The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 August 1898

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  • 21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AN D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SKRIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 2 3 kd AUGUST, 1898. OAILI ISSUE, So. 3354
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 621 1 X* q O*c>. Q' xy /fa '.Vbarve,. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam H < rUNA. JAPAN, PBNANG, I BY- ON. INDi A. AUSTRALIA, ADEN. EGYPT. MARSEILLES, (.IBKALIAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOITH. AM) LONDON. Through BtlU 0! i .idin^ iv»ued for Ptrsu-i 'n'.f. Coniutcntai urn A-Kf -"i, also .'.»>••
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    • 459 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LIMITED. PBNANG, RANGOON fc CALCUTTA. < )nr of the Company's steamers is intended t» cave Tai.jon^ Pat^ar Wharf every week. Passengers and Cargo are booked by the abovt •learners it through rates to all ports m India and Ceylon ;uso to K.ist African Ports, Mauritius
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    • 502 1 JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. The Finest Ground Coffee m the East. DE KONINKLIJKE PAKKTVAART MAATSCHAPPII. Under Contract with the Nithf.ri.ands India Govbrnmbnt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Coi.lyer Quay Time Table for August, 1808. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched tor Brouwer Hengkalib Aug.
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    • 668 1 THE AUSTRALIAN HORSE REPOSITORY. Kokk'^ Koad, ORCHARD ROAD. W. DALLAN. TT\EALER m Crushed Food, Padi, Oats, (.haff &c Quality .'mii Freshness laiaiiteed supplies bt-inj.' received '.very fortnight. Harness and Saddlery, with best English Lea- ther, made b} experienced workmen. Mar. 18. uc ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY j AND Veterinary Establishment. FOR
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    • 607 1 T-TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITA! U 000 <*jo RESERVE FUND f 8,000 ,00 RESERVE LIABILITY OF J PROPRIETORS 1i0.000.00e Coubt or Uirkctoks Hon J.J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chaiwjman. R. M. Gray, Ksq Dkpl'tv C.'haikmah. C. Bhlrmann, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. David Gubbav, Esq. k. L. Richardson, Esq. A.
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    • 367 1 i MILKMAID J BRAND CONDENSED NILK *r -L^El bl the beBt refined s ugar add^d V'H- <J|Vi h# VOl^ low-pnced brands fron, i tn, >-* w J STb^SKMLS 1 r Miik F Largest Sale P World pHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF LONDON. I he undersigned AgMfti fo: > ribwe MMi
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    • 144 1 PACIFIC MA A§fs COM PA O CC "J,ENTALA STEAMSHIP rr- reduced ■> i r"... 5*5 ectiru_ x ?ii s^i 0 Yokohama to Sar. Fracciso,. 1 J CEMENTIGHT. -■cc i tm petatan 1 EMi n x iMtew Va .rot c- i fen CEMEIj I y o? wood i RILEY HARGREAVES&CO SOU
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  • 962 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, AU GUST 23, 1898. Hetr baS the Presa the People 1 rtg ti L'r.iwtd lj h*^f ir.d '.r.bf.B'C by j-« H-rt patriat Truth bet glorio-j; F^~t FlHftd to Reiiffion, !.-yi.:r. and Ii» Whii c it is n»t t ipposed mat the Annuai M i |ior<
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  • 532 2 the J \O. Parramatta will tx despati bed wiih the mails tor Europe ala a m on Friday, the 26th insl N**xt Saturday the fion'bl< Dr Ltm Boon Keng puesi at a d r to h<r hi it Sai riang Wbe< m 110 our of his rcnoit ioal ,eg incil.
