The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 January 1896

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  • Title Section
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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. FHIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 17™ JANUARY, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, No. 2,565
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      423 1 n Ottice Collycr Quay. XT Wharves. N:a Harbour. OSTEAM NAVIGATION Co. >. i;1 ;.>r t HINA I APAN. PEN \N(..t V- ON INDIA. AUSTRAI lA.ADEN, EC,\ PT. MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND OM« >V n m L.,1.- a LadMSj iss wd -or China MAIL LINES. m lAVARD HOMEWARD
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      572 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. ""THE fast and well known steamers ot this line will leave Singapore on or about the under- I mentioned dates. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS To arrive Singapore for To arrive Singapore for China. Europe. t'-- lHtinr 6th Feb. KmrlsnUU 'ithl'eb. sth Mar. Prina Heinricl SlhMar .mkl Apl. Pmtsstm =ith
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      1370 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Usher Contract with the Netherlands Indi\ Governmknt. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Coli.ykr <Juay Time table for January, 1896. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched for Dat e Ci. G. facob. Sourabaya. )an. [3th. S'baya, Bali, Lombok, Macassar, Moluccas. [an. Nienhuya
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      627 1 IJTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. I PAID-UP CAPITAL f 10.000.000 i RESERVE FUND I 5 ;oo,<xx> RESERVE LIABILITY OK 1 PROPRIETORS i *>0.000,00c Court or Mikkctors. J. KRAMER, Esg..— Chairman. A IfcCONACHIB, Eso^ Okputt Cha-kmax. D. R. Sassoon. E^q. is. Bl ll Jr\ lira Esq R. M. Gray, Esq. M.
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      432 1 fHE STRAITS INSURANCE x COMPANY. LIMITED. E^tahJißhed, lMg> HCAD OkKICS, SlNGAPtial Capita! F'lily Saaacanaa i.\<yyn.ouo I CahiiAl. !'a -;-j 1. k Ml Rhskrvk Poaas k>i Balance 01 WocKiaa Aocovmi ro iist Dec. Itaj tat. Cam a.sskts j! 'k...,. A. S. MURRAYr-Sooataiy. THE TOKYO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. j XHK sadersienai,
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      484 1 pacii ic mail steams^ i company and Occidp:ntal and oriental steamship company. 1 hrou^ti passage (;<.Kt-t- granted I htani and German) bt al ti i ei S a m m i tas bo San Pram scobythi cii ir.i kbow Unas. Poothet European p« prop I ate rate Speriai reduced rates
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  • Domestic Occurrences
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1896.
    1361 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1896. VVhai app* red to me an .< r i deadlock »"t ■.1 Britain and France over the question of the Upper Mekong h.i~ been finall) d >posed of, and a Eriendrj loivttofl t in iopl< tsant difficulty ..-1- bees at last secured
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    MALACCA
    1056 2 {From out vun Correspondent.} A curious and unfortunate accident happened on Saturday morning last. Mr. Lemon, the Acting District Officer at Alor Gajah. sent down an Australian horse for sale. Ihe horse with the harness wataken iuuikl tor exhibition, and then it i seems to have struck the syce
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    136 2 A hum; paper »ays Mr. L. Max- j well, the '/overnur of the (iu!<l Coast, and so well known in British Malaya, l.as had a busy time lately, and lias displayed much energy and zeal in the difficult work of col- lecting native carriers for the expedition to i Cooma.ssie.
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    THE MASSACRE IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    1178 2 THE MASSACRE IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. A REJOIHBBB by oik CoRRFSPosneM Ciiiua Mm/, Jnua.irv ftk The cone->poiident v.lio suppl.cd u-> with details ui the revolting and brutal mas^ajre in Brilidi North Borneo (publisbed^n the k 7..- Saturday, N,,v. 2, \fi n lend] us th-j 1 .vin^ r<:pi\ U> '.lie correspondent
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    MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
    50 2 Field Officer for the ensuing week Maior H P. Knight, R. I£. TheG. O. C. will make his Annual Inspection >f 38 Company, S. I)., R. A., on Monday and luesday next, the 20th and 21st inst., at Foil Jamiiiig, 111 accordance with instruction is- ued OU.C.R. A.
