The Straits Budget, 21 February 1901

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  • 120 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. Established over Hale a
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 21ST FEBRUARY. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 17 1 \t Blanche Cottage, Scott’s Road, on the instant, the wife of J. SnirnFL of a daughter.
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    • 52 1 1R kxell-Smith.— On the 13th oi February. Ht St. George’s Church, Penang, by Ri<»ht Reverend the Lord Bishop of >i’iga|n*re arid S?ir}iw«ik, ;»ssisted by the \V. H. C. Dunkerlev, m.a.. Colonial chaplain, William Alfred Bicknell. of l ‘*!iaug, to Elizabeth M’llartox Smith. .laughter of the late Fullarton Smith, of
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  • 105 1 Leading Articles. Sir A. Swettenhani. .lohore Affairs. Singapore v. Selangor. Lima!.. Market Quotations. Shipping News. Passenger List. Police News. Chinese Girls’ School. Mr. Gentle's Gratuity. Anglo-Chinese School. By the Way. Notable Brithday. Ceyloneseand Singhalese, i 'amp. >t. Joseph s Institution. I he (iovminmit Gazette. The Other Settlements.
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  • 591 1 Singapore, |2l8T Februaby’, 1901. PRODUCE. {Hates are corrected to noon) Wambier. 9.25 Bail..... 7 Jo Pontianak,...”a.*o p «PP«r, Black, 28.75. do WblU, (6%) 44.50 v»go 4* iour Sara .va* 2.90 do Brunei Vo. 1 2.70 Pea-! Sago 3.50 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 22.00 Coffe8 Paiemoang, 15% basis.. 25.00 Coffee,
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  • 255 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the P. &O. Coromandel, and the one, next week, is fixed fof the M. M. Sydney. The German mail tor Europe by the s s. Sachsen is due on Sunday. The M. M Ann am with the mail
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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    • 95 1 The post free price of the Straits Times i- a year, or The post free price of tne Straits Budget is SiM) a year, or 40/It i> not necessary to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions for shorter periods are ;tt the same proportionate rate of price as tor a
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  • 21 1 DEATH. At the General Hospital, Singapore, on Sutun la} 16th February, Marik, widow of itiH- late "Roland Misqititii. aged 49 vear*.
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  • 494 2 (Straits Times, 18 th February.) Ir was singular that on the eve of the Chinese New Year —an occasion when a number of Celestials, far in excess of the Anglo-Saxon population of this globe, had started, in Tennysonian phraseology, to ring out the old, ring in the
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  • 428 2 (Straits Times 18//* February.) Some one at home has been recuscitating the scheme of appointing a British Resident to Johore—a suggestion which caused such a flutter in the realms of local politics here over a dozen years ago. At any rate the London and China Express t vrhich
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  • 2257 2 (Straits Times t 20//* February.) Nobody will contest the fact that Singapore done itself proud in the Cricket Match that ended yesterday in the narrowest and most exciting win that has ever gone to the laurels of the Home XI. Neither will anybody raise doubts as to
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  • 615 2 The Rev. W. H. C. Dunkerley lias arrived here from Penang. M. Doi'MKR, tlie Governor-General of French Indo-China, is understood to be a passenger for Europe by the French mail due from Saigon to-morrow. His Honour the Officer Administering the Government has appointed Sir F. A. 8wettenham,
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  • 56 3 V: N. I> L. linyem from Genoa V. A Copies, C Turner. A. German, _-ri'f, T. Watertradt, G. Bussilliat, \>llL r iith. K. Grotjan, Capt. Paschen, .,j Mr and Mrs. Korthals. From Messrs. Tokey, Meier, R. j' Bannerman, and Mrs. Xew1 a Fr«*in Penang -Messrs. Blyth, ,j
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  • 66 3 Vhk following are the draws for the linlt Championship competition of the Lilies Golf Club L. Jones v. A. J. Lcaeh. bvvs—l*. B Stratton; J. H. I). Jones; \V. Stiv*Mi: J.C. 1). Jones; F. H. Pearce; W inter ]:>* N* round finished hy 25th February. 2nd by
