The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 September 1900

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 29m SEPTEMBER, J l9OO. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3Q
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      831 1 n Office. Telegraph St. JMJ Whmrves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co f Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, 1 KYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, KGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. f MAITA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH j A.ND LONDON. v Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Contintntal and American Ports, also for China
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      732 1 MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- QATION COMPANY, LIMITED. OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. 'or Honukono. Shano- For Marseilles and h/u ftc J «pan Ports. London. fangtsz- Sept. aS 2hing Wo Oct. 14 Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadel>hia and Baltimore, See. for fre:ght and other particulars apply to
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      378 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKE.TVAART MAATSCHAPPI J. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late J. DAENDELS &Co., 2-3 Collyrr Quay The undermentioned datks akk onlt apcroximate. From Expected Will be despatcbed tcr M. Vajirunhis P'dang via ports Sept. 24 Penam;, S.*han>{, Olehleh, W.C., Sumair.i ports, Prtdam;
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      759 1 IJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL Ji0.000.000 RESERVE FUND $v S oo 000 RESERVE LIABILITY OP > PROPRIETORS $10,000,000 COUBT OV DIBBCTOBB. N. A Sibbs, Emj.— Chaibman. R. Shbwan, Esq.— Dkputt Chaibman. R. M. Gbat, Esq. H. W. Sladb. Emj. E. Gobtz, Esq. D. M. Mosts, Rig. A.
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      625 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC THI only remedy at piesent known as an INKALLibi.r. and PBKMVNKNI Sprue, Dysentery, Dia Q r f rl c a B^ e v m °"hage and UICMtSfeT Sold Retail by all Chemists and Wholesale by P '«->PKSS[O.N THE PETER SYS COMPANY Nov I J >ROfIuITORS ANn
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      232 1 pAC c cZ£ P s AMSH TOVO KISE A N KAISHA (ORI«MT4L S. co II Nipp I 41 Si I For Constipation and Biliousness I ,*:.oo. 1 JVLIEN S. rue V,v>u, ie PARIS [j ii J ■ATICO INJECTION I r^n% (JATICOL^SJL^ „> chronicc* W '*B ONE 'I- J Man ,n
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    The Singapore Free Press.
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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMER 29, 1900.
    1092 2 Although the Gov< rament have i» < >t yet formally put be., i'm Legislative Council tU proposals for scaling with Uk r- venue of th>. Colony for 1901, Jfel a- the h-iimates have been published i« the Government Gazette, tht-\ liavr (>• •< \>mrpub'w property. And
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    TEMELONG HYDRAULIC T.M. Co.
    253 2 •> s <A t hi r.nic- Tim Mini >g Co. Ud a s lit_lci at nocn to .lay m the office ut Mestri Bchn Meyer Co. I here were preset I -Mr A von Roes mg, chairman, .V R. Robinson H G Jame 3 L J
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    POLICE NEWS.
    121 2 A Chinaman living at 51 River V a lle>-rd. reports the loss of a box from his room, containing money and < lothing to the vahie of $141. A messige has been received by the police authorities to the effect that the man connected with the Tampenis murder
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    HOW RUSSIA MOVES.
    81 2 A Russian officer was ogee asked to point out Russia s southern boundary. Russia he answered, carries her frontiers with her.' It is only a question of time, urges the Belgian Times, when she shall, m her frontier pushing, crowd a little too hard upon her neighbours
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1146 2 Quxcquid agunt homines nostn tit farrago libtlU. Juvenal. The world is very small is a phrase that is said dozens of times by most men I and women who travel to and fro on the i face of the earth Still, when one thinks what strange
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. THE CHINA CRISIS.
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      CHINAS NEW CAPITAL.
      34 2 'Special to Singapore Free Pr, Shanghai, Sept. 28th, 9.45 p m. \n Imperial Dei ree issued on the jth inst.. formally announces that Hsian-fu will be the future capital of China.
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      A PALACE TO BE BUILT.
      29 2 It orders Tuan Fang, the acting Governor of Shensi to prepare a palace, and e< onomy is enjoined on account of the hard time
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      THE CHINESE ADMIRALTY
      45 2 Official Changes. The Pei-Yang Squadron. Huang, Avlmiral of the Van^-t<f, is a| pointed Vice Generalissimo of thr P« forces under Yung-lu, enabling Liv Kun to appoint the most trusted official Acting Admiral of the Y.ing-t-o and Provincial Chief Commander of X (Arsenal).
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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      THE CHINA CRISIS.
      36 2 Proposed NavalUlockade. i— The China Fleet Hostile. The Russian Naval Staff at St. Pn burg announces a p.oposed blockade- <.- Chinese \aval port>, owing to thr h attitude of the Chinese Fleet at Shangha.
