The Straits Times, 7 July 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1897. NO. ID/JTO.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 935 1 rfAHK BOKIIEO COMPANY, .LIMITED I 'HE StMdarl Lite Anaranea. Nunich Union Kin Immrt.nr, SooM; AKm Aamnaoa Companr (Pira) Ufa)* I.lfa Aararaiio* Soei.-ty Manns luuntße* Ooaipan; •a Mutual St«am Narijration < -osa|iraj i nham Ijt^r Hwtr Ooapanj. Tbr MaritisMt InKnraaai Companj, Liiiiittni I > lirulin at th**. Compani... aw tut. full
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    • 693 1 i^BUCHANAN WHISKY *^»««aa& Ib I Mt. DLO I katz bros, SOLD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DEALERS. i IAfTTJ]!) .Same as hiti-iiku tv an Hocbes op Lokds and Commons and to all oood London Club*. si, I- -i mi ii WBISKY is mi: im\ khsai. yj I U.W AYS IIKINK lUX
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    • 532 1 •il le I\ M nti hi. l for un Souralmya' B'ma»sin, Pulu Laut, lei, and TPtnslgtittn 8 July. >n, rloeleliiiK. H nijf lltfl. aft f aliar. ir Koepang. and Timor Belly. rtlla, Tandiong Uai.-i. and Deli. 13 (•lioribon,6amamng,*Bourab«Ta. 13 Oleh-leb, and Btnuatra 1 W- C. 16 i. I'ulu i.aut, Koi-tei,
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    • 686 1 INSURANCES 'pHE. MARINE I SSI KANCKIOY., LTD Capital Subw^ribku, JEI.uao.OOU. CAi-iTAi.rAiuiP,£IHO,tXX). Reskbvk, £»UO,<JOO The undersigned, having been appoint. -tl Ag.-.Tt nt sinjjHpore for the above Company. is prepared to accept risks by First Class Steamers nnd sailing VeswU. FRANK RITCHIE, Agent. rfl H B PH IK X I X ASBVXAHCE
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    • 259 1 INSURANCES. aTiANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, V/ LIMITED. CapiUl Hnfasoribed t**ohfim. Amount paid up (no/mo. Eescrra fond 1.200,000. Hbao Otficb. Honexoiia. The nnderslgnad. li&ring been appoints A-onts of tha ahoT,. r,.i,- .my, ara prepan-d t< acoept M.riof. I.i.ks at ctirr, ai ratas. A Bonm is K"nitillj kbM le a.i oontiihutors of bonine*.
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    • 756 1 HANKS. THE NATIONAL BANK OK CHINA LIMITED. Authorised Capital 11,000,000 Subscribed Capital t 500,000 Hbad Orric-K i- Uongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS D. billies, Esq. Chan Kit Shag. Esi, H. Stolterfoht, Esq. Chow Tung Shan, Eh. Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esq. Chief Manager i Geo. W. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits,
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    • 821 1 IT IS THE BEBT. Tbat Ii Why Dscooirrs Ricommskd It. pHAMBERLAIVS Cough Remedy girt* \j the bott satisfaction of any congb medicine I handle, and, as a seller, Irvli all other preparations in thin market. I recommend it because it i« the bent modicinr I have evei handled (or <:ough«,
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  • 488 2 XIHOAPOBK, 7rH JI'LY. 1897. PRODUCE. (IMes are corrected to one p.m.) Qambier 6.H0. Copra Bali, 6.50. do Pontianak fi.OO. Pepper, Black, IfiOS. do White, (>',%) 24.875. Sa)jo Klour Sarawak, -'.75. do Brunei, 2.00. Pearl Sago 8.20. Coffee, Bali, picked 33.00. ;oflee Palembang, picked 39.50. soBee, Liberian, No. 1 27.00.