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  • 459 3 P. AND O. I oronvnolely sailing about 22nd Feb., r London, Mr. Ar Mrs. Craig and child, >lr and Mrs. Knight, two children, amah and servant. Shanghai, sailing about 26th Feb., fo r London, Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale, 3 -hildren and infant, Mrs. I). P. Davies ami
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  • 823 3 AT HOME. Lloyd*8 Register of British and Foreign Shipping shows that during 1900, exclusive of warships, 692 vessels of 1,442,471 tons gross (viz., 664 steaniersof 1,432,600 tons and 28 sailing vessels of 9,871 tons) have been launched in the Luited Kingdom. The war ships launched amount to
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  • 777 3 further particulars. ires in Australian papers THE BEGINNING OF THE END. There was great tension throughout the country on Tuesday, 21st Jan. \Y hen the bulletin was posted at the Mansion House in the morning stating that Her Majesty’s strength was diminishing, the crowd struck up the
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  • 118 3 The S. V. A. marched (with guns) to Camp at New Harbour yesterday afternoon, a good number of the S. V. R. also marching down and returning later. Excellent arrangements have been made by Sergt.-Major Mugliston, the tents being located in much the same position as last year. After
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  • 192 3 The following Bill entitled an Ordinance to enable the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore to pay to Alexander Gentle Esquire a gratuity not exceeding 810,500 will be introduced into the Legislative Council: —Whereas Alexander Gentle Esquire has for over ten years held the Office of President of the
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  • 427 3 PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. The annual prize distribution in connection with the Anglo-Chinese School, Coleman Street, took place yesterday, in the School-room. The hall had been nicely decorated with Hags, &c., and the Hon’ble \V. R. Collyer presided over a large gathering of parents and friends of the scholars The
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  • 1965 3 Wb*t‘t in a name f In a recent issue of the London Glot* f I read that, at the annual dinner of a Scotch Golf Club, the chairman, a lawyer of renown, spoke of his forscnic abilities. Nobody laughed. The Southron who detected the slip asked if
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  • 211 4 The first distribution of prizes of this School (which was started in July, 1899) took place yesterday at noon at the School premises in Hill Street in the presence of the mothers and female relatives of the girls. The prizes were presented by Mrs. Lim Boon
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  • 358 4 As was stated yesterday, Mr. Charles Bertram, the Conjurer, wdl give exhibitions of his wonderful skill in Singapore, on Friday and Saturday evenings next, and will doubtless draw big houses while here. Writing of his opening performance at Rangoon, the Times of that port said: —He succeeded
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  • 2239 4 FUNERAL OF THE QUEEN. I THE CONSTITUTION OF THE 1 FUNERAL PROCESSION. (From papers by German mail.) London 2nd Ftlnruary. After the funeral procession in London —where millions of absolutely orderly people were gathered—and the superb and impressive service at St. George’6, Windsor, the coffin was conveyed
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  • 2992 5 I V, KN'K AT OSBORNE. )W i n< T details of our late I i* Jen’s death and the reception f r oin various London paS ;.re n<?"" M- sorrowing subjects of the !ltl ve followed with anxious II rjje variations of her late tfl ‘jjjjjJjyjs, it
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  • 40 5 Per M. M. A mwm from Marseil.es Messrs. R. P. Yamy, M. Siva, C. Marce Potocky, Sir Frank Swettenham, and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Darby. From Bombay —Mr. H. L. Bell. From Colombo— Mr. Thomas Marshall.
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  • 46 5 Per M. M. Lao* for Colombo— Messrs. W. A. Burden, J. P. Kellog, and T. S. Higginson. For Suez—Mrs. Rosa Balment&l. For Marseilles—Messrs. Bradley, Sire, J. Dumas, Lloyds, Sir J. A. Swettenham, Mr. and Mrs. Schneer, and Mr. and Mrs G. G. Langehoven.
