The Straits Times, 10 May 1900

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE THURSDAY. MAY 10, 1900. No. 20,135.
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    • 853 1 rpHL BORNEO COMPANY. LIMUED It IE standard Life Inw N..r»ich Dnion Fin Usuaeos Society. Ai m iMnw Coaspsov (Fir.). lMv Lit* *«mili». Snciflty. Th» Oosaa MarlM lanrancs Company. n» CM»a M«tMl Hw N»ng»u,m Company. Th» TiWinhiM Lags* Hw Company. I'ba Mantua* I—ll Company Limited. for particulars of thsw Compuias. M«
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    • 790 1 ■STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. I^ON'INKUJKE PAKETVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. AgenU at btnaajmrr: Ship Aoiscy, utb J. Duroiu 4 Co.. 3-3, CoiiTiß QtJi». The undermentioned .Lite- are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be Despatched for On r.Utmta. Batavia. May 7. Batavia. Cheribo Bamarang 4 Souralwya May 11.
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    • 474 1 Tkligufhic Addrim: MnainKßii, SISQiPOEI. The mail steamers will leave Singapore on or about the undermentioned dates.— OtTTWABD. HOHBWARD. 1800. 1100. Dates Dates. ■stall Apl. Sfl| Mnnn»i(E.U»)Apl.ll InduM »1,,y II Ynrrn Apl 2f May lE. Simom May 1: Surtn'y Jun« %ariiru May *i IMssa IsaaafsMM. June.( I /-rfu. June 24 The
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    • 666 1 INSURANCES. 'PHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPAJJY. Capital £2,127,«00 P« i up Capital 412,780 Reserve Fond 978,246 I I lie undersigned, AgenU for the ComI pan;, are prepared to accept fire risks at I urrent rates of premium. BOUSTEAD A Co, I 'pilK CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE I I
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    • 540 1 INSURANCES. FUND *L> UFERAL\ \B». 4iO 00.000- /bONDITIOXB large N. BONUBEB. j> LOW l'r< mmm« charged lo Tdntnn prormtlng to South Africa. The Company announce that on existing policies in thin Company on (he lives of volunteers proceeding to South Africa, the Directors are not charging any extra premium for
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    • 655 1 NOTICES. <3oJa Medals, Fans, 1878 18«9 JOSEPH GILLOTT'S Of Highest Quality, and Having It FII A Greatest Durability are Therefore U L H V CHEAPEST. I Lll U BANK& TTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL •10,000,000. RESERVE FUND »11,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 nnnnnnn PBOPRIETOK& J..»10,000.000. Cocbt or
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    • 429 1 CITRONELLA GRASS FARM. TBBIH LOUISt K«TAT». I p*S bf h*l .t H. Abratns', W. D»l Inn's, I \y anrt Ijimbrrt A Co.'s stabl's. K per I cartload; cart him extra if delivered at I purchasers' residence. v.c. CHAMPAGNE. I LOUIS ROEDERER. EXTRA DRY. (Reserve for Great Britain) I Loulh Boederer,
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    • 823 1 AN ANCIKNT BELIEF. I The ancient* believed that rheumatism the work of a demon within a man. Any one who has had an attack of sciatic or inflam nnt^ry rheumatism will agree that the infliction is demoniac c noucb to warrant the belief. It bM never beep claimed that Chamberlain*
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  • 996 2 THURSDAY, 10TH MAY, 1900. WHO IS HE! Yesterday evening, at dusk, a lady teacher of tbe Anglo Chinese Free School waa proceeding in a 'rikisha Tanglinwards, in Orchard Road, »t a point opposite the Krench Bakery, where the road is narrownd to one half by re-metullinft operations. She thero became
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  • 1604 2 There wan a (mart squall this mumiug it about 4.30, winch l.w'rd well on to 8 o'clock. It m more of wind than of r»in,and evidently deterred a lot of raen from coming down to ape the work. Those who braved the elements and turned up at the
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  • 7 2 Pi Aiii as appeared at Port Said.
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  • 8 2 To-dai's 4 in, bank rate stands at 1/H«.
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  • 10 2 The German transport Dresden left fur Bremen early this morning.
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  • 11 2 Messrs. Robinson and Co. advertise a large assortment of new goods.
