The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 March 1900

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 13™ MARCH, 1900. DAILY ISSUE, NO.
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      798 1 f~ o Office. Coliyer Quay. Xj Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN. KGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of leading issued for Persian j G-Af, Continental and American Ports, also (or China Coast, and San
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      518 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED. THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz i OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honukono. Shanu- ha, &J,P*s Ports. For London. 1900. igoo Teenkai Mar 19. I For Mahseillbsano London. Yangtsze May 21. Through Bills ol Lading issued to
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      525 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Nkthkrlands India Government. Acents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quav Time Table for March, igoo. Prom Expected Will be despatched tor de Carpenticr Hatavia Mar. 12 Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang, Sourabaia Macassar and Timor j£ar. 10 Nitns M'in.isMii
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      866 1 THE NEW HARBOUR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. I hi;. Ctmpai-.y exeeu'.es V.ipj' repair-, oi-all d« cripticna in the most ttfcitr.t manner, urMcr th.- sup* r mtcn.ircc oi European Shipwright* tttd BagkMßßl No. 1 Giiavino Doric. Length— 415 leet. Depth of Water Irom 14 feet to 151 Width at Kntiance «a 'rer.
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      724 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RKNKRVH FUND |u oocooo RKSHRVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS .........$10,000,000 COLBT OV UIBBCTOKS. R. M. Gbav, Etq —Chaibman. N. A Sibbb, Esq.— DurvTr Chaibmai*. H. Gortz, E«j. A. J. Raymond, Esq. D. M. Musiis, Esq. r. 1.. Iticiuaaaoii Km. A. Ha opt,
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      478 1 I PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC •IHfc. only remedy at piesent known as an INPALURLI Mid PKUM \NK\I t dRK I bprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Uteeration THE PETER SYS COMPANY, Nov i6 OPR TORS AN SoL **■"*"——■>. Cko Cwwt »«u«t, San 17->'.< >O0 ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE -r I
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      372 1 DACIFIC MAILSTEAMoiiIf COMPANY Occidental and oriental STEAMSHIP COMPANY. AND •J*OYO KISfc.M KAISHA (oribntal s. s. co.) riiroußh passage tickets granted to F. France, and Germany by all trans-Atlatu,. of S:cimeri,a!,o to San Kr, -icisco by the Miimn oi the above !.!.c Toother European points at proportionate rau« bpecial reduced rates
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    Domestic Occcurences. BIRTH.
    18 2 Domestic Occcurences. BIRTH. At Singapore, on ihe I yJ\ March, the ifc of I Fill isos of <) (lighter.
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, AMRCH 13, 1900.
    547 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, AMRCH 13, 1900. llrreihal! tl.r Ir. .w I t'nawe.l tf Hrre patr.o: 1 ruth het BtMHMI ft V rAmti Io Reliiion. Lot* tr. ».id I Wim made the opening chapters of an unfortunately dislocated rampajgn in So«th Alrica so full of enthralling interest \\athe succession
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    152 2 I hr I hratre It.uk ais at I'atis was bumt down, on March Bth. A Requiem High Mass nrmi beM tins urnning, at the Cathedral <A the Good Shepherd, for the late Kevd. Father llaiety. S<rgt. B. Kfeg of H. If. S. Rattler this morning obtained the suspension of a
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    THE POWERS AND THE WAR
    520 2 Tmk (imNU Hlke or MlltlHWM Schu krin's Views. Pans, Feb. slh.— M. Andre Magia*, a m-mber ol ihe editorial stall of ihe lair, recently paid a VM to (knnany m onler to ascertain Um feeling prevailing there on the subject of tho South African War.
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    ADURBAN SPY.
