The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 June 1896

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 22nd JUNE, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, No. 2,
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      404 1 n Ortice Co'lyer Quay. Sj" Wharves. New Harbour. 0 STEAM NAVIGATION Co. e-aa far CHINA, japan. PENANG, t EY« m LON INDIA AUSTRALIA. ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AM) T LONDON. Thrown BBfa o: Liding OSUed tor Chin* j- PfysMM o.'.', C Htfttai M i Annri a>:
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      940 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. PHK fast and well known steamers of this line will leave Singapore on or about the underentioned dates. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS 0 arrive Singapore for To arrive Singapore for China. Europe. "■l- [une 25' PrinM Htinrich [une 28. i •ckstm July 23. Prt tssen July j". I '*y*n
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      800 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Govkknmrm. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for June, 1896. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched for D at. G. <i. l.oudon S'baya. |une 14th. S'baya, Bali, Ampanan, Maccassar, Moluccasjune 2.^rd Van
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      672 1 Messrs. ROBT. LENZ Co., BY SPE< lAL APPOINTMENT PHOTOGRAPHERS. ro H. M. THE KING OF SIAM To satisfy tbe at demand for tbe latest j Photos ot H. M. THE KING AND H. M. THE I QUEEN OF SIAM. We beg t< j inform the Singapore society, that!-) the kind
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      609 1 "LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND 4 57^0,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF linoonooo PROPRIETORS 1i0,000,000 Court of Directors. A. McCOXACHIE. ESQ.,— Chairman S. C. MICHAELSEM Bsg Dki-utv Chairman. Tbe Hun Bell IsvtMo, Keambu, B*q. G. B. DoDWSLL, Esq. D. R. SassuON, Esq. M. D. Ezkkikl, Esq. N.
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      362 1 THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. Established, 1883. Hbad Orrici, Sinoapokb. Capital Fully Subscribed $3.*****0 Capital Paid-up 600.000 Rbservb Funds 29.7. 2.0 Balance op Wukkiku Account to 31ST Dec. 1805. Isa&ur. Cash Assits ra jMI !>■€ Kiy- $1 &48,549< <,IBS»>\ FERfiISH Adii.e Secretary THE TOKYO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. THE underpinned,
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      259 1 "DACII 1C MAIL STEAMShIP < COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND OKItNTA' STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Fhroujn p. s.i,'<- m ketv pranti France, and Gccmam b) ;il! trai I of Steamers, ,-.;^o tv San Francisco l>» mi !t>r-; of the above Km Toother Barapean puint) M proj Special reduced rate granted t pi Army,
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
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      BIRTH.
      23 2 iclphi Hold on the 1 I M I c »Hi of E. Smbphebu laughte premj irdj .i!\ ;n^ an bo M all
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    The Singapore Free Press.
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    MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1896.
    581 2 Wj i.-.w I rr.iirt o! the last meeting of i lie Penang Municipal Coin* :n:*-i >: \\!,<-r. (j >v<:rrv r tir, 1. r- tton the ipp osrotar) .ud^f-t for ll c Secretary i leav< communicated 1 1 them i■ tone ol ■■■>■■< ting ti-rn 1* '.'.-.<
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    203 2 The appointment of Mr. T. H Kershaw as Legal Adviser to the Federated Native States is gazetted. Mr. S E. Harper, Seiangor Police, has been granted twelve months' leave. The report of the Post and Telegraphs Dept. shows 'hat over a million articles were dealt with by the
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    THE WEST PILBARRA GOLD VENTURE
    267 2 I: date up to which apfjin ation? for <^.i-> may be made for the west Filbarra GoM Mine adv. rtised m oat column-. i loses 'jn rhursfia^ nexl the 25th. The boiM fir/:.. the concern is air.piv vouched i<>r by the names o( the directorate
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    THE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
    502 2 Owing to the Willard Company performing m the Pown lla^i on Fhursdaj evening the Philharmonic Orchestra v%;;! hold its pra' tice at 4)O p m S u f j-r- r t Unfinished Sympfa nj m B Minor Edirard Germans S; r I »rcli Dance rtii'l S; -.-j>jj«-ri'l
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    LI-HUNG-CHANG'S TOUR.
