The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 May 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 6™ MAY*/ 1899. DAILY ISSUE Xo 3566
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      819 1 J*"' q Office. Collyer Quay. Wharves. New Harbour 0 STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEYI ON. INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, \J .VRSEILLKS. GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills 01 leading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also lor •nj Coast, and Smn
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      506 1 fHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIv GATION COMPANY, LIM TED. "TTHF. following are the dates on which the Co.'s A Steamers may be expected here, vu OUTWARD. HOMKWARD. For Hongkong, Suang- For Marseilles hai Ir |apan Ports. »np London. b.b. Yang Tsze May aa s.f. Kintuck June 15 s.s. Kaisow June 3
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      441 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbb Contract with tub Nbthirlands India Govbrnmbnt. Agents at Singapork. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table lor May, iSog. From Esoecteo Will be despatched lo Both I'atavia May 4. Batavia, Cheribon, Samarani; and Sourabaya May 6 Nienhuys B'massim May 5. B'massin,
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      413 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY ex s.s EURYALUS, March ist, I*9o. FIRST CLASS PAIRS OF BAYS r Blacks Chestnuts," ALSO Single Harness Horses, Ladies and Gentlemen's Hacks, COBS ct PONIES. All m first raft* CnndkinSl anel v«.e-ll Broken r.n*l ready for immeeliatr- use. All di (r.stiib. The above have been care-fully selected
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      639 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI A BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL *****0000 RESERVE FUND Jio'ooo'.-r* RESERVE LIABILITY OF > PROPRIETORS J Ito.oooeoo COUBT OV DIBBCTOfIS R. M. Gbay, lai —Chaibman. N. A Sibbb, i s Urputv Chairman E. Goti/, En-. A. J. Raymond, Esq. fc. SHELUM.Esq. R H. Hill, Km A. Haupt, Esq.
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      547 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at present know: Rfl SS INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURR for Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowels RECOMMENDED *> SOME,,, ns. CHISPSPECIALISTS m t„k MEDICAI PROKFs<,i,.v Soid Rfltail ..y all ClMflnnSa and Wk.iJV l<ohtSM,,s THE PETER SYS COMPANY. (l-ni-a-srsM *sn Smi
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      390 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY QCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY. AM) "TOYO KI->KN KABUSHIKI KAISHA '.Kit 1 > L ThrouKh passage tickets granted to linglanc era cc, and Germany by all trans- Atlantic lire earners, also to San Francisco by the stc-ene. (he above lines. other Kuropean points at proportionate
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    32 2 Htt* tfa.ll th. Ptm. ta. rrofU't t.gl.t taainia n. Uoawal by nhm* aeU nabtihd by ga.a Has flSflflS T— a* mm |tarte«t flj— <•*. ruomi la >___> xmmMr. mi Law.
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    SATURDAY. MAY 6, 1899.
    809 2 What can the plnntntS of the Peninsula do tor their coffee-' I' i> hardly fT the non-expert to attempt Ui any l< cl.nical advice. But quite ap.m from liie* eju» sti<>n of pelting the coffee on the Kuropean mat ket m its ordinary form of the*
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    112 2 Sir l-redenck Cardew, the Governor of Siena Leone, and Lady Cardew have re. turned to Engl md. Sir Frederick and Lady Cardew were m excellent health. In a communication received by the last mail, an enterprising Hamburg hrm offers to send consignment, of Scotch Whisky to Singapore, at a cc^t.
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    THE STRAITS CONVERSAZIONE.
    899 2 Some 140 members of ihe Straus Settlements Association and their fiiends assembled at the second conversazione given by the Association on the evening of 1 ith inst. at the rooms of the Royal Institute of Painters m Water Colours, Piccadilly. Ihe guests were received on arrival by
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    PHILHARMONIC CHOIR.
    418 2 Meant** r- rl i a I bnii <re reminded that the pr-nti .1, fVlonda) I- with orebeetral accompaniment. ,n.d tint they should be preneat al the lown li.*u Quarter of an hour earlier than u-ual so that th* .r 1,,-s--tr-i i- nr>t detained longer than is i. eaaar*"
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    351 2 ESTHBK." The choir of this church yesterday evening gave, before a large audience ol members of the congregation and their friends, a very pleasing and creditable performance of \V. Bradbury's Sacred Cantata Esther." This popular work consists of a considerable number of items for varied combinations, solo, duet,
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    737 2 rkere wan auoibef of spectatorit tli- < ourse this morning, but the work w aot so fast as it u-.iallv is at this stage a! the. training Despite the ihowen Be have had latei) th* >>j r-»- tins ni nn BM very hard. It is tea! time the
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    25 2 Ihe Japanese cruiser Aasagi Ml alio a.m. to-day for Yokosuka. She will be followed to-morrow by the cruiser Asanta escorting the torpedo boat destroyer Ikadsuchi.
