The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 December 1899

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, iBth DECEMBER 1899 DAILY ISSCE No
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      756 1 Jt O Office. Collyer Quay. JjlJ Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of leading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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    • Advertisement
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      684 1 pHINA MUTUAL STKAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. THE foltowing are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz i OUTWARD. HOMKVVARD. For Honu&ong. Sham.- Fo* Mak*>killbs ihi& Jm'anPorts. and London. 1900. Hyson Jan. i. I Teenkai Jan. 15. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester, j Continental
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      837 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract with the Nkthkrukd.s India Govbrnmint Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table lor December, iggg From Expected Will be despatched Icr <- oen Batavia Dec. 18 Katavia, Cheribon, Samara-^' At Sourabay« Dec M. Vajitunhis Padang Dec. 1 7
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      245 1 1 H. Abrams Horse Repository. Horses. Horses, Horses, Cobs and Pomes, Eipcrtesi to- lay by the ft, S, iV£ /I GI I NLA, (do) Sixty Horses, Cob? and Ponies aaMMfcgei them ar<- sevrffSjl v«ry hinHsome pairs, and siasjls ll.niit-- HoTSCS, ready i for imm- di ile v.-<- alto M vn.il
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      620 1 PJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI n BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL oflonnr/1 RESERVE FUND j RESKRVE LIABILITY OF V J Ooo PROPRIETORS 1i0.00a.000 Courr 09 Uimctom. R. M. Guay, Esq— Chai.man. N. A btßßs, Ksq.— Okiott CHAikMAi». D. y. Mom, Lsq. k. H Hill. K, q a U*Z n> ksQ X Sachsb, XV
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      810 1 17.1 i n y PACIFIC MAIL STKAMSHIs COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND fAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND *P OYO KISEN KABU.:!iIK'. KAISHA (OR|B^^^' Throuv'h p.\ssa^«; tic*- ts M d hran^e. and G«rnviny by >: tr of Steamers, nho to Sar Fr isro f Speci;il reduced ratrs trran-..- i Army, Navy, and Civil Scrvka
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  • Domestic Occurccnccs
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      BIRTH.
      19 2 LM die IJth :.,--a-:'. at Mm t< ilx: ».t<. of P. H. I Rin < u*k, of a 3i>n.
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      MARRIAGES
      66 2 urn the tju* instant, at th« Pi< byCeriaii Church, |amks, >.,-i.i k ton of l.i.J.hi' Hr.,to M*iii.ih. ,,n!y d*u>{lHLr ot llioina^ l-irnc-aon, al-o tt Brisbane On the 12th Dec M St Andrew-, Cathedral, by the Venerable Archd-acon Pcrlnrn, .^sktcd by it Kev l» H. .In. 1 S.utA,. HikbkrtL**/ BULL
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    MONDAY DECEMBER 18,1899 The Singapor Free Press
    2123 2 HavaVaan* l'n»we<l b» .r.fluenc* »nA BMMh*4 t., H«r« patriot Trtth her »loriou» prec»r't- H>»n». P-*4mri lo Relirion. l^»»»ItT. «nd I^«. SaXOOM md.d knsaarnl established miluarv rtp ilation aaaaaa wantonly tlirown to ilie winrls a> m tho r^se of RaWttS Mi Lm mrrragainst Cataasa
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    573 2 I. id) Mitchell r< cjue>ts us to caajvej her (ii inks lor the Ktnd *vmpathy wkick has v ribeva to her. and to sa> gOod*hy« t<> her many friend*. farmers Ma** will be played at the I'oituguetc Chard on ChfMtaNM Eve. Lieut. I.U.Jackson, Kiags Own R*gt., baa take* up the
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    POLICE NEWS.
