The Straits Times, 31 July 1896

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. KSTAIiLISIIEI): I*3l. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 31 1896. NO. 18,988.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 804 1 ANDREW USHERS CELEBRATED WHISKIES. \n,il\tical l..il.nr.iliii\. Siiiueiins' Hall, Kdiiiiiiii^li. I'tnl Naratnbar, i-!M. i.lc I airfnli li. niii-.-il :ui;il\ I -Inr nml C.,.- I ilivnl Wl.i-ky (a Lli'iiil of n.l other Wlii-ki,-) uunpled -i.ii k in mml.-iI oaaaa rsMj I Innii w;inliiiiiv,-, ami linil ..f PzceUenl .|ii.ility being i'micil .iii'l lie-
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    • 807 1 BUCHANAN WHISKY mmrMJk. IS THE BEST. '^~j~~-r* I~'1 r "UK* BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DEALEIW. IHou^r^ or P«uu«ULMTJ SAMK AS Sfl'PUEl) TO THK HOUSES OF I.oklis AND Cii.MMii.v-. AKD TO ALL GOOD I.ii.Mki.n OBBW, STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. I VK kfiNINKLIJk'K PAKKTYAAKT M AATSCHAPI'IJ. I n.lei -.-..Mti-.-i.-t with the Hatlieriaod* India (ioveinmenl.
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    • 458 1 CIOMPAGNIR DBS MESSAGERIES MARITIME^ DE FKAN( K. TtttffupMt Aidrttti Lkorue, Singapore. The mail steanieiii will leave Singapore. I on ornl.oiit the iindcrnientioncd dates.--OrTWAKD. HoMKWABI). !«H(. lSHti. l»at.-s Dates. Smihuli, n July 2H I Melbourne July 2rt Sydnrii Aii^'. K E. Simon* Aug. 1] Batal Aug. 25 Salazie Aug. 2"> Culitlmi
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    • 634 1 FXSirRAXCES. rK CHINA TBADEBS INSURANCK COMPANY, LIMITED. TapiM Bnbaerib*d. $».or>o,'-on. Amount Paid op 6'0.0n0. R«erve Fund 900 000. H»ad Omes. Hovesows. The nndpratcned. Attmtm tor «ie abov« Company, arp pr«pared te a/ftp* marine riiln at (•urr.-nt r»te«. All eoatrihnton ef lilniness. vh.-ther nliAreholdera or not. mpNe a retiirv j en
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    • 291 1 PfSUEANCE& LANCASHIRE INSUKANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL... >::;:; ...£3,000,0(X). POWELL CO., AGENTS. THE COMMERCIALUNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Fire risks accepted at current rate*. FUNDS, Capita] Fully Subscribed £2,800,000 Capital Paid-up 2M),00n Asset* £4,000,0(0 Total Invested Funds £3,260,001 > ToUl Annual Income £1,600,000 Local Board. A. \V. Stiven, Es»j. F. Warrack, Esq. Max.
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    • 745 1 BANKS. nOVQKOIie AND SHANGHAI BAMKIHQ rouroKATION. PAID-UP CAPITA] 10,000,00(1. RESERVE FIND 6,780,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF\ PROPKIETttRS 110,000,000. (I.i i.i nnnu) nt A. McOOMACHIE, Eao, Oiairman. S.C. MIOHAEI.hiKN, Esvi. Dii-itv (haikman Tho Hon. J.J. IHcll-Jrvino. I J. Krakek. X..,. 0. B. Dodwill, K-q I I). B. Bassoon K«., 1 M. D.
