The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 March 1902

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. -fc— -—^taii-^^^-.,-THIRD SERIES. %iI*<MPORE. MokDAY, 17^ MARCH, 1002. DAILY ISSUE No 443^
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      747 1 J^ a> Office. Telegraph St. 0g Wharves. Keppol Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Suamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANO. CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Trough BiHs of Larnng issued for .''iwm Gulf, Continental and American PorU, also for China Coast. MAIL LINE. OUTWARD HOMBWARD
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      699 1 Pacific $iail steamship COKPAMY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COIf PANY npOYO KISBN EAISHA (OaiSMTAs. C.S. GO.) VIA INLAND SEA OF tAPAN -AND HONOLULU. Through Passage rickets granted la England Prance, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities of die United States or Ciaafta Rates
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      1152 1 DE KOMfKKLIJKS PARKTVAAftT MAATBCHAPPII. Übboo. C»»tju«t wits rna Narasw^SMi faiah|:«evana-«sjsT. Agek»atSuica*om. Sb«>Aw»hCV. l^E IMEN|3>ELS Co., a-3Coixv«BQuAV Taa vvoMiutiiTioirao nanta aas paiT 4rNt9xmaTs. Vaa Swon ?»*f v *f f^*,2 g'^T 1 <?«««*'*«» Hsmyaf, Soerabmi* Uar. 1« VanwarPatra Ponttaaa* Mar 17 Pe«U»*a*, Bls.gkawaag and Ba< ibms, star.*) Bantam Maksim** Mur. 18 iaca»ff*
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      642 1 UOMQKONQ AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. Surliog Roaanrt tl«>o*o,oaa 1 RKSBRVB LIABIUTY Or 1 ri.o.">ii]Kru^s..-^ 1 lo oomo C oubt op OtKarrou I '-Snbwam. Ea?.-CNAi*HA>» H«». J J H«LL-I«yiw»,-D)?r'jir CnahWam E. Gobh r»q. JH. ScaosAftT, En A. Haupt, E«| I.N A. Si>m, g~ a, t*| iH.W Slao. <pL A J.
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      852 1 I "IioHTSERRAT: M Lime-Fruit Juice J l\ I And Cordials I V I y either with water or created water is a V dcJichtful thirst quencher Mint Ma L«Hi *Ca Ih.» NORWICH ONION FIRE INSUR ANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH AHD LONDON. EITIILIIIID «70>. FOR PIRE INSURANCE ONLY. tri.;^:. 1 f^ss:
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      MARRIAGE.
      45 2 i\!n-.iMLi..-im jp-^D. lam, at St. M»ry Abbot s, Ken»iii#ton, by the Rev. Canon Peunv father, D.D., James CNmibkll Km. frivat. Secretary to H. Ii th« Sultan of Joliore to .T»ssii! M»«r, widow oT tho Into Lieut. LewU iJuval Hall, 2nd Baft, liittv No cards
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      DEATH.
      34 2 DKATII. B uca-WBBsrkß.-On lOtli March at 10.45 at thj Chartered Baok, Baugkok, Marian Kioiberley, the wife at O(Oko« Hri i U't«m>r, and infant son at birth. Friend* please accept this the only intimation.
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1902.
    1447 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY MARCH 17, 1902. Urn »lia!l the Prr»-« th» rrnj>'»'* '»«•>« m»intain, I'nawrd In inrttM-mr and unhnbrd by y\t u Mrrr „atr l( < Tmtb hrr fliwi f-rn rf4- rtraw. I"WJ«»<1 to Kcliihon. LBJMItJ I The Hongkong Daily Press prints a rather »ensati nal t«-l-«,'ram fiom
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    TWINS EXTRAORDINARY.
    207 2 Martied roubles are a'i\i-ed to read <li>--.lowly, and thoughtfully and congratulate themselves that their lot ii not that of tome others upon whom Providence has la\ ished too great a bounty. An American paper s'ates that Mrs. Susaonah rVnnock, 2i years old, of St. Louis. Mo., has just
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    THE VICTORIA MEMORIAL.
    162 2 Below is a copy of a letter sent by Mr. Jasper Young, London, to Mr. C. W. S. Kynnerslry upon tbe above subject This letter will snow that action amongst old Singaporeans on London in regard to the Memorial is going on steadily. 34 l.cadenhall St. London
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    TO-MORROW'S PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
    38 2 >t is requested t!.tt a<i members of the Ocb*»tra be in the Town llall to-morrow "'ght not later than f 4 <, p. m and mrm b ers of the Choir nol late- than 8.45 pm.
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    HOUSE-BREAKING IN MARKET-ST.