    563 2 'Win I erg, one of Messrs John- Little's coolies, who has been m that firm's employ for the last thirteen yeats, w.is to-day Ckarged with stealing two bottles of uhiskey, value $2 on Saturday la*t, aiid with removing them without a permit I his case was remanded, as
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    IRONCLAD FRIENDSHIP
    178 2 I I*l \meri. NI) OVBMI it- R o'V", IM L NI N Vu ro«T "I I ho*m.*mAmmkm \mb« „1, pr t —I tinner of the Edinburgh Sir Walter ll^nk,., X ih. compuiy tor thcr frminc, h, «Md 1,,i1y your country a ,d mine arc connected l.y -d, .l^mpvi^
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    COMMUNICATION AT SEA.
    212 2 An mmmt inrilinl happened on th, i.omcuai.l voyage of the a^tle |„,c r CmH+**k Cattle Inm tl.c (^p t Ihe IhrMi letters not hav.ng arnved before the limmtH Castle .ailed from (ape low,, for home, the up..n, a| the Cansbrook L^stl,, which vwa-, to sail the f0110w..,*
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    SIAMESE WOMEN.
    131 2 I he following story is told by the Malay Mad explanation why the women of S.am wear short hw :-About 200 years a«o the Burmese, the.r l.f«--lon X enemies, were bes.eging the.r capital city. Ihe fortunes of war were K of. lg badly for the Siamese, when the
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    THE COURT OF APPEAL
    63 2 Ih< lull Court of Appeal, consisting of Sic l.ijnel C<>\, G! J Hon'ble* A F. Law. Hvn;iinan Junts, and J. A. Harwood, Puisne )«dge«, ni-t tin morning for turthcr consideration of tlie Bangkok Appeal commenced a fortnight ago. The case of Ong Him Neo 9. Ong
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    OUR TRADE.
    191 2 I lie quarterly returns ol import-, and < xjj jrts lor the .Straits -Settlements lor the quarter ended Sept. jott are now to hand. 1 m- following Inures arc- from the recapitulatory statements Import x jr,( (Jr. rjjpl <rd (Jr. i3;</ Tmnnon NMiM«« *.vj. 162,161 Pimm »«sjas.wi m
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    THE TRANVAAL WAR.
    431 2 lr rretponJliit Ihe very useful success of Genera! Methuen telegraphed to London tliis morning. is Hie lirst really good news we have had for some time. Jt is the first occasion upon which our troops have delivered an attack for purely offensive purpose-, and not a- part
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    42 2 Mr R Siainer, the Selangor loauector of Schools b to go to Perak next year a* headmaster of the Taipeng Central School. He «il bean acquisition to the cricket force of the Silver State. Mr. A. T. Bryant will shortly return and
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
    • THE WAR.
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        SERIOUS REVERSE TO BULLER.
        41 2 FAILS TO FORCE THE TUGELA. I A despatch from General Buller, dated from Chieveley Camp, on Friday, reports that he su-t \\u<-d a serious reverse m attempting that morning to force the passage of the Tugela River.
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        Retires on Chievely.
        25 2 Losing Eleven Guns. He was obliged to abandon eleven gniii and 1 cure on Chieveley. He fears that his lostta are heavi.
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        Gen. Hart on Left Flank.
        44 2 Gallantry of Connaught Rangers. General Hart, vvho attacked on the ietl at a drift, was unable to force a passage despite the gallant attack of the Connaught RsMSjSTCi who \ver«- leading and suffered j heavily. Colonel Brooke was wounded.
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        Gen. Hildyard on the Right.
        21 2 Colenso Occupied. General Hildyaid advanced on the right and occupied Colcn>o station. Artillery Under Heavy Fire.
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        All Horses Shot.
        38 2 Meanwhile the whole artillery division supporting the attack advanced clo>e to the river-bed, which proved full of the enemy who opened a galling lire at short range on the batteries, and killed all the horsrs.
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        The Attempt Abandoned.
        27 2 It was found impossible to bring awa> the guns, as it would imply too gre«t a sacrifice to force the passage unsupported by artillery.
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        Withdrawal of Buller to Camp.
        18 2 The troops were ordered to withdraw and returned to camp m good order.
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        Enemy Demonstrate on Right Flank.
