The Straits Times, 14 April 1884

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    14 1 The Straits Times XXV. M.w 3BKIEB.] SINGAPORE, MONDAY. 14th APRIL, 1884. [daily issii \<>. 15,282
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      206 1 #trnm #htp eompanirs. \K ANT ORIENTAL COMPANT OFFirK— CoUyer Quay. ss New Harbour. LINES. amiCß during tbe I May. n v ifth Mtt 12th June Hth li th les and the' i Jon is the same a* to Lundoa IBKNOW ISSUED "R VEMCE ANP RACK. Ist (Has* Jnd Class. K
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      594 1 *tram *f)tp Compantrs. Burmah 4 Straits Service. The Company's Mail Steamers are desatchei from CalcutU for Singapore via Rangoon, Moulmcin, P«nang and Malacca and the same way back every fortnight. The following are the "date* on which they may be expected to Arrive from CalcutU A Leavo for Calcutta April
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      794 1 *team *bfo compantrt. Children between two and fifteen yean pay half the above rate*, if travelling with their parents one ohild under two yean free, when more than one, each child additional will be charged one quarter fare. The voyage u> the Moluceo* Islands is made monthly the voyage to
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      654 1 Attain *hip Companftt V. Borneo's West Coast. From BaUvi a via Billiton and Pontianak or Singkawang and back on the 15th of very month. VI. Bobnko'b South 4 East Coa.ti From Socrabaya via Bawean, Bandjer. massin, Kotubaroe (Poeloe Laut) for .lid via the aame plaoe* back on T he 22nd
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      541 1 fnsuranrr. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ABBURANOE OOMPANT LONDON. Established 1821 übsoribed Oapitai £2.000,000 ■otal Invested Fands, upwards of 3,000,000 L nnual Inoome upwards of 400,000 The andersigned have been appointeLgant* at Singapore and are prepared to i*re policies against Fire on the usual PATERSON, SIMONS 00. Singapore, lit April, 1875.
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      617 1 fnsuranrr. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANOE COM PANT. Instituted 1803. Capital £1.600,000. Paid-up and Invested 700.000. Fund* in Hand 1,200,000. Dibectobs. Kirhard J. Aakloo, Ex). Altrad Oouw, rkoaas Baiaiar. viniia H.wtKorr, Eoban C. L. Inu, 'W>n< Rlbtort, PwotT&l Bosaa^att, Subml lljAm, J«m*a Brmnd, William Lnii, CkarlM C«t«. CbarlM Srirryit, O«ol«* H. Chuban,
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      481 1 fnsuranrr. THE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INBUBANOI OOMPAHT, LIFI. Capital ONI MILLION STBsU.no. Ckaini^a-AIBXANDBa RoWAUWOV.Bts Umuuumv Aetnary—H. An BROS! Smibt OHIIF OrFIOEa, Olasoow f 151 West ONMi EuiNßuaoa, M Oioilw'fcmiiT. London [2 Kmo WrLUAMSr. L VEBFOOL, f M EXCHAMI fc. 1 Rast. ST Mblboubne, fn ELiEAaaraT ftf. Lira DEPARTMENT. Thi Director* of
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  • Obituary
    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    70 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. OB the 9th March, at False Bill, Thomas only son of the R*>». Ucoeob Macaclay. K.linfiiirifh. aged -•>. At Joditb Boee*, Singapore, on the 13ih April. Lambkbt Daniel Mabii Amtoisc HooiLASDT, Vici C jdsul for Ba«--sia. Friends will pleas* acc-pt of this intim.iti-n J*v* papers plea-e copy.
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    Straits Times MONDAY,14TH APRIL,1884 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    170 2 Straits Times MONDAY,14TH APRIL,1884 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. diaaAPouK Uth Apbil, ISM. (iambier T.^.> dlack tVpper 17. Whit.- tVpper, fair quality. 3auo Flour, !s«r i2IJ. Pearl 5a«0.... 2 85. 0-ffee, Honthjn. U. 75. Tapioca, small Flake tM. Tin *0«. Hnletwist S, lbs. Sl.irtiu^. IJgL 7 do do Mil i doT.cioth 1.074.
