The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 March 1900

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    20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, i 4 th MARCH/ 1900. DAILY ISSL'H Xo s>-
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    • Advertisement
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      793 1 JT o Office. Ceilyer Quay. Wharves. Ney Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PKNANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADFN. EGYPT, MARSEILLKS, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICK, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. -ough Bills ot Lading issued for Persian Qulf, Continental and American Ports, also (or C Coast, and San Francisco via
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      703 1 fKINA MUTUAL STKAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. TTHE lollowin- .ire the dit<s on which the C'oA Steamer^ may be cxptcted here, viz OU I ward. HOMEWARD. KoR IIOM.HOM; Sll-iN(i- HUS:J If ANPOR,S. I<OR N lyOO. IQOO Teenkai Mar 19. Poa M ibm m.i iuu LOMDOS. Yangtsze May at. Through Kills ol
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      1031 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAFFiJ. Undir Contract with tki Nkkkhlanus India fillMUm. AGKNTS AT SINGAPOKE, SHIPS ACENCV. LATE J. DAK.XDELS Co., 2-^ COLLYtR f>UAV Time Table for March, iyoo From Expected Will be despatched for <l- < irpentier H it.ivi i Mar. 12 Hat.ivia. Ch<nl>on, .S.iin.ir.in^, Sour. i)> .1.1 M v
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      531 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XA BANKING CORPORATION. |iw > ;ilt>> c RS j |io^»o*oaa •r o» UißacToss. M. Gray, I AN v A Sum, E*v-> Ocvon Cbamwaa Kr/, Ks<i. A. Ravkdni), I R. i.. Ricnakmom A. HAVFT, m. J. J. K.swick. v JACKSON. I nciiai— J. P. WADt; 1%. b^M»K»— Lundom
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      545 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and UlceraHon THE PETER SYS COi V, N.,, irR TORS f> WCTW-U ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FlRii LIFE IHb. LARGE! I ICE IN IMF WORLD. BOUSTIiAD Co.-Agents. Mar 16 a. CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE 7.IMITED, HONGKONG. ca.l Slsscribid $2,500,000. Amofvt PAio.or ..1 500,000. R
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    35 2 llrrethall th« IVc, the Penp.V, righ| ..ta n. I'nawed bf influence and unbclwd by K j n Here patriot Truth her «l<wiom prn *pt« draw. V\rimt6 to Relation. LoraltT. and I.am.
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    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1900.
    753 2 \riKk all the- VMMtSMMI boa-tin^; o( the Boer allies that they \vt re to drive: the nlotmie rooinck into the sea ami that the Dutch United SiaUs of South Africa was to be erected on trie ruins of British supremacy, it is dMCOMCeitIOf to Sad that
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    1177 2 Tenders are invited for certain tools for use m the construction of the Singapore Johore railway. Messrs. StcherbatchoH Ichokoff Co. having opened a branch firm m Singapore, Mr A. Stegmann is appointed the manager. To-night at <) p.m. the S. V. A. have a moonlight parade for field movements Dress,
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS. THE WAR.
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      FRENCH AT BLOEMFONTEIN.
      20 2 FRENCH AT BLOEMFONTEIN. HIS POSITION COMMANDS THE TOWN. General French o C( upie.l two hiil> ,urn manding Bloemfontein yesterday evening
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      BOER APPEALS TO GERMANY.
      20 2 To Mediate or Intervene. I he 1 ransvaal has appealed to Germany to mediate or intervene.
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      NOT GERMANY'S CONCERN.
      18 2 Germany has declined to interfere considering she is m no wise concerned m the conflict.
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      BOER ENVOYS.
      26 2 A Peace-Seeking Mission. Mr. Fischer, tin. Free State State Secretary, and Mr. Wolmarans, the TlSMvaal State Secretary, have arrived at Loureruu Marques. t {Latet
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      THE BOERS AND THE POWERS.
      29 2 An Appeal for Intervention. Presidents Kruger and Steyn besides addressing Lord Salisbury appealed directly or the mediation or intervention of |be Great I'owi x~
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      AN EMPHATIC NEGATIVE.
      16 2 From America, Belgium, HcMan-1 md Switzerland the reply was a prompt emphatic negative.
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      LORD SALISBURY S REPLY.
      73 2 Government Will Not Assent to Independence of Either Republic." Lord Salisbury, m his reply sai<l TV Government can only answer your Honours t'.legran, by saying that they are not prepared to assent to the independence ol either the Transvaal or Inc Free State Lord Salisbury also
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      THE PRESIDENTS FOOLISH THREAT.
      32 2 THE PRESIDENTS FOOLISH THREAT. Will Persevere with War. Tfcs Presidents m their despatch state that they will persevere with the wai to the end if England is resolved to destroy their independence.
