The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 February 1900

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, a6r H FEBRUARY, kjoo. DAILY ISSUE No *8n
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      745 1 ]p rt Office. C«!lyer Quay. Kg 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 Bilb of leading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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      681 1 f HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED. THK following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. IQOO. 1900 Yangtsze Mar. H. Teenkai Mar 15. < Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester, Continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, Bee. For
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      477 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPI]. Unoir Contract with the Nfthkri.anks India lioviiknmbnt. Acknts at Singapore, Ships Agency, late F. DAKNDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay j Time Table for Keb vary, ijoo. From Expected Will be despatched tcr de Carpentier H.itavia Feb. 2a Billilon, Batavia, Cheribwi, S im.ir.m > md Snmfcaya l"Vb.
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      878 1 THE NEW HARBOUR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. This Ctrr.pkny excretes Chips' RjaaMß j, 411 dt criptior > ii, t n MMME ctfcient manner nr.«:er the super iataadeaca of Eurcpca.ll lihipwr.g'rti Bad Rr.gireers Ma, 1 Qaavaaa Dnt*.. Length —41 c t. -t. Dcptn t-f Wiiei IrOBB 14 fset M 15^ VViUtb at
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      650 1 PJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID.!.'!' CAPITAL Jio.ooo-xo RKSBRVB PUND «n ooo'.jqo RESERVE LIABILITY OK proprietor:, $10,000,00© L'<»i <r or Diaacwaa, K. M. Gkav, Ekj Chairman. N. A SIBSS, Esq.—lty.urr Chairman-. K. Goktz, Esq. j A. J. Raymond, Im, D. M. M sks, Esq. j |<. |<i, IUaMOM Ku. A.
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      791 1 I PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC I THE PETER SYS COMPANY (PROi-Ritroßs ami Soli Mami^itir ■>. n n r- m '7- 1 i' DHCENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OP LONDON. The undersigned Ap~nts for the above Company are prepared to accept Fire risks m Singapore Johore and the Malay State at current n.tes.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      MARRIAGE.
      28 2 At St. Michaels, INUatte, Ce>lon, on Kebruary, 15th, Major < H( 11. Al( v iSllf.k I.4NK, R.A. M.C to Nkli. yo invest <\-i<ig\ner of William Bibby ci Kaub.
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      DEATHS.
      40 2 V Prinsep Strc t on thr 2}rd inst. Kthil Ma' i), beloved daughter of J. and A. de Sou/a. A*;e years. On the 20th Jan., at Kimc, Marion Kli/ahkth, *idow of the lite Kdwani J. J. Walker, of Singapore.
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBRAURY 26, 1900.
    653 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBR AURY 26, 1900. Here tl.jii o.t I'ren Ih» IV,?>'« r g: t n.i.nu.n, l'r.*w«d b r influence and unbr.Wd by «a,n "er« p«tr,ot Truth net glortoui preoe^tj draw. Pl «o R«li«u>n. LorallT. »nd Law. Ai to the war, which naturally engrosses public attention to
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    450 2 li.t-T'- wi'l be I at regr» tin the golf worll at the ftewi <A tli- death ol t1,.; :.pion Lieut F. A. 1.-.,t of the Black W«t< h, who iat X M after having l> n wound I fontcm. H« wl3 a yin of tl rP. G. 1 ail E
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.
    38 2 The atteatton of all concerned is directed to Notification published to-day. It is requested thai all «vho have signified their artlliagaesa to joia the proposed Corps apply (or enrolment fomM a> soon as pos-
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    GREAT FIRE AT MEDAN.
    23 2 lelegraai has been received from i Medaa rtaiing that great portion of the town has betn destroyed by lire.
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    A STEAMER OVERDUE.
    81 2 Ihe 5. 5. Glenartncy having on boar< Into Europeaa paseeagen left Peaaag oi Thmnday aighl )n l baa nut yet arrived al Siogapore. I lie veiael'a ageala, Messrs Boawtead and Co. telegraphed to Fenang and nr> reply baa been received. Oa enquiring ai afeaan. Bovatead'a tin ■orninga
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    THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE STRAITS.
    113 2 THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE STRAITS. I li«t<- v t ,ne mystery ;»bout Oie appointment o MHchcM'l MKceatcr. Surely, never i ,\> rnorship been kept vacant so report it th.it the place has been hlli i up but th.tt ,t n not convenient to Mi ihe cowing man yet. Thh would
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    THE JUBILEE MEMORIAL.
