Straits Times Weekly Issue, 6 August 1890

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1 1 Straits Times Weekly Issue
  • 27 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. New Series Published for Transmission by Evej& Homeward Mail Steamer. [Peici 40 Cents. VOL XLVI. SINGAPORE, WEDNESIMY, G AUGUST, 1800. NO. 3,584
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  • 67 1 At Shanghai, on the Ist July, by drowning Wm. Harris, of Harris Son Co., Londou. Frieuds will plots- ftflcept this intimation. At Mila ca, on t\\o 81st ult Maximiaxa, tho relief of the l*to Lo loviuo Cornelius, *god 70 foars.— B IP. At tlm restdeaec of h.»r father. No.
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  • 108 1 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 6th, 1890. CONTENTS. Market QnotatioßS. Summary .if the Work. Better's TrinfrrtMi Ijochl :uh! General N»m\^. Sir Fr do-« k H'.cksou's Bluudor. A F.-iuini- Statue. Tho Troubles m Argentina. The X mbiUn m l^- >( Tho British North Borneo Land Revenue. (Supreme Co :rt. Polios X lengi r Li
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  • 135 1 BIV6}APOBB,OTI AUGUST, 1880. Produce. GamVuer, s r> do rub- Ka 1 10.10. do do No. 2. 8.90. Copra Bali. I do Pdtit'Mnak, Pepper Black 1 Sago Flour, 116. Pearl SafO, n v Coffee Bali, Coffee Liberiao 28.50. Tapioca small Flat* 425 do d<» Ist quality 457*. do
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  • 226 1 Bentong "Btraits Tin" (4'l p.lj $2 tdUn. Bi*m Ooldßelds (£1 pd) $5 teller*. Jelebu Mining Co. ($5 pd) $3& buyers. letchau Pahang (£1 pd) $6 nominal. Malay Proapeoting Co. (|7 pd) $20 buyers. Pabang Corporation ($1 pd) $15 «l!»nPahang Central (£1 pd) $tt teller* Pahang Kabang (£1 pd) $6fc
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  • 247 1 The Acting Governor returned on Friday from a trip to Whang, Kelantan, and Triugauu. The Acting Colouial Secretary notified on Thursday the withdrawal of the obnoxious QoeJiog regulation*. On Wednesday, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Auinials met to elect a committee of eight
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  • 175 1 For Straits Times. The AjtOKHmri Refi hlic. London, oUth July. It is stated that the President has resigned, aud that au official despatch states that the insurgents have yielded, aud that the rebellion is suppressed. The Argentine Kepublu London, 31st July. Peace is restored, and the rebel ■quadron
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  • 72 1 THE "STRAITS TIMES" FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS. Bdw£on, 30th July. The following are to-cHine closing pricea PrfKig Corporation (Ltd.). 45/ to 50/ BfcflKmg Straits Tin (Ltd.)... 8/9 11/1 SfdjmGold Fields (Ltd ...±j ti ii 7/6 \ts° n f //y/ -The following are to-ddgts doting prices Pmiig Corporation, Ltd.* 42/6 to 47/6 B<taJQng
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  • 455 1 Tifljte were few persons at the regiineulrfpmusic on Sunday afternoon. It was oj^t known whether the hand would play. Somk Artillery practice took place at Fort 'Ikiijon^ Katong this morning, m t he presefcfij of H. E. Major-General Sir CharJ'mtWarreu. I>a/m Abdul Rahman sends l>v this mail
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  • 715 1 Bawk Holiday Match. An all day match heiim two scratch teams captained respectivth by Messrs. Hornby and Talbot was played oq the Esplanade yesterday, and resulted m favour of the S. C. 0. captain. The weather was rather warm, ami the wicket was iv first class condition. Mr. Tal
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  • 2268 2 Coukt oi- Two Magistrates To- Day. {Btfon Messrs. Thornton and Isemonger.) la the case of the two Malay women Yung and Sarah charged with Yobberv a further remand of one week was granted at the request of Inspector Porteous. Bail extended. Kah Ah Soon was chawed on remand
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  • 217 2 WEDNESDAY, 30th JULY. Thj? British steamer Cheng Hye Teng broke her crankshaft when about half way between Malacca and Singapore. Temporary repairs were effected and she came oil under easy steam arriving here this morning and proceeded to the New Harbour Dock for repairs. H. M. S.
