The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 November 1898

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 12th NOVEMBER 1898. DAILI ISSIh, No. 3422
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      717 1 X* q Orficr Coilyet Quj> jfc Vharvts. New Harbour QSTEAM N AVIGATION Co. smsm ror CHINA, JAPAN. PBNANG, C XV INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR, MALTA BRINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. THrouv" BitLs ol Lading i->bjed for Perstun Gulf, Conttntntai and American forts, also tor C md Cjajt, and
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      421 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED. PBNANG, RANGOON It CALCUTTA. omoany's steamers is intended to -ay,- i °\-,r Wharf every week. Pa. are booked by the above 4n»m >i Ihrowgh ates to all ports m India and ylon ?K,> to K.vt African Ports. Mauritius or .Im M AOrl AIDS, MELBOURNE
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      416 1 I DE KONINKLIJKE PAKfcTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. iJNDKR C ONTRACT WITH THB NtTHIRLANI'S INDIA (lO VIRKMKMT. AGENTb AT SINGArCRE. SHIPS AGENCY. LATE I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 COLLYKB CJUAV Time Table for November, 1898. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched tor 1 Gen, Pel Batavia Nov. 3 Batavia, Samarang, S'bava, IW-leim>\ /Vmpenan. Macassar,
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      327 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY AM) Veterinary Establishment. OVER A HUNDRED Horses, Cobs Ponies TO SELECT r-KOM Suitable for all purposes Every facility for trial given FODDER DEPARTMENT Fresh supplier every lourtc.en day.J Hay, Oats. Crushed Food, Barley and Linseed, onl) 'lit 1 1 r best quality k»-j>t. HARNESS DfcPARTMENI j Any
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      604 1 I-TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI LX BANKING CORPORATION. j PAID-OP CAPITA! fio.ooouoo I RESERVE FUND *****00 RKSEkVE LIABILITY OP 1 PROPRIETORS *i 0,000,000 Court or Directors Hon. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chaikman R. M. GSkay. Esq DEPOT* Chaikmaw C. Bburmank, Es<f A. I. Raymond Esq i David Gubbay, Esq. k. H. Hu 1., Esq. A.
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      370 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. IME only icmed 4 v INS UXId >. Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceratior of the Bow. h BBOCHIMBHDEO.vSOMEoi r«, HIEFSPE< lALISI Sold H-i lil by a Chei I a THE PETEK SYS COMPANY 13 thirty yean hi, muntimed it. «rorW-widc rcputauon »s tbc Bett and
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      320 1 1 pA^IPEC MA. kfSHIP COMPAMI QC'JDKNTAL AND OK!I£IfTAJ V^ S T E A MSHIP CO MA N V TOVO KISEN KAbUSHIKJ KAISHA I tickets ?\r' g Gemtac) by aJJ trans AtU».- VI .< W „1 'r Sa. n p r i~, r ''-^L k point!: i-roc^trtin^^tr r.-t, spec il. ed
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1898.
    1002 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1898. Here «hal! the Prejt the People'* light maintain Lnawtd by influence and unbribed by gain H«f« pat? Trath her glorious precept« draw, Pletlged to b» iron. Loymltr. and Uw. Wi do nut tiii ii sn that the public of Singapore art- m
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    THE FILIPINOS' APPEAL.
    252 2 'Seix York World.) Senator Chandh r has made himself thoroughly acquainted with the desired of the representatives of the Aguinaldo Govern-nu-ni now at Washington on the way to Paris H. >ays their first desire is that the treaty of Paiis shall provide that Spain shall wholly relinquish
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    167 2 >n Fhursday the final tie for tiic Championship was played between f. Hollo way and H. G. I)i s>.5 >. T Ii game w^s very even and i all \\<i> ailed Th< n Di»s got twu m m each ol two su cessive rolls
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    SUNDAY MUSIC.
    47 2 n Band ..I tin West Yorkshire Regimenl will pla) tin Following programme ol musii on th< Parad< ground, fanglin on Sunday i orami m ing .i 5 1 p m V-<N- ..Chi Lamothi rj lUno Sekction tin Th'risi PUnqaette Q*erture Philtre .Auber. s»ri PHB Qt'EBN
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    POLICE NEWS.
