The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 November 1898

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fHIRD si;ries. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, i 7 th NOVEMBER 1898. OAIL\ ISSUE, No. 14J6
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    • Advertisement
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      539 1 Pq Orfic-. Collyer Q XT '.Vha-ves. New Harb >.: O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. v.riwUliNA, JAPAN, PENANI < EVs :SD! AUSTR »1 V ADEN. EGYPT, MARSEILLES rfR \i. \R, MALTA, BKSNDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND h)N. IUJJ'i Bl!!s 01 I :.i :cJ Ur Ptman 'i:\Hti*:ul J>M Amir:. .>: Ports, also !or xt'.,
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      405 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA. TlOf CO.. LIMITED. KNAI RANGOON k CALCUTTA. <-.r.,oany ■> iteaniers is intn.ded to 1 'ar Wharf every week. i ars>o Bra booked by the abo\e am .1 .1 jh^ ates 10 all ports m India and I^o to Vi<: Afrwaa Ports, Mviritius or ■Ui-..V!)t, MEJ BOUK.NB
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      395 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKU.TVAART MAATSCHAPPI], Under Contract with thb Nrthbrlands India (iovbknmknt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer CJu/ Time Table for November, 1898. Steamer From Exoectea Will be despatcbed tor (_i. G. s |acob S'baya Nov. 13 Sourabaya, Macassar, Amboina, Banda, Mcnadu Gorontalo and Moluccas
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      269 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY AND Veterinary Establishment. OVER A HUNDRED Horses, Cobs be Ponies TO SELECT] PROM Suitable for all purposes Every facility for trial given FODDER DEPARTMENT Fresb supplies every fourteen day-. Hay, Oats, Crushed Food, Barley and Linseed, only the verj best qualit) kepi HARNESS Di.PARTMLNT i Any descriptioa
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      618 1 1 TJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION, PAID-UP CAPITAL 110.000.0 i o RESERVE FUND j ooou.ro RESERVE LIABIi.ITY OF PROPRIETOR:-. »i 0,000,000 I Coma o» U1KBCT0B&. Hon. J.J. BELL-IRVING.— CmAtnuM R If. Gkay, Est, Dhmitv Chaikmaw. C. Bkukmank, Esq A.J. Raymond fc.q David Gubbav, Esq. EL H. Hiu., B«q. A.
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      381 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFJC. THK ml) nrnwd| at pnwenl kaowi m m l\h\. Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea. Hemorrhage and Ulcerat; of the Bowels KM OMMEVDBDbi SOME 01 rat HIEFS M So a Retail by all (t.r. a THE PETER SYS COMPANY (FRonusroae Soli Mwufaci rbrs G dot 17 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM
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      262 1 DaCU 11 MA.'i "AiaiHlP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORitNTAI w STKAMSHIP COMPANY TH>VO KlSfc KAbUSHiKi KAISHA t^>rne 1 ,<iU 'a cccdir,,.. Dv. f> vttso, c ,i ,j€ c -our.t H >ngi ito Sac h rat Per hlervotis Phospboglycerate OF L' V E pgospHoei f DYNAM I T E. DEVIL BRAND I
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1898.
    649 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1898. Here shall the Press t!r People'e right njinUin, Unawtd br influence and i.r.bnbed by ga.r, Hert patriot Truth her glorious precept* draw, Piwliad 10 Rtllfion. Loyatv. and Law. If there is an) substantial foundation under to day's special wire from Hongkong referring
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    215 2 A new sugar refinery, thr second m Japan, has been opened at Osaka. The weekly edition or ihe Sing^apori Free Press was published at noon to-day. The old and O. steamer Hydaspei is being broken up as old iron by the Chinese purchasers at Shanghai. Captain George F. X Wilde,
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    MALACCA.
    530 2 {From our own CorrtspoiUtoUf The A.;. Resident Councilor, the Hon W. Egerton, was At Home at the Residency on Friday afternoon last and was fortunate m securing good weather. The tennis cou t was bctic-r patronised than it has been tor some time at the K. -idency At Humes.