    215 2 I Fo bwiaf -tor\ from it- Ourlj* ;i<i'-r.t I 'i troops MMrt i I '1 in Iron; ol th«- hi^'li ti'« lighibouae >s perched, mnm hi({h, when an n to irhich were I 1 the lifhl 1 Mta nan wat< hed. I «u, sig 1 I s Mid
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    SUPPOSED LOSS OF A B. I. STEAMER
    106 2 A FoKTMlillT <>\EH|. f Ihe Colombo agents (or tiie B. I. S. N < o. have received a telegram from ihc .t^< n' in Calcutta, lo the tffect that llic B. I. U, Fa. ij 1< ft Durban on |anuary 27th for dlle,
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    PARCELS FOR HER MAJESTY'S FORCES SERVING IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    78 2 PARCELS FOR HER MAJESTY'S FORCES SERVING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Tin lV'tmasler-Cien* ral ha-, received information that tin; (niTfrim ti of the Cape of <joo<l Hope and Natal, out of consideration for the convenience of the forces mom serving in South .\fri< a, h.ive CMMCBt* '1 \o forego all Customs duties
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    JAPANESE COM.
    168 2 the most important Japanese coal mines, says It MonJe liiunomitjue. arc those of the island of Kiusin, and they fin nish 87 per cent, of the total yield of Japan. The principal mine is tint ol Miike, which has been wotked since the year 1408, and which, lormeily
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    GERMAN SYMPATHIES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    456 2 Dr. Carl I'eters recently stated in an article on the- war thai the majority of German merchants IMidMg in South Africa hoped fora British victory. Dr. l.eyds denied the truth of th s statement with NfMitethl Germans in the Transvaal and the Orange Free Stale.
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      THE WAR.
      21 2 NUMEROUS DUTCH REBELS SURRENDER. Large mimbt-rs of the rebels are now surrendering at Lady Grey, Herschd and Aliwal North.
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      THOUSANDS ABOUT TO YIELD TO BRABANT.
      32 2 THOUSANDS ABOUT TO YIELD TO BRABANT. Boers in a Bad Way. It is reported that thousands of rebel> contemplate surrendering to General Brabant. The Boers on the border are in serious straits.
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      THE BATTLE OF DRIEFONTEIN
      35 2 Australians Well In It The Fighting Severe Reuters correspondent at Driefontein, wiring on March nth (Sunday) says that tfoe Australians were largely engaged ye,terday in the fighting, which was very severe.
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      AUSTRALIAN CAVALRY PURSUE.
      16 2 When the Boers fled the Australian cavalry was alone able to pursue them
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    LORD ROBERTS'S ADVANCE.
    48 2 Boers Now Vanished Only Twenty-Five Miles to Bloemfontsin. The Daily jVena correspondent at Ad-> vogel, wiring on the ntl» (Sunday, in the evening, says that Lord Roberts continued his march eastward to-day No Boer> ivre to be seen. He is now twenty-five miles from Rloemfontein.
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    STRAITS INSURANCE CO., IN LIQ
    62 2 Ml 1. W. Morrf-n is about to proceed to Europe an 1 vacates his office as one of the liquidators a >tatement of the liquidation up to Dec. 1-t is made I be liquidators do not anticipate a call being lary. Smce Dec. 31st investmeats
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    57 2 The order* of Um day for the next nr.-t img of the Legislative Council, to be held on Tuesday, April 3rd, are the Crifii;;,a. I'r tdure Lode, and the Women and Liiri's Protection Ordinance Amendfof .1 iccood reading, and the Perak Railway Ordinance Amendment Bill, and Kr.mji Railway
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    SUPREME COURT.
    333 2 In the Supreme Court this morning, judgment wu delivered by Mr Justice Hynd-m-m |..n", in the < isc >A Wee Kay l J oti, K iv H.jk an 1 *Vee Kiy Vam Tan B i^. Tan Boon Wah and lan Boon T^k. licMl Wn Soni'-ren and Klli< appeared
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    'HEDDIFYING."
