The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 August 1900

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 28™ AUGUST, Jigoo. DAILY ISSUE, \o. 39 5
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      784 1 Office. Telegraph St. XT Wharves Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co j Steamer* f»r CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CIiYLON, INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADKN, EGYPT, MARSEILLKS, GIBRALT\R. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of I-ading issued (or Perstan Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for Shin* Coast, and San Francisco via
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      668 1 fHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIM TED. OUTWARD. "OV'W \RI). Fur Hosukong Shaikh Foa Mmumii>m»am HM it JtPAN i'OKl>. 1." Hot. Through Bills of Lading issu- to Manchester continental ports, New York, boston, Philadelphia and Haltinvre, Ace. for freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNKO COMPANY, LIMITED, Agents.
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      463 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKfcTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Unobr Contract with thi ,\ith brlands Imdia Govirnmiiit. Acents at Singapore. Ships Acency. latf I DAKN'DKLS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quav 'I HE I'M>KKMKN I nt\t I) DAIM i.v;T *PPKOJI|M»TB From fc.xrrct Will he Ueipatcn^d Ir r Maetsuycker Batavia Aug. 27 Batavia, (Cheribon, S.nnarang, Sourabaya,) Macassar, I).
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      154 1 tu.th.s. DRINK ELIZABETH WATER The best natural Mineral Water in the Eas PRICE Per ca*e cf 50/2 bottle-* $(y. soi.R IMPOtmS Puttfarcken Co. A<Jg 2- 2.y Fraser Cumming Oi m b* I—7«1 7« Hattery Road. Sawmills: |ohorc Uharu. Brickworks Sirangoon and Balestier. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD- WOOD, cut by our
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      712 1 I UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL #10.000.000 RE.NERVI FUN!) Ul SJO>JOO RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 I PROPRIETORS i <i0,000,000 Coubt or UiRBCToaa. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Chairman. R. Shiwan, Esq.— Dupurv Chairman. R. M. Grav, E«q. I H. VV. Sladb, Esq. E. GoKrz, Esq. j D. M.
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      840 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC Tin only remedy at p.evnt Uno.n as an HIVAIUM.. and PERMANKVI K NSprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration THE PEtER SYS COMPANY No* [J llO 1 0 5 l > *<"■> M«W>^ 9. Old Ch.h* Sn^r, Sh.noh*. i,.ii, 1900 i,. 11, 1900 PACIFIC MAiL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1900.
    1773 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1900. \oi a word of news from China worth a moment's notice. Consul PHASER, having bolted from Chungking, has been driven by the jeers of Shttgbii to go b.irk agnnto hi- post. And thai is aJI. Nothing from Peking Not ■< v* >rd
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    "ON LEAVE."
    328 2 A Straits man at h ims writes The j weather has been great, unless of course it was your painful duty to be abroad in the tall coat and frock hat then Hades is a mild term. Everyone is hurrying out of London, and the Club, where onre
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    THE MAKING OF MONGOLIAN HISTORY.
    300 2 It Was a Glorious Victory." Therr is no tame regard to fact in the ial mind. It thirks, not in units, but in gorgeous thousands and millions. By a simple effort of imagination it slays multi- tune-, and in the twinkling of a pair of
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    THE ASHANTI PRISONERS.
    33 2 t h e r i e ,h' 5 V Z> l a COnVC>S e Kin p^mp C h and iheAthanti primn iron S.erra Uone to the Seychelles, via ihe Cape.
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    THE CHINESE ANTIPATHY TO EUROPEANS.
    128 2 Capta.n R, K. Vounghusband, writing to the Tim,, from Deoli, Rajputana, say S MnR before I had completed my journey across the Chines* fr.mpire 1 had real.zed that the Chinese were con' servative to a decree of conservatism only equalled by that of the Rajput
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    EFFECT OF THE CHINA TROUBLES ON TRADE.
    375 2 The consequences lo trade attendant on the present [■■ll K i, m China cannot but be an ualy n.Rhtmare, not only to those directly engaged iu commerce with the ¥m hast, but also, wrife7 ac itv correspondent, to not a few manufacturers m
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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      THE CHINA CRISIS
      56 2 CONSULAR STAFF RETURN TO CHUNGKING. 'Special to Singapore Free Prts Shanghai, Aug. -'7th, 9.20 p m. The river steamer Pioneer with Consul Fraser, the customs staff, and other passengers arrived at Chungking on Sunday, travelling from Ichang in 64 hours steaming Affairs are more settled now at
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      IN THE EAST TRANSVAAL.
      33 2 THE BOER POSITION. Strong and Extended. The Boer position near Belfast i-. m a strong jemi-circle of mountains, appr able only through ■orasses, with a fr-j of 25 mile*.
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      BULLER ATTACKS POSITION.