    50 2 111 i <''■ I tter to .Mr. W. (j. >l Ibr Subscribers' repreKnUtiveson the Memorial Committee Mr W. H. Read, c.m.i 'Thai Memorial fiasco i-> the mo->t mt M I" ir<l of, and a disgrace loUm Government, the Legislative Council, and almost all concerned, barring jrourseH and
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    MUNICIAPAL ELECTION.
    30 2 I■ i for the RodMr v ard take* >■ Mii ip.: Offices, fr.jiu 10 „.m. to 4p -n I),. .rulid.te.^art Mr J. \V ii m.,, lai-en J v. Niblett.
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    574 2 Mr Huttenbach'a l< rture m Seiangor on currency m the F M S advocating a I currency lib j r.,i, a( m fby a 1 red trac- i'Per. an(l riffin Koonh brought the evenii g t I he outward bound mail ittumif J'arra--1 .it 5 p.m. on Saturday, had anchorage,
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
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      THE PEKING COUP D'ETAT.
      72 2 Chinese Telegraph Manager Arrested. Petitioned Agamst Kwang-Su's Dethronement. In Custody at Macao. (Special to Surgaparr r.-e F, r Hongkong, I e b. p m King Lin Shan, formerly manager 0 the Chinese Telegraph- at Shanghai, who headed the petition protesting ajjain-t the deposition of the Emperor,
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      NEAR LADYSMITH.
      31 2 BULLER'S ADVANCE Boer Defensive Positions.. Boers occupy high ridges near Nelthorpe <]u>: north of (Jolenso and are oppo-m^ Gen. Buller witli big guns and rifles. Our advance proceeds slowly.
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      THE NAVY ESTIMATES.
      21 2 Increased by a Million. The Xavy Estimate show an increase ol about a million sterling I. at- t
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      Casualties.
      16 2 Getter*] Uuller report- t r killed 14 wounded including '/enerai Wynne; on the jjnd (Thanday),
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      Fighting Continuous.
      16 2 He adds that continuous fighting preventhi- sending the casualties amongst the rank and file
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      GRONJE SURROUNDED.
      32 2 Artillery Attack Continues. Keuter a correspondent under date lJaardeberg, -jnd Thursday say- that the thellif of Cror.je's laager" continued througliout yesterday night Wednesday and continued at intervals to-day I day.)
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      Rumoured Proximity of Boer Force.
      25 2 He adds that it is reported that I (mn ut j.ooo Hoers are operating to the northward of our torcc:.
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      French Captures Prisoners.
      14 2 Irenth has captured 105 more prisoners A n<lon, jjth February rj
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      BULLER S ADVANCE.
      53 2 Two Days 1 Fighting Near Colenso. Our Troops Approach Boer Trenches. Reuters correspondent at Colenso states that there have been two day 3' severe fighting The troops at nightfall of the 2 ;rd, Friday, had arrived within a few hundred yards of the Boers first trenches on
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    • CRONJE'S LAAGER.
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        Our Lines Drawing In.
        40 2 Balloon Inspection. New Trenches Shelled. Reuter'a correspondent at Paardeberg, wiring on the _> 4 th insl. (Saturday, -ays that the British arc gradually drawing closer to Lronje s laager. The balloon disclosed new trenthewhich were thereupon shelled
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        BOER PRISONERS.
        12 2 Altogether 540 prisoners have been taken Ltndon. February 26th, /got.
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    54 2 The outward mail brought back to Singapore Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Evatt, and Mr. A. \V. Stiven. The first annual meeting of the shareholders of Riley Hargreaves Ltd. will be held at noon to-morrow, at the Offices of the Company. The report and balance *heet
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      361 2 Katz Brothers, Limited, Beg to Announce the Arrival from America of 100 "Dodge" Bicycles Price 75 Dollars Nett. I ht-c Ma< h.ncs u ere lately introduced into Singapore by us and found a speedy jpnmg tVL-ry MtMfactiOßl Em h Macbiac itted vitll Toolßag and loo\> his only on account oi
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      622 2 NOTICE *I*JIK letting of the Spirit Farms of the distric md of rhe rest of the Residency E -v. C is; ot Sumatra including Tamiang, for the ist April 1900 to -,ist March igai and ist April I^.o to 31st March i.,o}, will take place at BLnk-ka.'.s and Madan respectively
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      532 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS John Little CO., LTD. SINGAPORE Physical Exercise] The No. 5 Gold Medal m Box with Chart &c. complete $12.5 C Whitley's Hxercises 7 Sandow's Noted 7 The Manhattan 4 John Little CO LTD. beb 3f> Town Hall Italian Opera Co. TO-NIGHT. >uia\. j' Ftkruiury x 1 La Traviata.
