The Straits Times, 30 January 1864

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    16 17 The Straits Times. I PUBLISHED EVERY SINGAPORE SATURDAY JANUARY 30 1864, SATURDAY EVENING N(). 1 150
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 30 JAN. 1864. A NEW COINAGE.
    632 17 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 30 JAN. 1864. A NEW COINAGE. A quretioa which is very Mftaja t<> be I Abed -lioitlv atterour transfer to the i uiunial OU aiittaaJlUj •of a local mine, or a 1 MMMI a tawial )i»iiirt.'«- f'tr f li*r Straits. Tliis is the marc likely '<• Ifca
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    FRENCH, COCHIN CHINA.
    998 17 Wk have been favored with a copy of the second number of the I Durricr de Saigon, datt d 10th instant. In the official part ol the Journal we find that the French decimal system ot weights has been introduced, "at the expiessed desire,' it is said
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    SOUTHERN SYMPATHY.
    617 17 ThkKK was no popular leaning more reiuarkahlp than that of the people of Engiand tovard the c inse af the Soul hern States of America when the disruptitm first took place. It was remarkable because there was nothing whatever in common he twr. n us und the Southern
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    MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
    1032 17 Minctks of the Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners on the 13th January, IHOI. Commissioners Present. The Honoiable Captain Hum,— Pre- sident, Dr. Little, H. M. Simons,* Escj. tt. C. Woods, Esq. K. Letter from Mr. C. K. Ki-iH, Secretary to tue C nun'ssioueis, I dated*! lth instKiit was
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    546 17 Engine. r'K Department lltli January H64. iv. t_. Ki^Ki k~'l- Secretary |v the Municipal oiiiiiiism. nen. Sir —I h«Te tue Imnor 10 report thai iince tLe „.nt iiuitiuK' uf tbe Municipal Coiumis-moiii-r*, 1 hare rai»rd übuut 300 yard* oftlieNt-w Harbour Koalas siiKgextetl in my List r. purl ..n.i nanciiuurd b;
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    162 17 No. 152 of 1863. From the CommiMioner Police of Sing pore. To the Frrxident of the Municip Commissioners SingHpore. Dated. Sing pore 19th December, 1803. Sib— Mr. Wuekam who bus charge of tl Police Fire Engfce* has just sent Be the enclosed letter rega/ding the suction hoaet. It is of
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      34 17 ADVERTISEMENTS. ivr-». kaswi «t tb« „.t 'ig i 1 r id* m redo- mi-nli nn I —>—f<|is»SiiS will !m r«ceiv- I wr-t Ti>4M Daw «i*> 1 \LiiiK, 1...iii'.»r.l Str.pt, citf ia num. .1.1 saY
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      821 17 From Mr. R. H. W.seham, Engineer in charge of Singapore Police Ki.e Knuinea. To. T. iJunuian K*«|., CommiMioner of Foiee Singapore. Dated Singapore, tlie 17ih of December, l««« >ir,— l have the honor to report, thst the vulcaniinl Inwia rubber wire<l *«yiion Hosing, now in use, belonging O the I
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      128 17 \THE STRAITS TIMES. fail KUITIO*. kjf> I Annr.lly l>'» 16 H..fY«»rly 9 S.ib«'-Mb^r* and Cor e«pondent«. S«t><crih*r» MVf*»p i-t-'i to l>i»e i of late- ry if theil paper*. LKtlDENCK i»al»o iri«, Of I »o. can b« 'n-.-it.-.l In M <l »Unm of the .PIDKNTIVLLT) U a iiluct of lii i
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THE TIGER.
      238 18 T> 'hi: Editor ot (he Daily Times. 'L»R -»im, Kp^irlin^ tl.e ti^res* shot iMatrr h ihefli aaeoanl m mmjaVeit I beg lit-.ewi'h toKi»«- v ira: After g^it! '•fHitJ (l aMnieai >ncr j of Police \!r. Kefeartamf, 10 ji>in Hat party as a \a\u- M ijfe lull ie-tdiLg <o
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  • NEWS OF THE WEEK.
    • MONDAY, 25th JANUARY.
