The Straits Times, 5 November 1897

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1897. NO. 19,373.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 594 1 I i»nl Ljf» A«mmno«. I.i r Kirn Imonuio* Sociaty J2ZsOo"»"»J (>">"") lane* BmifHj Company. ujnti.in ••m|»Dy -Ti|Aoy. Ti.{«nj. Limited. I tl. rmup«ni«w, M the iik Btarao coic- -sir\MS!lir ("nMPAMES7 1^ orn-K, Coii-vis Quay, t. \\),.iakh. Ma* asaHMaV N\\|ii\llnN (XI.MPANY. mv< Jamb. Pbnano, k»i m. Auks, Eciyi-t, (,i iih u.tar, Malta,
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    • 1157 1 BUCHANAN WHISKY ttß < IO I riL DLw I KATZ BROS, SOLD BY ALL LICENSED SPIRIT DEALERS. LIMITED. Sambas supplied to the Houses or Lords and Commons ani> to all good London Clubs. si/12 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. I p koNINKI.JJKK PAKETVAART M AATSCH Al Pl.l 1 '11. let contract with the
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    • 647 1 NOTICES. Gold^Medals; Paris, 1878 1889. JOSEPH GILLOTT'S Of Highest Quality, and Having It F Al A Greatest Durability are Therefore fs M CHEAPEST. I LII V c. f 3/12 the "empire" Typewriter. the lusi Yifi£jd______& l'l: i< 1 IMi'il A%ftaTs B^T^^^^aaaT machine j_& sSsfey ei7< Xt bbbbbbb! LmmV^BBmI^B^BMM Baa^BB^BaBIBBBnBV'^BB^BCk. *»N
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    • 383 1 LNSUKAXCKS. SUN IN'SI'KANCK OFFICE, LONDON ESTABLISHED 1710. Insurances effected upon almost every description of property ut the curreut rates of premium. Total sum insured in 1892, £391 ,600,00(1. do 1891, f373,700,0(X1. do 18SI0, fStil, soo,ol K>. do l*t-!>. t.-tSK.BOO.OtiO. I Singapore Ageßta, RIiINKMANN Co rpilE (JUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY I NOW
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    • 813 1 BANKS. THE NATIONAL HANK OP CHINA LIMITED. Authorised Capital £1,000,000 Subscribed Capital 500,0)10 Head Office Hongkong. COURT OF DIRECTORS -I>. Oilli«e, Esq. Chan Kit sh.-.g. K~, H. Stolterfoht, Es<]. Chow Tung Shan, E?<| Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esq. Chixf Manager: Geo. \V. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits, For 12 months
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    • 789 1 HEKK IS A POINTER. HERE ia a pointer for am of our readers who may be trouble.) with paralysis. Mr. E M. Fryp. n [ii ominont merchant of lto(|tiet. Westmoreland County, I'a, says ono of hii customers who had walked with a crutch for two year-, owing to partial paralysis,
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  • 511 2 Si.so*roß«. Ht November, 1887. PRODUCT, (litite/ are ttirrctted to one p.m.) Oambier 6aO Copra Bali, /yj do l'onlianak, h jjtj Pepper, Black buyen |«Jg do White, (5%) 3fi no. Sago Flour Sarawak, S.(tH. ilo Brunei, -j ;{>,. IVarl Sago t s W Coffee, Bali, picked 3900. Toffee Falcnibang, picked
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  • 133 2 For Per ilr. Timr. To-Mokkow. .lii|.an viii port- GmtM a.m. S.mralmya via ports H. I'uh (iutui, 11 a.m. Dili (iuniiumlr, H a.m. K. Paliaug via ports P.iduna, 11 a.m. Triiitjgaiiu Far/alia, Xoon. S<>p;uiK& .lugrn B, Timor, 1 p.m. IVlmliK via port* I'umluci. pa,. Paoang and l>eli Coluumo, 2
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  • 111 2 Kkom BmOfSi Hvllic p. ,tO.n.s. I 1n,,, i, k, due on Nov. Till with the nail from Europe of the l-'.ili Oeteber. She bring* repliektothe mail* which left Sinaapon .hi the I'.Ui. SOtb, and Mb Sept. Kkom China B) Ilie P. t <). M. Tkamm lue on
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  • 195 2 uiinu pei f.,,,,, from Peimii" Mr. iV. .'ii 00. Par i. liodtua tram Bangkok: Mr. iCtilm Jacquimyas. Per tufptt from Deli Ifr, Van Breda Wolfl IVc I', t 'I ('■nihm ban London Mr*. Wade, Dr. 1. Hill Jannson, and Mr i. A. Irwin. Per I, 1'i.r.i,,.,,,, fi ..in
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  • 19 2 Established: 1831. PRICK 15 CENTS [Subtcription rait* and advertising raitt may be found on the fourth page.]