        42 2 Held m Check by British Mounted Troops. Throughout the day the enemy, who were pressing on the right flank, were kept back by Col. Uundonald's mounted men and part of Gen Barton brigade. niion, December ijth, /•''oy
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        The Official Casualty Totals.
        22 2 The ottkial statement ol General Buller i casualties on Friday gives yj killed, 66; wounded and J4H missing.
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        THE OFFICERS KILLED.
        65 2 The otticer* killed before Colenso on Friday were as follows Of the Royal Artillery (.apt Adrian Hope Goldie and Lieut. Clare Ba^i Schreiber. M the jnd Dublin Fusiliers; Capt. Aith i: Henry Bacon. Lieut. Robert C. B. Henry Of the Ist Inniskilling Fusiliers Major John F. W.
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        A Dutch Rebellion.
        31 2 Native Unrest. Owing to Gatacres reverse at Stormberg all the Dutch m the country to the northward have rebelled, and the Native there and m Basutoland are unsettled.
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        More Troops from Australia.
        14 2 New South Wales is sending more troop, to the Cape.
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        Serious View of the Situation.
        20 2 The newspapers m England agree that the situation is the worst since the Indian Mutiny.
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        The Fourteenth Brigade.
        13 2 Major-General Sir Herbert Chcrniside is to command the Fourteenth Brigade.
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        Militia and Volunteers for the Cape.
        23 2 The Defence Committee of the Cabinet are considering the employment of both Mihtiaand Volunteers m South Africa.
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        Admiral Beresford.
        33 2 Lord Charles Beresford is appointed Be cond ,n command on the Mediterranean and ha* resigned bis seat in Parliament as member for York. Lord Charles assure, cormr and in January. (Later.)
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      BULLER SUPERSEDED.
      43 2 ROBERTS AND KITCHENER APPOINTED. IM. m Received v noon. Ro Det XCIK CI J SUtCd that General Lord com bee" aPPOiOted to the com mand i. South Africa, with Lord Kitchener as his Chief Of suff. London, December ,Bth, i8 99.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      693 2 TO-UAYS ADVERTIS Al iV I Fo^ tirrhy, Broime. Cossack, Ash--1 burton, Carnarvon, Geraldton and Frcinantle. Ilit U3S.I -.y's !>!c-mcr SALADfN, i,ijitoi»>. HMiaiaH -tpy. H A. fmtaaaa, i> iataided to ,ul \k>- tin. abavc W. pa*ti an Satmday. 2^id in-lanl. For f rcwhl ur|M -H'"'*!'!' 1 N\ M (NSKfßl.ll <\ 1
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    • Advertisement
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      462 2 TO-DAYS ADVKKTlSKMKN'b'.. -j^. WANTED SITUATION by a Kuropcan as Storekeeper. hour>i'.it vpenenccin a bij; Oil Company. Good n Munor.i.i!-. A«ldn n X.M., c/o Singapore /-Vtv I' res*. Dec iS 26.12 "notice JLYUN'S \x$s to notify IO the |{<ncral publw lli,u he In-, opened a.teniporary shoeing for^e .u No ;y Orchard
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      154 2 The Week. Monday, i3th H'tfh W.nter 10.24 a, 11.51 p. Philharmonic hoir. 5 -jo p. Kin** Own Pride 1.0.<1. T.. Tan^lin, 7p. Tuesdiy, igth Hiijli W».ft 1 1.1 a. Legislative Council, 2- v> p. Land Salts Powell Co. Philharmonic Concert, 9 p. Wedneaday, 20th High Water 0.26 a., 11.38 p.
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  • Correspondence.
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      "The Daily Mail" and " THE London and China Telegraph."