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    • 748 1 NOTICES. WM.I) MEDAIS, PARIS. 1878: 1889 JOSEPH (tILLOTTS PENS of Highest Quality, and, having the Qraaaatt Dnrnl.ilily. lire, therefore, the (UKAPKST. POR BAIiK; EMIMiOYMENTS; TOIET;ANDPERBOifAIA 'Ist T>vi.-. i.-,,...,,,, in fjalaaalX limes, lOeents a lin. 111, lo titli lime- .ents n line; Tlh to IMh tinea S eaata i line; aflei
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  • 484 2 I.ATfcT MAHKhT QD0IAT10I» BniniiiaM. glai Juli. l«w. PRODUCE. aaniMar. seUara at ;.io. do Cube No 1 HJI dti ilo No 2 t».(JO. Con™ Bail 5A do rontiaimk; ."..ftV Nmr, Black ioj(.V Sato Flour Sarawak, 2.<tti. ao So. 2 2M. I'earl tiagu Coffee, Bali, v 3-2.00. Coffee I'aleiabanL', 52..V). i'offw,
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  • 120 2 tor Per ttr. Tint,. To-Morrow. Jtangkok Hydra, 10 a.m. Bonimbdyi Ole.iearn, 11 a.in fheriiion «i B'rang Khu N'oou. lintu Piihat .1,, ../.'1,,,,. I p.m. Japan via port». llot'llti. i p.m 1., and Sandnkan Ihvculim. j p.m. Peaaog ami Deli Z/eJw, y p.m! .Malat-iu Klang Sappho. Sp ni
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  • 117 2 Fko.m Kikoi-k:-Bv the I*. A- il BemUa, due to-morrow, will, dates m Hie 10th July. She l.iings replies to tin- mail which left Singapore on the lOtli June. FUOM I'HIX.v; |t v ||,c I. .V. /•,<,„ due on Tuesday. hi Singapore Due in London Ai-rivctl June Itilli
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  • 184 2 ARRIVALS. IVr I. <V O. a. Palmnut from iiong- I kongi- Mr. J. M. Muasen. Per I. Cadiz from Liverpool Mr. I For U. hliiitthiii Horn I.oiiiloii Mr. I Fox. Mrs. Williams ami Mr. and Mr>. Wilson. I'if ML 1.0iLj,1,.i. from ,I'aliiuiK: -.Mr. Blccliiii|(l>erg. TO AKiiIVK. (For Ihf
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  • 21 2 bbwjmumbb: l>.'ii. I' KICK lo CENTS. [Sulisrriptivn rate* ami aaawrMsiaf raaai nuiy lie foil ,ul on the fourth page.)
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  • 18 2 Tiik /iWM.f left Pftaaag at In p.m. yeeterday, and is tluo here to-morrow morning.
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  • 16 2 It is .-.-iH.in Penaag, that the Uoveranieut will tiller two Queens Scholarships for competition next year.
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  • 16 2 A nfuooa |.assed over Shanghai on the Urd ilislant. Several houses and trees wore blown down.
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  • 15 2 bmaaa heat prevailed at Hoaahqa^r, a week age. Several deaths fruni heat apoplexy are reported.
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  • 18 2 Caitai.n Stkaciiax (a master mariner) says that Captain Herbert and Mr. Severn "lead the *wiety' of young Singapore,
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  • 22 2 POWBU.dI Co. advertise an iiuetion sale of the steam launch Knlhlre,,. .it their salt^ room, un Thursday, the Uth tit August next.
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  • 24 2 Tiik ntlilv sewing aweting "I Un Church Work Assiieiaiiun will be held at the Rallies (iirls School, on Wednesday, August 6th, at 4 p.m.
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  • 24 2 MBaaaa. Powau. A Co. will hoM an auction of unclaiineil cuiiliseated jjtn.il.ind imservieealile stores at the Central Slatitin.on Thursday, the irtthi.r An-., m next.
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  • 31 2 Tv Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Lawn Tennis dob wishes to reinint! the Members that all entries fur tin Tennis Tournament euiiiiiieneinj: un ."illi August, close tti-morrow at (i p. in
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  • 38 2 Oa our liiiek |in<i<! will lie Idiiii.l sliiiiin>t aeara, eoaoprMißg arrivals, depar--1 Utaa, vessels in port, ami vessels expected. The last named list is verified liy most of the ship agents, ami will be found of much use.
