The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, mnd FEBRUARY 1899. DAILY ISSUE No 3503
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      771 1 P o Oflfics. Co'lyer Qusy. JWJ Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. S* mm for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CBY- INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills of I-adinj; issued for Persian i' >nttnental and American Ports, also for ma Coast, and San
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      630 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA TION CO.. LIMITED. tNG. RANGOON fcCALCUTi" a th« I mrary's steamers is intendei? to cave i v o-" P „'ixr Wharf evtry week. i BBjan .indCargo are bocked by the abo\e s'tanicis -.1 ihrnu^!i-ates to all ports m India an-! Caylaa aha la Baal African Ports,
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      779 1 DE KOHINKLIJEE PAKfc-TVAAKT MhATSCHAPPII. UnIIIR I.ONTHAIT WITH THI ;S«TH«KLANI.S INDI* (IIIVIRNNIM, Acf.nts atSingai'Orf. Ships Ar.F.NCY. LATS DABNDELS to. Co., 2-3 Collvk^ (Juav Time Table tor February, i3gg. Steamer From Kxoect-': Will be despatched to Gta. lvi Saarakaya Kab. 11. Batavia, S'baya, Brwlalmg, Ampenan, Macaaaar, Xinbi.in.i. li. md.i Mid New (nun.
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      283 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY HandaoaM Coba and P M inded Ex. BUCEPHALUS A 1 otheff kj ilu s.s EURYALUS, 11,, th U'ah .1 1 Pain HORSES, COBS APCNIEb. Ladies and Gentlemen's Hacks. < 1 MltMltl). I abovi h.i\<- b« •n < arefttlly k ted m_\ Aajeflt m Au-ir.tiia. wlio thoroughU utul»-rstanfl>
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      632 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL »i<ooooro RESERVE FUND J 9,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS i »i0,000,00c Court or Uirbctoks. Hon. J.J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chaikman. R. M. Gray, Ksq.— Dcputv Chairman. C. Bhlbmann, Esq. I A. J. H\vmoni> H^q David Gubbait, Esq. Ik H. HIU, Ksq. A. Haupt, Esy.
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      532 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC rilK omN iwbml) M prmm knoam .is M INFALI 181 Sand PBRM INI Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulc< of the Bow< Is. RECOMMKVOEOarSOMKoi rHiCHIEFSPE IALISrS m rm MEDK ko Sold X- h mists and VVholi THE PETER SYS COMPANY. (PROfKlinoßs AMD Soil MAMUrACTUKBU), O, O
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      202 1 CII ;c v MSHIP COMPAiMY QCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY. H'poYo k: bushiki KAISHA OKI i P byihrste;. i peanpoini ratt I reducer ■on. dby rhe Southern Pac.fic^nan Pacifi, Railu a or Japan (or n M 'vill f»r il!oweH a discouM all dots HOt apply to through Urts from
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1899.
    1015 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1899. HrretUU I Ummti br influcr.ee and unbr.bed hf Hwepat/ot Tr .t>. itt g.cjt.out prerrp-. Pl«d*«i to Rlhtion, Lcnlt*. »nd A I last we have r.> v\- to-day, of the ii m G'Mi- ral Officer Commanding m U( on to Co!. JOMCS VAUGHAM,
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    THE LATE LIEUT. TOWNEND, k.o.r
    1122 2 Mack and White to hand by tlie mail li.i^ a portrait of this gallant young officer, .Hid tkeM remark* Lieutenant Kustace Montagu Towuend is another of those brave officers who have lound death m West Africa, or as a result of injuries received there. In
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  • SPECIAL, TELEGRAM.
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      THE BATTLE AT MANILA
      61 2 THE BATTLE AT MANILA AMERICANS FIRED THE KIkST SHOT (Special to Singapore Fr.t Hongkong, Pefe a2ti AwiicM advices received here to-day now admit that the men of the Mebraski Regt. tired the first -hot, killing Fihp l[lo lieutenant and a priv.it. when pu^tm tries Ihe battle then begM, s i
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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      EGYPT.
      16 2 The Khedivial Succession. An -n dii<l (n-ir baa oeen born to the Khedive of Egypt
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      ENGLAND, THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
      23 2 E NGLAND, THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Ibe Anglo-American CwßMittHM hafailed to arrive at an agreement It* meetings stand adjourned tiil mm summer
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      THE SINGAPORE COMMAND.
      25 2 The New G.O.C 1 Dickson, commanding tl at L(j'u beater, is appointed to tht 1 oma of th- I mops at Singapore.
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      THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
      25 2 A Heavy Budget Increase I tie Arm) Eatim as increase ol /i.o<> 1,700 snd an > acrease of J,4U3 men, exclusive of India
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      Imperial Defences.