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    ARRIVAL OF MAJ. GEN. DICKSON, c.b.
    223 2 ARRIVAL OF MAJ. GEN. DICKSON, c .b. By the mail yesterday there arrived Major General J. B. Dickson, l.v, the General Officer Commanding the Straits, m succession to Major General lones Vaughan. His Excellency came from the F. and O. Wharf m ihr military launch Empress, and landed at about
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    PERMANEN MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
    351 2 A me' ling of the subscribers to the Permanent Memorial fund w.is held m the E*u hange Kuoa* at p m. last evening. The Hvo'ble J. LJjrkinsliaw was voted to the (hair, an 1 there were also present .Mr. G A Derrick, Secretary. VV. Nanson, Hon ble
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    76 2 THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES Alleged Negotiations for Peace. Gen. Otis Refuses an Armistice to Aguinaldo. Demands Unconditional Surrender. San Fernando Captured. ''Special to Singapore Free Pre Hongkong, sth May, Q y Another, attempt has been made by Aguinaldo to obtain an armistice. This request has been refused.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    28 2 AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION. The Vote m South Australia. A Federal referendum vote Ii taken m South Australia. Sixty-hve th< mr] Mted m fa. federation sevnilcc. :.\ousand agair.s:
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    THE TRANSVAAL.
    87 2 The Dynamite Difficulty. Ihe question of ike -Jynamite mo; 1 m the Transvaal ha- become ac ute Ml Chamberlain viewing it aa a breach f th» A petition purporting to h rt \< ed by y,ooo Uitlanders has bcca preto President Kruger. denying the grie*. ance.s recited m
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    336 2 SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIE TY. I he annual general meeting of the Singapore Philharmonic Society was he-Id m the Town Hall la-i evening, the President, Mr. \V (i St. Clair, ia the Chair There were alao pre-. 1 t M --r-. Hellier, Tomlinsou, Agar, Winteheid, Schmidt, Knight, Bcaahii ttarher, M^hrpeacr, Kirk.
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    EARTHQUAKE AT DARJILING.
    48 2 An earthquake shock woke up Darjilmgat 1 1-20 lasi n.kjht. It began Really, i-rew violent, slackened down, and increased a K din, but finally died away It lasted nearly a minute, and was the worst felt since the ureal shocks of \9<)7 .—Advocat tot India
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    MURDER OF THE DRAVIDS.
    53 2 Possible Enhancement or Hukishment. Khundoo Vishnu Sattee, who was sentenced by Mr. rowe to ten years' rigorous imprisonment lor abetment ol the murder ol the Uravids has hMnrarvnd with a notice by the Hi»..h Court, Bombay, to s|, 0 w ca.ise why his sentence should I
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    AN ASS IN FLANNELS.
    49 2 A good school joke reaches me from Marit-bur* At a certain school a bo> was asked wh t a lebri wa-. He equated a lutle, and then ieplied"A zebra? Oh, a zebra is like a donkey with a I cricketing sun on Fact.— Natal Mercury
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    461 2 Yesterday afternoon an Indo-China steamer, and another -learner -he wingno colours passed through from east to west. Thimorning a steamer -hew mg no colour- M proceeding m the same direction also i through The M. If, -teamer Tonkin, with the outward French m*ii of the aand April is expected to
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      676 2 John Little Co., Ltd. Have just unpacked a very iarge and varied assortment of Japanese articles, including some very artistic Silver Ware, consisting of Bowls Salt Cellars Card Cases Pepper Castors Cigarette Cases Gold Links Match Boxes Gold Scarf Pins Silver Links Sugar Tongs Silver Tea Spoons Sugar Sifters Silver
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      368 2 Ie .Mf>. ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE PHE L.i>t Indian I k can Steatiisiiip Co.. I Ltd. having been sold to Mr. AROTTO MEYia ot Hamburg, the ar.d Ageacn of the Company neeii tranantrred lo Ifeeers. Behi M< ra: C<». L pr^V'UWtW: :au> mfoduss), Hydra. Gorg.n, Hecate, HscmmM, Ranee, Ranje> massin is. Dcucon
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      117 2 EYE-SIGHT. NOTICE. I mm continuing my Sight Testing Rooms a 3, Battery Road, and have appointed Messrs C A. Ribeiro fe Co. my Sole Agents. They have a sock o< my Lenses and Frames of every description Si^ht testing free. Repairs by skilled wokmen N. LAZARUS. I>ecp tu.th.s. 12.99 Remarkable
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      134 2 The Week. Saturday, 6th Miuti Water 1 7.14 a 5.2 p. Cricket.— Public -schools v. The Rest. 2nd XL v. Trie Navy. Star ol Kast, (i.i., 7.30 p.m., i'emper-„ce < I-b. Meeting R. A. O. 8.. Temple Bar. p.m. Sunday, 7ta Hlgl Water :_S J-.*., s. t4p Rogation Sunday. Launch
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1742 3 njiwmut agunt homines nostn est farrago libtlli. "C* BNAL. The article m tl>« Revue de Dux \f omits on the invasion of England, *vhiih has created as much Mnaation m Europe an article m the Nineteenth Century advocating the assassination of the Pope would create, is
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    GAZETIE NOTIFICATIONS.
