The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 August 1900

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  • 21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 17™ AUGUST, 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3 c 5 6
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 730 1 P_ Office. Telegraph St. Sr- Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Ste-Emer. f«r CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, rEYLOrvL INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN. EGYPT MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MALTA, ERINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Thrwofh Billfl of Lading issued for Persian gulf, Centinental mnd Amtrtcan Ports, also lor Qrntnm Ctatt, and Smn Frmncitco T.a
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    • 686 1 PHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVl- GATION COMPANY, LIM TED. OL lAVARI). HOMFWARD. For Honukono Simni;- For Marseilles and hai k J .pan Ports. London. Through Bills 0/ Lading issued to Manchester Continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltim. re, aVc. lor ireight and other particulars apply to THE BORaNEO COMPANY,
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    • 849 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Unobb owtract witbj thi NfITH ERLANns India Govbrnmbnt. Acents at Singapore, ships agency, late I DAKNDELS ft Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay I UK UNDBRMBNTIONKD DATBS AX V o M V APPROXIMATB. From tspeciea Will be deapaicoeo lor Nienhuys B'gan via ports Aug. 9 B'massin. Pulo Laut,
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    • 691 1 LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $.0.000 000 RESERVE FUND j,, ,***** RESERVH LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS J ...~....|i0,000,000 Covet ob Dibbctobb. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Chaibman. R. Shbwan, Esq.— Deputy Chaibmam. R. M. Gbav, Esq. I H. W. Sladb, Bsq. E. Gobtz, Bsq. J D. ftf. m.sbs Esq.
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    • 479 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC I THE only remedy at piesent known as an INf-Al.um.r. and PERM ININ r COKBI B. I Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration 1 of the Bowels RECOMMENDED bt SOME o. thb CHIEF SPECIALIsV.S im th. MIOICAI PRORKssmsi Sold Retail by all Chemists and Wholesale by
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    • 909 1 pACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAr STEAMSHIP COMPANY TOYO RISEN KAISHA (ORIBNTAL S.S. CO.) ti Through passage tickets ifranted tn ff n i ft France, and Germany by all trans £v S* 1 C iV of Steamers, also to San io by he I' 1^ of the above lines.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 27 2 At sea, suddenly, on board the s. s. Borneo on Aug. 16th, Chaklks Valentine Wishart, second son of Charles Wishart, Esq., late of Singapore. Aged 33.
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  • 833 2 China special telegrams enable as to follow pretty clearly the course of the Allied mar.h on Peking. That appears to have lain chiefly up the right (western) bank of the Peiho, nearly due north, from Yangtsun Matou, which is represented on the
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  • 895 2 The German gunboat Tiger was signalled on going to press and should be m this evening. The British hospital ship Carthage passed Malacca early this morning and was signalled here at 2.30 p.m. A Kling milk-seller was this morning lined $100 and costs for selling adulterated milk. A Chinese ayah,
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  • 30 2 VICEROY OF NANKIN ILL. (Special to Singapore Free Press.) 1 Shanghai, Aug. 17th, 935 p.m. Liukunyi, the Viceroy of Nanking, is re- j ported to be dangerously ill.
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  • 42 2 ALLEGED FLIGHT OF EMPRESS DOWAGER AND EMPEROR. Escorted by Prince Tuan and Tungfusiang. It is reported that the Dowager Empress unwillingly accompanied by the Emperor left Peking on Aug. 6th for Hsianfu, under the escort of Prince Tuan and Tungfuhsiang
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  • 23 2 The Allies reached Tungchau on .Monday. Chinese Troops Discouraged. t The Chinese Imperial troops and the Boxers are much demoralised.
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  • 32 2 The British transports remain at Woosung, awaiting final orders. SIX CLAUDE MACDONALD. All Right on nth." Sir Claude Macdonald re-ports all right on the 1 ith.
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  • 33 2 Despatch from Gaselee. At Matou on nth. An official telegram from Gen. Gaselee reports that the Allies arrived at Matou on the 11th (last .Saturday) after a most trying night march.
