The Straits Times, 12 April 1900

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE THURSDAY, APRIL 12. 1900. No. 20,112.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 949 1 rpHt B*'i;NEO COMPANY. LIMITE" •full BtaaUst. LUs tii-ssJ MgrwM* Oaioa Fn. Isitnus Bodtty. i'lh, •sSBSSW> Life Asraraan ttometr. T* 0<»«a Marts* lattHaw Qosipaay. Tt» China M-taal Sssass Navigation Onpaay. Tk» T «S»«h~i. Lwsr itatv OliSßtaj. The MnWai I It— r—nt Coasstsif. Lississd. rANT, LIMITED Agft. STEAMSHIP aTMPAM^ Office, Couteb Qoat.
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    • 727 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. T^-ONINKLIJKE PAKKTVAART MAATSCHAPPU Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore: Ship Aoihot, l»ti J. Dunuiu A Co., i-S, Cou.ru Qni». The undermentioned date* are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be Despatched for On Reael. BaUvia. Apl. 9. Batavia. Cherinon, Samarang, S"urabay%, Timor, Cotei, Rerouw
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    • 625 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM KAVIUA TION COMPANY. LIMITED TO PENANG, RANGOON, A CALCUTTA One of the Com pawy's steam era is intended to leave Tanjong Pagar Wharf every week Passengers and Cargo booked by the atiove steamers at through rates to all ports in India and Ceylon, also to East African
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    • 640 1 LNSURANCES. 'PHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £3,m,K00 Paid up Capital 212,760 Reserve Fund 073^140 The undersigned, Agents for the Company, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rates of premium. ROUSTEAD A 00. rl CHINA TKADKRS INSURANCE i < 'M I'A.V V. LIMITBD. Capita) Subscribed
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    • 480 1 INSURANCES. NATIONAL ASSOEANCE COMPAXY OF IRELAND. Ettabluhed 1822. Capital Jg1.000.000 funds 500,000 Tlte undeniarud, having been appointed Au.-r.tn f«T tajr Fire »«-p«rl»eiit a~« prepared to accept Ruks at Current Rates TRANSATLANTISCTIE HANPELS GOMPAONIE. TRANSATLANTIC TRADING CO., LTD 2ft/4 BRITISH EMPIRE ro SDB^. UPFBAIX <Bs. WX>rW*> Agp DI TION S. LAROE^K
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    • 716 1 NOTICE^ Gold Medals, Paris, 1878 1889. JOSEPH BILLOTT'S Of Highest Quality, and Having RPII A Greatest Durability are Therefore UL|\ CHEAPE3T. LLi" W BANKS. UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL (10,000,000. RESERVE FUND $11,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF .inminnn PROPRIETOBB. -110,000.000. COCKT OF DIEJKTOXS N A. Bus.. Eaq.-CHAraMAji B ■*wah,
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    • 671 1 NOTICE. POWELL ROBINSON, BATTERY ROAD. The above establish ment will be closed during the holidays from Good Friday until Tuesday, the 17th instant. 17/4 CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS BY JUR LONDON ANALYBT. 28/ A February, 1900. I HEREBY certify that I have made another analysis of the Soda Water ■ecently submitted
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    • 890 1 THE BEST LINIMENT. I consider Chamberlain's Fain Balm th* 11 aest liniment for household parpotes than is on the market," says ('has R. Ooetie. a prominent druggist at Wheeling, Va. "I ass It in my family and my ife insists on iv being kepb in the house. 1 buy it
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  • 168 2 Date. Vmi Ravi FusAßi. Cattaih Uesiimtio* Apl 11 Sil.ra II rh. Thy. U II .1 K \Vnn I ChwnShan II *II ii'ilie Wiiii 13 Glau.ut. 1101..1. k ll' Mini, y I. i. iiim 1. I „..|.i.i Sn.nurii 11 I riiicgi.nu 12 Pn-uwn 11 I'l'llt.T... malra 12 Vorw;.rt* 12 itpMr
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  • 23 2 Thi Acting Governor, Sir Alexander Sweitenham, will he "At Home" at Government House, on Saturday next, at S p.m.
