The Straits Times, 15 February 1899

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1801). No. 19.70t>.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 876 1 rnHK ItOKSKO COMPANY. LIMITBD /pHK9t»ndaraLifsAss«rs«>s. i Nor-ich Oaioo Fir. Insmano. Sots*! iliu l«iu» Cmpaoy (Hrs). ih. K.,uitabU Uf« Ass«mi>os Soci<«y. 1 rl Ch"ia» Mntoal St^m Navigati™ 1.-osspsny. 1 hs Tottsakam Lag" B«* l"«sapanj. 1 b. Haritha. laswraoos Co»pany. Lu»it«l. K,.r narticulars Of these CompaaMS, ss« the Ml" Ldr^S=it THB bSSnEj
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    • 1569 1 STEAMSHIP aiMPANIES. ITONINKI.IJKE PAKETVAART MAATBCHAPPIJ Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Aymt, al Singa,.^: SHIP AoEROT, utl J. DIUIiIU 4 Co.. 3-S, UUIB QUAY. Steamer From Eipei-lrd Will I* Despatched for On I'.i.. IH.l*. ...r,,S.,ural*va. Feb. 11. Bawm,. Soural.aya. Boeleleng, Ampenan, hima. Maca.ur.an.l Timor. Feb. 1.1. IHnmnlaflll Intlaill l«.
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    • 699 1 BANKS. nONOKOSO AND SHANGHAI BANKIXO OIKIVRATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 110.000.000. KHNEKVF. FIMI 1 9.000,000. BKSRKVE LIABILITY OFI ..ournonn PRDPKIKTOKK J..»IO,OOaOOO Codbt or Diaarroas:— Hon. J. 1. Hll i. 1,.i I- .i -Cini.i.. B. U. li.lt K-l IS, I 1T H UKI.-. C. BscaaAsi. t.-t I A I l:m,,i>. Ks«. a"h^"^ Itt^fe
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    • 310 1 NOTICES. J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. REPAIRS' PROMPTLY Bam HOTEL DES LXDES. BATAVIA. rpdlS tirtt I'l.i.- hotel, lightwl X throughout by electricity, ii situated in the centre of the Kuroptuui residential quarter, heside the Harmonic Club and close to the King's Plain. It offers splendid a.-con.in.Hlation for iravellera and
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    • 745 1 NOTICES. FRASER JEAVE S ud <^* Soda Water t^ > 100, tOIIKMK MAD, SHKAnME. POWELL ROBINSON. HIGH CLASS TAILOR, &c. BATTERY ROAD. .hist tijK'iiod A new MBgB oi'W t st of Kngland blue him, Will stand tlie sun. ami cannot frnio. Patterns supplied on application. PRICES MODERATE ££gj scnlcll WUltiK^
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    • 768 1 FROM NKW ZEALAND. Rnrmit.New Zealand, Nov 13. 18M I am very pleaasd to state that sinoe I took the agency of Chamberlain's meili cines the sale has been very large, more especially of the cough Remedy. In two years I have sold more of this particular remedy than of all
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  • 50 2 A&slfi| WEDNESDAY. 15TH FEB. 1809 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. STRESS OF WEATHER. HAVOC IX BKITAIS. Kstari.ishkd: 181)1. PRICK 15 CKXTS. S;,-.--r, rule* ami mleertui«g rnln may lie fouivl oh lite fo*irth p<K7* /Won, 15M Frhnnry. Hales have been continuously raging along the British coast Wrecks, floodß, and a tidal wave are reported.
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  • 23 2 The raaaasa, a Cunard liner, is now a fortnight overdue. When last rciurted, she was seen to be drifting helplessly.
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  • 27 2 A blizzard, accompanied by unprecedented cold, is reported from North America The »c. kly steamers now due there from Europe have not yet arrived.
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  • 24 2 A DLI KY lII. I'F BOOK Mr. Br.Klri.k, the Undersecretary of State fur Foreign Affairs has promised to lay, shortly, before Parliament.
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  • 35 2 THK DKr'hNi K QUBSTKHK ■r.Oaaafaam, the First Lord of the Admiralty, says that the question of the ei-haiwei defences has advanced fur i*U' l*li lor MQBsMmIi vii tliij subject to be laid baton Pailiament.
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  • 974 2 THE DBETFU S BILL IN THE SKXATE. The French Senate has referred the Dreyfus Hill to a Committee for r.-i-oit Tut Ameii. in Owwaai mm well udvi-ed, in the opinion of the Ran* in r- f i-in.: t n „m themselves about the Caroline-, wln-te they were never toupatM la
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  • 11 2 To i.n 4 in s bank rate is 1 11 (j
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  • 14 2 Pkohl. c, exchange, and share prices !xn<i itiu mail list, ;u <■ on p&go 4.