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  • 35 2 Municipal Debentures 6%. Do. Do. 6%. Tanjong Pagar Bond?. Xew Prye River Dock Co. Punioms. Straits Ice Co. Maynard Co. Kaubs, Contributory. FOR SALE. Pengerang Ptantlu Share-. SOMEUVILLE A GUXN, ExchanKe Share brokers
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  • 89 2 MA ILS CLOSE. for Per sir. Tint,. To-Morrow. Muar Malacca Helene, 1 p.m. Padang via port* Smeroe pni Klang Chow Phi/a. p.m. Batii Palint I'akan, -2 p.m. Hongkong ihelijilra, 3 p.m. Kelantnn vi» |>orta Jlo /.eo/iy, 4 p.m. Timor via pons Alexander, 4 p.m. Friday. Malacca a- K 1*i ik
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  • 115 2 Fkom Koaon :—By the M. M. s.s. Salmie, with dates to the 18th June due on the 10th instant. She brings replies to the mails which left Singapore on the 18th and (Mil May. Fkom China :—By the M. M. s.s. Valntonien, due on Tuesday. e!t Singapore
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  • 91 2 AKKIVALS. I'er I*. A O. k.*. Rvtettu from HongkongMr. Giullian, Mr. and Mrs. Vassal, Miss King, and Mies Ross. Per s. s. Chehidm from Hongkong:— Capt. Duncan. UEI'AKIIKES. Per P. A- O. s. s. lUuttta for Colomljo Messrs. \V. D. Bosauquet, and Geo. Werlc*'or London Messrs. I'regay, K.
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  • 137 2 (For the Far EattJ Per P. O. s. s. Ceylon from London, Juoe li: Mr. A. Uryer. Per I. i <>. s. s. Kassfiss connecting with steamer llohilla, at Colombo, from London June 17:- Mr. W. A. Hayward, (Quarter-master-Sergeant Engineer Clerk, Mr. and Airs. O. W. Uromble and
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  • 274 2 Straits Times WEDNESDAY, 7th JULY, 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. TURKEY AND THE POWERS. Established: 183!. PRICK 10 CENTS. [Subrcriptum rare* aiui advertising rates may be found on the fourth page.] KL'PTt XX Of NEGOTIATIONS. TI'HKIHH OIWTINACY. run fai. m July. The Turkish Ministers ham declined to accede to the Collective Note
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  • 539 2 THE T URKISH DANGER. Thk present critical situation of affairs at Constantinople aptly illustrates the old saw that delay breeds danger. Disunion uuioug the Powers lion kept the Thessalian boundary question pending until Turkish patriotism and fanaticism have been roused to fever heat. To nmViriUnd Turkish feeling on this point,
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  • 27 2 A Hospital Assistant writes bitterly about Paliang in a letter which wp reprint from an Indian paper. Prob.ibly, he is not always accurate in the statements made.
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  • 90 2 It is advertised that a meeting of persons interested in the Diamond Jubilee Permanent Memorial Scheme will be held in the Town Hall, to-morrow, at I p.m. The meeting is mainly to consider the eitfi offered by H.E. the Governor on the Old Gaol ground. It seems proper to |>oint
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  • 9 2 Messks. Robinson A Co advertise electro-potosi plated-ware for sale.
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  • 13 2 Lady Mitchell will be 'At Home,' at Government House, to-morrow, at 4.45 p.m.
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  • 15 2 Pasteur's vaccine is reported to have been used successfully in Bangkok to check cattle plague.
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  • 15 2 Messks. Katz Bros, advertise the arrival of a consignment of new goods in several departments.
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  • 21 2 The Singapore Land Company is advertised to meet on the 24th instant, to confirm a resolution to wind the company up.
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  • 21 2 Majok-Gknkkal Joneb-Vaughan is shortly going home. He is on tho si< k list and Colonel Bogle commands the troops since yesterday.
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  • 22 2 Thk Nippon Yusen Kaisha has now sixty-one steamers in its possession and fifteen chartered steamers, making a total of seventy-six in all.
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  • 30 2 A vw\ rich reef has been struck" at Taiiiot, in the colony of Victoria, Australia. Five pounds of stone at a depth of five feet yielded thirty-one Ounces of gold.
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  • 28 2 At Hongkong, rain Ml «v.:ry day during last month. The exception occurred on the second day of the Jubilee festivities, which were limited to a couple of days.
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  • 41 2 MAIL KOBUEKY. Tint mail cart with the tiopeng griftins on board was stuck up and robbed near Kepala BU> at night on the '2nd instant. The grifiins were lost in the jungle. It appears that they had not been registered.
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  • 47 2 The Municipal water cart has not been seen in L'ppcr Queen Street for some time now, neither have the drains of this locality been Hushed. The street is quite thick with dust, and tiie water in the drains is quite black and stagnant. Vorr.