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      THE TRANSVAAL POLICE.
      21 2 A Rush of Recruits. i here have been 1 7,000 application mad to |oin Baden Powell •> Transvaal police
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      SIR W. V. HARCOURT.
      53 2 His Attack on the Government. Education more Important than Africa. Sif ernon Harcourt, speaking at Rhyn ney said that the Government attempt to make the war the sole issue of the reelection had failed. The question of education, he said, wa« of more importance than a
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      Mr. Wyndham Mobbed.
      24 2 Mr W yndham has be^n mobbed M Batt«-r-e a and h>; was compellrd to abandon the meeting. London, September jgth, /foo.
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    A CURIOUS PREDICTION.
    118 2 The Ceylon Ohnrver has this En SSffiss k »ould always 0 1 n C h k t ain H thal 25 Irai on his lea* it, I He wa> prelly LucyDaWd!^ j' bu >8 aI as ever Mi,, by Miss mS dau R ht<!r °f old Tulloch
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      557 2 ROBINSON Co. New Millinery New Millinery Wr ha>« a Charming Variety of Stylish Models, the Latest Irom London and Paris, which we shall make a special show of on MONDAY, OCTOBER Ist MUSLIN ROBES! MUSLIN ROBES! These Dainty Muslin Robes are the Most Popular of White Dresses, l\/r\^ ql-i y-«
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      139 2 IMi TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TOWN HALL T O A' G T POLLARDS LILLIPUTIAN OPERA Co rO-NIGHT LAST NIGHT O\ A Gaiety Girl" THIS Saturduv Afternoon, at 1 ;o p m GRAND MATINEE "A Gaiety Girl" i HJLDRKN HALF HRf( h Monday, October at ONE NIGHT ONIA The Lady Slavey rfv spk(
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      622 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. For Palembang Thess. NEERA, Capt. Coysh, due here on the Ist October, will be despatched for the above port on Wednesday, the 3rd October. For freight and passage apply to PUTTFARt KEN f o. Sept. ay 3.10 REMOVED. I-kijm 6c luitbky Road to 1 Collyer Quay (near Cavanagh
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      437 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Pacific Mail Steamship Company, j Occidental Oriental Steamship Company, AND Toyo Kisen Zaisha. (ORIKSTAI S S. CO.) THE OUFCK ROL'TK between CHINV JAPAN, a ,d KUROPE, via The UNI I BO STVffcS. Route via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, H. 1. and San Francisco. Proposed Sailings from Hongksug.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      196 2 The Week Saturday, 29th High Water i.f) a., o.<U d St. Michael. Cricket— S.C.(. XI. v. S.R.C. and S L. Li. Monthly Medal. Special Dinner, Raffles Hotel. A Gaiety Girl Town Hall, 4p.Jc 7 p. Emulation Lodge, 8 30 p. Sunday, 30th H.gh Vyater:_i. 47a l.« p. l'>th After Trinity.
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    TUAN FANG
    421 3 A Humane and Fribndly Chinese < )i i m iai.. Tuan Fang, Acting <invernorof Shensi. who is mentioned m to day* special te!. gram from Shanghai, as ordered to erect a new palace at Hsianfu, has shown himself hitherto helpful to missionary fugitives. The China Mail has this
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    "A GAIETY GIRL."
    546 3 The production of Sidney Joaet meal" ial comedy A Gaiety Girl at the Town Hall lasi vc-ning by the Pollard Lil iputian my served to emphasise a fad w i ready commented on that the Com- j M the -trongest the Pollards have ever bt out of
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    "BARLIMENT" AND EXCHANGE.
    113 3 Th« following is an authentic letter despofecfced Irom Singapore, addressed to The Ho«K of Barhmcnt, London.' It shows a \a-i amount of faith and breathes a spirit a w.\alty not untainted with a hope of material gain. po The Pretoria day of Straits Settlement. Vo Her Kxcellency
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    THE BENEVOLENT MOSQUITO.
    293 3 A champion of the mosquito writfs I have resided for many years m the East, and have for long been of opinion that, were it not for the mild inoculation of the mo'quito, many diseases there would be rampant."— Singapore Free Press. Buzz round me, dear little
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    CITICISM OF LORD ROBERTS.
    882 3 Tavisw to mv« *r AVD I**, h. MIs7«K»N l.kVk\CY. The WfeMnag trenchant criticism ot ford Roberts' methods m S. Afuca are from the ptn of the l.ondo 1 coi respondent ol tn<- pi n-'r 1 he plot to seize Lord Ru\> oi seem to have been
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    119 3 Tht Enca v\hiih arrived here on fjih, left yesterday wiih a < onsignment of rite from Bangkok, for Port Said. The Glenfalloch arrived here tins morning, with Chinese emigrants on board, and anchored m the quarantine grounds. The Benlawen, from Moji, came here tliis i morning with over
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    SNAPSHOTS IN BELGIUM.