    74 2 Martu Stico a lavanesi was charged this roon ing w ith ping from gal custody m B- ngka ii' wis onvi( U'l ol murder m that isla d and succeeded m gel tm^ a i I!- n (its the extradiiton ducunttrnl s v st^r !i> Mr Eli ud
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    GEOLOGISTS AT SINAL.
    90 2 nore ti 311 a year 1 il Egyptian (,o\ wntneni I gon an rtanl g logical >.uiw.-v m nUI I, Sea and m the Sum. Penin*da. V. K lis sis .u-.- engaged m the wi rk, and tlicu dv ■> investigate the mineral possibilities ol ihe 1
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    396 2 !h« onl) order ol tin ay lor Monday s meeting of the legislative Council is the Suppij Bill ir. Commute* Ib< Halioth .1 M-t. r ship to the Trigonia, a vessel propelled bj oil, arrived ibis morning from Lon lon with aboul 600 tons of ki rosine to be dischargi
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    THE SAIGON GOVERNMENT AND CHINESE MEETINGS.
    215 2 In connection with a meeting of about 400 members ot a Chinese secret society at Cholou neat S ligon, (pretended to be assembled to discuss the arrangements for the funeral of a rich merchant's wife,) which me< tiiig was suppressed by the police, who
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    FUNERAL OF MAJOR LESTER.
    165 2 I Shortly before oqe o'clock on the toll Oit. the and Battalion Prince of Wales'! Own West Yorkshire Regiment paraded Aldersh-.t to pro eed by special train t< Camber!.-y ai d them i to Sandhurst College to attend the funeral of Maj. C M Lestei 2nd
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    SUNDAY MUSIC.
    131 2 A long discussion took p i meeting recent of the Manchester City Council on ilie qu< allowing bands to play m the Corporation p iris Sunday. I ru.- minutes of the I'.rk- Committee contained a resolution declining to peiv presence of band? m the parks on hatd^j. Ai.
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    THE FRENCH SQUADRON.
    65 2 Fren fled m Chines .vater 5 ii >a I i* k> bs reduce Ito a d .11 lii m:ial de la BedoUiere. the present second m command, has been order ii me m i ea i v "/<■ i />■■/••. Ih c cruisers Bruix ana Ectaireut already
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    GREAT BRIRAINS ATTITUDE IN CHINA.
    103 2 GREAT BRIRAINS ATTITUDE IN CHINA. m l Paper*. 1 <• October 24.— A rding to tin ttest 11 Govei ikes o veiv rdinn the political chang- m China irds as raor< f an accident *d« I plot a n 1 the prin pie of reiom. Ihe British <i /eminent does
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    A SWORD THAT FAILED.
    343 2 Lteutenau Wormald, >A the 21st Lancers, bat given an account or the charge at Omdur.n^n which appears m the Dewsbury Reporter. S a!< ing of his hand-to-hand encounter with a Dervibh m whk hi rd doubled np, be satd that mmy exaggerated reports hid been given
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    217 2 The Secretary ol the Punjom Mining Co, Limited, has received the following telegram giving tin- result of the October cleanup:— "The mill ran 29 days, crushing tons, yielding 333 ozs. of melted gold. The cyanide plant work.-djodays. producing bullion of an estimated value of /105 sterling. The mines are valuable,
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    SAIGON NOTES.
    942 2 The first number of tin Siam, a Saigon )aper published m the interests .>f Prr-nch dhabitaule chi the rigbl b^nk at tin Mt'-koug, \n* H||r..!i(l a forlnigbl I «U*i than iht ad*'' •-< d It i>. an unpretentious iffii: i i small page*> tod consorts „i jis .1
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    THE SINGAPORE-JOHORE RAILWAY.