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  • 165 5 The following is the list: of prize winners of the Chinese Girls* School, Hill Street. An account of the prize distribution appeared in Saturday’s paper, but the prize list was crowded out: Standard 111: —Reading, China Ee Xeo;. Dictation, Chia Siew Geek; Arithmetic, Puah Poh Choo;
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  • 728 5 COAL SEAMS. The coal to be found on the frontier between Tonquin and Yunnan is a favourite theme with the colonial expansion party, and forms a stock argument lor railway extension in that quarter. There are said to be enormous deposits of the fuel on the border
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  • 146 6 The trains which are now running over the section of the Trans-Siberian from Moscow’ to Irkutsk are provided with a complete electric system which serves for the lighting and heating of the cars, as well as for the water and milk heaters in the dining car. In
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  • 415 6 The business session of the Methodist conference.last night,commenced shortly after 8 o’clock when the ball was set rolling by Mrs Denyes reading a paper on the Training of Women Workers.’* It was a well drawn up and carefully thought out paper, but to one outside the pale
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  • 620 6 Tainan in Formosa is declared to be an infected port owing to plague. 4 Amended scholarship regulations appear in Friday’s Government Gazette. 4 King Edward, it is reported, intends to pay a visit to Germany before long. The residents of the far end of Neil Road complain
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  • 787 6 SOUTH AFRICA. (Frarn mail papers.) The Gazette publishes war despatches from Earl Roberts, Sir Redvers Buller, and others, which occupy 152 pages; and according to which Lord Roberts on arriving at Cape Town found no transport, and his and Lord Kitchener s first care was to organize
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  • 1076 6 on ’change. 44 When you can’t get what you want, take what you can get.” The Philosophical Sparrow. London 25 th January. The only hope for the year 1901, seems to rest on the fact that old Moore’s Almanac declares the year is to be one
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  • 194 6 Since the S. V. A. went into camp 3 Keppel Harbour last Friday some useful work has been put in The* is not a specially large attendance tfa;year, for various reasons, but a number who have not been able to sleep a camp have attended drills. On Saturdai afternoon,
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  • 241 6 HYPOTHETICAL TIME SCHEDH.L FOR THE OCEASION. The purely fortuitous circumstaLcr that to-morrow is the first day oi tii? Chinese New Year in no wise impair? its greater local significance as natal anniversary of Mr. Hans Becke r of Messrs. Behn Meyer and Co— to whom all hpppy
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  • 209 7 I n i p A O. mail steamer sK left Hongkong ,on Saturday ,i ,e here to-morrow morning. 1 u f i:!f,ihemi is expected to arrive tvrJand on the 24th instant, and n i «*ood supply of coal at the -.ftt* iii j( i; iv a large
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  • 95 7 I EDITOR OK THE STRAITS TIMES.” With reference to the news which appeared in your Hodget of "tii inst. that the Ceylonese, of :u there are large numbers in ingor, haveestablishedan institution t De Selangor Ceylon-Tamils’ uition, allow me to point out that «airl association is
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  • 171 7 .r.i ."vV A., or those members who attended this year’s camp at •-:>! Harbour, inarch back to town itvrno-m after five days of useful -*r i t ive work. Yesterday morning, imp was astir before daybreak, alter six the battery of guns :itd out to take part (with the
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  • 90 7 Cod Save the King! he must play his part, '"•‘orall tlie sadness at the heart, rrnrj 2 lor Her, even to-day must ng ">d Save the King! "-»d Save tlie King first Edward sat upon his hirone ’“-rengtli to strength the nation’s !:il Kbt lias grown, l
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  • 98 7 WILL ARRIVE HERE NEXT WEEK. The Brough Comedy Co. will arrive here next week, but everybody will regret to learn that Mr. Brough will be able to devote only two nights to .Singapore, on account of the alterations in the steamers arrangements, and the absolute necessity of
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  • 605 7 A GLORIOUS SUCCESS THAT LEFT NO MEMORIES. Vain presumption can aspire to no loftier attitude than is assumed by the man who would attempt to describe in detail a really enjoyable smoking concert which he had personally attended quorum parra fait. This is especially so in
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  • 1004 7 Malacca 15th Feb —H.M.S. Algerine paid us a visit last week and on Saturday landed a football team to oppose Malacca. A spirited contest was witnessed. In the first few minutes the home forwards got away, and from an excellent centre the ball was put through by Lornie.
