to her for the purchase by the State* of the Cagayan Islands, an outlying part of the Philippines which had been overlooked in the treaty of peace
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  • 49 2 Tie Malay Mail Press Company, Limited, has been registered »s Kuala Lumpur with a capital of $15,000, to talo over the business carried on by Mr Robson as proprietor of the HWoy Mail newspaper, etc Mr. Robson will be Managing Director of the Company, and will edit the paper.
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  • 55 2 This Singapore R fie Association meeting opens at the Balestier Rings to-morrow morning, at 11 o'clock, the first event being the carbine competition open to the S.V.A. The second evout is at 2 p.m. Firing commences in the team competition on Saturday at 7 am. At 2p m. the Governor's
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  • 79 2 Tmibluobjok on the Uganda bridges is instructive. The shortest time for delivery, amongst ten English tenderers, was H w.'rki tor 22 out of 30 viaducts, 60 weeks for the whole the longest time was 108 weeks. Of the three American one offered to deliver in 32 weeks, the oilier in
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  • 221 2 A telegram lias been received in Singapore from Capt. Talboys, of Tim KarrakalU, giving some particular* of the wruck of that ateamer off Swan Point on March ii«ih. The information to hand is that shortly after passing Cape Lara- 1 1 1 the ateamer struck on
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  • 1517 2 HORRIBLE STORY OF THE SEA. FORTY-TWO DAYS ON A RAFT. MURDER AND MWIIllll-« ON TUG Hl'.H BEAU. NARRATIVE or A IURVIVOR. A horrible story of shipwreck, suffering, murder, sod cannibalism on the high seas, has been brought to Singapore by two derelict sailors who arrived Here in a junk yesterday
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "STRAITS TIMES."
    • 35 2 Hongkong, Vh April. A fresh massacre of Christians is reiHirted. This time it is atChengtingfu. A detachment of French troops under General Billoud started to succour the persecuted people on Monday.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 31 2 MJRE T_ -MMnUHKIM. Uwlnn, Vh April. Owing to renewed activity on the part of trainwreckero, the night railway train service to the north of Nauuwpoort has trained been suspended.
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  • 49 2 31.000 MEN I.ANOKI) SINCK JAN. IKT Ufii MURK AKI.OAT. Mr. Brodrick, the Uiid.r-Secretary of Slate for \V.ir, announced in the Hjubo of Commons that reinforcements, 21,000 strong, had bei.n landed in Smith Africa since the Ist January las-.. More reiuforceineula, 22,000 strong, are now afloat.
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  • 68 2 JAPAN'S REPRESEN TATIONS TO RUSSIA THK MAKCHURIAN CONVENTION WILL BE PI'UMSHEI). The Japanese Government has made representations to the Russian Government regarding the Manchuria Convention. The Russian Government, in reply, ■aid that it was unwilling to discuss the Agreement with China with a third Power. The Russian Government, however,
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  • 163 2 l.tltr Mr. K. W. Birch, the newly appointed Governor of British North Borneo, sails on Monday for Borneo. MILITIA To HE EMBODIED. An army order directs the embodiment of six battalions of militia after the 30th instant. The dates for the embodiment will
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  • 62 2 Good frulmj. 7 in Matins and Ante-Communion Service \f 9 am, The Thr.v Hours ><mvk<--4 15 p m Short bWN| .->;» "The Crucifixion.' U l.itany, and Sermon. £«(«r Km* 615 p. ni Choral Kvensoiig a.m. Holy Communion (NouC___ 7 30 am, Holy Communion (Choral 11am,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 539 2 NOTICES. FAN-SAN HINEKAL WATER. IN crown^-orked bottle* *a«ilv opened. fall dealer., or io S ca»w low fromtbj Mr imvorlrrt. Thr public an aarM* MtinM fraurtulrnl imitatimu of Im \i*ml Wattr. THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED Singapore. "Eagle" Cement. The Latest Tests •5U Ih-.. WOO Ib*. after wr\r» alter ur data m
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    • 852 2 NOTICES. THE "YANKEE'"' WATCH. SUIUVUISING VALUE As its name implies, the Yankee Watch is of \iiH'iican Manufacture and it is without doubt B£G VALUW FOX THE MONEY. $2 EACH. WIIITEAWAY, LAIDLAW CO. mow«>«s r*- II £55^3 EXCHANGE BASK:?. The Exchange Bunks will b« closed on Friday. 6th April, (O(XxT| Kri.iny).
