The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 March 1899

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, Bth MAR(tH 1899. DAILY ISSUE \o i 517
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      778 1 J^ q Office. CoHyer Quay. Wharves. New Harbour 0 STEAM NAVIGATION Co. $team for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANCi, CKYLON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA,] BRINDISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTH. AND < DON. Through Bills ot Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for Chin* Coast, and San Francisco
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      614 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA TION CO.. LIMITED. i'K.N I \<>, RANGOON CALCUTT A. I On«- o» the Company's steamers is intended to rave i'luwr Pan r Wharf every week. Passengers and'Ja.7lo are booked by the above s*'arinri» .t ihrou^h-ates to all ports m India and Cayl also lo K^t African
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      460 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI}. Under Contract with the Nbtukrlands India (.jovernmbnt. Agents at Singapore. >hips Agency, late i. DAKNDKLs tt Co., 2-3 C.'ollyer (Juav Time Table for March, 1899. Krorn Expected Will be ueipatcbed to G.G. |.inib Hatavia. M.ir. _>. Batavia, Samar.mg, Sourabaya, Maeaaaar, B.uid.i, Amboina, TarnatS, Menado, Gi>rontalo, JS:
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      645 1 McALISTER Co. Ha*« }mi received .t large sbipajeni of WOOD a CO/S COW BRAND BUTTER which, owiag to fall o( rice m AaatraJia and the ti^e m eschaajp the] arc ahh Km at the following redu Ipi cet vii 65 cents per 1 Ib. tin. >i-25 2 Ib. VI; Bewara
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      630 1 JJfONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAJIMjf CAPITAL liooooooo SERVE FUND |i ,'OOOOOO KtSKRVE LIABILITY OF •"•OI'KIKTORS f $10,000,000 COUBT Or UIBBCTOBS. Hon. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chaibman. X M. Gray, Esq O^PUTt Chaikman. C. Bbubmann, Es<}. I A.j. Raymonl Esq David Gubbat, Esq. 1 R. H. Hill, Ksq. A. Haupt, Esq. K. Sachsb,
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      562 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC THK onl> remedy at prewnt know, H M INPALUBLBwid PBRMANENI Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration m B ammm^ m m^ a .^S^, lOPESSIOf THE PETER SYS COMPANY '"-99 OLD Dk. JACOB TOWSSEBD'S ii jniT f. VMMSM arising from Impure Blood and Torpid Ll»« «"<• «^l<^»
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      136 1 P' MAIL STEAMSHIP .IP ANY QCCIUKNiAL AND ORIENTAL w -.TEAMSHIP COMPANY. T\M) OYO X! BN KABUSHIKI KAISHA X, v;J., f v iMtoW AW," '«b«obuined. nave the option of prr. c Sojthern l> iC -i 'fie, North, ill f.ire reI Mna or Japan (or vu SaiJ >■ froai Hongkong vi. -o
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 1899.
    1374 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 1899. H»r- I.i r T r t t m* nil n. Hrn ptlnct Truth t*t t 4rm«, "^P* R^ictMi. LvrmJtv. t*4 L«». FkOM bit rr|iabi»- source the Shanghai Dmily Pn that 'the lent o( th< Uoiu ied to th> Hr vernmenl permission to
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    FACT.
    74 2 They wtrre discussing the merits of the actor; after the play last night among th*m a youthful but ardent admirer of the loading lad/. "Didn't Mr Da l i-, act splendidly m the appral to Caesar?' And how chinning fctercia looked "Yes, ami didn't Marcos make love superbl) V
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    AN OLD "IMMORTALITE."
    114 2 AN OLD IMMORTALI TE." By the mail we learn that Lieutenant Samp->on Sla CM was Ihc >ucces-,lul candidate fur tlie place of thiid offi. e r of tlie London Fire dHmoV. Tins officer (says a home paper) Mill undoubtedly prove to be a valu.i(>le a<qui»iti >n t< t lie staff
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    CHINESE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
    91 2 I he first m- 'titi^r ol ibe present Se^ion of i'n- v\ ibe \\r](\ at lac Prmsri> Sti Church on Friday, the loth instant, ai 8 p.m., when Mr Chuo Sun Kirn will nv.ve I l»at the j>rtM m u-lom pn vailing amoiiK tlv Str.ut-. Chinese of
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    HOCKEY.