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  • 15 2 Thk body of a female child was found in Kerr Street yesterday, wrapped up in
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  • 16 2 Mi--!.- Powell ,v Co. advertise a furniture sale at No. 5 Oxley Road on lh.-.'l»l inst.
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  • 17 2 Tue steaiiKhip Vmlalmig is advertised tv lie sold by unction at Bangkok on the 80th March next.
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  • 18 2 Sit hundred and ninety deaths were ngi-lcre.l at Singapore last month The rati.. iht thousand was 111 M
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  • 17 2 Taj Police OHicers specially charged with the detection of gamblers have requested to be supplied with disguise*.
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  • 30 2 ThkM M.7..1... left Saigon at .".a 111. today, and is due here on Friday next, at dajrHgbl She will probably be despatched at 4 p in on the same day
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  • 33 2 Vkstkrdav morning three Chinamen liired a mjn.i at Johnston's Pier to take them to Pulo Kusu. <>n the way the boat was uj.-.-t by a tongkang, and one of the men was drowned.
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  • 34 2 Ml. .1 It Klcum took the work of the Court of lieiiuests this morning, and presided at the Court of Two .Magistrates ill the afternoon. Mr Brockman continues the work of the Third Court
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  • 37 2 ■> (-it.Ki.vT morning the body of a lijin Hum. It appear* that the man ».i--kao. k«i down by a gharry on Saturday lust in South Bridge Hoad Death is believed to have, resulted from iniuries Hi. i. sustained
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  • 52 2 Till: combination of popular artists, hc.ded by the lamed Flying Jordans, are s.i. esslully playing down the Straits ii.iiu .l.iitta, und are everywhere baiag received by crowded autliences. Ih.v may bo expected here early in .March, a",.. I will play a brief season prior to their de|iaiture
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  • 69 2 Mokk stringent measures for the ■tamping out of small-pox must, seemingly, be taken. The present are only sporadic cases, hut they are becoming painfully frequent The popular riki.-ha 1- becoming I .lunger to the public; it is known U1..1 people suffering from the I: baa moved in them (K-.
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  • 111 2 Tut- lirst tie- in tho Ladies' Lawnlannn lub Spring Tournament are to I'l.uc.l. as already iiiii. m. Ed, on Friday nut. The whole of the handicaps were published yesterday; tho draws in the first round are as under:— £a«W Kukl »nn./ioa;.) —Mrs. Freaton (i-i, Mi«ii.i.,ii,:i. Wa.i.liilMi.l Mr Ma.-douif.il
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  • 56 2 So soon as tho season permits a series of combined military and naval evolutions are to be carried out by the garrisons at Port Arthur and Talir-n--wan, equally divided, and each force supported by a naval squadron The objective feature of the campaign will be the
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  • 126 2 Tint No. 2 Dock of the Yokohama Dock Co has been in use for some time the No. 1 Dock is now completed, and when the cofferdam has been removed will be ready for use It measures in length 4N( ft 7 in. on the blocks, .ISO ft
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  • 89 2 Kefkrkino to a short paragraph in that it is high time the MtbotitlM and the public alike awoke to a sense of their responsibility for dealing with this matter, lne feailul rswafas ..1 the disease, he says, are w,-i-<- tl.in those of any plaguo or pestilence besides
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  • 129 2 Thb "Chronicle and Directory for 1»89, published at the Itvnghmy i),»7i/ I'reu Office, is issued this year lor the o7th time. The new edition forwarded lo us is as compendious and up-to-date dtreclorirs "to/ China. Japan. C.irci. 1n.1.i China, the Straits, the Malay State", siain. Netherlands