    185 3 I f <• Wh\' 'A Mr. A. L. Stewart has been extended till May 20th. Mr. W A llicknell, audit- r, Penang, has been granted fifteen months leave. Commander Craufurd and Mr. R. N Bland are appointed members ol the board of licensing justices. BCBeaac tor the r*--arrangtm«:nt
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    CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
    324 3 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA A USTRALIA AND CHINA. DIBK.I tor's Kbpoui The following rer*>rt was drawn up to be presented by the directors of die ab^ve-described corporaI ti-ni at the 49th ordinary general meeting, arranged to be held on the 19th ultimo "Ihe dnector, lave now lo submit to the
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    27 3 A little girl, who had tried n vain to understand her baby brother, said, Mamma, what shall we do if he should happen to be French 7
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    MAIL NEWS.
    1733 3 We learn that the Report which l^>rd Charles Beresford has drawn up on his recent mt-sion to the Kar Easi is a very elaborate document, and extends to somt 500 Bvo pages. The Keport is now very neatly ready, it being out of I. is Lordship's hanls, but
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    686 3 I l.c sp< ed re- ord for cruisers is stated to have been won by the |apanr-se crui-er Chituse, built ai tltfl ("nun* Iron Works, San Francisco. Al hei official trial outside San Francisco Harbour, the Chitose m a run of 2 hours 45 mimics, averaged 22.87 knots,
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    HOUSE OF COMMON
    763 3 vioh A i-.1.-tr u> clencal lawlessness took I place. Ali. Ije.J^e moved a ie tlutiwti condemning the re. c tly published meinuiidl ol lite Huglish Church Ci.on, and fla^BflflfltMflj the I. ope ilial Ministers ul it.c rvflfl" »uuiU not recommend elerg^mcn lur ecclesiastical preferment unless ti.cy were
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    THE QUEEN.
    57 3 Tkibcip. to a Great Soldier I .or ul ,n. April 27th. —At the funeral of the late Col. Sir Robert Warburton, which took place to-day at Brompton, the Queen and the Prince of Wales were represented. Her Majesty sent a wreath inscribed A tribute of regard and esteem
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    WHISKERS STILL GROWING.
    53 3 VV. V Smith, living south of Florence, claims 10 have the longest whiskers m the world," says an American journal. Kiev me isure -jit m length, and are still growing. He is ambitious oi travel ing with a circus and wculd like to know if anyone can
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    THE OSAKA MINT.
    78 3 Ihe total vane oi c ,ins stiuck ai 'h. (io*emment Mi it al Osaka last month w.,«. to yen gold, 2, 120,000 yen o-seu silver, 1,570,000 yen i-sen copper, .-1,8.x) yen; total 3.7*1,800 yen. I'l, mikes a n.tal ol 39,955. 680 yen since April, 189 S. The
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    ROUND THE WORLD IN THIRTYTHREE DAYS.
    195 3 At the recent International Kailway Congress, Prince Hilkoff, the Russian Minister ot Communications, said m h s address that, on the approaching completion of the Trans Siberian X litany, it w uld be quite possible to make a trip round ihe Wflrld m jj
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    THE JAPANESE NAVY.
    91 3 According to the Japanese Naval progrtmme the warships aud torpedo boats In he built after 1900 are as follows No. < ompletion Third class cruisers 2 lUnSnfl. Torpedo gu. boats 2 \m 4 Torpedo depot boat XWU First-class torpedo boats .11 *****2 Second class 1•> ly The
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    PRODUCE.
    115 3 (May 0., mn Gambier 15.70 do. Cube No. 1 g \o Pappar, UlacW (urdir.ary S'pore; ,>. do. White, (Fa.r L/W=s% 41 50 Nutmegs nos '.o the 1b.) 75 do. l8o«> to the Ib) 96. Mace (Banda) 81. Cloves (Amboina) 32. Liberian Coffee 1650 Tapioca, small pearl (Fa>r quality) 640
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    SHARELIST. MAY 6th. 1899.