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        28 18 i learn tliut the I*. S. Steamer Jim, s mm, ha* left .l;i|Hfti Waters under sp. cial ordvrr* it is presum«*d ttlic MM iii <J';i>c t»t lie Ala-
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        65 18 Wile. 111KH or not fhe (ias Company will l)i enabled toilluminate tbe Streets by the beginning of April, the Manager i» ecrtai ily proeerding with great energy and with very Httla noise towards the tajiag the 'ijie*. As far as we can jnd<e, one-half of the main Pipes at c
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        91 18 In a commutiicttion which we have received from the Commissioner ot Sta r|>*, it U stated that lor aoOM time back llie Government have sanctioned the r> quired addition to the staff of the (MEee haft that certain arrears j have in lite ti-st place to be brought up, and
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        106 18 At la*t some appearance of a clear- j gage ot tin Vei iMilalis is visible. Dv- i ring the last week the Police have been proceeding steadily but quietly to their work, and, though meeting aariaMM indications of discontent, have met with no awrawi opposition. There is one exception to
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        142 18 Tin- temporary bridge acrewa the river we have condemned from the first we aie i;l.id to aaj/, long before ni\ steWwas taken towards *ts con- 6t ruction, ami certainly the appearance it p A cuts as the work now progresses is not calculated to reconcile lis in any way towards
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        189 18 Tiik Ist Oninnj Sale of this year was held at Calcutta 011 the 7th Instant, when C£Bo dusts Patna and i,HGS chest > Benares were sold at the following r.ites. Patii»6.)lii I. I,owi-»t Average Re. I. "in in. leaf iv 1030. is. s. Bmares do. lU. Mf Its. 855 lU.
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        132 18 Wk understand, aaya the Pinnug Gazttte, that ihe Public Woiks Depaitmcnt, as a quasi-inde-pendaiit bianch ol the local service 11 nd* r a Chief Engineer and highly aaJgried Executive atnginforaj is to be abolished from the end ot Apiil mxt. Caftnig Mayne will it turn from Calcutta tor the purpose
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        162 18 The amount realised, Ig Pinatig says the same paper, by the iwtue f stamps 101 the last month was about rupees (),0(M). hi Singipore are believe the month maximum last year was rupees 16,000 so that, considering the lalntln importance of the two places* ePinang would seem to contri--1 bure
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    • TUESDAY, 26th JANUARY.
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        87 18 At nine o'clock yesterday morning the (icer \vlios> cvi) had fallen into the |>it was -liot dead. Mr. ('arnie's, we Relieve, was the MMMteM shot. The boly ti lh>- ti#t:r \v,ts taken into Toun mid the ru'< was brought in alive, hotl» were t» be seen ystrrday af'teimioii at the
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        90 18 A Coroner's Inquest was he'il at the i Police llospittl jesterday evening, on the body ot the I'oliee t'eon, No. '2H, named Sallay, who was accidentally shot near the tiger pit, about 7i a. m. lon Sunday morning. The tvoundca man survived until four oV'ock on I Monday morning, and
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    • WEDNESDAY, 27th JANUARY.
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        50 18 John Marik Corhkz— A French seaman belonging to ihe French Barque Leon, was placed in the Lunatic Asyliiiet yesterday havingshown symptoms of madness on the passage up lure from Jlongkong. Tiie man is quite harmless, liis peculiaiity cmeVistiug, i constantly siniTii <i 8 ii^s and iv repeated outbursts of laughter.
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        96 18 Thk Gcelong from Hongkong the 16th inst. reports that, "on Friday the 1 ih inst., at dark, a steamer showing the American odours came into Macao Roi.ds, after steaming very slow from the time the bbjm in sight outside; and t ii 'in her description and guns lesem* bled the
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        292 18 BRIGADIER GENERAL BRICK C.B., embarked on board the Y/.w</at i pxst five o'clock yesterday evening, under a s.ilute of guns from Port Canning. All the Ollfcersot the Koyal Aitilleiy met him at D ilhousie Pier, and nianv I went on board with him, and his Stan* Brigade Major Milman R.
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        200 18 Suprkmk GoonT of Jii)icAit;Rf Before ihe ilon'hle >ir Uichard Ballon McVa sland, Kuight, iiec.rtler, Monhiy, the 25th uiiu 11 v, IHU4. M WootU eu.if.i the aitanoien el tha Com I lo I ai»e 87 ot t'l« Rafnl Alniiinai: Hinl Direetwr) 101 ihe Yi-ar 1864, I'lai un-dt-r iii- iicHM.inaiioii afTradee «'•<!
