The Straits Times, 1 September 1896

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. -SEPTEMBER 1. 1896. NO. 19,014.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 670 1 \NDREW I'SHER'S CELEBRATED WHISKIES. .'..i\. Bajgnaaja* Hail. Bfh, -n. I N.'M'iiiber. IMil I. .i i areful cbetnienl annlv- r. h. i and Co.'s Old tivH Wl.i-kv (a blei ,.l ot 1 1 .i biaWe*) sampled rto k in m-.ilhl caaaa rsadr from warehouse, and bad I v n.nt .|uulity being
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    • 1048 1 BUCHANAN WHISKY AhM^yLb THE BEST. katzbkos. SOLD BY ALL LICENSED SI'IJUT DKAI.KRS. IHouses or ParliamsnTJ iAME A- BUPPUKU TO THE HOUSES OF I.OKHS AMD CoHMONS AND TO ALL GOOD LONDON CLUBS. TAILOfiS, BKKW lli:.s MAKKH.S. ovniiiuus, HOSIKK.S. UKDEH Jn POST V^ COMPLI T E mm M OUTFITS jt BPECIALITK. GOODS
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    • 988 1 NEW! NEW! K ATZ BKO T II KB S ARK THE KIKBT TO JM I'oRT THE HORSELESS CARKIAGES. Jat flat iTntfrHsff?^! t!' aB&-* sasßsi^EaßMßv Tlii'.v axe tin Sole Agents lor tin- ATENT BENZ ('<».. M»mMw. Tin- ciiriiiim-s arc wiirkcil bf i«itent oil Muturs, the la!t.-r bainja; quiti- >ilciit in their
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    • 633 1 BANKS. HONGKONO AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORI'ORATION. HAID-l'P CAPITAL $10,000,001). KKBEKVE FIND > Ii (¥10,001). REBERVK LIABILITY OF) m nfmnr«> PROPRIETORS IOIKT OF DlßKlTlllis: McOONACHIE, Ksy. chaikman. B.C. MICHAKI.SEN, E»q. Deputy Cmaikjian. The Hon. J.J. Ucll-Irvinu. J. Kbahib, K«.i. B. I'lilmui.. Enq. D. R.BABSOON, E»q. M. D. KtEKiiL. Esq. N. A.
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    • 961 1 DE WAR'S CELEBRATED WHISKY. TM I'H.\ITITU..NKII "It ban all the markx uf 11 pure iinrl ncll-uinliircd spirit Tin: I.iimm.n .Mm.ii ai. Kkiiikhkr II i» nil excellent spirit, and we can with conlicU'iicc 1 iMinenH it us a ehoi.e >pint for iiii'.lii'iiuil purpow*." MnaCAXPUML A \\ell-ni:itiire<l -pint with eiiptivHtinx flavour iin.l
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  • 504 2 . LATEST MARiKT QUOTATIONS. SIKGAPORB, lsl HIPTKNBKR, 1896. PRODUCE. Gambiei f tt..y,. do Cube No 1 ILSO. do do No 2, 9.00. Copra Bali, 1i.65. do Pontianak 5.00. Pepper Black, 10.80. Sago Flour Sarawak, ±*r do No. 2 2.17 J. Pearl Sago. 3.30. Coffee, Bali, 81.75. Coffee Palembang „31.75. Coffee,
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  • 92 2 For Per ttr. Time. To-Morbow. Togal via ports Amara, 11 a.m. Batu Paliat Ainu Ann, 1 a.m. 1'vnang via ptrtl Shignoum, Maru 1 p.m. P. lli'iiiiijnii Xwecia 2 p.m. Europe via ftha Ka\enna, 2 p.m. T. Alison via iiorts Malacca, 8 p ni Kengkalis <k Ha K an,
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  • 124 2 Kkom KlRdlt: Hv Ilir M. M. Valt I tlonitn, due on Ki i.fnv next with uii. to the 14th August. HIk> 'bring* IhHm to tlio I mail which left Sinuaiioiv on th« nth nml I l-'.th July. From t:niSA: -By the P.AQ.U.4MWMI <lno to-dav. i-H Singapore l)ue
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  • 215 2 AItKIVALK. Pn>.». Mtntlaut from Je.lilah -Mr. K. Neville. I'ei s. >. Maluitii from Teluk Anson via port» -Messrs. Qesekwiadt Miles, and fiarchie. Per t. i. I'akan htm Moar -Mr. RyliimU, and .Mi-- Bylanils. HNMMI (Booked). Per P. 0. b. s. lUieenna, for London Mi. Xool Trotter, Dr. J.