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  • 113 2 We acknowledge receipt ol the July number of thr Journal if the Straits Braocii of the Koval Asiatic Societj IM' DaiiofJ to 150 pp. Mr W W !>kca give* soa* records ol M.ilav Magic Mr Hale writes on Folk-lore and' th<- Menangkabao ode m the Negri Sembilan
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  • 117 2 111- Dot i Nen inderstandi thai bL Pavlofl il Km- urn I at] i <• Pdcing, has i:oni 10 Port Aitlmr for a trip fhe .-I.;/, assert! that then an pn eot 25.00a k u- i^ ildi.:> Btationed ii Port Artiiur and thai •l pon 1 guarded by
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  • 226 2 \i. nlion 1 madi P mm I. Tin i (he irenuoti B «t! ix it k I R 1 Pcfciae BV< c X 111 North China bein^ granti I Urii >: and our Tientsin txmtemporar) luu no heskatton will be exhibited m reni I Kuwia itiat it is
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  • 79 2 A rd ng to i x v I i ted Statef Gowernmcntt have for s>of past been dt wv€ iring to pur. haw I gt titica o! c inting into com- meet thi re lirenentf the war--lln q iota) on i a n >_■ i
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  • 82 2 r»w a and heaitn-pr.'- Ii g exercise, L>u has an 'it 1 1 ;:p > A t ih noi always d effect w not nptic< >ij. g .imp into ■>»■., temperature. It, however, desot to enhst a volunteer m •> n mduce hinn to lake a te^ic!
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  • 93 2 The firbi dixi set 1 'I tr-arr;^ at Daral Hali<ir met m the la>t roind rompctuior. ot rh. above cup on Sunday last, nesvtting m ,i win ot i tor the first team to three I winning team- an the following Darul Adah n I larul Vman.
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  • 60 2 THE SUCCESSOR TO SIR ROBERT HART. Ll H' >■ I Hani, I)\ rm 1 rcsfcuM m.i.. Shanghai. July 13. The China Gmmettt reports that the Russians have produced a written promise, signed by Li Hun^ Chang j while at St. Petersburg, that a Russian official will succeed Sir Robert Hart
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  • 20 2 Belgian ohtraci Katifibo. Ihe Belgian ooattact for the coastractioa i of the Luhan Railway ha> been ratified.
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  • 120 2 RUMOURED BRITISH CONCESSION AT FOOCHOW. H.M.S. I.INNKI I)OIN<. SURVK>. Yesterday we [China Vail) published a telegram j from our Shanghai correspondent v.nh regard to I the least, ot the island o! Nanta: at Hoochow to the I French, and we now hear ot rumours ot a British concession on that
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  • 79 2 A telegram from St. Petersburg was received m Tokyo on July 28th slating that the Russian Go vernment has decided to dispatch a powerful fleet to be named the Port Arthur and Talienwan squadron, to the East, m addition to the presenl Oriental squadron. The rket
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  • 56 2 Sir Charles Cameron Lees died on July 26 m London. He was Governor of Labuan m 1879 and m 1880 Consul-General of 1 Borneo. He was also, m succession, Governor of the Bahamas, Leeward Islands, Barbados, Mauritius, and British Guiana' He was a brother of Mr.
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  • 24 2 AUSTRIA S DIFFICULTIES Special Measures 1 G«i<cia Owwg troubir•^ m Austrian Gaikia trial by jury ha^ been s>uspended m xr%er a ditttrictii
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  • 40 2 Progress Through Difficult Country. The arnn transport corps under alaa Martin ha- rest lied thu (amp at Makawiyel tour da\^ abov< Atbara Ih. march \va^ through 9Of UjiOQ Luaiititi which however wa? deserted. l.undrti. August 9jnd i*o*'^
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  • 215 2 The Advancement of China. Special to Singapore Fret Hongkong. Aug. IS9S An Imperial YAu t 01 tht I'Uh sanction. (or the preliminary expense- ot the 1 rans jation Department of the Peking University [the Departm- nt tor Inculcating VVesterr Science a -urn ot ;0.000 taeU and pro vdr^
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  • 30 2 It is r- ported at Canton that the Viee r ->\ f a:. C-.oi. 4 L D has tendered hit resigi tior. pleading Mckneb- a- the cause
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 284 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. FIRST CLASS PIANOS BY Wm. SPAETHS, Damp proof- 47S iO H N BkXNSMBAD SONS. Special Model $525 OLLARD COLLAR D. Colonial Model 5575 GEO. RUSELL. Transposing Ptanos S6OO PF.RFKCTI.V SIMPLE ASP SIMPLY PRRrKt I THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. LIPTON TEA MERCHANTS H> >PtCIAL APPOINTMEMT TO HER
