The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 February 1899

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  • Title Section
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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 20m FEBRUARY iBgg DAILY ISSUE No
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      805 1 q Ofhc-. Co^ycr Quay. Kg Wharves New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA JAPAN PKNANG. CSV- LON, INDIA AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES GIBRALTAR, MALTA BKINDISI VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental ami American Ports, a' China Coast, and San Francisco via
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      649 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA 1 lON CO., LIMITED. I > PINANG, RANGOON CALCUTI A c,» the r .otncany's steamers is inte"dui lo I v r*3ajW Wharf rvtry week. I' 'i K (r, anrJCargo are booked by tbe above »t ihrouL-h'ates to nil ports m India and Ceylon a'so lo Raal
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      768 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKfcTVAAKT MAATSCHAPPII Undir Contract with thb Nbthbklands Ihdm Cjovkrnmknt. Agents at Singapore. >hips Agency, late J.DAENDKLs fee. Co.. 2-3 Coixvftu «Juav Time Table for February, 1899. I Steamer From Exoecteu Will be despatched to j Gen. I'rl Saarahajr* b'eb. 11. Baiavia. S'ba>a, B>el.-I -njf, Amptnmm, MacaßMTi Amboiiia, Handa
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      398 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY HaadsoMc < oh-, and Poaiea j«sl I mded Ex. BUCEPHALUS Aooikci sl.ijm > i.t arrive* bj tin s.s. EURYALUS, On tht 6tk .a. '<mt. With Row m band o! Hl.uk- Pairs irell Brofci HORSES, COBS PONIES. Ladies and Gentlemen's Hacks. A 1.1. Gl/AKAin KKD. I abow have
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      662 1 LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. r'AU-UP CAPITAI *ioOOoooo i-KVE FUND *****00 MKSERVE LIABILITY OP i PROPRIETORS J $10,000,000 Coubt op Uiiiictiiis Hon. LL BELL-IRVING.— CHAI«»^^N. R M. Gray, Ksq Dkputy Chairman C. Biumann, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq David Gubbav, Esq. R. H. Hill, Ksq. A. Haupt, Eso. F.
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    • Advertisement
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      526 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUITsPECIFIC IHK only remedy at pM k.o.n a, U INFAIXMLK «d PERMANENT CURB Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowtls. THE PETER SYS COMPANY i .i The China Mutual Life Insuran c Co HEAD OFFICE: No. 13. Canton Koad. Shanghai jasvwa ""m I 1 1 r
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      177 1 P AUI T V s K h\ BUSHIKI ,!(r.u, embai s=s Yokohama to San Francisco. M.r for fun t .ruUrs apply to C., Jj AfJCTt HSADACKE NEURALGIA > CEREBRINE k NEURALGIA I m 'Pore. A MACKAY. Thf D.spensary. Relieves the sealpain at Xlfl W CURES all di>Jiarges» trom obur. nti>J^jj^^^^A
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  • Domestic Occurrence
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      BIRTH.
      22 2 At Barganny Vil'a. Oxlry Rise, on the ityh inst., lhe wife of thi Rev. S. Stbphbn Walkp.r, m.a., of a son.
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  • Article, Illustration
    The Singapore free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1899.
    1122 2 The Singapore free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1899. Mtfc tti&ll Prcti t>.r People* >.j>.« ma>aM,n. L'n»*4 by tnflucr.ee *«d wnbribW by gmia lUm fktrM T- h«r wt. prtc*i*i draw. n^H to lUU«toa. UraNr. »»< UM Mr Chammkrlain. it i* satisfactory to bee, stands no ecclesiastical nonsense. When the Roman Catholic
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    1172 2 Fr<Mß Wladiwostock it is announced that an nnmrnse field of excellent coal has been db<:o\ere.d m the government of Khaba--1 ro\sk. iind lying closely contiguous to the I lar (-t<*ni section of the Siberian Railway. Ihe Victoria Theatrical Company will give oik: more performance, a variety entertainment, to-night, at reduced
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    THE LATE M. FAURE.