    778 2 'Special to the Simgmpm* hie-. f'rt>-. By our Correspondent with H. E. the Chinese Envoy. Hotel d'Euro[>p. St. Peter-bur^. May -'nd. 1896. We lelt Port on April Zjrd, 1 8961 io the good bhijj ftassia, one of the olun-tt-er fleet, the -t-.-arner being beautifully fitted for the occasion.
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    A NEW MAHOMMEDAN REBELLION.
    242 2 Shanghai, June 4th. The local mandarins have received new- by wire from Lanchou, vi" Peking, to the etiect that the Mahommedans m Lanchou prefecture anri north of that city, near the Grea) Wall, after having been quieted by General Tung Fu-hsiang, the Kashgar Commander-in-Chief, last December,
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      JAPAN AND BRITAIN.
      55 2 Mercantile Marine Arre- rtir Peninsular and >. have entertained Mr. Shoda D I the Nippon Yu&ben Kti;-,,; i| v tant gathering of rcpWMBUI and Japanese OBi jgh ia I ed m the mercantile rfM^paMf j| The Japane>e Minister Ml V Km j ai-o present and warn. J
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      The Druses Revolt in Syria.
      17 2 rhe Drus*-? have revolted and Ed four companies of'l urn captured sc\cra;
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      Mas acres in Mashonaland.
      54 2 Whites m Laager at Saiisr. The nebeUioa among c spreading and the nMiuthe White- af N tk the Salishan tan 1 Han [Kstri A the on > :-.g U dan Ed into la-i^er at Saliabur nh< iCSrCft] o' :r*r lYoaps beasj arAwti from the Capt and
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      A Venezuelan Canard.
      10 2 Ihett cgfaai :•■•-:<• t; tfj H'; tH IBt
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      The Australians Defeated.
      9 2 A :-t rao^n; v |f et*.
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      Madagascar Annexed.
      11 2 Fhe Fteach Ct.<imt>t' mwi Bill t' mmks Ma Una
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      Li Hung-Chang.
      21 2 H E ioenf L Haag ksmqaettea 1 at Stettm and upi ceded Kid wken. ii^ ski arkhaa omuai n
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      The U.S. Presidents Elections.
      58 2 The Republicans and t v e ItOBIBC Doctrine FW M—roc m triw Ia- o~ a plank ia th< R.e| Jbli an itl 'Hi. and that part] very < to perm;t r. iacrtaic ia the i reset I I tropeae dominion m A:ntr:ca. under c.' Xt r
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      The Transvaal and Mr. Rhodes.
      57 2 I.tyd- bat vired to Ifi Mnbet laia Btftiag'} preying h:rr, t. -r Rkuiu Hi Be;t mm! Me Han i i J grcat!\ H£Hllia£lhf ihlaj the nquirj into the con; y'.\-. :t\ 4 thf Charter) \ia\\\ He nvci <i comptet* '-<-.-■■ the Company I tern'o-v to
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      174 2 Cholera and famine art reported by Siam paper.- to prevail at BttUmbooc tkt 5. S Carolina arrived n v.^' ay from Trengganu with a Chin---- jval m tow. Mr. Ravn. ot the Royal Surv\ DepMtment, Siam. has had an MCOuotel vft dacoits and shot the ringlradrr. a noted outlaw. The
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      355 2 Michael's Photographic Studio, 87 88. Robinson Road. »aie Everyde*:" i 1 1 V ra ''-'hotoijraphsc *orK f I aartakoi at aae- I w* I I -:edexped.:,j^iv I \<J*£ -.atis-'actor yard a: »^^&P^^ Divrlopmg, Pr r.t.:: o Mounting. &c. 4ont. Dry Plates, Chemicals, and Pnn -rg Papers for Sale <}£ORGE MICH
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      641 2 THE WILLARD OPERA CO.. Wili arrive f1 < n Hongkong b> the P. Sf O. ».s. Rfs^'tu jnd ill open m the TOWN HAIL, On Tuesdax. 'June Jjrd Box Plan at K ell 1 Ac \V\i_su. PEMBERTOM W.WILLARO,— Manacer. Jaw l& ly-: TOWN HALL iuriiv appear for a fe* nighl-