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  • 15 2 A NnhwEGtAV steamer passed through the port Irom east to west at 3 p.m. yesterday.
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  • 17 2 Thi Singapore Golf Club links are alveriised to be closed from the 14th to the 26th inst.
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  • 17 2 Mk. S. Tomlinson, the Municipal Engineer, will, we understand, 'hortly be going home on six months' leave.
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  • 19 2 Another Japanese dredger, the Skunkui Man Ao. 2, arrived here yesleruay on lier way to Japan from the Clyde.
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  • 22 2 To-day is the wedding day of the Crown Prince of Japan. In honour of the occasion the Japanese shops are closed to-day.
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  • 24 2 A Hukien living at 190 Havelock Road reports that at 6 30 pm yesterday he waa assaulted by four Chinamen and robbed of SlO.
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  • 22 2 The Valtyrien, with Prince Waldemar of Deuiuaik on board arrived at Colombo, on the 2nd inst., lroi.i Batavia on her way home.
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  • 27 2 Owing to the severe storm last night, all ou> ward telegraph traffic has been delayed two hours, the cables I 4a| to earth that length of time.
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  • 22 2 The Municipal Commissioners advertise that the election of a Commissioner lor the Central (No. 2) Ward is fixed for the l.V.h instant.
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  • 26 2 The N. D. L. Sachsen with the homeward mail came alongside the wharf last night a little before 7 o'clock. The mail was sorted thi« morning.
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  • 27 2 Messrs. Powell and Co. advertise the sale of the steamer Allan, on Thursday next, and also a furniture sale at 82 Institution Hill on the 19th tnst.
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  • 26 2 Mb. and Mrs. Jago have invited the "In Town company to their residence, Cree Hall on Sunday morning The whole company will be photographed in coßtume.
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  • 35 2 The Russian transport Oiel, (.'apt. Skelskv, arrived from Odessa yesterday morning en route for Vladivostock. There are 1,182 emigrants, 102 soldieis, and 9 brut and 6u third class passengers on board. The (Jrel leaves to-day
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  • 46 2 The Chinese junk bound for the Paris Exhibition has been stopped at Colombo. The master of the I'higwtU towed the junk from Singapore to Colombo at a price of Si,OOQ The SI ,OOO has not been paid and the junk is detained at Colombo as security.
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  • 47 2 Caft Jclli.-oe, of the Choir /'At/a, asks us to say that his steamer has not been sold. In a paragraph yesterday we stated that the Chow I'hya had been bought at Bangkok for Manila. The name of the steamer so bought should have been the Chow I'ha.
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  • 54 2 Thk Hon. J. Burkinshaw and Mrs. Burkinshaw arrive i at Klang on Sunday last en route for Raub. Among the passengers to Klang by the same .-learner were Mr. Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Klane, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Carey, Mr. H. Bibby, Mr. Coates, Mr. Wickwar, Mr. IfoCulty, Miss
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  • 178 2 Three squads of the Singapore Rifles drilled yesterday afternoon, and drill will again be held at the Artillery Drill Hall to-day and on Friday at 5 IS p.m. About ten men entered their names yesterday as being willing to serve in a cycling corps, but it was
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  • 50 2 THE ELECTION AT PENANG. (Bpteiul Triegram to the StniU Tim*.") Petunia, 12.86. Mr. Bromhead Matthews has been nominated as a candidate for election to be elected *o represent the Penang Chamber of Commerce in Legislative Council. The election has been fixed to take place on the 17th inst. (next Thursday)
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  • 53 2 ROBERTS' ADVANCE. RECONNOITRING OPERATIONS. AN EXPECTED BATTLE. Und,m, lOfn May. Col. Hntton, with his Mounted Infantry brigade, has reconnoitred as far as the Zand River, where the enemy were found in considerable force. Col. Broadwood's cavalry, with the force commanded by Col. J2n Hamilton, performed the same operation
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  • 40 2 FOURTEEN STREA3IS OCCUPIED. THE BOERS RKTIKKU PRECIPITATELY. General Hunter reports that he occupied the town of Fourteen Streams [north ol Kimberley], unopposed. The enemy retired precipitately before his advance, abandoning quantities of ammunition and their personal effects.
