The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 March 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, JR MARCH, igoo. DAILY ISSUi: No W
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      767 1 P Orlice. Collyer Quay. ff|» Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. W Sccamers ior CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, KYLON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN. MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Thrush Bills of lading :ssued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for Chin* Coast, and San Francisco via
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      519 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, j THK. following are the dates on which the Co.'s j Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honokono Shanu- It lyoo. 1900 Yangtsze Mar. !S. Teerkai Mar 15. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester, Continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadel.
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      1113 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIf. I'mur Contract wits the Nrthkrlands India Govbrkmmt. Agents at Singapokb, Ships Agency, late I. DAEXDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for March, igoo. From Expected Will be despatched tcr Bawean SouraLaia Feb. 27 Batavia, Cheribon, Sarnar.inn and Sourabaia Mar. 2 v. Outhoorn M •t.iv.i Feb.
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      662 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 1i0.000.000 1 RESERVI FUN!) Inoooooo RKSfcRVH LIABILITY OP PKOPRIBTORS I $i0,000,000 C'.uxt o» Uißucrous. H. M. Grav, Esq Chaibuan. N. A SIBBS, E»^.— Ukl-UVV CHAIRMArf. E. Gobtz, Kiq. I A. t Ravmond. Emi. D. M. V!.. sks Esq. IR. 1.. Rh.makus)s Esq. A.
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      425 1 PETER SYS WONE mi only remedy pte*;nt kno*n as an IN Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, RF.COMMKVDKI) bv SOME o, thi CHIBPSPI Sold R^t.iil by ail Chcm THE PETER S (Propr;btors «vn Smlk M*«vr*«Ti Rt Nov 16 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. The undersigned Atfrnts for the above Company are prepared to
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      426 1 )ERFUL SPECIFIC. irAtXIffJU and PKKM IN B NT CUM Hemorrhage and Ulreration Jowels. BCIAUSTSia r H MBDICAL PROPKSSIOS usrs and Whahaala by YS COMPANY, fta), 9, Old Chiw* Strkki, S-i x:,(iii»i 17. li PACIFIC MAIL STBAMSHIf COMPAiiY Occidental and oriental STEAMSHIP COMPANY AM) 'pOYO KlsKiM KAISHA fORH\T AL s.S. CO.)
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY MARCH 3, 1900.
    216 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY MARCH 3, 1900. -"r■- Urn v*tr. rA Truth im gl«riou* pr* f **m* to (Un».o.-. tx»r»:tT. >rj Law. Il Hi!i L" noted tl.at llie arlick which appeared in the Sin^af r* J on Ihc tabject of the Piisn \V,!r. m* moiial 10 tt.c Seen tnry
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    285 2 I he homeward H^und French Mail steamer is not due till noon tj-morrow. She will probably be despatched early on Monday morning. The MM. Company s steamer Annam left Colombo at 3 p.m. on the Sttfc F«b and may be »-xpe< ted here on Monday the s tli March, about
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    TELEGRAMS.
    861 2 fVia Ctylon.) London, February 15th.— Mr. B«l our, replying to a question regarding the non-e.nploymcnt of Indian troops in South Africa, said he need hardly say there was no analogy or resemblance between I the natives of South Africa and the Indian troopv We should he d, be proud
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    SHARE REPORT.
    179 2 f.iitnam a, id Mactaggurt.) )ur ihare market IWMMN quiet, with lower rate s in most mining stock*. M>i n.i;. Jakbus have t->llcn to Si j.io. 1 emelonns are ottered at Sl6 at which price there have been small sales. Koyal Johorrs are weak a* 11.50. Sipiaus close with
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    48 2 > A rumour has been going about that some of the principal foreign firms here were about to establish branches of their firms in Manila, or some of the principal ports in the Philippines. On enquiry we were a- ur> <1 that there was no foundation for the rumour.
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    THE SINGAPORE WARDER'S MEMORIAL.