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    73 2 GREAT BRITAIN. FRANrvAND SIAM. h The Meinam Valley Guaranteed New Spheres o Influence 1 be rWe^o-FresM h AgieaaM 1 n pact to Siam anas Ngjstad m wv,,,,^,,^ Fhc Kivri Hcftmsg huasam the Kren. boaadhry, aa> to the Oitaesc fiuatiet Britain and FtSBCC undertake t0 r Cfrau iron) aaj
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    The New Cruisers.
    15 2 Ihe Adsmra t) si ■juiv ueetj invit*.d tor fi%'e cruisers. J.v>,<i >/;. yanujij
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    202 2 To-tuonmm there wifl be a crick* at j p.m.. bet** repre«ei I I anglin Club and the S Club. i- M ob>iou- printer- ip in graph yestenU) Jm i rCi drop. ped '_t the til the reg n ■rhi h Sir CUuA Ua DomU bdoud formerly. wt >l mtr tr
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    351 2 i be Hoagk i g Phtiharmoc ar< irtcrtiag ScImhmmb's Song ui Miriam :or their next peri nMI musical coaeapoadesl ttyt that theSt' k y'~ On bestta n tko piactimg £d««d 1 j rnian s thfec dtaoet trum bkcwta Hear) V]]i M c Item BriUM S phaay, Humperdinck overture to 'Hansel
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      191 2 KATZ BROS. HIGH CLASS TAILORS VNI' BREECHES MAKERS, Outfitters Hosiers. Xew Season's Goods, West of England Slack Blue tttings •< w n Win ol F'.;i3rd Tweeds. Ca&aaaeTf Suitmgs. Aaa^oll Trouserings. A ■<• .i-.i hM HOME WEAR. Overcoat* ngs &c. xN i BR< "5j i ii an l> ■-■>-!■■ ip n-
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      735 2 SURVEYCR DEQUIKEU a I -'.tirasirtii or Singhalese ac- •l^ qnainlci] with the usual routine of surveying work, to accompany a planter to Borneo to assbt > sweyinj*. Mu-t be ready toproceedto Borneo, .thin a :tv. dafs. Aj>|.:> id c/fl W. \l INSFISLD Co. |m. 1 1 a.TAX DERMIST. \\N I
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      409 2 TO DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. Mil .nip .1 Dvbeitlures 5J6. .Merlin Company Straits frading Co. Tanj -1- Pagai Dock Co. FOR SALE. Straits li sorauce ompaii) Shar-. 3. \,'|.;> 10 FKASEK x li'v.. \c li;inee aii'l Slutte Hi o!«ei S. J' 1 IJ. U.L. A \< 1 Englishman, having experience of
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      120 2 The Week. F: i.:<.\ I; to Hiieli W«l« [4 i \1 nt >,..■ Kan.- md Pan \\..r:,:: Football Shield. k s r LMto »B nurck. M. K C S«:;.'da\ 18th Hi K i iVatd :-i;.^' .1. < ticket.— 1 ngtii (.'tub 5, I., o. font tiwim ''in^.,. Kin.c--. Preccpi' Sunday
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    SAIGON PADDY AND RICK DITTIES.
    103 3 The following is a translation ot a decrec lur the increase of the Saigon export duties upon paddy ami rice Alwdl I.—TV export duties on Faddy and Larifo R.e- UWUJnJB| more ikaa .^3 > ot r'addy, j \poile\l ioall destination-, arc increased by <; j
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    87 3 Ihe monthly medal competition tor December Ka= bees decided iaianremrol Df I rip;-. i it, jhd. H i. Sea i. Dr. Ti >1 4" i" rjapi P irs ms 46 3 1 1- Mai Morgan -.■-> scr, 9} B. fi 4: 4 j.lLßohertsoi m t. A.