    326 3 QUOTATIOK. C4PITAL. P»II)Ur. i«MMSP«lll Hank o- h, M ,nd d jt No-n,n»l.f£ ,.000,000 4 V..»M l^.S/sInferred. i,j buyers. o Hell\ At*s tO s Eastern Agency. $3 Sellers 10,000 f 4 8>s8^ 8.5844, Clear Water Da.ry Farm Ltd. $,00 ,5.000^ 3^ Sr" Eraser and Neave I .1
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 3 Corrected up to May 6). On London. Bank 4 m/b i/-lj| demand I/I<| Li* tie credits 3 m/s 20 t documents 3 m/s 2/o4 credits 6 m/s 2/0A FRANCE, demand 249 Germany, demand -> Ol i India, T. T 48^ Hongkong, demand .1^ Yokohama, demand 4*. p m JAVA,
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      110 3 PERFECT t>*ianos AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. 33, RAFFLES PL V I Jan tuttit A Sure Sign of Croup. Hoarseness in a child that is subject to I roup is a sure indication of the approach ot the disease. It hamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as scon as the child
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      263 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY ANU NEDEKLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. i'ne Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London ■very ten days, and have accommodation for third class passengers only. The Company's steamers on the Java Line are despatched from
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      304 3 SERVICES TO-MORROW St. Andrew's Cathedral Rogation Sunday. 70 a. 11.. Ma. ins. 7 30 a m Choral Crlebration and Sermon. a. m. I. tany and C»lebralu,n. 4 p. m. Children's Service. 5.30 p. m. Kvensong and Sermon. St. Matthew's Church, Sepoy Lines. 8 p. m. Evensong and Sermon. Tanglin Garrison
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      934 3 VIIIKLa m port Flags and Tons Commanders Arrived F r jm For Wbttn X L N Bnt. cruiser. 5 7 ,k> Burke \pr!,9 Portsrnoutn R,>ads 0,,8 Bru. cruiser, ,H., 5 Booth April 22 Hongk..ng Koads. As M Jap. crusrr. 9800 Snnunaakj May 4 CalJiuua V. kjham.i, .May 7 Other Vesself.
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      318 3 CLIARAICII, 5L»nv I. s..i.bn, Mnt. str., Nicol, for Pahang S*»**Ul Nacodah. for Smgkep. Ma,- 6. v Bl 1 .1 ..Hu, dson. fur Per Hns.. *\.s „l r. Mellor, for Bagan, *ut omtU McAa-aran, Brit. str.. Smith, for Macassar, via ports. Ssrrnn, pVU. -ii., rnmar, for Klang. via ports. Ri Bi
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      1976 4 THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST WrLI. BE OPENED ON FRIDAY, THE -Ith APRIL, 1809, AND CI.OSKD AT TWELVE O CLOCK NOON ON TUESDAY, i6th MAY, 1800 Riley Hargreaves Co., LIMITED INGAPORE, STRAIT SETTLEMENTS Incorpoiated under the Companies' Ordinance. iB»q, being Ordinance V. of the year a 'ig«9 of the Ordinances of the
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      546 4 The Directors consider they have been fortunate m securing ihe services of Mr. Robertson who, beside- Laving arranged tv become a large shareholder m ihe (ompany. has had a wide and valuable experience oi business m the Straits m hi*various positions of Superintending Engineer, Assistant Manager and latterly, Manager of
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      645 4 Copies of the'agreemenis above specified, of the balance sheet, valuations and certificates above mentioned and of the Memorandum and Articles of Association may be seen at the omces of the Solicitors of the Company. 'There are also numerous trade arrangements and contracts m existence the bentftts and obligations of which
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      961 4 FOR SALE AUSTRALIAN PONY, palanquin, harness lamps, &c. $300. Apply to C.J.D., c/o Free Press Office. Apl 15 uc. FOR SALE TV It A I L Phaeton, m excellent order, owner leaving VA for Europe. Price Si 25. HALLAN'S AUSTRALIAN HORSE REPOSITORY. A P'5 1 4-S FOR SALE A N
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      1011 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, am' 1«i ,re known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mhn-ok-War. A. Vesilcci, Ital.. D'bntrbcastbaux, Fr .Toulon. Etna, Ital., Spezzia, Fouiißß, Fr., 'loulon, Fvkn, Danish, Hai-Chi, Chin., Stettin, Hai-Lcng, Chin., Stettin, due Hai-Tikn, Chin., Stettin. Mi k*ki mo, Jan., London, P. Piemontb. 11.11.,
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      983 4 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co Wine Spirit Merchants. London, Glasgow, Shanghai. Hongkong, Yokohama and Singapore. Telephone 160 Office a Finlayson G- et Fep> A SPECIALITY EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES IN AIR TIGHT TINS Manufactured by the Anglo Egyptian Cigarette Co airo. ROYALES (Gold Tipped), $i.JS per box of 50 or, if cash sent with
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