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  • 13 2 Later The Boers have abandoned the towns of Ladybrand and Ficksburg.
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  • 29 2 SALISBURY'S SPEECH. NEUTRALITY OF THE POWERS. In a speech in the House of I-ordi, Lord Salisbury eulogised the careful neutrality observed by all the Powers in the present war.
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  • 44 2 Nevertheless, as regards her future, he said, Britain must rely solely on her own strength The military efficiency of the great nations was increasing daily. His Lordship questioned the wiidom of trusting to the strength of the Navy alone.
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  • 18 2 EVERYWHERE. As conscription was unacceptable in Great Britain, ne urged the creation of Rifle Clubs everywhere.
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  • 32 2 The responsibility, the Prime Minister added, rested with the people themselves. They must ensure the security of the country by placing it in the position of an armed nation.
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  • 21 2 The result of the race for the Cheater Cup is as follows 1 Roughside 2 Manners a Baldur.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 417 2 NOTICES. SiDEROSTHEN PAINT. n absolutely auticorrosive paint for IRONANDSTEEL Guaranteed to be ..lie best Ul SI |'„i;\ l-NTIVE "«">' Invaluable for tShips, Machinery. Bridget One gallon will cover 54() square feet r-Hi.-k 1^;,- per drrni o! I cwt. A spleililiil rapon ju«t ivceived from the HfH-n-tarynfth* trinity House after bavin*
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    • 988 2 NOTICES. AUCTION SALE OF 91 HOUSES. '■>> li' h-1.l at NsmO and Co '< sale-room 1 as follows On WeHn »<«y, \6lli; Hay, 1900, at 2-&> p.m. Lots. 1 to RB. Fifty-tix khop-houvi dwellings, u.iinilv. Not. iis lo 138 Albert 77 toHO-iU!Wl»(fie Road, Not. I to U N.i:a|>pa |j»ne, and
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    • 284 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS ROBINSON CO. Are now showing the following NEW GOODS. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. Racing- Silks in all Coloups. Silk Racing Breeches, Cailimere Racing Breach**, Corduroy Silks. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF THE IJITEST NOVELTIES IN TWEED SUJINGS. Single suit lengths. Tennis Flannels, Cricketing Flannels, Covert Coatings (Waterpoof). Dress Suitings in Elastic
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    • 809 2 LATESr ADVERTISEMEVTS. SINGAPORE GOi.F CLUB. NOTICK. T<HE Links will b« clotel from Monday J Uili to Saturday :!Uh insutal, both days inclusive. By order of the Committee, J. B. ROW- RTBON, MM Hun. Secretary. DEVOE'S OIL. A CAUTION. T-VEVOE'S 01 L in imported aolely by Ihe U undersigned (ram America
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    • 28 2 PRICK 16 CKNTS. Btraits Tinuu KW a ytar, or, pottfm $)H. NtmiU Budget SIH year, or, poW free, tW. Advertuing H-Uet may It found m the fourth page.
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    • 206 2 A PROPERTY SALK. Yutmumy. at Powell and Co.'s sale room, a piece of land, area 9,240 square feet, with a shop-house dwelling thereon known as No. '69 Minto Road, in the district of Camponß Glam, was knocked down to Mr. T. I'aul for the sum of £1,300 The ground is
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  • 1016 3 MUNICIPAL COM MISSION. The Municipal Commissioners met yesterday all*. noon, Mi Oaot** prcMUlli«. Ihere MM Df*M*H M.iclaren, Jaflo, Opi-cr, .nefallier, Choa Giang lh>>-, .■ml Moses. THE PRESIDENT. The I'hi9ld«st, addressing the Comniiwioners, said the tinam ill -i.il. in. Nt did not call for any remark nlary Budget No 1, whii
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  • 1085 3 Bill« to the ninount of »^3,9.'» were pUMxI for |>KMlll'llt HI JOHORE RMLWAY. A QIESTIOS Or PLANS Mr. Jaii > asked a question to the following rll'i-cl: -"The Officer Administering the liovernment having said in Council lli.it (i.iveriiiiieni h.t.l laid inu«t elaborate pl.im od the table of the Jolmre