    92 2 According 10 the native papers, says the Shmmgkm ">•, tlie Acting Viceroy of the l.iang Kiang has issued proclamations ollering a reward of Tls. 40,000 in addition to the Kmpress Dowager's otter of 1 Is. 100,000, making a total of Tls. 140,000, lor the heads < I the reform
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    MR. KIPLING AND BRITISH GUIAXA
    132 2 Mr. ami Mrs. Rudyard Kipl.,> K left England on Saturday (or South Africa. before going the novelist sent the following message to the Uritish Guiana branch of the Navy League, which had sent i.ooo dots, to the Transvaal War Fund 1 Bravo' Uritish Guiana. Sieing
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    THE WAR LOAN.
    15 2 (Later) TWENTY TIMES COVERED The War Loan ha? been covered twenty times.
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    THE CAMPAIGN
    39 2 IN THE SOUTH Gatacre Continues to Advance (jencrnl Gatacre ha- arrived close to Bethulie. The railway bridge there over the Orange River is partially destroyed. I he enemy are holding the opposite bank Ltndtn. ijth March, igon.
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    296 2 H.M.S. Linnet, Capl. W. W. Smythr returned from Labuan at about four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Revd. Brother Gregory, a former DtrectQff of St Josephs Institution in has succeeded the Revd. Brother alens. who has retired, as the Director of SI Paul's College at Rangoon. A meeting of the Municipal
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      726 2 ROBINSON Co. ARE JUST UNPACKING 1900 Model Bicycles. ALL UP TO DATE Free Wheel, Back Pedal Brake. PREMIERS AND HEPWORTH'S. ROBINSON &^c^ SALE OF M-.U FAN< V CiOODS. MIRROR^. VASES, r PLATED WAKE, fcc J M IMIOK 1 BI \t our Sale-room. Monday, igth March, at 1 1 a.m. And
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      855 2 AUCTION SALE OF A CUTTER YACHT. At our Sale-room. Wednesday, 21st March, at 2.jt> p.m. THY. well-known utter Yacht B, ss I ton rater, l^feet on water line, with two sets of sails. POWELL k Co.,— Auctioneers. Mar 12 a II.J SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE fcc, l'hc property of J.
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      767 2 EYE-SIGHT. NOTICE. lain continuing my Sight Testing Rooms, at I, Battery Road, and nave appointed Messrs. C. A. Ribeiro Co. my Sole Agents. They have a stock of my LMaMajpad Frames of every description. Sight testing free. Repairs by skilled workmen. N. LAZARUS. Mar \2. t th s DR. Amen.
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      114 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. A j KCHANICAL Engineer open for engigcment; experienced, first class testimonials. Apply A. B. c/o Free Press. Mar i 2O TO LET A N unfurnished Hunjj.ilow at Confederate Estate, Tanjang Katonjj, close to the beach. Rent moderate, if a lon K lease b« taken by intended tenant. Apply
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      146 2 The Week. Tuesday, 13th !^hWa«er j _S.^.,, Msp l-amine rundH ommittre, 4.^0 p. Triclc yclists, Recreation (.round, 5.15 p. Philharmonic Choir, 5-30 p. Wednesday, 14th High Water 9.21 a., to.l^p. 56th M rthday ot the King of Italy. Municipal Commission, p. 1.. T. Tournament begins. S.V.A. Moonlight Parade 9 p.
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    SUPREME COURT
    249 3 A Trade Mark \sk. S'uold Bbromann and Co. v. Malhkhbe. This case was heard l).-for<» the Court of Appeal in Dec. last judgment being rf served. Mr. Delay appeared for the plaintiti, Mr. Joaquim for the defendant. Yesterday Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones delivered the judgment of the Court.
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    POLICE NEWS
    73 3 Ihe man who jumped from a window in 1 A meida-street as reported, died in the ir serai Hospital yesterday afternoon. A small hut in Beach-road caught fire rday. The damage was only slight. man has died from the effects of smallit a hut near the Changi bungalow.
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    MURDER OF MAJOR KIDDLE AND MR. SUTHERLAND.