    55 2 A hockey natch irai played on the Re--11 Ground Si between the Own Regt and Singapore. i all throu^ti the i m tli'- tir-t 3< rgta man i. i l< ar run uj> the field and from a Cn edoo for the Sergts At tl.- ision <-f the gane
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    THE ASSIZES.
    62 2 T HE ASSIZES. at; >] today four bt tru di-jj'js« <1 of. rged wilh death <ji a Chinaman, by r.t«ii driving, mi \ii Cl dn :y of house i.ttrnced to two war-' irr.- M'P'f l^ tenced to tv% an'l ooe to thn I I ie hou-,f-brt-aker who en--liop m BrncoolenpurMied
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    POLICE.
    282 2 Ihe tenant of »2, Church-street, reports that last night lii* bOM*l was broken into I and 60 Cliine>e bajus stolen. While he wa«. making hit report the Central Station a constable, 373, brought m a Chinaman with two basket* cuotainiog 20 of the lost ha/us Haji Abdul Latip, Inriog
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    THE U.S. AND THE PHILIPPINES.
    360 2 The copiti .>f the President -> instructions to the < iwamiiomci -t-ntto the Senate on 30th uli. *i!l not be published. It appears fr. m the •■U'i'ineiiis of Senators rryardinj; the contents, that i)- Prewdmt did we! instruct the 1 ••mmissicncrs .41 the outset 10
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    35 2 REUTER'S TELEGR AMS. THE DREYFUS CASE Assembly of tteCoart of Ca ssallOn The whole Court of Cs^t.un sembled to consider tlte Dreyfus It b unl.k-lv that tW pubi.c hran! take place before the ioth April
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    THE MUSCAT INCIDENT.
    54 2 A French Official Declaration. An Alleged tirttish Apology M Defense, ■peakia g a the Chamber said that the British (iovernm nised the identical rfchti of Ff, England m Mu,cat, and had exprc^ profound ragret to France for the incorrect action of one of it, a^-nts, who 1,
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    A DIFFERENT VERSION IN PARLIAMENT
    55 2 The Times" Claims Commendation for Admiral Douglas. Frances Design Baffled. Tin- Timn comments on the <livergenct of Ik'm tUtemCßt w.lh statements B«fc m the British Parliament, and uyi ltle latter are correct, the local ag.rcommendation and not r«-pud Apparently, says the Times, their kM baffled
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    RUDYARD KIPLING S ILLNESS.
    456 2 A Telegram of Sympathy from the German Emperor. I Kii^er. ,i- -an enthusiastic admire r of the unrivalled books of Rudyard Kipling, has cabled enquiries as to Mr X condition London, March Xth, i 1.-»Hy Mitchell will be at home on Wednesday next, the 15th inst.,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      837 2 FOR SALE VICTORIA and Australian Hone, arc, i v plcie good order. Price $a6o. App\\ < H. 0.. co Free Prea.' Feb j io. j FOR SALE 1 C tons Register s'eamer. fine übin, steam very 1«J fait, light draught. lo tons Register Steam-launch, decked, good ac- omm«dattor. (tA<;<iINO& co.