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  • 99 2 T.i-iiav, at Moscend, Lanarkshire, S ■dil.in.l, Mi. C. McArthur, a high officinl of the Straits Trading Company, will marry Miss Mary Tait. Thus will the market of rising tin, andth* mineral development of Malaya, »ho»x-i blessing" upon the head of a lassie who probably knew little of the land of
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  • 103 2 Last night a farewell dinner wua given at the Club to the Hon. G. 8. Murray, who goes home (not permanently) by this «i -I'k mail. Mr G. W Butt, Chairman of the Club, presi' ed, and there were fully sixty person- at tabla. The menu of a most excellent
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  • 140 2 Thk interesting news of to-day is that General Gatacre (well and unwounded) returns to England. I love thee, Gatacre, but never more be officer of mine," -ay- I."p1 Roberts, following Othello, who also was a distinguished general commanding in chief the armies of Venice.. A general who ia proved, on
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  • 242 2 Bei.ai.se of the holidays, and the Acting Governor's reception, the Singapore R.li>! Drill for Sa'uruay in abandoned. It ix hopad that daily afternoon drills will begin on Tuesday the ITlfc; and it will be reen in our report ol a Municipal Commissioners' meeting tiiat the Town Hall has been graciously
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  • 425 2 With referunce to a paragraph published on Tuesday about a delay that morning in Keuter's telegrams, it seems that Reuter's Agent was at his office that morning at 9 30. The after delay of 35 minuttis (that is in dispute) took place in or about the handling of an Asiatic
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  • 2317 2 Tai Griffin races come next in the programme. It is rather difficult to write about these horses. Keeling this dirhVulty 1 appealed to genial Harry Abnims, their importer, and in answer to my qu.-stiun aa to what he thought of the griltins as a lot, he said, They
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  • 82 2 lIU DIVIDEND. The report of the directors ot the Mysore Gold Mining Company, Limited, for I-9H. to be presented at the meeting to be held in London on 20th March, states that the bar gold produced amounted to 15.">,7860£5., which realised i:6«i6,947. After deducting outlay there
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  • 103 2 In our advertising columns will hu found particulars as to the coming amateur dramatic performance of the musical comedy In Town at the Town II ill Am opening night is Saturday, the 21st inst., and subsequent performance* will hp given on Tuesday the 24' h, Thursday the 26th,
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  • 93 2 Yksterday al'i'.'niooii, A'lruiral Brenet Krancetto, who ia goinz to Europe on board the Italian man-of-war Carlo Alberto, which arrived yesterday morning from Hongkong, paid a visit to the Acting Governor at Government Housh. A ftuard-of-honuur consisting of 2 officers and bu rank and file, lttlh Madras Infantry, with
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 19 2 l^ntUn, 12f» April. Colonel Plumer was slightly wounded in the action on the 31st March near Mafeking.
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  • 15 2 General Brabant, wilh the hulk of hi* brigade, ii at Aliwal North.
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  • 15 2 FROM DURBAN TO THE CAPE. Troops have been ordered from Dur ban to the Cape.
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  • 9 2 Uttr General Gatacre returns to Knglan.l
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  • 15 2 General Pole Carew has been appoin ted to command the Eleventh Division
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  • 25 2 Fighting continues at Wepen.tr whert the garn«o n i 9 holding out l.rav.ily. Troops are rapidly advancing to tin assistance of the garrison.
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  • 56 2 BOEKS STRONGLY I'OSTEI). R»uter's correspondent at l-adysmith wiring under date 10th instant, state' that the Boers in the neighbourhood had open»d tire by shelling the cami> at Elandslaagte from three positions doing no damage. Troops then reconnoitred the enemy who were found to be in large force
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  • 23 2 >wing to the unfavourable condition? now prevailing, the authorities intend to ship all the Boer prisoner* to Pt Helena.