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  • 34 2 Thb Hon. s. Marray ha- beea cuilined to his house since Thursday, suffering from a painful attention of the eyes. He surl'ered some years ago in I similar way.
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  • 33 2 The homeward mail by the i'ekin closes at 2 p.m., on Wednesday. The Vekin left Hongkong at 1 p.m., yesterday, and is due here at 2 p.m.. on Tuesday next.
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  • 42 2 As regards the reported poisoning of the late Mrs. Percy Stephens, the Kama (Jazetti! stiites, on ollicial authority, lh.it the Government Analyst has found no traces of poison. It seems dear that i.ci death arose from natural causes.
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  • 41 2 liik Panaag ,-issi/e ease ajeuuai ii Chinaman for passing. a forged cheque amounting to t7,OWX resulted in the jury retummga rerdad of guilty by :> to*- '"I"' jnd-re declined to concur. llM d ordered a new trial for Monday last.
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  • 39 2 ABOUT the middle of this month, the signing of the commercial treaty between China and Japan was shortly 'expected. The Japanese plenipotentiary ha- shortened matters by withdrawing, for the present, certain -tipulations regarding manufacturing in China.
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  • 49 2 kta. Asano. I'resident of tile Tovo Kist!ii Kwaisha. baa proposed to the Jajnaaeaa Government the formation of a Voliillt Klect, on Ihe lines of the well-known Russian oiganiealiiiii Government akl is sought from the outset in the aha] f grants towards the building of Uiu steamers.
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  • 71 2 Nine ea l beteagug to Be lodging home in Victoria Street, were ■muted y.-linliiy. They hail a row witli tin- towkay, ud an feBeged t,, have died up all tin- erockery. On Um otbar hand they aeoiMe 1 1 lowkaj of hrnatif open tbeir bosas. The i)nxi'>
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  • 68 2 ALLEGED MURDE R OF A SIKH. Tin: CmKMMT, Dr. MujjlisUm, l.r..uirhi in a vi-rcliit of wilful murder yi-t.idiiv to li.-ivc' brutally attacked the bSS watchman ;it the High Level Beeervob recently, causing his death at the bfmgital on the fcUowing day. Tfa« mankred iii.iii had a weak itomaoh, which in
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  • 134 2 'I'm Japanese won deciaWe rkton over the rebeli in Poraoaa on the 18u iOftant. Tlir i.suli h^is that llic Ja|«imm mm able to reatot mmumcati.m hctw.vn tha wunphor districts rim tin; wbrilion Aral brake out and tlieir baaa :it Taiwaaloa It i» reported thai thr Tinnnnar Oorerauuml hat decided
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  • 135 2 \\v. are advised that there will |.|nl.;ibly be heavy delay in the transmission ..t leaagraaal BOtWWa Madras and Bombay for the ne.\t lew days the Imlian (i.iveriiinent have only two lines avail al.le. and these are working very badly. Lines tv Calcutta arc also interrupted the railway
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  • 718 2 FOOTBALL. ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP. -rut aaaoBHH p. a. a. Till; above lie betwee 1 these tWO teams Wai played last night on the Esplanade, before huge crowd of spectators. The night was an ideal one for loot ball, the ground bi-i.ni in splendid condition. Punctually at o'clock, lieleree Scoular hail
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  • 106 2 Vkstkhdav afternoon, tbe remaint tlic late Dr. Hoad wen interred in the (.iiiri.-rv at Singapore. The funeral iwrtagn was b»g; and tbe coffin m Hiiinioiuitnl by many wreath*. The burial service waa conducted bj the Reveraad W. 11. c. Donkeriey Aimoiil' thoaa preeenl ai the funeral