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  • 185 2 Mr Stouor, the district officer of 11.. Latlgat, inspected last Illollth certain large ureas of land in I'lu Senien>ih, applied tor on behajl of an Anglo- French Mining Syndicate. Should this venture prove a success, there can be little room lor doubt that the I lv of the
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  • 233 2 fiiwil lUkk«r, of Urn Dole* bM luJlali liilaulry, BM I'cen Bt.inu-.i Urn M ol the. Military Onlcr ul William, which ggnuili tv tiiu British Victoria I'rusß. Id: M BMn I. ing with a patrol ol fifty rules, iin-U-i Lieut Van Maur.L, in Mfefc "I MBOBI ul Tiiuku
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  • 258 2 YraitKDAV's fines include.) thr ,1 $25 each— concealing small pux,off rin| an illegal BatifloatMß, and failins to comply with a n.lice one of tJO bf exposing noxious baafcraala; one ..t •li ioraUarhif patralaaa m two ofSIO ea/li -lor false rttnn 11. connection with a small-pox case an<l for
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  • 500 2 a piuctics oaxe vwTemm Til tKe was quite a large gatherina tlie X,,. .ourse. yesteriiay nSSSiv to witness tho resuscitation of l\,l 0 Singapore 1 hose who took the troul.l, to attend were rewarded by seeing 1,,- panaai van -gran and the Xml hort of practice. At the spj"
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  • 568 2 CoKßr.sroNliKN.Son the D tribiiti..ii and the military works at Singapore o)iens with a letter fr^m Uananl loam uajtiaa to Sir Charles Mitchell, dated 1 1 1 1. May. INC. a-Miij t>ie latter M MM I day for I conI. i. n H C oasdaf .ertain item-, ol military
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 358 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LD. Dynamite. Gelignite, Oehtiue Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine. Detonators, Safety Fuses, Electrir lathi Apparatus. I afiasasMfietund 1,, made lo pott the I, 1 ifety and purity M> imatsiirl '.v X* nVinal Ot'irrnmt i,,nranletd hsnglk lo il MrM. THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. ftvlernt.- t n. .lsTS,an>J HAVE AI.WM-
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    • 407 2 _NOTICES 1 j JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. Have just received and invite an inspection of the following new goods BROWN LEATHER CASH BAGS M U .V 14 BROWN LEATHER BRIEF BAGS 1; l:i 16 BROWN LEATHER OLADnOHI RAGS lv -ju U M BROWN LEATHER HALF QUDITOtB BAGS 18" 20' 2T
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    • 763 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. I THK VHTOHIA PAX.SI THEATRICAL COMPANY To-ni,.\l. l.Va Frbnuiry. IBW. The l»-antiful opera KHWARE MAHABRAT. LOVES DREAM. A.NTKIJ. Municipal n-i-Mouth Kiiilh Mi:u..». FOR SALE. frngerang Planting Coy., Hbarea. liUling Com* Civ. Bbare.. FKABKK A Co.. CHIXESK CLERK u.n.i. I •man ami energetic lilwraj Hilary. Apply at once with
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    • 102 2 on thr 14th intl at .»t. Andrev Calhedntl. SiiiKajH.re. l.v Ihe Yen. Arct .["•.•on IVrhnni. W. F i'anoci A.monT, < I Munich. Orrnmny. to Kmilv. .l.uitht.-r the late Capl. William i:,n sh.ii, V 8. 8. inlaaoM for tb- BkußS r.«-. a 1.0.1.1 hi i *ntt*n on oat tio* of th*
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  • 2224 3 Tummy, 14th Fibhiary. Hi. KxrHlencv Sir CIIAKtM. WiTrHtu. Of Ml; (Offl.or \ilinini-l>'riii|[ the Government I. S.a A'Man.lcr Kwetlonham, ie <•.».«.. (Colu. mil (Vcn-Lry). Hon. XV. I! CollyW (Attorn, y-Uflneral). Hon. F. (I. Penney (Colonial' Treasurer). Hon. A. Murray .Colonial Kugineer). lion K I II liill lAudlKir-fleiMral). 11. .n
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  • 884 3 IIY "SHEBA'S (JI'EEN fsfMwan for (*e StmUt.Timet She has married young— young enough to still indulge in dreams and aspiration? not perhaps of any very exalted character, but centering round the man whom she has loved, at all events well enough to follow into unknown lands, forsaking,
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  • 1704 3 ATTACK ON AMERICANS. Am American visitor and his wife were attacked by a fanatic at the ruins of the 11., -i 1. m Indrapat (mar H lln) They had ascended the tirst Hight of steps and were standing on the balcony, arches. Perceiving that he was ob-erved.