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  • 13 2 Ten horses died on the toth from sunstroke.
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  • 16 2 The Chinese are believed to be m force north of Chanchiansan."
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  • 32 2 Alleged Safety of the Legations. There are Shanghai reports to the effect that the Allies attacked Peking on the 15th (Wednesday) and that the Foreign Legations were safe.
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  • 21 2 The orders to the Indian troops to proceed to Weihaiwei have been countermanded. {Later, i
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  • 64 2 Hongkong, Aug. 17th, 1.55 p ni. The Governor advises that General Gasele.- reports from Matou, under date Aug. 1 ith. The Allied forces arrived here this morning early after a most trying night march. The whole allied forces suffered ieverely irom the heat. Ten of our horses died
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  • 13 2 I here is no further news of the Legations.
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  • 21 2 Genera! Creagh has been instructed from Home to remain with the troops at Woosung further orders.
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  • 421 2 Now this will not do. Here we have the home papers beginning to plagiarise our long-standing speciality ol Gentlemen's Dress at the Races described m terms of the Parisian modiste dealing with te-ninine costume. The Globe says The writers on fashions are now beginning to expend the flowers ol their
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  • 24 2 PUSSIA AND CHINA. Anxious to Renew Friendly Relations. A Russia;, official communique 4 reiterates Russia's anxiety to restore friendly re'ations with China.
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  • 35 2 Delarey at Rustenburg. Gen. Delarey holds Rustenburg, whither Oe Wet is hastening. Olivier At Heilbron. The Orange River Colony is clear of the enemy except a small force with Olivier at Heilbron.
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  • 29 2 Strictly Military Functions. It is generally understood that Field Marshal Waldersee's powers are limited strictly to the command of troops. London, August 17th, iqoo. m a
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  • 49 2 The conditions for the Penang Griffin Races of Jan. 1901 are the same as those for last August. The limit is 1400 each, including the entries for two races The Griffins have been ordered from Mr. Kiss of Sydney, and the list closes on Wednesday next. 22nd.
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  • 100 2 The- report to be presented at the annual meeting on Aug. 24th is now being circulated. The accounts show a steady increase m the receipts of the Club, the cash balance having been increased by |600, and the balance of the debentures are to be paid off.
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  • 240 2 RUMINATIONS IN THE SINGAPORE ZOO. The animals, both large and small, Look much dejected, one and all The monkeys seem to me most strange, Their hair all rotted out with mange. 1 he Emu with the heat is faint, His feathers all besmeared with painf, A dirty departmental green, That
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  • 114 2 An intelligent Japanese, we are told by „H f''"' s **»n English advertisement, Mr Sold X° nC< o ddressed his to JfcS old -by-alI-Stationers, Edinburgh. The ntelligent Japanese must be first cousin to the Wrm chmar. who said that the English were not really generous. Everyvere I go, said he,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 48 2 McAlister Co. a- fl AGENTS FOR SANDEMAN Co.'s Ports Ports Ports. SANDEMAN Co.'s Madeira Madeira Madeira. SANDEMAN, BUCK Co.s Sherries Sherries Sherries. G. H. MUMM Co, s Champagne Champagne Champagne SUB AGENTS FOR Tivoli Beer Tivoli Beer Tivoli Beer a— w^ fl) McAlister Co. Aug 16 10,1 1
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    • 928 2 TO LEND. I ttC (~\f\f\ Or. house property for 3 years ipIJ.UUU. at 8%. Apply VV. B. SMITH, Marine Club Building. Aug. 16 v.c. TO LEND ON good security, from $1,000 to f 20,000. J. G. BOYD, 2, Robinson Road. July 11 m.w.f. v.c. LOST •j~jN Wednesday the 15th Aug.,
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    • 459 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED A PROSPECTOR, experienced m prospecting for gold. Apply by letter stating salary expected and send copies of qualifications. N„ c/o Free Press. Aug 17 uc. Fo Christmas Island, Derby, Broome, Port Hcdland, Cossack, Onslow Carnarvon, Sharks Bay, Geraldton and Fremantle. The W. A. S. N. Coy's steamer
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    • 99 2 It Saved His Baby. "My baby was terribly sick with the diarrhoea Bflfl were unable to cure him wiih the doctor's assist- I ance. and as a last resort we tried Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.'' says Mr J. H. Doak, of Williams, Ore. "I am happy to say
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 279 2 The Week. Friday, 17th Hiiih Water 2.24 a., 2.34 p. C.B. A. Meeting, Town Hall, 4-3° PS.V.A Committee Meeting, Drill Hall, 5.15 p. S.V.R., Ak B Co. dnh uniform, 5.15 p. Moon Last Quarter, 6.41 p. Loda>e St. George Emergent, 9 p. Circus, Beach-rd., 9 p. Opium Farmer's Sembayang Hantu,
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  • Correspondence.