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  • 131 2 The cultivation of gam bier m Java has been tried many times, but although the plant grows excelleutly, extraction has on every occasion yielded a kind of gambier inferior m quality to that produced by the Chinese around Singapore. It is believed that the cause of
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  • 106 2 .The steamer Horsburgh which left here w\bh the mails on Tuesday met H. E the Acting Governor's steamer the Sea Belle at Kuala Undau about 130 miles ir^n Singapore. The Horsburnh remained about six hours, and then lett with the S- d arrived at Si n^pore at
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  • 1147 2 A general meeting of the Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held m Mr. Fraser's office, Exchange Buildings, at 5 p. m. yesterday! There was a fair attendance of members* including, among others, Messrs. Gentle* Buckley, Macßitchie, Miller,
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  • 135 3 Thb Acting Colonial Secretary's circular letter of n that His Excellency has now rec.-iv.'d sath rity fr m Her Majestj's Government to modify to a certain extent the BVrtrictioos apon foreign men-of-war entering the ew BEarhonr, so far as tiiey rel«4 to coaliu^r, ar irnra such DMn-of>war
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  • 1197 3 Police Court. To-Day. Thirj» Kaoisti i Guv H. ts4 barged with wroogfullj confiuiuLr one Eng Peng Fongand io com■ktiog au off< il ble under Section 843 of the Penal Code. Inspector McGregor prosecuted, Mr. Russell Ardagh for defence. Eng Peng Foug sworn, deposed.- I am a carpenter living ;.t chop
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  • 88 3 ir Zf^ Gazette, 29th July.) Tunku Omte, the Rajah of Edie, is at present m JK^iang, and staying at his residence at Ifjfyxji Kramat. \Ve understand the Rajah, ipcompanied L 7 the Dutch Consul, paid anUrik-ial visit Mr. Skinuer at the Residency, on Wednesday evening last. AYe unddfttand
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  • 386 3 IttOIIA.UKU »1X SYED ZIN tV. SYED MOKAMUI) ALSAGOFF. This case'a^aiu occupied the whole day on Wetlnesdyfr, and it. was past six o'clock when judijimmt was gifen m favour of the d l.it^t, Tiio plaintiff brought w u '-jt f i» j.. m. on the 6th S- pU-miSr, 18^i>,
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  • 345 3 If our legiwajure wish^o pass ft really stringent liwjMainst sha<e gambliug they ought to stU'XwUhe Cauadiau Act p a little m tßin two ye.i s ftgo, and m auy case the (Jowruor would do well bofore adopt m sir X swiek's m 'lest bill to
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  • 1480 3 (From our own Correspondent.) Land Grabbing. Paris, 28th June. A journal m halfjoke and whole earnest proposes that a Geographical Congress be held to draw up a map of Africa, "a krict card," so as to enable the world to know the exact possessions of the European Powers
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  • 538 4 >> c Have just been favoured with an account of the proceedings that took place at the meeting ot the Chinese Advisory Board held m the (xoverinnont buildings on the 16th instant, Ihe members present were Mr. G C Wray (the trv.*Uknh, and Messrs. Chew Sin
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  • 255 4 Thk Fancy Dress Carnival at the Skating RiDk }>assed off very satisfactorily las?*' evening. There were altogether about oq«JJ hundred fvrsons present and some faut tic costumes were seen. A little boy i» the of an Arab Chieftain carried cSK first the prise for the best costume.