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    PENANG RACES.
    204 3 Sbi n.- I>w. I W Januarv •":•< -1 KU iv -jjr ,-:i ;.< IMC Simg* Fr* |m n 1J ass. a' u liniwca 1 Handicap kr R. ad-ters that hav-- run in 2nd K<-ice, Ist Day. Professions Ridera iwed. i\ mile-. Kntrance flO. Dr. Locke Sc Khoo l'i
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    PERAK NEWS.
    72 3 F. S. Da'* the Acting i [Sikhs pm nded to-day 0:1 to >ee hi-» Commanding Officer oft Home. i <■ g passed the a^e l.rnit shortly vacates the command of I el -istone proposes to lake be M 1 .1 of the i 1 I i > Petal
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    ANTI-CHOLERA VACCINATION.
    169 3 hgurc lien are puu over gnatn Sorgaon Captai Hare etatn 'tot prce- regard llr. Hafll choiera vaccina- gares tetoa Sum wrod i '>- :ober. j c ep:d<f!i'.ic appeared anti-chok- MB I ed to :n a large propjrtion o: i average present I lajki era and die'j remaining 159
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Corps Orders.
    107 3 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Corps Orders. Heal <> r <)+ >■v i; .r 1 1 -»qe. ')rdrr;j Oftw r HM| eek (Japt. <- v. >rj-H\ K jtlgfiUlt ie> ensuing ml. M I'.on. M'ji'.d*) ,-15 p.m. S Iml diill -•ist, 5-15 p.rr,. Max;rn Gun-ar I j ;rd. J ji K.1.. Gun-dri.!. 1
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    67 3 i E. V. Carey should put huaseM at ■i to ftwiiDicalion wiu J Geaenl Baaik, w.ij i- now in In Ha. I tal l mii iocs not see any übjccliuii to the Army acting as coolie recruiting This erooU be a better field ot acthritj tor the lady collectors ot
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    LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL UN THE TRANSVAAL.
    942 3 China Mail All the t :pital invested in the Transvaal,' it is said, is toiei^n and under foreign direction, and more than tin et -fourths of the land is owed by foreigner^ I pon tliese foreigners the Govern-mr-iu inposes opprewive taxation without allowing any
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    THE INSANITARY CONDITION OF HONGKONG.
    312 3 lack o) a pfuper supply of fresh water irapidh letting upon <ht health ot the native population ol Hongkong, ihe mortality ret'irn- laid Oil the table at the meeting ol the Sanitary Board on the yd instant ikom that the death-rate per 'luring the week
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    89 3 AaeLO-GsKMAM Riots. Paris, l«o. t.— The bitter feeling which has recenth been manifest between Rngbsh and Ger. man sailors in London has cttrmirmted in serious nou aadaawoberd shops owned by German Jews have been attacked by the rioters. Khodk's Sic i fcssoß. lne Hon. Cecil Rhodes lias been
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    925 3 MINUTES of proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners at an ordinary meeting held on Wednesday, January Bth, 1896. Present. The President, Alex. Gentle the Inspectoi -General of Police, Col. Pennetathcr, Win. Nanson Seah Leant Seah (j. T. Hare J. P. Joaquim Tan Jiak Kim M. Meyer; T. Sltelford, <
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    278 3 MINUTES proceedings ol '.lie Mann-ipa! nmiskioners at a ;> meeting mi Monday, the I ?th January, I&v6 Pkbseki The President, Ale*. Gentle; 'Hie I I peel r-General of Polite, Col. Pennefather Win, Nanson; Seah LeangSeah; G. T. Hare; j. p. aquim Fan Jiak Kim M. Meyer I. bhetford.
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    CHINA AND RUSSIA.