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    MAILS CLOSE
    56 2 TO-DAT. For fr B»m»ran>f, Sourabnya, Boeleleofr. Ampanan and Macassar. Kon^i, fi p.m. Sarawak, Kantr A P To-noaaow. Bataria 1 Queensland, sWnM. a.m. ntr A Shangkai, Olnoflt, 11 ».m. Malacca, Jugra ana S«lanK<jr, sWsSM, 1 P-™-DeM, Mtrcurf, 1 p.m. Malacca, Klaog. Perak and Pen»n(r. 8.11.f0n, I p •">• Manila,
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      CHINA.
      34 2 London, HtA April.— There is crisis at Pi-kin. The Empress has publicly depradel Prince Kung and four other membem of the Privy Council for their I dilatoriness with regard to theTonquin I question.
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      TONQUIN.
      26 2 T ONQUIN. London, 14.4 April.—On the French troops commencing to bombard Hong Hoa, the Chineee set fire to the town and fled without offering any resistance.
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    85 2 Wk may remind our readers of the match that is to come off to-morrow afternoon on the Race Course about half-past five between Squatter, and a Sydney horse from Calcutta erfcoM name is Wild Harry. We understand that another match, made this morning on the formal opening of the course
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    24 2 Tut tir»t of the new French gunboats for the Tonquin river, the Iterr, arrived yesterday from Toulon, and left this afternoon for her destination.
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    22 2 Tm: Russian steamer Pttertburgh, from Odessa, with 800 military passengers for Vladivostok, arrived this morning, and having coaled, left again this afternoon.
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    30 2 CAffMßi Harmer, till recently in command of tbe coasting steamer Louita HI, has been appointed Harbour Master at a, and Captain Kiddle has taken the command of the Louita 111.
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    25 2 >r de Keroaradec, the French for Siam, arrived from Bangkok iv by the steamer Bangkok, and leaves for Marseilles by the mail steamer Sindh to-morrow.
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    38 2 The German corvette Leiytig left Ma- nila on the 23rd March for Singapore and home by way of the Cape of Good Hope. Before proceeding to Singapore, she will touch at the Philippine ports of Iloilo and Cebu.
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    49 2 TliK -V. C Lhiily Mtm say Accord- ing to prevaling native superstitions, tbe I I*. O. Company are to be prosperous this year, as a colony of crows commenced on the 28th March 'to build a large nest on the top ol the Company's flagstaff on the Bund, Shanghai."
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    45 2 Mils Helen Killt, mutress of one of the Board Schools at Southampton, on her departure for Singapore, has been presented with a handsome writing case, i: leather, by her fellow-teacbers, as a mark of esteem and regard. Miss Kileyi.-to -tress of the UaraVs Girls' School
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    62 2 The primary object in firing the time gun from Fort Canning ie, allow the public to regulate their time piecee, but if tbe gun is to be tired in the way it has been for some time pact, so that none except those who live just under Mm Fort can
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    63 2 A mkeiino of the Celestial Iteasoning Association was held on Saturday evening, Mr Tso ling Lung, the president, in the j Chair. Tbe subject for discussion was, Which is more useful to a country of the preaent generation, an essayist or a mathematician A somewhat warm debate ensued amongst the
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    91 2 1 1 is currently reported in Shanghai, says the Hongkong Doily Prrtt of the aril April, that telegraphic information has been received to th- ctf.-ct that the French Government *re shortly to make a formal demand for £6,000,000 from the Chinese Government a* compensation, and that the demand is to
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    331 2 Olii former Chief Justice, Sir lienson Maxwell, is comini; to the front m Egypt aud inhis.il favorite role of protector of the poor Native" aeainst the tyraunv -rnment officials, as will 1 from the following paragraph from the Alexandria correspondence of the Bombay Gazette In the midst of wars and