      16 2 Three Day's Ineffectual Fire. Buller's three days assault has impression on the position.
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      AN ARTILLERY ACTION
      24 2 Naval Guns Prevent a Boer Movement. Then- was an artillery engagement all Saturday, the naval guns frustrating a F flanking movement.
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      Drafts for the Cape.
      14 2 3.651 troops start tor the Capr during the next fortnight.
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      RUSSIA'S WAR EXPENDITURE.
      24 2 New Fiscal Expedients. Russia is increasing her cu-t excise dues to meet the expenc China, which has already attained enormous dimensions.
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      LORD ROBERTS AT BELFAST.
      21 2 A British Concentration. Lord Robert* has arrived at Betas* an 1 is meeting Buller, Pole Carew an:
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      COUNT WALDERSEE
      27 2 Receives Instructions at Port Said. Tke German Consul at I'ort Said ha-* handed to Count Waldersee important instractions from his Government. London, August jBth, 1909.
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    FRENCH ARTILLERY HORSES FROM SINGAPORE.
    23 2 who would have made" UraB sn SOWn CO OniSt>> ■"creased dema'J H* moment.-^ oi T,me S the prwent
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    THE SINGAPORE GRIFFINS.
    59 2 comiL 5 A, gn 5 nS tO run forthsa.d o L Umn 5S* T^ Griffins are mav d "f SI e ld cond ition and if one MeS Th l° me g d s P° rt a ß ain lhi3 be lanld .his e^ni all P rob
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    LAND SALES.
    28 2 foTirici th; sposed of at w^ 49ooo«n ft rangln|£ from oo to P?r sou^" mareai fetched I J was sold in lots, fetching |^8 7 00.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      326 2 3 CHEAP GOOD NEW PIANOS. One by The Bridgeport Piano Co. $295 One by A. Allison (small model) $275 One by Munt Bros. $375 The Robinson Piano Co., Aug 25 33 RAFFLES PT ACE, SINGAPORE. tths John Little CO., LTD. CHAMPAGNES. Pommery and Greno's Geisler Co.'s Max. Sutaine Moet and
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      862 2 TO LET << THE Grove Tanjong Katong. For partiA culars Apply to MEYER BROS. July 25 u.c. TO LET NO. ,?o-a Raffles Place lately occupied by Ann Keat and Co. For particulars apply to MEYER BROTHERS. July i u.c. TO LET T7ROM Nov. Ist, Irwell Bank House, Grange 1 Road,
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      1017 2 TO LEND. $6,000. 2 n 8 J o u *ASr tyfor3yean VV. B. SMITH, Marine Club Building Aug. 16 uc AUSTRALIA, Eastern Ajjencies required, satisfactory references exchanged HENRY TATE Co.. 34. Flinders Lane MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA. Au ff- >° 29.8 WANTED AT ONCE A CHINESE Accountant. Salary $40 to $50 per
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      240 2 TQ. DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS V\7ANTF.D for Pahan^. Hospital dresser. Apply to PATEKSON SIMONS 0 A "g»8 uc FOR fJLLB A r-AST sailing Yacht in splrndid condition 1 x Apply to P. CONS IG LI ERE, Messrs Gaggmo k Co. Aug. 38 4Q Crowm Slit No. i of 1900. SHERIFFS SALE IN
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      219 2 The Week. Tuesday, aSth I High Water 0.16 p. N. I). LI. Mail Homewards, due legislative Council, 2.30 p. S.V.A. Squad Mixim Drill, \z n S.V.R.. B Coy. Drill, 5.15 p. P Philharmonic Choir, 5. -50 p. Emulation Lodge, 8.30 p. Philharmonic Musical Evening, 9 p. Wednesday, 39th Hitjh Water
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    TRANSPORTS.
    47 3 The three Russian transports Saratoff, Kiel and Odessa left for \'ladivt>«tock at nine o'clock this morning The British transport Xlombassa, No. 40, passed through the harbour from west to east at S _>o a.m. to day. and is expected to arrive at Hongkong on Sunday next.
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    THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF SIAMESE RAILWAYS.
    107 3 We [Bangkok Times) hear that Mr. H Gchrts, Director-General of Railways, has left for Europe. He goes home in connection with the arbitration proceedings. It will be remembered that Mr. Munay Campbell and his arbitrate r Sir Gui.frrd Mo'eswxrth refused to recognise the decision given
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    RUSSIA'S PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHINA WAR.
    246 3 Odessa 23 July. Immense excitement has been caused here by the approaching departure of the .silier Brigade, with artil'ery af.ached, *hich has been stationed in the town for the past 30 years. Ihe brigade is, in all, composed of 172 officers and 7,2?5 men.
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    THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSOION FIND ORDINANCE.