      29 2 A Large Scheme of Re-Armament. kfge scheme ot re- armament of the Imperial defences at home and abroad habeen prepared m concert with authori: mion, February a?a
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    THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYDS
    81 2 Accord.ng to the CftMM Mail. New York advice, state that the North German l.loyds intend to f create a new regular service between Hi., and Sllllli, J Mania and Yokohama. Seattle bssa chosen as the American port m order 10 connect the steamship me directly with
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    VERACIOUS VARLEY AGAIN.
    282 2 A Ctntrml Ntm telegram from New York *a\ —An unusual scene occurred m a church a; N t 4k, Virginia, the other evening. The Rev. Mr. Varley, of London, who was delivering an addre-. referred to the friendship between KngUnd and Amenta. His remarks were received with
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      547 2 John Little Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW LOT OF OHEISTY'S Anatomical Cycle Saddles. .^Ki jB m' BSSBV /^BB v ft I^Bk S. LAOIBS SADDLE UNDERSIDE <;!-NliKMK\> SADDLI NOTE THE PRICE $7 each net. When ordering state whether for American or English made machine, and also size
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      542 2 TO LET. N R :r\ I 0 Kl-h SEN i Pek. 1.3 TO LET. 'PHI- I anions] X 1 v to \IF.\ KR HR'>-. I rb 7 u.r "T"' LEI c No. iui, Wi Mic-tr from A iv to E. (THAN maja Alle>. l-< b 'j TO LET I .nuary
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      891 2 ONCE MORE' I'osilively lor the: last time Victoria Parsi Theatrical Co. To-night, 9tsi Fchruary. Variety Entertainment of 19 items. Ouite distinct from last -night's. Prices $1 ,5" rents ;o cents and 20 cents Feb 21 BOARD LODGING. TWO Rooms vacant m pfi.al** English Resi- 'lent r, our for married couple
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      467 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED, Municipal Bonds 5% FOR SALE rVwgar%aaj Planting o s Shares. South liaub's Shares. I RASER st Co., Kxi. lun^e and Shan Brukcrs. Feb 12 uc WANTED A EUROPEAN Awiaiaat, by an Import firm. L*■ LaUera staMaf salary itquircd, etc. address to W.X., .:<> rWAnt, h.li 2- uc
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      182 2 The Week. Wednesday, 22nd 'iiyli Water x p. Anniversary of the H rth „t C,eor£<- W.,-h:n^aj F'ic'ure Flxhiljiiion. I o*ll Hall, y a.m. and 2 p.m. S. V. A. l-J 1 pm. L. L. I < roiitnatnent. Thursday, 23rd Hitch Water 8.40 10. 0 p. %I '<■* .1 iChy*, p.r»
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    STRANGERS AND PRISONERS AID SOCIETY.
    70 3 TVr following subscriptions m> grateiully acknowledged. Albion $i<i W J Napier Esq. j^ J. Miller Esq. 20 Hon. J. M. Altinson 20 W. H. Fnzell li.sq 10 Anonymous jo '5 Furjs for carrying on the work of this Soci< ly are urgently re<juired Subscriptions may
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    THE NAVAL RELIEFS
    190 3 Complications M the Far East are i.nposing some hardship on the crews who have completed their three years m some of the ships on that station, and who arc placed m an invidiou. position as compared with ships on other station--., states the Naval and .Military Record.
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    PRINCE AND PRINCESS HENRY OF PRUSSIA
    92 3 rUSI LSAVf Hongkovv iOk hib North. IR H. Prince and Princt --s Henry ol Prattia left Hongkong at neon on the- 15th inst., m the D •»n tht-ir arrival at Amoj they will be joined by the G which left Hongkong on Tuesday. \tter
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    GERMANY AND THE "OPEN DOOR."
    200 3 -orrewhat remarkable article on lh._ AngloGerman Alliance appears m the and Handelspolilische Rundschau 1 for iSyij. Its author, says the H Herlin correspondent, praibrs the British policy of the Door,' and declares that the question *hethe r Ganaaay and Great Britaia have stoned;. n regard
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    THE JINRICKSHA.
    652 3 To the Edaor of the l<mt* u t India. —It has struck me a with the Par^ capital iking I w hundrt t introduction of the jinricl t' iMte. i fht, t« I Japj .c drawn by mai ll -jcdn gly p n the Far East w.th both
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    VACCINATION AND SMALL-POX
    2120 3 The following important letter, from the I pen of Dr. Garrett Anderson, the famous lady physician of London, is taken from tli<* limes of January 10th. If, as quite well may be the case, we are on the verge of a small pox epidemic m Singapore, the
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  • LADIES L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
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      PLAY ON TUESDAY.
