The Straits Times, 2 June 1898

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1898. NO. 19,54;")
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 891 1 HQKWBOCOIIFAWT.LmiTID 1 u _uioa Companj (»Ire). •■*;^lCrCSloTc.-p»v. 1 M.r lt~.r i-onreaj. JJ,' JSSm IsswsaoeOo-psaj. Limited. mlvi of these Companies, see the ''VtrtSs-t of THE BOWJKO COMSTEAMSHIP COMPANIES. OrncE, CoLtvEE Qhay SUM NAVKiATKiN OOBPAIT. „.X.K. TOE CHINA, .IAfAJI, VESAKO k H.v Kt'lA, AI'*TEAI.IA, AMU, EoVFT, MaESEIM.es, OIBEALTAE, MALTA, ilEi»i>isi.VEi.icE, Plymouth. ASH
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    • 883 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. f^ONINKI.UKK I'AKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under contract with the .Netherlands India Government. Ayrnl, at Stnt/npor,: Smr Agency, L.TI .1. Daesueu. A Co., 2-3, CoLLVEB QIAY. Steamer From Expected W ill be Despatched for On Batiivia. Ma> :Kl. Batavia. Cheribon, Satnaranu, Sourabaya. June i. M. Vajirunhi,. Pi-nanß. lVnaiiK, Oleh-loh. I'adanß, and
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    • 433 1 j |>aITISH INDIA STEAM XAVIUA I Ii TION COMPANY. LIMITED. j TO PENANH, UANIJOON, 4 CALCUrrA 1 OneoftheCoiii]uinyVsteamer< is intended to leave Tanjong Pagar Wharf every week. I Passengers and Cargo are booked' by the above steamers at through rates to all ports in India antl Ccvlon, also to East
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    • 682 1 INSURANCES. f|IHK LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIXE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,!27,N» Paid up Capital 215,7«0 Reserve Fund «78,555 The undersigned. Agents for the Company, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rates of premium. BOUSTEAD 4 Co. rpUE CHINA TRAOEB-i INSURANCE J. COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital Subscribed. $1,000,000. Amount Paid
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    • 565 1 INSURANCES. 1 rpHE QUEEN INS! UANCE COMPANY ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Home Offices: QI'EEK ISSUKASCE BfILIiIKUK, I.IVEKIO. L The undersigned. Agents for the above Company, arc prepared to take risks at current rates. HOOGLANDT Co. THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1883. Head OrncE, Rikoapoee. Capital Fully Subscribed $3,000,000 Capital Paid-up
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    • 463 1 NOTICES, THE BBBT THING THAT EV£B HAPPENED. rpHK I'ioneer l.nckwi.rkt Mat ticncrnl Metal Posndry, Alicirh. K. W I'rovin1. res. The only |iractical Lookworks m the Ka-i ander direel Buropean nianagfiiieiit aasl aapaniakn. H' «j* aaoaol meet rwir raquira it-, nobod) else can. < lur trade mark mi a lock is
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    • 697 1 AfCTIoN SALES. .Mill OX SAI.K OK HACK HOBBKB ra r.i mi i. a, ■B, AISUA.M-- SI Altl.l 1 U :,i,iy, ml, .1,,,, a. 0 U p.a pUj >■■«- W bide numlicr <;kikhn.< IMU-KLI. A BALI OF VAI.I'ABI.K He il'-KIIOI I' HKMITHK. llit: I'lininm „i W, -likiuvk. Ist l.K.wis. i,,i: >
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    • 755 1 HonutHOLD urn mm CHAMBERI AINS PAH BUM lleneral Liniment for the relief snd cure of rheumatmm. lame back, pain iv the aide and .hot. .praina and .wellintr., cuts, bruise., burn- ami scalds. One appl, cation ia said to rel.eve ilicnnatio pains and apraina in one-thini the time any "tlier tr»Ml
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  • 131 2 STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 2nd JUNE 1898. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS Kstablishid: 1831. PRICE 18 CKNTS. Suts'-ripti,,n rote* and advertising rattt auiy lit found on the fourth pad-] ENGAGEMENT AT SANTIAGO. SPANISH OFFICIAL VERSION. ALLEOED AMtKICAN RRPIUI. Csasbn, 2n,( Jam, Official despatches received at Madrid, state that Admiral Schley had just bombarded the
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  • 72 2 LOAN TO BE RAISED. Spain is arranging for an internal loan of one hundred millions of pesetas. HJN jwsetas go to the |>ound sterling. The loon coinos to about i-1.nu0.00n.; SILVER EXPORT I'ROHIBITED The Spanish Cortes have pasted a Bill, prohibiting the export of silver, coined or uncoined, from
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  • 22 2 NHOn REACHED. The negotiations between Canada and America have resulted in reaching an agreement on all subjects under contro-
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  • 15 2 FORTIFICATIONS TO BK IMPROVED. HHm have been taken to improve the fortifications of WV-i-hai-wei.
