The Straits Times, 14 August 1889

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    12 1 The Straits Times. VOL. XX SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1889. NO. 16,898
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      466 1 -T-TSIP COMPANIES. 1 1"- =sr i:\.m ip«T. i to srf»i *ai' i "*7j homeward* ||»IW. I Au«. Ask m IV R 5S Bi i.^h -th the ar- and thence by R%il- 1...,:1..n IS. i.s nctm Lon lon. the r parti- „my'« rice* and itin. i In ha. i'l in i
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      1002 1 BTEAMBHIP COMPANIES, j DB HBDERLANDS 11 Inhische STOOafVAAKI MAAI s,ii viru. Indcr I oiitract wilh the N. therlands I ■■over.tincnt. He r> Orr cc, IS kvmu Kkiars, Loatsosj, C Hun Auenct, I'atavia. Fleet or the "omta^t Teal 'Jr^" Br^.^ ■-C1 IS. KoJZ »J *.<>?-* WJUm /11. 771 1 rr-'-iti ffisiti
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      1000 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. V. Borneo's West Coast. FV m Batiivia vii Billiton and Pontianak or hin-jkawang and ba< k on the I'th of every month. VI. i:., v Eakt CoaBt< From Soeralny i vis Buwean, Banjenrnntin. Eottabaioa (Poeloe Uut) for Koet. i and via th« same place* baok, on the 2lnd
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      733 1 INSURANCE. SINGAPORE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Authorised Capital IVOVOO. ."■'rnscßißED Capital. S.OOVOO. Amoobt aid dp 800,000. MARINE DEPARTMKNT. This Company is now prepared to isane poI liciea on Hill* of Vessels, or Merchandise at current rates. KIRK DKPAKTMKVT. Fire Imncran'-es effected on the moat reasonable hants, Sl-Et-lAL RATKM for 10 diys"
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      1744 1 ptj arvpo -^bs^^bsbbb! rißßk^^*)Bkw I I l.nfjiN Till BBB^W^rW HKKl'i f^>o!tV'^«\ ~> S KEY BRAND. /#*IO P^^ a a §^^cV^V^y B '3S A J H L«"u= I m BBBBBBBBIa^BT m c. W\ W f "V r I Y \rWJf9^nt^§KF^^'' i\ None genuine l^|t^BHHka|MH^Bo<Uß^aß^laßaßßß^Bßn| *'h w& as at^ without these j>
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    COMMERCIAL.
    385 2 LATKST MARKET QUOTATIONS Si-fOAFoBi Uth Avuust, lory Pbomjcc. DawAssa I W do. tube No. 1 13 OU. do. do. No. 1(190. Copra. Mauila Mlt do. Pontianak Mft Pepper, Black ILT» 3agn Flour I Poarl Sago M7f. Coffee. Bull Tainoaa, small FUkn BJ& do. dv. Ist quality I do. mod.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    59 2 PW Per dr. Ttuie. To-Mobkow. Puntusak P».iiiu..ai. II am. Hoorkouif. ITinf ftißf. 11 »m. P«k«n i ia |i ir". Pnl-.. 3 p.». B*ni Tuuw>iu >im r«oi"U, Bu.«i.. 3 pm. B.UM*. f»J.V.«r 1 «UI.(p» B>Bfkok. 8»r..*.. 4 pw Fhiuay. Ch.-i ti t Samitranf. P».."1.i0. II M.l.c, KUiir, f>.o«P)i».i. Irn
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    NEXT MAILS DUE.
    14 2 I From Chii.+. fh.imet. To-oioirow. Its* jaasys. fshliufi i. WrfiwUj ™k.
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    STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 14th AUGUSt, 1889.
    453 2 STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 14th AUGUSt, 1889. IVrjtiri la our Coarta. The Draft Oaths Bill published in last Saturday's Gatette consolidates aqd amends tlu .-xisuug law rugtrdiug tbe subject matter. In the Mother country, the question hai long been a burning one ami lias aroused bitter controversy as to the direction
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    The Earthqnake In Japan.
    665 2 Redtkb'h telegram thi otlier ,l.i> annouueiug an earthquake, attended wilh heavy loss of life, at Kumamoto, in Japau, shows the activity of the underground fires in the Mikado's empire. There, volcanic force* have bwn at work Iw By ft, The town of Kumamoto, the scene of
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    11 2 His Kxeelk-ni-N is to hol.l a Ward-n He Mfsjjtl to-murrow afternoon.