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  • 55 3 TiiKlimii afthattoM 1 playim: oil Ih* set md 1 1 the Championship, of .he Moaapore 1. ,lf Clnh. has been attended 1,, Friday, the -ill, m-t The 1. ..1.1 Medal of the Club is now t.lhe pi. md 1.,r on Saturday, the fjcl in-t iii-tea.l or the Islh inst
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  • 50 3 For: .lav* psftJ, illlc 1 7lli Feb., Boaatsadl Oo w laalHll* i»,ii-. lanaßaaMs, on mill F.-i,.. Bsustead 0a Hongkong 1. due ITU, Feb.. Strkies A Mows. I'eniingiiu.l Call ullA. ITirfiailf. due ITIh Feh Bmstesd Co. C.I. iitin vis p.-i i- f»i ssa. on Will Feh n.u.texliCo.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 126 3 M .1. CAMPBKLL l>. l>. 8. DOCloKof Ih-nlal Smcrv. Plsci ovia Mi— K- KFI.I.V XVAI.Sim JAI'ANKSK DOCTOB .XMi Alills I' L> Olr-HI XI 11. CM lorinclv IVnion r^- stralor Anal v. o, Sainaritaii MespiUl snd X--i-lanl Sur saoa t" .->. vlaeeat'i Beepital etc. Portland, hi. ois'ticd prjuttce here at North
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    • 711 3 NOTICES. NOTICE MBBBBm RKJOI.IV ItERdMANN A -o annour.'-e that thr rrsp.insihil.ly and inter. -I of Mr II R,|told in their Urn, cea-cl oil the |l. eni: .rl-"- Id NOTICE. OPirM.mMlll.lNtl. Pit). ANT) PAWB FAKMS IN TAMIXNti 'PHKalwvo farm, will l» In al Medan 1 on Ihe 1.l of March (prox.)
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    • 864 3 NOTICIS IiKOCKKY BHUP, TANtil.lN THK KkajrsOw* Bsgkßsal raaaan ka Ihe .uppli of gt.s-. rie. from 1.1 April, Particul it. on appllcatloa to Ihe Pre- idenl, licKUnentnl lii.lilute Ihe Kin«« Own. IK.' DMAIOa SIMI.TIXU (I.IK. BOTIOB ABHCI XI. 01*11*1 Moctinß ol th* Membenelthe Magsrore Bsartlag Club mil l»- li. 1 al
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    • 627 3 AUCTION SALES. I SAI.K (IF VALUABLJ IKM'SE llnl. li FURNTTTJRI, A, 'PIIK un.l.r-lgn. ,1 have l~en io.liu.lrd I hi Capiam Mom. lo .ell hv auction SI I- Klllinn Kot.l oi. Saturday .lll. I -Ih Fchiuarv. al 1p in I li.< household chair- «n.l n.fa.. isMi.ca^ 1 ornament., Ac, I Inlag
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 152 3 AItItANOKMKNTS Ilich XVater IH p Ash «,,!ii.-day BporUngClnb Meetiu. X A I.e. lure 010 TuiKspiv, Win FanaauM High Water IJBajja ii-pm li.iiii-oii llille Club Mestlni an.l I 1.1, tice shoot llal.stier J Philliarnionic Orchestra, FmuAX, IT': law akv High Water. Ml am :i 1- p 111. Moon First Quarter .1
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    • 83 3 XVKATIIEK HKI'OKT /v".i „f..,u' K-rhau /;,»;ilm. Ul* Frh. isW. »a.m.lp.m.«p.m. Bum liar. ..WLM4WJ3a>£i>*Jo— Temp. Hit ~:.l l sj A. II 11. Ihrr 7.-.JJ Tt< 74..'> >L Kai-Tamp. »;ii" Mm. l»4 K Mas. IU Kun 1.'.1' 7 IVrr. nvi. liriJ I Bjaafeß Nil. s WaUTHKB TKI.Kt.KAM 18 X .1. a C
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  • 459 4 Hixurou. Hin rmcuT. law. PRODUCE. (Rat- ore eomcUd to nom.) Oambier f «.1« Copra Hall 7.40. do Pontianak 7.05. I'epper, Black. 58.76. do White, (6X) <» sago flour Sarawak. S.BO. So Brunei No. 1 ».12|. Pearl Sago 4.415. Codce, Bali, picked 36.00. Coffee Pal-mlang, picked -'-OH Coflee, Liberian, No.