    936 3 M URDER OF MAJOR KIDDLE AND MR. SUTHERLAND. Coal itiiemeni m reference to ihe atrocious r urder of Maor Kiddle and Mr. Sutherland, at Mtng-Tun on the cjth February, by members of i Was tribe of the Las has been published. A copy of a report bv Mr. G. Litton,
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB
    201 3 The annual general meeting of the Swimming Club was held last night, Mr. Walter Makepeace, President, in the Chair, there bung an attendance of about members. In moving the adoption of the report, the Chairman said the Club was making steady and satisfactory progress. The balance of
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    S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    823 3 Ha Mm aps. A SlNtHi Dewing, Linton, Kainnie, owe 15.!. S.il/.mann, owe 4. Pc-arce, White Capt., owe 2. BalUnburg., Monro, scr. MniMfwe, j. g., 1 Hell, l)o\le, Mac^rego-, 3. Faber, Morrison, Rose. 4. Pott, 15. B. Singles. Pnlchard, owe 15.2. Kohlhoit, Upton, owe 15. Hroadnck,
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    WAR TELEGRAMS
    211 3 (From Dutch Sources.) March 3rd. Sections of the Boer army have pillaged Klipdam and Windsortown and have bombarded Barkiey West. I They magnanimously left all cakes of soap un* pillaged President Kruger has conducted a service in rm-mory of Majuba and expressed his confidence in the final result
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    WAR NOTES
    1012 3 M odder Kiver amp, Feb. n Sir H. Colvile, with Uie local rank of I. icut. -General, is to command theo,lh Division. Major-General Pole-Carew takes the first brigade, and Colonel Douglas, wit!i tlie raak of Major-General, the <j\h Brigade. The correspondents are now givM a free hand and
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    COLONIAL PATRIOTISM
    1369 3 We are afraid that it will hurt the feelings of Britain's enemies, with whom we class the snivelling Pro-Boer sneaks of the Stead order, to have their noses rubbed uu against evidence of the genuine loyalty of the British colonies, whom they fondly imagine, poor devils, to be
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    TANJONG KATONG MURDER CASK
    78 3 esterday, Mamat, who was arrested in connection with the above affray, was charged with assisting Drahman, together with two other Malays, in tlie murder of Abu bin Mahalin, who at that time was living at Tanjong Katosg. The case was remanded for a week to allow
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    HOW A CHINAMAN PRAYS.
    158 3 The hinese are not addicted to the use ot machinery, bw> they know something about laboursaving devices. A European who became intimately acquainted with one, noticed a queer little pad of rice papf r over his bunk. Bat h sheet was inscribed with numerous hieroglyphics, and
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 3 (Comrecieu UP 10 March 1 UN LOND'; Bank 4 m/- 1 demand 1,1; 1 3 ri: 111 j I docupteota 3 ni/s a/o credits 6 m/s jo Francr, desjaad 241, Germany, demaa i 1 India. T. I 141, Hongkong, demajid (dti Yokohama, dcamd Java, (icmHnd 1 1 4 Manila,
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    PRODUCE.
    102 3 [March 1 lin l-i '1 dt. <u\>e No.: 1 Whka, (Fait L/W-5%) 45. (lies to tl c Ib.) 62. do. |Bos to the lb; >-„ M Be 92. \m^x>maj it. Liberian Cowas 22. Tapioca, -mall pearl (Fail quality) cj. do Hake (do. do.) 7.75 do. medium pea'l 1 Fair
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 13th, 1900.