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  • 127 4 The ordinary meeting of the Photo-*, graphic Society was held m the Society's** rooms, Hill Street, last night; there \varf4p an attendance of six member*. The evening was to have been devoi to the postponed Becond part of Dr. Mur-*{ raj Robertson's paper on the History odx
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  • 163 4 The Acting Governor, m a speech ck».| log the Hongkong Legislative Council 1 said lam desirous, Gentlemen, of seeing the»» profession of Brokers m this Colony placed cm a better footing than it stands to-day -I but I would much prefer that any steps m #!i! d
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  • 329 4 {From our own Correspondent.) The Sultan and the Johore Railway. Johore, 28th July.— To-day being Hari Rayah Hajee, every one is holiday making. There were the usual prayers followed by the salute, aud then a inakau besar at the Istana Zarrah. Last Saturday, the 26th instant, three Europoani
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  • 487 4 The Death of Mr. F. C. White, Collector of Jelebu. 4 From <i Vorn&pomdi ut.) s I Wed BOik Jtil i/. It is with much regret that I write to announce the death of Mr. 1\ 0. White. CQllecto r*and Magistrate of Jelebu, an ereni which happened under mosfl paiuiul
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  • 3029 4 July 1890. H. E. Sir Frederick Dickson left Sing*, pore on the afternoon of the 18th Julr the Sea Belle on a tour of inspection on the East Coast of the Malay Peninsula taking with him H. E. Sir Charlea
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  • 255 5 The 58th My Variety Troupe, which DM ik'ifoimecfcjvith soiue^success iv the quarters at Mjj^lin, made4tl appearance before a veryT^nall house at the Town Hall last uigwP The programme was a large cue, ailgfcoutained mauv interesting items, whk-hjfcr ample scftpe for the dis" play of any
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  • 247 5 MusMir v. Merit an. This was aijfS^etion to recover money deposited. Tb^jplaiutift' alleged be euU ted the dctVucHjjLt's service m December 1881 (a tirtu uyßi'' name of Kader A Co., id which they previous)^ beeu partners, being theiUpfissolved) at a salary of $50 per uiouseuK s::u of which
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  • 812 5 The annual general meeting of the members of the MMOnic Club was held m the Club Building last evening, for the purpose of receiving the report and accounts for the year ending Juur HOth, 1890, and electing a committee. 11. XV. M. Dr. Leask presided. The report
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  • 827 5 The Courrier rfc Haiphong of the 17tn July makes much of the 14th July etl. brations at that port. The town put on a gay appearance with decorations and buuting after the roar of cannon had ushered iD the festive day. A review of the garrisou, a regatta,
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  • 46 6 H. M. 8. lledyole left yesterday for the China station, proceeding via Labuan. The return of visitors to the Raffles' Library and Museum during the week was The German Consul paid an official visit on board H. M. S. Porpoise this morning. f
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  • 1477 6 An extraordinary general meetinijHpf the Straits Insurauce Compauy wasKld to-day at 12 noon to consider the ing resolutionH. »4K That the Articles of Association be iittjjg&d m manner following (a) In Article 65 the word July gall I bo substituted for the word A*;rJ^ (b) Tlio
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  • 146 6 The All-comers Sin^!» i s (Jonv brought to a eloss on Satordaj, 51 i July, before a '.i>-p l Katherii good aiMl exciting play iras witneees I betn W. L Hamiltoa (ireundj and H i London and West ol England champion who were left In the
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  • 144 6 Bfj'ork the Chief Justice. Neo Chat brought au actiou a^aiu-t Syed Abdullah biu Hassan al Menawau •Sakoff to recover $500 balauoe of money due under au agreement to repair Nos. 27 £and 28, North Bridge Road. Mr. Vaughau who appeared tor the plaintiff spoke atout the frequency of
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  • 222 6 (Condensed from the Brisbane CourUr The half-yearly report and balance-sheet of tho Mount Morgan Gold Mining Compm* for presentation to tho meotiutf of shareho ders'to bt» hold on tho 29th July, wm ia«n A <i on June 27th. The manager's roport sets out that the wet season