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  • 2035 3 GENERAL FRENCH IN ACTION. Lo-dot, L'6'A April. Consecutive Time* messages from Li*-uw Kop, R Mat K.ip, Jainin.-n.herg, and Maleking describe General French's operations as consisting of a determined march forward on Monday and Tuesday, with excursions to the left and right, "cattering and dislodging the enemy
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  • 62 3 A Sinoafork Golf Club match- M irne.l v Single— will be played at the Rice-course, on Saturday nex'. Mem-li-r» who can play are asked to give in their names to Dr Fowlie and Mr. Stiven respectively. It is hope that as many members of the Club as possible
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  • 71 3 Missus. Huttenbach Bros. Sc Co., advertise that they, and certain dealers whom they name, are the only sellers ot "Devoe's Oil.' It seems that Devoe's empty tins fetch a* high a price as 80 cents each, if not so damaged a* to prevent refilling with other oils and
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  • 121 3 At the Assizes yesterday Tan Wee Tek was sentenced to four yean' rigorous imprisonment for housebreaking by night in order to commit theft. I. Mn Chwee, a Macao, for committing highway robbery on the 7th of April n Fraser Street got two years. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, but
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  • 213 3 To-day, before Mr. Midu-11, A. Sweeney was charged with theft of a watch and chain, a black coat, a white •hirt, six studs, two collars, andawalking stick from the (tailors' Home on May 7th, the property of Walter Bayliss, a miner. Sweeney pleaded guilty and said
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  • 313 3 WHAT WILL LIM BOON KKXO SAT? The A.C. DaityA'eir«of 24ih April contains a translation, apparently in serial numbers, of parts of Kwang-Yu-Wei's latest work. Is China beyond all recuperation Kwang-Yu-\Vei asks. Are her 400 millions to go willingly into everlasting slavery Certainly not! Nor need they. Tbe
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  • 77 3 REKI'LTS YEITERDAV. Doubles Ritchie and Abram* w.o. v Ingram and Lin ton. Scoular and Taylor beat Ritchie and Abrams, 21-10. Singles Marshall beat Paton, 21-18. Earle wo. v. Raehurn. PLAY TO-UAY. Single, Bidwell 7v. Batty 6. Taylor 7v. Prichurd 5. Jenkins scr. v. Winter 6. PLAY
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  • 132 3 Thursday, ioth May. High Water 8.2 p.m. 8. V. R Drill Hall. 6.15. 8. C. C. Bowling. Friday, 11th May. High Water. 8.22 a.m. 838 p.m. S. V. R. Drill Hall. 5.15. Saturday, 12th Mat. High Water. 914 am 9.11 pin. M. M. outward mail, due. 8 am. Race
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 711 3 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. rpHE Municipal C mmissioner* of the 1 Town of Biugnpoiv require the services of a Valuator ..no Assessment Inspector. The sa.ary of the poat is f l*i a month with an allowance in addition, for jiurikitha transport, not exceeding 924 a month. Local experience and a good
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    • 981 3 NOTICE& THB ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. I HE first ordina y general meeting o 1 tbeahov.: (ompany»ill be held oi aturdity, tbe l-.'th May. at noon, at th. Oeneral Agent's' fflce. for the purpose o receiving tbe Directors' statutory report. Tbe Transfer hooks of the Company an closed
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    • 692 3 SHIPPING. BRITISH INDIA HTEAM NAVIGATION COM PAKY, LIMITED. FOB ADELAIDE, MFLrJOURNE AND SYDNEY. I">HE Company-. F ULTALA ?'?L c «P»*»n O»»e, will he do P** 0 or the nbove ports on or about the 10th instant. She bas accommodation for first cbua passenger*. For freight or passage, apply to 10/t
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  • 589 4 N>e*rou, 10th May, ltd*. PRODUCE. (Ratt4 mt mrriiM to num. (tembier buyer* f Copra B»li, ii.m do l'onlianak 680 I'enper, 81ack.. bayen 5n.26. do White,(s^) 46(10 Sa«o Flour Sarawak.. iv do Bracei No. 1 2.30 Pearl Pago 4 40 Coffee, Bali, 16% ba.ii 21 jOO Coffee Palembang, 15X basis..