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      BELEAGUERED MAFEKING.
      38 2 Great Suffering. Privation of Food The Times correspor.fk-nt. wiring froni Mnfekinf under date March 6th. say, that the sickness and suffering are terrible. The garrison are subsisting on horse flesh and bread made out of forage.
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      THE BATTLE OF DRIEFONTEIN.
      21 2 The British Casualties. < 'ur losses at Driefontein were j.o wounded ami ;o killed or missingLondon, 14th March,
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    154 2 Thursday is the Jewish feast ot Purim and Jewish offices will be closed on that day. Japan is sending two more officers to the )T r i I n So Uth Africa< They will accompany the British troops The Hon. Dr. Broun and Mr. D. Gilchr.st will be leaving Penang
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      906 2 PARIS EXHII WILKINSON, HEY 1 Holders ol the only Gold Medal a tlu- Paris fcxh London, Liverpool, Singapore, and 21 bis BOULEVARD D'AI Have arranged for a Urge and compre >. mo« of the ir PWit Staff at the- tli:>po>w» m the East, wlio \isit the Eyhibition. and tc 'hiring
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      887 2 BITION 1 900. WOOD ft CLARK, LD nvarded for Varnishes and Colors at libition of IX7K, 'Hongkong, Bombay, Melbourne, *GENSON, NEUILLY, PARIS hensive exhibit, and will be glad to place the il of all Buyers and Consumers of tlieir goods a render them every assistance m their power introduction apply
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      909 2 TO LET AN unturnislied Bungalow at Confederate Estate Tanjong Katong, close to the beach Ren' moderate, if a long lease be taken by int<rndet tencnt. Apply to KIM CHING ft Co Mar ij 20.3 TO BE LET~ P*SKBANK (now m ihe occupation of Mr. Var Aalst). Furniture to Lc taken
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      825 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENT?. FRASER& NEAVE, LIMITED. M HSSRS McAhslcr and Co. being sole Agent for this Company's Manufactures lor ihi harbour it is rtspect'ully requested that all order for the shipping be booked through them. 1 Mar '4 ,8. 3 TO RENT *T*HK large and commodious house, No. |< Mount S-.phia,
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      35 2 Communications on literary matters i should be addressed to The Editor, Singapore Free Press." All letters connected with business I (advertisements, subscriptions, ac--1 j coun's, &c.) should be addressed to The Manager, "Singapore Free Press.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      166 2 The Week. Wednesday, 14th Hn»h Water:— y.21 a., 10.15 P--sfxh H.rthday of the King of Italy. 1-ancl Sale, 2.30 p. Municipal Commission, 2.30 p. L. T. Tournament begins. S.V.A. Moonlight Parade 9 p. Thursday, 15th Hn-H Water 10.4 a., 10.41 P- Purim (Jewish Festival.) Furniture Sale, 3 p. Rifle Corps
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    INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    513 3 A meeting of the Committee was held 1 m the ouncil Chamber at 4 30 p.m. yesterday. Ftitnt. The Hon'ble C \V. S. Kvnnersley, Deputy (iovernor, the Bishop of Singapore and 1 s.ir.iwak. the Hon'blcs. the O. C. Troops, the Chief Justice, W. R. Collyer, K.
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    TRICK CYCLISTS.
    382 3 A large crowd gathered at the S. R. C. end of the recreation ground yesterday j!t'-rnoon to witness an exhibition of trick s by Messrs. Black and l-nkins the well-known American cyclists Th** programme opened with a sene 3 of evolutions on the wheel by who may fairly
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    THE HERO OF THE 17th.
    211 3 A mosi praiseworthy ieal for nursing the sick inded prevails among the ladies at the ape— a *eal which now and then outruns discreo.«. Now tell me what I can dj, Doctor," said enthusiastic amateur, looking vaguely round a ■ospiul ward m (ape Town. You
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  • S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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      TIES FOR TO-DAY.
      161 3 A. SINULES. Faber, x v. Rainnie, owe I^.l. Maegrtgor W. H., 1 v. Bell J. F., 3. '.niton, owe 15. 1 v. F. Sal/mann, owe 4. A. Dot BLBS. Monro and Vesey, scr. v. Hingley and Battenburgh, 2. F. D. and J. G. Maclaggart, owe 1 v.
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      TIES FOR THURSDAY.
      159 3 A. Singles. J. G. Mactageart, 1 v. Rose, Mattenburg, scr. v. Morrison, 4. Dewing, owe I^.l v. Fort, 15. Doyle, 3 v. While owe 2. A. DOl bi.is. Macgregor and LuUon, owe 1 v. IJell and Ellis, a Waddell and Faber, scr. v. Tullueh and Butterworth, 2.