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  • 62 2 Thk BX/.C. Coiuinittee remind intending competitors that the entries tor the •Sports close on Saturday next, the loth instant, ut six o'clock. Bo far, the number of entries is small und, unless sufficient support in the way of loimfide entries is forthcoming by Saturday, the Committee
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  • 73 2 Tut Ceylon Police have just been supplied with a dozen Hudson Model C. bicycles, cushion tyred. It is intended to bring the men and machines into use in times when telephones are out of order, in cases of tire, ate. The biuik and post orderlies will also be
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  • 78 2 SAMUEL CO. UsTsaaa, M. Samiki. and Co. are converting that portion of their business relating to petroleum and its storage and transport into a private limited liability company, under the HUM ol the Shell Transport and Trading Co., Limited, with a paid-up capital in ordinary shares of ,£l,»<Xi,ouu. The whole
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  • 78 2 The Telegraph Company notilie* as follows -Cable communication with shanghai is still totally interrupted. Theweather in the China MB is reported to be improving, anil the cable ship may be expected to rebiinie work shortly. In the meantime, telegrams for Northern China and Japan are sullcring heavy delay
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  • 113 2 ImUMM apprehensions are expressed by Japanese manufacturers in view Of the enhanced price of coal, which, if it continues to rise at the present rate, will soon render some manufactures impossible. The Utakn afninsnsi states that the advance in the priea of coal ol lato
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  • 138 2 TO THE EUITOK OK THK STHAITS TIMED." Sin, I note that the price of Australian butter has gone up from «<j cents to 7f> cents a tin. Surely, some enterprising person should import Bombay butter; if this is onco introduced to tliiStrait*, it will entirely supersede .ill other
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  • 169 2 Tin Punjom mining report for Mar notes that milling was carried on d ur ing thirty-and-a-half days, crushing 600 tons of ore from the mine, yielding ozs, and 2,000 tons of headings yielding 169 ozs. 2 dwts. of smelted gold Th. clean-up waB completed and milli n( resumed OB
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  • 181 2 This morning, a Kling woman, named Sapiapi living at 108, I'rinsep Str.it. reported to the Police that, during the night, her house had been broken into, and gold ornaments, clothinc,, a valued altogether at MM, had been stolen. She is a married woukiii husband is at sea.
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  • 128 2 Thk June monthly medal was played on the sth and 6th of July. The greeni were difrietilt, anil the scores wan high The following was the play The following also played, hut tenl in no scores: -A. W. OHuilivan. .1 C D Jones, A. \V. Stivcn, A.
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  • 780 2 Emmmm, lit The Whitsuntide holidays have passed atl without the expected break-up o* the weather, although now the holiday is over all cycling is for tho moment oiit of the question, as, thank* to the vagaries of our English climate, we are in tl liddlo of June
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 541 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturers of DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OF: All iirps of SAFETY FUZE AID ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. The abovi Explosives, using all MAKOrACTUEID IsOltKiT BhITAIN.AKE MADE TO TASB THI HIGH BTANDAKIi OF PUEITY AMD lAMTV TIBTS I.MPOBKU BY Till BRITISH GOTSaMMENT, AND
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    • 1092 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. KATZ BROTHERS, LTD. U«', to AHIHWstW th» Arrival of Nfw Good* i Crockery and Glassware Waiters Ironmongery Crumb Trayn. Stoves. Spice, Boxes. Lamps. Candlesticks. Lanterns. Bread Baskets. Stone Kettles. Egg Poachers. Japan Soap Boxes. Water Cans. Spirit Kettlen. Tea Pots. Enamel Saucpans. Jolly Moulds. Enamel Coffee Mi. l
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    • 7 2 VOX BXNCRAA SHIPPING NKUs rfliE PAGE 4.
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    • 24 2 THE "STRAITS TIMES" HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN ASIA BRITISH INDIA EXCEPTED. NO OTHER EASTERN NEWSTAPER HAS SO WIDESPREAD A CTRCULATTO3.