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      995 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED AT ONCE A COMPETENT Surveyor or Urjtsman. Ap- i ply m writing with copy (i' slimonials to E. S. ALI COHEN, c o M;ix Stern Si Co. Jnue Z2. v.c. CHINESE CLERK WANTED For Kidat, British Noxtii Borneo. f I Sf speak and write Keii and Cantonese
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      230 2 For Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan ports. Norddeutscher Lloyd. The Imperial German Mail Steamer PREUSSEX. Captain Hoi.EMt\v having left Colombo on the 19th mst., may be expected to arrive here on the .•4th instant, en rvnte for the above ports. For freight and passage apply to BEHN, MEYER Co.,— Agents, i
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      166 2 The Week. Monday, 22nd H |jfc Wata c a., ".jj p Itaiwuii c Cfcoii 5- J» 1 Ladbjc /ct.and Imsojsal pun Tuesday. 23rd Higti '-iter 1,2 a I p. E tines lose, A~- m I v :-i. Ccc ii flinrl. H»m f iw fin Laandh to Smaaif c r 5-5
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    EASTERN SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS.
    154 3 EASTERN SCHOOL ATHLETIC SPORTS. fhc -port> m connection with the Eastern School were held m the school rronnds on Friday, m the presence of a %od company of friend? The various event-, ca nie off successfully, and the Rev. sS. Walker presented the prises. r-uit.-i K > yds.— i Seng
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    A SMALL EARTHQUAKE AT SINGAPORE.
    154 3 A SMALL EARTHQUAKE AT SINGAPORE. Though we had no waking experience oarsehes, it appears that about mid.•ht on Saturday there was a very dis- t Htk tremor fell throughout Singa- i time is itself no] given with a eitaMtf but it is believed that it was aDout i- P* shortly
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    150 3 post nt< resung cotnpeul »n was 1 use Saturday afternooa. ci mas ideal loj gofsmg, and the v vcr\ g......i > ondi:: n IV I aoJu ire due to Mr Ma bain foi rue he presetited and it will be -t ..•-MLtion for li;hi thai a !ar^-
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    NARROW ESCAPE OF A FRENCH GUNBOAT.
    229 3 NARROW ESC APE OF A FRENCH GUNBOAT. r irumss Roi k. msi boat 1 bad, a cot I g him a acn irro* est ape total destruction :n the Go lof S 1 a'. ■a the 3rd s .a ■.-.at a! ml a lort" the anii ed .n Bane- Chantaboon
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    THE "MEYER MEMORIAL FUND."
    208 3 UC disposed out of respect to M < ol the brave >in^aporean who jliahonc f jold Medai ol 1889 ribc to this McMKlrial Fund are rited to their contribution* to the the Ctfitor, S.nsapjn: Fret Pre>>. dread] ■cari—rd. tbe case of Mr Meya 1 I b
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    A CROCODILE AT THE RESERVOIR.
    153 3 Another crocodile has been seen repeatedly at the edge of the Impounding Reservoir, not far from the Municipal Bungalow and near the embankment. Steps are being taken to capture the intrusive saurian, and as a preliminary a feast of ducks is being prepared so as
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    THE NETHERLANDS BANK CASE.
    248 3 POINTS RESERVED FOR THE COVRT Oi \FPE W.. The case against Kani Guan Scan, the ex-cash-ier of the Netherlands Trading Society, who was charged it Penang with criminal breach of trust and embezzlement of sums :n different currencies ol the value 1 f about (148,000, was,
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    THE ENGLISH SIDE OF THE SIAM CONVENTION.