    139 2 THE SINGAPORE-JOHORE RAILWAY. M<2»6rs Po«c8'« Propertx Circular hub>--IWi rece.,» vo,,ng ,1 fc unofficial member* o f the Legislative GmadA again*! the proposed OoUm ment Ra.hvay acres, the -sland lL Lon.shed X public of >in K apore ,to most people the 7r,7 the unoffical members th.smXr s t ncoZr hens.bl e
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    46 2 Wster, ay at 2 p.m. a Teochew l.v.ng at «0 4 Orchard Road was walking along Cave^g Road n.th 5O mi n si v^ r in °Jg op Ue was attacked by th ree Olinese aud robbtd. Cumplama.it i able tv identify the men plairidllt j
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      LUCCHENI'S LUCK.
      57 2 Only a Life Sentence The Next for the Anarchist Dagger I.v hfni. the assassin of tin J Au-tria. has been tried at Geneva ,1! t<;nrf-d to penal servitude tor id Wh'-n hentPiued th« prisoner c dedar.-d that the Due d 'Orleans and f King of Itaiv were to
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      FRANCE & BRITAIN.
      16 2 FRANCE BRITAIN. Renewed French Naval PreparationI\hnisc< ur w ed i ivtty ir, t• I r^; do<k\ani-
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      THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS.
      45 2 An Anti-Silver Senate Small Republican Majority m House I h< Republicans arc m targe na v, :iic Senate niflkii.nl b tu. silver legislatioi for a jjtnod of at lea y.ar.Ili< Rej il Ldn majorit) anioi.^ th< preseotativee > dLr.-ut twenty /.'.,/'■>, Novembe* uth /tip*
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    THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
    197 2 H H X- K|*fl Ao&HtSMON tit Piiatnta t^t.^ Akviko **d < mmm N iai ha m g" 1 JII( > rcpor-c: XV"K V" ilia tm^ho-t o< ossa taken tfckstei 1 tf w«d i the O ernmem fl n d the remonstrance b >mc 0 v;ve 3 of
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    64 2 a r L n? rS Patem ar^P^"^ed appo.nt.,;. the Z "to ni uire »*O the traffic or. SiflW KlVer U O«tt«t« of th Colo nialE Com Stringer and Mr lan Jiak Kirn. di ree reglStratiO 1 2; tf Mr- Juhn Andcr.on b^ resuo)ctj cl «l the b amese
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    W. C. T. U.
    52 2 A wru ta Oot of tl virc,; n Christian T Mlssl of th t Woman few 2 Te m l>™<* I ".on, who ren,a,n, will address an! y Singapore sh, Church to morrow g t Meth d sl i- hoped iff ?u evenil V t B*m8
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      451 2 Christmas Presents B P. dc SILVA. JEWtLLLK, HIGH STREET, SIN-.APnßl-•>as now aa view 1 picpd.d iitxn )l Diamond Jewellery >^ I JfrtnißT o- Ev«o Ikumini .tnUblc hi C tmas and New Years Gift! \i»o ■.jf....; -toc-k Gold and Silver Articles from Ceylon India and China. I -t-t quait'v tn -not
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      537 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS A cure for Chronic Diarrhoea. '■•xebec- -oifVrpr from chronic diarrhoea vrr I ised .ill kn d- ot -thuJjciiv, tor t a. „1 r a one remedy that ha* Dcvii d h.l. ihc. and that n Chamber- **-"**< KaarhcMi Kfmedy.— P X I.Rim,m 1....,, Ml b> druicrTHK DISPENSARY, >l\c\Pi>RE
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      255 2 The Week Satuiday. rat I y.J<y p. Frend M H ewards dosefc, I 1 k< —Pu SdMoh Ke«: r S C. < 2nd XI., 1 R. t., 1 p.-r >j^ tjowr.g Male: Bai-sier. (njlf. M'.-ciai Handicap S<-p Lines. Star r X.-.- '1 I p.m. I ernp«rr^r, ut aL. Lodge 1
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1472 3 7 i-.J- J.g.i.nt nomine* js;r. -st farrago ititclli JIVINAI. I'wiic withm IWtt lia> L -r 1 Sili->bury •itrlivrred himscit. m restrained jel weight} •<-rm:<. on the subjert i the critical statt t artar- bet\%r-en England md France Although the >v\ Optimi>t> we -.hank thee, fric^ (1
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    THE RAILWAY.