    • 513 3 My Dear Mr. Editor. I am sure all really self -respecting people will leel grateful to Mr. Barker for the noble and outspoke* way m which he has referred to a j sad, sad subject and I am deeply disap- 1 pointed at Mr. Gentle.
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  • 388 3 Another Nbw Japanese Crcisir. A few minutes past live last evening, the newly-built first-class armoured cruiser yakumo. belonging to the Japanese Navy anchored m the Roads and saluted the port. Fort Canning returning the compliment immediately after. The Yakumo (meaning 'Eight Cloud■which was built at Stettin
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  • 210 3 The Rlswick firm is much pushed with work, especially m iheir efforts to get the Japanese ships out, m view of the China complications. The Japanese will receive a great addition to iheir fleet this month and next. The armament of the Yakumo is complete, an armoured
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  • 120 3 FIFTY- THREE GREENS FOR AN 18 HOLE MATCH! One does not often hear of an eighteen -hole ma*ch being carried to the hity-ihird green indeed, Mr. A. S. Mays Smith (handicap 2) and Mr. W. Kobb* (18), m supplying such a contest m the semifinal round of the West Middlesex
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  • 971 3 Thb Growth of a Giant Enterprise. (Daily Telegraph.) Amidst the anxieties of the past few weeks lhe remarkable account ol tlie operations of the Shel' Transport and Trading Company, given at a recent meeting, has attracted less attention than it would have done m
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  • 277 3 A week ago, says the Txmts of Ceylon, we gave m our columns, a letter upon this subject sent to the St. Jama' Budget by Lieutenant-Colonel F. N. Maude, late R. R., which should not escape the attention of residents m this island. He was writing upon the
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  • 165 3 Major Dobell, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, has j at last caught the Antillian at Singapore, on its way to Hongkong. That officer hur-rie-d from Port Elizabeth to Durban, just m time to hear that the Antillian had gone. There was another steamer m quarantine about to leave for Ceylon, actually starting.
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  • 1263 3 No. 1. (For the Singapore Free Press.) A friend of mine, a great traveller, was once conducting me to his house on hospitable thoughts intent, and as we approached the gate, was detailing to me the number of voyages he had made to India, t» the Cape,
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  • 115 3 The above Company continue to give an interesting programme nightly at the location m Beach-road. The excellent training of the performing ponies is ac knowledged by all who pay a visit to the Circus. Professor Abel understands his business. Miss Florrie West gives a neat skirt
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  • 53 3 PLAY ON THURSDAY. I anits' Doi'BLBS. The Misses Gunn, owe* 15.4 beat Mrs. Somerville and M.s. Saunders, owe 1, scratched, w.o. Mrs. Waddell and Mrs. Braddell, owe 5, beat Miss Werry and Mrs. Newton, «j, 6—2, 6—4. Ladies' Singles. Mrs. Adams, owe 3, beat Mrs. Fabris,
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  • 57 3 Championship. Mrs. Adams beat Mrs. Fabris, w.o. Mrs. Croucher beat Mrs. launders, w.o. Ladies' Doubles. Miss Gunn, owe 4 v. Mrs. Waddell, owe 15 postponed. "B Mixed Douules, Final. Mr. and Mrs.Shrager, 1 v. Mr. and Mrs. Gansloser, owe 15. t HAMPiONsiiip Pairs. Mrs. Magra'.h and Capt.