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    PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    42 2 i late* for tin i .v>. approximately Pucwiaj er (I tod Urcb ra and day 1 w k i/■ testral nberi whose attend-to practioe at B rregalar ruu th-- ri-k >,'. having ihrir assistance die{i nsed \\i:l a 1 thece coacerta
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    HAVS TELEGRAMS.
    579 2 foe Court of Ca Umlsj ..Iruer, Billot, 10-mOTTOW, Zurlinden, anoine absolatc m > fl I uabei s i-j.iL-' t i Fa N j.— The Chamber de tehterep toooeslaboutPasl d.i Cocherya d lynarddected vice-prtsidc-ti. Not to. Cabiret wnd bega thi cKanunaion '-I the quesuen ;»i the lndo< I inese
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
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      ALLEGED NEW SECRET TREATY.
      61 2 Russo-Manchunan Movement en Shan-hai-kwan. (Special to Singtiport I ret I'rt Hongkong, Nov iyti i t ,h. Hongkong Telegraph publishfci o win- frum its correspondent it. Tientsin alleging iiiat there has been a m treaty made between Russia and China H»- iJcO allies that a laig< >t*
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      SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD.
      21 2 An Important Conference Sir Ciaude Macdonald is holding a coo fereiice with tfee Viet roy of Chihli to-da\
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      ATTITUDE OF BRITAIN.
      15 2 Serious Aspect of Affairs. 11.. British aiti'uo i- staled to b threatening
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE SPANIARDS AT HAVANA.
      17 2 Disorder Appeased. The disturbances among the v pa a' at Havana ha\e quieted
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      THE DREYFUS CASE.
      33 2 Capt. Dreyfus To Offer Defence I;- Covet of Cassation hat decidec thai ir- m ut- intormed ut th<. re\i~ic proc« ediags and to be request-; to pr- ;.i his detent-
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      ADMIRAL NOEL.
      30 2 A K.C.M.G for Cretan Servictb K.jar-Aoniirai 'j H Nc-r, u*<r- a'rd a Knight Comman-t-r of t Mi r.ir a I 5t George fur hih servioet at Cn be
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      THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S TOUR.
      37 2 Arrival at Malta 1 li- Em|j<-ro; William of G^rrr.ar.v h« an ed at Malta ii<- dpi not hou.-ver land butente^ar. Ed British Uthoritan on board Mm /A >■■ nmellerm London. .\'or ertiot r rjftA
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    174 2 trorn Shanghai is reported the pwUh sudden death of Mr A W Bowman ol 1 fill 'v^ 456 When drivin fe' on th« Bubbling Well Road r^ 1 tll f L sizes yesterday Yuo Ah m Cheng Ah Sam and Hum Ha Van. charged with gang robbery with deadly weapun,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      679 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. mmr~ M Pianos by Collard A i ollard 5575-550 \^^M^^^^^^^^Mf RrinMTir dBi S<m^ $55>i-S->' ■^DaM^^^^^^^^^^W^' B<r>t English M Ht-t (jr-rma \l iUcr> $400-4^3 4JH KBV^^SO Chun M<ki $;bo-3Jo THE ROBINSON PIANO CO LIPTON TEA MERCHANTS 8V SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE UPTON'S TEAS drunk everywhere
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      1116 2 EDDIE ft CO. >HIP CHANDLERS k COMMISSION AGENTS ;,l. lit. HH-M ►'«> \M.. Not 14 ii.ii PONIES FOR SALE. GOOD d quir-i animal--. Price from iis to *4S. Appl> GAGGINO& Co. >_l JS UC FOR SALE ROVER LIGUJ ROADSTER, IN GOOD ORDI-.K, Price SB5. THE SI RAI is i V(
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      920 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISE M k NTS i— FOR SALIi MrHii-* (Vailing Co.'-. Sl'arer.. Tanjong Pagar I) 1 1. 5% Deb. due iy-v. 1 Batu Bersawah (ioliiSv^d cate Sha>e. WANTED ranjoiig P.ijrar Duck il'umuii*! 5% Del)-. South Raub (>., 1.u1.. Shares. I-RASBR .v Co.. k.v h injgi and Share Hrokets. Nov 1
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      67 2 TO.DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS A cure for Chronic Diarrhoea. I hive bee" a suffeier from chronic diairhoea ever since the war and have use all ki^d- of medicines for it. At last I found one remedy that has been a success as a cine, and that is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera «nd Diairhoea
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      86 2 OUR ADVERTISEMENT COLUMNS A huust is to be let on Institution Hii, 1 A riil, Collector lb wanted for Fraser Neavc Limited, A geni:etnan wants board and lodemc m private tamiU dose to town ,o^,?"^ S V h Born «>Co. need a,, j tor m the Constabulary. A smart Chinese
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      224 2 The Week. Thur&day, 17th Hii»t Water 1 2 midnight. ii.4._ A Gi'r.son R;fl-j jb practice, Baleslter p.»Philharmonic Orchestra, S-30 p.m. Friday. 18th Mn;h Water 0.58 a 0.j2 p. P. <S£ O. MaJ Homewirdi closer o a.rti. Property Saicb. Crane Bios., 2-30 p.m. Cricket fcngland the World. 4-^0 p rr, S
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  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      British North Borneo Wisdom.