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  • 700 7 The last session of the District Conference of the M. E. Mission was held on Saturday night when only one of the subjects on the programme was discussed, viz that on Sabbath Observance.” Mr. F. J. Benjafield, to whom was assigned the task of reading a paper
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  • 4529 7 THE CRICKET MATCH. SELANGOR V. SINGAPORE. Monday’s play. The Selangor cricket and football teams that are to oppose Singapore in various matches during the holidays arrived here this morning from Klangin the F. M. S. yacht Meran. Matches between the teams have been arranged as follows: —To-day
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  • 1170 8 DISTRIBUTION OF 1‘RIZO I On Saturday afternoon, the acJ distribution of prizes took place at 1 Joseph’s Institution. The reereat;! shed in which the function wa* k® was nicely draped with flag*, aw® stage, upon which an intern® programme of musical item? l carried out was very
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  • 1081 9 Milan, tlie ex-King of Servia has at Vienna. 1 of bubonic plague are reported r| jui Hongkong. feiiPiknam Railway Company has lu, L enough profit in 1900 to admit x aiiie per cent dividend for the year. > V. A. marched back from camp yesterday afternoon. The
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  • 270 9 The following is the list of prizes as J presented at the prize distribution at I St. Joseph’s Institution, on Saturday I afternoon last. The list was crowded out of our yesterday's issue Cambridge Seniors and Juniors, English Composition, Vincent d’Almeida I Religious Knowledge, Vincent I d'Almeida,
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  • 292 9 THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.” A Gazette Extraordinary dated Feb. 1 18th, received at this office to-day, con- tains the following notifications Telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Officer Adminis- tering the Government, Straits Settle- ments, regarding the approaching visit of the Duke and Duchess of Y’ork
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  • 888 9 SELANGOR v. SINGAPORE. A WIN FOR SINGAPORE BY 1 GOAL TO NIL. This annual inter-settlement match took place last evening on the Esplanade before a very large crowd of spectators, including a great many ladies. Unfortunately a shower of rain during the afternoon had rendered the ground rather slippery
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  • 691 9 OPERATIONS IN SAMALANGAN. In Acheen Proper the situation is steadily improving. The war will reach its 28th year in March next. The fighting men who withstood the Dutch in all those years have almost all died out. The present generation of Achinese feel but little of their enthusiasm
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  • 20 9 Manila, Lindulu on 21st Feb., Boustead A Co., Penang endCelcutU, A.Apca r, due tin* Fsb.,darkies Moses.
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  • 1332 10 Certais home papers of large circulation publish gratis for interested people, lists of missing persons with the names of those desirous of communicating with them. These free advertisements are frequently re-produced by Colonial, American and foreign papers with the result of bringing long lost friends and relatives together.
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  • 318 10 The annual general meeting and dinner of this association was held in the Singapore Club, on Saturday evening last. There were present, Dr. Bremner, the President (in the chair). Drs. Galloway, Glennie, Kirk, Kerr, Middleton, Capt. Robinson, R. A. M. C., Capt. Winter,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 1378 10 TO THE EDITOR OK THE 8TRAIT8 TIMES.” g IR _“Scot,” in his letter to your paper, published on 15th inst., under the heading “Another Injustice to Scotland makes a sweeping statement at the conclusion thereof, to wit principles of liberty which they (the Scots)
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  • 216 10 FRIDAY’S TIES. MIXED DOUBLES. A.” Mrs. Lovell and Mr. Wright owe5,I>eat Mrs. Robinson and Dr. Croucher rec. 3,6-3, 6-3. Mrs. Newton and Mr. Fraser rec. 1 beat Mrs. Winter and Capt. Barry scr. 6-2, 1-6, 6-5. B Mi<*s Salzmann and Mr.J. G. Mactnggart, rec. 3.