      84 3 I.wjik- >,i\<.i e> M xMin IT. M r Hanitad h«M M r !>■••. ,cr., '> i. Mr*. WaddcH. «m 15. t»eai Mia CMUMfwortk, MISSB IJot KLhS lllM'H M. A n 1 Mr W. iherall and < aL Stokes. 3, beat Mr 5 1 anJ Dr. 1 I
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      TIES FOR WEDNESDAY.
      104 3 I.Aint^ I)'" BUM Hammi at. Mi-. Sal/mann and Mrs. Stokey owe 15.^,%. Mr-. Kr^ddtll ;imi Mrs. .-> Hinder-., ou> Mrs,. Slmgw md Mr* Dov*i r« lnc M (iunn, owe 15. Mr-, ami Miss Napier, 4. v. Mrs. Kerr and Mr Waddell, owe 4Mr-. ..nd Mis, .Stringer. 15.
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      TIES FOR THURSDAY.
      31 3 MAMMON HI I. Mr^. Dare v. Mrs. Saundtrs. Lamm 3imm.fi Hani>i< \r. Miss J. Gunn, I, v Mri. Millar, 4. Mis*> Ounn, 3, v. Mrs. Stokes, owe 15.
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    CHINESE RAILWAYS.
    171 3 A Peking telegram of the 21st January published m the Japan papers sa) s thai the work on the construction of the railway from Kiiocliau to Tsinaulu is to i>e commenced next month. The Tientsin correspondc-nt of the -V..C. Dmly \rus wiites Railway progress during 1898 has been
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    THE TRAIL OF THE BOOK-WORM
    1224 3 THE TRAIL OF THE BOOK -WORM Som New Fiction Afterwards and Other Stories by lan Maclaren (London Hodder and Stoughton. 6/-) is a collection of tales and sketches produced m a form similar to that of Beside the Bonny Briar Bush and The Days of Aul 1 I. ing Syne."
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    HOMEWARD BOUND.
    390 3 The following have bookrd th<*ir passages m advance as under, tlie dates of sailing being give! where known French Mail. Mar. 3. Per Tonkin 1 Mrs. dc Yicq, Mrs. .!<■ Stiirltr and children. Mr. HulWmson. Mr. de Bure. Mrs. Brasier de limy, Mr. A. S. Shaffer, Mr. G.
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    LOSS OF THE "ANDELANA."
    102 3 The Bri'i-,1) ship Andriana, whii.h Icfl Slun^h.n on ilic iitli of Novembci last f<r P..n .\> where she ai rived o« the 99th ot I >c, .-nit..-, s .n 1 ti K t.r I .jcom.i 0(1 Jafiuar) 6th h^s been IoM under Mran^e circumstances. She capsized
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    THE POSITION IN THE .PHILIPPINES
    212 3 The news r.t lu fceP r V ragac i haracter, which would indie Mg a vei\ '.\,.p |MM >'"'" Manil -..-r-,1 LiiiMiies-, houses m the Colo: i iphic new> that the tntaricafh 1 the Hotifkong and Shann I., kwa ihr cltect till t tin- br
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    JAPAN AND THE CHINESE IRON INDUSTRY.
    105 3 \ccordmj» to a Japanese paper, negotiations artin prvyrts> t>etw>:en the JapMMM and the < hiiMM Governments for the transfer of the management of the Iron foundry at Hangchow, China, to the h inds of the lapanese (jovernintnt, and al-o that privileges are m be
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 22nd, 1899.
    342 3 Quotation Capital. Paid Up. Shares Paii> (Jiv. Bank ■>■ himmmmd |„pan, Ltd. HmmmaLt£ 7,000,000 450,1)68 199,875 42.5. Deferred. £s Buyers. I^o li M A K^,..A K ency. Ss Seller. L ,o,ooo{£ Jg* J n lssU e^ Clear W.n.-t !)nirv Harm Ltd. $100 25,000 •IS.'**" /.So
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    EXCHANGE.
    49 3 < ..Kki-i iK.i) up ro \-< ttmuj London. 1 1/11JI n> >«Hl i/i 1 j Priv 2j o f-KANLK. -I. m.i.i.l 1 1 IERMANV. h-mat;<i joo^ India I I i 4^ Hongkong. leaMnd }^i diYokohama, deaand 5> p m Java, m tod „s Manila, itewnd *.j^ pm tt j%
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    PRODUCE.