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  • 19 2 Ine I'lmcrlul has arrived at Port? mouth where she met with n magni licent reception.
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  • 12 2 The American man-of-war Henninglou has been ordered to China.
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  • 10 2 The Ulmilt Budget will be published on Saturday at noon.
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  • 13 2 Pbodcce, exchange, and share pricei and the mail list, are on page 4.
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  • 13 2 To-morrow being Good Friday, then will be no issue of the Slrnil.' Tim"
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  • 15 2 Police Sports are to be held on thi Tanjoug !'agar football ground on Saturday afternoon.
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  • 14 2 The Chevalier Francesco Bruui Gnuialdi has been appointed Consul (ieneral for Italy in Singapore.
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  • 18 2 Thk Russian gunboat UityaK, MM tout displacement, is on tier way to Singa pore from the Persian Gulf.
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  • 17 2 Lunches will leave Johnston's Pier for the Swimming Club bungalow on Sunday morning at 9.30 and 10.90.
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  • 20 2 A Malay was yesterday sentenced t. one year's haid labour, for thett of a boat valued at S.'joat i'anjong Katong
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  • 19 2 A gi'KciAi. general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce if advertised to be held on the 20lh inst.
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  • 19 2 Mkssiu. Kelly and Walsh anuounue that they have received a fourth supply of the book Krora Peking to Petersburg."
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  • 21 2 The new court premises in course of erection at the British Legation, Bangkok, are expected to be ready by about Eaater.
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  • 26 2 Thi ordinary general meeting of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Coy., Ltd., is advertised to be held, at the General Agents' office, on the 21st inst
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  • 26 2 KiiiHLR Wentink, a Roman C.itholk inißtfonary, was drowned at Kanowit. in Sarawak, on the 12th March, by going beyond bis depth when bathing in a river.
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  • 28 2 Thk Hongkong Legislative Council has passed a resolution appointing a Committee to inquire into the cause* of the rise in the market price of necessaries of life there
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  • 38 2 The Siam Electricity Company met at Bangkok on the 31st March, with Admiral de Richelieu in the chair The company closed last year with a profit owing to the increasing use of the electric light at that port.
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  • 38 2 The articles sent from Siam to thr Paris Exhibition include models ol boats and slato barges, and a complete collection of the instruments used by paddy cultivators and lishermen; a collection of elephants' tusks and samples of embroidery.
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  • 118 2 This Rajah of Harawak has bee" put out on hearing that the Tamil cooliw on the coffee estates there are not paid their wages as by contract, that they also pay sums from their wages to the overeeers, and aio also in deDt to these men,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 427 2 SIDEROSTHEN PAINT. an absolutely anti-com».iva paint tor IRONANDSTEEL (iuaranteed to be .he best 111 SI-I'iiKVKNTIVK «"ant. iDvaluable for Ships, Machinery, Bridges etc., etc. Ooe gallon will cover 540 square feet. i'uict «•>.",— per dr-.m of i a*i A splendid report just iwived from the ■acnMrjofthe Trinity House after havinit sawtly