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  • 649 10 ARRIVALS. Per s. s. Singapore from Sourah*,, Mr Hrandt. ur «^ayaPer s. s. Singora from Bangkok— vr™ Glazon, and C. L. i*iri. ?S3r5 Per s. s, Hong Bee from Penang ~v P G. Berkhuyzen, Mrs. R. 8. KoeoitV\i nnd Mrs. Hansen, and Rev. \V H r i\ lr
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 247 10 Under inisruouaiugiue loiiowmg Hi>orevi*tion6 are used —str. —steamer sh.—ship; bq.— barque sch. schooner; Yet.—Yacht Cru. —Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor Torpedo H.p. -Horse-power Brit.— British U. 6. —United States; Fr.— French Ger.—German Dut. —U Qtcl Job. Job ore Ac., G. c.,— IGeneralcargo d.p.—deck passengers: U.—U ncer tain T. P.
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    • 1231 11 A -in'e Noon ok Yesterday. B 7 Hwin, Brit. str. 502 tens, Capt H fob. From Bangkok, 16th Feb. H V ,i‘i d.p. Ban Seng and Co. For •»5th K is. ■f*"' Brit. str. 575 tons, Capt H Feb. From Macassar, 11th m in <i *1 d.p.
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    • 614 11 Xamc, port, probable dat*' of arrival a ad name of agent*. MEAMERS. Adria, Hamburg, Feb 26 B. Meyer. Afridi, Greeuock, left Jan 2* Albenga, Hongkong, to leave Mar 9; Alcinous, China, Feb 21 Mansfield. Antonio Loper, Liverpool, left Jan 15; Ascania, Hamburg, Mar 9 Atlas, Barry, 1* ft
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    • 828 11 < Vksski’h Namk. A Tons Captain From Sailed. Consignees. Kio Feb' j I I 14 CbiangSengHin Dut sch 108 Nacodah Pontianak Feb 4 Ban Lee Hong 15 Kronborg Dan str 2208 Schultz Bangkok Feb 11 Behn Meyer A Co. 15 Bayern Ger str 3128 Bleeker Hamburg Jan 9 Behn
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    • 438 11 !>*lA. V P Namk (’AP'fAjK OKBTIKATIOR > i i i Feb 15 Ban Fo Soon Out str. Odink Pontianak lb Hong Wan Brit str. Hudson j Muar 16 Zweena str. i Ainsworth Saigon 16 Kian Yang str. j Khimmeu Muar 16 Calypso str. j Lowry Penang and Deli 16
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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    • 57 11 I I The Universal Remedy for Acidity oi tne Stomach, Headache. Heartburn. Indigrestion, Sour Eructations, Bilious Affections. The PhTBietu’s 9mm for Gout, Rheumatic Gout and Gravel; the safest and most yen tie Medicine for Tnfhnta, Children, Delicate Females, and the Sick* ness of Pregnancy. DINNEFORDS MAGNESIA i A N.B. ASK
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 515 12 LEA PERRINS’ SAUCE. Purchasers are requested to see that every bottle bears, upon its RED LABEL, the signature in WHITE of Lea Perrins. None is the original and genuine Worcestershire without this. Persons infringing this label will be prosecuted lea PERRINS SAUCE. ‘Thi&riy Medicine-of the kind awa/dcu cate .it j,c
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    • 366 12 BRITISH ANTIFOULING COMPOSITION AND PAINT CO. LIMITED Von Hoveling's process. Manufacturers of quick drying Enamel Compositions for ship's bottoms The most effectual prevention against Corrosion and Fouling even in the most fouling waters for Steam and Sailing Ships. RAUTENBERG SCHMIDT Co. Agents, Singapore. ACETYLENE GAS! The Light of the Future!
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    • 736 12 (ACTION TO 8H1POWNER8 AND CAPTAIN 8. RAHTJEN’S ANTI-FOULING COMPOSITION. Other nuuces than oar original manufactures are now sold. The genuine and only Composition with which Mr. RAHTJENhiraselfhas any connection is Hartmann’s Rahtcens, and packages are marked with these words, and the trade mark--an open hand in Red Reject all others.
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    • 372 12 O, Bifl,'r 1... ,r, '»*Ul« rH 8*W by Cll a o-«w— 1 en#, C« Raffles Place, la i-.Tti. T HA..T.N, Ch?mt«r SOITHAM|> TON Pv Street F Paglar ,s «f, All persons wishine to of cruelty which mav n anv notice are requested to cnm > him at the above address
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