The Straits Times, 20 July 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 18J31. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 20. 1897. NO. 19,281
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 936 1 rpUX UOMMBO COMPAMY, LIMITED 'I 'UK «»»<UrJ Lifa lnm». Norwich Ualoa Pira lararmaoe Sociwt y r«oe« i'obimj (Flro) „'iMa Life Annumnos Societj. ■a Mariae Isnsuo. <'„ni)«ii; iv Matwd HU»m N»ri(r»ti..o Compu}--^nh«m Laffsr Hrtr CwapMlj. ■s lasnnaos Company. Limited for pwtu-uUni of theee Coripuiiw. see Uw h.!l »aTerti~.n»et of THK KiRNK"
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    • 863 1 i^BUCHANAN WHISKY i" aaa— tmm |1| B^—i aaaaaa. SOLE IMPORTKRK I O I rIL DLv) I KATZ BROS HOLD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DKALERP. T n|TTT LiMllJal/i .Same Aft si-ppliku id thk Hou»eB of Lords and Commons and to aix oood London Clem. 31/12 l 1"" 1" SMOKE "HELIOS" t^
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    • 413 1 /CANADIAN PACIFIC aUILWAI Vy COMI'ANV'S KDYAL WAIL BTEAMSHIF LINK. THB FAST KUUiK BKTWBSR CHIN JAPAN, AND EUROPI', VIA CANADA AND '.UIK DOTTED BTATBH. EOUTK VIA SHAN'iHAI, NAGASAIC KOBE, YOKOHAMA. VICTORIA, iNU VANCOt'VKK, B.C. Twin Screw Steamships— (i.OOOTons— lo,f» r Horae-Powar— Speed in knots. Pbopomd Sailikoi rsoM Hoickoro. i.i Imlin. WVilnesdny.
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    • 665 1 INSURANCES WHE MARINE JNStTRANCE COY., LTD Capital Slbsckibed, £1,(100,000. Capital haid dp, £lBo,ooo. Reservk, £«)(i,(J()O Tin.' nnderalf(n«<l, having Ihmmi np|>oinl. <l Agent at Singapore for the abovr Company, is prepared to accept risks hy First CUM Steamers and gulling Vessela. FRANK RITCHIE, Agent. r pilK PHIKNIX ASSLKA.Nii: A COMPANY OF
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    • 240 1 INSURANCES. C< Arf TON IX s i l; a N v K OFFIC E, LI.MITKD. «'apital Mil nl .1 $2.G00.000. Amount paid up k.-.-i-v.- iiin.i i.a 00.000. HtAH IIFII.I. HONOKOHe. The iinderßigned, having l*een appuiL-tinl A^cntH of the above Company, are prepared t<, i. j.r Marine l.'i-k- at curreut ratoa.
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    • 395 1 BANKS. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHIN A LIMITED Authorised Capital £1,*****0 Subscribed Capital 800,000 Hbad Offiok Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS:— D. Gillies, Esq. Chan Kit Shag, Es.i. H. Stolterfoht, Esq. Chow Tung Shan, Em^ Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esq. Chief Manager: Oeo. W. F. Pluvfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits, For 12
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    • 805 1 I HERE IS A POINTER. TEKE ii s pointer for any of our reader* 111 who may bo troubled with paraljriii. Mr. E. M. Frye, n prominent merchant of Boquet, Westmoreland County, Pa., iar« I one or In- customers who had walked with a crutch for two years, owing to
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  • 486 2 SiNUAi'Okit. 20th Jli.v, 1897. PRODUCE. (Hates are corrected to one p.m.) Gam bier, 6.H0. Copra Bali, 6.70. do Pontianak, U& Pepper, Black, 14.80. do White, (6%) 25.60. Sago Flour Sarawak 2.«5. do Brunei, ,2.10. Pearl Sago 3.30. Coffee, Bali, picked „81.00. Coffee Palßmbang, picked 89.00. Coffee, Liberian, No. 1
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  • 37 2 Municipal Debentures tX. Do. Do. 6%. Tanjong Pagar Bonds. New Prye River Dock Co. Punjoms. Straits Ice Co. Maynard A Co. Raubs, Contributory. FOR SALE. I'engerang Planting share*. SOMERVILLE A GUNS, Exchange A Share Brokers
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  • 109 2 For I'r.r ttr. To-Mokri>w. Billiton A- Ftiaimk H. \V. Soon, IVkiin via ports Funtee, Batu l'ahal Aiiuj Ann Klang in ports Hoon San 11, Batu Palmt Mm, Europe via ports Havcnna. Muar Glanggi, T. Anson via porta Malacca, SiimnraiiK via ports Uiuixg Ann, Bangkok Apenradt, HiitiKkok Cuiiiuii, 1..-iliiiaii
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  • 88 2 From EOBOPB By the German steamer llmieni, due on Thursday. Fk.i.m < iiina: -By the f.A <•. s.s. Bow >nw due on Tuesday. Timk Tabu O» Maim Dub, Lefl Binsapon Due in London Arrived June Ith MM. June 27th June 25th Jane Mb P. A O.July 7th
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  • 33 2 For Hongkong. BUcfnio, due LOth July. liclni M.-yer Co. Yokohama via ports, Hiroshima Maru, j dna -.Vtli July, I'ater.-on Simons Co. London aii«l Liverpool, Tienkai, now loading, Borneo Co.