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    11 2 To-uight the l>.-lKitin s Sou.-tv iswtMSi tbe Tow v Hall ijUestiiii
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    29 2 The sum bunded to Miss Am v Mmili as the net yield i>t' tin- l»u.(it roin.it is *\~h The sum realised by tli.- .imateur theatriraU ia not vet known'
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    35 2 Fok the mail on Friday iimmiuj; th. Stniit* Tiuit* mail edition, vwth a -ii|.|,ie. ment, will be n-udv at MO («.in. ouTlimsday. Without v nupplcuient it SJM had at 2 p.m. on tbe >anu- day.
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    35 2 At 7 a. ni. t...nn»rr«>w, in homun- „f the feast of tbe Aasuu;>tii>u. a |K>utin.al high maas will be .-vlfbrated in the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd l.v Dr. Bourdon, e« -Bishop of Upper Huriuah.
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    50 2 About 9 o'vluck laat nigbt a Cluuttinau uukuuwu was fouuil in a dying DOstdition lying m the ),'iouuJ ut-ar a Worn 12. Chin Ch«w Street. He was pick. J up aud placed in a nckaha, and while od the way to Hunpiul he Hie. 1 TJe polm are wakiug iuquiriv*.
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    38 2 Bt the consent of the General Qg Commanding in the Straita Settlom^r,'- •In- |*rmi«sir>Ti of Col. And, ecru, the band of th play at Kuala Lumpur of the cutting of the first Laager railway nU qsmm. Ti,.- 2rsth.
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    44 2 Is Urn Mariin- Court, brfot* tbt l| u Attendant, thi- mnrii'i;,;, mused i 3. Whitt«kcr(A B.). oftherii Bithw.mn mi h sentenced I rigorow impriaoßSßeot i ir iii«nltiti^ the master and mat.while the v.-sscl wn Ivit. Koa>ls ou the afternoon of th. i it. int
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    54 2 Oil Hi- tal Oetebsjf next, an ameaaVj C.01i,. Ordinance will mi,, f.,. l>"li. The measure removes man i the present labour system, and aimaail? t.-<titig l>oth employers aud itin,; more effectually than hitli. r- ;_■■>• a bad name among t i class here, owing tolMMMral we are aasured, are now
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    65 2 With the .o-o;.-r.iti,iu oi tl p (<•ii.ni Votinij Hen's Fel owship tiou, a Chineae Cliristiai A I" .ii esi.iblishe.l ban io th" Presbyterian denomin;iti ..n. ci.-tv is the first of its kn i [1 lin al'cailv tak.-ti st.| Bibk class for the benefit of the community. Fifteen m. ml r
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    73 2 We Ii.iv In-.-ii informed that Hjto, A. O. Studer, until now the A Con«ul in 8iDgapotv. baa. li\ Harrison, been appointed to tbi States Consulship in Bremen, <•■ Major Studer has held t li-- consular in Singapore for eiclitwn y.irbaaa a|i|«nnt«d by Qencral IJrantioUr back as 1871. Major Stu.l. r
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    Loss of the " Compta."
    73 2 Loss of the Compta." Wl reirret to tearu that the S Cmiijiia, which went ashore on the July, at Qoenong, Sitolir. on il> coast of Sumatra, has wreck. The paueogers and crew. M a|)«cie, wire ured, hut all t i8 lost, and vprv little ofu.webri,. ■M in.-mred. Th.- C'/mjita was
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    Singapore News From Penang.
    109 2 Afteh entirely renovating andaddaf new biiiKlini;s t', tl,.- ,11 I'.-uan^, au.l ■kkiatj it Hiii'-r .ippel!ati.,ii oi Hotel," the most cbarmii able public tesideuce w.tt.,:. iM I,MO iniaH, Ihe Mi I rtiga two new blocks to lli- B at Siuga|>or<>. Each of thwill contain 11 a|«rtments eounistiujtA
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    A Chines House Burned Down.
    134 2 IBOTI o'el.x-k la*t lv.-ii 1 (',,!).0ral Mag 'lnty at the liuii: Station MM attra<-tisl. by an iUoo isj the juiii;!,- .lose liv. wli'-n--.i ooapooM house to bt formation was at oure given I Qautera, but wben the the firi'-extini;iiisliiiii; ap| '<• i was simply burued
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    Gambling Supperssion.
