The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 October 1904

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free P ress AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER ffl, 1904. DAILY ISSUE NO. 5212
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      750 1 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon AurcraHa, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading iiwued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINKS Outward if«r China) Nubia Nov 13 Malta I)..
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      640 1 N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail gteaniera of this Company sail fortnightly from Bitsmen Hamburg fie. Rotterdam. Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Nayjea, Port Said, Suez. Aden. Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nag;maki and Kobe to Yokohama and back. They are due
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      1252 1 Singapore and Kranji Railway. From April ll th, i 904, and until further notice. Train Service for Week Days and Sundays. DOWN. SINGAPORE «JS Uk Com lS Iti Si Si Si Newton I J0.07 V2A2 217 BJ9 Ml cT? •i U>3.i 7M) id.OH 12.^ 21 h gJO LO. <JOB Ciunyßoad
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      576 1 I flUbrrtiscmrnuL Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital 110,000,000 KBSBkVB Fund Sterling Reserve $10,0ui>,»xx> SUver Reserye....| 7,')00,000 J $1 <)00 000 Rbhbrvs Liabilitt or Pbopribtom 110,000,000 Court of Diebctors. A. J. Ratmond Esq,— Chairman H^ E. TOMKINH Esq— DIPUTT CHAIRMAN J. Goitz, Esq Hon. It. Shkwvn Hon W. J.
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      593 1 RUBEROID ROOFINC AND OAMPCOURSE RllberOld r? h 5 a P cr coo| er, and easier to lay I W9m Galvd. Iron or any other Roofing Maten RubCrOld is absolutely Water-proof, Vermin wim ppro off f Fire-resisting, and Odourie RuberOld is^ cr y,, elastic li^rht and durabl w WiM and will
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1904.
    2256 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1904. llcrr jImII Ifcf Vrr-~ tli.- PMf**^ nftl.t mainUln, I'navki.l h\ IbOhmmi mU ariMkal i>y g»*ni Hrtr |«lr4n« Truth ii-i '..rrrrptt draw, ri*dK<*J to Rriitfi" 1 IHI i"! I■■ M We invitu puMir nttrsrtWß t«> the bnsians* like and Bugg»>stiv<- letter fn»iu Mr
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    29 2 SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. AT FOKT AKTHIK x\(.\- Bombardment r*n>cer(linjr (BfMsßl In the siiri.'.^H.rc h'i»t: PlW.' i EloSMkosif, < >•'* W, I 41 i>m A vigor.-ub l> 'liil-jrltiriit of P<-rt Arthur iin progrc'**
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    Immense Damage Within Fortness
    41 2 '11.- -ii.-li^ if. in it..i.l.it>iin. m h»S)IJ| r 'iUB are rx.iiriu^' into lh»- tot The Bad ApproMhlag Tlm k'irri-'ii i^ Mported t ba immttltmi, aud the fall >[ T< it Arthur M In li.jw 1 t. l« iinnii'iem
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      THE BALTIC FLEET CRISIS.
      34 2 Full Statcniml by the Premier KiKluiry to Proceed Mr. Baitrmr Bpaakiag H .s<»uthaiii[<t<»ij. m 'ii" qsjsjsjtaon -.f Uh< I;.iit Hei f > ri>is. thai (lit- matt.r hii.l Un r*>ferr»-d t-an int«-rnati<.u-
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      Portion of Armada Detailed at Vigo
      47 2 Portion of Armada Detailed at Vigo Ghailty (MLVeen t«» be i'tmishe<i liusma liv.-l mmmti t h.- i.t»-ut i .n. ;tt I «jf th«- part .if thi' H»hi »••<•' .n.-enied m the affair. Th»- offiueiH rer*|^.u«.il would not prot.. th<- Fir X t~\l, nt w.,ul.| \j»- 1 ri-;vil«-'|iiciteh p>n.