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  • 1425 6 ■'■> tfaratfi T »> nrnt.) I London, tBthJuly, miuderstonn, i by torrential rains. |aok place Last m i n v inces, .i\g heavy ti Thames valley and .1 litfljtnirig struck [•■>■ flea of th i f Lords. del I mmomj. None ol the Indian or Colouial riflemen eoapeting
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  • 2723 7 A Technical Difficulty and a Lengthy Argument 1 On Friday afternoon at 2.45, m the Senior Magistrate's Court, before Mr. Ihorntou, Octave. Jourdin was again arrugned on the charge of homicide preferred against him by the Dutch authorim Batavia. now Applying for the prisoner's extradition. Mr." Barkiushaw
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  • 425 8 (From a UoffupotuU nt. Pekan, 30th July.— The s. s. Qimnggi arrived to-day from Singapore, aud among her passengers were noticed Dr. and Mrs. Rolph, the latter of whom comes to Pahang for the first time. Mrs. Rolph has just come to the East direct from home, 1
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  • 720 8 The Neftrl Seuihilan m ISB9. (Straits Times July 30.) The Administration Report on the Negri Sembilao for the year 1889 takes note of improvement m the finances with revenue growing faster than expenditure. The income of the States stood at about $101,000 against au outlay of $112,000, the revenue
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  • 987 8 (Straits Times July 31.) Yesterday afternoon the Acting Covl lonial Secretary notified the Consuls andjl the Chamber of Commerce that Sir Fre-J derick Dickson's coaling regulations are* cancelled by orders from home. Ofri course he did'nt put it so bluntly as thatfl With a delicate humour
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  • 907 8 (Strait* Ham July SI.) Thai a ttatesseat contained m one of latest batch of English newspaper! to the effect that John Qibeon*i somt- timefamom "Tinted Venus' 1 was sold at Christie's will remind middle-aged and eldarh reader! of a work of art which was not the Kast
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  • 445 9 (Straits Timttt Augutt I.) The Argentine Republic, so often ineutioned iv reoeoi .mis, bad latterly come under notice for political aud commercial troubles. Lt has had pleutv of them both since that separation from Spain, eighty years ago, wbiefa gave existence to the Republic. The latter
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  • 362 9 (btraiss Time* Awgutt ff.) Tm report of the British North Borneo Company at its recent meeting at Londou shows that prospects m that quarter contmue to improve. The company, at its outset, had to Straggle with troubles of every kind, like all new enterprise.,
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  • 87 9 The Chinese bigamy case at Peuang came before the Assizes there last Wednesday. The indictment ran that the accused, during the lifetime of his wife, had married another, an offence under Section 494 of the Penal Code. The argument and evidence brought forward to ascertain what Chinese law
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  • 184 9 (From our oivn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpor, 2nd August. -The opening of the Klaug Extension line, by the Resident he y e yesterday afternoon, has relegated Bukit Kuda to exactly the same position with respect to Klang, as a few years ago Colombo effected m the case of Point-de-Galle.
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  • 1921 9 aSL Murderous Sikh. Tej u™^nson and the Dindings. ADiiiic* io Colonel Walker. ■10th Jiifig-A Sikh private who imagined be had a<®4pvauce because he wished to be translated from tii.- artiDerj to the mfantry, jKfully shot d. ad a Punjaubi Sergeant y&\ a. in. on the 28th July, and
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  • 1549 10 Pahang-Kabang Limited). The adjourned general meeting of the share holders of Uie ab >vo was hold on the IOHi i-ist ai Winchester House, Old Brondstri und»r the ptamdnoj of the Hon. Arthur G. Brand. Tii<> Chairman said all he hid got to do was to tell the meeting that the
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  • 431 10 The following is the list of .-nt -iwßim to the 28th July, for the forthrftfiii.,' meet, which trill take place at T.iip?^^.»ii the 7th and 9th inatant:— >• For the first day*a races 1. The Griffin s Foref^^utries. Nirie'c n ponies. is£ 2. Thi Pkvaxu Cup. Mr.
