The Straits Times, 4 November 1897

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    12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1897. NO. 19,372.
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      687 1 -UE BOBNBOCOMPAMT.UIIITKD lAH Auramoo*. 'HK NlT «oh U«k« Fir. Iwumno. Soaietj A«mr»»>» Cooijxui.t 1 1 V I STT M«t«J N«Ti({»ti.» Company. P«y. l.im.tod. m 1 t of THE BORNEO COMI "^TTmsiiu'companiesT OFFICE, COLLYEB QUAY, IV WiuKVU, New Harbour NATieiTKJi niMI'ANY. I 'MSA, .Utah, I'KSASfi, Vt Rliiu, Aiieh, Egypt, I II
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      820 1 BUCHANAN WHISKY '^^^SB IC T"LH-T DCCT SOLEIMPORTERS Baß I O I rIL DLO I katz bros, 80LD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DEALERS. LIMITED! SAMK AS BCPPLIED TO THE HoUBKS OF LORDS AMD COMMONS AND TO ALL GOOD LONDON CLUBS. 31/12 SMOKE HELIOS" t jJgiSim^ MANILA CIGARS >■^CTfor<V?nyß>»> MADK lit THE
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      564 1 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, Ltd. AND NEDEKLANDBCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits. China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days, and have accommodation for third class passengers only. The Company's steamers
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      669 1 INSURANCES. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital subscribed $2,000,000. Amount paid up 400,040. Reserve fund „1,056,049. Head Office,— Hongkong. General Managers, Messrs. Jakdine, Mathesok A Co. QUTHRIE A Co. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,127,800 Paid up Capital 212,760 Resorve Fund 676,355 The undersigned, Agents for the
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      255 1 INSURANCES. SUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON ESTABLISHED 1710. Insurances effected upon almost every descriptioD of property at the current rates of premium. Total sum insured in 1892, £391,800,000. do 1891, £878,700,000. do 1890, £301,600,000. do 1889, £338,900,000. Singapore Agents, BRINKMANN A Co. rpHE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY X NOW MERGED IN THE
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      706 1 BANKS. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED. Authorised Capital £1,000,000 Subscribed Capital 600,000 Head Office Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS D. Gillies, Esq. Chan Kit Shag, Esq. H. Stolterfoht, Esq. Chow Tung Shan, Emj. Kuan Hoi Chuen, Esq. Chief Manager: Geo. W. F. Playfalr. Interest on Fixed Deposits, For 12 months
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      851 1 BILIOUS COLIC. MY wife has had three attacks ef bilious colic and in each case was promptly relieved by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera anil Diarrhira Remedy. I find it to l>e the best medicine for colic I hare twiT used. O. C. DrnrA*,Clarysville, Miss. If this remedy is given as soon
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    COMMERCIAL.
    485 2 SINCAI'IiKE. 4t)l NoVEMIIKH, 1897. PBODOOB (Hales are corrected to one p.m.) Qambier, fi.aO. Copra Bali, «.fi6. do Pontianak, 6.20. Pepper, Black, buyers 192 ft do White, (5%).'. 36.00. Hugo Flour Sarawak 305. do Brunei 2.36 PoarlSago 3.70 Coffee, Bali, picked 39.00. Toffee Polembang, picked „37.50. CoSee, Liberian, No. 1
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    111 2 FliOM Ei'KOI'K: lly tlic I. v o. s.-. '.<«,/,,/», duo on Nov. 7ili with the mail from Europe ol the Ifith October. 81m (.rings replies to the mail! which left Singapore on the 18th, 20th. and Utß Sept. Fiii.M China:- By the I. A O. s.s. Thome*,
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    139 2 For l'rr »lr. 7W. I'O-MOKKOW. Batu I'almt NnMMf Hati, 11 a.m. Muai Qitmggi, Noon. Malacca and Klang Hutavitr, -2 p.m. Ptmang dle.ifulhch, 3 p.m. Bangkok llmha, 4 p.m. Pontianak via ports Han Fo Soon, 4 p.m. HATI'HDAV. Sourabayn via ports li. Poll Gunn, 11 a.m. K. PalianK via
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    198 2 I AIiUIV.U.S. I Per Ctrbtrtu iron. Bangkok:— Mr. Fl.i-clii'i. j IVr I, Sitntttra from I)«li M i-. V. .11. I'll. Hlrab, and tie (iruyter. Pei Ruby trom Palembang: Mr. K<'l\tt. r. i s. t, Stngktp iiom Bingkep Mr, r. i>A Tambora from n»>nl» Miimi. l>. Wilton. DIFAJtTDBM, Per
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    STRAITS TIMES
    7 2 Established: 1831. PRICE 15 CENTB.