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  • 63 2 STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1896. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. Established: l--.il. PBIOfe 10 CENTS. [SuliScripHoit rafe* iiiultvlrertunng ruin nuiy I* found o/t tht fourth Jxige.] ZAN/IKAU. '.KKMAXV I'HOTKCTS TllK 1-HKTKXDfcII. 1,0,,,1(m, \ft Aa«tM«Wr. Seyyid Khalid, the I'rctendei to the throne of Zanzibar, has taken refuge in the German Consulate there. Germany
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  • 32 2 li ince l.obanoll', the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has died suddenly. His death look place on returning from Vienna to Kieff, with the Czar and C/arina. t
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  • 692 2 We publish it communication iv.'ai'diiiK |'n>|Mis.r<l cycling <-lnl>. The i<li-jt, il ;<|-i»iii^. i> tci obtain permission from tin- Siii«;i],i,r<- S|Hirlin« Chili to lay down a cycle track side l>y fide with tlic existing training track. It is a ptOpOMl that would not have met \\ith opposition, if
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  • 29 2 Mk Swkttkmiam was mil responsible personally lor the >uV" inserted in the (iovermnent reprint of the Municipal petition. Ho did not know that siicl, i thintj was being dunu.
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  • 18 2 i To-morrow, b mail •upiilemcnt will be added to the Strait* liuilyt which was published to-day at noon.
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  • 20 2 The lm-ul military rate for dollar 1 exchange is fixed, for the quarter toni- meiicing October Ist. at 2 Sd.
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  • 18 2 Rbsidkxt-Gexehai. Swkt;-kximm goes I with the Governor on H. X.'s trip to the East Coast of the Peninsula.
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  • 25 2 It is notified that the promotion „l Lieut. A. 0. M. Tozer to the rank of Captain is cancelled under the provisions of Article 19.
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  • 21 2 Thk Pahang Government invite* 1 tenders for the conveyance of mails between Singapore, Kuala Pahang. and Kuantan for a specified period.
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  • 40 2 On our back page will be found aUpj ping news, comprising arrivals, depar- tures, vessels in port, and vessels expeci ted. The last named list is verified by most of the ship agents, and will be found of much use.
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  • 28 2 THK Bombay races, next year, ait ti.xed for theVWth to the :.'7th February. The I value of the Bombay GoU Cup will be 1 R 10,000.
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  • 36 2 An unusually ghastly tragedy has taken place at Lahore, in Noith-west India, where a young Hindu has murdered his father, his btep-mothev, i and his infant daughtci, and hai seriously injured his wife.
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  • 46 2 MhssK-s. Powkix Co., yesterday, sold a number of Australian horses at Lambert's yard. There was a large attendance, and the prices realised were <lis tinctly pood. Out of 24 horses offered. I 14 were sold, the highest price being Ws\ and the average |U&
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  • 49 2 . TllK Municipal Health Officer remaiks j that Singapore town ran. in July, a considerable risk of an nut break of small|h>x from the arrival of inftcted pilgrim vessels from Jcddnh. ll.nl it not been for the active measures taken, there would have been many more cases to chronicle.
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  • 52 2 Two Chinese went out fishing, early yesterday morning, in the direction of the Sultan Shoal lighthouse, when font Malays came up, and demanded their nets.' The Chinamen, through fright, gave them up. They were of the value of H.V The affair m then reported at Jhe Tanjong Kling
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  • 54 2 'I'm; Registrar of Hackney Carriages, in his report for July, complains of the I deceptions practised in passing these vehicles on inspection. In his opinion, there is no remedy until an amended Ordinance is introduced, and it is made an offence to Use fittings and ponies j that
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  • 63 2 At Colombo, by last advices, freights to London by eannl nteamers had fallen j to 7 6 per ton. This is the lowest rate at present, nnd can hardly siiffiee to pay the canal dues, so that every voyage taken homeward must mean a loss to the ship.
