The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 October 1903

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISEER. THIRD .SERIES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, l'.»0:}. DAILY ISSUE N 1
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 483 1 BDtortisi uius. Po STI VM MAVIGATION 0 COMPANY For China, Japan, ivr-wi-. Ueylon, Australia. India, kden, 1.-> |> Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth London. Tliroutfh l'.i'.N of L Coast. Vanaaa Oakf. C Ports BAH OoTwaaa, Caaaaa i BalUai N 1' BiMla Noi i < oronaedal l>- 13 uio roareioan mi INTERMEDIATE DHU
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    • 394 1 Stoofrtisriiiciits. Pacific Mail Sieain^hip Co Occidental and Oriental Ster m* h o Company -;i» Toyo F isen Kaisha pg Coi I) BEA Of JAPAN M< ,;.i i.i Md 1 Bngl aad lantic li th.- I'nitHl 1: II .t! rt\ Pa;i;ic, Daavar and Kio Re fUikamt" I P a pa] aa
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    • 736 1 atiDrrtisfincnts. Singapore and Kranji Railway. FROM OCTOBER Ist. 1903. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WBBK DAYS. SUNDAYS DOWN DOWN a v m i.n. a r i a i m w a a >• i i r.a i Smuaoore 7 <•' 1" ,;t M.4*» BAS lofa WJfct I ».5« l>> >.:;.. Newton i"
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    • 676 1 aoufii^fimnts Hongkong and Shaniriiai Baikin^ Corporation. Paiii-'i- C\iit ;i,,..,,i,, ,„,.< Baaanre Fvae 1 .Sterling R«wrv», f 1,,,i„„,.i„„i Silver Ilosei-v*}. »;,000 „,1,1 Rksbkvk liHOlllfl ur FK..PKiKr<;KM 110,4)4)0,4100 Oevai „k Oiaaeioaa. A. J. RavM.i.M, aa%r- I'HAIK.M AN H. E fMaTKrBB r.'-'i -DrMHVY »!iai.;ma'. Hon C. W Dicks.s 'N. A s,, i; E
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    • 278 1 ABOtTUfa^Bnttß. Noi i« '1 I rnion Pire Insur.»n< iety oi Vorwach Bnd Is 4 m. Baea TBI FOB Amoi IT Ini t 1 oa Pain X 11,1 Pkbmp m Inc. ir. t li, 1 of amp 1 Si;iiidard Life Asmii-;ih. I SoBBDaM 1 t1 1 1 Jaaa I New Stealand
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    • 45 1 CULVERT'S Per c. Carbolic Soap 00 Itf.fJ B""B"*V la.J» a II *S Bs^ I i I I" I SBaßalA I1 J I I r B A 1 I sßa Bal af< A I Baal I Straits t. v.! 1- np I MOTOR CARS I I
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  • 1624 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th, 1903. OJ aa« The tender <•! Mr i> I* Thomas |..r tlie erection o{ a light b«.ii»e at Mm- Fathom Hank. for *7! ,7:*.i. has I wen a "pled laaaaa la tka acanaat >>t aaaaaavi4Mara*Ma> nil jaardurya mil v. alloaaaj rail .r the
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  • RETURE'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 181 2 FUTHER GOVERMENT APPOINTMENTS. Rari Hard wick* hM law appointed Uader- 1 Seretan for India, and the Karl ..t 1 S.uoiigh -Jr m .r. I ifLiSviTtjii for W... 11 Karl as* Bardwaaa u diploma,, j- 1 B lai a) l«.rn Itt llu Hntii.li K*lau*y ia V tii-, BS#aaa tlie Kran. ••ernian