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      TIES FOR FRIDAY.
      175 3 L'HAMriON^HIP i 'carte W. kainnie. A. UomiKs. Mair and Doyle, owe i.or McKean and Mur- j rison, v. E/ekie! and I plon, I or Amlionis/. and Broadnck, 15. f'RfJl KSMOW PMSS. C.5.1., Anthonn/ and Broadnck v. Tel. 11. Darby and Webb. Army 11.. Vesey and Monro v.
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      DEVOURED BY AN ALLIGATOR.
      47 3 Yesterday a Malay fell into the river at Liv Sungei I'ongol near the st\en and a half milestoac, Mukit Timah-road. He wis •cued by an alligator whiUt m the watt-r and disappeared his i^^dy being found later, minus an arm and a leg.
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    VOTING COLONIAL PUBLIC MONEY TO CHARITIES.
    522 3 VOTING COLONIAL PUBLIC MONEY TO CHARITIES. A .>me»hat remarkable proceeding m the tftVl Council of the Straits Settlements on December i</.h last is reported m the _Stn,aporFree Prea. The Acting Colonial Secretary proposed a vote of C 5'(,000 for the South African W.ir Fund, which means that a considerable sum
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    653 3 The Wei-'nai-Wei Correspondent of the Stan, dard, m the course of a letter to that journal, dated Dec. 30, writes At the naval fortresses of Port Arthur and Wl.idiwostock, the Russians have their long-wished-for harbours giving access to the Pacific. To the North and between these two
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    ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
    62 3 The following ropy <,i a tHfgram rCCCtV* ed from the Adjutant GeMfal, London, is, publi>hed for information M Hei Majesty orders that on Saint Patruk's day. all ranks m Irish Regiment" wear as a di-tinQion a >prig of .-)jarr>r<,< k m their head fire--, aUo that all
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    A BAB A QUARREL.
    72 3 Two Uaba» named Veo Mm Wall and Wee Seng Lim had a quan.l uith a "friend recently, ending m a fi^dr, during which Lim Wall *t.-=br>»d the friend' m the neck To-day, Lim Wall wa- leal to gaol for tlir'.e month- f<,r tl if < rime
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    EARL GREY ON THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS.
    199 3 EARL GREY ON THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERS. Karl Cr< y, addressing Vol iintc-crs at Alnwick recently, s^id that m m JC Ii time as these it was most desirable thai every branch of our Volunteer 'crvice should be manned up to its full strength. They mifht learn trorn the present
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    "THE ACCENT ON THE BOSH.
    265 3 A de.-patch trom the M odder River (Feb. j) gives this interesting news On the 26th Jan. the L*nddrost of New Boshof. Harkly West, read publicly a telegram winch he announced that he had just received, and which ran as follows Ix>rd Roberts is a
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    JOTTINGS FROM BERLIN.
    1300 3 Jan. 31st 1900. The death of the Duchess Adeheid, mother of the German Km press, just m the midst of the court festivities and immediately before the Kniperor's birthday, put an end to all g-'ii'-ty m high places and cast a gloom on the most popular of
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    POLICE NEWS.
    191 3 A Japanese, Nagalima hy name, living at J(j Malabar-street, reports the tlieft of a bic yd*. A Malay doctor ol 1,3 4 Oueen. street, states tli.it yesterday morning his house was broken into, and dothisg and niuney to tlie value of $2(> stolen. A riki-ha man m arrested
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    THE ASSIZES.