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    • THURSDAY, 28th JANUARY.
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        25 18 Thk Bin|iie 6't Isnnr \ewtnu,Cn\t. tain ill' r.ivt 1 Iriiiii lloti^koi)^ t lie l/th .liiiiiitrv Imhiiml tit llanirooti, BMM4 tlirou-h last nijrht ivitliMitt calling in.
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        THE British Steamer United Ser.
        22 18 vice, Captain Grakwi, frexn Hongkong with dates to the Ilitli instant anchored in the roads ibis aaomlng.
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        26 18 At the meeting of the Snorting (tub yesterday, it was resolved that the spring Kaees slioiildeoiiieiitVi.il Tu-'sd.iy. ThursiLy, andS iturday, the 2(ith, 2:'th,and SlKh Api il.
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        72 18 Oi7« Cour' Reporter, we understand, was in c ror yesterday when lie stat'-d that the Court was of opinion t lint the pleaders alluded to, had periubwi*Ml to appear la pertain enaea at the Cwart of Kt quests. The Court stated that Mr. Woods' eonimunieation on the subject was the
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        113 18 A ChiiMimau, nani.il Cheajag (long Chow, is in custoily at t!ie A on a charge ot obtaining geMada under lalse pretences. The following are the p.uticuliirs of the case: Meaera. Yap He (iiu Sl Co., olitaincil a delivery order from -iessrs. I'atei son. Si iioms ii Co., for atghl bales
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        116 18 Tiik stabbing and wounding rase which occurred in North Bridge Road on tin' 27th ultimo was brought up for investigation yesterday before two Hagistratea, Mr. Gottlieb taking his pi ice on the bench with the Sitting Magistrate. The prosecutor Doyle, lor whose recovery some doubts were expressed is in attendance
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    • FRIDAY, 29th JANUARY.
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        21 18 IL M sle imer I'lnto, Captain Ealo--, from Panning with dates to the 25th instant anchored iv the lloads yesterday evening.
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    • SATURDAY, 30th JANUARY.
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        18 18 Thk John Brujht left Caleatta at the same time as the Clan Alpine, and may be hourly expected.
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        20 18 Tiik British steamer Thunder, Captain Kodger,* from Hongkong with dales lo the '.'."iul irstuir, arrived in the harh.jur yestciday afternoon.
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        21 18 Thk Biiii-h steamer Clun Alpine, Captain Crockett, frorti Calcutta with dates to the -Mid instant, arrived at New Harbour this morning.
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        20 18 Tiik Sarawak steamer lininltow, Captain Ilewat, from Sarawak with dates to the SBUI instant, anchored in the roada last nighr.
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        26 18 Tiik French ship flanmeau Bay Kibe Calcaita Englishman of the 83nd •nst.. met the ALibumu <m the Sth 1 in-t. LSO miles S.E. Iron I'.miil ieheny.
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        55 18 By the arrival of the Cluit A//n'ue, we I' ant that the ('iimii 1 with the Lmidoi- Mail nf the 'J<)ih Poeewber had arrived at (i f iilie on tlie -2nd inst., ami thai the naaen would be de*a«tehed (in llie same.'ti.iy. The C'lmiia \t.\d broken d*wei ami waa towed
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        134 18 Tnr. folloaring are tbe Teiegmaaa ptilili>!n (1 "in Iho Qalentta papen received tlirouch finll.'. hut it apnemjra to us there is some error in ihe dates, as the Tetegraeae hy the CbMawa should extend to the -.'ml instant. LoiiHim MM Be«e her.— The Oani t Mini-try letind. Members aaked to
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        57 18 Tiik '1 .11 A'jtihf c.irries the follow* Ing <|iiantities of iiniii. Por Hongkong loitt for Singapore I~X FWnnng 0 „s. or rl'kong 17" I*, in Singapore 0 Total ebeau 1311 Tlie John Wright carriea. i-or llofkimg 1130 for Siii^ -pore. 0 rii.a-.,' 0 „s. i.r H'koitg. li 2 P. or
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        91 18 Fkom tlm H't fe«M Qaxett*, Mye die I'nutiii! /trgmt w« l.iiii thai tha renowned Confederate War Suanter Al<ii>nma whs i iel Men aboat VI mill s iro n tlie Rangoon Light Ship attaining toward* the North Baat. A private letter aiaea u'c-iv-fd per steimer t'rrsid atntel that th* 1 Alilxiimi
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        69 18 Pema Chinese were eoenniltrd by tlie hitting Magiatrate *e*terday, to take Hieir trial at tin; acXI enduing Criminal Session. T««i ol tlie p-i^i-nei- ate ebatged arUb lareea* "i s I!'-', ■"> (lui.ais iv aapper aaowey, ami l Hii|iM'; also, two ailver Wat< > valued at S IS bi-loncint; to tlicir
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        146 18 On itiforiuation Kirlvctl, iMfXetor Cos arrcstcil un the) 2sth iltelaiit, nineIwM CUMM in Lnvfiidar Mrc» t, llnchore, who vm initiating Mid ;uiinirin^ Mime (liiiiaiiu'ii iiiin tin- limy or HeereC Horicty. Oa mlering into the Kmtgsaa honae, tuo ChiMtmea who were Brat arrt>tc-(l, it 1 found bntilj cniram'ti in willing w
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    THE WAR IN AMERICA.