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    THURSDAY, 4th NOV., 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. DUCHESS OF TECK.
    33 2 THURSDAY, 4th NOV., 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. DUCHESS OF TECK. THE Ft NKRAI.. ljutuion., 4th JfaMsbr. Tho funeral of the Duchess of Teck took place with royal pomp. All tho Foreign Courts were represented.
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    NILE EXPEDITION.
    37 2 OfCCPATION OK KABSALA. The Cairo correspondent^ the Times says that General Sir H. Kitchener will command the force, two hundred strong, with battery of artillery, to occupy Kassala. The force will proceed thither via Massowah.
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    NEW YORK MAYORALTY.
    23 2 the tvocemnji, candidate. Mr. Van Wyck, the Tammany candidate, has baaa elected Mayor of New York by a large majority.
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    GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.
    19 2 THE I "lin KECTOHSIIII'. Mr. Chamberlain has_ been installed as Lord Rector of the University of (dasgow.
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    THE GOLD DOLLAR.
    1444 2 It is proposed that this Colony shall forsake silver and shall adopt a gold standard based on the English sovereign. For convenience of local handling, it is proposed that the sovereign shall be divided into ten parts, I each to bo called a Straits dollar, and each
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    The dollar and silver continue to fall.
    28 2 iHKii.xt Baea Bprlag Meeting of the I'enang Turf Club will be held <m the 11th, l.ith and Itth of January next
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    25 2 ■J'uk P, A o. steamer Otmion Nit Penang at 6. p. m yesterday, and may be expected ban at daylight on Friday tho Stfa instant.
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    22 2 'I'iik Penaag Chamber of Commare* mi tho «li October, pawed a resolution protesting against tho withdrawal of tilt; troops from that Settlement.
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    30 2 A .ham, Mahoiiinifdan KUag munstur procession is advertised to take place to-morrow night. to start bom Telok Ayerat 7 p.m. and to paw the Esplanade between 9 and In p.m.
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    36 2 I in-: Court of inquiry into the circumstance* attetMling the slight ooUiiion of the Qkmeama and 1,.,J,,1,, at raigonß Paoar Wharf, has impended the license of Pilot atackie for fourteen days. Notice of appeal was -ivnn
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    34 2 Turn Selangor Turf Club held general meeting on Saturday last, at wmeD a new CominittM was elected .''"■".lur- we: Dr. Traven, Cap Jan. 1a11.0t.a.i.l llMan.o. Cum,,,,,;.. vv u-'i'i Sl r A(; Harptr.anS >» \N iiUli.
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    45 2 A t,.\ .kam., No. :»sl', of 5n,, thai leltSiakoiitlie Kith ..Hast £onth was capsbed and sunk in a s,mull oil' ranjong Klmg on the l»t inst. 11,. crow of tour got sufoly nway in tho tongkangl sampan in which tli.\ i mm <>n to Singapore.
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    ABSCONDED.
    45 2 Last week, s Chinaman was brought to the court of two magistral charge of house-breaking and theft When the case was called, he was nut to be found. How he got away, bo Mm knows. Ycsteiday, th. called, but the man was still absent'
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    RESCUING A PRISONER.
    46 2 Vksti iiiiav, the bench of two magistrates, ■alltan sd Ah Lew and Kul, V,,^ Chum to three months' rkoroni iinprisounieii. each, for reaeumg prisoner fr legal -ustody. Anothet defendant, for attempting to rescue a prisoner from the lockup, was sentenced SO two months.
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    SAFE ROBBERY.
    58 2 At some time, between hall past fivi j last night, and six o'clock this niornim:, the s;iti- 01 1 trader at 18, Cheang Hoiig Urn Street was tpened, and Cm v, money abstracted. The keys were taken from tha clerk while sweep upstair*, i and wore found in
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
    65 2 Hahmston's Circus perform to night with tho new programme. <>n Saturday afternoon there will be a matinee, the last one of the seaaon. On Monday night there will be jumping contest for all local horses with a gold watch as a prize. The circus will be open from
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    TEH PASSIR RIS ROBBERY.