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  • 58 2 A WEI.K ago, the steamer Ihilllior arrived at Colombo from Hatavia with a cargo of Java Mig.ir for Philadelphia. There seems to he, at present. an unusual demand for Java sugar in America.,, wiim to the insurrection in Cuba. But, notwithstanding the great den land for sugar, freights
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  • 60 2 Mb. Tomi.inson reports t|,,. |„,,i and ofl'ensive nature of the water at the bottom of the Impounding lies, rvoir, and urges the securing of aa cflieient filtration and aratimi plant at once. He urges, also, precautions at the Filters and C'learwater Tanks to preTont deterioration and stagnation of
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  • 60 2 THK rilAMWONsiile. OfR report of yesterday, in reg.inl to this was slightly incorrect. The competition now stands: Dr. I'owlie. a Bye, Q. IfactMain pleyi I C. D. Jones, the winnerto play Dr. Kowlie. Mael.ain and Kowlic played one round yc-tenlav. having Mael.ain one up. The match was
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  • 245 2 Tin. Auttrulim .w,,,;,,,, ,5y,,,,,/,,,,/ |deads for hinietallisni on the ground that the prices afeoal and tin are indissolul.lv linked with the price of silver. Iha price of silver rules silver exchange and coal ami tin are largely produced by silver standard eOHaWiaa. Thui Japanese aoal il sold
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  • 59 2 ADVKKTISKK TO tUJ] Kor Calcutta. C. Aptar. due Ist Kept harkiea and Uoaaa, Western Austialin. Sultan „v -'u,| Scot ISoiistcad A- Co., Or Mansfield A Co Padang. a K. BylmaV, „,1 lad taat, Daelnlrls A C.i. Odes-a. Orel, due 41 ll Kept, lluru in Hongkong, Chrl'/rir,,.
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  • 119 2 a ammwmmmn say. that a .011,1. of enterprising speculators are about (O offer the Municipal Commission,./ the sum of 41,000 per annum t,,r t I exclusive munoiHjly of dealing ii. I pigs, in other words, to act an i,,i ui, men between rearers and batcb» They
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  • 122 2 Mk. A. Halk, the Dmtriet OSret ut 'I'Minpin, has drawn ui> a report on l;j,,' 1 derpest or Murrain in the Malay Peninsula. The disease rarely attackl ;lrl cattla, but it proven very dWtnictin UaOßg water bviaioaa, and nreeM away numherK of them peTiodi tally. With the larjje Malay
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  • 134 2 TllK Samliayaiip last eveninj., i M Telnk Aver Street, given by the Opium and Spirit l'arnier, was conducted on scale af r*fgnHlrinri for which tin Kami is nut oil, and. of course, attracted immense elowils of ChineKc and nattvit of all i astes and nation.
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  • 151 2 With rafimnea to a puun^di irhicta appewred in this Joonuu ymirtdtj, touching an this luojact, a eorretpo» ileiil >:iys that while loiallv tin 1", ,>| OAce aiTMsfNMnti regMdiag Cbinm lettan an mnefa bnprovM, yet it v do) poaaible hrmeet all raquirementi unlest siieeial ineaauies are mwlw] to. Kor this
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  • 139 2 London, i'tlh Atujuit. IIM H^MM "I reform.- for CM* 0N lHiiin.le<l liv Urn Powers eoin|iri»e- I'liri--atan fliimiw. mba will l>e appointed for li%.' M:ir»under riguaii'.nti'e c.f the I.. kit-. .i- well a- eeonulnir anil jildieial ant ■in>m> 24(A.1 The Minister ol OotOttlaa, afler .'i slt*M examinalioii of the
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  • 346 2 KINANI fes Ink Municipal President'! Vrogtt* report, li.r July last, ghret the leveiin. Igmrot I'm the lirHt seven month- oftlw IMI a- -tatidin;: .it >688,»03, aßuiD»l ■518,314 (ot tin- corresponding nthf ■■I lu-i jrear. The Pneideni pointsoul thai there are lieavv expenses ill'' l Supplemental Budget
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 589 2 NOTICES, NOBEI7s EXPLOSIVES COMPANY. LI). Manufacturer* of DYNAMITE GELIGHITE (JKLATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OK: All kinds of SAFETY FTJZE in ELBCTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. THE ABOVK htMOTj IIKING ALL Wimonm isOreatßkitais.are made TO 1 A*rf TIIK MM HT\SI>ARI> OK PI'RITV uwMimrtMnnMai win iti<m«n (tGVKKNMEST, ANII AKK, TIIKREFOHK, C.t AKANTEKP
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    • 340 2 NOTICES. ROBINSON ft CO.'S ANNUAL (ASH CLEARANCE SALE. DRAPERY AND OUTFITTING GOODS. WILL <OM.MK.SCE OX THE IST SEPTEMBER, WHEN TIIK UKKATKit I*ORTION OF 111 KM: WKI.I. UMm STOCK WILL HE OFFERED AT A CONsIDEKAISLE REDUCTION IN PRICE GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT. liilf lunp-loth shirts, linen trout* and BOA. White lonjr<lotli shirts,
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    • 618 2 I LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. \¥7AXTEI> store assistant ami bookIT keeper. European preferred. Apply to v. c. 11. X., co StraiU Time* Office. LOOT i \X Saturday, FOX TEKKIEK DOG, \J brown tanned head. Finder will be I rewarded on applying to rf H., c o Strait. t*mm Offlee. NOTICE. rpHE undersigned
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    • 95 2 M. 8. 8. intended (or the i>l.u./« KnM •hosld be written on one aide of the paper only. By the nefieet of that oondition. manr A S. K. are niiectml that mirht othemiw W pabliabed. All adti-rtinimr c,mtract« an- aulili' l to the mil lition that the Manafer may leare
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 89 2 WEATHER REPORT. 1 Kandang Kerbau Hotpital, 81»f Au<i. 1866. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Remarks. Bar. 29.»5« 29.*« 29.913 I Temp. Bi.O 84.2 81.0 I j ■W.BlbTher: 76.r, 78.0 72* Z >2 I Dir. of Wind \V. S.E. S.E. t— M9 |Max.TcmpjB.j.s itjrti .*****.. i£.t% x X-? i Max.
