The Straits Times, 29 September 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1897. NO. 19,341.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 604 1 KMjQCOMrAWT.tIMIIKD Ur.l Irf« Asswaao*. 'I Erlricrrnioii Fin Ininmno. Soci^jr I comply (Fire). I 11 in. ,r*nw Compcuij. y „»j -t.*m N»Ti|f»tioii < V.mpmnT. MHaawn Company iMOOtmat Comply, I.imiUd. „f th««> l'«mp»ni««. ten the „,,nt of THK BOUNEC COMTiI\MSIIII r COMPANIES. iFfKK, Collyir Quay, I, .\hvic«, Nkw Hakhi.ik. LTWATMW (H).MPAXV. ■.USA.
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    • 836 1 i^BUCHANAN WHISKY I -T« I I tT% r m C\ W T m BOLK IMPORTERS IS THE DLoT. KATZBKos SOLD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DEALERS. T TMTTpT) Sambas supplied to the Houses op Lords and Commons and to all good London Ci.vm. 31/1^ .-co'li H WHISKY 1^ THE UNIVERSAL u4
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    • 401 1 (CANADIAN PAfTFIC RAILWAY J COMPANY'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE. THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN, AND EtTBOR, VIA OAVADA AND THE I XITEI) STATES. ROUTE VIA SHANGHAI, XW\SAKI KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA. AND VANCOUVER, It. a TwiiiSrivwtiteamsliipg— 6,oooToii>— 10,000 Hornf-l'ower— Siweil 19 knots. l'kol'oaEH SaILIHOS FKOM Hil.Vi.KOS>.. F.mprrm of Japan, Wednesday,
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    • 327 1 NOTICES. MILKMAID BRAND m CONDENSED MILK Tlle "Milkmaid" Brand is guaranteed contain all the cream of the original milk. In gGOHDENSED MHJ tbe P roceBB of manufacture nothing but w.-n- FJak besji is removed > nothing but the best reflncri |A MuwLm su S ar added. |%f Of Avoid low-priced
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    • 414 1 BANKS. THK NATIONAL BANK O» CHINA LI MITE ll Authorised Capital il,000,0(K) Subscribed Capital L 600,000 Head Office Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS D. Oiilies, Esq. Chan Kit Shag, Ban. H. Stolterfoht, Esq. Chow Tung Shan, b<|. Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esij. Cll ilk Makagkr Geo. W. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed
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    • 655 1 SHE RECOMMENDS IT. RH. A. INVEEN. residing at 7SO Henrf ITI St., Alton. 111. Buffered with sciatic rheumatism forover night months. She doctored for it nearly the whole of this time, using varioui remedies recommended by friends, and wan treatad by the. physiciani, but received no relief. She then used
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  • 515 2 SINOAI'UBB, 2inil .SEI'TEMB R, \f#l. PRODUCE. (H<iie» are corrected to one p.m.) Gambier, 9 845,1 Copra Balmi n -eg l do Pontianak, c.15. Pepper, Black buyers 2060 do White, (S%) „36 60 Saeo Flour Sarawak, s.-jo. do Brunei, 2.40. Pearl Sago sj^ Coffee, Bali, picked 41.50. Coffee Palembang picked
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  • 36 2 Municipal Debentures 6%. Do. Do. 6%. I'anjong Pacar Bonds. New Pryo River Dock Co. runioms. Straits Ice Co. Maynard <t 00. Raubs, Contributory. FOR SALE. I'engeiani; Planting Shares. SOMKRVILLE GUNN, Exchange 4 Bhare Brokers.
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  • 99 2 I- or Pirttr. Time. To-Mokrow. iiillitun.V l'tianak H. U'lmit Hi it, 11 n m < ol ie via ports Han l.iony, U a.m. liilliton it Ptianak 11. W. Soo,>, Noon, l.ubuan via ports Hecuba. Xoon H.mKkok Hydra, 1 p.m. ■'»sra Asian. 2 p.m. MrIiuth Klang Chow l'hya, 8
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  • 118 2 From Croon :-Uy the M. M. 8. Qoemam, due on the and (let. with dales lo the loth Sept. She brings replies to the mails Which left Singapore on the 10th A in;. rw>M China Bv tlie P. s. Rohilla, due on Tue-.'lay. 1 iMt Tabu QtlUiu
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  • 250 2 AKHIVALB. In I. a. Il'i/Arfui from Macassar:— Mr. Cbobb, Par Halaiiw Iran lUlbbm Mr. llillier. DBManaaa, lei I', i I). s. BaWtia for Londuii: Lieut. I). Paul, K.A., Archdoaeon kfeme* and Mrs. Ueanev Mis- Barberjfeetn c S Robiimou. W. L. Cuter, Mrs. Fowlie Miss Lindley. and Mr. I.