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  • 62 3 11 •sMPIONSHIP. Mrs. Sal/mann v. Mrs Adams. Mrs. Croucher v. Mrs, Coleridge. "A Mixed Doiblbs. Mrs. Waddell and Mr. Upton, owe 2 v. Mis s Gunn and Mr. Mosley, scr. Mr. and Mrs. Magrath, 3, v. Mrs. Somerville and Mr. Harrold, 3. Championship Paihs. Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 135 3 (orps Orders by Lfl tfl ill W. G. St. lair, Ag. Commandant, Singapore olunteer Artillery, Head eCju.arter Office, Fott Fullerton, Singapore, August 17th, iqoo. 1. Dlties Orderly Officer for the ensuing week Lieut. F-. M. i\l ere wet her. Orde-'ly N. C. O. for ihe ensuing week
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  • 178 3 Cflrps OrderA by I" apt. W. (i. St. Clair, Ag. Commandant, S V. A., He,ad Quarter Of), re, Fort Fu'lerton. Singapore, August 17th, 1900. 1. Derma Orderly Officer for the ensuing week Lieut. C. V. Pr tcl.ard. Orderly N.C.O. for the ensuing week A > oy. Corpl.
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  • 48 3 At 6.15 a.m. this morning the British transport A'awab, No. 12, passed through the harbour on her return from China. The If. M company's steamer Salasie left Colombo at 9 a.m. on the |6tft August and may be expected here on Tuesday the 2 ist inst. at daylight.
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  • 744 3 1 1 you 1-vct watched a dm list dram a rune out of a loolh, you will remember how much it looked like a little snip of wet, white cot on thread. How can so contemptible a thing inflict such a mountain of agony And why
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  • 95 3 Find m Cod Liver; Oil a lonic flesh-builder i« great value. Unfortunately many cannot take to because of its nauseous taste. Steams' Wine of Cod Liver Oil. tastes so good that one ran hardly^beheve it contains those concentrated principles, deprived o( which Cod Liver Oil is ol no more
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  • 191 3 N. Bengert of Norborne, says: For nineteen months I lay a helpless cripple from Rheumatism. The weight of my body was reduced from 170 lbs. to 130 lbs., a proof of the terrible pain I had to endure. During all this time, I sought a cure, but
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  • 340 3 Quotation. Camtal. Paid Vr. Sharis Paid Oir Bank 01 h.na and Japan, Ltd. 1 1 Nominal, f 2,000,000 414,231 199,875 1.4 Deferred. £5 ,250 £1 Bell* Astros Eastern Agency. Nominal. ro.OTof* *'5»4 5.584 £1 Bersawah Gold Mine Co |*.So Sellers. 175.0,0 8 7 !£i 17.500
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  • 78 3 (CORRECTED UP TO August 17) On London. Bank 4 m/s o demand o si Private credits 3 m/s ....7/oVI documents 3 m/s 2 /oi* credits 6 m/s 2/1 FRANCE, demand 2 r 4 Germany, demand "V India, T. T .Jllist Hongkong, demand .....par Yokohama, demand ,i* nm Java, demand
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  • 117 3 (August 17) Fin Gambler 7S dc. cube Nu/;:;:;;;::;:;; Pepper, Ulack (ordinary b'pore)" Jo. White. (Fa.r L/ y w=- P 5% c ."X*" Nutmeg iios to the Ib.) 6 2 do. (Sos to the Ib) o-" Mace (Banda) m Cloves (Araboina) l.ibenan Coffee ac" Tapioca, small pearl (Fair qualitvi -do.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 227 3 TO THI DKAF—A rich lady, cured of her D I,ess and Noises m lie Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial bar Drums, gave £5,000 lo his Institute, so tint de.if people unable- to procure the har Dtumsmay have tl,e"i fret. Address No. 1047 o Ihe N.cholson Institute, Longcotl, bunneiabury, London, W.