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    • 626 2 TO LET j K.ifle PPUt,. t latel> v,cup>cti by Mr \ju.v hi HEVBS rko; h krs TO LET c- n >m > rov>;:.h iot Offtc=s, n a prom.- RaSoi Plaa Mod-ratt: »CPJL.< -f. Aw* I LC TO LKT "TWO CES ■c-' Balrj m J \uy\ ->N Mr- A. t. 0,
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    • 785 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS LESSONS GIVEN piANOFORTEk SINGING, thorough Short- hand and Typewrilinj; :or as private Tutor, by an experenced Englishman. Letters to I>.A.. c/o Free Press. Aug j v < tu.th.s ,So.S FOR SALE TpINSTREAM a Brown Gelding, a splendid hack. w;nn< r ftl the Griffin's Consolation ace Usi Autumn an*
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    • 461 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS MR. SMARIDGE has arrived by s.s. BUCEPHALUS With 21 HORSES and PONIES. All thoroughly broktn to Saddle and Harness and ready for immediate use. lo be seen .'»t CLARKE Hi Co., Livery Stables. i A "g 33 30.9 j NOTICE. *T"HE management of our firm has this day
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    • 130 2 OLRADVERTISEMENT COLUMNS). I). A. ope w. Ie =o; m pianofori' -.nd singing typewriting and -horthanc. I mstn ,iP ■■-■j grrftin, is tor ;>*.• Mr. I jut'ujh.c- :.<■-. take i o\er the n.anageneni I Singapon '< M.. ten h hr.pk-: 1 < Ihe -.v r i,^.' orst and p- i to-
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 214 2 The Week. TuebUay, .7 I H;^*- Wa*a UM 1 1 1 Legislative < o^nc .■,O French Mai Outwards. 1.. I i.C. tournament. S. A. < iynMMMMi Clas-.. ,-t5 [„m. Quadriße Party, Boustfarf Insntut... 8 p.m. Lodtft St. (jeor^-e Ht^wlar R-45 p.m. I) Ar. i MminMUlt. Hii: Street, p p.m Wednesday,
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  • 59 3 The Ocean Steamship Co. are adding to their Meet \<nen new su imers. of a cairving capacity 01 S.ooo ton>. Thi- is :n\ enormous addition. Irum one Company, io the freight capacity t>> the Far fc. Ist and shows what is expected al home as to
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  • 86 3 D 'ARC'S MARIONETTES. La.-»t night saw a great change ot programme at this popular play, and a grr. t crowd assembled to sec the speciality the Spanish American war In iactmon-\ had to be turned away— so tull was the plarr The battle scenes were very resplendent, although owinsj to
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  • 305 3 Judgment was given yesterday morning i»y Hi> Honour the Chief Justice m the tdsc r v. Sinnayah Pillay. He said this was a case m which the :.-iajnt;ff sued the deleruiant lor 35 7> which hr alleged he had deposited with the defendant. The Interpreter ot ihe Court
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  • 209 3 THE "PRIZE HENRICH" IN A TYPHOON. I s .-■-<:. m a i -issenger-) t H i_ < j Madrid via Genoa \fter leaving X 5 r i a typhoon »nd esperien c<i very r -j^h s -ra- P.- BUM Hon,/'kOr. i j r j i ;th bal had J b>
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  • 164 3 --.cting fie measure tor many tr- House ■>» Lords o" th> ?Jsth it passed the Bili to 'legalize marnagr i a c.t.->ed wile > ->nte r ,-utwar'i oound r Tenth ma:' -.learner cue can t. >jj about with the Lnij;.-.h mails oi the J^th ult. She ijid Japan this evening,
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  • 1200 3 Hu.P-YfVKLY MfETING. Fkl ordm.uy half.yiarly meeting of the Hong. 1 kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was held at Hongkong an the 13th m>t. The Chairman said Gentlemen, the Directors have the pleasure of laving before you on the present occasion a record report, enabling them
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  • 802 3 Surrender After Two Hours' Fighting. The City Little Damaged. (Hongkong Daily Press, 17th Aug.J As the Kaiserin Augusta, which arrived m the harbour at about one o'clock on Monday noon, brought no American or English mail from Manila, very little intormation could be obtained at first
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  • 201 3 L.L. T. CLU B TOURNAMENT. PLAN ON MONDAY. Six, 1 1 Hanuic^. Mrs. Waddell. owl- 4, beal Mrs. Napier, rec. o—}, 4—«, 6- I. Mrs. Reid, scr. i« Mrs. Hanitsch, rec. 3, 6— j, \!r,. Saunder^ i>eat Mis' Bteston, 15,0 I, I fj, O— j. Miss Chiilmgworth, rtc. 3, beat
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  • 27 3 A telegram to the Hongkong Daily Press dated Shanghai, 14th August states that Mgr. V. Gamier, Roman Catholic Bishop, died on that day.