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  • 18 2 Ebtablishbd: 1831. PRICK 15 CENTS. [Subscription rate* and advertising ratet may liefouwl on tin fourth page.\
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  • 39 2 WEDNESDAY, 29th SEPT., 1897 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE FRONTIER FIGHTING. I UK MOHMA.ND CAMPAIGN 11VKK London, 2&th Sept. The campaign in the Mohmand country is over. Tin- tribesmen are thorouglily cowed. Tli'-'iirM force under Cieneral Elles is withdrawing towards Peshawur.
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  • 44 2 forestalling the united states. The Canadian Government, by an expedition sent to the spot, has formally annexed Cumberland Hound in BaffinV Land. Tliia step has been taken to forestall an expected seizure of the Sound by the United States Government.
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  • 646 2 Ol'K Lady of the Snows lias agaiu spoken out. The formal annexation of Cumberland Sound to the Rrit i=h Empire may be taken as a result of that Imperial feeling that has of late been growing in Canada, and that has been much fostered by
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  • 52 2 Yutkrday, we published ccrtainc oniments on tlic alleged obstructive attitude of Mr. Merewether of Maine a. To-day, in support of tliat criticism, we give a detailed report of the case where Mr. Merewether seems to be obstructing the course of law. The matter is of some importance to people in
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  • 58 2 Mk. Ma< konai.d, tlic jatmtm »f Mm machine for dealing with ramie, |0M home by to-day's I*. &O. mail. It is understood that he has received an order for his machinery to he sent to Johore, and that a thousand MM "I ramie are to be put down there by
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  • 127 2 The Mohmaml expedition il mr, and the MhMBW there are tlioroiighl) cowed. But the Afriilis, tlioir sillie'. remain to be dealt with. The Afridis Ml moreformidableeneinio-. and linvetheii stronghold at a place called Tirah, in M unexplored mountain region. The dilli eiiltios of campaigning in the Afridi country led, so
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  • 5 2 Kami- still continue to rise.
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  • 9 2 Another death from cholera if reported from Jalan Pekan.
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  • 14 2 The dead body of a duiicso pauper was found in Fisher .Street, last night.
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  • 14 2 Thb price of silver is Main quoted lower, and tho dollar has correspondingly fallen.
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  • 13 2 A Chixama.n was, yRstcrday, lir.od twenty-fir* dollars for making rtiHn without a permit.
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  • 15 2 A Sahawak Clitcfa Company lias just Imvii Mfhtand in London, with a capital of X2S.0OO.
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  • 19 2 Mkshwv John Little and Co. (Ltd.) a<lverti80 a new au|>i>ly of racing silkn, fancy vesting, dress suitings, nnd ohirtings.
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  • 16 2 The .Siamese gunboat Yang Yot arrived here, thin morning, from Tongkah. Sho returns to Han^knk to-day.
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  • 20 2 MEC8R8. Ho.NO TKK ClIVK t Co. advertise an auction of Kurope-inade jewellery, at their sale-room, on the 4tli of October.
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  • 24 2 Tin Kev. s. w.iikcr's hetnn on the religions of ancient (iivivc and Rome will be delivered not to-ni^lit hut on Wednesday ni^lit, next week.
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  • 25 2 Yksthkday aftrriHMin, a Chinaman, name unknown, was found lying anooasoious in New Bridge Road. H* w;i> taken to the hospital wlicro he ~till lies insensible.
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  • 30 2 A rimiilh wa« spread abroad jmtnday that Mrs (arcw was luting si'nt lionii' in tho 1*. Jc steamer Shmifhai, whieli arrivetl liere to-day. The ruiiiour has no foundation in fact.