    652 2 {Civil JMn Gatettc Jan. 6th.) As our readers are aware, for many years we have consistently advocated the case of the Prison Warders, whose occupation, even at the very best, 'n anything but a pleas <nt one, and we have, too 1 always strenuously maintained that
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    THE GERMAN NAVY.
    370 2 Cwn Navy bill amount to 't-le less than a challenge to Great Kritain to n-uinuin her maritime supremacy il she can. It is beyond doubt that were this co ntry to omit to augment us naval strength proportionately, the British Meet would, in the course of a
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    POLICE NEWS.
    108 2 Mrs. Rhee of Parsee Lodge reports the loss of 5340, on the Ist inst. She suspects her Javanese ayah, who has since absconded. A Macao of 19 Market-st. states that as he was drying some silk over a charcoal ♦ire yesterday, it caught light and pieces valued at
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    109 2 Before a Court of t»vo Magistrates, Tan Ppow, for theft ot a 1 ilk clcfi.wa, sentenced to nine months imprisonment and 12 cuts of the rattan. He is an old jail bird. WeeChah for theft of one pair of gold earrings, was sentenced to three months hard labour and 12
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE WAR.
      23 2 MORE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. Government ha* telegraphed to Übtra lia requesting .'5OO more mounted troop. The Australia Premiers are considering the request.
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      ROBERTS AND KITCHENER.
      24 2 A Trip to Kimberley I Lord Roberts A\\d Lord Kit. hener a:, nwd at Kimberley yesterday morning They leave again to-day.
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      BOERS "DESTROYING AND LOOTING.
      27 2 BOERS "DESTROYING AND LOOTING. Shelling Barkly West. A party of Boers to the north- v» Kimberley is destroying and Itotiag A party is also shelling Harklv V.
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      IN THE FREE STATE
      41 2 Seven Thousand Boers to the East. Our Scouts in Touch. Newspaper correspondents at I'aarde berg state that the scouts are in touch with a body of the enemy to the ea^twar mated to number 7,000 Later 0
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      GEN. BARTON WOUNDED.
      17 2 General liarton was wu.r, i in th attack on the Boer position u I-eb
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      THE LADYSMITH SIEGE.
      51 2 The Casualty Roll. The Tiwtn cotmp—4mn it LadyMMil telegraphing on the i-.tin-t. Unsays that the total r.-i-jaitt>-> m the gv since the investment amour. and j;^ men killed. 6 ofiic^r? and 34 men died of disCSM 70 oPicer- men wounded, exdwnrc of white chriiuuu London, Marcn jrd.
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    SIR DOUGLAS BROWNRIGG.
    106 2 There are many who remember well Lt-. Shakespear and Brownrigg of the Ploicr, who were a sort of naval Castor and Pollux in Singapore in 1801-93. Pollux Brownrigg, who married Mist Beatn.e Clementi-Smith, daughter of Sir Cecil Cle-menti-Smith, at Malta a couple ot years ago or so,
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    A CURE AGAINST DYSENTERN
    133 2 A C URE AGAINST DYSENTERN The Colonial Garden in Indo-China, through the good offices of Senator Pauliat, has received some seeds called Ko-San by the Chinese anJ employed by them as a preventive agan t dysentery. Dr. Mongeot, of Saigon, had the happy idaa of utilising these seed* according to
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    178 2 A python, twelve feet in length war captured in the cold room of the Iceworks yesterday afternoon. A queer place for a tropical reptile surely The illness of Father Letessier at KvvaU Lumpor and the necessity of sending him home to France will probably retard the arrival here from Malacca