    129 2 On the day of the fun ral of the late M. Felix Faurr, Presides! of ihc French Republic, it is understood that the flags on all Government buildings and vessels m the Colony will be half-masted and that, at noon, minute guns wil he fired to
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    ENCORE CES DAMES.
    291 2 A g'-ml' man who arnvrd by the mail forwards lite following little bit of hum.m nature AXINKS4»SIS l»s IHt hKINIH Mtll v.S IKS A I' AIR I<M)( X Ol T <m can i a Pimm Life on tit (J,> t n;en wa- not very thrilling b«-tween Col
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    NAVAL AMD MILITARY.
    1007 2 hi the presence of a number of Japanese naval officers, (he gu"n^ry trials of the first-class armoured tri. io«< pi.» oH the mouth of the Ijne on lytti mst. Ihe ship's armament con--1 (our 8-m. Kkwtck »uns, fourteen and numerous sm iller weapon i. The f-jllowing round-,
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      THE NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT.
      140 2 M. Loubet Elected. M E. Loubet, President of the Senat has been elected President of the French Republic, obtaining 483 votes againtt M I. Meline, the only other candidate who secured 270. [M. Loubet, who was born at Marianne m on December 31st. 1838, is a
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      THE OVERDUE CUNARD LINER.
      23 2 Safety Reported I lie Cunard liner Pavonia is safe having been towed into ihe Azores. London, February iqth, iBq^
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      A PRESIDENTIAL CRISIS IN FRANCE.
      68 2 M. Loubet s Election Impeached. Complicity Alleged m Panama Frauds. M. Loubet election was supported b\ the Radicals and Drevfusite revtsioaitf party. M. Mflme s candidature had the support of the moderates and the anti-DrevL- In an article published on Saturday M Beaurepaire virulently attack-
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      HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS AT PARIS.
      72 2 Inflammatary Speech by Derouiede A Serious Emeute. Hostilemob demonstrations, internn; by shouts of Panama. marked th^ re cript m Paris of the announcement ot M Loubet's election. If, Derouiede harangued the mob. an 4 invited the holding of a great demonstration against the present regime on
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      ATTITUDE OF THF PARISIAN PRESS
      45 2 The anti-Dreyfu<itc mirnal- denounce the election c\ M I.oubei as üblu misfortune, and declare that he i- a mediocnu tainted by Panama a-^sonations Th«- Moderate journal> and RtVMMMIII eulogise Loubet s uprightness, and preach a policy of union and pacification.
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      LORD KITCHENER.
      34 2 A Parliamentary Vote. Sir M\ch*tl Hicks-Beach, Chancellor ot the Exihequer. is submitting to the H of Commons a vote tor £30,000 to pun-hay an annuity for Lord Kitchener. London. February mUk, r#9</.
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    112 2 The Perak Turf propose noldmj; gymkhana me, i tf Vpril next Mr. W. A. Biuknell, the MtfaU Auditor, Penang, is to go home on leave m April. His successor is not yet known The hull of the Penang Harbour dredger is to be constructed oy ihe Penang Foundry Company. The
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      1182 2 John Little Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW LOT OF CHRISTY'S Anatomical Cycle i Saddles. vHB lWm spy \l)lh- SADDLB I NDKRMDt- M M MKN S S VDDI.K NOTE THE PRICE $7 each net. When ordering state whether for American or English made machine, and also size
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      549 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS i WANTcD. Mm opal Bonds 5% FOR SALK Pengering Planting Co.'s Shares. South Kdub's Shares. HRASER k Co., Kxchange and Shaie Brukmb. F«b 15 j BOARD LODGING. TWO Rooms vacant m private English Rest- dence, one for married couple (no children) .he other for Bachelor. Near town. Apply
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      217 2 The Week Monday, aoth H (»h Water 5 18 a., I p. Properly Sale. Powell Co.. *-jo p. a Polo, Rncecou ye S. V. A. Maxim and Squad Drill, 5-15 p.nt. Philharmonic Choir, 5 30 p m. Victoria Theatre Qaeen Street, 9 p.m. Tuesday, atst High W».er 6.4* a., H.J3
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  • Correspondence.
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      Cycle Scorching on the Esplanade.