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  • 228 2 Per i. Btnlon and from L.'ith..- Mr. I Jaequet. Per*, s. Cthifto from Deli.— Messrs. T II van Binden,an I H. Aleiudar. IVr s. s. Malacca from Teluk Anson via ports.— Mr. Engler, aud MissGiers. DEIARTIRES. (BooW.) Tor P. 0. 8. s. Rnvnna for London.— Mr. 0. J.
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  • 58 2 lIKITISIt KEI.ATIOKB A debate has tuken place in the House of Commons on the Foreign Ollice vote. Mr. Curzon, the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, admitted that a treaty had been concluded between Britain and the Emperor of Abyssinia, but declared that it would be imprudent to
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  • 20 2 Established: 1831. PRICK 10 CENTS. \isvl>scriplion rate* and advertizing rate* may t>e found on the j 'mirth page.]
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  • 65 2 BKITAIN AND RUSSIA. During the .same debate Mr. Cunon made a statement regarding Corea. He. held that British interests there Dili uly consisted in seeing that Corea should not he annexed to Russia. In Mr. Curzon's opinion, it was against British interests that the harbours of Corea should be
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  • 14 2 Lady Mitchell will be At Home, on Thursday, the l'-'ih! instant, at 4.45 p.m.
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  • 97 2 Ji st now the first and second Magistrates, hold two appointments. The first is OlHcial Assignee, and acting first Magistrate, the second is acting Chief of the Education Department, and acting second Magistrate. It is not to be supposed that these officers can attend to the duties of their substantive
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  • 179 2 Timbi'ctoo, the place where a French i cavalry detachment has met with disaster, lies in the western Sou- dan on the banks of the Upper j Niger in 17° 37' K. and 3° 5' W. IU commanding position and nearness to the French colony of Senopambia, j aroused French desires
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  • 8 2 The Mi mil Iliulgrt issued at noon to-day.
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  • 14 2 Ml: AND Ml;- A KNOT Hell), left this morning in the Tamliora for Java.
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  • 12 2 A Ji 'iiii.ee Gymkhana wag held successfully at Huiigkong, on the loth
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  • 11 2 The total of the Jnl>ilt;« Memorial fund now amounts to $70,5.'J5.
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  • 16 2 Mi:. Aiiram9 advertises for sale a turnout consistingof abay gelding, a new harness, and a \'iotoria.
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  • 19 2 The ports of t'lienanpo ami Mokpo, in C'orea will he openeil to foreign trade, on the Ist October next.
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  • 19 2 Chief Inspector Jennings and the party, he took to London, art' returning to Singapore, per P. O. steamer Japan.
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  • 24 2 11. E. the (iovsßNuii, Lady Mitchell, Mrs. Clifford and party, and the Sultan of Pahang, returned from IVrak this morning, in the Sea lletle.
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  • 27 2 M. Kabai i), a ineiiiber ot the Lyons Commercial Mission, is spending a month or so in Siam, to report on the commercial prospects of the country.
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  • 20 2 Mpsit.v I'iiwki.i. A advertise a furniture sale at Qoodwood. Scott's Boad, the residomt! of H. K. Major- <;. iuralJones-Vauf;lian, ontlie3lst inst.
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  • 39 2 Mr..— i;- Hoy; I'ek Chvk it Co. uciwr- I tua an unction of houses, along New I Bridge Koad, at their sale-room, on the 2.mi inst. On Saturday next, the name linn will sell a quantity of valuable jewellery.
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  • 35 2 The Municipality advertise that tlio election of a Municipal Commissioner torthc Central waul, will take pL-m- at the Municipal Office, on tliu .'tril Augilit next. Nomination pitpen mod be J !i--vvred b«for« tliu auih io»t.
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  • 36 2 Yesterday, at the Assizes, Chan Ah Kan, a Chinese woman, was sentenced to twelve months' rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping a girl, and lan Soo Kirn, received a similai sentence for criminal breach of trust.