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  • 1880 3 JELEBU MINING AND TRADING CO (LLM.) mi. kin UNM ■li; 111 Itllt BWM& I Mii.nl-- and Trading Co. f i -.Mil.' timcrllgiigi-d „f fo-hsaita,aw Xl .v .U.K. .lel.bu. Having I Ik- I.kli to I < itt.'iin extent, .uid t i N (at full M h,,i from tl,,ii.itiiie,,ltlic|,<n,-stiill. ,1.1 ii. ,il
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  • 108 3 THK COMMISSIONERS AND THE MANDORE. A MAXiM.iiK in Munkipal employ wap ditraisaed on the mtli Aogont. ana pay was granted up to the Hist .Inly only. The man appealed to the Hoard, 1 nil the order was eonfilined. As he does not understand why he should he deprived of ten
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  • 203 3 Mid. Hir.h was ilrivinp <lu«ii from her lions.- .it alM.ut :>.w on the evening of the BMb instant, tin- liorsr -lii.-<l at a heap of bornl banaboo teavea. Mrs Birch, seeing that the eawduMUi MM thrown otr tin- l.ox. and that tli.earriaKC wheels night go into the si«l»--drain,
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  • 119 3 VKSTKKHAVS KKSII.TS. I.AIIIKs' I'.\IKS (KINAI). ■Ih.. Miss-s BagleaMl Mr-. adnnMand Mrs. Wh.1.1.-11. s.lsil. i ON-OI.ATION TIK (riNAI.) Mi-. Saiin.l.-r- Mis. (iuiin, -.-t-i'-l. P— mn i>k nn itNAMK.vr. m mi WI.NXKKS. (■|i.iiiu.ioii.slii|i:-\Von l>> Mis. Miirrny. Km, ii. -r np Won l.y Mrs. Salziiiiinn. BTJMU lIAXDII Al 1 vi
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  • 1178 3 PROPOUKD CYCLING TRACK OX THE KACE-COURSE. AN EXPLANATION OF THK HCHhMh [Communicator/.] A Mil cyclists have recently beeu considering as towhereandhow a cycling track could In- most advantageously laid (1-iwii in Singapore. The result of that consideration is that a proposal may shortly be submitted to the
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  • 238 3 COMFKNSATIOII CASE. Is this case Mr. Joaquim watt lor the executors and trustees under the will of late Cheong Hong Lini. The Attor-ney-tieneral was for tho Collector of Land Revenue. Mr. Joaquim said the land w»s comprised in a Government lease No. 1,981 for 99 years,
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  • 1098 3 SfRHKY NOTTS. Notts made a wretched display on Monday the 3rd ult., against Surrey at Ken-nington-oval. being nil sent buck for 69. On Tues.lav Surrey played a very fine innings, making 424 before being nil out, thanks principally to some splendid butting by Baldwin, key. and Lees. The
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 723 3 THE VACANCY IX THK LBOWLATIVR OOUNCIK NOMINATION OF MR. D. LOG AX. A i-Ki 1 a 1. telegram to the tilraif» TinM this afternoon informs us that the CpsTt mittee of the Penang Chaml>cr of Commerce has unanimously decided to nominate Mr. I). Lagan for the seat in the Legislative
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    • 847 3 j NOTICES. THE EAWOM I'AOAK DOCK COY., LIMITED. Transfer Books of the Company are closed till Saturday, the l.th Septemlier, 18««. \V. M. KOBKKTSOS, Manager. Singapore, Slet August, 1896. 1 l,n NOTICE. NETHERLANDS CONSULATE OENEKAL, STRAITS SEITLKMEM'S rpHE letting of the Opium Farm of the 1 Residency Western Division of
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    • 848 3 FOR SALE; EMPLOYMENTS; TOLET;ANI» PEKSONALS. The»e advertisement" will b* found on tlie right hand column of the first paije (UUepaga.) ""auction salesT" /.'/•.TAN BOOR WAX, CBOT-CrUAJI SKN(i." I'.AI.AN( K SAI.R Of STIKK IN THAI)!. 'pilK anderabj I will nil by Public I Auction, tit Xo. IS, Xlin K Street, on