    261 3 We ye rijpt4 djjamst hopt, I nat tIM hnniud iCopc Of -ar perron nat ions Our ver> jhort rope Mi^ht nave been a bit lengthened. And gambling been strengthened, And tat il H o^ered for thoie who mmld slope By c.cx; 11 railway from here to Johore. Bill
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    JAVA NEWS.
    932 3 {From our own Curresponatnt.) The Nieuwsblad quotes whole paragraphs of telegraphed news m the Singapore exchanges received by post, all of which Reuter there carefully refrains from telegraphing to the Java subscribers. Then the Nieuwsblad sighs at the glory of being a Biitish subject. "What a pity for
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    64 3 1 he departure of Mr. Gardner, who has been acting as Ci.ief Police Officer since September 13th, and who was to have left for Penang on or about the 15th inst. to take charge of the Sikh contingent there, has been postponed indefinitely, Mr. Cuscad«*n, who has been laid up
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    OUR ARMY OF TO-DAY.
    1217 3 for the Singapore Free Press.; XV. Signalling Arrangements. In time of peace, a certain proportion of Officers, N. C. Officers, and men, m every Corps, is instructed and trained m army i signalling, first, regimentally, and afteri wards, at the school of signalling Aldershot, if m
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    WISE PRECAUTIONS.
    757 3 f f.' Independame Toiikmune.j j Whatever it be, the situation between i Russia and England is very strained. Will j the spark which is to set fire to the powder come from the E^t or the Far E-ist j We should be more disposed to believe that the
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    EXCHANGE.
    76 3 .CORRECTED UP TO November ta.J On London Bank 4 m/s t /u| demand .1/11* Private credits 3 m/s i/ii4-£ documents 3 m/s 2/0 credits 6 m/s tjok France, demand 2474 Germany, demand i 9 India, 1. T 47^ HONGKONG, demand i^dis. Yokohama, demand p m JAVA, demand I i6i
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    SHARE LIST
    246 3 NOVEMBER r2th,i8 9 6 Quotation. Coital. Paid Up. Smmes P«id l>it. I imk <X Omu and Japan, Ltd. *2j Nommai. a.000.000 450,968 ***** c £.2.5. Deferred. s buyers. i.tfo Zi Heir- Ai«,to- Batten, Agency. S5 Sellers. 10,000 f I B 's^ Fra^r „,d N 3ve Ltd S7O 225
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    PRODUCE.
    85 3 (November *2.) Gamb.er fc do. cjfe No. "epper, i;,ack (ordinary m.j do. White, (Fair L W= s ttutmegs uos to the It. V|a< [Banda] C|ov« si Amboma' i.iUrrian Cofiee Tapioca, -mall pearl (r-atr quaiity) 4, c do flake ido. do.) J2 dc. medium pearl (Fair ao 1 d". dc
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      292 3 OCEAN STtAM SHIP COi4l-ANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STfcAM SHIP COMPANY. Lto. AND NfeDERLANDSCHfc. 6TOOMVAART MAATaC iAPPIJ OOE AAN I'ne Company's steamers are despatched irom Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homeward- :or i,ondor. every ten days, and have accommod,, i, J( third clai-) passenj.'erj only.
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      42 3 I Mtanpl Of Court.— Hh- Burm-n wik fined tor spnt.ng n the witaess-bo> d attack oi asthma, on tht ground "contempt of court," should use Grimmmlt s dimnCigtrettes. They immediately arrest asi'.m*. te oi nen-ous cou^hin^, io« ot vo ICt UeAr»ene« S
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      122 3 SERVICES TO-MORROW. St. Andrew's Cathedral. jjrd Sunday after Trinity. 7 a. m. Matins. 7 33 a. m. Choral Celebration and Sermon. 4 p. m. The Catechism and Sunday School. 5.30 p. m. Evensong and Sermon. St. Matthew's Church, Sepoy Lines. 7.30 a. m. Holy Communion. 8.30 p. m. Evensong and
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      200 3 Weattici iv.c )or: (November n.J Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory. 9. A M. r H, Bar. red. 32 but 29.00.S 29.81., ***** Temperature. 856 863 81.0 Wet Bulb Therniosn«'t«i 77.0 jb.\ 775 Dir. of Wind N.N.W. West. aim. Max. Temp. 80.1 Mir.. do 72.5 Max. :••..< 150. Perr. r;«H.