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    • 94 2 FINANCIAL TROUBLE IN THE CITY. A Biff Firm m Diflltultirs. j Ve.t.rlai ».is an aaxioua day ia taa Oil* 1 lie afrft lenient pr >ie»l diaastnius In oaa of f'ic lariat tiruia ot *\<« U.rokera »h<>«e loassa Ma aataaaaaaj M a million. Open failure w.i« prevent.*) l.\ 1... rip >.'l
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    • 29 2 I lie r utopa ia 0,, mto L ni »-|..n ,f I' ttMiioufl, 1,,, the l.'hiaa Station f aaatsajfcaf will al*. kg sent tr..m Ihe Me.ltterTaUe.tll
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  • 70 2 MURDEROUS PLOT AT PEKING. bY I I,M r. ud. ni al Peking 'tateathat n th. oe.-aaion a lull at the British I. iii. ii ..nl,- -1,, m attempt waa J made t ...-\p| the maga/iue .-..utaiaing et l/*J aaaaraaj and ammunition lor the .ielen I tlie legation Wire* Here laid
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  • 173 2 i..a-rr».i. r.-. Af» i Boat St Jomb'b .4 I i nr I on or. ißji S,r. It Uau Wu Krmt|f fc n-l-rtson and Uaa. who are miereatid a tie bOTjth of ,he town 1.. read ,n your column Z I Ih ursday s date that two Chines*, a U,t.\__
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 260 2 z SDtorrtisrninits. Robinson Piano Co, Ltd important AnnouncementTiii- KobinaoßJ Piano Co., Ltd. beg to announce that the) have ai-t-an^i'il another lease of their present Premises, '.\l] L'allUs Place nm! thai it will lie unneces.-aiy for them tv remove as fcarniorl^ ailvotliaed. Robinson Piano Co, Ltd. Piano Manufacturers Importers, HONGKONG, SINGAPORE,
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    • 508 2 abtocrttsfiiicuts. I Raffles Hotel Under ihe Most Distinguished Patronage His Excellency Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham, K.C.M.G. Governor md Com.Tiander-in-Chief i Straits Sett' ments AM> I High Commissioner Federated Malay States. CRITERION DINNER i»N SATURDAY. 17th OCT. I..\Nl> IN ITU. SWIM; Od 1 1 CHINESE DISfkNSEk WANTED Siniirt :ui"l ;u-< -unit.,
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    • 337 2 aribfrttsfmrnts. ao frays CUbrrtisfmrnts ROBTfts&N Co. EVERYTHING I For Gentlemen's Wear White Matt Oxford Shirts $1 75 Soft Cambric Shirts $2.50 Dress Shirts $2.50 Underwear Panama -Hats $11.50 to 27.50 Terai Hats $6 to 10.50 Felt Hats $4.50 Caps. Ba aaaaaj -^i\.. mvtior, thai < iio«»n K«-.i» aaa l*-f t
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    • 50 2 Oo'.ufsiir Offuumrcs. Deaths. At I- Hen,,, tag- i.ardetif. Boii.in^side. Kdii. hargk on BaaaaaW EBrd, Baanaaai Bicol. ■ddaa ot ti,.- late J al nun.' of M.-r-Xi BOW and '„!i,inii)o Caaaaaoa Oa ths link baai BI Bt ariek. tardea*, w Btkal ghaa abfi I Major M A f.Wb.s M.IJ Rn _Mi.-«-i a,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 208 2 TIIK WKKK. >i, i ki.ai, 17th «aaJ High „.-r-» ,sao|»or-. f > Mk ai *mm^* v -'mi XI X* A. "'"-aa k. B C M~la) I »Uy y C v |Bm MI. B-W-uer hVaage riterion Dinner. Raffle. H I'.ii'm < 'in-.ip I A p Bt *DAI, 1-th High Water-- 4.