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  • 38 2 It is understood that a petition from Hongkong residents, protesting against the alienation of the Mount Austin Hotel for military purposes, has been forwarded by the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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  • 45 2 A widows," No. 9, Raffles Place, occupied by an Arab Jew, named Sassoon, was broken into between 4.30 p.m., on the 16th inst., and 8 a.m., on the 10th. and ninety dollars worth of h.des stolen. The Chinese watchman has been arrested.
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  • 58 2 The Governor and Lady Mitchell, and their party were much concernj'' on their return to Singapore tine morning, to hear of the tragic death ol Captain Syers. His Excellency at once addressed a sympathetic telegram to Sir Frank Swettenham, askini; him to convey to the widow
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  • 72 2 Yestkrday, it was reported to the police that on the occasion of the Jubilee At Home given by the staff of the Telegraph Company a number of glasses and other articles were stolen. The Police made inquires with the result that a house in Muar
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  • 97 2 TBB UimO MEETING. The half yearly meeting of the membere of the Singapore Sporting Club, was held »sterday afternoon, at the Exchange. Mr. C.Sugden presided, and there was a good atten<l:ui' i e of members. The accounts showed that tarn Club Wat linancially in a very satisfactory
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  • 109 2 Usies of the Siam Free Preas and Urn Bangkok Time* just to hand contain reviews of the book ''Golden Raub published at the Straits Times Office. The Bangkok Times says A series of I very interesting articles on the Mines, I their history and their prospects in a
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  • 116 2 THE GOVERNOH'B STANDPOINT. Mb. C.W. Kysnersi.ky in announcing to the Hongkong Government, as Acting Colonial Secretary, the abandonment of the Chinese Immigrants tax at Singapore, against which the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce had protested, thus indicates Sir Charles Mitchell's standpoint The Governor, however, cl.--.n- me to point out
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  • 124 2 HEARD OK AFTER TWELVE YEAK4. The other day, during a tour of inspection on Fisher island, one of the Pescadores Group, near Formosa, a I Japanese official came upon wreckage, I preserved among the natives, which, I they said, had been washed ashore I from
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  • 130 2 PKoPOSKD EXTENSION. At a recent meeting of the Hongkong Cliaml>er of Commerce, a letter from the (iovernment of that Colony was read, forwarding copy of a despatch from (iiiiuiiodore Holland on the subject of the proposed extension of the Naval Yard there, seawards. The Commodore, having taken
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  • 167 2 TRADE DEPRESSION. The Slam Fret {Van complains of stagnation in the trade of Bangkok owing to the prevalence of rattle plague in th.: interior. The result is that at a time when the rice trade ought i,, l»' at its height, vessels are loitering fur Weeks in the
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  • 898 2 TO THK EDITOR OF TH« STRAITS Tiling Sir,— Ab lone as there ar<> children in this colony, bo long will the question of Education be oi" paramount interest at all events to a few. A contribution therefore, to the discussion of en< t, BllD ject-matter as
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  • 60 2 Mu. Cum, tin- angini I'egu, and the other lurvivora piratical attack on thai v,.-.-. the highest term* of their kind meat by the Dutch authority- Acheen. The iresael wai al to I'enang by a Dutch guiil thanks of the Colonial G have b,« -n despatched in tin
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  • 112 2 Tm Kini; of Biam left SI lor Moscow, on (be lith in crown prinua joined the king »i N "ii the Mil instant. It bad i ded that the crown prim lha i Crunstadt, tha kin- would jt>in him to prix i Stockholm. The UahaVhak however,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 529 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturers of DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OF: All mine or SAFETY FUZE ARD ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. The above Kxplobivia, being ill ■taßcricTcaKD in Great Britain, are made TO rAS* THE HIOH BTAKHARI) OF PURITY a i»u SArrnr test* imposed by the
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    • 977 2 NOTICES. PARSEE _THEATRE. North Bridge Koad. Will play to-night: PAKDAMAN DELARAM. MR. A I NOT REID wi .lies to recommeid a Ctvnesc cook, who has served him for Bomc tir-ie. Apply to Chief Clerk, .Sirat'l* Time Office. 20/7 HERR JOSEPH PFLEGER.- the celebrated Virtuoso on the Zither Electric Bow Lyre,
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    • 970 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. MI'NH'Ii'AI. NOTICE. XTOTICE i» hereby given that, in terms il of Sections U an. l :14 of the Municipal Ordinance XV of 1«!*S, nn election of one Commissioner for the Central (No. 2) Ward of the Town of Singapore, vice Mr. Tan Jink Kirn resigned, will take place
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    • 7 2 von (iKXKKAi. sHiPPme vkwi -hh 1-Ai.h 4.