    168 2 iln.f to '.it'll VTat, ii ywyig bMoceni 100 l m „iiii['anv with auother vest.-r.hiv mited iq CHmbliug Buppios' I'll ewUin »ti|,ulati'l mini put the Clii'-: hi- lamp* of a haul of r< Term- wen M»k»blj arm tins iufonnatiiiii ii KVch aarraul i.,,,,,,1. Abool i: ttOM, witll kk wirbordiu*
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      614 2 STORES. I A.irirs, CS-"> ItRHV.MBYKRA'V., 1 M^ *!> Pmgaport, "■> i' Messrs. Johu Littl- I P«nang, m -A Mnaars. Herrn. Jcl*cn v Co. _E^g\ Haiid.-1 Eat&HnM and Mei^sner ItatavU, I *-*j2^** I Mesarn. Houghton A Cr. champai;nk MOET «c CHANDON. bbl't imi'kbiai. "84 vlntaok. White Dry Sillbrt. M■ I N
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      486 2 STORES. I JOHN LITTLE CO. A;i;ival or Nsw Goods. ExS.S. OLENBOYA U.S. HOJfOKONO. > DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. Flowers, White A Colored, also Bridal Flower* j Lace Flouncing, an assortment Indian Muslin in all Colours Fancy Alsatian Lawn. Printed W axliine Cambrics Silk Hose, Spun A Pure. Whit,- Colored Silk Glovea of
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      780 2 NOTICES. The standard A Scottish Life Office of 63 years standing, and one of the wealthiest of the Provident Institutions of the United KingdomWHEN it la remembered that a Life Assurance Contract may not fall tn l,e fulfilled for a quarter or even half a Century after lx-injr entered iuto,
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      911 2 LATEST ADVKHTISKMFATS. j CHEAP ENVELOPES. IN response to tho circular fent out yosterJay aftvruoou offering corlaio envelopes at a dollar a Hmmmsl thera havo -iveU so miny orders that th> whoU Miji.lv i, sell out. A fnrther suu|,lv i< BOW iinlqfod, but will not bo avail■He until about two mout
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      101 2 WEATHER REPORT. Kawiatq Krnhorr Hotpital, Wh AmjH.t, 9».m. 8 pro, '.< p.m. KlHABKS. Ou. ni 3-J Full. 29 !>T« £>.S4l ».Mi g Tfrnp -rt :i HH 0 Hi I Wet 11-Jh Th«r. 79 T!>0 W.i J> Dir of Wind S K S W. S. >:. U.».T«nip.iD -h«Jr 8H.T J5 Mm.
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    Amateur Theatricals in Singapore.
    128 3 (i u i: ot mruea in the firs( fullr iu our ivlumni. ill.' play ■■oothlv. i ik' i( wai 1 lT«wQU10k,,'l.utt\l tl.fI *M OOt k,'"-'!. lifl «i- h> tli.il tin- curtiiiu h I pUved its i:l from I dMj *J Id I'- in play- is ivur»-
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    Ladies' Lawn Tennis Tournament.
    63 3 >.>n. owe J 30, v. 1. scr., v. r-.- IS A 1 B. r [..ill frill Tv r.-bants I. M ,udMr. Peu: B 11 reception re will be uo pl»y that day qoatliT print* irr.n*. U kWVWt. j v I 5 I*>, v. 15. iy I,
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    An Insurance Mystery.
    42 3 vlia ■-asliunge Mrrof UwMa wbiob bat arouse] kvi-u -err. A few weeks ago tbe :.jur dif- tu v. ill >« li^'ht i fouu-1 i ii tbe British leuce taken i wed that hatch i water to the rphosii of part
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    Netherlands India News.
    463 3 lull thS ,'v- bad t.) the tire. it tbe enemy unon. TlileJ^ ti j d urt where tbe enewj md to tbe last Tl,. rictor. at h'.l.ls despite tli- li.ivi-ruuifii*. foretell- tbil vt-ar s*»,, .-tit- uo* on pUntiug iv v ii.t failod direc--1 that is- v.niuient rou-
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    Japan.
    92 3 Tllai, mm, lit, -i'lth Ju' 'iiuiiut ha* nusi-'i. ti .v. became the haw bwn foun.l to lye < -outrarv th I The v- tr.ir. i I :l BUJ |m! :.Tt. I the objectkHM n* thai th Chia I 1 eUimeqad be. (tan t.i f. i ttfa ii'.t th-- J
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    Railway in China.