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  • 44 2 Thf I'olioe have arrested thfM HM in coiiiii-.tion witii t lit- rohli.-i v ..I Smju worth of Koiids from a slicjp in Maiki-t Street. It was alleged tliat tli.v HH found in possession of tlin-c kniv.s that M part of the missing propi rtv
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  • 32 2 Thukk Cliin.iinan were OTMted yo?turduy for s< raiiiblittg fur water at I *taii<l-pi|>«. They were finnti livo dollars, and bound over to be of good behaviour for a month.
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  • 40 2 A (hinesk w.hii.ui was MlMtad JPQfr terilay for iMiaf in MMMMtai of noun: illicit clianilii Tliis incirniiif;, slio oomplained to the magistrate that the constable tore her trousers. She wan fined live dollars, in default, seven days.
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  • 39 2 A TERRO R! Ykstkhuav. Chinaman, described "a terror" to tlie DMpk residing in tl><j neighbourhood of (nw Strcrt. mm fined fifty dollars, in default, two months, for asxault. Ho was also bound over to keep thiipuocc for three months.
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  • 103 2 The present high nit.; of the rupee in huh. i li;i~ hud the msult of drawing out a larp-ly quantity of tin- hoarded specie, which is the .shape the savings of the wealthy classes all over there take II,, rupee is so dear, lad gold < >u
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  • 90 2 Ykstkkijav, ;it the church of Si Mary Ui« Virgin, Qua]n Lmnpnr, Mr A Kmslid liunzii:, of Messrs Howartli Krskine, I.imitotl, was married to Mi<> Agnus Suan, Maood dmipliti-r .>f Mr JI. C. Swan, of Adelaide, and sinter of Mr. \V. R. Swan, who i~ just vacating the inanagernhiii of
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  • 156 2 y A finimWUMI—i saj> Tlic iwiimof the niiin who wrote «.r •oneeted the writing of tli.) sedition* pheardt i--tn.iiL'ly imparted, and it i» quite pro habit :tii arifel will -Jmrtly I,,- i,,,,,|,.. I In- individual r*~inlnwil man in the nki>li;i boaioea*, andUaaid to be leadioi ih.iii in
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  • 588 2 THE SIPPING ORDINANCE. ALLEGED OVEKJ.OADINO OK THE I'KIUMNA." Ykstkhkay, Captain Omsjt, of the mm, WM charged Balm Mr Wolfer^tan with having, on 1 1 1 fo| in-tant, carried to t lk: port of Singapore thirty Mf passenger? h of the number fjr which I In- ftntl m v liiTiiM-J, thereby
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  • 315 2 Tin: inside COOTM "lily .-as open tin* morning, and those who came down to see tin- u-ual Wednesday morning 1.-i-t work were diMppointed. I iv,:il' liiniiii>i-rof the honei were given somewhat faat work, especially among the (iriflins. \.i l.'>, Amita, has baaa coining to the Eronl lately, and
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  • 165 2 IK tin- nail Ihera an received tin I -iit-t twonumlx rsofa typi My rVoh-h journal. It is published in Gl v. ,kiv. iin I i, christened the Pictorial The journal it thoroughly "■•II arranged In aver* reaped Tinraat i- int«reating clever, ami readable, and i^ printed on
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  • 30 2 ■V i.m \KK.\ European, in luuli home i ,st Qjght, walked bto tin tlye station, where he was acoomm with lodgings tin explain magutrejta this morning, hi
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 701 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturers of DYNAMITE F.I If, MIL OKLATINE DYNAMITE B1.A8T1M) OF.LATINE DETONATORS Exporters of all Kirn* or SAFETY Ft ZK Ann BLBOTaUC m \-iim, apparatus. THB ABOTI Kll-LORIVCII, BBIHO ALI viii'Fii-ri mi in tiaxAT Britain ari made TO I'm THB HIOH STANDARD or PUKITY AND SAI^TY
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    • 953 2 NOTICES, AUSTRALIAN SALT BEEF. IJVEni arrival: Australian Halt Beef, retail, 18 cents per It MCALI3TER 4 Co. V'OTICE is hereby given that the pavrn|l broking business of Kirn Heng Hin has been discontinued from this date, and that all unredeemed plcdg is will 1,.- sold at the expiration of 4
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    • 696 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT. \IV\VIED VI 'OSI'E. f,,i alocal import M tirm. I iMiniMti'nt salesman, with good knowledge of j>ieo(> goods. Apply.with copies of testimonials, to v B. Z., c/o Strait* Timet. rBE LET.— Offices on tiret floor. No. 8. d'Almcida Street. 28/10 Apply to VADE Co. AUCTION SALE. (at our bale-boom.)