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  • 721 2 AN AMERICAN REPULSE Ir Spanish official 1 j .:»t i issued from .Madrid are to l>e tmttti, the the Spuniih tod in Santiago de Cuba harbour have been ]>artially repulsed. In may be well to give a ft-w particulars as totheposition. A fuw weeks back, the Spanish lleet, under Admiral
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  • 24 2 That all matters have l>ecn arranged satisfactorily between the l'nite.l Stat. s and Canada is most satisfactory. There were many small points in dispute.
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  • 41 2 TllK awwsli RuJgrl, published this account ef the three days' r.u ing. and tliedre«s at the races. Kitra copies can be got at the office, ot can be sent post free to any address that may bf supplied. Price 40 cents.
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  • 148 2 It is advertised that an extraordinary geneial meeting of the Malay Peninsula Prospecting Company will he held on Saturday, the nth inst. Dm purpose i< to amend certain of tin. ;uti I. ..f association a| jvirently those relating to the po.««iblc winding up of the company. It it gravely to
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  • 9 2 The homeward mail closes at 6 a. m to-morrow.
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  • 12 2 The Straits Trading I ov advert In a payment of dividend coupons.
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  • 13 2 PlmmcE, exchange, and share prices, and the mail list, are on asp 1
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  • 16 2 HMM, Powell ft Co. advertise an auctiun sale of brandy, at their saleroom, on Monday next.
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  • 20 2 It is advertised that the IBfpßri Philharmonic Society will give a concert at the Town Hall on tlie Oth instant
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  • 22 2 A yum- large quantity of machinery is expected to arrive at tang in a few d.iy*. from England for the I'erak Railway
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  • 28 2 Thk (Vnanc Municipality have decided to build the. Jubileo Memorial Clock Tower there in front of the Old Jetty and Government Buildings, as near Light Street as possible.
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  • 35 2 This mxrning, a cricket match was arranged to be played on the Esplanade, between the ollicers of H M. s. HsreMM r. the Harrison, but owing to the rain the match had to he postponed
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  • 32 2 YKm.RbAY, while some repairs were home made at the I', ft <>. wharl to the shed belonging to Messrs Howarth Erskine, the girdern nave way, causing one end of the building to collapse.
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  • 30 2 Me'srs. Powell ft Co. advertise an auction sale of cement, atihe Tanjong I'ajar Wharf, on the Atli in-t. They also advertisea saleof tinned provisions at their sale-room en Saturday next
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  • 26 2 lilt: usual monthly medal handicap has been postponed until Saturday, 1 lth .lune. The Club Spring I'ri/o Competition ban been postponed toSaturday, ISthJmu-.
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  • 38 2 As old Chinaman was sitting by the roadside yesterday afternoon, in Bain Street, when a sanweng came, up ami struck him over the head, stealing from him at the fcame time a bag containing *i 48.