    3084 18 IbMI OVt "AN COKUI'.SI'OMILNT. HEW YORK, Not. 28. The events winch I lateahaikrwed ia my last aa likely t> n.ke plare in Tewaawe hate tr -nspir-.'d niii'-h iiH'ic iqddeely than 1 ha I tliou^lit possible. Your rea icrs will iciihihber that I treated tie poMiiv-- aad
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      52 18 ir,' th^ I'lVyirtlrt l> i' at -f iieir anaowagaafol ttarth for tlit* AlaDamn h- it |l well kr.o «n that the Alabama ia in ih**o vaura; I i > >' eeneioje* Ihe s Coniefleratc aliip ;«ny «,irw tl.ai. tbanofa Fed rai M Tore, r, Ship Tin/min bmr »f Hichmoml Pc
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    THE EARL OF ELGIN.
    2200 19 I .L'latiil 1 I, that the l 1 1 MEMU 'oW In,, ha.i be ii i'iii in.--i bßtJß^lal in' 1 obtlajed uuad pi* <■- m iuiw Ma ■'.I MM lilll 1 1 .me I. 1.,- -ink. f ra rapa .1 i ii uit. 0 i-. ti
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    24 19 Wk antiotinre tlie an rival ut° the f«>llmiiii£ pSMMagMM par >t»au.u»'i" limn--1 bow Key.l. Mr. Venn, Mrs V, nn afl eWM. Mr. 11. Cr,.l.
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  • Singapore Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      578 19 Safu cUv, 23i-d lanuary. RaVMWataaf j- Ttlitf .I7 S I nit, P. lieilt t'oininaii'KT, hau^kok I I til Juinliiy. AiutTt-iti ol, i]! DJe^-ii Hio tonh, N icUel fi>nn:iiii.>l r. r*Jna*B| 17 1 1 Jiimiry. c ii. ii i- Ii king lu<k Kaule 165 tons, Nhco.t.ili eVsmmm lHtli .lauiiHiy. Mil
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    Shipping in the harbour.