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      302 2 Robinson &Co. HAVE A LARGE STOCK Of Cycle Accessories Dunlop Multiflex Outer Covers j6, j^ 1 and inches American Dunlop Outer Covers _'8 inches.. $12.50 each Inner Tubes Chase Single Tubes Tyres $9.50 each Lamps, Bells, Wrenches, Oilers, Cyclorns. Foot-rests, Chain Brushes, Toe Clips. &C..&C. The "Esmond Cycle Saddle Molt
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      531 2 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. THE Chancery of the Imperial Russian Consulate ha* been removed to Robinson Road 89, above the office of the Russian Volunteer Fleet. Feb i; tuths 5.3 founidT" A Fox 1 erner Hitch, owner can have her on giving description and Municipal Number. Apply A. I. co this
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      853 2 TOWN HALL Mr. Henry Dallas' Musical Dramatic Company. TV- NIGHT" TO-NIGHT! The Hnormously Successful .Musical Play "THE GEISHA" With all the Original Scenery and Effects from Daly'sTheat re, London. MONO A Y and TUESDA Y "A Runaway Girl" WEDNESDAY (by special desire) 'Charley's Aunt THURSDAY (lor the hrst time in
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      329 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMEN TS\ FOR SALE t>LA( K Mare, Buggy with India Rubber Tyres and Harness. In excellent order. Apply to KUBER I ALLAN, No. 5^ RafMes Hotel. Mar 3 7-3 Danish Royal Mail Line. 1 he East Asiatic Company's steamer ANN AM is due here on Monday the s* n
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      211 2 The Week. Saturday, 3rd Hiifh Water: 11.35a. Cricket Matcti.— Govt. and Lawyer- Kest S. C.L. Next XVI Furniture Sale, Powell, 2 p. L. L. T. C. Tournament. Star of East, Temperance ''lub, 7-50 p. Ihe Geisha, lown Hall, 9p. Sunday, 4tb High Water O.O a., 0.1; p. i~t .n I-ent.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1441 3 i^uquiJ agunt homines nostr, est farrago Übtlli. Jt-'VBNAL. The Topicist thinks thai asWatioaaliotr, -ohoolboards and the like must feel humiliated by reading the advertisements of l«TO rival publishers, who for some time have been instructing the great, and presumably illiterate. British Public, that ,1 -A R
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    THE DALLAS OPERA COMPANY.
    637 3 'I HI "GftISHA Singapore must be rather a bigger place than one is apt to imagine, for reg .rimg tlie very tuil liouse that witnessed last night's performance of the "Geisha," it was on the whole rather an Hng.ish audi while the ho'i^s, also for a
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    THE WAR DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
    886 3 R«asslrin(, Speech by Mr. Goschbv. London, Feb. 3rd.— Ifie Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, during the debate on the Address, in reply in the House of Commons, made a powerful and re-assuring speech in reference to the
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    L.L.T.C.
    37 3 L. L .T. C. I'LAY ON FRIDAY. I.ADIBS ll'i' !U Miv> Cthi^ and Mrs. Wether*ll btdt Misbe-> Cjunn, '> j, <i J. HAMHOKSHir PaIKS. Mrs. Waddtll and Mr. Wright beal Mts. Lovell and Mr. Hearce, 0--i. 4—f>, 6—2.
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    TIES FOR SATURDAY.
    52 3 Lambs i>" > I'ISAL. Mr--. Kynncrsley and NJ s. Lovell, owe,}, v. Miss < raij; and Mrs. Wcthcrall, rec. 3. Championship I' m r» Final. Miv> Ciunn and Mr. Doyle v. Mrs. Waddell and Mr. Wright to finish. Lamm Sin«.i.is>. Miss Ciunn, owe 15.1 v. Miss <
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    TIE FOR MONDAY.
    20 3 Laijiks BIBWB Final. Mrs Lovell o*e 15.5 v. Miss Cj'jmi <me- 15.1 or Miss Crai* rcc. 15.2.
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    TIE FOR TUESDAY.