    92 2 At one o'clock yesterday morning a police constable patrolling Market-st aaw a Chinaman DOM our of a .loth shop with 1 two large bundles of cashmere in his hand*. Gn seeing th aaUM« t)».- thi. V thi^w down the bundles and wade off. I H-- was purnned
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    A SAD ACCIDENT.
    292 2 Fatal Emoihi,. On Saturday afternoon o» Jt „f the sons of Mr. A. (I. Weuterhout of the P W. D waa playing with a Maker of com.' panions on a pie/-e of wast.- land adjoining Mr. Wenterhout's residence in i>eranj,'ooii-r.J. Young WeaUrfco* had an air-gun with him
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    ARRIVAL OF M. DOUMER.
    477 2 Omcixr LANOINC Ai Johnrion Piajt Yes M-day morning M. Paul Doumer Governor General of Indo-China, anived bciC by thr M M. Sydney from Saigon, enroute lor Maixci.io. Pre^aratiuii?. li*d be« n made for an official landing and a special invitation issued to the French Community by
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    MR. G. CLUNIES ROSS.
    114 2 Mr. George Cluuies lion, tho wellknown Chief of the Coco* U'ands, arrired Jiere on Snturdny night by the M.M. Yurrm from Europe. Mr. Rom went home to undergo an operation for cataract and it i« rer? satisfactory to know that the operation has been eutjrely successful.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      SOUTH APRICA.
      19 2 Lord Methuen Improving Lord Met linen has now be«n r*»ni<.ir.| io l Johannesburg and is doing well
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      PATRIOTIC NEW ZEALAND.
      34 2 A Tenth Contingent. The New Zealand Government hare decided to send another contingent of a thousand men. Thii will be the tenth set of men that bav« come from thii colon/.
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      MR. CECIL RHODES.
      15 2 Critically 111 Cecil Rhode* in reported to be in a critical condition.
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      A BOER MOVEMENT.
      41 2 Rushing Cattle At the Wire Pence. Menu's mam body broke through the rede line on Monday night laat. The line wu rushed by the Boers dm ing herd of cattle through, and thua escaping. London, March t6tk, tyos.
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      SOUTH APRICA.
      28 2 Movements of De Wet and Steyn. De Wet and Steyn are last reported to be at I'arys, to the west of the main Orange Colouy Railway
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      HOW MENTZ BROKE THROUGH.
      31 2 A Stampede of Horaea. Commandant Mentz, with +»>0 Boers, escaped by driving a mob of loom; horaea against the blockhouse line fence, d#molishing 200 jards of it.
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      SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED.
      34 2 Oil Steamer On Pirt. The Suez Canal is blocked, and will probaply remain so for three dayt aa a petroleum ship in on fire in the Canal. London, March 17th, 190$.
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      672 2 John Little and Co., LtdWATCH CLOCK DEPARTMENT. A large election of English, American and S*iss WATCHES and CLOCKS, by all the leading Makers Offii c Clocks, Dining Room Clocks j4^^Y^^^k^ Nickel Watches Carriage Cocks mff «^«^<.t|l Alarm Clocks. V **^^^^W Chronographs Repeaters, &c. SOI.E AGENTS FOR Ber son's noted, London
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      871 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISgMKNTS. To Let SUITE of two rooma with Bath 100m attached, suitable for married ooaple or two bache-' lora. Apply by letter A., c/o Frte Prrss Mar 17 848 A UCTION Sale of about 270 oaaea of Liquors, rx on Tuesday, 18th March, at 11 a.m. Comprising Brandy. Port
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      52 2 C hronic Diarrhoea. Mr. C. B. Wtagfield, of Fair Play. Mo., U.S. A. who Buffered from chroolo dysentery for thirty five yean, says Chamberlain's Collo, Chelera and Diarrhoea Remedy did him more good than any other medicine he had ever ased. For sale by all dealers THE DISPENSARY, General Agent*.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      649 2 The Week Monday, 17th pm Mist 1 Wafer j.^4 s,. 4.1% p. St. IVn.k'i Day. S.V. L»det%, Raffles ln»t., 4.15 p. S.V.R. Commandant Inspection, 5.10 p. S.V.R. Recruit* Drill, 5.10 p. S.V.I. N«. I St No. Coy., yyy p. Moon, First (Juaner, 5.8 a. Tuetdty. llth M» K b Waief
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY
    908 3 Half Ybarly Misting. The half yearly general meeting of th< Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. «m held to-day at noon in the Company's offices at 6, Colly er Quay. Mr. J. Anderson (Chairman] presided and there were also present W. A. Greig, C. Sugden, C. W. Laird,
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    FATAL ACCIDENT AT AN ASSAULT-AT-ARMS.