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    • 859 2 Al'dlON SALES. SALK OK VALUABLE JAVA-MADE TEAK FL'KXITUnE, Jir. Tilt IK..PEKTV OK I' J K. VAN AAUT, K3KJ., AT I»K BASK. TANULIS KOAO. Suhiiil'iij, UK* April. POWELL A Co. Auetioueers. IMIMHTANT SALK OK HOCBKHOLO KIKNITIHI., Ac. MU. lilMllllltslßi sale nt Chancery lion-.- 00 Satur.hty, I ith instant, ..fl.-r-i BMOppßrt niiy
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    • 893 2 NOTICES. Honcid AS usual my establishment will be Closed on tbe Ith and 12th instant for tbe Sin o hal^se New Year. B. P. I ik SI LVA, 12/3 «S and 3 High Street. NOTK'K SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. •OB Xo 234 or 1889. IN THE sU'iiEME COURT OF THE
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    • 877 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. An Aan.9jr Pertain ince ef "IN TOWN" A MUSICAL UOIKDY IH TWO ACTS BT ADRIAN ROSS AND JAMES I. FADER, MUSIC HY F. OSMOND CARR WILL BE GIVES WITH T 'LL ORCHESTRA AXD CHOkCS IN THE TOWN HALL ox Saturday, 21st April, and subsequent night*. Seatt may now
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  • 1686 3 I Amiinmio! the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterdiyafterno.il, -iding J There win alat present 00l Penrtefather, Messrs. Maclaren, Bark Moaes, and Tan Chenv Tuan Mr C'aitlr took his seat aa nominated by the Government, he having previously made tbe necessary declaration IHK rtMWI The Pkesidevt remarked that the
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  • 91 3 THE ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA. A BSrmncß, writing of the £.i/-y-Bniamuna, in the Cl'iry;,-Ili-ro 'I, makes a tine discrimination when ha tint it i- a store-hon»e of informed information" The word intrrmation has become, in comm *n aaajM, I mere i'liocraph used to describe tl.e •tatemmt of facts. The finer -itlii I),
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  • 131 3 <iki>i:kly (ifß-er f,.r the cntuing M>ki Lioui 0 A. Dsriek Onierly s.gt. for the aaaalM week, rorpoml J. B. H.rrop. PararlM: lv. ».iav i:th.. r ,.i:.pm..M»xim drill; Wadnasdn IMb, UI pn, U Ihunday IDth. .V.'j pm Mitiim drill; Kn.lay th M* pBUU' It is notit'.'il
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  • 207 3 Mr. W. Cloke (f.jriii-rly of Singapore) writes to his former aaplayarl M :m ia*/*n*tiat letter of experiences in Natal His letter is whiten al Thorneycroft'a Horse Show Ofooade, I'ie'erinaritztmrg, and is dated Fch _'-;n Mr Cloke says he applied Hiiiiii'ili.ittly on arriving at Durban for
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  • 2140 3 ACTION A I KARtE. Londo", Mar 31. Reuters despatch from Bloeinfontein, dated the JJOlh, says:— The kopje, at K ii, c are very steep, and toi three hours a determined opposi'ion and a »evere liie was kept up along lire whole line of the enemy, who
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  • 30 3 Calculi". Lightning, doe liih April, Barkies Moses. Hongkong, S*umg, due lolh April, Boostend Co. Kelant'u v a p 'rt», Airhirtt, tretj ten JTH Vii*-- totu »Uo,
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  • 65 3 tion? ™m. i 5i l V» d f I**** .quotathe back paw. lM «f°' correction on have dropped to o^"^} 11 R«"bs Kechan. to »8, Bipia%> ""them I'ahang Corporations to «i°..*li!-60, Straits Tradings to titO cum. a d Gemencheha stand at 5475, SarawaV sago flour has dropped to 53.