    47 3 iiruary 22^ v: 1 i rI. 'A M; M< UIMMI I<M r-e it. ;<; do. (Jo-, t.) the ili) \l«ci .Bui'i) jj (< Cloves iAr.li.oina) •>.' 11 1 r 1 |Uiltyi UN (do. do.) <i' iir do.) 725 (fa.) Nominal. *»i 410 7 j- •v. ou m Bto s
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      271 3 OCfcAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY BAST INDIAN OCEAN ITS AM .HIP COMPANY. Ltd. AN I > UtDtKi.ANO^CHI£SI')U I VAART MAAT:iC.iAPP.'J O Tne Company's steamer re Liverpool outward-, fgf i< j Japan, and from Jnp.tr. homew I ndon every ten da>-,. md h.iv»; accommo lation .'.ud citst s passenger j ■■my The
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      68 3 A mister's Life Saved 1 Iha R.\ W. B. 1 jtockl I while .•iti:i«lin^ t» ki i 1 i-Uh.il dutiL-s at Kll-jnwood I tn.K mm, w..> Mttacudby cholera maibu- H ■m tli.mui. I l).<ppuii. «J fH h iinlj 1, ,1-, s Colic, Cholrr md Diar- rln c.i Knniil), and 1
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      260 3 I i tie: i\c hebruary 21. Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory. <>■ M. Bar. 1. ,j 11 29.^44 29.7 V, 29.880 lempi:' ilii- 82. y 87.0 Wi' liul'., Fhiri.c-.. 7^ 78.0 f Wh.-: N.N.K. N.E. N.K. Mm 88.0 Mm >i /4.0 M. 149.0 I 71.0 H 08 Kmtmi<. Mncnitv
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      702 3 VK > s |N PORI H«<» at 1 r«na Con m»nder« Arrive.: Kr >m K« WM Akchkk »rii. .iiii-ii Dir. Dei. i riongkoag R Auk.ii l)i m ...m lii-l Feb. i) MuntoW Othr-r Vrs>.-K Klae» 4 Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees For When tvTBOI-l Hmi.ml. i-, N I i s
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      747 4 Singapore Sporting Club. PROORAMMt FOR SPRING RACE Af FETING r*Of. FIRST DAY. Tuesday. Jjrd May FlB>T KA« B. has aUutaa Piara.— Valaa ta ja. A Kaa tor >U*feff Hone*— W««M p* 1 vllj. An anssmirii .ill,. .0 tetrad tar Uw i.niiimi R *h- An allowance of 7jb. »o red lor
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      242 4 q /STRAITSMS) i Bicycles bearing the above transfer are guaranteed by us for TWO YEARS. Straits Cycle Agency, 15, BATTERY k< >.\D Feb 1 uc RILEY, HARGREAVES co., Encineers ii Shipbuilders. Great Reduction m Prices of Cycles. Cych s MONOPOLE Cycles <4 STRARLEY BROS' "ROYAL PSYCHO Cycles ACATENE" CHAINLESS Cycles
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      524 4 John Little Co LTD. HAVK |USI MM HVEO AND INVITE AN INSriCTiON OP THI FOJ. LOWING NEW GOODS:— brown l-eather Casli l>ai;s. 10 m. 12 m i<L 14 m Browa Leaiikcr Brk t Bags, v m. ij m. 16 m. Brown Leather tilad-l n« Bi^, iS m. 20 m. 22
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      710 4 McALISTER Co., Have just unpacked an assorted shipment of DIETZ LAMPS juitatle fcr Workshops,, Factories. Stables, Mills, etc., etc. Ironclad I übular Lantern Tubular Reflector Lantern \.r\ ItrMg) N-'.oo t-a« h. to burn 24 liour, S 4 Bbbblb^bb?'^^ mJ/KKm lOSS&bV I mVjb7S( Tubular c earch Light Lantern Improved 'I übular
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      972 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. GhMtia, }>» <■ r Known) da;e ttiii 1 nt Ml N-lM Ad. Nakhimoii, Russ., Oonstadt, due Feb. Mrink, H.M.S.. Portsatouth, I) KNTRRCAsifcAi x. It., Toulon, V. 1 s lial. Foudke, IV., i'oulon, Ghili*k. Ku^-.. CfWMladb Gram, Aiik.i. .Nrw Yoik, din Mai. H \\\a N(i, Chin. Stettin, due Feb.
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      617 4 The Singapore Free p rr AND Mercantile Advertiser. Cable Adokhss,- AJvert.ur, TILErHONF N'l MBEK. \o. ft, Published at 30 3, R.ffles Place. S.njap, re "THE leading Bag*** NtVMpMiei a A Mra.ts Settlements; ),}J r Z K<dfratcd Native States of P t ra k S- f-T, SM|d L-jon X PbkMg, th,
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