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 167 4 Under thUheading the following abbreviations aro used str.-steamer »li-— «>'P Uq.- barque Brit.- British j U. 8. United States Fr.— French Ger.-Ocrnian Dut.Dutch Joh.-Johore Ac, G.c.,— General curuo d.p.— deck unssi'iiger* I'.— UncerZS\ T. iT^HWhar Wharf T. P D.— Taniong l'agar Dock B. Borneo Wharf J. \V.-
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    • 1378 4 Akkivalm since ixoon i»k > mwu (Vnlrr Ami-riguf Fell. l><|. «33 ton-. Cnpt. Leiiorman. 29th Aug. From Mauritus Will July Ballast ami 6t*l liags sugar. L. \imiilli:i. For Mauritius u.— ■am, Devnuoou'f, Brit str. I(tt7 ton-. Capi. I Onrtll Ist Sept. From Koli Si ("hay. Hi j Ail):
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    • 454 4 Wmmt, purl, pruhiMe ilillr of m mime o) ai/enl*. Ariour, Baigon, and "i Aiij. M. M. Ak'laia. Hongkong, Sept. I- .Ri iikora Uutralind, Premantle, sopi. |0; Bouitmul. llnv.'iii. H'kong, s.-pt. *0; Behn Meyer. Benlarig, Hk..n«. Sept. kft; P. Simon*. Btwgno, Bombay, dna Bent. IQfB. Mnyer. Borneo, Hongkong, Aug.
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    • 152 4 U XI.A(. < Vkhmkl's Namk. Tonh. Caitain O Bm i tarn saii.kii. O mi Aug Ctra Aiin-ii.nu> Kch. Imj. US Lenonnan :«i Xvii- J. Kay a... bq »lfl baton :tl Kohilln MOitr. I*l6 Cole Menclaii- lint 277(1 Towoll SI a'ttnoma Man. Jap, «ir. nil" Bnda 81 Keneknli- li.it -li.
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    • 106 4 Date. Vlsskl'm Nam*. tumiMw Caitain Übutinatios Aim 111 Crown of Ait»k»ii Hril.Mi. |),u.n--:tl 1.:..1 v Mitchell m.. Uuofonl »1 <li,, wi, 1 :tl Oaaplan itr Beard S,|,t I i Dm Hni.-t,. warns i ">'• '•■■-"i« itr. i;,i,ii, STwhuiHu, gsJi" I Him Hhi iCiuan n *r, i p,.i,.,, B«gk«iii »tr.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 679 4 NOTICES. McALIOTER Co. HAVE JUST RKCKIVKI) h KKE.SH SHIPMENT OF CKLKBRArK- ffl^^^^ p£R lured Whi»ky to U- WTjl'» f UI v IM)Af IMF" yffßS^^^^^^G^+f |)uti ai1 M AI.I S T Vj U (U). IVPr'S I /l^^ik Z*o^*-''/ L \~-Smm ffrj?A JVV^mJWVXa IK Ls^mM^K -^■-Ak^R &£<<3&&3fc*|V l^^UffiJr TQai**'^ ■> I K.
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    • 352 4 NOTICES. MCALISTER&CO. (Australian Produce I>epartnient.) j HWE JTBT RECEIVED A .SHIPMENT FROM AUSTRALIA. j WOOD Co.'s Prime Aisthalian Buttek, the MMMI Cow Brand, in lfo. tins 6i cents per tin. in 2lt>. tins 51. 15 per tin. i i j r .v This butter can be had from our sub-
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    • 707 4 NOTICES. THE AUSTRALIAN HORSE REPOSITORY. P. DALLAN HORSE DEALER. TKAINEK, En, En. Ua- now removed to his new and <-omniodious premises in Koek's Koad, at the rear of Orchard Road Market, Tanglin. H"™ 8 w»ft*T .broken to .saddle and harness. Commission and livery stables. FRENCH BAKERY. K L BEAULIEU, of
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    • 853 4 NOTICES. I J. MOTION 00. WATCHMAKERS, JEWELLERB, OPTICIANS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. I "TIMES AND "BUDGET." Slruilt Time*, post free, JOO a year, or $2$ a nioiit li. or teu cents a copy. Strait* Hvdget. post free, 920 a year, orSi a quarter. or 40 cents a MOT. Tlic advertising rates
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