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    • 250 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANDSCHESTOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from j Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line ara despatched Irom Amsterdam and Liverpool every lortnight for the. Straits,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 233 3 MAILS CLOSE 1 O-MORROW. For Per E.t Chenlaon k Samarang Penang 8 am Djambie Hong Lee ll em Penang Colombo Wakasa Maru ham Pontianak Will o' the Wisp noon Batu Pahat Ben uit 1 pm Penang Pin Seng 2 PM Sourabaya I'ruis Alexander 2 pm Deli Deli 4 pm Me,-.
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    • 70 3 Weatner KtLeori. (August t6.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9. am. 3p.m.9 p. M Bar. resJ. 32 Fan 2«y.9i7 29.820 29.876 Temperature 80.5 <, >.o 82.6 Wet Bulo f'tie. ir.oiriete. 8,1.0 77 .0 77.2 D.r.ofWind W.S.W. N.W. N.W. Max. lemp. ,1, ,sJe- '/0.9 Mm do do 750 Max. it
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    • 976 3 riIIRLI IN POKT. Men-of-Wai KUub and Toob Commanderß Arrived Krom Ko. Wbao Brine Brit, cruis., 1770 Sir B. Wrey July 2 Kuala Klang Station. VISUVIO Ital. cruis.. 34-7 Itfll Aug. 7 Venice Kong, Aug. Br.toeiart Bnt. g.b., 710 P.Walter Aug. 16 Plymouth Hkong, Aug. 17 S« hwelbb Ger. cruis., 1120
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1047 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIO TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Sec- retary's Ofhcc, up o noon of the Blh September 19D0 for the following works 1. Constructing quartern for two European Warders at the New Civil Prison. 11. Constructing one block of eight cells for men at the New Civil Piison.
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    • 1038 4 FOR SALE A claim for $0091.76, on H. H. the Sultan of IJrgga and Rhio, Abdulrachman MoeAthamsati. Apply to MR. Y. TAN, fj-c. Battery Road, Singapore. MAU JUAL UTA.NONYA Tuanku Sultan Lingga d-n Rhio Abdulr..hman Mv Adamsah, besar nya %a00,\.-)b\ yang sudah di-pulus uleh paduka tuan Resident Rhio. Katrangan buleh
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    • 472 4 I WF RASI!r SHEAVE'S i Royal Hciir Dressing Saloon. COIFI-EIR I RAN( AIS. G. SABATIER— Propntor. [Between R- tries Tiffin Rooms Sc X.,0 ns. n <V Co.] The Oldest La-rgest Establishment m Singapore. Established 1887. HAIR-DRESSING Ei^h- 4 IM hail .l-.ss.-rs, from the best li,,u-es. I'n,nip' Attention, and Enure SsfliflEflClEßfll
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    • 344 4 INDCOOPE&Co. Ltd. BURTON-on-TRENT CELEBRATED X>^^^\ I'FCIAI.LY ALE STOUT /f^?B^<\ co BY /L/C -*V/ -vfr a*~ The Leadlp g Doctors BOTTLEU BY O. KSELVES N. tf^g \\>\ ii.cUl.lina,' put up d^i*/ ,r\r^V\ fo lv d« and weak Patent Screw M^/PALE A LE V \\tjX: pei sons. I npnvDc Stoppered Bottles ai
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    • 849 4 To be let 8 A h.-an, p -Hi ph lo mm A\ Wch KAV POH, No. 8-, Change Alley. Aug n 25 8 TO LET lej "T'HFC.rove" Tanjon L Katong. l-or partiA tulars A^pl, to .MEYER BROS. July 2.S ue. TO LET NO. 30-A Raffle-, Pl.ace lately occupied by Ann
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    • 387 4 John Little CO., LTD. LIQUEURS Agents for Wynand Fockink's Double Orange Curacoa White do. Kirschenwasser L. GARNIER S Original Green Chartreuse do. Yellow do. Benedictine, D. O. M. Heering's Cherry Brandy Kummel Allasch Riga Birch's Milk Punch SPECIAL AGE.NTS FOR Mane Brizard and Roger's Creme de Cacao-White do. Brown Pralines
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