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  • 135 2 At Hi.iinkon^, in 188ft, Um total i i, '1 i 1 1 1 r. roachoa 13,169,343, against i revenue of •x,636,000. The ezceu of expanse*, excluding loan works, ovet revenue in 18M was about 1480,000. But if certain extraordinary expenditure be over 1330,000. In mite, however,
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  • 1169 2 < lITUN HTKAI'IMN IXTKKVIKWt, ntmwmm akm K i*k k *in,. a I'ilEK-TKAIIK Tllll MIMHST. Tm Hi-ciiimt or C;i|,i;iin st, BXpwkAGM in Hllipinin, r<-|>r<Kli.. j,^ tin- l'nllowin<;, is iiitereMin;:, il only for it* iuiiiieinj: inuri'iir;i i. r ;l|l Btracbao b rnfl fciwu bate, and tin'Manic be hummey,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 653 2 NOTICES. NOHKI/S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LI). MaaaaMtareraef: DYHAMTTE OEUONITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXI'nitTKItS OK SAKKTV ITZK BLBCTBICBLASTING APPARATUS, Im. uiovk BjSVMatVaS, aBOM \i.i MAXII -|.-ri -UK 1 1 IN <iKt»T ItHITtIN. All MAM io mm tiik uic;n anurauoi ot pubiti m i ii-i- iMiosi.n i.v tui: British 111.11 TO
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    • 882 2 NOTICES. Tiik "BTRAITB TIMES" has thk LaßGKff CIHCILATION op any nkwsiapkk in Asia, Hhitibh India XX. KCTKII. IT lUX I I.ATKS IX SIXUAKIKK AND I'KNANO, THRIII (illot'T ALL THE Paonooa States of the Malay I'kxinsi i.a. in Siam, Borneo, the Nbthkhij^nds Indies, tiik Philippines, AND KllKXt II I.NDO-C'HINA. No OTHER
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    • 715 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. FOX MW AM) FUKMANTLE 'IIHK E. I. O. ft S. ilwm 1 CBRBBRVS, 1,118 tons, Captain J. Ball, is intended to wail for the abovu Western Australian ports on Tuesday, the 4th proximo. For freight or passage, apply to 4 W. MANSFIELD Co., Agents. MCTInN SALE IK Tilt
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    • 95 2 M. S. 8. mlonlo.l for the Mr.u/11 Timo ahould he written on one ni^e of the paper nnlr Hv the n»irl.-.-t ot that onnH.tion. manj M. S.S. are rejecte.l that miirht otherwise lie puhli«b«l. All adverti'ini; tvmtracto are auhinot 1.. the con liH..11 that the Manairor iiuv leare the ailvi.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 75 2 WEATHER REPORT. h'andany Kerbau Hotpital, 3CWi July, 18H6. a a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Remarks. Bar. i>i».«7o !>H.«i7 -M.t*76 Temp. K4.ri 86.0 1 82.8 W.ini.Ther 78,-1 79.0 i 77:1 >. Dir.of Wind S.W. S.K. B.W. 4 Max. Temp. 87.3 s Mm 77.1' MM Max. in Sun 149.8 Terr. lad. 71.8
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  • 2528 3 111 l RSDAY.»mJUM SABLBI "i,,,,, BA,Osssatal Utomey-Oeastal. x i;.,i,.t»i. ,r Colonial Tn **urrr. v „i.,.,,. A.m.g Oohmisi Ul-I M I \HilKlmn -P--H Id il OoaaeilkM dk itey, BssMaal m H Vermont. I'- Xc,, t I, of the previous meeting ii i confirmed. \|,l \N IMMI'.UAIIuV v iii accordance
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  • 136 3 Tin: hall yearly meeting of the I member- of the Marine Club was held last night, the President, Captain DonniaU, presiding. Then- were seventeen members present, including the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Drysdale. The j balance sheet, a very favourable one. was read and adopted. It showed that
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  • 174 3 Mi iii regret has 1 d i roasionad in marine and engu ring circles by the sudden death ofMr. Benjamin McColl, foreman engineer in the employ of Messrs Itil.y llargr.aves and IV. at I heir works' at Tanjong liliu. Mr. McColl was in his usual
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  • 193 3 "BOYS" HP TIIKIII I'.UIAMoIIiS. Tih.ki: wasanaflray at the aervatita' quarters at Mr. A. I. Adams's house yesterday. It Deems that about the middle of the day Mr. Adams's boy, and k, a, 1. 1 Mr. Velge's boy were together hen two other Chinaman came in.