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    • 130 2 At St. Mary the Virgin, Kn.il.i Lumpur, on 2*th Septenil>er, by the Rcvil. Frank W. Haineß, b.a., Oxok., A. Emslib Benz.ik, Howarth Erakinc. Ltd., to Aunes, second daughter of Mr. H. C. Swan, 8. M. The Semaphore, Adelaide. M. 8. 8. intaadad for Uw fitrait, Tima sbosM b. written on
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  • 905 3 .1 AM) THE tCTON n.i.oii off HAUOBa. Pnang and 11-ah hinte their next fri.'iid, --.in. Appellate, and ipondesit and in Haiti I I Lands I »»H. an amended by |Bte, and the Rules I ach. at the appellants m Malacca Lnndi li i. that the Supreme in
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  • 453 3 The chinehew question, says a correspondent, bus, since the days, long ago, when chinchews were called into existence, been a much vexed one. Fifty years or more back, when the now prosperous Chinese merchants, or their (ui'deiessors. were making their first small efforts in the shipping line,
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  • 372 3 IX< UKASED OllTlliX. h is aiinounrc.l that the lii-Hau Qovernmeni has saimtioiMwl the mint authorities at Bombay proceeding with the coinage of the British dollar at the rate of 200.0U0 a day, instead of only half that quantity which has hitherto been the custom. This, it is
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  • 82 3 TOBACCO AND PETROLEUM. KJHTTNOi Mh <in> Mi I'.u.v the general agent of the Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Co., bag received the following telegram* from the Estate Manager: (a.) "I have „,,1. 1V 4300 piculi in the fermenting ,hed. I expect eventually tohaves,7oo piculs, quality »aroe ai last .war; (>..) A win- from
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  • 2313 3 HOCKS AT THE CAPE. Plasm for new ilocks at the Cape are now engaging tho attention of the Admiralty. The proposal is for works i at Simon's Town which will accommodate the largest ironclads afloat, and an arrangement is possible by which the Navy shall be
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  • 337 3 THK TYPHOON. Vert little damage was caused in Hongkong by the gale, there, on the ITtli instant, the warning of its approach having been given in ample time to allow of small craft in the harbour obtaining shelter. A dust boat was smashed against the Praya wall near
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  • 223 3 VESTERPAYS PLAY. CHAMPIONSHIP. Egerton Ivat White. A SINGLES. Captain Parsons v. Maxwell (unfd.) B SINGLES. V. D. Parsons scr. v. Southam scr. (untinished). C BINC.LES. A. Carmichael scr. v. Edlin scr. (unfd.) A DOIDLES. Woodroll'e and Linton sor v. J. Q. and W. 1). Mactaggart
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 878 3 NOTICES. 0. TOMIKI CO. BEt; To I.NKOHM OCR (.ISTOMKKB THAT OUR SALES-ROOM, AT 598, North Bridge Road, being inconvenient to our customers, it has been REMOVED TO 2tf, High Street^ (Formerly G. OTOMI'NE C 0..) Wk auk NOW READY It) SELL GOODS THERE, At such prices as to satisfy our