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  • 39 2 FRIDAY, 5th NOV 1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. NEW YORK MAYORALTY. THE TRII'MPII OK TAMJIANY. liondon, sth Xovemtier. Mr. Van W'yck's majority at the New York Mayoralty election amounted to 55,000. This is the greatest electoral victory Tammany has ever gained.
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  • 53 2 REACTION AOAINBT MCKINLCY. The State election* throughout the country show a general reaction against McKinleyiem. BKYANISM RCVIVINU. The Times correspondent at New York declares that the latter city, under the rule of Mr. Van Wyck, will become the head quarter* of populism, silvcrism, socialism, and the rest of
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  • 492 2 The topic of conversation in Singapore, last night, was the article in which we announced the proposal of the SubCjmmittec of the Chamber of Commerce for a gold dollar. Among the European community, tin- opinion expressed was almost unanimously, or perhaps entirely unanimously, in favour of the
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  • 196 2 Tamma.nv liub indeed gained a great victory in the Nc-w York mayoralty election, where it secured a majority of 86,000 OVl xt highest candidate Tammany expected to-jioll v full vote, ami division among its opponent* facilitated victory. A population of (buz millions supplied the voters win. thus defeated
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  • 37 2 It is advertised that a plant known a* the gold fern having been stol-n last night from C}o#ernmei/t House, anyone, to whom etich an article may be offered for sale, i* requested to communicate with the police
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  • 48 2 OwtNO to Tuesday being a public holiday, the departure of the homeward P. A O. B.S. nUWM bas been deferred till 4 p.m. on Wednesday, instead of 8 a.m. as previously arranged. Thi* change has been made by Mr. Ritchie in deference to an expression of mercantile opinion.
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  • 11 2 Eves sporadic cases of cholera have Ldisapp« are d from Singai>ore.
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  • 13 2 11. N. M's cruiser Konimim WdU'lmina der Sedfrlinulen arrived yesterday afternoon from Batavia.
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  • 19 2 Thk Netherlands Trading Society advertise a quantity of Singkep tin for sale by public tender on the 11th inst.
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  • 19 2 Mkscrs. Powell Co advertise a fur- niture sale at tha Chief Warder's Quarter!!, Sefoy Use* on the 18th inst
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  • 20 2 It is advertised that tlio Exchange Banks will be closed on Tuesday next, that being tho Prince of Wules'u birthday.
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  • 21 2 The director of tho Botanical Ciardens, reports that the brass tops of the lamps at the garden gate have been stolen.
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  • 24 2 One hundred and eighty two deaths were registerd here in the week ending on Saturday last, with a ratio of 4"> 84 per thousand.
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  • 16 2 Thk Secretary of State has approved the Queen* Permanent Memorial Scheme and the Government Contribution thereto.
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  • 27 2 The homeward I. it O. h.b. Thames, left Hongkong at 1 p.m. yesterday, and may be expected to arrive at Singapore kon Tuesday morning, the Pth instant.
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  • 30 2 Thk Penang Turf Club wan to hold n meeting to-day, to settle the piogiammt for the Bteaa there, next January. The grilh'ns for these races were expected at l'enung yesterday.
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  • 28 2 Kioht men have been arrested for the recent burglary at i'assir Kis, and nine otheru for being receivers of tinproperty Htolen. The detective department is active.