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  • 2101 3 PROSELYTISING IN MISSION SCH OOLS. MR. XXI.SOS KKPLY TO MX. TAX JIAK KIM AN ABSOI.ITK DHULW RAVIN I'l NI-lIKD HOYS Knit NOT ATTENDING ■moon KXKW ISKs. ABnVT PCPIU FROM Mil. TAN" JIAK KIMH FAMILY. TIIK nml .-< "ilK <>F THE SCHnoLS I 1 1 I K TEACHING. UK. 1.1 M
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  • 39 3 Tna Malls should fall at Foil Canning and I'ulo I'.tani daily to indicate I p.m. Singapore mean time, corresponding with lihrs. 4m. :'..'>s mean tin. •al <ir..'nwieh. To-day: Fort Canning fell Correctly l'ulo Brani: do.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1183 3 AUCTION SALES. AKTION BUI OF Tilt S. S. foil 11 IX UIA.\ (Foi 1 m count of whom it may concern.) f|^HE undersigned are iiiHtructed lo sell 1 by auction, at tbeir sal.- room, on I Saturday, the l-t August, at noon Lot l.'-The Hull, Machinery, and Fit tings of
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    • 735 3 FOll SALK; KMPLOYMEXTS TO LET; AND PERSONALS rh<MK> ttmtimmmta «hi In tmmtt i th riffht hand rolumn nf the first pac (tl k pai>e.i THE HORSE BEPOBITOBY. SADDI.KKV DKI'AimiKNT. Hdnmd kmt hmaihm I un band. hlso, »ll kindruf Kwlillri I i.i f I martingales. A... Ac. Ac. New Imrnesn Bade
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 172 3 AKItANGKMKSTS Khiuav, :>lsr Jn.i High Water. 2.1* p.m. Kin;; ol Siam expected. Satikdav, Is* Acsi fT. lli^'li Water. aUM n.m. i'..">i' pm Ladies Lawn Tennis Tontnament. Entries close. 1' &0. outwiinl mail iliie. Horning. Pledges Auctionat HoagTeck Chye's. lo a.m. Auction of l'"h ll',' Chum si Powau Noun. 1-iirnitiire Auction.
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 181 4 SHIPPING I N PORT. Vnderthis heading the followingabbreviaions are used: -st.\ -stean er; sh. -hip tar -baniue Brit.-British I. S. I'nited States: Fr.- French Gcr. -Germiiu 1 Mil Dutch; Joh.—Johore Ac. G.c- General •ago d.j>. —deck passengers lT.—Uncertain ;T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B. W.
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    • 1041 4 Arbivals Since Noon of Yestekuav. .\:,e*),nt. Sar. scji. 112 tons. Naiodali. Uitli.ltily. From Knelling. 17th July. (!c Iliuj. Aim. Fur Sarawak. D. IM-. ,1/Wii. Hrit.str. 050 tons, Capt. RHchle 11-l July. From Bangkok, 2tith July. Teak Wood. BerneoCoy. For Bombay! :ilst. \v fmlh. Spa, sir. 2,4im tons. Capt.