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  • 1012 10 (Ceylon Observer.) London, 2<ith July.— Sir Richard Tempi* m a speech made iii the House of Commons last night m support of the bill for the sion of Heligoland dwelt upou the eitreme j importance to the British of Zanzibar, which I owediits prosperity to the natives of
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  • 121 10 Fn>m our own corre*pond\ at.) Kmmla Pihh, 29tk July. "4mi loft forTampiu last ni illueu of Mr Hale, tb Bfagist rate there. I bear there are a numb r of «ivilc atM to come oif, and ii will v v 3 before the R i lent is
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  • 141 10 following ra substitui ..-lauae 2of the Postal Regulationi mki<l«' by the •■ru»r iv Council ou t 24 b <•!' JuJr A >r-l. v busiflrtf will be i currency, aud tbe rate tli." conversion ->f Sterling into Dollars and Cents will L- tixed daily a- halfpenny below
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  • 2919 10 Ti nth hall meeting of the is held on July Mth at the I 'tel. Sir Rutherford Alcoek, X.C.8., chai man of the co upany, prdsided, > |>: se \drairal 0.8, M.i'. the Kikrlit Hon. Lord B K.C.B, S «1 D*nt, X U Bd D.-ir rht
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  • 218 11 MiS^*- I*-"1 v i::s Sir, WhSjou pi-rnnt ni<- to inform you that Ivtril-.ioiaW -i r\v i»u I. ivrcntly visit»*«l i 1 i'tgffi-' ti'-s iin<-\ and nat n •<& ruins <•!' Jii- old (,'liiijvli o.i ST v II 'IV hill. I W'-i'.t in.o wh;r i co lm
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 242 11 LDVERTISBMBB r S{ ional ra\A. offers a d i ale applicable to tlio fol- •iis \\&nt"(l i rt i slee !->st nr foui I I wanted or to l»»t, ifie <-irti<'. •20 n Is, pc flnsti §i inaortionfl $1. 8 II 2 trorda, >>r j>art of 1 third of tliese
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 149 11 I A UCTi Per Sam V -r.ui, Mtam. Mullor ;m<l Hyp /'"/;'/>? from Patam. 1 1 Rajah Brook* from San x.voll, Sailed and Mrs Pouang, [6881*8. 'of- and Al i Lenberfp. Sumatra from I)::. .\lr. ECaufmann ':n<l Kn .-•m a from Hongkong, r.-ipt. Simmond lienjrougli. Campbell and W. Sin from
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  • 688 12 I m pout. Mkx-ok- War. V. H. <hr Nr<hrln»<lrn, H.X.Ms steamer 1,860 > Medenbach, H.N.^l's Connul General Repairs 4 Sambos, S.N.M'rf ganboal 88* tons* de Vri.-s.- H.N.M'a. Consul <M'M»'ral, Ko.uls. f, PorjxriM, H. M.'a steamer 1,770, tons, White, SPJ Station. Roads. -Sea Belle, Colonial ■teamer, 500 tons, Captain St
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 41 12 ANJEK. t'A^SEn SINDA STRAITS OR ARHIVKD FOR OBDKIW. Fi. ATF. AND Snil'v ff iM r>~ DATE Coa «r f,,,mw,uk, D STINAT p«t. 2jf?f> 12 HM ir.l K^.ipol,. «5' [l r! •bq <- on ->t w u nl > BaUria \u>tralia J ir cuuuS
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 581 12 ARRIVALS MU'tXtfß. Itovs.l Captain. From. Ba,lkd ,jOK«oir*M, >.nnatva to/ft 407 KSST' kß^ J«.v 2:1 Pntorson Simon. Co. ill SSI s "r S SBB6ftS^°* 31 Noordßraoand rfo.£ Jw r fc" X° oh; ma JW. Manrf^d A Co. 31 aachiMi Brit IS P7S r «otteria« Jnn« 0 Hoo«laudt Co. 31 Africa Si