    1049 3 No. 111. For the Singapore Free Prtss.J BRUSSELS. II n'ya pas de pays au monde," wrote a celebrated traveller of l^st century, "ou I'observateur ne puiss^ trouver dv bizarre et de l'» xtravagsnt, et < ela parce qu'il peut compari-i* les gens flu MJTI n».- peuvent point
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    CHILDREN'S SCRIPTURE ANSWERS.
    179 3 CHILDREN'S SCRIPTURE ANSWERS. Ihe blunders of children m Iheir >cnpture lessons are ctien Utcnt wuh humour, as the following show Why was Jerusalem surrounded wiih walls "T« keep m the milk and honey." What is manna 7 P/ease, sir, it's taking your cap oft to m..stfr and missus." A boy
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    THE "ASAHI" ARRIVES.
    647 3 ANfwJapan>se Battlbshit. The Most Powbrhjl m thi World. The Japanese battleship Asahi, the very latent addition to the Japnnrse Navy, arrived from England early this morning on her way to Japan, whither the will proceed on Wednesday next, via Hongkong. This whs the vessel which went ashore
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  • S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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      YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
      61 3 < ■»nnoai Syme* bt \1 -1 ILK*. Will 1 „nh... V> bcal M —4, h, h—o. Simpson, i beat vV«bh, owe 4 o 4 >^< SINOLKS. Ullitle. 4 bf-at Graham, owe f>— 1 <>—y. < ur us v. Olli t, urifin. H DOI.BLKS. Bcatty ai d Rodeise. *tr.
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      TIES FOR TO-DAY.
      69 3 lh»>ii loasKir. \\'ith» r-> v. S> Tes. B Sim J'rucior, 1 v. .Simpson. i > IJraddell and Kiliott, owe 15.3 v. Muir and I'eari.e, scr. i*k o > 1 aMee I'tißv. Artny I l)'»;ij; ,md Buiterworth v. Munic., Ho.per and Reid or t,aw I, Kraddell and Rlliott.
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      TIES FOR MONDAY.
      74 3 A SINOLBS. Withers, owe i-> v. Darbishirt, 4 to finish B Sinolbs. Carter v. Simpson or Proctor, C SiKGLfcfc. Curtis, str. v. Oilifte. 1 to finish (Final.) Beatty, owt 1 ■> v. Olliffe, 4 or Curtis, i. IV Doublps. Raid .tuci Hannaford, owe 1 5.4 v. Coulcher
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    THE STRAITS ASIATIC SOCIETY'S JOURNAL.
    145 3 No. j4 ol the Journal ol the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society contains Inscriptions m St. I'aul ■> Church, Malacca, by E. M. MereweiHcr. A Botanical Excursion todiinonn lerai. by H. N. Ridley The use of the Slow Lori-, m Malay Medicine, ibid.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLES.
    173 3 Corps Orders by Capt. \V. G. St. Clair, Atf. Commandant, S V. A., Mead Quaiter Office, Fort Fullerton. Singapore, September 29th, 1900. 1. DUTIKS Orderly Officer for the ensuing week I.ieut J. MacLennan. Orderly N.C.O. for the en^uinjf week A Coy. Sergt. Kiiihie. B Coy. Co'pl. Berry.
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 3 (Corrected up to September _'y) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2 /i demand j t Private credit! 3 m/s 2/1documents 3 m/s 2/ 1 cred'ts 6 m/s 2/i£ France, demand i(^ r Germany, demand ..21 j India, T. T Hongkong, demand p ar> Yokohama, demand i%div Java, demand 1
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    SHARE LIST
    108 3 SEPTEMBER aSth, igoo. R.. t ytoTATion. Capital. Paid Up. Shams Paid Di*. B lk a J^;^: Nom W~ 4U.a3. -99.875 A4 Bell's A-.i-M.K Kastem AfMC*. Nominal. 100-of^f '-584 8.584 2 1 ttawg fear -q,« -r »r«- i Rtfnteg tsar fS J lios ßuyers I 1 3 7^ 1(1
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    PRODUCE.