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    • 848 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTfcD. AT once Iwo OV.MM bill collectors $4,00 security required. Apply to n c KATZ BKOTUBR9, LTD. BOARD WASTED.— Private Euglish family where not more than two or three uour.iers taken preferred. Hcallby IJ/V "AppVy°to K. Y. Z. c/o Mm* Timu. M| Raffles Library will be closed X
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  • 987 3 WILI WWII lIKMI M MONDAY WEHC Kvkrv plav-pwr in Singapore will r, -j.iin.tn a*Bf thai the P.11.-.^ Company, after a trnnendously MH*M season at (Shan^.ai and lli.nnkong, is about to return to M Snails m rimlr for tv.loini... and home, and will re-o|«n here on the Mi
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  • 185 3 A liosliug Handicap w«, rolled utf at the lahßlii, Club on March Htb, ittth and 30th. for a cup kindly presented by (apt White, which wa* won by F. G. Penney »itli a grosi. sioie of IN. Tl>< winner is a new bowler who shews great promise He was
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  • 1132 3 There be rats, and rats."— Haml-t. Union, Hlh March, 1901. Thanh to railroad competition Je(w)rusalem by the Sea is now at accessible as the immediate suburbs of London and a good deal more attrxetive. If you approvß of flirtation, good dinners, Sen acapes divine, whicb the
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  • 2075 3 (From Hail Pojpert SO' TH ATBICTA. A Parliamentary paper which has been issued states that the terms rejected by General Botha included a general amnesty, except to the Colonial rebels, the re'iirn of prisoners from St. Helena and Ceylon the establishment of a Crown Colony, and, ultimately, of
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  • 65 3 VEBTERDAYS PLAY. "a" nnrßi.it* final Nome and Webb beat Upton and Mosley, 6-7, 8-2, 6-8. "c" BINGLU. Rurh wal.ly S b at Pennev scr, "I. 8-fi, 7-6. rnnnmioN pair* Army 7-Capis. White and Dewing beat Army 111- Bultcrworth ami Ilark»hire, •■n, 63. TIEB FOR TUESDAY.
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  • 195 3 A tli.koram to a Shanghai newspaper of the 16th March, gives the following account of the recent Anglo- Russian dispute at Tientsin —The railway company wished to lay rails from the station to the river-bank, which is only fifty yards away. The intervening ground (now occupied
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  • 354 3 Hy Major Murray, Commandant. 3. V. C. s V A. Orderly Officer for entuing week ('apt. Davies Orderly N. C. O. ensuing week Carpi. Upton. /',.rnrf.»: Wednesday. 10th. S.lt p.m. Batter; p.'-.nide. battery h rsed, blank fttniDunit ion hrn clotliCß. Uott:— The K.-vd. 8. M. Walker, M.
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  • 1137 3 P. AND O. llu.nlxiy, sailing about l-'tli April, for I .•.ilium Hon. C. W. Laird. iSobrnon, sailing about -'ird May, for London, Mrs. K. J. Krewster, Mrs. G. S. H. Sanndem, Mrs. K.W.Webb 2 children and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, 2 infants and nurse, Mi Tan
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  • 26 3 Per M. M. Yarra from MarseillesMessrs. Schwa*, Waller, R P I^tcssier, K.Opter, Mrs Opter, and Mrs. 1.-iudau From Port Said— Mr. W. Radjanko.