      498 3 The Daily Mail" and THE London and China Telegraph." >> THE KdITOR. Sir, The London and China Telegraph publishes a sufficiently disobliging paragraph about my recent article in the Daily Mail on Japanese affairs. The London and China Telegraph attempts to summarise my article very unfairly, and tries to teach
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    TO-NIGHT-MOONLIGHT MUSIC
    68 3 By permi-Mon ot Colonel Ko\\i<tit<ison and Officer-, th- Band of lite Regiment will play the following programme m ll><(janien-. Tanglis 1 to-night, tommtr. at <j p.m.— Ortttan .^"r^ot.. I Tilt 1 iirkish Fairoi ..M .i'-. I •elinnd Dike' Sulli.an. hjneral.Marc- .M ri neUc ..fiounod. I'iccolo Solo .."The Oecp
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    THE PERAK TEAM
    81 3 THE PERAK T EAM dimculty about men gcttifiij auay irom I'erak. to play m the <ncket :nat( !i next week, MMM to continue. The eleven n-imed b> last ad\ues were Messr.-. Bird. I kmbtfal), lJcnnvs. Grenier. Hu^ln M^bback, McKeazie, Marshall. Peai nana and WUtca The latest no* i> that A.
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    THE FOURTH CHILDRENS CONCERT
    213 3 Vel a larger and more attentive audience uf children than on any previous occasion vi.'. ndol at the Town Hall on Saturday ait';rnoon at the Fourth ChUoVen'l Conceit. Many arrived half an hour before lW openi.g of the doors, and when the first it»-m was commenced
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    ARRIVAL OF U. S. A TRANSPORT.
    112 3 On Saturday the V. S. A. trar.-port Tho"i,n. having on board i s#4 officer- and •Mien for the Phillipines arrived m Singapore r oads. The Thomas left New York on lhe November, and has made a fair passage, lhe health of the men has
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    47 3 It is aid by the Perak Pioneer that Mr H Conway Belfield, who is due back off leave at the end ol the year has been selected for the appointment of British K'Mdcnt, Pahang, and that Mr. A. Butler >m!I succeed him a* Federal Commissioner oi Lands.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2860 3 f\'ia Ceylon.) 1 indon, Dec. 5.— The Times despatch trom Freie, dated 30th, states that rumours from Ladyvmh las' mght n ported all well. Pi ovisions are plentiful and the bombaidment is ineffective. The tran-port Cmi lonia with the I iniskilling Fusiliers, and tlie s.s. I\ ■mplemore with the
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    CRICKET.
    1302 3 iHK I'KOKtBI hs SlNl.tPclßß. The; above match was played on the Es- ill niaiJi- on Saturday between i teim which lor the most part will repieseut Singapore m the matches with J/erak and Henang, i and a team of the S.C C. The Pronxblea were the fir-<t lo hat
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    THE CHRISTMAS TEA
    139 3 The following defiiiitc- selections liave beca mad. for the match against Perak Ifeaara. C. W Abraaaa,*C. Carver, \V. Dunman, E. C. tilts, J. X Glennie, J G. Maetaggart, H IV. Nooa.R T.Rtid, (eight.) I lie s<-lei lion for the final three will be BUMM after the match
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    S H /. R E LIST, ___
    194 3 S H R E LIST, DECEMBER i8th\ 99 Deferred. 5 000 u 414.231 199,875 2>C Clear Water lM,ry K:,«n-Ild «ioo I* «.416 aed H^K, 3S '^-..Pfcn. 4500 5 o Jelebu Mining and "IVading Co. $ij||f .000,0.., 80,00-, %i i ivi. ,Os Unallotted. V A^ > 22 5.000 „s^o 4 v