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      522 3 VKSS X L IN PORT 1.- (V. a. flags and Ton* Corr.minder* Arrived Fron Xc WeD*m»w •rit.onk, n« by Set 1 H Other Vebi-ei- Flaes Tom Masters Arnvtd From Consitrnee* Mm A-"-" sar. rtg Naoodd Not S BmFoSooi Uut .22. Ori .t- Not male I m IJul '2i Fakt Oct.
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      197 3 Hasienger^ Arrived. X J M. I XN p Hoop f Mi nd Mi R t Grc Hr.tndMri. I \j <. i v p ••<■ M- *< c- t.e Mr M i■ MAILb CLOSE I MMI ca, fun B J :■••>•.•. m bu-rba 4 r i FM 11 P rim—Of »y
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      437 4 WANTED A\ f .in..^.v.t Hous* •v.i sour Ixd-rooiu--POWELI. Co..— AuctioneerNoviu WANTED AiMALL furnahed or uniurnished i'uu» m town preterred. Part 01 kmmmwm •tpdu provided independent enua»a Apply J.K.L.. c o ftw IVm» No- WANTED FURNISHED or unfurnished huoac. n <>jo< situaaion towards the end ol Kcbruar). iS<^ Apply to X.,
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      400 4 Katz Brothers, Limited. CHRISTMAS CARDS NEW YEAR CARDS SPECIAL SHOW OF 10,000 BEAUTIFUL CARDS 11 Price 2 cents 5 cents 10 cents 15 cents 20 cents. !he auiM haw hen carefaMj selected eartj m Hat year, at .i Special Price which CMM a j> to tier th. m at the
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      240 4 Co Ltd. SINGAPORE Sole Agents for the WORLD FAMED OGDEN'S TOBACCOS CIGARETTES Silver Veil, m tm^ of sf **> cent> GUINKA GOLD <\n 45 cent=. TAB iJo ioccnta CIGARETTE TOBACCO Silvei Veil m lb tins. 60 cents Bird a Eye dn 40 cents PIPE TOBACCO Frmt jnii Honey, m lb
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      460 4 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. /■^a^r -p^^ i Pianos by Collaid Collard $575*55° ~JMLJjMw^^--iKl~' V Brinsinead Sons $55"-5 2 Best English Makers #400-350 cst riliall Makers $400,325 -^^-^gj^ For Cash and Easy Payments THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. Ocl 2< > tu.U,.-,. LIPTON TEA MERCHANTS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE
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      90 4 ADOLF STERN BERG, UPHOLSTERER AND DEALER IN NKW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE^ s'. Victoria Strbbi Adoli Stern bbrg respectfully bees to mlnm. A the public of S,n £apO re thaThTnL^ptS his establishment at the above address. He al o begs to state that his consum endeavour w.Ube by the excellence of
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      864 4 HOUSE WANTED: WANTED a house with three or [out be rooms. Rent about $70. Addres- A. c,o n Nov 1 i. TOKUT ANEW Bungalow situated al No 11 Kr, Koad, ort Cavanagh Koad Ot Koad Market. Kor rent and pan a rial AppK 10 No. 17 Kranu h Get TO
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      1235 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, and [«*e« known) date due here, and name of Agent Bui ial", IS New York. dv Niw Catinai., Edc.\.«, H.M.S Devonport. Ghhuk, Kus-.. Constadl. Govkrnolo. Ital. Spetna, Hai 1. in. Chin. Steuin, tin- Oct. KA^A^il, Philadelphia, St. Pukk k, H.M.S. dredger, I Slpkbk, H.M.S..
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