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    • 137 2 M 8 8. infc-n.M for th. MraiU Km*, ihoold b* writton on on. tid* of U» |*o« only- By U;. nefrleot of that condition, raanj M. 8. S. an r^«Jt«<l th»t might otherwiw b.. pnbliihsd. All adr.rtiii.iK contract, are mbi«t to the oondition that th. Mana*.r may lon th. adr.rti».m<pnt
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  • 683 3 THE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE CUP. KIKSI Itul'N'D. I KIH.E RKKiADE. .1, between the 8 C ami Rifle Brigade, in the first round of Lt! .ii Football Challenge Cap took place hist night, on I huge crowd of In ipite of the prevkrai the not nd »;ih in fairly Winning the toss
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  • 84 3 Mi V. Gbomc'i Hongkong share report dated lOtli instant, says Pun Di d »e.ik. and the rate grad tally ret eded to ■'Ni< for ordinaries, and V' fur I'ieicieii. as, but sie.nly demand netting in again, occasioned by the r«|H>rl that the American syndicate baa made a deliniU offei
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  • 235 3 KH.IHKATIoN OK I'Ali IM.Ktlll ITS. Tasreporty)«theworkingof the Bank- irdinance during the year \^w 'i by Mr. W Egerton, as Official in that period, the depart i dvi reai bed M,887 against .■I I] !,-.:iti To raise more ie, Hi Kgerton ret ommendi an h i the mm charged, especially,
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  • 2381 3 BACIXa MEMENTO. The I'lincc of Wales liax tir. s. n l 1 U exquisite diamond pin. with a »lt--i tru of a horse 1 1 1 jockey, with tin- joekcv in his Royal Iliplinoas's colours, to the K.irl of Coventry, as a memento of the vii tnry
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  • 437 3 THIRD LIST OK 81 USCMBERS. We give below the third list of subscribers to the Town Hall Fund, which, yesterday, we announced amounted to $600, Lee Cheng Van. i-" each, Messrs. Jackson Miller, and $£10, l.iak Chin r- n it Co. 120, \V. Grigor Taylor. $100
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  • 1090 3 Little Diek "Seems to me the older folks grow the more awkward they get.' Mamma—" Why so?" Little Dick— "l can strap sister's skates on in two minute*. but it takes Mr. Niccinlow about half-an-hour." Once upona time a man. who needed the aid of Fontenelle, went to
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  • 52 3 Fbril UHI July. Tiik Kinpcror William, while sailing otf the coast of Norway in his yacht, was wounded in one eye by part of the rigging falling upou it. Two passenger trains have collided at Gjientoffe near Copenhagen. Eight carriages have been smashed. Forty persons were killed, and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 20 3 DELIGHTFUL I l \TING I j Condy's Fluid 1 IN I IK. HUH Supp'.k.. Oione as ((ctaiuci io Sea Water.
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    • 1125 3 NOTICES. S^IMi.VPORE SPORTING CLUB. The Autumn Race Meeting, will he held on the 19th, 21st, and 23rd October, 1807. PROGRAMME. FIRST-DAY. Tuetday, 19th Octvlxr, 1897. First Race. THE MAIDEN PLATE- Value |IfA A Race for Maiden Horses Weight as per Kale (Hist. 91b.). An allowance of I'U'.'S. to horses entered
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    • 610 3 NOTICE& MUNICIPALITY OK GEORGE TOWN, PENANfi. 'ptlK Municipal Commissioners invite I architects to submit competitive design for a memorial Clock Tower and Fountain to be erected near the junction of Light Street and Beach Street at a coit of about $30,000. A prize of tlfiO will be awarded for the
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 282 3 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbmi Hospital. 191 A./»/;/, ;*>/. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. ,9 p.m. Kemakks. Bar. 29.fMiL' 1N.81'3 WM7B Temp. 79.0 85.8 I 81.0 W. BMbTher 77.0 76.0 77.0 IJ-fl, Dir.ofWind W. s.s.w. S.W. Max. Temp. I 85.9 ~i' Mm... V :,™.Q °*li Max. in Sun 153 9 c ""5
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  • SHIPPING