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    107 2 A whiter in the Simla paper gives the following list of provisions usually out to a shooting party for the interior. One gallon of whiskey, three fried fowls, four loaves of bread, a bott of cocktail, three pounds of bacon, a bottle of whiskey, two dozen egg*, a jar of
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    117 2 The Indian Mirror Ml;— i Hindustani pa|>er, the Akhbar-i-daru Haltitnit, pulisht-s a story .1 a Hindu girl sixteen years old, in Kunduli, Oudh, who by the power M the sixteenth March. The story cumstantial enough, and i> »übst«n*jfctod, not only by our own corresp.j: but by a postal card received
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    138 2 The Saigon Independant, MaW the statement that a the rank of the British Consul ;r kok to that of a Minuter R "This is another proof of then which our neighbour* desire to acquire in the kingdom of Siam. France, in view of the position of her colony, t to
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    188 2 Thi l'arsee Victoria Theatrical Company MdMtd on Saturday ni^b». for the first t.me, a new talisraani. Hatim Tai The large tluatre was crowded in every part, and the play n> watched with keM waa put upon the ftam- in tk > hit that all tlii» ('<-nip.il. are, the Madden tra-
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    225 2 'I'm M M <'■ "t.-anit-r .<r</, Cipt Uretel, from Marm-illes l(ith ultimo, via the tuual intermediate rciiorts with the Lsaaiaa. mail of ttu- Uih .M.ii.h. mired ■loaaasse Mm Baraea Oa'i wlun mon, and It-It tor Sn^.,ll, kong and Shanghai last nijjlit PaS.-EN(3KBB. For Singapore,— From M I aud Mr* T
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    102 2 fine* wr \larliv an lady equa "*T. •ken by the k. ft.-r taking tl 4> t'n- aoaaliiwon ill, i were.l ti.' P*JSV lim *cvi iression that tl She wan riiwtroi ■m exhibited I I iv the way, mmv '-nt iH ibonght it a rei •be expressed with the portrait >vi-r.
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    121 2 j will jjro 1 i In th. At is shown t land labour traffic. i v 4 ■A There i- "^■fl mtry, I*-« thk, I ,*ti* Minds. chard I! Tin- "Ml and burnt four <_■ '•^''w and captured I irt ■IJOJ Victoria v r*^B be emplm Low-/ ie
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      842 2 BALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURXITURE, 4c. The property of H. F. Maack, Etq. Wednerdat. 23ri> Apblu Tbe undersigned have received initrnc. tions fram H. F. Maace. Esq. to sell by AUCTION, at bis residence WO >dcot. Orange Bold, on Wednesday, the '23rd Anril, commencing at 1.30 P. M^Tbe whole of
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      896 2 #Wd afobrrtrtcmrntt. SIXiiAPORE BPOIITIN'. (LCI!. SPRING MBBTINO. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY. 27th MAY. IOT4. I.— The Marabajah's Cup. Value $150. Presented by H. H. Tha MnharHj.il of Johor.-, <j.c M.0.. icll A Selling Race for all horses. Hornet to be entered at a declared value from $200 to $400. If entered
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      745 2 firm tlUbrrtiwnifgl REDUCTION OF PRICEREDUCTION OF PRICES! As tbe Company leaves at the end of this month for Sl.ind.iUy l>v special orders from tb.ir Majesties tbe King and Q i.en of Upp. r Burmab, it is requested tbat tbe X .l.ility Hnd Gentry of Singapore will n it fail to
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      405 2 fi.tw !2un)criiBiiiifni»* LOST. Yestebdat between Arab Street and Queen Str.e', a Pass from the Tanj.ng Pag»r D.K-k Company authorizing the S.il,. <,f Curi wities on the Oo's premises in favor f GUNET HASSAK. Whoever has fonnd this Pass will he rewarded re. turning it to the undersigned at No. 316
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      70 2 WKAIHKK KEPORT. k'*n<U»j Krakow Hospital, 13th April. 188*. "«.iu. i|'.m. Sp.ui. lllMiail. liar rad. Xf Fak. »«S0 S»7 a» 014 Tamp PS S Moraine, day W.t Hull. Tb«r. k Dl«bt olaar. INr. o<Wlnd N. K. Cala. Cmlm. Mai. Tamp, id .hada H7 V Mio. do do 7.' I Mai. iatkia
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    THE SOUDAN WAR.