    812 3 Mr. K. > mdry wri e^ to the Editor of the i Review on M*y »st Nithou^h public attention has teemed to com entrate itaeJl up'>'i Mekong, it must not b-- t< raoUdl that tne \n^! > I'l-.i 1 invention recognizes an Kny
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    PULO WAI.
    286 3 A correspondent sends this to the Tiwua, re- ce.vtd frOfi friend m Bru-sels 1 lh>: course 0< events |fl Acheen Proper, the MOSt papulous and politically the most iiiiporiam part 01 Ac!. ctn. 1, too apt to distract attention f, ...t! the dependencies, where trade and agriculI ti>re
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    TELEGRAMS.
    460 3 (V td Ceylon.) London, June 7. Sirdar Kitchener commanded the Egyptian Forces into Firket this morning. The enemy's camps, camels, horses and stores were all captured. No British officers or men were killed or wounded. It is reported that King Menelik offered to assist the Khalifa against the Egyptians.
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    CRICKET.
    115 3 5. R. C. w. S. < f I lie match was pla\ «-fi on the Esplande OB Saturday, and resulted m a win for the Club by 149 runs. 1 lie scores were S. K. I H. S. Finck not out j; B. H. Buxton b Wood r off
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    CRICKET AT BATAVIA.
    253 3 {Frum «r cian C eifon<f**t.J The annual contest Scotland the World took place on Sunday the 14th inst. and ended m favour of the World Had H not been for the buttery' state of the Bngers of some of the playera tor the World, the Scots would
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    CENTRAL PLANTERS ASSOCIATION.
    237 3 The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Provisional Committee of the C. P. A. of the Federated Native States held m Kuala Lumpur on Monday, Bth June. 1896. Present: Messrs. Carey, Hill, Wickwar and Gibson. >,!r. Hill was unanimously voted to the chair. Mr.
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    THE P. AND O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
    734 3 The report for the half-year ending March 31 states At the date of the last report it was stated that two large passenger and mail steamers were under construction viz., the India and China, the first named vessel having been contracted for with
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    A REMINISCENCE OF ADMIRAL TING.
    542 3 C a j>t \Y. H. Graves, who was m charge 01 the guns on board the Chinese man-of-war C/u'n Yu v at the i_a|Jture of \\'<_i-hai-\\(.i, i-> now m Bangkok 1o a presi reprotrntalivc lie ,;hu: -our: account of !n> TXpirrit nc»:s I j r
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    PERAK NEWS.
    711 3 The 'poh water works, it is expected, will be finished m a month or so, anti the ..apply of water commenced. The faying of the pipes and netting up of the hydrants are completed. The Ceylon Government has been asked to assist m obtaining the services of a
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 3 (Corrected up to June :.>.) Om Lonumn. Hank 4 m s 2/2-tl/l6 demand 2/2-9/16 Private credits 3 m/s 2,2~ t documents 3 m/s j/>-is 10 credits 6 m/s 2/ 1 QH ifclUiA. Bank demand !>.* On Hongkong. Bank demand dis. On Yokohama. Bank di-m.md i par. On Java. Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    97 3 June 22.) r« > 132^5 Gambler j. s c do. Cube No. 1 "45 Pepper, Bla'k (oi'U""»'> S'pere) 10.30 do. Whits, (Pair L/W=s% 17.75 Nutmeg': >s<»s to the Ib.) 91. Mace (Banda) 96. Cloves (Amboina) 1750 Liberian Coffee 40.411 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3 41J do. do. flake
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    SHARE LIST, JUNE 22nd, 1896.