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      "Will Not Do It Again "
      23 2 "Will Not Do It Again Mr li.tlf.jvir al»<> ilated lint Kurtaia \s*k giving or.ler-. tin' would pMMI MJ rrence tf HMk M out <
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      Universal Indignation
      41 2 Mr lialfour taii that >\cat« had happ.-n.~i whi.-li \ufi »stirre«l to the deptiix .HE: men and Knprlish-speakin^ h.imodk of the v-.irl-l. He thought be mi^l 1 > IN hi 9m able ijn Mia* war wonl<l iv«ide«J without -lishoDour t<> ius
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      The Two Stories
      45 2 The Truth on One Side Two stories hud been put l«fore them, the result of which would be that th<> matter w.uld be n-lerr»<l ;tn lmj.irtial international en^uirj, though it nj uii|-.,5i1.1^ lo dodM *)ii«h of than sbTH* was the true one.
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      A Russian Assessor
      31 2 U<' ktfti thai a Ku»si;in repreht. would pariH-ipat*' m the enquire. Both fci<]»-8 wouM ..l.id<- by the deciaiou of th»- tribunal, which would consider all questions at ih-ij.'
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      Investigation at Hull
      21 2 Ihere would al— b« I aJMial B tail Knqinrv at Hull, n whk-h he Ritasia won).) be r-preaented
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      Rojdestvensky's Romance
      21 2 An Insult to Britain Mr Udltour ndicule«l A-lnnral 1 f'luanLv whuli wa« tmikj an attack upon .ur national biSMaT.
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      A Tribute to the Russian Government
      53 2 A Tribute to the Russian Government All Honest Desire to Atone It wa» onh Lijv justice to a _v that th»- Taar and the Ruagiau Government never under rated the crisis, n-r failed to it what they could to diminiah it. .ml hal «n au enlightened deaire th. tr«tl md
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      Various Press Opinions
      256 2 The Sundard and tli« Muruiu,: P are disttatisfied, and consider that tin lut'nt doea not redouud to the honour an-i .li^nity of Britain Th<> SUn. lard" t li;«t th< guarunteu th.v tl le lUltic Flot-t blbmU ha Wept out of niir,»:!nef an<l that tl,. I had n.t
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      A Russian SQuadron at Tangier
      50 2 Remainder Detained at Vigo The battleships Oslaba/a, Siusoi Veliki, and Navarin and thecruiseci Amiral Nachimoff. Awn.ni, Svetliana. Dmitri l>..n«koi, Kamschat. La, Zemtchu.:. Almaz, and seTen t«,rp«do boats ■sjiftfv colliers, have arrived at Tangier, th« rest will remain at Vigo. where the cruiser Laix*aster has arrived.
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      Coal Facilities at Vigo.
      40 2 A Japanese Protest •'What Other Countries Do" ItM Japanese Minister baa prot«sUd to Spain againut the coaling and* pronsioniiig facilities given to the Hussions at Vigo. The Spanish Minister replied that other countries did the same.
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      Tsar and Ambassador
      34 2 The Tuar ha* receired Sir Charles Hardinge private audieuoe which lasted for over an liour yesterday. Naval Courtesies at Vigo Admiral Rohzdiestreuski and th« Coniuauder of the Lancaster have exchanged visit
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      Russian Destroyers Enter Mediterranean
      11 2 Kour Russian destrovwn have parsed Gibraltar eaittwHrds.
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      Gen. Grippenberg
      10 2 General Grippeuberg atarti tor Harbin ob N'Vfuiber 2.
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      Desperate Attacks at Port Arthur
      42 2 Two F<»rts Captured by Storm \i> uU-r'n curiff |-.nd«-ut at T<>ki>> itavH that j«T.it»- attack* on tbe ilOth au*l J7»h \S .*hies<b\ M.til TbiirmU\ the Japumn apturtxl l»v sU)ra the fort* of Erliinjfshan and Sun^cbowghan I Sungtbosbau).