    • 157 4 Underthisheadingthefollowingabbrcyia. i lions are used :-str.-Bteamer »h -ship bq.-barque Brit.-Briti.h U. S. United States; Fr. French Ger.-Gernian Dut.Dutch- Joh.— Johore; 4c, G.c, General cargo d.p.-<icck passengers tain T P. W.— Taniong Pagar tt harf T P. D.'-T»niong Pagar Dock B-W. Born* Wharf; J.W.— Jardines Wharf ;N.H.VV. New
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    • 1297 4 Abbitali Bihc« Noow or Yesterday Arab, Brit. str. 2.874 tons, Capt Wills. 19th July. From Batoum, 12th June. Oil. P Simons and Co. For Hiogo 19th— B.W Blue Cross Brit. str. 1«59 tons, Capt Storm 19th July. From Bangkok 15th July rice P. Simons. For P. Said 20-
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    • 402 4 Name, port, probablt date of arri.tl. a>ii nanu ol agent: A. Apcar, Calcutta. July s M Bayern Europe, July -'2 Belin Meyer. Bellero'phon, Liverpool. Aug 1 Mantfkid. Benvenue, Hougkoug, July is P. SimoLi. Oanilia, l.ondun. A.ug IS; P. A O Canton. Hongkong, July SI P. >V. I Cures,
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  • 184 4 i a VESHL-8 IW |TOKB. Rio C APT A 1.1 From Sailei>. COKSIGNtE Jlv 18 Turbo Brit. str. MM Mo*M 1» Kian Yang str. TO Kuiwtli 1!) Blue Cross »tr. IBM Btorm 19 Farfalla Ital. Mr. 117 Qaotiao la Karon I nnerilalv Brit etrv L'l.fit Wi-n..» in Kfiilomond »tr.'
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  • 61 4 Datk. Ykrsei/s Nami FlauAßiq (.'aitaim Dwuuikm uljr iO Han Bin Quan Brit »tr. h'Cruze ■M Kian Yang str. Kuiiiiili 20 (lauymuile str. BAmII Tibre lOf.»tr. Qi JO BmiWa Dut str. j Vo« 20 Sri Pegalan gtr. ■M A\nx I. •JO Waka«aMaru Jhu itr M. ;i N g»m Tor Britttr
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 271 4 WOTICBB. JAMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WHISKIES ARK THE BEST VAI.IK IN TUX HID: y V $11.00 PKR CASE, DCTY PAID. V V SPECIAL RKSKUVK. $1300 PER CAP., DUTY PAID. DOM I ME. 10 V EARS >LI >. 16 CA DLTY PAID OBTAINABLE FROM RETAIL DEALERS, OR M.ALISTER Co,. «.liaoexi. ALMS
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    • 780 4 "HOI SI- OF LORDS' OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY. SAUXDERSS REGISTERED TliU mp Hlfmiil Whisky, now for the tirst timo placed on this "market, is the only Scotrh lirand supplied in bulk to the House of Lords ni nee 1879. There is only one quality, and none is genuine Batata bearing the
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    • 670 4 NOTICES. GRIMAULTS SYRUP HYPO-PHOSPHITE oi LIME i FOX DISEASES OF THE CHEST All suffering from Catarrh, Codsumption, Obstinate Coughs or Colds and those affected with diseases of the Chest Lungs and Bronchial Tubes, shoul 1 take 6RIMIDLT S STRDPiI HYPO-PHOSPHITE iIUIE Prescribeii by Hie leading medical authorities m all countries
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    • 985 4 NOTICES. Pure Blood is the source of good health. Ayer's Sarsaparilla Makes pure blood, strengthens the nerves, sharpens the appetite, removes that tired feeling, and makes life ■worih living. Thousaniiu of people have testified to tho hof.ling virtue of Ayer'a Sarsaparilla. Their letters com o in every post. There's no
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    • 1073 4 AUCTION SALES. SVI.E OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Ac. Tub Pkopertt of F. i/Almkidj, Eho,. at No. 20, Armenian Stbbkt. Saturday, 24th July, at 2p. m. rpilE undersigned are instructed by F. I d'Almeida, Esq., to sell by auction, at No. 21). Armenian Street, on Saturday, 24th July, Ht 2 p. m.,
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    • 97 4 NOTICES. "TIMB8" AND "BUDOKT." StraiU Timei, post free, ISO a year, or 'JU a month, or ten cents a copy, fttrattt Budaet, post free, a year, or M a quarter or4o cents a copy. The advertising rates are- first time, 16 centsaline; 2nd and 3rd times, 10 cent* a line;
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    • 35 4 NOTICES. vKCII IDS. J. I). A. PEREIKA. HOBTICULTUBIST AXD FLORIST COLLSCTOB AND EIPOBTIB or ObilMi.v Orders for Bouquet Sprays, 4c., Ac, Carefully and promptly executed. Cheapest House in the Trade. NURSERY AND KESIDENf OXLEY ROAD
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