      144 3 I rag Editob. SIR. —The Editor that instructive publication the BritiOi North Borneo Herald sa\- We regard the Am- rican action ot excluding Ch' e--- irora the Philippinei a» tooli>h 1 he extreme.' and thinks it will ben<-'r. B, N B by driving the Chinese Imigra:
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    INTERCOLONIAL RIFLE MATCH.
    390 3 S X S< OKI B'i HONi*IC O N :ku !/j;.. Nuv 8. .-r por". X"- ma'ch opened m atter- Hongkong iin rir n^ ort on t'-e As4oH^i'v'c. Kowioon. i .Ker"e td the weather jr t it times, then duil for a %peil %i tcady bicw.njj down the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    79 3 C ORnss». mj Ou*r».er Uthce. Sir.gapore. 17th Novemb«r, iB<)S. fMah Officer tor :he ensuing week, and F. J. B«n;aneld. ~-e'gear>» for t~e cr<.j;ng week. Corpl. Pteadi M Wttaj J-»3 p. Ma.\:m and Gun drill. A r-j»"s'!r, S'fuad drill Fi ds>) 11 ~> and G.n drrll. Mturdaj ,-yo
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    PRESENTATIONS TO THE QUEEN.
    157 3 I^c I.or>don orrespondent o« '.he MmMBJ Post e.evrapned on October 27 I "err -ire n futare to be only proerilations tkt Queen -4 Drawing-room, th« number hav:ng Oeen reduced to permit of a closer MMMJ of the ■>* i '.he t.ourt jrtic;alb have received prooi that
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    MANILA.
    736 3 Extract vrom a Private Letter. Everything remains quiet here, notwithstanding tii»' evil instincts of the Spaniards to |1m contrary. Relations between the Revolutionary Government and the American> are cordial enough. It is remarkable now to witness the m irked predilection the little untivf children show here for forming thenwlves
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    68 3 j Ijouble Ha -d xxdai X rsey anO Pad ished ■vday afMnMMO» we tenser winning by 21 11, r"-:,j.' <A :r, c Foarnarn- r.t area-, .idcr \ip. Winwer, H G [>;-s kinner Sf I H .Jo*a>. J //i Heap. Wmaei J. I. Icnkin^ R
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    THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN JAPAN.
    61 3 MaBSHAJ y*MAA«TA AS PSBMIBB. Ih? loOowiag telegram has been received by Mr K. Hasegawu the manager j tdjhe Mitsui Busman Kaisha, Hongkong I okio. November B—lhe8 Ihe Marquis Yamagata wlio was Marshal of thr Japanese troops m the China-Japan war) has accepted the position of
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    SIR ALEXANDER SWETTENHAM.
    106 3 There is c.-.: y r^a-0.-i '.o oeheve 'say:, the Pmau^ i',.iie-'<, fat Sir Alexander Swettenham who, j cv iay, ia-> Letn 1:> red and has refused the g/.ernorship of l.agos, will not revert to the post ot Colonial Secretary when Sir Charles Mitchell I retarm to the
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE SHOOTS A TIGER.