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      553 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED EUROPEAN Avsistants on a Tobacco Plant lion m South Borneo. Climate first rate. Keb 2( A PP'>' J- c F "< 1 THE STRAITS TRADING CO., LIMITED. \J OTJ( X is hereby given that the transfer bool fc L C nm P an > will be closed
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      210 2 The Week. Monday, _6th High Water 1—6.50 a., 8.55 p. Opening Methodist Girls School. Snort-si., j p. S.V.A. 2.5 m. Dismounting Drill, 5.15 p. La 1 raviata, Town Hall, 9 p. Tuesday, 37th High Water 8.4 a., 9.43 p. Municipal Election, Kochor Ward, 10 a. to 4 p. German Mail
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    THE CONFERENCE DEFEATED.
    487 3 When m October last we called att Motion to the latest squeeze of 1)1. Shipping Conference people, who sudd. y pur u[, rates to jj »>. me mentioned talk ot means to circumvent the Conference, and said that •■an arrangement for a vessel carrying a targo of
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    CRICKET.
    135 3 l.»w>tßs \*i> C. S. SCC. A match was played on the Esplanade Saturday between tho above teams, the v C. who batted first, closed their mfc after making 12^ runs for seven wickets vV". Dunman was again successful with the bat, being not out for 5 1 The Lawyer!
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
    548 3 i-t-ycariy Moating ot t' n the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking on held on l-eb. 17th. Mr. K. M Cjra\ presided. In the course of a long speech ihe "i.nTidr, —The prot.i on the <_hinese and I -oarn, allude i to at the last meei.n^, are
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    DIAMOND JUBILEE PERMANENT MEMORAIL FUND.
    126 3 Krom the Official Assignee, we have rncetv< d a li»t of tl»e subscribers to the above lund g' v mg tli^ amount of the subscriptions and the am nint due, i.e. the principal and J. 77 per cent. Jhe subscrip ions amounted to $7 7.530,
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    ADMIRAL KEPPEL.
    78 3 A correspondent at Labuan writes (jist I Feb Old Admiral KeppeJ has not brrn yerv wt 11, but is better, and proceeds shortly m H.M.S. Lmtiet to Saixiakan. He will return here and then visit Rajah Brooke." He adds: The s Labuan left ;<^ain at j a m.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    167 3 CaAMMoasaiv i<> >o. 1 ho second ties of this competition were played off during the pant week. Dr. Fowlte, i playin«avery stronggame,b,-at5 tronggame,b,-at J B.Robert- son by sup 4 to play. A. A (junn met A. Mackay and a capital game ensued. Gunn wa-* three up m
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    "CARMEN."
    407 3 The popvlarit) 01 Bit /'i Opera Carnun was aga HI -fully shewn nn Saturday a \\.r Town Hall where it wa> played ij> the lulian Opera Co., to j a very full house. To the mo^t casual student or fre4 tentei of Opera, thi.-. is so well known that
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    L. L. T. C.
    243 3 PLAY ON SATURDAY. I. Wilts AND GuNTIfcMEKS IJUCBLKS. "A Mr. and Mr-. Heid, owe 30 beat Mr,, Kynncrsley and Mr. Wright, a*c 1 j, 0— I, o— s. Him 'nun and Mr. I pton, scr. beat Miss Gunn and Mr. I'abei, ow< 3, 5 6, 6
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2865 3 (Via Ctylon.) London, Fib. v.— The news of ihe second retreat of Buller's force beyond the Tugela ha s caused a painful sensation here but there Is a belief expressed m some quarters that a'l it was .intended to do on the occasion of the last advance was accomplished.
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    PAHANG CORPORATION, LTD.
    83 3 The returns from the I'alian^ Lorporatiou's Mines (or the mootk of J n>udry were a^ tblloai SmmgeiLemStmf, Torn oi itooe cruslir-d i^Vj <-xidt: of tin produi ed si Uwi with 40 beads of stamps running loi sa lays; wortog ex pen set %i > t ooo. 7
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 3 (Corrected up jo »6J <JN LOHOOM «a nk 111 demand I/fl Privai<- 1 1- ditfl 3 11 dotument«. 3 nj/s credit* 6 m/s France, d< mand Germany, <\> maud \aa\ India, I I J4 -1 Hongkong, demand i dis. Yokohama, demand 5^ f >, n Java, demand MANILA, derr.ar.d
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    PRODUCE.
    115 3 I-cLrjiry .'1 I* Gambicr M 30 da. Cube No. 1 13.7$ I aeh .< ifv .-.'i do. White, (Fail LyWa-sXJ 46. Nutmegs 110s lo tha Ib.) 62 do. (80s to the IL.) 80. Mace (.liandaj q^. Cloves (Amboin.i) -ja, l.ibf-nan Coflce... fj, Tap;oca, sra.il pi arl I r „v..;
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 26th, 1900.