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  • 1337 3 Another Javankhk Dktaii,. (By Samuel J<>hnson.) It lias alroadv been explained that Ontbijt is liut a meagre repast, aud the reply to any plnlosyphical enquiry as to why colonial Dutchmen are of such becoming portlinesa and sp;icious build is Kijat tafel." This being literally translated means ric* tabic
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  • 688 3 The Bans* fruitful -nr-. of contention l*»t».-en I individuals is failure to Comprehend *.i 4 other 'a Baaaaaj Such err.. r arises, more often than not. from differ, t.t individuals attaching ..'iff-r^iit meaning- to the same word And thi* la»ing true of people employing their common language
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  • 21 3 Vs pul Blade owing t.. saaa priialiQ MBJ w jr. I till •an i i li V
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  • 118 3 VI 111 i il. h I 11. II I l lath. I lafaatn Bun w M Hi I aB~ Tpii.— i i aa- #wj,isi j, N1 fl» «s, -4 a are n- i. > n fjj > i i X 1 a I i I I I i aaaai
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 599 3 The i i_s| v *g *itb. tne-T^ N I<-'.nd.-:,„l M -till rerj SrM Slot aay-a 1 TS2Z L B u:!i -luUrrttsnafuts. B_ h JLV: iY =aE=! i/W Keih o, mm, mm, I C_, Ru...\J tiIVV V tECBKT SbvßLfl jrsT ajJCftivgD jjy"fiEFL_:ci at .^1.50 each. ATKINS OK AMBROSINK. I.v Elinor A
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    • 290 3 M^ARTIJN CO., PENANG. j g; f} ~,i '-_8e Ha SOLD EVERYWHERE m CRUCHONS Agents Straits and Sumatra NoT 8 s 8.11 o:i WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FEW DAYS The Singapore and Straits ROUGH DIARY FOR 1904. Showing the CHINESE. HIJRA and HINDU DATES corresponding with the ENGLISH or CHRISTIAN
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    • 2 3 SINGA CIGARS
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 480 3 OVER THE CHESS-BbARD. -Uenth-men, to aolace their wcarie 1 mind*: hr honeat pastimes, plare at heaae, the aatronomer'a 8-sme, and the philoaoph.r'a game, which whettea i thyr wittea. wr-ntm th. vr inintU. and hurts no is-ly m th..- in. -an f^saaon." All cnmmunicationa ahould la« addreaaeii to thai •h.aa Editor.
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    • 1047 3 Shipping. KSSKLS EX PBCT1 1) Giving port ol departure, and (where known) date due here, and name oi Agents THAN SPOUT. M. Menghitt.-. Ital Taku. due Not MAILS 1 KOM BfJBOPS. 4)ct 18 Prinz Hendrik Nederland O, t 21 Hamburg HAL Oct Negapataiu ls.a' B I Oal Sv.ii.ey m M.
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  • 2070 4 For the Siagapore Prat Piaaa 'lliere arc plenty of 1 *r-nit il'iil and interesting laoaa without as well a* wttbia Kyoto, ba4 a- weather didn't land Baalf aaach to long ipeditiona, beuaj asoatli raiay, aaai whan ne. sultry and optan ssiv« t,, t degree. lam Ec sure, ao* I
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  • 75 4 ssrall he i.. i -i „.r\ i OaV aptoaooa th* 1 November l«o3 for the supply of akoal J. i, uf Bhmvy Oil M mmiii. f..,- the i inning Light Hsppli Oil *l „,11 beaaada aaoath. ly ..i, ,i„„, bjrtha aaata? Aaaaeaal aaeneinu. fn |a ofSepaamtanr l''o\ The
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  • 111 4 Teaaae will ha wmHed al the "In aad BacratarjV OaVe .j. ta aaaa ol th* r.th N-.w-i, inus, tbe follwrhaj r\*lios aarviee for the year HUM I Waking otflimM Bonrda far Casaea aaaaa Rating sml Lodging ff...... ltl imi SJI (Opines, i- I t- leaa. ""J Baaag.) I.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 698 4 itDDcruscmcnts. "SLEDCF BKAND" READ THIS. ERI I F 1 t>» AI t- The Bernese Alps Milk Co.'s Condensed Milk ;;ii'l Had thai >t a abaalatarj Mm Itsiomposiu.n proT©d UuU it ia prap J from taa beat cow. milk aad its eaeaßeal aaaaaaj aaafaatiea are due to i<a oomplete iteri i>
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    • 134 4 FIREWOOD. j Tender* i„,it..,i hr the aaaa*- of irenea. F.i li,- N,.u Singapore Distilled Water Ice I .<.•(.., y I, Apply t.. ,1... MANAOEU. j ffTaataaaaj K.ipu,, Ul. Fraser and Cumming Ok* ices 7c Battery Road. *"*Wtllii fahana Bbu-n. BltlCK WoRKh;--BKlwti*r Timber Merchants PRIME HARD- WOOD, cut hy our own
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    • 133 4 fltri m srnimtf. Singapore Spurting Olub i i list. MRS r DAY 1 I I'm. i n,-i ..|.,l Dm. i.r<*j W i I i li i i Tni .I'Tvna Hannicai f i i' 1' v l'l. I i :.i. SLCOND DAY i;■ i i i i i i l i
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    • 256 4 TiM- f.s-t Ml .li«ui.' .r tin' bflß A 9 i t ***M\ ii-iiij. kaaaa, a m ball *|i.-n aina f •All t' m Bl M >1. R.i I *»„t Ji W l; I > i miili *a*a iaa am aa #11 •■ln a• v i kaaa the) i>n»u%| ii i.