    142 3 Lucknow. 23rd February.— A sad accident occurred yesterday during the Assault at-arms. A team of C. Battery, R.H.A., were competing for the Artillery Driving Competition, and had gone once through the pests all right. On taking a sharp curve prior to going through the last
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3334 3 E< Via Ctylon.) lon, March 4th.— Lord Kitchener wire* that •k's operations show that 84 Boers hav; illed and wounded, and 1,008 made prisonsurrendered. it von Buclow, in his speech yesterday* referring to the question of the German garrison at Shanghai, said what was legitimate with others in order
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    ADMIRAL KEPPEL.
    42 3 Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel leaves Singapore for England this afternoon in the Earl of Crawford's yacht Vahalla. Launches leave Johnston's Pier at 4 p.m. to enable those wishing to bid the gallant old Admiral god-speed to do so.
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    JOHN ROBERTS IN SINGAPORE.
    76 3 Bern* a large attendance at the Marine Club on Saturday night, Mr. John Roberts, played his second game of billiards in Singapore, during his present visit here. Mr. J G. Boyd was his opponent and Roberts conceded him 700 in 1,000 and eventually ran out when
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    G. R. LAMBERT AND CO.
    72 3 The fine new studio of this firm at 34 Orchard-rd., was opened yesterday, and is replete *ilh everything necessary to lii,»hclass photography. Besides the best apparatus which, the firm have installed, ihe fittings are in great taste and would make even a depressed subject cheerful.
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    A PLUCKY CHILD.
    63 3 At Madras, on the evening of Feb. 23rd, while some European children were playing on the harbour beach, one little girl, picking up shells, got out of her depth and was being washed away, when Willie Dowley, a child of five, grasped the situation hurried to the
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    EXCHANGE.
    80 3 (CoMKECiEO li« ro March 17.) On London. Bmnk >/»M nemanu 1/9^ Private credits 3 m/s l i i ){i document* 3 m/s i/,jj credits 6 m/$ t/| O FRANCE, demand 225 1 Germany, demand is 3 India, T. T 3 ji Hongkong, demand pwr Yokohama, demand i*\% pm. Java,
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    PRODUCE.
    212 3 (March 17 Tin «7» ae Gambia JKJ do. Cube No. 1 17.50 Pepper, Ulack (ordinary S'nore) 30.00 Jo. White, (Pair 1Av~5%) s*. Nutmegs uos to the Ib.) si Mace (Banda).. Co Cloves (Aroboina) liberianCcnee Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) cc o *r^ do Ei. (do. do.) SJO do. medium
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    SHARE LIST.
    230 3 MARCH 17th i V (Unit o4 China and Japan Ltd. 1 N«m<i 4 hefared. c<-S/ Zi H l'» AsbwKH Kastvn Agency. Somm»l. R"M*»h Gold Minr Co. v «'< Chindras Gold Mininf Co. Ltd. 4,1 Clear Water Dairy farm Ltd. «tee $i.k> Prater and Neave Ltd. tv« Sale* t*
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      36 3 Two mails from home arrived jvstirday, one by the N. D. L. Stuttgart, bi i nging dates up to Feb. iGth and another i >y the M. M. Yarra, with doles ap to Feb. tZad. i
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      128 3 The firm of Messrs. Fisher and Foster, Civil Engineers and Contractors, has been dissolved. Mr. W.K. Smith joins Mr. Foster and the firm becomes Smith and Foster, who will carry out all uncompleted contracts of VV. Smith Co. Federated Malay States, and Fisher and Foster, Singapore. It is not often
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      14 3 IHMIIIIM BMW ink, fmrnrrmft. HI C*fc,«. »»M s»»m««ps>s Disjssismt;— ..utsl^ •AsTl*. «V— •sAmUMTON. ENOUkMQ>
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      388 3 HI STANDARD TIMK BALLb. A Time Ball at Fort Canning, and n« at I' o Braoi fall every day at I r.M., Singapore meaa time (Greenwich mean time 0 hrs., 4 mm., 35 sec.,) being hoisted five minutes previously. If either of the balls »houkl Mil, the lag W will
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      551 3 CLKAKANCBB March 75. an Onthoorn, Dnt Kamminga, lor rad.ing, via ports Amlral Courber, Kr., Conain, for Saigon. l*in Beng, Brit., l>avidv>n. for Penaug. Sappho, Brit., Turner, for Malacca and Port SwettenWn. Hcbc, Brit., Inkster, for Penang and Deli. March Kul.y, Brit., Smith, for Mantok and Palembang. G. G. Meyer, Dut.,
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      822 3 VESSELS IN PORT Mcn-of.War Fla« and Ton* Commander* Arnvcd Krom Ktx Wkn Fearl>-« Brit omiwr IMO J. J. Graham Feb 4 <\>|.m«»,. ll.«>k<Hut Mar Other Vcaavl. Fla«m ft Toma Matter* Arrived From r *fltnmn Foe VThe A.K. CTBricn Brit bq.. 1087 OBrien K«b 22 MaaiU llulU, i, H, M»r JUnlfinGmaa
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM
    58 4 ci olera: at canton. Aoeihef Fatal European Gate. (Sa«(UI to Ihe Sing*; or* Fret Press.) Hongkoog, Feb loth, 1903. f r F« itz A Brocklemanu heml in Can -A the firm of Renter, Brocklemann and Cotnpauy merchants, died at Canton on Friday from cholera. Deceased had only arrived
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    36 4 MILD MEASURES FOR IRELAND The Bight Hon. George VVyndhain, Chief S^retary for Ireland, summoned a Cabins Coane I yesterday. It is- underst >od that his lecoinmrijda:ion to defer extreme measures in Ireland" wa* .adopted.