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      The Shaho Battle
      32 2 MMM Casualties A l'»-ter>»>"ir_r offt-'iiil t«lejrrani puts tbe total Kuv-i;m Imm fr.-ui 0«t I It <>ct 18 at 45,800. _'J were due to tbe overI ippi:._' 1 r. |.-.rt*.
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      Japanese Minister III
      25 2 TL.- N-w York Herald say. that the JapaneaeMimiterat Washington (MrTakaJbira) haw gvnjptoms of appendicitis and U m a MVIOM f. r,.».»n. ;1
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      JAPANESE CONSULAR TELEGRAM
      13 2 l ßt (Joubtest of Mi Takaw. H. IJ. M. COKSCL.I
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      A Minor Engagement
      70 2 Near Mukden K*»-iv©.i '.it am oft Sunday. Markhal Ohvama report*.- A detachment of the Kitfht inn attacked on (At 27 th« enem\ on Wait'-ushan. conaisting of two battalions of iufantr\ Our men met with a atultborn retfiataaoe, but tiaaliv <xx-upied Waitouaban and captured t«" MahM *>n »,t
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      Home Fleet Assembling
      11 2 I'he II nic Fleet Bfl i-<<Qc«ntratiug at PortUuJ.
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      722 2 flDbcrtiscmrntg. Caldbeck Macgregor Co. KSTABLISHEI) 1804< Wine Spirit Merchants, (London, Glasgow, Hongkong, Shanghai) SINGAPORE. PstlCl LIST ON APPLICATION. John Little (Sb Co, Ltd. PRESENTS FOll HOME. CHRISTMAS 1904. MANILA GIGARS. Haimu.. x |0Q lj do 20" ]»>♦". iJe^alia Ch |ff ]k r^Mklres .1,. 10,, 17 I>liu< .1.. l»x» Ui Hiijh
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      693 2 Cotiapg StitrrtiSfmrutg Uomrsttc ©ccurrcncfs. Births. Jisbib-Coopi— On October 2 -tth. the wife of Dr. Jbshkb-Coopk. of Gnla Eot.tte, Perak, of a daughter San<;cikktii.- -At Bournemouth, Eogland, on the 27th instant, the wife of W. R. SangciMTTi. K'lala Lumpur, Selungor, of twins (utill-V>orn) Werner Motor Cjcie for Sule, m firat olattM
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      222 2 THE WEEK. MONOAT, S|o| High Water 2A* a 2 p LegialatiTe Council. 2 p I V A r.rl.ine Squad Drill, .Vl5 p Fitzgerald* Ciixua. Beach-rd, 9 p Tubbdat, Not lat Hi«h Water t—Ufj a., 3.10 p All Saints' Day I V I Oremonial Drill, I.'i p Pbiluaruionic Choir, fvtf Fit/Gerald's
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    Correspondence.
    1294 3 |THB HaRHo, i: S. BJI Ml Mr J (JKAHiM f« ihi Editor. ir i l am iilao. to Ha tiuu oppoaitioß u> the Singapore Harliour Scheme i> again active, and I hope it will 1*» hapt uj. till tli- said Siliemo U dropped ,>r NOOMtnMBai on different and more
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    HOTEL DE L' EUROPE.
    87 3 Tho following are staving at this hotel Mr ,iul Mr- V»i>!!.i, \N S foBBOJ, Mr and Mr- Chftaoa and^hiMn-n. M M BoONßaij Mr an.i Mr- BojMHO, Mrs Van <l.r Wolk, :-r fTolk, i: FTirhnha. 0. Chajaor, Thos Thomson. I B JoOMUsBOB, «J W I'ugh, K Tavlor.
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    74 3 Wo bo hnsioi frooi oojg vess«-l io. 1 bj tr. .m Seasaajor H- Ug has l)e»-n pleai»»-<l ko accept the Boa/blo I»r w i afaaahi t the The Key F W Hun.-, l.'aw has l>een exI Jan 1<» And M- r I. I fta .itt»-!!* OBJ ti f
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    EMBEZZLEMENT.