    172 3 An Ordinance will soon appear iling all the others) And interest all "Civilians" here Their cousin*, aunts, and brothers. arts you with some «imple rules And easy definition, \s boys are introduced at schools .clid s prepositions. And if with diligence you wi-i'
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    THE BATAVIA GOLF CLUB.
    287 3 The autumn championship has just conuded and after an interesting game in the final between Mr. C. A. Giirdner and Mr C. H fc Robertson on the 20th August. the lattT won, after playing an extra hoi'-. Star' RobeitMM wa-> 3up after playing 5 holes but
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    "COALING" TO CHINA.
    137 3 The incalculable value of coaling-stations to Great Britain has never before been so forcibly demon- (rated as at the present juncture. On the route ly which to send warships and troop<- to hina ne vessels could coal at Gibraltar, Malta, Aden, Colombo, and Singapore, all of which
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    L. L. T. CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    123 3 A great struggle was witnessed yesterday afternoon la the final of the Ladies Double*, when Mrs. Waddell and Mrs B add 11, owe 5, met the MtaaeS Gunn.owe 15.4 Hard hitting and long rallies prevailed and when play ceased the game had progress, d no
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL MATCH.
    134 3 On Thursday the 30th inst aa interesting Football Match will be play, d on the S.K C. ground (kindly lent for the occasion) be-i*-.-n t^ams representing the V lunteen and the Army. The EoUowiag u the Volunteer team Coal. Darke (S.V.A.) ar /;V?° ble (SA R and
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    THE BOER WAR.
    544 3 General S.r Archibald Hunter has occup.ed Kouresburg, and f .und there Mrs. Steyn, the wife ot Ihe ex presid-nt lhe Afnka, d.-rs haw ejreed Mr. J. X. Mernman, the late I re.sunr „f Cape O I my, irom the B -.on. They r a Mr. N. ™«nb«f
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    RUSSIAN NAVAL MISHAPS.
    257 3 Ihe Russian navy ha-, lately furnished a chapter of accidents. break-down*, and financial KaadaJi and bad lu' k Mill at. tend?, it, ss will appear from the following paragraphs New York, July, O _A fire has occurred in the shipyard of Maw*. Cramp and Co., at P
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    THE SECRET PATRONFSS OF THE ANTI-FOREIGN CRUSADE AND HER IMPERIAL VICTIMS.
    2021 3 THE SECRET PATRONFSS OF THE ANTI-FOREIGN CRUSADE AND HER IMPERIAL VICTIMS. YEHONALA— THE DOWAGER EMPRESS. TNI MISTRESS OF THREE EMPERORS (Sixth Special Article.) V. Thk Empfror Kuang Hsu. fhr Emperor Kuang Hsu was impatient to assume full control of »he Government of his Enpir,-, as soon as he became of
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  • LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
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      PLAY YESTERDAY.
      19 3 I.aimrs' Doi'blbs, Final. Mrs. Waddtll and Mrs. IJr.i-ld»!l, owe 5 v. The MIM Gunn owe 1,^.4, unfinished.
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      Til FOR TUESDAY.
      17 3 Ch.mpionship Pai^s, Final. Miss Gunn and Mr. Upton v. Mrs. Magrath and Capt. Dewing.
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      TIE FOR WEDNESDAY.
      68 3 HuMi'inssmr, Final. Mrs. Waddcll v. Mrs. Lovell. After the final of the Championship to-morrow Sir Alf-x. Swettenham will present the prizes won in the tournament. On account of the frequent calls of United Slates war vessels at Hongkong, in going to and from the Philippines and Chinese
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    SOME CAUSES OF THE CHINESE REVOLT.
    573 3 Father Emanuel de Becguevort, who spent many years at Tiennin and Chili, has recently furnished a French periodical with his views of some of the causes (hit have led to the present state of affairs 'n China. In his opinion economic causes are an
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 3 (Corrected up to August 2?) On London. Batik 4 m/ 3 2 o j <irmand a t Pnv iacaanauj m credas 6 m/'.> a/|| France, demand 256^ Germany, demand #J India. T. T ..''s2' Hongkong, kaaand ..Vl%dis. Yokohama, demand Java, demand t\ 2 > Manila, demand 2% pm. Sovereigns,
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    PRODUCE.
    112 3 (August is i in Gambier ZZZZi: Vfi do. Cube No. i Pepper, Uiack (ordinary b'porei -10. do. Wh.te, (Fa.r L/ W= 3% (> JJ iNutmegs uos to the Ib.^ 62 do. (80s to the Ibj 80 Mace (Banda; g 3 Cloves (Amboina) f a l I.ibenan Coffee i 22
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    SHARE LIST, AUGUST 28th, 1900.