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    UNKNOWN
    38 4 It is announced that the King by the adrw-e «f hi* Minister* has. expresned his itt^nt Co Cwd Caclofsm, the Viceroy, that the contemplated visit ottluir Maj«-ues to Irelaixl c-innot t*ke place this y< »>: LonJou, March 13th.
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    THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
    17 4 A telegram from Washington atates that the Nicaragua Canal Bill has passed tbo. House
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    23 4 It is reported that De Wet ami Su-mi orosaed the main railway line last Sunday night to thr nonh of Wolvehoek.
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    PROBABLE JUNCTION WITH DELAREY.
    19 4 They were luan-hint: west, which would suggest their intention to join baiulrf with I >clarey.
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    LORD METHUEN.
    29 4 in the Hon»e last bright Mr. Brodrkk uuuounced that l."nl Mcthm n was AoMrg jpelL and was expected to arrive al Klerksdorp to-day. London, March 14a.. 1902.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    17 4 METHEUEN AT KLERKSDORP A despatch from Kitchener states that Methuen arrived at Klerksdorp on Thnrstlav.
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    Kindly Treated.
    29 4 He whs doing well, and everything i«» aible was being done for him. The home papers pay a warm tribute to the generosity and chivalry of Delar«-v.
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    THE CASE OF KRITZINGER.
    18 4 Th« trial of Kritzin^^r li*s Wen postponed for trc further (-oti.si<l-?ration of the evidence
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    UNKNOWN
    33 4 tV^.^MOSED ROYAL VISIT. IV* ft is believed that the decision of the King not to T«sit Ireland is largely due lo the behaviour of the Irish party in the House of Commons.
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    THE AGRARIAN ASITATION.
    27 4 1 he unsatisfactory state of the country owing to tke revived Land League agitation is also said to hare some bearing on the decision.
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    The " Mikasa "
    20 4 The Mikasa The new Japanese battleship Mtkasa l.;i- sailed from England on ber way to Japan. London, A/arch tjtk, i<jO2.
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      315 4 Board and Lodging. WITH aa KnglUh Family 1 1 milea from town. Tennia Conrt. Apply to F B, e/o Free Press. Mar 13 273 On Sale JLST airned all aorta of Dutch Cigan. KOXG TIONG HIN Co. Mar 11 nr, Billiards AN exhibition gainc of billiard* will be given in
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      719 4 Firewood last. Apply to BOBNKJ Oo^TA*. I Jaag W/ ANTED a Chinese or_ Avfsiaa «Ms»J*** W good knowledge of Bsftlsa. sasr* IwMsd sad type-writing. Good salary to really c uwfiaim* Apply MERCHANT e/o Pr*Jh*ss. Feb 15 WANTED AN onercetie Kansiaa Cteofie Overseer aad TimeSeeper. Apply MLEY, HARGKC AVBB fc Co.,
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      1045 4 VlflllLS CXPIOTBO. Oiriaff port of departure, and (whore taewm date dae here, aod name of AgonU. Men-of-War. Akataaki, imp., 1 ot doe, doe fcapiegle. H.MJB., Purtaasouth. dao Mar BlilMaao, Jap M Fortejnonth. due July j Perorriei. Kaa.. Croaatadt, doe Mar OoUbyA, Ree., Cronetadt, due Vf ar Oaolr. Baa CraoaUdi. dee
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      450 4 For Fremantte, Adelaide Melbourne and Sydney Also taking earfo fo- oliter Aaatralian porte and Now Zoaland, S.S. FORTUNATUS 4200 toM, L'apt. Fritk, Is da* aoro about tno BUi April, and will aoooiro prompt Oo> patch lor wlKe> aVDOTO portfi. For inHght or paaaago apply to MeAUHTJCft ft Co.. A K
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