    576 3 ighl by the mail nf tti n.i .in 1. 1. on the 291 ive f.Mioli :ul., abou ii. on the l-'it m aodaeit ■nd their loot wit t.i .il (jrahau itting t.-i Id. I i Hill ■ii if the; ll it woiili m l.attl. rand th. i
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    331 3 Owins; to the Easter season, the week has been bare of matter of general Our local politics are quiescent, and beyond a few Annual H there is MMwaljT anvthino; to c unment in under tin- hi-a.hn^. Tlie Report \V. T. H. Paul, IU-idcnt of I raw
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    762 3 miiicul w.,, |,eld I afternoon, nl the ('<>[<■■ Office, to consider :i pro| in a Circular from the tarvV Offi.v to Mtabluh bere Widows' an.l OrpbaW Pension Pood, on tlnprindple of that of Ceylon. This M, thai each of the servants of the in. -lit mtiviag above a certain ■hall
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    34 3 Perfect soundness of body aod mind is possible only with pure bl<x>d. Leading uutliontiea of all civilized ouuAyer'n Siraapariila aa the beat blood purifying medicine in existence. Ttvastl) > rkiogandproducw«M of I. rib hand brtiu.
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    106 3 Hollo aud VitU.—TUe infirmities of our nat ire almost necessitate disease. Impurity of the bio .1, functional iiitantly r dis. i. i la the abOTi* named (WMaies, i be ijjiiiiwiiiilj can nod do have, at a little l'-i the safe and oertaili means of preven t iog or chswlriag, and
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      ARRIVALS
      256 3 Vbhil's Kin. un> fmr Fbov. Sailed Comaiu. Rio 12 P.lyhymnia Ger. nrr. 1063 Bohne Hamburg Mir. IP. Rheiner k Co. 12 Moray Br «tr. 1 127 Duncan Hongkong April SW. R. Scott 4 Co. 12 James Watt Brit. itr. 10*4 I' Rangoon 12 Fannie Bnt. rtr. 1111 Ni.-U.n Saigon
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      CLEARANCES.
      100 3 Dati. Vuiil'i Mahi. Flao k Kte. CAnAiH. Flao i. Kie. CAfTiIH. tI*STI»ATIOW. I'HTIKATIOW. April iz Polyhymnia 14 Enpana 14 Tzaritia 11 C. T. Hook 14 Kongtea U Kajpootana U Petersburg II Ranee 11 Grutully U Spaniel 14 F. ochow 14 Ara Oar. ttr. Boehme Brt. «tr. Petrie Spa. ttr.