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  • 99 3 (UontaQ. I'er P. 0. linuu for Uiidoii Mr. A. J. Bird. Sir Lionel Cox, Mes«rs. A. Smale, II. Darlington, Mrs !.,-.>(. mann.Capt and Mrs Hope, Mrs Taylur, Rev. and Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Mii(jli«'fon, Mr. and Mrs Moundcr, Sergt. »n<l Mni. IliLfins, £ergt. "iid ton Burna, Mr and
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  • 46 3 march iDt'i.n Tri March crushing at the Raub Australian Gold-Mining Company's mines gives 1 ,503 ounces of smelted gold from 3,100 tons of atone, or an average of nine penny-weights and seventeen grains per ton. The February results averaged under ten penny-weight* to the ton.
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  • 111 3 AHR1VAIJ. r<T ii s. rt nfjqfiint from ff*n»l*UHn via porU-Mr. and Mm H. Oinor.l, Mr and Mm. Uswellyn, Henri. Faubrian Mete-l.-rtitiip. sod Rombonnet, Miu But Irr, and Mi- /ott. Per Sappho from KUnc via portR Mwinr*. rt it.-, Htiil^v, Mavnunl, Orompton. .lollnrd, mill Mavrr Per r.« 1'nrntn fmm
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  • 590 3 SIK..WOKK ITH Arm 1.. 1901. PBODCCK. (tntnl.ie' u.l^ Copra Bah 7J» do Ponti nak 7.or> Pepper, Blai k buyer* 28 76 .Io *brta,<*2).... 4ftOO Sago Floor Sarawak 800 do Biunoi Xo 1. 170 Pearl Sugo S.HO <"off-e, Bali. 15"; baoi 0 Coffee. Pslemhnng. IS', basis.. JWOO Coffee I.ilicrbn. Xo.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 46 3 A sore throat may be quickly cured by applying n flinnel hindage damped with Chain beilaiu's Pain Balm A lame back, a pain in the side or chest, should be treated in a similar manner Sold by all dealers io Medicines. The Dis-1-eusary, General Agents, S>ng»|>ore.
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    • 82 3 CROIP A few minutes' lay in treating some cases of croup, cvt the length of time it takes to go f-.r a doctor, often proves dangerous. The safest way is to keep some good relirble Croup medicine constantly in the house There is none better than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
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    • 238 3 L~TNI)ERSI«NFD would like to get conI nected with solid linns to act atheir only n-prewnlativ* for Netherlands India. es|M)ciall) for thr sale of^ niga, niHel.inery, donkey boileis, engine oil, etc. II KKOKS, Consulling Kngiueer, ni 4 th. i Djouibaog, Java. TLITKIN \N Englisbnian with university qualili. i.t -..ii would like
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    • 846 3 FOR BALK KMPM)YMENTB TO LET; AND PERSONALS; Ist Tins, 16 cents a line; Ind and SH time., 10c«nUa lino; 4th to 6th tines, ft cents a lino; 7th to 18th times, 8 centi line; afterwards, 2 cents a line; but no charge leu than on* dollar. Thua. a MmMm advertisement,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 143 3 AKKANUKME -IlHUKSi.AV. ITII Al'KIL. High Water, ll.n p.m. MHife Festival of the Passorer. FRIDAY, "»Tii APRIL. High Water. 11.25 am. ll.'.'Sp.m. Good r riday. Public Holiday. No issue of llie Slrai > Time: Banks Cose. Ki«.- Meeting. Baletlier. P. A O homeward mail closes. 8. V. R Coy. Drill. SATl