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  • 70 3 From Messrs. Boustead and Company we have received the fourth annual report of an Indian company called the Eastern Insurance Company, Limited. The nominal capital is large. The paid-up capital, however, is only K-l'.Vi.imki. which may be taken as -t'l.Vl-.V The company seems to do a tidy
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  • 234 3 SHORT WIGHT. In the report on the Sadong Coal Mill's in Sarawak, for February, Mr I! K Phillippg, the Resident, gives the follow int. instance of short weight On toe 36th instant, the s Bmd cleared for Singapore with a cargo stated at 1,076 tons and 141 tons,
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  • 268 3 I Hi: I'HI7.K DISTRIBUTION. Thi annual distribution of prizes at the Anglo-Chinese Free School took place to-day in the large hall of the school. The Hon EC. Hill presided md amongst those present were the Hon. I)r Linißoon Keng, Mr. Tan Hap Seng, and Dr. Rogers. Mr
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1207 3 __IMPQRTAN^~ JOTICEr T HE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BMTANN CA. ISSUED BT (LONDON.) THE BUBSCR PTION LIBT 18 NEARLY FILLED, AND THE B ALE MUST BK DISCONTINUED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 14th. intei.ciing subscribers to the Times Keprint oi the Encyclopedia Britannioa who wish to participate in the special offer to resident* in
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    • 688 3 sin mm F^R PKNAKG AND CAWCTTAMEBBRS. APCAU 4 Co.'« its»mer LIGHTS I SO, 3,306 tons, Cap am J. Q. Spenco, left Hongkong on ISthTnst., en rout* to Penang nod Calcutta For freight or passage, apply to KAKKIKB MOSES. t|HU NORDDEI'TSCHKR LLOYD. FOX HONGKONG, BHAKGHAI, AUD THE Imperial German mail steamer
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 304 3 ARRANUtMKNT-, Thi-iuoay, 12th Apbil. High Water 931p m. Sepoy Lines Monthly Medal Golf. 8 V. R. Squad drill. 5 15. S V. R Swearing-in. 8 15. Friday, 13tu Apkil High Water. 9.40 a.m. 958 p.m. (mod Friday. No issue of the Straits Timer. Public Holiday. Banks close. Hindoo New Year.
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  • 553 4 SiaoArou, ISth April, 1900. PRODUCE. (Ratf an eomeUd to noon, i Oambiar 7.16. Copra BalL B.« 0. do Pontianak, 630 Pepper, Black. ».OU. do Whlt», (fit) «S*> Sago Flour ßanwak, 390 do Brunei No. 1 ISO Pearl 8a«o 440. Coffee, Bali, 18% basis SI.OO Coflee Palembaag. 18* basis. KM}
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  • 51 4 Par Per ttr. 7W. Rangkok 'otic via port. Sarawak I'onan* 4 Deli l*adanß Tia porta KJ*ng Tia pnrt» jatavia via ports Sati-ki.av. Siiu/ora, i p.m. H. Liong Soon, 3 p.m. Vonrar'rU, 3pm. Hehf. S p.m. i M. VajintAu, 3p m. Snpjthn 4 p. m i './anj Seng, 4
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  • 117 4 Fbom Krunpt :-Bv th* M. .M. s. s. Oceamev, doe on 14th Ap il with dates to he 23rd Mar. h. Hhc bruiin repll» to thm»il whi.h left Singapore on tbe KTth Feb. From Chika :-By the M. M. Tonkin, due on Siin-liiv. Mar. >tu M. M
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  • 306 4 ARRIVALS. Per a. a. &'u<iti(rn from Deli-Mt»i>r». K. Venmann, and J. Xavier. her a. s. Utbr from Deli— Mrs. Koder. her s. s. Sri /^iW'anajtfrom Foutianak Mr. Uyibert. Per s. b. from l'alewbaDg— Mr. Vite. per s. s. Sappho from Klang via port*— Mrs. H. O. Maynard, Bishop
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  • SHIPPING
    • 185 4 Un>lerthis heading the (ollowi ng abbreviation* un uaod ttr. steamer ih. ship i'i|.- -i.nri|iio m.h -schooner Yet Yacht j Orn.— Cruiser; Obt.— Gunboat Tor Torpedo H.p. Hone-power Brit. British U. B.— United States; Fr. French Ger— German Dut.— Dutch; lull, —lo'iore Ac. O. c— Oenerai canto <l.p.
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    • 876 4 Akitiviu !<mci Nook or YisntuMY. <-hn,urll. Brit. Mr. I.IHI ton*, ('apt Jl -icI kenzie, I lib Apl. From Balik Papan, Mb I Oil. SymaandCo U Kd>. I Hrtx, Brit. Mr. Si/i tons, C'apt InUte-, lzth Apl. From Ik-li. Krtll Apl <i f »n.l I 61 dp VV.