    109 3 A Sec kkt Mission. f Special Telegram to China -Math. Shanghai, Wednesday, Jan. B.— Wang-tchang, tiic late Special Chinese Envoy to Rubhiu, who wa- successful in carrying out the arrangements fur intervention by Russia, Germany and I'iancc over the Liaotung (jue-.Uon, has been again appointed as a
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    SOMETHING LIKE A LIAR.
    419 3 The Kobe Chronicle, remarking on the unveracious Annie Londonderry, the American cyclist, says Hut Miss Annie Londonderry becomes worse the further she- gels from Japan. She has now bsen interviewed by the New York World, and relates how alter reaching Nagasaki she met two war Correspondents
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    AUSTRALIA'S MILITARY POSITION
    304 3 Sinakiny on the ***** ultimo at Melbourne (own Hall on the occasion (it the presentation oi pr se won at the Victoria wintei nflc meeting, Lord Ura-se)' referred to the deteuees oi the Australian colonies in the following manner I be prepared for war, he said wa»
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 3 (Corrected up to [anuary ios London. Bank 4 m/f 2/lI demand -/'i Pri\at(- crciu? 3 m/s 2/2 8,, documents 3 m/s 2/2-1/16 credits 6 m/s UN India. Bank d< mand 183 A 'N Hongkong. Bank demand %[jm on Yokohama. Hank demand 1"1 Bank demand 1 joJ Private 30 d/s
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    PRODUCE.
    91 3 (January 17.) i»> l3**3J Gambiei 7.yu do. (,',ljf: No.! 12.; Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) •< 1 do. White. [Fair L/W—=s% 1 17.50 Nobnees iS'>^ 10 thp 'J-; 1 91Mace (Bandaj 96. Cloves (A'nbom.t; 1«. Liberian Coffee (2, Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) \O5 do. '10. Hakf (do. do./ 370
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    WHY NOT LIVE A CENTURY.
    766 3 "In the coming timt," said a Eamous English poet,'" "a maaor* woman eighty or one hundred years old will be mure beautiful than the y.«th or maiden of twenty, as the ripe fruit > more beautiful and [ragrant than the green, fhese ripe men and
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      156 3 For Derby, Broome, Ashburton, Gascoyne Pearling Grounds, Cossack, Geraldton (k Fremantle The W. A. S. Nav. Co., Ltd.. steamer AUSTRALIND, -,Sj tons, Captain I'ai.roys, will be despatched tor the above ports on Saturday, 1 *5.i» instant. For freight 01 passage, apply to BOUSTEAD Si Co Agents. Jan. 10. [8.1 For
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      327 3 HOLZAPFELS COMPOSITIONS COMPANY. LIMITED. Trade Mark: A Four-bladed Propellor in rei b'or Eastern watt i ■s 1 i«llj ri m»od i v »'>>■ < -iruii^eit and mo-t eft < tue aniitouler. 4ANUFA4 l i KER-S Ol International Antifouling Competition Genuine Rahtjen's Patent Composition Guaranteed to be nwtf in coofonnitj wnth
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      70 3 Weather Kepurt. ([anvary "\i Taken at Kandant; Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9. am. 5P.m. y i-. m. Bar. red. 32 Hah :■!.'>] 2'>.i/4 29.9.-4 Temperature S.'o I4J jh Wet Bulb Thermometer... ;o.u ;s-<j 74 4 Dir. of Wind N.E. N.E. N.K. Max. Temp, in shad* 1 57..' Mm. do do 7v°
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      690 3 Passengers tor Straits and China. Per Massilia, from London, due Jan. Straits, China and Japan.—Hon., \lr- and Na| er, Mrs. Thistfethwake, Mr; \> 1, Colonel Anstey, Mr. 1.. H nden Mr. If. IS I Mr Hobart-tiantpden, Mr. Barn Mr. Doyle, M Burrows, Mr. Hamper, Rev. Mrs. Buncombe and child, Mr.