    110 3 (September i<) I Ga^:::::;:::::;;:;;:;::;;:;;;;;;;;:;;;^,;00. Cube No. i d Pepper, Ulack (ordinary .Vpore) atLT* do. Whue. (K.jr L/W- 5 :J Nutmegs I los to the Ib.j st do. (Sos to ihe ib) Macs (Banda; X^ Cloves (Amboma) -j| Libenan Cotiee JJ Tapioca, snvi'l pearl (Fair quality) t do. do Hake
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      163 3 He Owes His Life to the Forethought of a Companion. While on a camping trip m Webster county, Mr. S. I. Stump, of Normantown, W. Va. had a severe attack of bloody flux. He says, I firmly b« litve that I owe my life to the forethought of one of
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      230 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY' AND NEDERLANDSCHESTOOMVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and |apan, and from Japan homewards (or Ixmdort every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Liae ar« despatched trom Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for thr; Straits, Batavia,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      444 3 SERVICES TO-MORROW St. Andrew's Cathedral. 7a. m. Matins. 7.30 a. m. Choral Eucharist Ac Sermon. 5.30 p. m. Eveiisonj» and Sermon. St. Matthews Church, Sepoy Lines. Owipjj to Mr. Stubbs's absence from Singapore there will be no Service at St. Mat hew's to-morrow Bethesda, Bras Basah Road y a.m. Worship
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      595 3 Mrn-o'-W,, Flag, .nd Ton. Commander. Arrived P rom Fn Wmen R SR R Br.t.cru.s., .770 Sirß. Wrey |uly 2 K,i,U Klan X Sut.on. B Ame r->/ b "534 Sawyer. Sept. 7 Norfolk UncerU As.h. Jap.bs., ip 5 200M,5a S noalh Ho^kJnJ. Oct. J lh Veilel( HIM. Ton. M..« er Arn»ed
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      273 3 CLEAKANGEb. 28. Ophik, Out. Hr. McGill, for Palembang. Socjtra, Bnt. v;r.. Hide, lot China and Upan. September jg. Penanu, Brit, sir., Rawlingson. for Chenbon and Samarang. Kuby, Bnt. str.. Smith, for .Wuutok and Palemba ig. Sarriio, Brit. sir.. TanNr, far Malacca and Kline P. C. Kno, Bnt. str., Mel. l!an,
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      960 4 (BOARD ft LODGING. T ARGE airy rooms m a healthy locality near J— town. Good table. Apply B. A. Z-, co Frt* Frtss. Sept 7 BOARD ft LODGING I N a healthy locality, airy rooms. 15 minute} to I tuwn. Good t»bte. Apply G.L.. co E. S. GooDLAfcti, H. J.
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      111 4 McAlister Co. Champagnes G. H. MUMM Co,'s EXTRA DRY PERINET FLLS DRY VERZENAY Clarets ST. JULIBN*ND MEDOC 1 Sherries SANDEMAN Co.'s VERY PALE DRY PALE DRY NUTTY AND FINE OLD BROWN BOGLER Co. s FINE OLD DRY AMONTILLADO C. DEL PINO Co. Si JEREZ SECO Madeira SANDEMAN Co. s Ports.
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      1156 4 FOR SALE SUNGEI BINJAI ESTATE— KLANG. 24 miles from Klang. Area 998 acres. Annual gu t rent 25 cents per acre. 270 acres planted m coffee, coco-nuts, Para rubber, and bananas. /aS acres reserve jungle. Apply E. V. CAREY, Klanp. Sept. 24 2.10 FOR SALE~ The Schooner O AMARU, 176
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      357 4 Pommery and Greno's Champagne. It is a well known fact that this is the FINEST CHAMPAGNE PRODUCED, commanding a higher price than any other brand m the London Market. Sole Agents for the Straits Settlements. John Little and Co., Ltd. John Little cS: CO. LTD. SPARKLING SAUMUR Ackerman-Laurence Brut Royal
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      560 4 MARINE HOTEL MENADO ENGLISH SPOKEN. io-» Maples Hotel Co. Ltd. No. 85 Bluff. Yokohama "THIS charming Hotfl. standing as it does m the centre and on ihe highest and healihiest part of the Bluff, is naturally always delightfully cool, and commands th« finebt views ol the Bay, Harbour, and surrounding
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      1232 4 VESSEL SKXPECTEO. Giving port ot departure, and 'where Know" date due here, and name of Agents. M«n-op-War. A loir, Fr. cruis., Toulon, S«pt. Aloubttb, F. d'patch b., Toulon, Oct. Av»lan< hi, Fr., Toulon, Sept. Azama. Jap. cruis., Sept. Azuma, Jap. cruis., Harros*. Braz. cruis., Rio de J., Sept. B. .>••
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      760 4 Passengers for Strait*, China ft Japan Per M. M. Sydney, due Sept. 20.— Mr. \V. G. Bradford, Mr. L. Dupire. Mr. P. Dupire, Mr. t T. Tarn. Mr. de Wit. Per P. k O. Ckutan and Octana, due Oct. B.— Dr. Middleton, Miss Middltton, Mr. and Mr Mclntosh and two
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