    331 3 O.'iatiow. Capitol Paid up Share* Prf. Df», Hongkong k Shai Bank. 186 prem. $,0,000,000 $10,000,000 8o.o«» .>-£»s*r Nation..! B,nkof Chin. 1 27 Sales. £500.000 £400.150 f^S/a" Founders. $105 Sellers. m I 7SO £l v Bk. of China. Jap. Straits $2| Nominal. £2,000,000 £4SOQ<«3 *****5 /a.'-
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      322 3 HOLZAPFEL'S COMPOSITIONS COIVIPANY, LIMITED Trade Mark: A Four-bladed Propeller v red For Kd-tcrn watt rs m Bpcctally recon|q|etMi Intern uion > uMPostvio! Btroogest and mo-t eft ctive antifouier MANI'FA( I LJRERS I N International Antifouling C imposition Genuine 'Rahtjen's Patent"' Composition [Guaraateed to be made to coofortnitj irtth Origiual Spc<
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      541 3 MAILS CLOSE I" MORROW. Batu Pahat. Sultana, v Kuala Pahang. tec, Gvwipie, 10 *m Suurabaya, Vi... G. G. Loudon ti \m Bangkok. P'oraXmx Saigon, Fibre, :i «m Hongk ing C. Apcar. 1 fm Batu Pahat, Aing Ann, I PH Hongkong, Sec., Victoria, i pm Tringgana, B-ngka!is. j pm Sourabaya, Vc.
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      937 3 VESSKLS IN POKT, Haa-of-Wai Macs 4 Ton. Captain Arrived Krorr. CatM>oß«ca W», >'.■■-•-. PoRTOtSI Hrn.cru.. i;; Ma} t} Mongkdnc Sr. N. < >■• > Othrr Ve.sseis Aui.ms Nor, 196; Shod |unc I) Ba] I' \hamh (i.-i h. „'>-,; Sshaeida [on is BtaPoaGoaa Brit. 575 Stratton [am Macaa 1 W B
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      249 4 TO LET. vvr 1 Ivi CHIN SWEE. C1 p Swti K»b Bar 1 Q By. Sing >po<% TO BE LET. > _>!■ b..r, ami .Messrs. D b\ld> «St w i«.is»« ■> 1 a. -T-. >BE LET.-N l% IffßftoCßANl BR< o TO LET. TO LET to ll r /"OFFICES '^•■J H'
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      274 4 ALBERT COLAS, i, »v« mum, f^i^is. ABSIHTHr^M^ IOBOPOLI QU.NQUINA I* 7 COCA. Trade Mark. Afftj ;o \lolNK COM IK, k Co. Singapafe. S%Orta for M OPPENHEIMER A Co PARIS Apr'! |O> m Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. THEpofali m pfon 111 I the address ol lh« 1
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      644 4 GRAND HOTEL JAVA, BATAVIA. THIS first class Hotel, palionued by the fcn^lish Community of Batavia md situated m he Centre of the most heal'.hy and I I restdentia juarter of the Town, offers a goc- 1 ibte, W ;ne^> md Accommodation to Traveller'-. A -unner attends ail steamer-, and English
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      277 4 McALISTER Co., 1 HAVE |UST RECEIVED A FRESH SHIPMENT OF WATSON Co. s /^l^^^^K V> V CELEBRAI F.l gj g^>. PrICC S peF CaSC Whiskies ,\^l DlT^ P •SPECIAL RESERVE -'l^J Ayj V' '/^ISd WATSON'S OLD The finest a n d best maiurec B H _i _^r^r^^^|^^i^-* H 9 r^pviui
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      357 4 McALISTER Co. I \uslralian Prodace EkuajtßwTai fIAVE |OST RBCHVHS A StOPMBNI OH 3 TONS OF Messrs. WOOD Co.'s Prime Australian Butter, the well-known Cow Brand, m lib. tins 5^ cent:- per tin. m -'lb. tins §1.10 per t:n rbk butt- r lan be had from aaff :b--jgents m F'enang Bangkok.
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      548 4 Trie Singapore Free Pre^, Mercantile Advertiser. TeuPMOsi SiMttf-N.. Published at 39, Ch«r.gf Ailey, S r.e» r THE i-ad:ng Eaclisli Kewspap^ r Straits Setaoaeati Protected Native Stain Pan! gor. Sungfi fjor.g PJMBalf I Sembilar.; British Nortr. Batata Ssia>n| Netherlands Indie- ja%a ar. r SaßMttl Al*o widely circulated 1 SmM fapan, Cochin-China.
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