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  • 56 3 The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock paid 8 per cent dividend and bonus of $8 per share, making [6 pei cent for the half year. A Shanghai paper notes that this is done by working six days a week, so that on the I seventh the employers may have a rest,
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  • 725 3 (Via Ceylon. j London, August 9 Rumours that Mr. Curzon will succeed Lord Elgin as Viceroy of India are being persistently reiterated m the House of Com- j mons to-day. Replying to a number ot questions relating to 1 China, Mr. Curzon said that China has expressed her gratitude
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  • 703 3 f Via Au\tral\a., li. ontinental Press is K lvm K tji 11 '<■•- txpr>; sion Lo iv opinions on tl>»- cnaractei and achievements oi Prmce Humarck. The French newspapers generously concede 'h^t the work accomplished by the latt statesman *us bin ar- oonstrained to add iii.it
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  • 42 3 Lieut. C. V. N. Percival, the Rifle Bri- l gade, is seconded for service under the t Foreign Office. Lt. Percival, popularly known as Hathi (the elephant), served with the battalion io Singapore. He is a son of the Bishop of Hereford,
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  • 274 3 On Saturday Dr. Lim Boov Ktng was verbally informed by His Honour Administering the Government that he was to consider himself renominated as an f'nof/f--cial Member of the Legislative Council. Singapore Free Press. Dear Doctor Lim Boon Keng, I understand That m the Council
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  • 73 3 There was a rumour m native official *nd merca-Hile circles m tHib pert ytbterday, the A. C. Daily News of the loih August, 10 the eft»-ct that, ab an outcome of the recent 9us riot 1 the Bruiiii Government hab demanded o! the Imperial Government the opening
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  • 70 3 OKRHCTED UP IO AjlgUSt On London Bink 4 mk 1/1 1 demand 1/1 1 Private- credits 3 m/s documents 3 m/fc J T7 credits 6 m/s i/'ij FRANCt, demand 244 Germany, demand i9jt India I T 146 Hongkong, demand i% dis. Yokohama, demand.. pm. Java, demand 11'jManila, demand Noorinal.
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  • 105 3 (August »3 In, s, Gambi»rr do. Cube No. 1 8. ~o Pepper, Black (ordinary S'p<>.<- ..4 25 do. White. (Fair L/W=s% „4200 Nutmegs < 110s to the Ib.) Mace (Banda; Cloves (Amboinaj Libei m Coffee 17, Tapioca, -.mall pearl (Fair uu.i ij 4^5 do. do flake (do. do. 4.30
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  • 290 3 Qiotation. Capiti P»!r> L'k BmMH Paid Bank <>: < h,na and |apan. Ltd. $2 Nominal. 2.000.00 c. «SO^6C 199.8; i 12 Deterred. £5 Buyer-. I^s" 7 t Bed's Ah i,,- Bwtarn Agno*. $5 Safer w«aof4 SfS8 S -s«^ <-i >r w ssaed Uear Walt-rOwy Farm
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 361 3 MAILS CLOSE 1 0-MOKKGU For Per At "atavia /vi Stync g km Europe Print Heinnc. 9 am Penang k Ueli Hebe 2 pm Hongkong, &c. .Warn Yong 3 pm Pontianak, &c. Ban Fo Soon 3 PM Bandjermassin, &.c. Van der Lyn 4 pm Port Dickson, Sic. Malacca 4 pm Malacca,
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    • 1091 3 VESSELS IN PORT Meti-of-Wai Fla«« and Tons Commander* Am ved Proa Vo< Wax BBOVAriOM Siamgaaboa yJ B i lag. I P Baaaai Dai-hsk Brit. oraiaar 1141 Gal ■> >a.^w Other Vessels Klaes Tons Masters Arrivrc Krort Consignee* Fo: Wher. AukRiAKM- Bril bq. ftb Lean Aag. isßaf^koa Bwnir pv. Aiksm Ger.