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    • 566 4 cm. \mrl. piUflaflfl Of unir.il, a« ■>:;■■>> A.Apcar, Hicong, July Bl ;Barklea4 Motei Adour. Saigon, end Am. M. M. Agiaia, Hamburg, Aug.::; Rantenberx Argus, Caleiittii. a'bt Aug. 0; alcAliMer. Bucephalus. Java, BiW Aug. 0; MeAlintci Balmoral. Hongkong. Aug. 7; I', si Bantam, Hutavia. Aug. Bl: Parndelt Bavern. Europe,
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    • 154 4 FLAIi 5 Vessel's Xams.; A Tons. (aihiv j KlO Kkom BULIO. Jl>. A Av.shali Sur. »ili. US Raeodah :vt ill (C tl». Win Brit Mr. 168 Nlool SB M.'.liißa str. <t* Taylor ■■■*< Ruby sir. Ill) D'Cruie 80 1.a.1v Mitchell -ii. 7.", i lfugfor.l ■to iFoljrpbemui str. 1m1:j Goodwin
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    • 79 4 Date. Vk-h Nun.. Kiv.aKi.. Caitain I>I.~II.SATI'JS liih .11 ill ■I ■I a .11 .11 U 81 liii-liiiune Mtatr. Pan* Eiffel Town Mr. Oaapboll CliciiiiK Chew itr. Uc-1,1. Mi Huiik Ann rtr. BlalHl Alboin rtr. Utehit PWtaa air. Hoekaa Bun Tor ttr. Capon E. Blokman Bm, rtr. HandrcMn I'ni Clitnmg
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1164 4 NOTICES. M(ALISTKR Co. HAVK tUtfi XX( KIVKh FKKSH SHIPMENT OF WATSON CO.'S /<&Jr*'*>&yk V /vt I' it" *-lkl°w*\ Pkicksi:pbkCaBi: ■'.SI'ECIAI. KEBKKVK," A JflL, fl i |T JLt^^- .Try/. R^?B :0:— tared Whisky to be lul Jjy^J yy^£ V IBb ~^tl vL J&t^m^lESu (iuarantee<l 10 Years .t *SrMm?W E 1(J I>KK
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    • 324 4 NOTICES. MCALISTER&CO. HAVK HtX'KIVKU A SHII'MKNT ot MOET AND CHAXbON"S D ft Y 1 M P E H I A L CHAMPAGNE. As supplied to the Queen's Olliirinan, and Connoisseurs will now have an opiH)rtunity of obtaining regular supplies of this celebrated wine. l'RICE S44.00 per Case of 1 Dozen
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    • 1051 4 NOTICES. RYMSflfE. DEVIL BRAND. The undersigned have now received a ■Mpneai of the above well-known Dynamite, wliicti is guaranteed equal in every respect to any other brand offering in the market. The "DEVIL BRAND" <- f i*~ mite is used at the principal Mines in South Africa, South America, Victoria,
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    • 501 4 NOTICES. HOTEL. NEW MARKET. JABOS, Proprietor of the Hotel, New Market bega to inform the Indies an. l (Tcntlemon of Singapore that he will open i tiffin room in his premises on Tuesday, the 14th instant: Superior eonkinK "illi moderate charges also, lee ereunis and refreshments in the afternoon, till
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    • 44 4 NOTICES, EOEDERER'S CELEBRATED CHAMPAGNE Sole Agent*. BISINKMANN A Co Retail, JOHN LIT) LE A Co., (Ltd.) BENSDORF OO.'S ROYAL DUTCH COCOA. .•nliielv pure anil unnilullerntcil, i» the loot vnlue in the market. sol,- Ajajata, BIUXKMANN a Co. Ktt«il, JOHN Umi Co., Ltd. v. c.
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    • 26 4 NOTICES. DORDTSCIIK I'KTltoi n MAATSCHaI'I'm' soikaraya. Manufacturer,, of IVtrolcnm 1.u1.r, Unequalled for Steam Engines rlr dera, and every class ot Machmer7 y'" MAX BTKRN (X AgMa.
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