    82 2 The Police havo arrested oight Tai chew men and two Women, in connection with the gang robbery at Mr Nnthan's iimndore's house at Psssit Ris. The prisoners were arrested flve miles from the scene of the crime, and most of the property stolen was recovered. The
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    REV. FATHER COUVREUR.
    71 2 DtnOVWHT IN HKAI/rll. Thi following is private telegram, of this uiorniug'sdatc, from Shanghai liev. l'cre Coiivreur is much better; general ami rapid progress during thf pad week." The Rev. Father left here aboul two months ago, in weak health for Japan He was taken worse at Shanghai,
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    THE PAPERCHASE.
    113 2 Thi-.kk was an unusually huge Odd at the Paperchaae yesterday. Twenty two started from the moot at Orange Grove where two jumps wen- negotiated, and proceeded to ImaiUa," ovei the jump there, and thru, over tome rough ground, to Nassini Hill and the (•arracks. All the Barrack* iumpa
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    SELANGOR.
    114 2 M1..11U.W aoaacßY. Tiik Malay Mail of the l»l November, report a eaae ol highway robbery un the Bawang road. A Chinaman travelled from Koala Lumpur in a gharn with three stranger*. Alter a while, the gharry was diamiaaed and the three •trangen started to walk tv rluwang, The Chinaman
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    ALLEGED NUISANCE.
    193 2 Tins morning, Jits. Schutze ol .San Souci appeared in the lii>i i-ourt, to obtain an order for the abatement of a nulaanoe. Mr. Sharp ■spewed lot the applicant, and stated that the nuisance complained "I conaiated in thefVt that dirty watei irai allowed to Bow from the neighl
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    COFFEE.
    140 2 report for the month ending on H" "I l,il.r<Kin have Imm'ii broughl wnnl, for which there Ims been mom competition, Wynaad tee damaged letting at iv to LBl 'I i i im I I-- 83, to M >; I Ceylon al jMi Sd and Johore al B 8 >■■
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      685 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturers of DYXAMM I GBUOHITE (JEI.MINK DYNAMITE 3LAHIIM. oKl.vilNK DETONATORS KxroHTEBs of: all KiKna or sakktv run MB KUCTSIC lU.\M IN<i AITAKAITS. I'm above Explosive*, beiko all AiirrACTu bii> in Oeeat Britain, abe made TO PAN THE HIGH HIANDAKD OF PURITY ARD SAFETY TEKTB IHPOfIEI>
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      691 2 LATEST AI^TIRTLSEMENTS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. R P. DESILVA, MAMFACTI KIX(i JKWEI.I.KR AXD DKAI.KK IX DIAMOXDS ASD PKK< 101 S HTOXKS. Has now on view at Blgfa Mreet, a SMgaUoesrf stock of |i| AMOXD .lewellery. An unsurpa--e<1 1 „l|,. Tim of new and unique deesjas, el every article mitHble' for ladles ami
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      422 2 GRAND MAHoMMKDAN KONBTBB PROCESSION. r<wnom>ie S'.ijhi. ON Friday, the sth instant, then- will tak.- [ilaee in Sin({apon.. the maadasi ami Inr^eßt reli)?iou« procession that lias ever been seen in this place. The Proceslion "ill start from 'feluk Aycr Street, al>out 7 p. m.. and can be seen by all Kiin.
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      36 2 SHARK^VN 'ANTED. Municipal Debentures 6%. Do. Do. 6%. Tiinjong Pu,'ar Bonds. New Prye BtW Dock Co. Pmjeoss. Straits Ice Co. Maynar.l Co. Knubs, Contributory. FOR HALE. I'engerane Flantlag Shares. 80MEKVILLE .t GUNN, Kxelwiiiuc A Share Brokors.
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      108 2 Makmeutteix. On the 29th Oat, the wife of A. F. M ii. mi i -i n\ of Poolc Lodge, Penang, of a daughter. Edlin— On the 3rd November i.g.ipore. the wife of E. F. H. Ed1..., of daunhter. M. S. 8. mten.i.-l for tho (-lr.nl. Timtm ibonld h» »r iti-n
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    THE MALAY POLICE AT THE JUBILEE.