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  • 227 2 liT the steamer OaaWfNM Aptmr, yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. M Kssabbov. head of the well known linn of that name, and leader of the Borah Commuuity of JSurat in Singapore, left for Call uttato proceed thence to Surat. lie wasacconipanied by his wife and family. The
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  • 468 2 Cait. Ueeve-Tuoker lias nooeptod tlic appointment of Commissioner of Police in I.agos, and will shortly leave Perak to assume his new duties, ("apt. ReevoTucker was formerly an Inspector in the Hausxan in Lagos. Mr. K. Walter, one of our last batch of cadets, who left a couple of
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  • 227 2 VIOI.KNT COMMIT Of (IIINK-) am vi aaa ar thk kiotthat nutaD." A fkw days ago, says acorres|«,,,,| lt a very aarioM assault was committed on the person of the Rot. Dr. Luerini in Club Street He was in n rikislia when hi- was 'Inn k on the
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  • 565 2 WARKKN CHAI.I.KMiK SHIELD. Ist TiK -lai KOI M>. B.C.C. AND :i*TK 00. HA. The first tie in the Warren Challenge Sliieldcompetitiou wasplayt dlast night on the Ksplanade, before a large crowd of spectators, between the above The ground whs in excellent condition. Tlio Club, losing the toss, had to
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  • 257 2 'I'hk Oottrriar d" Huiphong says tluil > party oi Government engineers will ihoftly m| in work in Tonquin Biirvej br Urn laying ..I railway Imm tin wowim t with propoMd railway! to il" 1 ChiiMi,- frontier Oatbe 1 6th October, during aty pi i j a tidal ware
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  • 35 2 > Mnuuv, a man ii.v.i.'d (kill i wenl with i frieud Ui lue sixth m 'I"! Changie Road to fell Irei fall, it itruck iioli Ucii U i.l uj iderably He *in
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  • 52 2 11 uuw i'ir. .i- perforini t( as uauaJ I'h.M, i; in in. Ui will be thrown opt n be I to pra Uaa for the Jumpin I. in petition un M ■mil i> ni| 111 I lie antriea am i *«nt to Mi I Mi „i [1,, 11.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 616 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Manufacturer* of HVNAMITK <.XI .KINITK GELATINE I>YN WIIIK HI.AHTINfi fIELATINE DETONATORS hmn m ALL Il»r« of uwwn ran KJ.K«iK|c UlMtma A II" A H IIThi UMI KzrLuHivgM, nuixo all HIICriCTUKKD IN lIUIT IIKITAI <r, A KI mill TO PA*« THI lIK.II KIAHIIAKII -OK rUHITY A»l>
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    • 756 2 lIAKMSTONS GRAND \M.lt'l'i A I. MkNA'IKKIKoK Y'IMiA.MMI.AK. n| lIKK -MOWS OMK A (id. 11l I UK ON PUB KVKK •in Ni-w Prngi Mnwi ;i raeetd Bmohi Kvkky An imilMD To m Xi ho. nil, ,.,,v. .V.... li//.. 1"97 GRAND FAMILY MATIN KB. Children half-price to all parti erf tbeCtacti 1
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    • 898 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT. \MI l> bj a Mining Company, in >T l'.ili tug. for «ix month*, h conipe. << ill Eurasian Fitter. Musi D* a k'»> steady workman. Apply with espies of I teHtimonial lOi SYME A Co.. AgenU. NOTICE. 'pilK Baehanga Banks will be cloml on 1 lut- lay. tin-
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    • 43 2 BHARBB WASTED. Municipnl Dcbenturex 6%. Do. Do. 6%. Taojong Rant Bond*. Ne» I'rye Kiver Dock Co. l'liiiiom*. straits Ice Co. Maynard A 00. Banba, Oentribston KOK SAI.K. Peagerang Planting ttharea. SOMKK\iI.I.K A GUNN, Kx.lmn^e Share Urokars. POB UKXKKAI. .-lUJTI.M. NEWS -l.h PAQI 4.
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    • 24 2 THE "STRAITS TIMES" HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER IN ASIA BRITISH INDIA EXCKPTED NO OTHER EASTERN NEWSPAPER HAS SO WIDESPREAD A CIRCULATION.