    1130 19 J*lll!''« NAMSS Captains. bLAQ ANl> HlO. ro« v 1 ABBITAL. VIIBKK aoM. UONBIOWKKS OR Ao«NTv I>MTI!.4TIO» CoNSIONXU OR AOBNTV Men i.k *b P. v t<> Kales H Kith-man Keed .mi Lys U Stkamer Chow Pliya Orion S S nth Western Moiiervy Thuti'ler D'KoHger K. <lt-r Np.l«rlinden
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      309 19 Tliis Murnin^, hi *t. new < tWWi "T ih- lii.vl). I". J. Witkh.Ioi'sk, Cliaj la n. Captain \lkl'ki> Jous Lofti s. u> Vlisa I'if.nLOTrK M*ui^ iHwIm of WaiI iliamuuM, Ink. oicay't Pills. Indite tion. —Iv all caaes of ■aaUsjtatMsl, producing wmuiiu-m, low Spirits, pslpjtatba, auj IrMTatkaMsa, tlie-e famous i ilia
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      385 19 the usu»| bitidend of "J per tVut. to the Share bolden) to the aum of £22,4°0 8«. id. Life Department. I. AHbI'KAM'E bBANCH. Number of New Pvliciea iaaued ♦OS, kt £224,692 0 0 And yielding, in Annual Premium", "the sjasj of 7,6*8 8 S Ni-l I'reoiiiini lleci-iptu of tl.i* alter
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      500 19 \1SKASK- OK THK CHKST. SIKUP OK HYi'OPHOSHIHK OFLIMK. I Mi mm nit- u in. dvln uh li> ihi- palate, i« MjTfrn^n remedy fur ruii^hf, coliti, imtalion of tin- iimif*, nod ii aim an exrelle'-t <rni>d) in navM iT rousmui tion, ITiuiei il* iiiIIik ncf, ilio cough ali tea nut-turn tl
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      590 19 BF.VH«»N'S WATOMKS ANI» CtAK'KS. VatasiaaaaCMM M»k. k» ir.n... A-r^.Tiwt to illi K"> At llitiimr.*, run I'ai-.. a ur w Lit. (>|iini.<ni of th- l.onjca Pr<-«-< U|>on IWa*oDa* Great Clock sad Ws*a*a* in tl><- MMMaW, 186J A-. a ample A trlumsa t* SMSt >"' *M*)» J| tf*p*. atank ataat, U.e »o«.«
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      531 20 SISBAPOEE DAILTTIMES •«bWip tion to th. Daily Time. S-S^: Ce^ZS Ta« Weekly Elition of the STBAITS T*m*BB, will be published every Saturday afternoon. ••b.criptton to the Weekly Timea. t n?, vu *IIT Halfyearly- Quarurly fioT; 11: I BaetaOoDy «jen» j« Art^rtUem^nt. and Sub.crlptiou. wil! b* received at the Straita Timea
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      622 20 i*»tiNsui^R and oriLNTAL STEAM NA7IGATIOW COMPANY. *^i S S s |L '.BjgLMy;] LINKS. g|> ■^JZj.'jttsl %■< 'Jr, '&^s/ \^t- y V~±^ „v OITWAKD MAILS. ON. o, the P. 40.5. N. Crr y'> r.,, K ii»h Mh.l. o»ay k« .xj.-e-.d n't sSrgap..'- •»'»"'to k.im aboul the Uth and 30th of each
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      709 20 iSi^«52L.- the" 1 HOTEL DKS IN DKS, late Mor IKUUAM HOTKL at Molenvliet, Batav.a the e.ellen.of U,e Tabic, tlu- new Furniture, Horses, Carriage. and Han.e«», the cleanliness of the Uoonia and tirst-rate A•♦endance, all tend to reconimend this n.agnitiront K»tab!i*huient as tho «o.t fonforUolo on the I.laud. The enormous espenae.
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      724 20 iAifIMIJI 1"""" MJRAM,h 01-FH.h. T" ""^"f"^ has "-Ugk °U I'll HINDOOS T* N MAUINE INSUKAN E COMPANY. Do Po )o Payable in Sinfup-r.-Pe.-ang. Moolmain. "t nlc.itta. Hombnt and Main? Emmmoim Hwickou and Bangkok. M J CAIiAPI ET —J}*«.l -i, w, A PEOTtCTION PHOJI FIRE! PRIZE MEDAL. 1f62. bdvA* \t t
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      776 20 DINNEFSacn/S^ L LUI° MACNESIA. H^lS^-Si'S^J-^'SK •T^^^MJSSS* «nd asn.M.i.n aTWM lr .1.1.t. ,^,l-iu-tions lr. es|..cmll) for l^.lies am. child., n C bined with the AGIDULATID LKMON oYHUIP, for" 1!l f ftofil. U wl.i-1. us „u,1.t..-, are n.-ch P*ri T*' V* j "*"M," V'T 'TI \T TZ 7 ftn- —,;,>■ Vj^"^ n»,.
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      511 20 -lIDIITIII 3 TARg E > I i "^-C *> —rT J —I- rN( «tf»Hi Eley'S AmmunitUn OF KVLKV DE. M^ For Sportni- or Military L*iir|,..,, f^OOBA Watorprwrt Ceatral Pii 1 W».fin L.« to pravMil the wire CmS,,., ...r X,..,,,, G, Unce.. Breech L«a qu .liiy f»r M,. t I RiiM.
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