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 205 13 POWELL CO. AUCTIONEERS, SINGAPORE FURNTTURE, Ac\, For Sale. g^teftii r iron Jew«l 8»fo«« n^.rcH^m Snjtes JopAnose Scroeng Book Ci-»» l*»mp* Book S»Rn^ fl Ijinou.iin BUHard Twbl Mnttm< Ctrd T Mit bit- fvrrxjt. hnir>* M.i.r H CbaU OflMD^lni Ch»n»Kr Cup^onrd* OSoo Chfttai CheVe of I>av">r« Pi-..,» t^UWii Concbe» Snfen (iron frp-proof)
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    • 672 13 DR. J. COLLIS' BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE The Original and only Genuine Advice to Invalids,— lf you wish to obtain quiet, refreshing sleep, free from headache, relief from pain and anguish, to calm and asBUAge the weary achiugs of protracted disease, invigorate the nervous media, and regulate the inoculating systems of the
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    • 859 13 18l hVJ ■iH i 9A| BMs^si aperient fob B.^JJ {EL 1 X 1 ™i WLVJ Al lijratll DELICATE CONST!. -T^r^S 1 EMEDY FOR ACIDITY OF THE INFANTS, AND FOR 3TOMAOT; HEARTBURN, HEADACHE, QOUT REGULAR USE AND INDIGESTION. WAJRM CLIMAVES. jfPi^ NN l EFQR a S^lss^a^ssssHsstsss—^ss— si HI HIM fe^^-K fluid
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 429 14 r^f\ XT CURES dyspepsia, KTerve. and Heart ,f H» CUB Ei Kidney and Liver Complaintsig ''~*bL j CURES all Blood Disorders. V*^»» I-^V^ 1 CURE 3 Consumption and General Ue!jHjy. f%r^ j5» CHECKS all Wasting ol the Vital I'or/JM; &>.** from whai-)V3r cause arising. J?T SWT The EFFECT of ti.is
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    • 556 14 jgi cmseqmncc of Imitations of IHE WORCESTBtt^gg^ X\ SAUCE which a>< calculated to Jectivt the FiAtk^Lea and Pfr nns have to request that Purchasers ttt that th< Label on every k (tl( r bean their Sigmatmn thus— without ttU of the original WORCESTEMSBI&g **^-+<jJP SAUCE 5 >nii)i'\ 4sl- for r.l\
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE WEEKLY "STRAITS TIMES," 6 AUGUST 1890.
    • 9 1 SUPPLEMENT TO THE WEEKLY "STRAITS TIMES," 6 AUGUST 1890.
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    • 6 1 **eque*ce of the „/,,?7 IIT—» Hll«_
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    • 50 1 iMWirnrr-miiminiin— rmuM I' Bi un> P< m,, ft -The Portuguese »fc ii 'hum- fa the l>><Mn TUc- be i km. Suit m of Zanzibar has issued (3 j i\.tv m his territory. Thi I DfTuni !ii:!Tiii.i. ■?e 11 1 4 are rife m the the Republic.
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    • 2065 1 dinar] I w M>> i> held id th.* m v»l the Town Sail resterdai n. under the presidency of Mr. A. irer the Hod. T. m X \Y. Jiak Kirn. Tm Beng Wan, Liv Bn#Keng a letter irat nx Bobsfl asking t!i Board to excw ■■nit of the
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    • 309 1 LETTER TO THE EDITOR. The Suanlambah Tobacco Company's Estates. Sandai Siu. In jrottt issue oi a, report of the itraine i r sent existing between :i, Tobacco o<>. Ltd. ,r.i<l the B aii'l Planting Co. 1/ <>f the form < rompauy b i ■to dm personally, I ito I>.- good
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