    182 3 Bell's AsUstos Eastern A,. Nominal. >%»»f4 5a4 fi' Bersawah Gold Mine Co. Si 6c S,-U#. r uft urn's* led Clear Water Oa.ry R.rm Ltd. \»o J »7.v000* 87,530 17,500 Is Fraser and Neave Ltd. $90 Buyers 1 S>O SiQOO 7 6%Deb,.Tp"eT M 4*- S o
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      141 3 Good Medicine for Children. If you have a baby in the house you will wish to know the best way to check any unusual looseness of the bowels, or diarrhoea, so common to small children. O. P. M. Holliday, of Deming. Ind., who has an eleven m mils' old child,
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      262 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN I "he Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London e*ery ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line ar« despatched irom Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for the
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      117 3 '.Veainer Keport. (August 27.) Taken at Kaadang Kerbau Hospital Observator> y. *m. 3 p m. gl. m. Bar. red. 32 fah 29.^2 aq.815 29.866 Temperature 84.0 87.5 82.0 Wet Bulb Thermometer... 80.0 jq c Dir.ofWind W.N.W. Calm S.W. Max. Temp, in i-J: 88.1 Min. do rj tm yjg M^x. im
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      194 3 lIIIILI IN POKT. M.n-o-W., FU^.ndTon. Commander. Arn..d P rora For Wh D tei H ess- ;0.-r Ril.tllt DM.757 Aul Ki>ooA.k!>cn K Hon l .ko.. K m 11- P John I)av,« Br.t. ship. 972 BonT x E ft gHiui p Shk^rdOsbors Bnt. 876 iHnmatl A v IE I I Mil g=-
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      226 3 CLKAKANCES. Dat.s,,. I ■ft, Tadd, for Penangand(alCaLTno, Bnt. str., Lo^ry, for F' t .nan K and Del, i£!i? m Mdlori for Porl »S»Sd A^ T< Bnt> Str A BUS or Kclantan.,,^ "iZZIS: SU >MWl for Ch »'bon and Gcr tra s«^ stM** an .i J I Wo. Brit, str., Freeman,
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      1078 4 Singapore Sporting Club. PROGRAMME FOR AUTUMN RACE MEETING, 1900. October Jjrd, wjM, and 27th. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 23rd October, First Race. i hi Maiden Plate.— Value 1300. A Race tor Maiden Horses— Weight as per scale (lost.) An allowance of 2ilb. to ex-Griffins, imported into the Str.-iiis Settlements or Native
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      43 4 McAlister Co. m m AGENTS FOR SANDEMAN Co.'s Ports Ports Ports. SANDEMAN Co.'s Madeira Madeira Madeira. SANDEMAN BUCK Sherries Sherries I Sherries. G. H. MUMM Cos Champagne Champagne Cham■pagne SUB AGENTS FOR Tivoli Beer Tivoli Beer Tivoli Beer —m■ m McAlister Co. i6.ii
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      195 4 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, BRIDGE AND SHIPBUILDERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SINGAPORE. if t l' w *»-wr^^^fcw vv wvjvj. vj 1 oitci. I ■■^Hflk£.>3&*'- '~7~~ 7 'tt~^Z&iZirfFZj t(i A: descriptions. 1 ■b^L^L^L^^^^ E mW> IB J&Jemß b^bS^^V^^Bb^^^/b^^^^ m Wm M lne THORSCAR SOLK AGENTS FOR m
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      408 4 California Wines BIG TREE BRAND Samples Bfcgr Samples Fr Free HOCK No. 8 Per Case 12 Quarts $12.00 do No. H do 24 Pints 13.75 BURGUNDY No. 3 do 12 Quarts 12.00 do No. 3 do 2-4 Pints 13.75 do No. 12 do 12 Quarts 15.75 do No. 12 do
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      305 4 TENDERS INVITED COAST CHANDU FARM. 'FENDERS will be received up to noon of the A 3rd September, 1900, for the lease of the following Farm for the next revenue period, which 'commencing from the Ist January, 1901) may be for either one or three years. 2. Ihe Farm in question
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      861 4 Passengers for Straits, China ft Japan. Per N. D. L. Hamburg, due Aug. 30. Mr. A. Bairsto, Mr. VV. Houvens, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. K. van Aalst. Mr, K. P. Dieudonne. Dr. Adolf Gut, Mr. and Mrs. K. Hubacher, Mr. Albert Keller, Mr. and Mrs. H. VV. l^ngbehn, Mrs.
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      862 4 SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c. The J'ropirty or H.S. WaiTSSIDB, b>« \i WooLSTHORPB No 10 MoiNT SoTHl\. Saturday, Ist September, at 2 p.m THE undersigned have been instructed by H. b. WtiiTfcMnß Esq., to sell by auction th<household lurmture, 4fc. consisting of rattan fancy furniture, occasional tables, Ace. Iron single
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