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    • 599 4 Naif, perl, jrrobablt dolt of nmrnl „l name ol agentt. Diumu. iiaaadHL ulasgow, ift Feb n Alicante. I.;kioI, left Mar It; Barlow Annam. H'kcng, Apl 18 j M M AnU'idrarg, Europ-, pi.il Canal Mar AllaulHM, Trieste. Mar JO R'tenlMtrg. Am Mam, Colombo, Apl Is I. Mw. liall.iarat. Culorni-..
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    • 123 4 VoOL'tNiMi A lunr. 1 UnaM hoi Ouuu. < 0 «»i«n»iv Kia. A pi II Ohigwell Brit »tr. IWI Mackenzie H. l'span Apl SSvun i.ti.i c 11 SriWongwe l)ul >lr.' 9J IMacwtah Trin^itnu ,A|.l HleckSeim II K m N»m Seng i Kh )3J Nacodah fonlwuk Mir :-J Leo Hon« II
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 389 4 v 0 t 1 r v. s KANfII^GA of Japacl TOILET WATER I v-B AppnuaW for its dellfale prrfome and [he (-»iinr| ol eomfri I ,<St fe-^ M rest less tl ll inpiru io tbe sJuo KANANGA EXTRACT I M "li THE HANDKLMItF I at RIOAUD* O. t. rcM ViviennTrAFtsJ
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    • 318 4 i NOTICES. I "TIMES" AND" BUIIJKT. I sirnio 71im«f, ISO a year, or *2» ai month or fifteen cents a copy. Post Trt». J l a quarter. Strain Bvdget a year, or 16 a quarter, or 40 cent, a copy. The adTertlsing ratjs are fl>>t time. 18 cenu a line;
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    • 291 4 OAVSON'S 500TS FOR ALL CLASSES. Wk, VTMf Jf Unequalled for STYLE, COMFORT, and DURABILITY. NONE 6ENUINE WITHOUT OUR TRACE MARX STAMPED ON THE 80LE8. TO BE HAD OF ALL DEALERS 23 LONDON WALL, LONDON, E.C. cQo UP TO DATE PRACTICAL INVENTS MAKING ANY AERATED WATER YOURBELF AERATING ANY LIQUID WITHOUT
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    • 123 4 BUY MALACCA TEA. Good, Purr, Palatiblr, and Cheap. Under the I'aii mage of the Hon'ble the Resident Councillor, Malacca TO BI HAD AT Mowrs. John Little A Co., Ltd.. Messrs Ann Lock 4 Co Balt«rv-road and Messrs Yonz Lee beu«. Orchard-road. May tn ih. a. 17/0 KINNEY BROS. FAMOUS CIGARETTK&
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    • 291 4 Ni»TIC£S. THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY 'mm XHERAPIOM No. I. la Is. ,i,,. un |v. alHaullr «i|iarari!u laJatttaT ta. a. J "mi"""*. »r. pv<t>U h.. br IM« ta. Innlilto. ol anrtaf. aaaaUwratowarti «n i. lajyaal.l7.lxlf. Imu-i n o«l»ak>awo«ral.«xara. l«atlKUlas«H» o»u» m.». ujtat »«w*i au •>■ tL» k.^l. .1 „11 h. •aaat
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    • 89 4 NOTICES." Sw«el Scente from flov/tn, RIGAUD'S WHITI VIOLITt. RIGAUD'S whiti Roti. RIGAUD'S WMiTr .a»«ik. RIGAUD'S WHITE LILAC RIGAUD'S wmiti nw. RIBAUDtC', fnnmtm, Paris WHAr WE All WANT. A GOOD CIGAR. KLOR DX PIEDRA. made tiitinly of tobacco grim in Urilitk North Borneo. KU.U.U. TO FINE HAVaVAHS. EXQUISITE flavour and aroma;
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