    105 3 A Malay Beater Mailih. {from ow r*w CurrttfonSmt.t Hi» Highness tlic Sultan was out shooting to day (16th) near the Waterworks, when a tijjer was put up. Two shots had been fired at the animal, with the effect of only wounding it. When
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    THE ALLEGED FORGED TELEGRAM CASE.
    1771 3 THE ALLEGED FORGED TELEGRAM CASE. The charge against Mr. W. G. Vaughan Robinson, of the Robinson Piano Co., of having forged a telegram having for its object the bringing back from Kobe of G. Springford, a late employe of his, was continued at Hongkong on Nov. ioth and nth. The
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  • OUR CHESS COLUMN
    • Article, Illustration
      Problem No. 96.
      59 3 Below we give a widely travelled problem, said to have baffled Pillsbury, who declared if insoluble m the given number of moves. Afterwards, being shown the way, he admitted that it was a very beautiful piece of combination. By (J. A. Kk\saki>. White to play and mate
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      Problem No. 97.
      20 3 By J. Kivo, Singapore. White to play and mate m two moves. Black pi*-ces;. White (7 pieces;.
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      Game No. 104.
      381 3 Mr. James McConneJl, oi New Orleans, has developed an f.ngin.t idea m ihe Vienna opening, which pres-ms many ingenious combinations and which he has played successfully against experts both m America and Europe. The following is a game scut by Inm tothe Aim rii an Chest Uaganiu
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      Game No. 105.
      159 3 Awarded a btilhancy prize m connection with the la->t Berlin tournament Four Knk.hts' G\Mt. White— A. Zmkl. Black— J. Metger, 1 P-K4 \'-Kx v PxP KxR 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB^ i 5 PxKt f'-Kts 3 R-Kts Kt-w 3 I6Q-Q2 O-Kt^ch 4 Kt-B3 B-Kt 5 17RR2 O-Qs 5 Castles
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      CHESS NOTES.
      296 3 Bismarck is reported to have said that he never yet knew a i»lib talker who could play a sound game of chess or whist. The award m the 57. Petersburg Zeitung Pro. blem Tourney has been announced. The authors of the successful three-movers, which include some capital work,
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    THE "SINGAPORE FREE PRESS" AND AMERICAN OPINION.
    830 3 The Chicago Inter-Ocean 01 the 1 8th Sept., has a lung article < ndorsing and approving the Singapore tree Press article of August 2nd, on the question of the destiny of the Philippines as aftected by the holding of the Peace Conference at
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    SHARE LIST
    349 3 NOVEMBER 17th, 1698 Quotation. Capital Paid Uk Sharks Paid Uiv. ttank of China mod Japan, Ltd. $2^ Nominal, f 2,000,000 450, 06S 199.875 4,2. v Deterred. £5 Buyers lj2 so £1 Bell Abc-to- Kastert. Atrency. *s Seller 1 10 000 f 4 8 5b4 8 -S*< Z 1
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    PRODUCE.