    278 3 Mof China and japan U £^22 < PMD U P *"> Deferred.' Nommal 4 ».«>o.ooo 4. 4.»H .99,***** Bell's Ay,^ o Kastern ftjM*. Sellers. f£ 8.584 J.sS f I Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. $100 1 l^ I>4 6 um-,sur.f Hra er ami Nt.ive Lid.
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      404 3 lie wa\ to become thoroughly onvinced re gvirdmg the value of Steams' Wine of Cod Liver Oil Is to try it yourself and personally experience the beneficial effects of the preparation. A trial bottle ■KMVI thoroughly convince, people of us merits. 1 ry it for a tonic m general debility,
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      32 3 PI LL,S A Remedy for all Imajularltlas. .p. r^-rl v, tl r Appl«. IVnnyruy.l PI! C•• h a. A Sold by Singapore Dispensing Co., Ltd., RafTle» Place, Singapore. MARUN. Ckcaut. SOUTHAMPTON, LNuLANO.
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      586 3 IBRLI I J OR T sHH-h.. ft* t «lOWI I Brit. Ho, <enzie I™, s I DiUOIBL IJ*kik l)ur. ,6o 5 FATHOOL KA.IH Dr. Nac Kirn Sooi Wati WZ i I Palita.* I' v v f.k. Pat*.. G*r.6?7 RAT.O H,,t. 2-S, R«co«d« i- sssti 1 ;r d sat S«iT.Pi«a.« D»t
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      312 3 WAILS CLOJK. 1 PW At MOB HOW. S n ara I vr I ci. < i 1 *r« I L»***** aam w a \'t > I'M 41* lin km>\ w 1 lv m NEXT MAILS DUE. M iNUIO^t N. D I. s. s i It J" Mar. 1 i. A.tti
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      1185 4 Singapore Sporting Club, PROGRAMME FOR SPRING RACE MEETING 1900. May 22nd, 24th and Wtik. FIPST DAY. fin-sday, J2nd May. First Rack. Ihi M*iuin Flat*.— Value $300. A Rate for Maiden Horses— Weight as per scale (lost.) \.i allowance of 2 lib. lo ex-Gnfftns, imported IUO llie Suans Settlement* or Native
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      451 4 Mange m Horses. it Q*ALVITIS antiseptic solution' is the only thoroughly effective remedy j or mange, itch and skin disease;* of all kinds m horses. One week's careful dress- ing will generally suffice to completely eradicate all traces ol mange, whether of long or recent standing Sold m bottles making
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      1243 4 HALVES ABDOOLA RAHIMBUX 150M1UDLB Road, Singapore. Near Canipong Uencoolen. INDIAN EYE DOCTOR. THOUSANDS of testimonials from England' Cures Eyts. Rheumatism, Piles, and other diseases. Eye medicines fiee for poor men. Feb 9 o-3 DR. Ameirah (Indian doctor) has successfully cured several gentlemen suffering from piles and sore eyes during the
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      1206 4 PARIS EXHIBITION, 1900. WILKINSON, HEY WOOD CLARK, LD. Holders ol the only Gold Medal awarded for Varnishes and Colors at the Paris Exhibition of 1878, London, Liverpool, Singapore, Hongkong, Bombay^ Melbourne, and 21 bis BOULEVARD D'ARGENSON, NEUILLY, PARIS Have arranged for a large and compr« hensive exhibit, and will be
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      37 4 WOOD COS. PRIZE MED\L AUSTRALIAN CHEESE (Quality and Condition Excellent) 45 cents per lb. AUSTRALIAN HOUSEHOLD BUTTER' In Prime Condition In tins of 10 lbs. each $5 50 per tin. McALISTER Co. SOLIi IMPORTERS. Oct w.s. uc.
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      635 4 The Singapore Free Press. AMD Mercantile Advertiser. Cablb ADDMM 1 W f IW i S'ngmpor, 1 tLEIMIOM NUMB-M. No. 6|. Published at 30.3. Raffles Pl.ce, S,n c por T-HE leading English Newspaper b ,k. I Straits Settlements; Johor*, Jj* Federated Native States of Perak, S*| gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the
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      1412 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agent*. r v -m >'v 4R. Ikg alls, L". S., Naa York, due Feb. Summer, U. S New York, due Feb. Mail Stsamrks from Ki'ROpb. Konig Albert, due Mar. 1 N. D. L. Annam, due
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