    62 3 CnAMMO\suir. Final. Mrs. Sal/mann v. Mrs. Lovell. It would appear that the illness of Mr. M. Hellier, headmaster of Cross-t.t. School, is typhoid fever. He is now slightly better. It is somewhat curious that among the small number of schoolmasters in Singapore there have been three cases
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    STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF
    224 3 Fl'Nl). Eighth List. \mount previously acknowledged jf120.817.50 Vlessrs. Sandilands Buttery Co. IKo Kim Ching fc <o. W. Walhs Hoare, KuOßt '•Ilection „n h'.skdal,." Kob.it Dowar, Opt... £m W. Dui o o Hubl. Duncan. 1 o a Wm Adnm 1 o a Wm. Roberts
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    LABUAN NOTES.
    753 3 A daring robbery took place am day or Sunday evesiag ioih or iithinst. Ihe Uueves broke into the Treasury and snd ceded in < arrying otf 'i-li fj tli< valve of over Sj.oou The buidiog where these offcei nr». iitnated inot a lar^«- one-, sad 1- "t wood
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    EXCHANGE
    71 3 (C'OKKECTED UP IO Mart ii j). On London. Bar^k 4 mil i/uj demand I 1 1 f'r j,, do< iMMeat* j aVi j o, 1 credits 0 n/a FkANLE, il'in.il.ci (JEKMANY, demail'l JO"! India. T. T i^-, Hongkong, ieimrxi d, s Yokohama, demand.. Java, demand i i Manila, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    114 3 l.M.irch tm IS2. Gambier m j X>2 j dc. Cube No. 1 IVSO Pepper, >H*ck (ordinary .Vporej 30. do. White, (Paif L,'\V=sJ&) 45 N'iinei;s |o the Ib.) 62. do. (,80s to the it>) 80. Maca (liitidaj 92. Moves (Amboina) 32. I.'btn.-in Coffee 22. Tap oca, small pearl (L-a r
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    80 3 TJ.e name of Mr. A. VV. B. Hamilton i^> ifJded to the Commission ot tin- IVace fo r Singapore. Mr. R. Remmcrs is recogßMrd as acli«i Consul for Italy at Singapore th«- Hon'blu J M. Aliinson .is Vice-Consul for Spain at Singapore, and Mr. (j. If Slot as
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 3rd ,1900.
    216 3 Bell's AsU.tosKaMern A^,..y. $3 Sellers. t l4 .fZ IjSj Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. |ioo 1 I M" Eraser and Ncave 1.t.l Kcch^u (iold M.Co. f. 2 o Kclubi Co., Ltd. M Res. I 70,0«> Maynard and Co., /.td. 1 o I' JM" Nat.onal Bank
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      46 3 The Standard Time Balls. A Time Ball at Port Canning and one at Pulau Brani falls each day at I P.M. Singapore mean lima (Greenwich mean time 6 hr»., 4 «»>'»•. 35 »ec.,) being hoisted tive minutes previously. To-day Fort Canning and Pulau Brani both fell correctly.
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      33 3 Hello, Smith suppose a man marries liis first wife's stepsistrr'> au.it, what relation is he to her?" 1 First wile— urn— stcp-aunt—er let me see, 1 ion't know." Bright Fellow He's her husband."