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  • 1521 5 11-'"* ir .f »c* >«fn liT at to see tin. •aaneat 1/ .tiona t-k^L -V I l^King naKaaaav I Uaij j aaf Vs 1«h1 If X Boyaltaa ol lasb 1 at V a t ime -y Oajl Paiee ac tbe I ■L, LdhadA ka they will take "back A
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  • 357 5 THE AUTUMN MANŒUVRES. <***<»•-*- i_oi Ronaniaa Baroat |tha -nun:, der-in-t'hief's jn-lg '-1 aaQ.nea.ara aa laßaai meat on tbe autau p wont to attilkeh la South Africa we «^hjaa< information t. -t of our failnres m paiaV*sj sjuaaf on th. the intiumt" kaowledaaj of tlaT^f-T^Vo S'^lT V art of the 80-rs.
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  • 673 5 1 .1;.. 1; C .ur— iha Bsoraiag. Tha ontaide oonaea pa *d i i w,,rk doae Sir I.aun.-!..f with Keyeote ia in* enke, did rl tae Bare did aai finish as fre-li -a. .•Kri i w. rk- d tvn.-e round al ■troag pace ia rage, gotag freely Portadra
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  • 1175 5 Mr <*eorge H. Hildyard lut* written a long letter to The Times m reply to the article by Mr Alleyne Treland, author of Tropical Coloniratffra." on British North Borneo. In the course of bi- letter Mr Hildyard says With his statement that there is no jsortion of
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  • 236 5 Haraiston'a Circua played last night to a good house the excellent pr.egrauiuie they have l>eeu plajing airne their arrival. Mai MMM which much ban already t.eeu said. To-day the management advertise their hnit complete change of programme. Amongst the new turns which will I* introduced to-night will be Tom
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  • 935 5 Ceyloa-v Ix>ndon, Octolasr Mr Balfour sees no discrepancy m his Sheffield speech and m the policy enunciated m his pamphlet and his letter to Mr Chamberlain, both of which he submitted to the Duke of Devonshire l*?fore publication and he considers he has just cause for complaint at the
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  • 149 5 Last night the members of the S V. A. 8. R E and S. V. R gave a Cinderella dance to which a uutnber of guests were inviutd. an.l the large number present provevl the popularity of these little functions, which ar* all the more enjoyable as they
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  • 142 5 The iteauier Van Kiebeeck from Boliton landed here about 400 bullocks. The Royal Dutch Mail "De Klerk' connecting with the German Mail steamers is due here on Monday morning. The steamer Alboin arrived fro,,, Calcutta yesterday with cargo of al*out •J.IXMJ tons Bengal cool f,»r thin port. The
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  • 39 5 VLSTERHAY'S PLAY Mixai. Doi-BLBs. (Final.) Mi-i Brsddell and Mr Kvans beat Mr» Hunter nn 1 Mr I>srbiahin« by 1 "U time. WtMNßaa Casarsaaaair. aMrOaML I.ai.ieh' S,.a,;Lße. Mra Hunt, i Hoi BI.IN. -M", Brad.leU an.l Mr Kvan-
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  • 331 5 The fhf4aara_aj letter. a)aani I Y. taaaaj i with certain aspects of the Sliai'.s Scttleu.enta Currency t^uestion. is published m the 'Standard When m May last the report af Sir Uavid Harl-Mii-'s 4:ominission aaa pubb.-hed. and it Imuie known that the Straits (iovcrnnieut would adopt the scheme
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  • 367 5 <" MA P. i That wry listing,, iahed artiat. Mm. Ernest I, Xorinand, Utter known v. the aaaaaa, i**rh.,p--0 as Henrietta Rae, tell*, and tell- inimitable I a delightful st.ry of Kola»rt Browning, which, 1 li I am confident has never published Mhaa The p.^»t »an tbe