      181 3 SIR. As I was m a gharry going northwards along the Cathedral side of the Esplanade about 6 30 p.m. a mob ol about n^ht cyclists at full speed rushed p^t my gharry, with cycle horns blowing tt nd bells ringing These were apparently the
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    MR. ROBERTON S PICTURES.
    195 3 As we i.aye already announced, Mr "koberton, the artist, who is making a short -tay here, is giving an exhibition ot pattit.ngs m oil and water colours at the Town Hall to-norrow and Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m to 6p m.
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    THE LATE SIR WILLIAM MAXWELL
    313 3 The Morning Pest of January J4UI has this announcement of a movement for a memonai to the late bir William Max^\ to be erected m the Colony of Ligov where he contracted his fatal illaeM altrr a period of exceptionally arduous and anxious* service Stp
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    JAWA NEWS.
    379 3 \Jr»9- *ur tmn C»r ruptno»m» i bata.ia has beer, badly flooded for some da>s Kncrmoui quantities of water came down from the hills, besides torrential rain;> m the town itself The canals and relief sluices were overpowered and all the low-lying parts of the town were under water.
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    17 3 i ii< o,:>p<*tition tor ihe February Monthv MedaJ mi} pl^ce on Saturday next
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    MOTOR-CARS IN SINGAPORE
    93 3 1 It is announced that M Chaine, of the "Compagnie Ph<'>us, a well-known French cycle and motor cycle company, is establishes a general agency m Singapore, and that the motor-car lately seen K°' n X aabut° ut is one of the machines of the company It is
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    CRICKET.
    328 3 A cricket match between a team from the King's Own Rrgiment and a S C. C". eleven was played on the Esplanade on Saturday, and resulted m favour of the Club. Kings Own. Capt. Marker b Kerr 1 Lt. Jackson c Moirison b H anna ford 13 Sgt. Breen
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    SMALL-POX ON THE P. & O. MAIL
    280 3 SMALL- POX ON THE P. O. MAIL A case of small-pox appears to have broken out on board the last P. 0 ma'l which 1- ft here 011 the loth in»>t. t>>r IVtian", with the Chief Justice, Mr. and M:- iklice Hyadoßau j<Jtirs. Major. General Jonci Vaughan, Miss Bla< k,
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  • LADIES L T. C. TOURNAMENT.
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      PLAY ON SATURDAY.
      83 3 Mixed Double* H«»n; A Class. Mr. and Mrs. l.ovel', scr., beat Mrs. Kerr and Mr. Wright, owe is. .S— o, 6— J, 0— 4. Mrs. Millar and Sir. Hooper, scr.. beat Mrs. Bracidell ai.d Mr. Wolterstan, owe 2, *>—!, 4—6, I 6-S. Mrs. Dare and Mr. Reid,
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      TIES FOR MONDAY.
      92 3 1.4D11S SINGLIS HaSDKAP. Mrs. Millar, 4, v. Mrs. Kerr, 1. Ladies Dolbi»s Handicap. Mr->.and Miss Stringer, owe 15.3. v. Mr^ Dowley and Miss Alcock, 4. Miie» Doijlis HllMlil A Ci»sv M's- J. Gunn and Mr. -tmpbell, owe 5, v. Mrs. Sa'rmann and Mr. Godwin, owe 3. Miss
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      TIES FOR TUESDAY.
      101 3 Ladies Sikolbs Handicap Mrs. Dare, scr., v. Mrs. Hanitsch, 4. Miss riiillmgworth, scr., v. Mrs. Waddell, owe 1 s MIXE!> DOLBLES HaMDM Af. A CfcMOa Mru. Wetherall and Col Stokes. 3, v. Mrs. Shrager and Dr. Jamieson, 2. Mrs. Burkinshaw and Mr. Kvans. I, v. Mrs. Stokes
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    MAIL NOTES AND NEWS.
    1617 3 SENSATIONAL INCIDENT IN THE RED Si, Cbtlon Planter Ovfrboard But Rescued. Amongst the passengers at present travelling home by ihe B bby steamer Derbyshire is Mr. H. |ohn Gavin, about whom one o( his follow-passen-gers writes as follows to a Ceylon paper We were must of
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    The Khalifa.