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      854 2 WANTED Compu. i>i type-wnter at once. l,'v e d 10 ihe Remiivj-toiv" Apply C T., c o Free Prea. Mar 10.3 TRAVELLER. \I7ANTKD a situation as traveller, conversant vv with English Dutch, German and French, Malay and Hindustani. Best Reference. *PP'y «<> J- S c/o Free Prets Mar 7 o
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      631 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TOWN HALL. TONIGHT, TO NIGHT, GRAND PRODUCTION OF THE GRKAT DOMESTIC DRAMA East Lynne. LS^VWB L M > H MADtiE GREY To-morrow, (Thursday). Mark Melford's funniest of all funny farcical comedies Turned s Up Special Notice. In rt^pon^e to universal request Messrs. Dallas Mcsgrave have arranged to give
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      380 2 ■O-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALS A rtrst class Japanese Ricksh.t m ihorougli order Offers to Rick," c/o Free Press. Mar 8 uc# WANTI.D." Municipal Bonds 5% FOR SALE. Maynard Co., Ltd. Shares. r-RASKR m Co., Rachanpfi and Shan Mrokers Mar H ue MANSFIELD'S^ PATENT OH- GAS APPARATUS. For making Oil-Ga^ f
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      183 2 The Week. Wednesday, Bth HieH Water:— _p t1 5 p.m. ■nament. I.ynne,' Town Hall. Thursday, gt „4 oa., „.2i p. 3 Hon* Teck Chye, 2-y, p r, Philharmom. Orchestra, 5 p.m. L L. I <.. Tournament. Friday, 10th Hii;h x t 144 t -jj p P. x O. Mail HonMwanb
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    SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES DINNER.
    418 3 This function, the hr>t, it is suyge-sted, of an annual series, came off last ni^lu at the Singapore Club, Mr. A. Gt-ntle, President of the Sinjjapotv Municipality, j n the h,j r The following is th- list of tho>c pre,'tnt: St. AnJrrws.— Mr. L. R Bremner. Glasgow.—
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    PROTECTION IN CAMBODIA.
    277 3 lT> CON! t ,v t|l F A L RE T>>e < hamber of Comm-rce and A| < ambodia. spends a good deal of time m pointing out to nent the evil effect* of the present C reeu!a:ions on the local commerce They are anxious to have I'r.om-;-a
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    SIR HENRY McCALLUM'S PREDECESSOR.
    110 3 SIR HENRY Mc CALLUM'S PREDECESSOR. A TIARLI- Jan. 2; —Sir Herbert Murray, riag < luverror ot Naa>faaaelaaa\ *ho is to •ecled uy Sir Henry hdward Mc< ilium, late -or and Commander-,n-< hief of Ligos, West Africa, has sailed for England. Owing to theuninerdly relations he sustained, inconsequence MthlMlt, toward both
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    THE COMING TYRANNY.
    388 3 1 **ntieth Century ha» d*c><i <i to be an >ge of action and nat of reflection, if the < 'irreits 'J edd.es on the sucial ttn moeteenth ;d as pr fnos ics. The phi!'. Mr. Herbert Soencer downward indifference the men anil >. action ire to be
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    THE POULETT PEERAGE ROMANCE.
    593 3 Connection WUM byl >n. Ihe death ol Etil P ulett raises the interesting question as to which ol the two men known as Vi«cou t Himon is the liwlil heir and successor. 1 he puMic has been aware for a long lim of the fact th
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    SAO INCIDENT AT ILOILO.
    104 3 Phil lad affair is mentioned m the China Mai! a> having orenrred during tbc recent attack on llcilo: A rv.it' letlei describei the terrible <J' atti ol aj S|Mni»h j^irl n.iin'-il Hmgracia Dit-z, <Juring tiit- bombardment. ti A-;i m afl kl)ip»i;u(k tiic liuu-r w resided v%itli
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    "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS."
    216 3 \V IsOfl liarrf-tl s play was repeated by M- D and lf(Mf(rave'i < umpany last night, at tlic Town Hall, to a crowded audience. To Myitvasaa improvement on Monday ni|{ht'» prrformance would be -om>;v\ bal ridi' dlous with a ompany of such Mr 1 >
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    BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.
    282 3 W'ufi regard to the details of oar trade with the Far Kast iherr a fair increase last month m the CXMft ol MtM yarn to hina, but Japan rfMMM a marked falling -oft and th» figures for the Straits Settlements arc als-j matter. PaluM the tradea
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    LADIES L T. C. TOURNAMENT.