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      765 3 SHARE LIST. JANUARY j 7 1 h i 8 c Hor^ ...r, L S n_.. H -> o ,,r- $10 OOO OOO $io.ooi\".k. v N B«* OfChWI J 7 Sl!.- MM rwn i Setters. Bk ':ir..\. j •.ASUttti MlhWM £2 ■OO.OOr p' ,,>,-- ro "Mits M l,t«O I r«a|(M| Pa^-ar
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      358 3 HIOGO -■< K.Htwsni BOMBAt Rm4 Orhce aft McwcM I I VESSELS EXPECTED. 1 g pOCt ulld date bM lierc. and name of Ap.'U* Albai k i in. i n I dlM I Gkoci lsi n i< Cfw i I). Uomtfcoi, Ku<b., Com !-)n Part., Ifoaanbi |H dac |an. M \M)o\
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      38 4 McALISTER&Co. ARE NOW UNPACKING 1 < A SHIPMENT OF ONE OF THE INEST \SSORTMENTS OF ELECTRa PLATE EVER SHEWN IN Singapore. ANP REMARKABLE FOR QUALITY AND CHEAPNESS. SLIT ABLE FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESI NTS McAlister Co. 1
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      467 4 KELLY WALSH, L m New Novels. The RED COCKADH, by Stanley Wey■w ;s rbe GREBN BAY IKKK The STOLEN BACILLUS, by W. Wells M 35 I As ADVENTURBR, ol the NORTH, by G3berl Parker 91«35 rhe OUEENSBBRRY <. UP, b) C. P. \VoHe\ 1 -35 i IheCRIMK ol the UZAJANE,
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      664 4 TO BE LET. Oil l( I'. in N.i. S, d' Almeida Street. Apply ai So. 7, d' Almeida Street. Jan. 3. uc. GODOWNS TO BE LET. No. ji, Tcmpeais Road. uulMltcp svater frontage. 57» Japan Street, Iron roofed and free from pill ,n>. tstfloo) (i \w. -'y.5- Raffles Place, .ib
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      308 4 KATZ BROTHERS. Advise New Shipments of Their well-known Hand Sewing Machines, $25 complete. We are appointed ageats of the welt-koonrn firm of Messrs. O rLEB Palmer (-'j. and are offering tlieir spirits at low prices. Milton's Invalid Port $12.25 cents, Spanish Port 9.75 Dinner Sherry $10.00 Marsala $11.00 IHTY EXTRA
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      54 4 JAS. AITKEN& Co., I ALKIKK. Bottled Bilpaessli mir Exportatiok. To be had of all Dealers. Wholesale Agent PATERSON SIMONS Co. Uct, I. tu.fr. SOU AutKli, BKHN, MKVhK 0 f Singopore and Pet.ang, '^^VMf 1 John little X 1 0. i§"in Mcbst Liuutzel k. Schuhmacher BM^njaßf Butddia and Sourabaya, l«J35L*f Messrs.
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      543 4 AVER'S Cherry Pectoral HAS NO EQUAL rtm 'i hi ft w'" ■•> Colds, Coughs, Influenza, and SORE THROAT. tU jHihii'.ic.r;. li'.'i'.l- 1. H| ■tc ci ..>■!• there i* uc Ij effective .-<- Ayer's Cherry Pectoral HIGHEST AWARDS AT THF World's Great Expositions. iy Jlwrarc «.f el« *).r'- h«rrj IVH.nal Ib.
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      608 4 The Singapore Free p ress Mercantile Advertiser. C*mr A^)^R^•»^, Advert tet Ihh-him Ni m h n- v; o Published at 39, Chang* Ai;*\. k THE hading En K !i-l t [r fc Straits Settle meut* )ohor< Protected Native States of IK gor. Sungei l"jong, PaJbiag Sembilan; British North Bom Netherlands
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