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  • 1025 3 ;l Ks.m,YyrKsiioN tMMII I rtlM .Mnni< ipal (omniis- -i.idav aftrrnoi.n \lr KiriTton. Deputy \|i s.ili-t. Mr N'uiHt Mr tGiai Ty, tad Mr. t I'""' I i MKNT. tid tbi Health stati'- two week! ending u;th thawed d.-.-tth tud >:(!» Tin- 1.i11.r m i ii.in tin- ,ivci ;i;..i with
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  • 796 3 Mr. Benjamin Swift's new novel, The Tormentor, was promised by Mr. Fisher I'nwin for October 11. The hading character is a man whose disposition torments himself and evorvlwdv else. The i iite— of Warwick contradicts the -tatement which has appeared in some of the London and provincial papers,
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  • 978 3 SOME SINGAPORE OPIXION3. tiiiET calm consideration disentan gles ev«ry knot." That appears to be the attitude of the majority of people in Singapore this morning touching the proposals regarding a polii standard for llii Si raits Sett lenient* to which we gave pilbßetty in yesterday's Straits
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  • 73 3 A TflsWSm from Madrid deelajcstb;.t betwWß Spain and Japan, an uii'lcrstanJing has undoubtedly been come to for action in concert against the United States, in the event of the latter assuming the aggressive over cither Cuba or Hawaii. The Washington Government is said D 0 be fully
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  • 92 3 A i iiiiuK.-i'uMiKNT says The following arc -nine uf I In- percentages obtained of the pupil* praaentod for the annual .\aiiiiii:iti<iii» now being held: Methodist OH»' School n Kllile.- Kill- 'School Mi i..i-t.-1-n School 74 T.luk kyer Free School H Croat Btreel Bchool »a The results of the
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  • 501 3 THE SECOND QUARTER'S FIGURES. IK l:K\-Kl> EXPORTS The returns of imports and exports into the Colony, during tlic second quarter of the present year have been liulilished. IMPORTS. Excluding treasure, the imports for the wlioli' Colony, during t lie qmrtef under review show thus on comparison with the
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  • 345 3 UIANTAUOON The Uiimjl.ok Timrt hoars trotn Cliantabooa ttiat a trench protectorate has boon proclaimed tliere. To give a semblance of reality to this prOtao torate, French soldiers are put on guard in the market, although there does not appear to be any necessity for this dlspU/ of force,
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  • 1170 3 Dr. Conan Doyle has not written a line for print since February, says A Man of Kent." He has been investigating spiritualism, in which he takes the deepest interest. Patient— (mournfully)— "My health i» in a very low «t»te, doctor." Doctor (cheerfully)—" Never mind about that, my dear
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  • 279 3 •SIccEfWES overtheencmy are reported from Teluk Semawe, an important post on the coast. The (iovernor of Aclieen lias returned from Edi, where a hostile hand infests the inland country. A native chief lias been directed tooperate against them. On the 20th October, two companiesof armed police surprised a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 83 3 VF.SSKI.S Al)\ KKTISKI) TO RAIL For Calcutta via port-, FsiadMe. till tilh Nov.. Bousteade) «'o. Yokohama via ports, /tinted ■faru.dua Mb Sot. Peterson Simons A Co. Colombo and Bombay, Yamayueki Man due *th No\ Puterson Simons 4 lUpuurne and Sydney, Imlin, due nth NoTTßonstead A Co. Hongkong, Ob«iy<(ra,dueBtb Hov_ Hon..
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    • 33 3 JOHNLITTLEiSCO, LIMITED. DRESSMAKING DEPT. KBOM I IthOOTOBBB, 1 111- UKPAIiI MKN 1 WILL Bl IN .lIAKi.i: Hl' \N KXPKKIKNf'KD DRESSMAKER Faultier Cutting Fitting. Mil IN<. PBOM PATTBEM IHiDK K- SPKCIAI.I V JOHNLITHiE&OO, LIMITED.