    82 3 LADIES L T. C. TOURNA MENT. PLAY ON II KSUAN Championsiiii Pairs Mrs. Stokes and Mr. Reid beat Mib. Dare and Mr. Pciicer, •>— 6—l. I TIES FOR WKOMUOAY. \lixtn Oovilis Havdiui. A CL^s^. Mr S*ahee and Capt. White, owe 5, v. Mrs. Dare and Mr Reid, owe 15. 1
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    THE POONA MURDERS.
    724 3 Poona, Feb. 22.— The three Brahmins charged with the murder of the brothi rs Dravid were placed before the magistrate to-day, and further evidence was h>*ard. Wassadko's Conirsmok. Ihe ma^istra'e interrogated Wassideo as to the statement made by him. The statement was put m and read. \V
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    IHE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN.
    312 3 IHE WHI T E MAN'S BURDEN. s AI, M I 0 THK L'NlTfcl> St M cs. Take up the White Man'f burden !/est ye breed i i/ind > .ur -.otis to exile To serve >our captives' need To wait, m heavy harness, On iMlcrad folk and ml J Your new.
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    THE AMERICAN AWAKENING.
    250 3 (With apologies to the Shade of Mr. Biglow.) (Globe j I like a pome ihct kinder gin Right m a feller s gastric, That busti his senses all ter bits, An' makes Ins talk tlislic I he sort of pome c/ tells .1 chap He's pu->sonally retfal,
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    THE BLOCKADE OF THE WORLD.
    1608 3 (Translated from L' lndependance Tonkmoit* The European press, analysing the speech of Lord Stli-bury is unanimous m proclaiming that a quarrel is sought with us by the English An Italian journal adds I this phrase It is evident that the danger j avoided tw-day, thanks
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    LIFE-COST OF THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY.
    236 3 LIFE-COST OF THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY. I he latest pronouncement on the ravages ni the plague i- that ot Dr. I hanii-, Blarney, of Bombay, and he estimate-., aj pan-nily, that 1 1 i*rr present outbreak will, before it run-, us course, account for the tremendous total oS huudred thousand
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    THE TOTALISATOR IN CEYLON.
    107 3 According to a Csjrloa jsnmai an impl— ism* incident occurred at the Nuwara Efcya Meet. Mr. I Sielman, a proctor, charged C<pt. < Ward Jackson, a.d.< ..and Mr. J.Wichvar, the Secretary of the Meet, before the Police ourt with intentional insult. The defendants were acquitted on
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    SHARELIST. MARCH 8th, 1899.
    346 3 Quotation. Capital. Paid Up. Sharis Paid Diw. Bank ot hma and Japan, Ltd. L\ Nominal, 2,000,000 450,^68 199,875X2.5. Bell's Atx-uos Eastern A K ency. $5 Sellers. 1 0,000 f 4 B<sB^ 8.584 Clear Water Da.ry Harm Ltd. »,oo 25,000 150 jST^ Fraser and N tave Ltd
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    PRODUCE.