    1785 3 P li ntingenl that to London, to ::,,l Jubilee Celebra- bj the Chief Polios H lull, will, a book i i record >,mi. and theii IBU7 ami llif 1 been ■< volumi- been ti tnalst< 'i I;, II Tin- tran.-l 1 liomatic quail I
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    MAIL ITEMS.
    1300 3 HAWAII. According to the Time*' New York correspondent, Senator Lodge confirms I tlm view that the annexation of Hawaii will be ratified by the Senate in December, telling the Herald that there U an easy majority" in favour of it. Should the Opposition prove Mubborn, or a difficulty
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    MR. WALKER'S LECTURES.
    1151 3 GREEK PHILOSOPHY AS PREPARATION FOX CHRISTIANITY. The third of a scries of lectures on The beginning of Christianity wag delivered in the Presbyterian Cliurch, last evening. After opening with a hymn, and the effective rendering of the anthem Who are these by the choir, the lecturer, Rev.
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    CHINESE WOMAN'S SUICIDE.
    68 3 A lliikikn Chinese woman, ii.-iiih' I Tan On}; Neo, committed micide at !.">», out ram Road, yesterday afternoon, i by banging herself. She recently! ive birth to ;i child that died, and thu c >v plod with the factjti.at her hiKband wai out of work, Mama to
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    CHESS.
    472 3 "BTKAITB TIMES" TOURNAMENT. GIUOTO PIANO. Whit,.. Black. (Mr. 1.. M. Cordeiro). (Mr. W. Craig). P-K 4 P-K 4 B— B 4 B— B 4 Q-B 3 (a) Kt-K B 3 p_y 3 Kt— Q B 3 P-083 P-2K3 B-K3 B-O Xt 6 B— Q2 It^KKtr. P-QBB B— Q R
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    SIAM NEWS.
    374 3 MI/SKIM. Mu. Stanley Flower ot the Bangkok i Unseam, ratonted on the 89th <>ctoi>er, in the bait .>f health. While away, Mr. i Flower had been busy collecting In I Siir'aporc Johore, and Uorneo for the Bangkok Museum. The Sunn Mm -,iy- that lie despatched huinu over .'«<"
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    S. V. A. CORPS ORDERS.
    164 3 Singapore, 41k Novemhrr. 1. Orderly Offlcerfor the ensuing week Lieut, aA. Derrick. Orderly Sergeant for the enttuing week Sergt. L. A. M. Johnston. t. The S. V. A. «ill go into camp at Tanjong Katong on Thursday, the 11th, till Monday, the IMb instant. Parade
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      21 3 inbigestTohl Condy's Y l M> all ft C lnl.lt on bn/lng "CJf.iY 3 fLJra. 9 CohUi/ i DiUhtll. Q/lonmn, fa) ,;.J.
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      467 3 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL For Calcutta via port-, /'iinilua, on Kill Nov., Bouxtcud A Co. Yokoliiiina via port*, Jdmtmi Man, da* Ht!i X,,v.. Paterson Biiuona .v Co. Colombo an. l Bombay, YamagaeM Mont, (lv Bth Nov., Paterson Bimona A Co. "auction sales. Be 1. .1. CHATKB, Bmkmfltt. TheoodartdnMtl have received
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      482 3 FOR SALE: EM I'l,< )YM ENTB: T( LEI AND PERSON ALB. !-i ■ti.mk, I". i-i'iiiM a line; 2nd and 3rd timex, 10 cents a line; 4th to 6th time*, 6 cenU a line; 7th to 18th timi>s, 3 cents a line; afterwards, 2 cents n line; but no rharw Icimi
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      261 3 WEATHER REPORT Kandang Krrbau Hotpital, 3rd Xut; /•>».'. H ft.m. S p.m. p.m. Kk >i m; ks. Bar. Lit.!t73 19.868 L'RH.VS Temp. 84.2 83.0 79.0 >. W. BMhThpr 78.0 77.6 7SO h~ Uir.ofWiml X.K. E. X.E. 5.1% Max. Temp. MB.lt j"8 Mm 7H.0 Max. in Sun 166.fi c t3 Terr.rad.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      158 4 Cnderthis heading the followingablireviations are used str.— steamer sh.— ship bq.— bargue: Brit.— British U.S. rin ted States; Fr. French; Oer.— Oerninn Dai Dutch; Jon.— Johore; Ac, O. <".. Oen.ral cargo d.p. deck passengers; I'. U ni: tain; T. P. W.-Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.— Tanjong
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1306 4 Aeuivaui Bine» Noow of Yesterday. dennkalu, Brit. str. 90 tons Cspt Hendry 4th Nov From Muar, 3rd Nov. G.c, and 21 dp. Wee Bin and Co. For Muar. 6th'fl.m Fo Soon. Dut. »tr. 222 tons, Captain Odink 3rd Nov. From Pontianak, 2nd Nov. Uc and 30 il.ii. Li
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      533 4 Name, port, probable dalt of nmnil. ,,j name 0/ agent: A. Aptar, Hongkong, Nov 17 S. A Moat*. Achilles, L'pool, Nov 10; W.Manslielu. Ancona, Hongkong, Nov 24 P. A 0. Bawean, H'rpassiii, Nov 12. PaendeK Blittn— Bntavin, Nov 16: Daandals. Benvenue, London, Nov 23 P, Binioni Haycrn, Europe,
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      ARRIVALS.