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  • 123 2 Today, at noon, an Ordinary I leiicral Meeting of the Straits Trading Company was held at the Company's office No lT.Collycr (iuay, for the foUowini parposes: -To receive the accounts .vi.l Rylance Sheet for the hall year ending on the .'list March, IMB, and the
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  • 407 2 I following are some intorwtinj American flnilliiai»ul° hS DVHAMOS »)K SHIPS AND ,OHT> It is Btateil that the \V«»iii,.i lon Llectri.- »v MamitaitunniT A bonus of Si.->,IHKJ has lor prompt dehvc i v. A HI Ml OKDIIt FOR LAM In.' l.vi.[. l>t'.ii t iti.iir „f th i
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  • 525 2 Tin- .on^tru. tion ol tin- Sit.ri^n Railway i< Btogreeeliig Some 5,tw miles of steel rails have been kid already at a cost of :t."iO,UOO,i«(i roubln July M 1904, it is thought, will IlimwIllOJ nanafaf from the llHm tb* North to those of the Japantei Within eighteen
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 515 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufm'tiinTi nf DYH Ml n; UKLIONII I. '■n MM: hv\ nun ■LABTINU ..i i \TINIs DETONATORS SAFETY Ft ZK RLBCTRIi i:i IBTING LFPASATI B The ardvk bfuaiK mM *v ut Brant, muni TMD TO UK of Bl'l'KKlOit yr AI ITY ANJ> n"T« T TMi» i
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    • 847 2 NOTICES. NOTICK. Itrt nave from the Ist of May, I**, NOIRE OOHTE i o. RUTICI >• ii i in I; Uw( iptain, thnOwam,uoT I ih.' \-,Mil^.llli.l).llii»li»hi|>/"/.-;.VN I tl hi 1/ I/: "ill iv-| -,1,1.- for any del.v Unit ma\ be i-ootmctrd by her craw -luiinu tin- vv* el -lay in
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    • 473 2 NOTICES. KATZ BROTHERS. LTD. HAYi: JDBT DXPACKKD A I.AIUiE STOCK OV UDOT4M, IN VARIors USB: •Hn.xA j 1! K '''r OUkXCtXIi ■<miVfrisi-r~Ui.;»-; V', Blankets, •ililx.llxl r2*P* Bath Towel-.. Marhle Top Waahatandi, Bentwood Cnnsn ao^Couehea, Rocking Chairs, Etc. KATZ BROS., LIMITED. SINGAPORE. ROBINSON CO. ORL WOO LA PUBE WOOL. UNSHRINKABLE IIANNEL
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    • 667 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. I T1 gNGAFOSK PHILHARMONIC j T1 SOCIETY. ;°1 B' A CHOKAI.*ORCHKSTKA1. CONCERT. will Iw Riven at the Town Hill, on N 1 ThnTKl.iy, June. I p Admission, SI. Musmnus Krke. Plan of the Hall at the j A K X S> AX0CO j WAXTKI). Hak laal Debenture*. Tonjo'lit
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    • 24 2 THE "STRAITS TIMES" HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY mWBPiPB IN ASIA BRITISH INDIA EXCEPTED NO OTHER EASTERN NEWSPAPER HAS SO WIDESPREAD A CIRCULATION.