    225 3 l)urin^ the last Iwo «la>s many c have been taU.-n and the Court nrill probably 1 ondttdc its sitting to-morrow. Lan Lai retried for matching <-ar-rin^> from Cliintse women, baa been discharged also Draman, alleged to have received an illegal gratification. Lon An Senj(, for attempted mvrdi r,
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    SHARE LIST
    366 3 MARCH 14th. 1900. Bank of China and, na*. Rotation Cap.tal. Pah, Ur. Sha*., Pm, D,r. 'Deferred tW.— tUftH .90.S7, Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency. $3 Sellers. 4 io,ooof£ M-J f" Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. 8«oo 1 *s> urns, id hraser and Neave Ltd. faoSalaa 2S,00 2 7 6%
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 3 lp to lUrcfa on London. Bank m i/nj tnd ,y, |i Pfh uo i rni;t.> j ni/> donimi nts j m/s o rrt-lits in/'w Franck, deasMd... GttMAMY, in— nd Ig [mw*. t.t Hongkong, demand i o j; s Yokohama, demand.. '.'.'.5 pm". I Java, demand I7 1 Manila, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    108 3 ZZL2I M <' no if Cube No. 1 I'■ J; 1 '-rJ,r.ary S'porc," H .>J do. Wl.ite, (Fair |.y\V=-s%) 4 c Wiifay nos i« ti. e ib.)...... J^" Jo. ;Sos to the Ibt H,.' Mac (Handa) 1 1 UOVM (Ambcina) LuwyiaaCaflw 22 Tap.oLa, ml peart qu'thi'y) r jo. do
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      349 3 Don't Shoot yourself! .\ij doubt you often feel like it, but after ju-^t a little deliberation decide you t.in'i .ttlord to do it. liul that thumping racking He.id-ache, what can you do with it Give il its quielu-> by using I.itile'-> OrisMnl Halm. It acts like magic. Il kills pain
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      268 3 OCEAN STKAM SHIP COMPANY. AM) NEDERI.ANDSCriI-: STOOIf. VAART HAATBCUAPPIJ CKILI/iAN Tha Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for t.'ie Straits, China, and |apan, and from Japan homewards for l^ondon every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line arc despatched from Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for the
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      198 3 MAILS CLUbE »*<" I At "-MORROW. Penanj/ ac Colombj Ceylon \\t her 1 ban Samarang I'cuang 11 wi Mala v Ltnggi lent 1 m Mangkok 'fore 2 m Bai gkok Wmi I 1 m Mv 11 n Mai Sari 2 pm M Xl <".: 1 r%i M ilacca tg Wan
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      323 3 niBui port. M.n-o'.v/», JiiliTaiClaWMw AirM 'wu Ton. mmmn mmmt r~m Boat-no Hr r lv b llpl; HoMUom Bm' Mar. ia Sydne, M. 'h, oSttU Mar. ia Penanj, Wet Bin 11 K k M..,. k«dlw 6o w. ls'""r il""! J V Snk'iMi 5 I. S"- 1 W4to Behn Meyer Ha M
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      181 3 mem Arrtveo. I Mar. 14 .-I', r \o:> 1 I' 1 l\\ Ir. J. S Mr. i) U Bwrm, Mr. X HOW HiOl 1 AJ riSK i KLJ (iRA I m ter, n luce l to BnhoM Ind 10 the kvd .ft', 1 (llir „,l d I u.idi.-J'l.-. A mirinißUM.
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      374 4 ROYAL HAIR DRESSING SALOON VXKVUKR— I'KOl'RlllOK. Next to KafHes Tiffin Rooms EsimUisktd i99j. i he oldest and largest Establishment m Singapore. lAIK DRESSING: Right skilful handiessers tioin i(u- l>^t luuiscb. Kniire s.iti t.icti.n as rajßVß* Style and Pfewnpt Aticniijn. Subscuplion Jj per m. n.li. \1 )lI.S Sp«i I'l RMHfI uid
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      317 4 John Little CO., LTD. r SINGAPORE. Physical Exerciser f>- T<Hf The No. 5 Gold Medal m Box with Chart &c. complete $12 50 Whitley's xercises 7 Sandow's Noted 7 The Manhattan 4 John Little CO. LTD Kelly Walsh, I td UST RECEIVED i til-. IMF \N NAVY, bj Pied T.
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      339 4 arc martutntturtiJ by tin: very WK^Kr fo 4^^\^^ V V Skilled European Supervision I ant are *ctaiOwl<4ga< on all sides to be lig£*jJA£\ PARITY aUARANTBBB Agents lor LEA PEBSINS' q I|T A #|frj| WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. runYLlUnb il) v CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. THK STRAITS TRADING COMPANY LTD. Hi >TICI ro HO
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      289 4 MOTHERS IjIIOUIaD REMEMBER THHEE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTEKiaYI-; v *U l» -s «v. D n««tinl« and very AeeimlMe and iVojr ,hing. It I —ay be prepirf-J In a fcv.- se.-.onds. m husks and I«dl9«stib4« mau =r, «,rcn would cause lrritdt,ori S r MO WORKS, PECKHAt, LONDON >J rRAa E^Hl M > y/
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      888 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Gtvtagaert oi .lef.artjn, and [whew Mown date due here, und n.imi: of Agents. Mkm-oi < KM4B| H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. Im.\li>, L. S., New York, due Mar. I'iui k, H.M.S.! Di-vonport, due Mar. Shimmiima J .p., I'oitsrp.outh, due Apl. Simmer, U. S., New York, due Mar. Mail .Steamer:;
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      1180 4 Mange m Horses. H OALVITIS antiseptic solution only thoroughly effective remedy or man^e, itch and skin ilisra-' <,f all kinds m horses. One week's careful dressing will generally suffice to COCBp eradicate all tracts ol mange, whether of long or recent standing Sold m bottle making 20 gallons of the
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