    819 3 I*l-oRTAKT M. In to-d I i I SDtli nit".. »p|--.r» a in Chira bj of thU jir Th* writer! who ha- trideii mv, raal i ■ilttarj »!.l iir.nim-i il r a- I I son*. Tl.» ■orfal it a rerj formidal It I dI in linir'ii. »"'l im*l
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    Mr. t.luiUtmii- md the Caricaturists.
    377 3 Mr. GMadatone rabaaitted himself lately to what others nii^iit regard as a trviug 'U.riiujj MmU. He diced (say* ii goeaif torreepoadeat ol the M.!.l//'i*l in the coui|:iuv of three ;:-:<. 11 great partaf vheaa lifeMkli in gfriag whiuisit- il aud ssrr< 'presentation* of bis clothes
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    Tea Steamers.
    1120 3 1 B If we may in wh.it w. ptMftMM us iv tl -iu| _/i7«f rfMMI for L**)Ml hi t_v ba >cck >ued among the tiiiuij.s of Iko i m in the seuse that tbe d«O|»liO of the lirst carp., whc Ibar iv a dtfftt ship vI be oldeD
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    Shipping News.
    153 3 Phi OMfJ [,'irif MIIWQ MN tu-dav from Nagasaki with IjMf tons of coal. r viktT ikjppinf ntirt «c pOfl f.) I'i-rs .ik I i I'.-r oii ntiniit from LoudoU, Mr. Turner. Kur Adelaide and Syla^.v. !>«!( »/5»t»«r! dueon the 12th -tpteinU'r, H«'i:---i I .-..ing and Calcutta. Bajpo'tjnti, r>n
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      323 3 FOR BALK, CIOIR M»»tini.' mil Dm l^iirikMil> 1 Kiii:(r»l(i««. K-Mt« eiir mMm£ <-<>ir rope and coir fibre for mattreea. All of boot niialitv at moderate prir-e«. A. M. ABDIL RAHTMAN. H. I'pper Croiw Street. SiiiKapore, 30th July. I**!'. 3U/8 FOR HIM. THE WELLKXOWN Carriage Business or MESSRS. LAMBERT BROS THE
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      916 3 NOTICES. M VERXMENT NOTIFICATION. A N Assistant Draftsman it wanted iv tinr\. Publii World Depart. ner.t. PMHC. Salary f^Sil per aniniin. ApplitatloM, which accompanied by reeou leat) to be »Dl in to the iffico el the Colonial Ei.nineer. lVnatitf, not Uter than the r 9tl August, 1889. Bomnm vonncAinov. Ci.iiiit
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      895 3 AUCTION SALES. SHFRIFF'B BALE. IN THE CAUSE OF -ENOGUAN, I'laiutif. rrr»i<« Low K- v. Nam, Chop Nam j Seno Dtfendant: THE undnrsiirned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction, on Monday, the IMI Aninst. 1889, at No. 1% Kling Strret, at 10 :?0 a. m. AH ihe Stock in
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      888 3 TO BE LET. TO BE LET. "PIRANKFORT-HOUSE, comer of OxUy I and Lloyd Road. Xew building, conveniently situated, very commodious, and containing four bedrooms. Apply to KATZ BROTHERS. Singapore, 10th August, 1889. 10/9 Ij^ERV VII,L\. No 16. Killiney Road, with immeditte entry. Rent $35 per month. I'oWELL&Co., Singapore, tith Augnst,
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      IN PORT.
      362 4 MiN..r.WA« OWaaaMta, **l, Simile*.- C.n.ul f.. H.in.-t.k Koad.. .Vih«r Colonial torpodo-h it, 17 tea*, < 'aptaln Branch.—Road*. Orion. II M I M t<.in. Captain (Meal il jt. Miner. 500 BMB, c.iptain Murphy. Station.— Paiong, 650, H.X.MV Consul tieneral,— In duck. T»ADISI) STIUfSRIPS. Baaaaa>Mfc Bomtv.i 1 O* I i.al.iv.i.
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      STEAMERS EXPECTED.
      107 4 Jaaa. Fnai U EemMh 1.. Jl f«m l SI Cardiganshire I J". iJ.iw yuiu Sia l/-mil"ti 2> Metsnedia Antwerp Clliughan Mid'll-broip ity Ningchow l.ivrr]""! July. I (ilcngy).' Ant<"'<T 8 Buenos \y- LBr«pd I Theodora CartH 9 Oiieen Vi(-tori» 10 Her.ingatc Liverpool 11 Ulenlinlaa liver,"! Sailing fan from April.