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  • 120 4 v»ti.« via port* H Lion} Soon 8 a.m II., .,t,j ,.,ida. »u I'oi.tinnak vi JWuiiia*, B m I"«.|:iiik via porn R. K. Alirh. Noon liter ii A i 1 p. iu 'ii.lmuirl j«iiij H(n. 1 p.ra HhIU 1'iilnt Sullaiu. 1 u in M i ,r .V M.ii.l. n
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  • 112 4 Kkcm K['KOP>:-BvtbeM.U. s.». OtaßaJM with the mail from Europe of the J7th Jan due on the l»th Fel.. and v.itb replies to the mail wbk-h left Singapore on the SOtli l-t. -i CHI-«:-By the M M. S.I. Loot, due on Wt .Sincupor* l>u* In Loud .la.,, ,;-U
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  • 332 4 AHKIVAU. IVri.. Ihjiii l-om Deli-Mr. T.I. II i Imtillon. 1,, I v, .ni Bangkok— Mr. and Mra. Bhara, Mr. Bn.nn. Mr and Mr. Kirl|K,i. :k, and Mr. F.iiger lVr from I>eli-Me«6r». Ironi Rangoon— M,si.n.. K M -I, F. S. Mann««eh. Mosm Hnnghlnn.J K. St.-w.irt H I >umar>'»,|ii.-. J
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  • SHIPPING
    • 195 4 Undertnisheadingthefollo»ingal>brevia tiona are used :-^atr. steamer »h. ahip bq. -barque; Yet Yacht; Cru—Crui-.r Gl,t— Ounboat; Brit— British, U.S. United Btat*e; Fr. French Ocr— German l>ut.Dutch; Joh.— Jobore; Ac., U.c.. Oeneral cargo d.p. deck paaaengers U. Uncertain; T. P. W.-Tanjong Pairar Wharf; T P. I). -Taniong Pagar Dock
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    • 1062 4 ArpM. Brit. llr. I,(W tons, Capl W,!-.,. MM Feb. From Haiphong. »lh F.'l. 1' simooa and Co. For Rangonii, l.'.ih -V\' tan. I'.n it 1 t..ii« Van .ier Harat, I4lh Feb. From P. Brandan Mb Feb. Oil llooglan.lt and Co. For I'al, i.,--bang. Dili IMi <■ SKan,
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    • 481 4 Name, pvrt, probabU date of amral, aW name or stmu. Mru mm*. \napa. Barry, p'«d Canal Feb I 11..U-l>l»Tg Hamburg II BaJUaral Uoocltang Feb 24 I' in Rmu, Boantan. X.-l. lla-n.lel. ll.v.rn. llr. 11, Mar 2 B> h VII. n. ul. Coluiiilki. Mar II P. 4>o II .i,.i.a>
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    • 157 4 5 VlWU.ll NIKI. lons. I'iltAlN FkOV Slll.ll> ro»H>i««« Rio Feb. 9 l'lysw-9 Brit »lr. l'> 2 Bro» n l.iverpoo' Jnn IW.MI U Argyll »tr. IMWI Wil.mi ll.ii|.lioiii: Pab I ■■■■■> ■>»• nJ r 14 \>-:f. i .tr. 9H llamill'iii HoimkoiiK K.I. Mlorn«>< 14 Ijwly Longiieu i »lr. n N
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    • 113 4 P»Ti Vumu/i Nam fill ill! Captii> DuTiaiTiua Keb 14 Clii'ly.lra Bnl sir h.,,.> Hoiißkonis It lto.sall tr uloniteM 14 I). Rickm»r« (fer itr Papo 16 Bon Wb.U Soon Bril.tr. CdWmrdl Billitoo *'1!>II >tr. \V.| 11 RukOOII 16 Ulnoor. mi. I M.H.. 16 Malacca I tr I Daly Mat Ui-u"
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 173 4 NOTHKS. JAMES WATSON COS. SCOTCH WHISKIES AKK THK BEST VA.I.CK IN THK MAKKKT: V y »11.00 PER CAM, DCTT PAID. V. V. <). SPECIAL KKSKKVK. »i:i.oo re» cab. doty paid. DOMINIE. 10 YKAKS OLD. Sm.UOpra cam. di-ty paid. OBTAINABLE FROM RF.TAII. IWIfW, OR McAUSTER cV Co.. John Little Co., Ltd.
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    • 177 4 ROTICE& I i "Y 7 T? C' C! ill F»> Ya k^ r* M^BBE^B^B^B^BlißitoßM». celebrated M BROWN OTBRIIER'S Famous Glasgow i Special reserve very old Liquor Ife^^ In grtut deiuuiid throughout the Straits. Soler Agents for both YAP WHAIT CO., 0, ALMEIDA STBEBT. s u'i Agent CiAN TIONO TAT, P»n»ng.
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    • 253 4 NOTICES. 50.c1.1 Wlrrant Punwyors to ths OaM I CELEBRATED PICKLES, SAUCES, JAMS, JELLIES, TART FRUITS, PC TIED MEATS, PRESERVED FISH, SOUPS, CAME, SAUSAGES, HAMS, BACON and CHEESE, BAY II OBTUXKS 01 ALL STOUniPII* TH*"DQHOtir nilll. SPtCIAL MM FOR Ull PiRRIVS V.'OS" STESS"!^ SIBCE L=j2|ggjy SPECIAL P /^j SmiKH WHISKY. Rapidly
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