    582 3 Over a thousand men of Ahmed Fedil's force have arrived at Omdurman. Colonel Kiichener'* column ajjainst the Khalifa has occupied Aburukba, where a small body of the Khalifa's men has also surrendered The Khalifa himself, with the main body of his followers, remains at SherKiela. The Nheikhs and
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    SIR GRAEME ELPHINSTONE. BART. IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
    381 3 Plastino is Pkmi. 1 Ceylon (Jbsrrvtr.) We are very pleased to luv a diattj letter from the worthy and i'>defaligV.lc Baronet who was so long known as a hardwo'ki- jr planter m C eylon. a pioneer ol Dimbula and alas .<ne of
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    289 3 I*BI Indian I-rontikr. Kxr-BDirioN Against Oiii iwt, Bombay, Feb. 7. Wih the view of arresting num'iuuioali.,*><niir ll tntiirnj the ntles lately stolen, a force ohms mo, of the Se. mid Pun] ib cavalry First f'u jib Infantry and tlie S.cond Si«h-,, with two pun-, 0/ the Mountain Battery,
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    THE CROWN PRINCE OF SIAM.
    155 3 The Galloway Gaacttc of the 21st Jan. sa\s. "Hi- K7.1l HMmmi the Crown Prince of Si-nm, and H X H. Prune Brnya of Siam, wiih iWtf Military Governor Lieut. -Col. C. V. Humr, K.A., are at present the gueats of Mr. and Mrs. Johnston Strwart
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    WITH BAT AND BALL.
    503 3 At Singapore one sunny day, When down the sun with furious ray Did beat upon the parched ground, The c hoben team, Selangor's pride A very inconsistent side, Fn cricket's manly toil were found. For Singapore a handsome crew. Piepaied for deed-> of derrmg do, In
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 3 (Corrected up to February 20 On London. Bank 4 m/v ,^,,i 'i> mand I/it'i Private credits 3 m/s *!<>/i documents 3 m/s 2/0^ credits 6 m/s 2/0 France, demand ..248 Germany, demand India, T. T. '47i Hongkong, demand dis, Yokohama, demand.. .5* pm Java, demand ng^ Manila, demand 2
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    PRODUCE.
    105 3 February ao 100 so Gambier 6 do. Cube No. i 9. Pepper, Black (ordinary S'porei it, |;i do. While, (Fair L/VV-=5% Al Nutmegs 110s !o the Ib.i do. (8»i to the Ib) fy M*ce (Band.) x Cloves (Amboina) Libenan Coffee 2 Tapioca, small pearl (Fa.r qu.i > oBj do.
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    SHARE LIST. FEBRUARY 10th, 1899.
    157 3 SHARE LI ST. FEBRUARY 10th, 1899. V«»r«iOK. C.HT.i. PaioUf. S«.m» Paii. On Bell* Abestos Eastern Agency. $5 Seller- .o.ooof* 8 '5 8 MB4 Clear Water Da iry Farm ltd. $.00 s 000 J£! rT 11 1 Fraser and Neave Ltd 5 o Sa£ ,£Z l^ebs. ji prm. Sales, f i.«^..»,«>
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      70 3 A Testimonial. We have used < hamberlam's (ou^h Remedy m our home for many years and lx;ar cheerful testimony to its valiu: as 1 medicine which should be m every family. |m roughs and colds, we have found t to be efficacious :ind m craey whoopingcough m children we deem
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      252 3 OCKAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY •*^>r MOIAN OCEAN STEAM HIP COMPANY. Ltd AND Nfc!)h,M,ANOBCHESTOOM. VAAR I If AATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN I 11 1 str fs China, an< 'I" "'J tri>m a P a h on,ewards for Londor ever> t t d Md hay« .ccommod;,,, „1 lor th.r.i c ass p.-i> v., nly.