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    • 284 3 Weather Keport August 22. Take:, a; Randans; Kerbau Hobpua. Observatory Tempf-ratur^. s v Wetbu, %l D. Wn h s l S 7 J$ M d 74.0 -4S.C Ra R«*arkv-M, md day dear even.n« ai.H nighi cloud) OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AN!) NEDERLANDSCHE STOO.vi
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 268 4 uqppm Sporting Club. />i?c RAMUJt FQ* AUTUMN RAC& V/tET/yC f-Sqd. FIRST DAY ui-suay, -'j^" tA .vr/ h irst Run [fn Puvtk. V ilue $--,0. A K.«.e tor Vfau- 1 Horse-— Wcijht .1- per Ktfk :^t >>lb.) tilowa^H- i tib. K> ho.— .-re>! :o- the |»ter*c<i Vf all <Hhe. NO.O- X
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    • 491 4 McALISTER CO.j Engineering General Hardware Department, < .OVtKNMF.s I CONTRAC IOK.s. Wi ;uakf a tMl'mßlJ m thi« department ol all kind* ot Planting, Mining, Engineering and Carpenters Tools, requisites, etc., etc. SOLE \GEXTS FOR THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co., Ltd.. Hongkong. Cement c^ual to any European brand; which w« \X'-
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    • 384 4 John Little CO., LTD. HAVE RECEIVED AND INVITE AN INSPECTION OF THE FOLLOWING:— Patent Lea: Oxford Shoes Black Calf Shoes Brown Calf Shoes Russia Calf Shoes Dancing Pumps 1 Brown Calf Balmoral Boots Black Calf Boots BronwGladstone Bags Nut Brown Gladstone Bags Steel Trunks Overland Trunks 6-in. Dress Belts The
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    • 367 4 Katz Brothers, Limited. Have Just Received a Large Stock of DANISH LIGHT PILSENER BEER V Eight dozen Pints 4> $13-50 <fy MOST EXCELLENT DUTY FXTRA SUITABLE FOR TABLE BEER E *< THIS CLIMATE /C 4doz. quarts $10.50 This Beer is Guaranteed free from Salicylic Acid and any other Chemicals. (SINGLE
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    • 260 4 EMMERSON'S Tiffin, Reading Billiard Rooms, Established 1866. .Opposite the General Po- 1 Office I HOT LUNCH DAILY from 1 3to a MEALS A LA CARTE f-., oa m AFTERNOON II A iron. S to 6 ,n. BILLIARDS BAR. Wines, Spirits Liqueurs OF THE BEST Q\ ALITY. European. American and Ccional
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    • 1052 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. (living port ol depanu i and iwt known) date due here, ani name I l Agl nl Mi s-. ,-W i Asaua i-'<p.. New. sstli GOVSRSOLO [tal. SpCZZUI, j Hm-Shtn, Steuin, dv.- Sf-p. Kassi.i, Philadelphia, 1 ["ok iwa, New cas tic Mai ntMHB I Ball •\kvi d v
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    • 521 4 (The Singapore Free Pres«» AND Mercantile Advertiser OaBLK AuDRkSS. Advertiser. Singapore IWxraoM Number. N<-. 01. Published at 30 3. Raffles Place, Singapore THK leading Lnglish Newspapei m id. Straits Settlement* Johore the Federated Native State* of Perak S. ial I gor, Sungei L'jong. Pahatig tht Vgr Scmbilan British North Borneo;
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