    193 3 •»n Kri.la.\ morn Mr I m the lu<\ -i K'oh. < timl>er n.erchant j.r nits anl ..-m»'nt of M j Depot? I>u *-l M laioja i].pe»irv."l for the prosecution, kfr 8 f u r th«- lot aY \l- i for Ja<l .M.-ndant On th»- 1 m the dock. Mr
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    ROYAL ARTILLERY SPORTS.
    348 3 saii ground, Mati. »cr? bold tI»« K'.yal Artill»r_\ \m: Witbktru BOjoa. tha pniriooo iMoajiad, and a uoodly number of civilians, »lr< went .inches m the flilaraoaai Hi'•elleuc-. S;r \rthur I>.rwar'l, k i Comuiaud Samrai w\tk bia prasence. anl the Band of the Manchester* |>L\ed a select: -a
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    THE SWANLEY ENQUIRY.
    1314 3 t A Marine 'ourt of Enquiry ou the stranding of the coolie, steamer Swanley opened this inoruing iv the Marine Court with Mr ErC. Howard us President, assisted by Lieut Holiness, naval assessor, and Captains Bymniers and Tait, marine assessors. Mr R. J. Farrer, the Deputy Publii:
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    FITZGERALD'S CIRCUS.
    537 3 Quite a long interval has elapsed since the Beach-rd site Las been occupied by a circus, and a r till longer one since a European show, other than Hannittons. has performed here. Bob Lore will have to look to his laurels, for if Fitzgeralds can fill their tent
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    GREEK GUNBOAT NEARLY SUNK BY BRITISH BATTLESHIP.
    892 3 Thl «Jr>-ek pahaaj King <if-,ri/»< haa Lad a narrow escape from Ivid^ sunk )<\ the liriti«!. battleship Irresistible Although -.tr-.n^ »-ffort* have Un in*de to k«-p th«- niatt.-r crel, it haa I*ak»-<1 out that th- I rrc«i-t i t>l« wan :i j.ru<-tice off
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    CAVALRY AND THE RIFLE.
    181 3 The military authorities, says the Pioucannot now complain that due attention ia not being giv.;n to muahetry j n cavalry regiiuenU m India. Ah we showed the other day, the shooting m the mounted >>ranch ia actually better than m th.- infantry aince the long rifle
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    A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.
    140 3 That ia exactly whai CsMUßiberlain's Cou^h Remedy is, It is the mother's help when ahe ia suddenly awakened m the uigbi by the ominous husky ooagli, ,md lalx>ured breathing of her babe It is the. haft resort of the youth < r
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 3 iCotftBCTSD Vr TO (Jet. II.) B*nk4tni lfU\ demaao 1/11 PnTAte credit* '111*. credit* m> 1 11; Feanci. dem*o<l 243, OIKMAJIT, draiiUl<i... I.; Ihdia. T T. I UoaoKOHO, <i#ri;vrl 41 d,p Yokohama di-m v. 1 o*', Java. deuiAU'i 117 Bakoeok. detiiAnd 51>; SoTBBSI'iKI. II" tBank of England R*U> 3 Diaoount
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    SHARES.
    304 3 nit 0 i ii MINKS. B«l*t lin flu 1«> »>.. BwawahiJoM'T-1 10 74 ?6,OUj n<>> Do DW... 10 10 40.000* s Bniiu,h H.Tin 1O lo 600.0008 I'uff IxwlopaMnt <• 41 41 4400,C*jn -M > n OopMtfTin ..XI 41 4100,000 K»d*a* Gold ord. 1O 10 200.000 u m l>'j Pnt...
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    PRODUCE.