    110 3 (November i;., 1"' *4 Gambiei =„i, do. Cube No. i *>.:<• Peppet, Black (ordinary S' pore i y do. White, (Fair L/W=sjt „3y Nutmeps i ios to the Ib.) 67. do. (80s to the Ib) yo. Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) 35. Liberian Coffee 21. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair
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      241 3 A Relic of the War. Many old soldiers now feel the trtects ol the hard service they endured during the war. Mr. Geo. S. Anderson, of Rossville, York county, Perm., who saw the hardest kind of bervice at the front, is now frequently troubled with rheumatism. "I had a severe
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    • Advertisement
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      273 3 OCfcAN STtAM SHIP COMPANY feASi INDIAN OCEAN STEAit SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NKDhRLANDSCHt STOOMVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJOCEAAN Ine Compan_\ steamers are despatchefl from Liverpool outward, for the Straus,, China, and |apan. and from Japan homewards for London ever) tei. da>b, and have accommouauor, tor third class pabsengen <>niy. The Company s steamer^
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      186 3 MAILS CLOSE 1 0-KORROW. Km Per At turope Chusan 6 am Bangkok Charon 10 aw Saigon, &<_. Tetnkat 10 am Cheribon &c Samarang Penang 1 -m Batu Pahat Glanggi noon Bangkok Rrexd 1 pm Klang, &c. Amherit a tvl Bangkok Pakshan 2 pm i Hongkong, ace. Sumatra j pm Ratavia
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      870 3 VESSKLS IN FOR 1 Mei.-of-Wai Place and Tons Corcm«ader& Arrived Kroo. fo- Watt DatsMl BriCcnbi 1140 Ingram Sep. If I .0 Other Vessels Fiats ft Tons Matters Arrived From Consignees Por Whei Adi-h Sar. 18'y Nacoclai No« 9 I Pal ro< rt v. Amherst Mnt. ioh Klatu^j Not 16 I
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    • Miscellaneous
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      58 3 i-XCHANGt 1 kKCTKD L'P TO v O'cmb( ••> LOMMM "and 1,-; r lite m Ist m n-- m ..«/o* credit o^i, FraNlL i.mr... .2^B Germans ieanM 20c India r >f#J Hongkong demand .j%dis Vokohava drmana pn-: Java ..-n.^nd 1 "i Manila Ammmd >% prn >OVERKIGN- lv buj .^io.,c Hank ut
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      318 4 TO BE L^T \nK\V v- t.v w «tuaif' <M No. 10, Krama K< «i. .n 1 X near O^ari Roau M nkct l-or rent a .rticulafs. Appiy to No. 17, Kram,u Ro.i'! Ox.: js *5" TO LET. TWO Ot-FICES m Chanye Aiiey. hntrv 01 Ist September. App.\ 1 Au. ~TO
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    • Advertisement
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      322 4 Ijohn Little Co Ltd. SINGAPORE n Sole Agents for the WORLD FAMED OGDEN'S lOBACCOS CIGARETTES Silver Veil, m tins of 50. 60 cents GUINEA GOLD, do 45 cents TAB do 30 cents CIGARETTE TOBACCO Silver Veil m lb. tins. 60 cents Bird s bye 40 cents PIPE TOBACCO Fruit and
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      537 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. ASH ROFK is required m the Stamp Office. Singapore. Salary 5468 per annum. Security to the am. v.' <> $!,•.>..> rnu.st b>: given. Xpplic-iiKiiw shonM be addressed to ihi Colonial Treasurer, up to the m-iant. Singapore, uth November, IS9S. Nov 15 tuihs. 21.11 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Ti NDERS will
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    • Advertisement
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      361 4 g| BICYCLES, > a^i war STANDARD OF THE WORLD, SBSTRAJTS CYCLE AGENCY,?S 15, BATTERY ROAD, |@8£ SINGA P 0 E H |®5£ i^^ Mli W ii ii ii ii ii j^i Katz Brothers, Limited. CHRISTMAS CARDS NEW YEAR CARDS SPECIAL SHOW OF 10,000 BEAUTIFUL CARDS Price 2 cents 5 cents
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    • Advertisement
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      75 4 R. W. DUNN. OKSULTING BtIGINBSB ami SoKVSVOB. I INDERTAKES to supe intend Meam Vessels *-> Launches, and ail da.sts of Machinery and Boilers Also arranges for purchase or sale ol '.id or new. Candidates prepared for Board of Trade Ex. lunations. Office 24 Raffles Place, (adjoining Messis. Hraiidcll Bros.) B
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    • Advertisement
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      622 4 The Singapore Free Mercantile Advertiser (.ABLt. Al>Dßi4!>S, Advertiser, Outgaport reLfeFHONB Moww Mo. '>i Pubiished at 30 3. Raffles Place, S»ing«por_ 'I'* Hh Icadmg bullish New«fM|>ci m 1 Strait^ SettJemeots fohon Fedentted Native State^ of P. r rt n S j>oi. L'jon^. Pahan^j, tin p Sembilan British North Borneo. Sarawa X
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      885 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving pern ol flepanure, ai date due here, and nani ol \i- Bt 1 1 I S N< V•■ dv Cvi IH Fix.-. H Gan Go\ 1 Ital.Sp 1i,,,'-. M K*s i' .id St. Pawn SVVB B B H 1 k [ap. New M < DROM I I
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