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  • 1131 3 11IIC ITRAK iKI.AM.OR MATCHKS itaill ft, Ih' -Slrml> Ttmm*-r-.toitawlm tilugiim.ienilstil yattai "eh..l prmtedapart of i 5.,,... ,r,,t nevertheless in the larger setlfce-eSE '7" Cn.kel matel, at Kuala I.un.pur ended Tl Selangorteam were all out in the nings for ii I'.rik team won the match by an
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  • 80 3 A M.W liK.oUATIOS toll 11. 11. inKAIUM. To M..UIIOW and on Saturday, quite a number of people are going to Johore. 1., attend the formal handing to the Sultan, by the llnto >ri Amar d' Raja (Abdul Rahman, C.M.(i.) of the insignia ot the 1K,,,;,,,,..!, Order Abdul
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  • 286 3 re* It nOW A..AINST IIKARTIt. The report of the Committee on the National Storage of Wheat, especially with reference to the question as a security to the country incase of war, h.is bran iesued. The committee has held fill,, i, meeting- and between fifty and sixty witnesses have
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  • 448 3 t pil.-l, nr'- DBKaiPTIOl Of MANILA. A smTLCMAB, who iv.-nnly arrived at Hongkong from Manila, on board the Japanese cruiser .1'. ■■h-.nhimu ha- l» riving an account of the deplorable of th« Spanish noldierj and of the manner in which the Chinese in Manila are utilized. Heconfirna theaoooUDU
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  • 1082 3 KIAOCHAI'. GIRMAN CNTIKrKISF Tsinotao, which is the port meant when K lamina II Hay is spoken of, is on the south-eastern side of the iioint wiuehjuisouiin a south-westerly direction from the mainland on the north side of the entrance to the Bay. With south-east winds blowing,
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  • 2049 3 [All Eights Raentd.\ (lixj F T. B. A.) I. MOPKKN TVI'KS 0t MACHISKS. The word cycle, as commonly used, is p-neially taken to moan the reardriving safety bicycle which b the standard type of machine chosen, and rightly chosen, by the overwhelming majority of present-day
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  • 357 3 THEoutwardd. S S latrtmiM tiimd to leave Penangtbiaofteni BhouW her .l.parture he not deferred, she may be looked for on Saturday, tba 4lh U> TbeKiagem liner i:,ll i left Hoar kong, at p.m. on th..:iist ultimo, and i- due here on Monday morning, tha Mb instant The tea
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  • 56 3 A hokikn named l.i in Keng Citing, a trader at SO, Amoy Street, reports to the police that, between (t a.m. and 7 p in yesterday, some one robbed him of »4ao worth of clothing and jewellery He suspects a man living in the same house, against whom
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  • 85 3 A Malay name,l Ha'san. living in a prahnat Tanjong Kh.i. says that between f> vi BBjdtpjn. on the 29th May, a box containing jewellery to the value of Rig wra s.olen from him. The complainant's brother who was in the boat at the time states, however, that
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  • 128 3 hot i- issued Irom the M UmmcU ollice a reproducl ion of the chief pictures of 1908 The book consists of 18» pages, containing a OOUpie of hundred or more raproduct ions of the chief pictures of the London galleries rbeworkisadmirabrj done, almost betic we think, than
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 217 3 fevers s.sjae i CondysFluid Isth« best, if n.it the ONLY I pun Her t>f Waller Tor DHrtklne. 1 COHDY MITCHELL, ot London, i Eiu;UnrJ are Up Sole Makers. ■EWARE OF ftUBSTITUTCS H(»Ti:Liti:siM)E,s. 15ATAVIA riMlls Brat etaaa botaL linliicd 1 througtwul by electricity, ii sitnatad in tbe centre of tbe Bunpaan
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    • 463 3 HOTICES. JOHN LITTLE CO., LD. SINGAPORE. sol.l. At.I.MS I'oli ttOVER CYCLES. HIW P.KK.-IHN. (LATE i;l UTTON) r\t UU We have now in stock lull linos 1898 Machines. liitVli; bUADoTQH IKiVKK IH. III ROAI)rKSBBi i;uVi:u UtAJ) RACERS. BOTEB PATH BAI KBS LADIES' ROVEBS. Our Special Qninton Cycle. l.^'.'S Pattern fitted with
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 276 3 WXATRKB ItKPOKT Katvt,,*,) AVW.uii }l.., r il<il, 1..! AaH UH Mum 3p..ni.!l|i.in. Rm»ISS Bar. -Jl"!>ißai.:9l Temp. BTJ B&O 880 w. hii.ri,., mr :..in rsn Db.orwiml BE. B.W. B.W. M-at Hat. Temp fM Max. in Sun IOJt *>% Terr. nd. :a.4 =-r c Rainfall I WKATHEK TEI.EOKAM (XL ft .1. •<•
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  • 410 4 Buunu. »d Jvwm, IM PRODUCE (Halm an eomdett fo li'3o p.m i inml.i^r, '1»--;opr» Huli do Pontianak, n Pepper, Black, 11*0. Jo White, <6X> 3».T» Sago Flour Sarawak l:. do Brunei- *-l Pearl Sago Soflee, Bali, picked V.OO. Doflee Palembeng, picked.... SMXX DoSee, I.lberian, No. I 1 > 00.