    141 3 <Oct. 31., T«n t TK *7J Oarabter m 9*2^ do. O«»* No 1 14. do. do. No. I 1J Pepper, BUck (ordinary S'pon»i m |f, do. White, (Fair L. W. bpc M. Nutmeg* 110 to ».he ft.) ML do. 80 to the ft 80 Mace (Band* 145. Clorea (Amboina)
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      275 3 e»^ "^T l^*^^ OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co.. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co.. Ltl. The Conipatuea* steamers are despatch*". 1 from Liverpool outwards for the StraiU, China and Japan «yery week, and from Japan homewards for London every fortnight and for Liverpool monthly One outward steamer each month extend*
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      73 3 WEATHEH REPORT. (OA Taken at Kandrng Xerbau Hospital Oheerrutorj 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. R-r. red 32 F»!i. 2HXH2 29.797 fftJU Temperatore 80.0 sy. i Wet Bulb Therm 78.5 7x.»; 78 5 Dir. of Wind W.B.W. \V S.W Calm Max. Temp, m shade 49,0 Mm. do. do. 71f» Max.
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      685 3 VESSELS uToET Men-of-TT^r FU* .at :O: q I, MUI/| Suhaefer O-t'7 R,.^ b 1 K.irun Inwrtnn Du < W,I,K .V. r FlanBonbon* DutS FJ.,k k tt n i*&= 11 1 iff g-?". Uritie.iO M H.in CbarWhoune Brit 1278 Kin^hor,, W.I «I I ClaverUm n t 25W W^, Bin gj- ga
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      850 4 ab^rrtisrmcuts. r «;tnt»<l for tin. Salary ItOvaor 'li Apply with testimoniuls m writing t.. VANNKK. c 0 Gilrillan Wood. 1.11 WANTED naaediately a throughly honest .md iuteliit clerk 'xperisnoed m conTerancing, pitad < lov"< work generally Apply. ITONTAGUI HARRIS. V S.ilwitoi. Chan--- AIU-y 111 he Federated Malay States, State of
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      847 4 SUbrnisrmrnw. EXCHANGE TABLES. Dollar or Yen flail liar TaUes, showing the t 1 of Oaaaiata babo Dollars and vi«-»-versa at rates ranging from fl. l^S t<> fl !:!<•; per Sl»»0. HandHoiuely elotli Bound. Price J ■'>" por copy.* Aii-ly A A B. BI'SRAI. 18 Mal.u-.-a Stroet. I t li TO
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      556 4 awmiisnnrnta. NOTICE We have appointed Mes»irß Outhrik Co. SoM Agents for the si!i> of Portable, Vcrt^^l, *nd Fixed En^ne*, Boil^rH, Jtc, for Malay Pen* iosaia, Sumatra, Sinm. and Cochin China. Messrs Gdthkib Co, have at present a stock 0 'oar unproved Portable Steam Engines from 4 to II nominal H
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      1377 4 fltibrrtisnncutg. rKOMEYA~&~Co".'I JAPANESE CURIOS AND GENERAL STORE g WHOLESALE RETAIL DEALERS. lII.W i: JU«T XIX KIN BO A FINE COLUKTHON OF JAPANESE CURIOS AND TOYS ALL M'ITABLE fOB I XMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS, j I INSPECTION KINDLY SOLICITED. I KOMEYA CO. Telephone N.. 2H6 Nos 23 High Sircet >
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      395 4 atibrrtisrinrnts. BAFE AND CHEAP. CALVERT'S 15 per cent CARBOLIC POWDER 1. Ml IKIIIII P'Ci rtbet inrt »K«i. l infrru 41b., lib, and alb. Tint. CALVERT'S SOFT SOAP (M% Carbolioi, for Horses, Cattle and Dori. H cure man^e, it. h, \c and keep flics away. 1 2 lb. Jai* or Tina,
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      521 4 ghhfrttgcmfntt. TO LET. A «.M-Bi<l- l.nngalow No. 1« C3o»fedprate Applj B. N. ELIAB. 8 Prince Str«et TO LET Sample llooms. nnd Show Rooms. Apply. ROBINSON PIANO Co.. LtdFel> t!3 °CTO LET Aft<-i Moroa^ r«f N titfi Road. -.nit.il.i-- Em MMMMg MM l^r><« family. Apply to V. N ADIS. a Rafflae
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