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      356 3 Steams' 4 Roses. A lu^i.iiil, daficaU and lasting perfume, .m entirely original odor— posses-ing nil tho dtsiraLle eatures sought m a hi^h-clab. peilume. 4 A Helplesb Cripple! BaMtrl <t Noil, -.i, iv, mp —For nineteen iii-iMtlis I fay a helplaM crippk km Kheum.itism. The wtixht of my l> dy was
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      374 3 MAILS CLOSK 1 >> uriH.r am For |V r A Siali 11 xm ■taaila Bin x% |l 1 n.Sun J Sourabaj i v Wdliclm t r\i I'mt Dickl .11. &c. !'..i'. i 2 PM PjwHiawali Hmm il'i.a/t J,„ 2PM Nlu.ir Malacca Kirn* Tmmg 2 pm Pen ana. Calcvita .1 ,ir
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      487 3 VBSS R L ss I. .MM H« D, H SSL, S2= ;:-V LATEST ARRIVAI-> D 11 s Chin 1 1., 100 I. AKM N X, C »R Mr .l; i: X n k k V b.« lll M .81 M SMPOTUM. I; A M Dec. 17 h ;;v iik Axaoia
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      359 3 ihe 3tanuarJ Time L taaiaw aed Singapore tin.. 4 mm., 35 r<) ifam bjlh fell I y rUdi, M. Hi General Mr. Beckmann, Mr. Mn»ti Mi M.. K.I; Mr. M. 15. Mr. i V 1 ..r. i M > 'iiout, Mr. and M M ICiuy. P«i vcd by the Mail.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      1061 4 fOR SAL* OWNER '.cavinKilKt ■>:•. Klack »««»l™|'»'» GeU ay, Harness >ld Viclwia m excellent older, ac it K«R<.*i',' .v tpp'iy 13ALLAN. tuslraltan Horse Repository. Koek Road, Singapore. tetj "f_ FOR SALE ILMHKR BICYCLE, secondhand. In per k tect o rder. N«-*A)y enaintilcd. I'ncc Moo I J. D. c.o Free Press.
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      558 4 FOR SALE THE PKOPKKI'Y OF LADY MITCHELL. A very elegant Landau m thorough repair, I fevintf juit bean ncwl> lined m Blue .\lor- rocco and thoroughly done up. Apply to H. ABRAMS, Horse KeporfWry. Dec 16 16.1 FOR SALE TIGRESS. Full grotqat healthy, with new ironbarred cage, wooden frame 6x3.;
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      1168 4 I Jofin Little Co., Ltd. CHRISTMAS TOY BAZAAR NOW OPENED SPK( lALLY SELKCTKD NOS KLTIES AND USEFUL ARTICLPS COMPRISING. Cavalry Soldiers Musical Boxes Wheel Barrows Infantry Soldiers Musical Bells Sand Ca<ts Tambourines Mouth Organs Garden Sets Swords Accordeons Building Blocks Guns Zithers Skittles Trumpets Tubephoncs Archery &c, &c, &c, FUR
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      1282 4 NOTICE. R. O. MUHLENBEIN has been admitted a Partner m the firm ot Hartwig and Co. as from the Ist January, 1900. Dec 15 15 I GOVERNMENT OF NEGRI SEMBILAN. I (KKSO.NS having any claims against the Negu Sembilan Government are requested to send them m to the State Audiior
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      50 4 AN IDEAL TONIC. SERRAVALLO'S TONIC. (■AM IRON WINK) c KgW o c JU >_] v t v; Nov 15 m wf NOTICE. gujux Pen, nsula fc^arajra k^!r n Messrs. Guthrib fc Co hay» Uock o(our improved pSabli sSLThT' from 4 to ia nominal H.P team Signed MARSHALL SONS fc Co.
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      716 4 NOTICE Estate of GAN KOH HlN,— deceased ■^JOI'ICE is hereby given pursuant to Action 46 of The Conveyancing and f.aw ol Property Ordinance iBB<>" that all persons having any claims or demands upon or ag.iinst the Flst.ite of Gam Koh His late of No. 80 Tetuk Ayer Street and No.
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      947 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port o: dcp.irtui", .m>l (wt.rre known; I date due here, and nam» 0/ Ag"nt«. MSN-Ol'-V* AB. Akclun*, Jap Popiar, Dbcidii Fr., Brest, due Dec. Ktn\. Ital Hongkong, due Dec. 15 Hui-I'F.N, Chin., Portsmouth, HtTSI/SB, J.ipanese, IntVMO, Jap., Elswick, iwATB, jap.. Elswick, Kai.kron, Jap., Stettin. Mar IB LJ.
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