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  • 40 4 Municipal Debenture, r. Taniong Pagur Delwnture Bondl. New Prye Kirer Dock Share*. Maynarii 4 i'o.k Strail, le* Co.V Slrait» Trading Coy. FUR HALE. Fengerang Planting Share*. lra»er Neave, Ltd. «traiUSteam«hip Cn\. SOMERVILLK QDNK, r k.-hange .V Share Broken
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  • 72 4 hur JVr .It. lititr. ToMurrow. Eurupo via PorU llemal. a.m. Malacca l-ady Uugdra, I ».m. Amoj vin port- J'o« Tom/, 9«.m. Miil.v ;m.l Klang Uataricr, 3 p.m. B'gkaiia 4 Bugan //o Tonf S p.m. Malacca Klang >™, 4 p.m. Bangkok Hydra, 4 p.m. Malacca Klang Sapplio, 4 p.m.
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  • 79 4 From Ki'Ku«:-By the P. a O. l>ro,,a, ■Ut dates to the 13th May, due on tbe 4ihJum. Apl iinil I. <>. Hn 16th M»> Huh Apl :Wh M. M. Mny ittml M»> MM M»y -.'nii N. U. I. May Ml M«y -.tlth M..i i r <■ M.-n
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  • 219 4 Pcp cr < s /v Cnrurntirr from il«t»iia ■jan w. lanseri, Taylor, Wondey, Dintdale. Agerlwrk, Uun»y. Mbaul. ami l'«ulu>. Per s. Sofftc from Want via ports Mr. Anchant, ttana, XK-Taggart, and tar a, baaaaa from Muar: fetaaaa, .1 M. Macdonald, \V. Noble, and A. (i. Vao Dvk IVr
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  • SHIPPING
    • 156 4 Underthi* heading the followi ngattbrevia- I ;ions are u»«*d «tr. pteamer »h. thip ■hi- barque; Brit.— Brituh U.S. I'nitol <»'.»•; Fr. French (ler. —Herman !>«.-- Dutch; Joh.— Joboro; Ac, U. c, (^Drr«l -urito d.p. deck fMM«p*ngera U. Uocer- I win T. P. W.-Tanjong P«(t»r \Vh»rt T. P.