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    • 1004 3 FORSALK; EMPLOYMENTS: TO LOT AND PERSONALS. Ist tim k. in rents a line; 2nd and 3rd times, 10 cents a line; 4th to 6th times, r, cents a line; 7th to 18th times, 3 cent* a line; afterwards, 2 cents a line but ne charge less than one dollar. Thus,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 262 3 WEATIIKR REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hospital, mh Sept, IS9I. H a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. JtSMARKg. liar. 116.088 M mI7 2!i.<»10 Temp. 7».0 6ti.O 78.0 W. Hll.Thcr 71.0 78.0 77.0 IfiVS IHr.ofWind w\\v. s.s.E. S.E. K34-9 Max. Temp. 86.4 E-Stf -1 Mm 78 0 ial-M Max. in Sun 157 F> c-j-^a
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  • SHIPPING
    • 209 4 (,'nderthiaheadingtheiollowing abbreviations are used :—ttr.—uteamer; tb. —ship bq.—Uvruue: Brit.—British U. 8. United States; Fr. French; Ger.—German; Dut.— Dutch; Job.—Jobore: *c., G.c, General cargo d.p.—deck pHMengera; U.—Uncertnin j T. P. W.-Taniong Pagar Wharf; T. P. I).—Tnniong Paanr Dock B. W. Borneo I Wharf; J. <V. Jardine'aWharf;N.H.W.- I New
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    • 1294 4 \RKIVaLB SIIOI NOOK OF YKVTBKDAY. Halarifr, Brit. ttr. *16 tonß, Capt Robertson, fMtl Hopt. From Klang. 27th Sept. G.c, and 77 dp. Wee Bin and Co. For Klnng, Ist-Rds. Ban Whalt Hin, Brit. str. ltlft tons Capl Olki-ii 2Hth Sept. From Pontiauak 2rSthBept (1.c., and 13 d.p. Strait"
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    • 482 4 Namr, port, probablr date of arrival, aid name ol agent*. A. Apcar, Hongkong, Oct I 8. 4 Moses. Antenor Liverpool, Oct 4. HaimlieM. iiutreliod. Derby Oct 3 Boustcad. BaweHii. BJ«rmM»ln, O, t ID DaendeU. Baotavm, afolocc**, Oct \3 DucnileU. B«rtmnhr London, CM 10 P. Simon*. Bayern, Barope, Nov
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    • 107 4 5 Vimbl's Namk. 4 Ton* (Unta I Fhom Sail«i» Com ri 4 ViaSSL'S Im r i. i. ltl>.. VM i« Ilcntliler Brit. Btr. IH.X 'I'liunmun Anioy >„,. la P simi.im and C M I'Hkan Btr. K4 s.olt Hutu I'ulmt -i- .1 w,.,- 1!,,, c, jl.nWb« ttll ,n str. M
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    • 117 4 Datk. VK--H.S Namk fuaUtta Omau (ATI Hi -n\ am Sept 'JH OtMOa Ger iitr. K.n ■u,,--l'h BrilHaagang Brit atr. v mi,,, k m IVnanK B«wiiM«on Vi" 1 1 l 1 sir. tablet N'-''ni »tr. Coy»h Miilaoca glr, pj. Ml M<Ali»tcr Btr Smith < UtM I! «tr Chan. Bingapon Kir.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 399 4 NOTICES. Kat^ W W YaW tl H 1 aaaT aaJabaU aaaak. Toild reilrt Joaa frtin all ßhmiiti- M WL •"•"■•"■Baaßlk Waaa—lal>«H»i-«7. MOiaO«1l»l«DUCT. 10SJOW J g^^ JAMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WHISKIES AKK THE BKST VAI.IE IN THE MAKKET: V 911.00 PKB CASE, DUTY PAID. V. V. 0. SPECIAL RKSER V R,
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    • 840 4 NOTICES. MAINTAINS THE lIN.IIEST KEPUTATION EVERYWHERE. Fortify the System against Disease with PURE BLOOD. "THE BEST SECURITY FOR HEALTH." EBSENOB OR FLUID KXTRAOT OF RED JAMAIOA sine-; 1829. tdLaPst -tSv^'--"* iflV Pranonnrej by the MIOMtaT l uatca:. /.UTHOHITI«» th* m—t r.iii:iiiia«iiiaii:iiiT^^siii^:viariTilil ZXiX TORPID LIVLfI, DEBILITY, ERbPIUJ^S, WEAK and LANGUM FEELINGS,
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    • 363 4 NOTICES. /JLAHGUID WOHEH I PALE CHILDHEN OU> PEOPLE. INVALIDS YIN CHAPOTEAUT (CHiPOTEIOTS WOE V PEniß) A DELICIOUS NUTRITIVE STIMULANT Thl. alinwoury wint inaiily ••iiniil.trJ «BM a* olh.r .olid oi liquid food will r.ou.a oo lh> lack cl Jig. .i.t. power. y^"^ aaaa^'NI 01 lht AP^M >. Dyapeptlo. and ■^v^^^^^^^^JpßflaaaH Can
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