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      ARRIVALS.
      92 4 n M W^ri'» NiMH. 4 r<> s. i'»ht*in. a i;... Am IS Huuiber llrit.tr lt!« 13 f'hrat.'liom KUi -tr IMI \V»t ..u 13 Niruaia b., l.«>4 Mucl ,aht 13 UurniMi .tr. IM Pm U linll.-y of L.nir -tr. 1S80 l^ir-ndiii U l.illlton 1M h..p»r.l U P.H.dNedtrUmlrn t>ut. <tr i:N
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      CLEARANCES.
      55 4 Oat* Vt»[|.< N'iMK Ki.»h A Kid An* 13 PUru i li.i.u K 13 SluiuDn 13 Humhrr 13 Cnodnoar 13 HonikuuD U 0muim4* H Po>Uu«k u Wim atom U KUa Aon 8 Hn; -tr -tr .tr lint, -t *tr. ttr. O«r. ttr. WVUin M .1,. u llro»« \..|tll..T CUMU ■famuli
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      1089 4 SCOTT'S EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVEK OIL With Hypophosphites of Lime d Soda. PALATABLE AS MILK. Thr r.nlT „r of CO! LIVRK Ol I. lhat caa Uu>^ ulnna- llmr. ><■ A HlUlin HIK lll>Mt:'Tl^, WHOM HI I l< H»> I I "I >>"" ■»>*■ iM,«u.i.M>:«ti. iimn im iiii«.h< 4MI TMHOtI
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      819 4 ENGINEERING. J. M LV.IN I civil und :j)dani.uil Eu)finesra, Mi ]writ>ht«, Ironfounders, and C ntrators. Albion Engine Works, Beach Koad. Offloe and Bale-ro<.m i Flint Street, near General Post Ofllco. Specialities. Sui.ll St. .Miners and Launches. rflsnhsnt Land Rilers. Nt Ki..- .MilN. BoU iotiag raafaoa Machinsry. Cokaia) Waoi ■/orUaa HaaUaarjr.
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      521 4 NOTICES. POWELL COT AUCTIOXEEXS. SINGAPORE FURNITURE, ie, For Bai.k. ■■aafaaai losCkmia y-l-K-.l- I Jawal SUM IMi.xm Suitr- J.ptunt KiTMna llonk <•• l»nip* li.»k M.0...U baa lll. liar.) T. 1.1- Mit'mir Oars I •>•!.- Miri.l«xlaU M~t S*le< Oaaln nil.» ■>«•>« rk.Bi«ri'.i, inii.v,i-b»ir« C.l.iot- l'nnk«h< I li.-«i«. I l>r««-r« PMSn >t.Hjl« 11.,
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      898 4 NOTICES JBp #pr M appointment TO H.RH.THE PRINCE OF WALES, x. k. a. c. s. i. SIMPSON A CO. Coach Builders K&rnew Makers. NUDRAS. (JIMPoON A CO. respectfully invite the at- tention of their Constituents in Penang. Singapore and tho Straits Settlements, to their large collection of Carriages finished and
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      689 4 NOTICES. LAMBERT BROTHERS. 81NOAPORE CARRIAGE WORKS AND HARNES8 MANUFACTORY. Obchaxd Road, Sinoapokk. Established 1862. Manufaeturors of all kinds of Carriages on the newest principles and with the beat matsrials. Beg to call attention to their presont large stock of new and fashionable carriages consisting of I STANHOPE GIGS, to Buit
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      445 4 NOTICE^ HARTM ANN'S GENUINE RAHTJENS COMPOSITION Fob Ships' Bottoms. TRADE Say MARK As supplied to the British and Foreign (io vernment and to the P. O. ti Glen Lines, I Alfred Holt, Lamport A Holt, China Mutual i 8. N. Coy. and all the principal Steam Ship companies of the
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      327 4 NOTICES. THE BINGAPORK VKR\Tk, WATER FACTORY HmhBti.iit.Sik.., (BARUGH4Co,PR(,p KlKt Have received from Europe and i v a, thcr Factory. Hi,h S, g^jN Nkw Machinkbv, coneinting o f y,/ Engine, Aerated Water Htchmai torn, PazUUn. rutan, .t. ...i rla*.. forth.. 111. U VTKRIJ OK AI.I. THK l IHKKT AM. BEST QUALITY
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