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  • 1203 3 FACTS AND FANCIES ABOUT JAVA. no l- "i < kocodii.es. (U\ o*l A' lil STA l>« WIT.) Ink li-lnrfolk of these parts |,;u, w t in;. ,i much more energetic Lj pi .it.iin thai, the ini.iiev ho i nl.tilly does nut make HIS among these picul natiiieil ■pie the cornel
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  • 220 3 N itl.l VI!V „l ITATI'I LETTER. Ml:. EOUTO* -tends the att.i.liei! letter, .i u>py of which he re lived on t 1 :.i, n, i lol.osi \i. Si, an m: V V II; Bit Ism directed by the Uovernor io Hhat HisKxcellen 'n-r.-i. -I a telegram from
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  • 30 3 Thk h'rencli Mining Company* intends very shortly t.. -tart operations at Tanjont; Malim. Mr. Aieliaml.atid of this Company has already started for Lhal part of the State
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  • 131 3 TIIK ANNEXATION THKATY. The following teleirrain was received mi tbe Kith June, by the Japanese (iovernnient from Anieri-.a: The Convention for the incorporat'on of Hawaii was submitted to the Senate for ratification on tie Kith June, together with the I'iesideiitial Message, and was published on the following day. The
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  • 653 3 LITERATURE ART. MUSIC. The New York BWoWfW w.irmly praise* Mr. W. J. Daw-.j- v Story Of Hannah." It -ny- There i» no doubt about it, Mr. Haw-,, n may claim by virtue of 1 ThcSfdry of Hannah' an honourable place among ii lon novelists. Tbe impression left by hi- i.ook
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  • 615 3 1111 .11 BII.RK. Tiik HoiHjbmg npfrwiiwie leilllltl Unt the Bingapore people have again set Hongfconglte* an example, this time in regard to the Jubilee celebrations. Instead of crowding events together as the Hongkong committee did, the Straits folk spread their festivities over live days, betide* holding thanksgiving
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  • 977 3 ■OH Of A MAIIKAIWISK nKLSsER. A i-APKit in India, called the ifttAoatmii'iuit. publiahe* the following letter from a Hospital Assistant who bad left Madras to wak liis fortune, in I'ahang. Tin; hitter shows.inthe writer's opinion the dark side of Government Medical employment there:— Sir,— la October last, the British
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  • 1256 3 Bobbie I think that fellow must be engaged to sister at last." Willie Why f ■He has suddenly stopped giving me money." "I know a couple who have been supremely happy since the moment they were married." "And when was that!-" Yesterday." In Constantinople. The Sultan Weli. what
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 237 3 JOB-PRINTING. All lhe type in the Strait* Timet Offiec I new, and the job-printing department is arranged to do work quickly and well There is a special department for book binding and paper-ruling. IHK STRAITS TIMES" OFFICE. jji-; n s< xs _yv ate ii i. 8 Manufactory, I.uuoate Hill, London.
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    • 1224 3 I WOTICE& j NOTICK I I HAVE this day appointed Mr. Esoof- j ally Hoolemanjec to he mv attorney. 8/7 AT. ESMAILJEE. STRAYED from Colonial Secretary's Bungalow, on 2nd instant: A young fox terrier dog, Municipal number Kg Finder will l>e rewarded. M/ 7 j MUNICIPAL NOTICE. VPPI.ICATIONS will be
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    • 1153 3 I OR SALE; EMPLOYMENTS: TOLKT; AND PERSONALS. Isttihk, Ufeeatt a line; Snd sod 3rd t line-, 10 cents a line; 4th to Kth times, 6 nis n line; 7th to 18th timmi, 3 cents line; afterwards, 2 cents a line; but no charge loss than one dollar. Thus, a tkrtrKm
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 307 3 WEATHER REPORT. ITanrunj fCerbnuUZ^Ttal, nth Juhi, /<*«,'. a.m. H p.m. 9 p.m i ltEMAitits. Bar. J9.5»88 29.820 29.854 Temp. 55.0 H2.0 83.0 YV. li'lbTher 80.0 79.0 "8.0 >, v Dir. of Wind Calm RE. 18. .Max. Temp. 88.1 _"S Mm 78.0 jjMax. in Sun IfiOO ti Terr. rad. ..700 fee
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 171 4 I' nder this heading the following abbrovia. lions are used: sir— steamer sh. ship bq.— barque Brit.— British U. S. United -ttates Fr. rrench Ocr.— German Dut.— Dutch; Joh.— Joboro; Ac., G.c, General argo d.p. deck passengers XL Uncertain I. P. W.— Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P.