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      812 3 CapUfaU and Aftßtsot recall an requested to oouaMt wiU IMa W »tl*t any error or mmmii the above Sajppui, tk*k*rb»*r. Fla u Twni'l N*»«. CIIMK MM J Vhuitid From. Comtovnf. Vktvo* Rio. __jH Men-of-war Benkoelen flack* Dut. wai 420 Mar. Acheen Dutch Consul. B*puT*»f Pegaiun Hi,
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      775 3 floticr*. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. "\T,\CCA. Tfndsr, a.c invited for tbe ligb ia*] „f th* Town of Malacc* fnr a period of thr. c ye.r« from lat Inly, 1»»4. I v Particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Secretary. Sealed Tenders will Ij. received b? the 1 Secretary on or
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      1034 3 Jtorirrs. SATLE AND COMPANY, LIMITID. Capital 1200.000 n 4,onoSHAßk* or $50 BACH. 500 Share* are Reserved for pxyinent t. the Vendor and 300 more bliar. > w II bt purchased by him tbe balance is offered to tbe Public for Subscription. Patkentr. 95 Per Share Payable on Application. $10 Payable
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      271 3 flOtlffS. Company wil| be applied in the first place in paying interest to the Shareholders upon th.-ir Capital, at the rate of 10 per at. per annum, and tbe balance will be available for diviaion amongst contributing Shareholders, for the formation of a Ree i serve Fund, and for such
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      221 3 PAVILION HOTBL ORAND CONCHRT. HERR MORITZ SIEOIVB BOREMI4ir OSCHISTBAL UVTOB. The gram.i-*t Combination of If asieal Talent ever seen and heard in India. Consisting of 7 Ladies and 8 Gentlemen. Will give Every Evening, at ti p. x., precuAttractive Grand Instrumental Concert o the Choicest selections from the new. teat
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      694 4 iHtorrnamfotie. KATZ BHOTHERR. APOLLTNARTR WATER, Tie Natural Soda Watib. "The qneen of table waters." British Medical Joubnal. APOLLINARIS WATEK. ttf Supplied continuously to the Table of H. R H. TJTB PRINCE OF WALES daring the last five years. APOLLINARTS, THE NATURAL SODA WATER. Far snperior U> manufactured aerated waters. Mbdical
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      673 4 j*Vtorft» strtj jiurfußnlifxSt. JOHN LITTLE 4 00. RAFFLES PLACE, Singapore. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT 3. i Importers or Provisions, Groceries, OILMAM STOBES. Cigars, Tobacco, Hardware, Glassware Lamps. Saddlery and Harness, Crockery Electro Plated Ware, Jewellery, Stationery Perfumery, Fancy Goods, Arms and Ammunition, Ladies and Gentlemen's outfit ters, Watch and Clock
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      1017 4 TfTE TANTOVn PAOAR DOOK OOM. PANT LIMITED. Tub works of th« Company are situated at Tsnjong Pagar, within one mile of the town of Singapore, and comprise the following establishments, viz Wharf. Affording herthage for twenty vessels at one time with sufficient water i tlongside for vessels of the heaviest
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      700 4 refitting and c. .aline of steamers, also Shears* comt>l«*« for taking ontmast i. Boiler* tn Further information mar be had at the I Od|<y of Messrs. Pat-erson. Binions A 00., Henftral Agents, who forward Telegrams I to the Dook free. OHARLES WIBHART, M«.nageT. j Singspore Ist July 1875. 'v. c)
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      718 4 TAV.TOVn KATOHO HOTBL' Tris Hotel is now open to rece»Ai !>osrders. Oreat care has been l^stowed on the huilding of these oremiaea, which will b« Fonnd on inspection to be airy and com- modious. Reing situated on the sea-beach, it commands an extensive view of the Harbour. Town, and neighboring
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      703 4 fioutt*. ROBTN9ON X CO r.LTFR Qcat, Pinoapobe. foppoaice th» Clnb 1 Drnper., Millineri.. RilV Vcrwrs. Hiher dnshers, Olovers, snd Oeneral Outfitters. OkITI.FMEn'b OuTFITT INI DrPARTMUNT. Every description of rlothi-g made on tbe snortent notice by an experienced fntter, fit guaranteed, a good assortment of sweeds, worsteds, serge*, broadcloths for election.
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      512 4 #ot(tr. .1. MOTI Chronometer, Watch n n, Makfr. An Opticum Ft.lN: W always on hand a srsl] If Jewellery, Watche, (instruments, Ac., r»nip n>ln| "••ti.-i Bracelets, Ladies' «,M w». Bro^hes. Gents' dUto. 10 Earrings, Loekwta. Ladies' rings. f,, t Signet ring*. Wedding rings, Keepers Albert chain*. Bar Ouurd eh«ins, Stnds,
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