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    • 995 4 \riiivaij> Hun Noon or Yf.mt>kk>y. I), Cmfmßm, Out. «tr. rsr ton.. i«pt ii.and W<l|. DanMa and Co. For Mm 4th- w. AViv No.ij. Brit. .lr. 1.410 tons Oapt Mon-Hwu-tfid an Co. For Rangoon, U— N.H.W. Unkrlla, Brit. »tr. »l torn*. Capt Hud-on, :'nd ,lvn From Muar, MJune. Of,
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    • 406 4 Smmt, port, probaht* date ut arnri.' mt nan* ol OQ**li. Stkami.hv Arliirin, Hmnburg, June I IVIm Ihm A|>. »r. ll.ii Kkoii^, Jiini' iK S. Mj-,, Vtvi Ne« York, Jane. Bottttoad llallaitnu. CotOmbO, Jun.i l«; P. A O. llantam, s l,:iya, June DhkWli Bayern. Bremen, June i:i Helm »n«
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    • 88 4 passed IUHDA STRAITS <)K ARRIVED POX <)Kl>Ki:s. Fuo D»ti Datb. U*i> Ship« Name. Commasi.kk. IMm l>i-".- Rio. i Sailing >n May 23 Brit <f ola Franivnick K.'b lKCardifl Hoim !l.(m »h. I". N. B'chanl (>»k.-» Apl 1:1 Manila N«w Yort Sftßrit Ihi. UrRO R»v Uw K.I. ll|M«w York .Sli.ncli.l
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    • 37 4 5 V«M«L'ii !lih Tom. Cii-mx Fboh S»ilii>. 0«""^ 2 Rio Twtt. rdfiisss. br sis* 88 1 Folom vet I.VI Harnßr.l lUng^n May 1C.H0.-k Kirn »tr. BWMmMoi Amoy May J. "I a ,u jfea; is! ;??So- br
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    • 65 4 DiTK. VcuiL'a Km> FuaAKio Cu-ms I)wtim«>°» June 1 Cvntaur Brit.tr. nmiaalynf Bangkok \\tu*? m o£U. U rASST^P I Chowp'hya Brit.tr. MUcoe Nam Yong ttr. Hii»-.ii H konK >« I Kian Ann »tr. Oaify lljambie a Bovnton «tr. Irv,> K1..,.|,anl ,km" l^ Bri'iiial P4O.tr. Wibmer r.-ii.mpf.l olonii«»" 1 Lctimbro llal.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 304 4 NOTICES. JAMES WATSON COS SCOTCiI WIIISKIKS AUK THK UU VAII K IN 1 11 i. UaOTl y y q RUM i-kk (ASI, noTY paid. V V a si'K I \l. RGSKRVK n*«i«oiaH, mim DOMINIK 10 Yl.\i:su|.|i. tumim**. mttttm. mil \iv Ml I nOM BSEAII DKAI I RB, 0« MoALJSTER .v
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    • 204 4 ™3^^iJ^^i^^N t j 1 Hvert Scents from /7ow*rt, j I RIGAUD'S WHITE VIOLITI. I RIGAUO'S WHITE ROSE RIGAUD'S WHITE JISHIX I RIGAUD'S white lil»o. RIGAUDS wurrt imt. KKY BKANH luana wjh» W* t*W BKWARB OF IMITATIONS. Son Damn mm i tauaon TWO UHt I-.KIIN HKVBR A- Co, tu. lli. I.
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    • 801 4 NOTICE. rTTJJIEf- OF CEYLON, (daily edition). X The largest anil bent circulated new»- I p»i)or publish. *<l in Ceylon, a* well a* the I SStSiSiSmmm riiitiili, i. more largely supported l>v tin* European community of the Island than the other papers combined. In this great centre of Tropical Agriculture, the
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    • 796 4 NOTICES. THE STRAITS TIMES ANO THE STRAITS BUDGET DAILY AND WEEKLY ESTABLISHED IS3I. Ttlrpkimt, jr.. TO. TW^nj-ftH- T»iM. Si»«»ro««." The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in
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    • 28 4 NOTICES. INDIAN ENGINEKRIN(i. Am iLivKTaiTKn Wkikly JorawAi. THE BECOQNIZED OBOAN OF THE PKOFKSSI.'N IN INDIA. ITila qutTAnttril ,'»ma fidr arcvUtion, LIST OPEN TO INMPECTIOJJ. PAT DOYLE C.K. QMMJOBTTA.
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    • 39 4 NOTICES. ADOI.K KTKKNBER(^ A DOI.F STERN BRK(7"^. l(oU 2\. to in(orm the public n( Hini.^* that he hai. r^-openod (ii. «Ub*****" the alH.v» a-ldn-... He al.o h,p patronagr and .upport which h, now pactfully elicit. ow m. i. avio
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