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  • 14 5 H X 1.--p... I' aaa a I gf aa T_r U aaaaai batm
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  • 25 5 l>- 111 i ii V ImV., Qaaaaet. I ii N MA I Java. I.: Ibv.. I Bl I 1 I I i.. a f
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  • 81 5 I. r.o Ijari.bi. i i 1 Papper. i> ■1 White iFa I, v Nutmeg* 110 t.. t d (M tLe IL. Mate v f t.i i>. I i.'loa**, [lailmaa aj Lib nan < '<>fTi« Tj -a. amall psaui (Fair ,*__,<y, d... d.. nahs I *>». Ban-hum do do. flake
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 316 5 .r* p* OCEAN STEAM SHIF Oq J,: A N I j Chita Mutual Steam Nay. Co.. L Tbe Companies' ateauier* ape de-patch.- I Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China ._.l Japan every week, and from Japan homewards < Itor London every fortnight and for Livcrptad monthly One outward steamer c*.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 368 5 MAILS CLOSK. To-DAT lor p,r At aaahan A Deb M-Lui ,-a Isahnan A<- Baa Teeaj i ra aasaaan \<- .Saii- Baraaa 3 r* ■aaanhaaa Teresa :i ra Maaaea a- Sappho i pa Muntok A P'baug Mejer 4 m Olehieh By laud, 4 ,-a So,irala.ya A Samarang Mxrie Jei—»,i 4 ra
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    • 825 5 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-vV,. Flaf anJ Tona Commsndcri Arrlvu from WM han Zahora *M 200 .T.Jr D<sk Esmeralda Fed. aaf 1"1 aaaakak Baal I P aWaMaaaaal t'ncertsJu Sea Mew 4..1 yacht BM Cspt Miirj>hy <»• t 12 Johore T'n.>arU,n rlo*ario Hiit L'»n 1 l i.k- .n Oal II Han-k.k H
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 528 6 ilniirmsfinrnts. FOR SALE \t*j m.,..- I hands, ijuief m luira ess il waddle, a fisi 1 1 1 Price 9a}oo r with small Victoria or Rnlli > with harness tf tfie hill Al. 'xainlr.. Bond and ,-omutaud ,te„Mi\e icy. of tbe Psaxir Panjang District. rf,'-i 1.. 11. Steam Launch and
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    • 857 6 iluUciu&cmnits. BOARD LODGING I Isdinn aad geaatiemen. Apply to lira OERE, A, Vfilkle Road. Oct > IJ*.I" BOARD Sr RESIDENCE. With* private family residing m Tanglin. T< aaia aaai stable* Apply to ALPHA, 0 I »LlO BOARD A LODGING. RoOSttS to he let IoT he..'- a". I ,'lit leiucii. m
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    • 340 6 2*hl*4Ttca*fatntfS. 1 Katz Brothers lid. V Jtist to fJR AND ARE V I Hand I BE; J I 1 HOWN I \%M NICE \1 |n| lj U LA S SORT f-. ENI I¥/ f I xiS\ a!s I first L 1 THESE, hW J J FLOOR. Katz Brothers. Ltd. K.
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    • 289 6 Al Sandra Brickworks 00, Ltd. BRICKS FIREBRICKS rite Alexandra ck works f_*o. Ltd prepan <i i v *ok ordi rs tor Common Bricks al M til per laksa, Firc.rtcks, Fireclay, Arch lircl Boils? Beatings, md Hue covers sJwnra ia si ng 1 1 aa Pnc bricks t_loujj_j_d X I pei
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    • 596 6 ntJofrnsrmnr.s. TC 1 [SI T HI N 1 .\'o\. In 11 fl v 11, LEONIE HOUSE. LeonicHill ■-■<a r .1 to the iboasJ snd will le ueßtleawa J. 4ntion. -\p; I. io h) Id 1.11 TO LET An sssfurniaba I i-n h doa Il*arr to TOMLINSON TIAS Fkok Bungalo* Ko
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    • 162 6 <>^ aai and i->» B \e,H,..,i j *mintu,. vi, a Laidlaw ct >\ y /*'"Ga JMr A f\ (/far _T I at 111 1 _T-^ *__f I 11 ll L.A..S -> W IV :.^sl c'^Sbb. I J 'Trl _r .ah i-M "N. 1 'Jr-. r. i Pr Prtce^TS^nd-.ojo. si. <
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