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    • 906 3 FOItSALK; KMPLOYMENTS: T< LET i AND PKKSONALB. I l-i iimk, l.ornls a line; 2nd and 3rd times, 10 cento a line; 4th to 6th times, 6 ecu* a line; 7th to 18th tinim, 3 cents a line; afterwards, 2 cents a line but no charge less than one dollar. Thus,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 409 3 WEATHKK REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hotpital, ith -Voi IWii. H a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Remakkn. Bar. W.MS ».9«7 L>!'.y.'i9 Temp. 87.0 BH :2 '83 0 >. \V. U'lbTher 8(.t.0 700 T&8 Uir.ofWiml S.K. S.K. S.K. Max. Temp. 8".!» Mm 77 fl jfj Max. ill Hun 149.U Terr. rad. 73 r
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  • SHIPPING
    • 195 4 L T nderthi!" heading the following n1.1.r.vi;.--tionsan» aeee>: «w. eteawer; v h- tlM i bq.— eawiaej ■rli— British U.S. UmK"i State*; Fr. French; 9m. oen«an Dm Dutch; Jon.— Johore; Ac, (1.c., limril .-nrgo d.p.— deck pa»i-engen> U.-I'ncer tain T. P. W.— Tanjong Pagir Wharf T P. D.—
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    • 1288 4 Akkivaiji Sisck Noon or Ykhtkrimy Hellona, Qt. Mr. 2,tK» ton», Capt Binzer, 6th Nov. From Hamburg. Mtt Sept. Or. 10 ci.p. R. Schmidt and Co. For Hoiikkonu, V—W. Cnntun, V. 4 O. Btr. 1,184 tons, Captain Oregor 6th Nov. From London, 2nd Oct. Q.c. P. *O. Coy. For
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    • 514 4 [fame, port, probable date of arrival. a»tt name of agento. A. Apear, IfnnrtfllH. Nov 17 s 4 Mum-, Achilles, L'pooF, Nov 10; W.Man»ftuld. Ancona, Hoogkoos, No* M P. A 0. Bawean, rfmaaain, HOT M; Daandeli. Itniitain, Bataria Hwr 1«. Diwii'hiBenvemie. London, Soy n R BlmoDt. Bhv.tii. iaropa, Nov
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    • 107 4 Flag 5 Viuwkl-h Name. A To««. Captain Kkom Hailki. 001 J Kiu Nov flanyim-tie Brit str. M IHnMdIW Amm Not \V M*n»ti. i >r, IWmnak >u«.tr. Ml 1; ,,,ak N,.v aVoM Ban S. I l.:i-ly Lnngilon Ilnt.etr. 1)1 Smiili HlnflOra (h-l »1 Ho. r, Mcluba Brit.»lr. (Kwiuiph Bangkok cm
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    • 86 4 Dim VUUUfI/li NIMB FLAIiAKKi IAI-HI.S Dmumatiov Nov r, Batavinr BritUr, 1( rtaoa 6 Ijuly I.imi{ili>ii Btr. Smith t (ilimfalloJii ,v Peteri I (llvnearn -i, Miiimv I n.-iinkuliK m Hr. ii,.,,,i, v f) Him F(i Soon Dill. t,tr. < i.imk. 5 Tiiiijonu Huang < Ktr. Kacodsb »i»t!ke|> »vr. N:..0.1aU 6
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 475 4 NOTICBB. I e> Smo The mm etnreitenl in in« .nu^nio or mil umattvt mils CONSTIPATJON HEADACHE -^CONGESTIONS JAMES WATSON C<VB SCOTCH WHISKIES in on or vai.i 8 in run unß: <• i SHOO PKH CASK, DUTY PAID V V <). BPBOIAL KKM:U\ K. Si:»oo«bcam,ootvpaid IX)MINIE. 10 YRARBOLD. sieoo p«b cam,
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    • 203 4 ABRAMS'S HORSE REPOSITORY. RACE HORSES, CAItKIAGE HORSES, an PONIES. A of sixty head, ez NUDDSA, just landed in first rate roiiilitinn, and most of them ready for iiiiiiK-diiite ma. Amongst them are MlfH'al very handsome pairs; also, aoveral very htylish Cobs and l'onies. Kvfrv facility of trial given. This is
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    • 425 4 NOTICES. Sweet Scents from flowers, RIGAUD'S whiti violits. RIGAUD'S whiti «oii. RIGAUD'S WHITI JASMIN. RIGAUD'S WHITI LILAC. RIGAUD'S whiti mis. RIGAUD.C nwrntM. Paris v J r-\ KUrt H E D FOOD. TKY IT AKI) YOU WILL BE SATISFISI>. I. H. BELILIOS begs to inform the public that his Factory for
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    • 289 4 NOTICES, JOILX LITTLE AND COMPANY, LTD. TAILORINB DEPT. WK HAVK JI'ST OnraP OUT IN THIS DEPARTMENT A FINE SKLECTIOX OF THE LATEST GOODS FROM THE WEST END. Per 8. B."SOCOTRA." NEW TROPIC ALS IX AXUOLAS, CHEVIOTS, HARRIS. LOVATS. DRESS SUITLVGS. THE LATEST AM) BEST TROLSERLVOS, VESTIXGS. THE NEWEST. CBHJKnna flannel
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    • 319 4 NOTICES. GOLDEN RAUB wrrn ft maps A.vn a (tatistuaj. tmji.k. Price 000 Dollar to b>- dad at the BMb Tinirt Office, or from Krlly anrl Wblhli (Ltd.). or John Little A Co. (l.Ul) "TIMKK" AND "BIiIKIKIT Strait* Time; 130 a year, or fi!J a montb. or fifveen cenU a copy.
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