      180 4 5 ViBBiL's Name A Toh». Captain Kkom Hailed. Comioiii a Rio Nov j :i s. Ijong PinangDut Htr. «5 Na<:o<lali Hi-nKkalia Nov STiangWai S Cerberus Brit. str. 1123 Bell Bangkok Od W. Maimti.-W 3 Ciiang Ann str. KM Ilunlop Hmnarang Xov IT. K. 1 iin :t Ban Poll (ivan
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      CLEARANCES
      77 4 l>Ait Vkwjkl'h Nihk K la... Hlh. Oaitain DmuMfioj I Nov 4 Chow Pliya Brit.elr. Jell if or 4 a A|«»r Mr, K.i 4 Pnknii I Mr. Scot! 4 N.-.-ni ,tr. Coysh 4 harwin »tr. Bdwwd) 4 \'ortiK>'in i itr. DwMhMI 4 Plim Chom Kl«o I »tr. Fowl.r 4 Borneo
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      603 4 NOTICES. ELLWOOD'S patent AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS A HOUSKHOLD WORD INDIA. WO«S IN THK KAST RY All AWARDED Th« OrrN-MW, The (loi.d Mki.ai Tit Cmi SmvirrandTHFfoo.s..-. kmi I HE Uma«,lBB4 ELLWOOD'S paunt AIR-CHAMBER HELMETS c. m. A th. 'Jl/'J JAMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WHISKIES AKK THK Ml VAI.I K IN THK MARKET:
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      239 4 NOTICES. gKNKON'B _WAT<:UKS MAHUrACTOBY, I.ODOATI HILL, IMMH}*. MAKKR TO 11. M. THE QUEEN. S|»-i in II v manufactured and recommended fur ÜBe in the East. lir.xßo.N'H Special Htrikoth HELD" WATCH. A Oolil K<-yless English Half Cbrono meter, LJU. BENSON'S "LUIXJATE" WATCH. A three-quarter Plate English Lerer folly compensated. Silver, £/>./».,
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      284 4 NOTICES, JOHN LIITLE AND COMPANY, LTD. TAILORING DEFT, WE HAVK JUST OPENED OUT IX THIS DEPARTMENT A FINE SELECTION OK THE LATKST GOODS FROM THE WEST END. PerB.s."SOCOTRA/' NEW TROIMCALS IN A-NOOLAS, CHEVIOTS, HARRIS', LOVATS, I>RESS SUTLVUS. THE LATEST AID IiEST TROTSERLVUS, VESTLN'US. THE NEWEST. CRICKETING FLANNEL i VIYELLA. IT
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      610 4 NOTICES. I Tor Constipation I I and Biliousness A S «d ..f. r—dr 55 »d chili'.. I l«i«.tin.i Fruit Mhi mm srtitMl coMtipaiua, lif,,,h brulk nd iuk-h..J«ch. I JULIEN, m Tlrlaaaa, PARIS IraowMd Pk«'tl«"« pme»i*« GriMuli 1 M.tlco <h. m sKa .nd >t Ih. >.m. urn. <H. ».i laßoola.lv. r.n«dy
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