    253 3 BanW of CM- and Japan. ,tf f^Zl f A"""' U S AR D Bell<s/U Kasien, A s 10,000 f-f *'3 3 B^4 1 1 Clear Water Dairy F.irm l.id. $100 1 ,e '~w 416 umssueJ Kec hau Gold M. Co. tiSS.II.r j Kciuu, c o
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      353 3 The Standard Time Balls. A Time Kail at Fort fanning and one at Pulau Brani falls each day at I P.M. Sm^&pore mean tima (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs, 4 mm., 35 sec.,) being hoisted live minute-. To-day Fort Canning and Puiau Brani both fell correctly. SOMETHING BETTER. A palatable
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      203 3 MAILS CLOSE. I'or Per At To-morrow. Hcngkong It Amoy Hong Leong ■> am Rangoon Calcutta Kowsiicra 11 UI Hongkong Amoy lielhrophon ham Djambie Kmn Ann iiam Hongkong It Japan S&irim iiam Sourabaya BandjerajiaaMa h am Penana?, fee. Lmmdmurm 2 tu Batu Pahal Suit 2pm Mu.ir U .Malacca Kun Yung j
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      908 3 TE»»EL» IM ,'cmc 1 M—Ot-Ytm Ha E i tl .j Toni Commanders Arr.ve.i > ro -n L,«., Hn«.«.b.. 5,,, Other VNMM H« e s ft Ton. N1,. 1e Arnved Krom C on*. nee. v Amm»^ Britiy^, Mattock Mar. ia Hoofkonfl p If g |L Ii II Is 5 UmdaosU Brit,
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      806 4 TO LET, FURNISHED. SALAMAT. Buk.t Timah Road, near sth milesttnr \pply N. N APIS, 9 a Rarfles Place. *At;- TO BE LET FURNISHED. •DUNEARN." I7OK part-culars apply tO MAL)iNsoN^ hcb» lIC TO BE LET FURNISHED 11/OODSIDB. Granga Roh(\ beautifully ated. Entry Ist April. POWEI.L t o.,— Auctioneers Mar I T-O
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      455 4 John Little CO LTD. SINGAPORE. m Sole Agents FOR HIRAM WALKER'S WORLD RENOWNED Canadian Club Whisky. Mar s u.c. John Little CO., LTD SINGAPORE. Physical Exerciser *\^r The No. 5 Gold Medal in Box witli Chart &c. complete 1 2.50 Whitley's Kxercises 7 Sandow's Noted 7 The Manhattan 4 John
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      1027 4 r ROYAL HAIR DRESSING SALOON (.j. SAISAIIKK— I'RoiRibTOk. Next to Kalll. Tiflin Rooms Ksimtitsktd t3Bj. The oldest and largest Establishment in Singapore. MAiR DRESSING; K.^ht skilful bainhaawn from the- Lest houses, l-.utire sat. (act! :i M regaids Siyio and Prompt Alltntion. Subscription >^ per month. LADIES Special Koom and pr
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      323 4 JKfINfINGR jbf Japan] TOILET WATER A|»pr •••■Kit- for its 1:-!.. j.'-.'' ounfoit j Kan anga Ext ract I T RIGAUD «Sc C 8, rue Viviennf: PARIS I mm oa in quality to T^w J cvary othei f^ I.^1 randor IOT9&1 NOT SWEETENED. On£ woct APerfeci abstituU h>r Fresh Milk. Wt
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      67 4 RAFFLES HOTEL. New Main Building GRAND MARBLE DINING SALOON To Seat 500 Guests. PRIVATI DINING ROOMS FOR PARTIES Electric Light throughout the Hotel. Electric Fans in all the Public Rooms. Guest Nights WEDNESD AYS and SATURDAYS. K\ KRY C OMFORT GUARANTEED. Billiard Room in Separate Block rrrno up with FOUR
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      1188 4 Mange in Horses. O ALVITIS antiseptic solution is th^ *J only thoroughly effective remedy or mange, itch and skin disease^ of all kinds in horses. One week's careful dressing will generally suffice to completely eradicate all traces ot mange, whether of long or recent standing. Sold in \> making 20
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      1156 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. (ilving port ol departure, an-.! (wi.ere known date due here, and name of Agent*. Mks-oi-War. Fix;ak, H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. Inoalls, U. S., New York, due Mar. Piwi is, 11. M.5., Devonport, due Mar. Siiikishima, Jap., Portsmouth, due Apl. Simmer, U. S., New York, due Mar. Mail Steamers
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