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    • 1187 4 Abeiviu Bihc( Noom of Yesteriiay. Chclydra, Brit. «lr. 1,574 tons. Capt Ca»s, 7th July. From Hongkong, XKth June. G.e., Bou»tea<l and Co. For Peuanp. U— W. K. Riflemen, tier. str. 3,134 ton-, Captain Strunek, 7th July. From Saigon, 3rd July. G.c. 0. Wood 4 Co. For Saigon, L
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    • 446 4 Name, port, probable date vi arrival, <u>S name or arent: Boron Innerdal.>. left Barry, June 10; Bayern. Europe. July IS; lielin Utyer, Benlcdi HoiiKkong, July 1 P. Simons. Bellorm, Hoi.«koni{. July 7 lUulenberg. Bcnloruoiid. at QIaMBW, June 4 P. Situoun. 0. Apear, Otuontta, July 8. Moses. Caledonien, Hongkong'
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    • 76 4 j VMAlut k o Tons. Captain From RuudJ OoMmu> J'ly •Jhtaj Hrit »tr. 100 Dal v [.An,.,,, h,h 18.8'lbipCo 8 Ro.-.tts MOHr. KKB TUtanl Hongkong Juy I P indO. < 7 Jyrrhu S BrttrtrJ Ml 8..11 Yokohama .Inn, l', WM.M.ti.M .U < tin Lfinii; s tr. US AnODt KeUntan
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    • 90 4 Datk. Vksskl's Nam i FlauAKiu Cai-tain |||-i:miim\ Jul> ti PkMHM Hrit.str. WhUoii 7 HanWlmltH.n B tr. Oben 7 Will (I'tlio Wisp Btr. Hn-k 7 Miiln.,.l s ti-. „iv 7 Maolipw str. I Parrel 7 Okaaoa Hock K.»n »ir. Kaddox 7 Sain I'.ir sir. IWylor 7 Sri Tringgunu »tr. Wi11...
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 692 4 NOTICES. MMNTAINS THE HIGHEST REPUTATION EVERYWHERE Fortify the System against Disease PURE BLOOD SECUt'^S GOOD HEALTH. ESSENCE OR FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA Esld i tii ■¥< 1 1 »Ii SI "1 1 MfaW .net 1 829. i^if ffiT t> jRg -'sUijyUUSMUI LIVE I DEBILITY, ERUPTIONS, WEAK and LANGU) FEELINGS,
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    • 309 4 JR IUT* CELEBRATED LuSlDMIar RAZORi, nimikl .NK'r.'liai.cal.l.. I l».lc-, which .r nun- Kniid.::^ Ail wto m* them apt-ak w .in .ii.tiouii'l.'a I'l.thiwaeiii if ll.t-.r rapu.-mca, and cti [I. is.- with tbe str.Ki^c^l iK-arda anil t.i Mt t*ndrr DOottM Rajor« o«n tb.y Sttßt _^*#t- h r -fiimrkal.lv pany ».i'l -^rfo^ily luxarious
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    • 369 4 NOTICES. /JLAH6UID WOMEN I 1^ PALE CHILDnEN OLD PEOPLE, INVALIDS (IE CHAPOTEAUT (ffIifOTUOTS wm; or pettiie) A DELICIOUS NUTRITIVE STIMULANT Ton aUsKaurjr «.n« .1 enilr ■»imilaied Do olhit .olid or liqu. J food will fcoula 00 ike oa.li il U indiultd in cniiiiuiiori.l n.aakiu.l l I l«k of digf.tiTe powtr.
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    • 263 4 NOTICES. Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Cleanse your blood with Ayer's Sarsaparilla- the most thoroughly reliable alterative ever compounded. For scrofula, lioils, ulcers, sores, carbuncles, pimples, blotch^, and all disorders originating in vitiated broad, this medicine is a specific. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is equally benelicial us a remedy for catarrh, rheumatism, and rheumatic gout.
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    • 841 4 NOTICES. SDCOAPOSE FIO TER GENT. MUNICIPAL LOAN OF W.OOO. KIRST ISSUE, 8100,000 IN 1,000 MORTGAGES OF 1100 EACH. Prineipnl repayable at par on 3Cth June, IJKif. unless previously reiloomod. the Munieip.ility having the option to repay ;>y iuiiiuhl instalments not eneeeding M% of the total numlxr of bondi isßued. The
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    • 117 4 NOTICES. /CRUSHED FOOD. Tby it and tod will be katibfiid. I. K. BELILIOS begs to inform the public that his Factory for preparing Crushed Food, at 34, Belilios Road, is now opened. Crushed Food. $fi.fio bag, cash. Indian Oats %■•':< Bran 18.26 ■traUIH OATS FOR RACE HORSES nt »«."6 per
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    • 89 4 NOTICES. FOREIGN PARCEL AGENCY PARCELS and I'.i**-, received for aki merit to all p.rt. of the (i|rZ Deliveries at F.-cfiver', adt'retix Pa«J,° seen red and looked, Passeogera ami lv gage attended to. GOSLING Co., r!in K apt-i«!anJp.. n nir PITT SCOTT,- Europe nnd Amen, BUTTON A i\ Ci.wt P-i'.; n
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