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      251 3 MAILS < I.O^E "-MOIIROW. For |> r Xf Hongkong, ate. Lm>tf>. 9 AM So'irat.aya. fee. Sant Bornt ham H*tavi^ \c. Generaal Pc 1 ru I Pena, X ft Deh A/,A r PM Malacca, kc fla»; <„. 3 PM j Malacca, kc. Ho n< PM I l.aLd. v /.virttim 4p M
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      730 3 *ft s a lfi j n h( > i< Ptatjiaaei lor:-. Cotr.mmnd«m ArriYe<l from Wa«u J*?"' rtm. cnihw 77 0 Dm )ec Hnngbjin lUa* d!r«.. U ,.,ru5.. 2 ,00 /eckel Feb. Mu.uok Aljeh. OmKVJTM Dut. J5l; \nsfr Hl Other Veti'l. Fl«« A Ton. M.ater. MM Krom Coni, K nee. Po,
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      96 3 HONGKONG WEATHU rBLIGIIAMS. d e el °y*' inches tenth, and hundr-dths. Man,U baro. reading m millimetre,. ernperuure ,n ih. shade ,n degrees, Fahren "eit. ,nila temperature centii,'rad»;. Hum.d.ty, ,n percentage of saturation, thr t.um.duy A UTMtaraMi with moisture ben.g ,ou Dire t.on of Wind, to two po.nts, Force VViod. according
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      676 4 TO LET AN Oftice. Hrst floor, No. 4, Prince Strtt. 1 For Rent and Particulars apply to PAIKRSON SIMONS lo Oct 1 tu.th.s. uc. ro let. NO 4 Robinson RoaH. Immediate enirv. \pply to 1.0 KF.E SENT.. Feb. '-3 TO LET. \pp!> M MK\ KR BROS, l-eb 7 JJf_ olt
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      297 4 4 I Bicycles bearing the above transfer are guaianteed by us for TWO YEARS. Straits Cycle Agency, 15, H ITERY ROAD FcL uc I RILEY, rtARGREAVES t v CO., Eaginam it Shipbuilders. Great Reduction m Prices of Cycles. Cyck s MONOPOLE Cycles "STRARLEY BROS ROYAL PSYCHO Cycles 4 ACATENE" CHAINLESS
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      512 4 John Little Co., LTD. HAVE 1 1 Si RE( UVIO AND INVITE AN INSPECTION OF THE FOLI.OvVINU NE.V OOOO6I— Brown Leather Casli BAfa, M m I-' m 14 m Brovkn LcalßCf Brit t H^-. 12 m 13 m |6 m. Brown Leather Glad-t n»- Bigs, iS m. 20 m. 22
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      449 4 McALISTER Co., Have just unpacked an assorted shipment of DIETZ LAMPS itrittlk fcr Wctkfheff, Factories. Stables, Mills, etc., etc. Ironclad übular Lantern Tubular Reflector Lantern (v< ry it '.o eai h. lo burn J4 li(>i;r> S4 <. li Tubular earch Light Lantern improved übu.ar Square Lamp (will stand ti.< »tri
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      478 4 Opening Anouncement THE SINGAPORE DISTENSAEY, LIMITED, Chemist d Watt Mar.ufactuiers. &c. We be. n our numerouscus--1 tomers. and the general public of Singapore, that ou I especially b^ilt fur the manufactur A Aerated Waters, at A .-a- open. Our W ndcdj by an experienced i.as been speci Ay c gaged
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      866 4 VESSELS fc:XPECTED. Giv port oi cleoan.. ~no»n) date dm htn and Ad. S.uiiiM'>i 1 Kus\, i ron^ladl, due beb. BftlSK, H.M^n I'.it-tni.uih. D'bmkk *^ii M I li.. Toulon, Ktna. [Mi. POl i>kk. Pr., Toulon, (ihm.mk, Rvi^-., Cronsi.idt. (iKtsT, New York, doe Mai. Hai'LVM, (hiii. Stettni v due Feb. Ihazlchi, Jap.
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      584 4 The Singapore Free p rfs \NI) Mercantile Advertiser. Cable Annnus*,—AJvertis,- r •■'port. IV.lkihone NVHMB.— No, Published at 30 3. Raffles PHce, S ln ga pore THE leading hnglish <MJ<! St.ait. Sattlemt, 53 J Federated Native Sutei <>\ gor, Sungei L'jonjj, Pahau^ Sembilan British North Born, s Neihcrlaada ladies, •> Ai.so
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