    53 3 h 8, te^So .650 945 port] 26 8;1 1 the Mi.) sM to the Ib) |f Hi 1 f y, CW»m AfltboMiaJ d< 'io. lid. I }.2O ri m -jo.j d -li"*' Hair vio.j 77; copras 680 <»o Okl b2o. do. I'hm t g, 140-66 >' 100-41 j^^ iSmo
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 3 (Corrected ip ro Marcli 8 On London. Bank 4 m/.* '/"A demand '/i'!.' Private credits 3 m/s "I. documents 3 m/s a credits 6 m/s a/o FRANCE, demand 24H Germany, demand 201 India, T. T .14, Hongkong, demand J% Yokohama, demand s*, p m JAVA, demand ||&4 Manila, demand
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      124 3 Chronic Diarrhoea Cured. This is to certify that I have had chronic diarrhoea ever since the war. I got so weak i could hardly walk or do anything. One b >ule ot Chamberlain's olic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured me sound and well. J. R. viißßs, iMncastle, Va. I had
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      318 3 OCEAN STfcANI SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDriKLANDSCHIi STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCIiAAN--Ine Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, amJ Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days, and have accommodation for third Class p.i->->Ln.'<i >:iiy. The Company s steamers on
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      296 3 MAILS CLOSE I O-MORKOW. For I'er At H. iiKkonn, Ace. Hung Long 9 am Batavia, &.<.. Clio 1 1 5 4 ■*■>•* 'h'on //ok Tjwe 1 iM suawak Vmnmmi pm Malacca at l-m^^i Heltnt 1 pm Penang 4: Bombay If (ft mid* 1 1 m Pwang, xl. Mmk* Vmjirmmhit 2
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      979 3 VESS-L> IN POX. Mr! fl«K» mJ Ton* Con.manders Arrived Krum For WhBD Imxorialitk But cru.s-r SwE.ChkfcaaUrJaa.jl Lakaaa t-abuan Other Vessel* Fltei i Tom Masters Arrived Krom Comirncei For Whn Arr.^R Br.t. 1 „,.< Pci Kcb. 2; Calcutta s.,r. S Moses Alstralind Br.t. S s4 Mills Mar. 4 Fremantle BoMMaad Freman.le.Mar.io
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      878 4 Opening Anouncement THE SINGAPORE DISPENSARY. LIMITED. Chemists Druggists. Aerated Wate Manufacturers. &c. We beg to inform our numero uscustomers. and the general public of Singapore, that our new Factory, especially built for the manufacture of Aerated Waters, at Anson Road, is now open. 'ur Works are superintended by an ex^.rienced
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      762 4 TO LKT. ompletcly furnished Bungalow, 3 bed rooms. pet month. Apply N.N.K.. < Fro flNtt. U J 114 TO LET. NO 1 Kobin>oi( KoaH. Immediate entry. \ppl> to 1.0 KB! SENG. Feb. "<-. TO LET A Mouse No. 2 McCallum St. Apply i" HRVDDKI.I BROS., 24 Raffles Place. M.i I
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      817 4 John Little Co., LTD. I HAVE I LSI RECEIVED AND INVITE j AN INSPECTION OP THE FOLLOWING NEW GOODS:— Brown Leather Cash l»aj;>. 10 m. 12 m. 14 m. Brown Leather Brief. Bags, 12 m. 13 m. i»> m. Brown Leather Gladstone Bajjs, 18 m. 20 m. 22 m. 24
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      347 4 John Little Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. :o.O: WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW LOT OF CHRISTY'S Anatomical Cycle Saddles. LAOIBS' SAOOLJ UNDERSIDE. GENTLEMEN'S SADDLE NOTE THE PRICE $7 each net. When ordering state whether for American or English made machine, and also size of saddle pin. Rover Cycles m stock from
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      82 4 The Singapore and Straits DIRECTORY FOR 1899 < 1 A I I 1, |\I&ECTOIUEB i)t BUMAVOBK, PUUM, I'ki.vin. c Wki.i.km.ky. Mai-ai.a, the PBDBB4TBB .Malay Statks: Pkkak.Ski.an.;«k. \..i:i Skmhii.ax ami I'ahaxg, Labi an. Bkitisu NOkth Borneo. Sarawak. Deli ISllllnttr.il ,in>l ;u)v.inmk,' pruvinrrs. S»I»iON. Wish. us M)ut,hi Borneo. Hum wand Dkpenmi: s<
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      280 4 Katz Bros., LIMITED Beg to inform their Customers that they are now showing a special line of shirts, etc., m their Outfit ting Department at greatly reduced prices Net Per O Krishna, fancy colours, soft bodici j Solent, stitT.K,louiedfront.s an<l (utls s. Regatta, m all colours with cellars attached Whit,-,
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      723 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. (living port ol dapaj known) date due here, aa 1 n.un' t Aa> "< Mkn-(ii \V»" Acroh v, H.M.S., Dcwaaport, daa Apl. li t\ikn *s|i 11 1 |-r., Toulon, Kin\ Ii S) //1.1, Foi hkk, Im., loulon, GHILiaK, Khss., (ronstadt. Hal'Lvw, < hin. Sti'tm, due Mar. Ikazi (il
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