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 1728 4 Bnder tnis h«adtai(ihMollowinit.ili>iro<iuttons are used sir. steamer «b ship bq.— barque sch —schooner; Yet.— Vncht; Oru.— Cruiser Ibt.— Qurinoat Tor Torpedo Up. -Horse-power Brit.— British U. 8.-Uoittyl BUtm: Ft.French; Ocr. Oermaa Dut.— Dutch: Job. Jobore Ac., a. c.,—Qeaeralcargo d.c— deck passeniren; U.— L'ncer tain: T. P. W.-Tanioo«
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    • 65 4 r<» Prr tit. Mm, SITnRUiY. Muntok h I'banu 9.9. Mwm 7 a.m. Unsbano4SvdD^y ShHwl 7 a.m. Peuang I'm Srtig I p.m. liangkok Borneo 1 pro. Pen.ing t1 1 p.m. P Dickron 4 klang s.ipph,, p.m. Cotie via porth Han t.ium: I p.m M.iSIiAV. Malacca Rorttiurgh I p.m. Turuale
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    • 118 4 Fkoh Ei'am > By the P. *;<>. »,^r r m mrfW, due oa 7lh April with dates to tb« Ifitli Mir. .*be brings replies to the mmlwhi.h left Singapore on the Itltb Feh. From -By the N. 1). 1.. s.». Slullpart, due on Hundsy. Tim I'tiiLK op
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    • 179 4 5 VnaiL's Bins ton l'>m» Feom Siilid CoNiiuntk*. Rio ApT 3 Algerine H.il gb. 1050 Hunt Malacca Apl a Nay.l Odker 3 ftaa Brllc Col sir. MO Willock Malacca Apl if Colonial Qort. 3 Sui Hang llrit atr. 177« T:i-l<l Hongkong Mar a> Bou«t.ad and i > 3 Aaahan
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    • 159 4 D.TI VUUL« IMU Knu.tKi.. OtPCtm nmiTW if pi I Nam Yong I Bu \Vh*tt Koon I Kinn Yang I CalyrMO I RinUli.H II n 4 Charterhouse 4 Cboans Chew 4 Hong Wan < Chow Phya 4 Penaog 4 !■>-.> 4 Van ().omen 4 Van Ualbroon 4 Hot Tjioe i
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 306 4 NOTICED KSTIBI.INHI.O IM4* SIMPSON AND COMPANY, MADIIAS. CO'CH BUILDERS AND HAHNES M KERS ■f M-CIAL AI'I'iMNTMKM To 11. U. 11. THK I'IMN( K OF WALE S. SIMPSON BtCP. MADRAS. LATEST STYLE CEE SPRNQ BUGGY WITH ENAMELLED LEATHER HOOD. RS. 900 CATAIMI H iv" *ririFi'ATiu\ OR AI'I'WATIOK. SIMPSON __!>"_> COMPANY (XMCM
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    • 700 4 v 1 1 i 1 1 1 J. D. K PEBEIIU. HI>KTI<M'LTT»IKT Ml) FIOBItT. t'liLl.mTOK AMI EirOBTBB OF (IBCHII* By speci.tl appointment to His Mijestv The King of Si«m, H. H. The KultaQ of Joborc, and H. H. Tho Sultan of Lingg*, Ordrrs for Bouquet nprsys, Ac. Ac, 1 .ir..full\
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    • 421 4 NOTICES Dr. c. d. MOORE'S 1 0 COCOA 5 MILK Hot Water only required. Compart. Economical DrHeiotu and Stmqthtning. W**t I Ntwpoft, Salon, England. f. C. E. »«I«v Cn.H It duck-.11. Me, London. silks: silks:: silks;:: KA.J.CHOTIBMALL&CO. 51 52 High Street, Singapore. HAVE JUST RECEIVED. C&SaU&OrO Sliawls and Raiupur CLuJurtt.
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    • 568 4 AUCTION SALES. s.U.K Of HOUSEHOLD Fl RXITLKE. IHE PROPERTY OK J. FOXCECA ESQ. At Intax V ha, Wilkie Roai.. <M Sutnnhy, BfA JpiiV, at ii p. ,n. 1> HE undersigned liivc I--, instructed to sell by auction the boii-elinld furniture, &c, cnndisiing of a Cottaue Piano ii. Kuihii. teak sidcboaid
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    • 1067 4 yOTICES. gISOAPORE SPORTING CLUB The) Spring Ran iltntint trill he held m May2\tt, £ird, and 2SM. Programme. FIRBT DAY. Tvuday, 2Ut May Fiin Rici. THE MAIDEN PLATE.— VaIue $400.— A Bace for Maiden Horses- Weight aa per scale (lOst.), An allowance of Ulb. to ex-Orifflna imported into the Straits Hettlemeota
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