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      20 3 m m DAMP PROOF PIANOS Bf^fffT"^ Robinson Piano Co. iCi^^g^^A Guaranteed for Climate. \jtvmJ* t t^ a Aug 14 t.th.s
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      249 3 OCtiAN BTKAM SHIP COM" II AND NBOKKLANOS (TOOMVAAKT MAATtCHAPPIj OCtiAAN. The Companys steamers are despuche4 ffMI 1.1 vet pool outwards for the S raits, Cl, i Japan, and frwm Japan homewards for I cdon •very ten day:,. The Company's steamcri. on tha Java I. me <trt despatched Irom Amsterdam and
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      536 3 SERVICES TO-MORROW. St. a.nukew's Cathbinul. tst Sunday in Lent. 7 a. in. Ma' ins 7.30 a.m. Celebration Holy ommumon and S»-rmon. a. tn. l.iiany. y IS a. m. Call ration ol Holy Communion. 4 p. m. Sarvioaal < aiacMaat. 5-.1 p. m. Kvcnaonf .1 «l S rtnon. St. Maiihkws Church,
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      680 3 V■SS K L fl IN Po K i rJ STT* Tont *-m »>A I I LEK lint i» h i i i £25= kE y stiS BiuaiioniOM Brii i MS V H.R,,,roK Brit; JJ"" hKK Nor. M S nesse., M B< K 80c.r.41.. Brit, b— »5 sS: KOD*I B I-
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      140 3 CLIAIAICII, lh 1 in I J HIKOWJ ■r. IJur. I r I! li u and I I «r Turner, for M uica and lr., K.iso. Baa Ko 1 KuotT, Ger. str., H V S«*NOH4I Oraia. Dut. str., i., v f,.r Palem AHH4M.Fr. str. 1 I K««Nam ih lor Pom Djoib
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      1055 4 FOR SALE ONE transposing piano, by George Russell, cat S6oc P r «cc $450. Apply 15A oH Killinly Road. Feb 23 _^3 FOR SALE S Bav inare. light gig, and a] set of harness v almost new. Apply to E. S. EZc.Klc.l., Feb 13 uc FOR SALE a \X7ARATAH," River
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      1110 4 Auction Sale ot Government Building Allotments. SITUATE AT ROBINSON ROAD, Singaporb Town. To be held at Powell 6c Co.'s Sale-room, on Wednesday, jth March, /goo, at 2 jo. FOUR valuable building allotments situate 9% Robinson Road, TeTuk Ayer, fronting the New Market. The back portion of these allotments faces a
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      1056 4 f'j* Jb %i— *^^3tj^ M e kJ m M V C_i/ /Im-* w M.^ **_J Iji Jf V^?^'^^ i 7+'<<. ~-*¥A arc manu '*ctured b> th- \ory Bv rf} o^il THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY LTD. NOTICE IO HOLDERS OF BEARER SHARE-WARRANTS. Ali aaactaJ meeting > f ihia Company held on
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      243 4 Katz Brothers, Limited. Beg to Announce the Arrival from America of ioo "Dodge" Bicycles Price 75 Dollars Nett. 7h<*se Machines w#-rt lately introduced into TJBjaporc b] u and (our.d a ~peedy Sale. K' v n H everj -ati^fartion. Ea( h IfadMttC fitted v.ni, I I „,i nt of the large
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      332 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION "PBNDERS wit t»e received ,it the (olonial Setntary s Otrir*, up lo noon ol the ;th March, 1900, ior the following works 1. Sp.ci.il SwiSMM the roof of the Sepoy I. I I'o.ice Sia'ion. 2. Repairs to the undermentioned bu.Uingi at tte General Hospit.il I1) Iwo native wards
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      138 4 Danish Royal Mail Line The East Asiatic Company's steamer AN NAM, 2,702 tons, reg., Capt. Cold, is due in Singapore, c// route for Marseilles, Havre, Copenhagen and St. Petersburg on the 15th March; She nas excellent accommodation for isl class passengers. For further particulars apply to liEHN MEYER C0..-Agents. Feb
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      645 4 TO LET. \TO. 17, RaceCourse Road., fron Feb Apply to LANDAI M TO LET QSBORNK House 11, L'pper W Kntry April. Rm farabhad n unfurnished ?,00. AppK U 1 LfiOERgJ teb 24 tut TO LET \irOODLEIC.H, 4 «h m,ic Sarang k v v Beautiful compound of tea acres Apply to
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      1216 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, ana (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mbm-op.W*r. Et)o*«, H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. Inualls, I S., New York, die Mar. Piut'B, H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. Shiki.shima, Jap., Portsmouth, due Apl. Simmer, U. S., New York, due Mar. Mail tiamkr^ prom Kuropi.
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