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  • 194 4 MAILS TO ARRIVK. Fioh Kokopi By th» M. M. t /nrfiu, doe on Ihe U'th May with data* 10 ill.' MMI April. She briain replies to the niHil wfaicb left Singapore on the iMth March. Fkom Chiha By the M. K. Erntil Simim*, dun on Sunday. Left Bio«apore
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  • 239 4 AKRIVAU Per s. s. Sappho from Klsng via ports Messrs 1). J. Highet, B.uneit, Wiiliams, anil Hsffendt*n. I'it s. s. Bun Lii.ng from Fontisnak— M r Resinhert I'er s. s Lightning from Calcutta unrt Penang-Mrs. A. T Apcsr, Mr. i.nd Mrs 8 liassoon, Col. Hicks, and Mr. VcenhuyPev
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    • 227 4 Under tbis heading the follow) off nbbreria.lon. are used :-sir.-.w»roer7.h.-.hi|, lq.--l«rque ich —schooner; Ye« -Yachi Cru.— Cruiser Obi.— Gunboat Tor- rorpedo; H.p.-Horse-power Brit.Brifih V. B—United «v:«; FriKrench O«r.-Oermsn Dot.- Dutch-Jou.-Jobore 4..., G c Hl nenu ?*iV t*■ W T T 01 1> r Wharf; T. W'hsrf; J^
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    • 968 4 ARWVtLB HllCl Noon Of PITUBDiY. Ban fMttf Dot. «tr. 276 ton«, C»pt Fl«k, 10th May. From Bandiermassin. bth May. U.c, sou 84 dp. Ek Leong Chan. For Soura aya, 13th— lldt. Hantam, Dut. «tr. 1.484 ton*. Capt Bekkering, Vth M*y. From Macaasar, 4th May. Q.c, and d.p.
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    • 521 4 ttamu, port, prodabU dote of arrival, m ;l name ol ateiut. BTUMIU. Adtiatico, Kuchinoliu, May 13 M B. K. Alviuoua, H'kong, May (I Mansfield. Almond Branc Eu'ue, p'sd Coal Apl 28 iiMlins, Uamborg, May 11 B Meyer. Andalusia, H konK, to leave May 31) B. M. Autenur, L'pool,
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  • 178 4 i I r 1 1 i 5 Vhil'> Nih A In* Cimu Fw» I Bailu>. Cossignh*. 5 I Bio. M 7 y I I 9 s'kai Maru Ko 2 Brit dni 371 Mitchell Olyde Mar 21 P. Simons and Co. Malacca PAD sir Jtsi.l Andrews Yokohama Apl 19 P.
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  • 112 4 I>ATI. VWUI NiMH KLluJtKl. (ItPTAiX DUTTIKITIOI I Hay 0 I Will O'lha Wisp i Brit itr. Rallh I Pontiaiwk !0 Phrauaiiß Mr. Older I Bangkok in I l'oh Ann Mr. Baiilbridge j lllowr ria porU 10 Hong Wan «tr Huil-on Muar and Malacca ID ChowPhya Mr. Jellicoe Malacca and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 417 4 XOTH'KS. te KflNflNGfl of Japan TOILET WATER Appreciate'! for its dfliraie perfnins and the fwiinq ol wmfcrt ySt and insfiDe.-s v. tiich it impart! U> Uk ilua Kananga Extract A DF! IDIOTS 1 V'TIC PFIU't'ME FOR THE HANDkLRCHISF Al oace or.jrin.l. pMM inj pcrj.Mcmly fr.gr.nt 0, RIGAUD&C", 8, rue Vivienne,
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    • 1023 4 NOTICES. gINUAPOKE STORTING CLUB. I Programme for Spring Race Meeting, 1900. MA V md, ttm, mti 26U> FIRST DAY. Twday, 22nd Way. FIEBT RiCE. THE MAIDKN i'LATE.-Value $300. A Race (or Maiden Hone*— Weight v perse»le(l(iBi.). Anallowanceol2llb. to ex.Oriffln«, imported into the Straits SVtilements ot Native State* at a »übecribe<l
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    • 418 4 NOTICES. THE above lahel is the property of the oldest established firm of Aerated Water Matmfactnrer* in the Bast. It lias held its own againut all opposition for over 12 years, and, being so well known, ba9 not been advertised during the past six years. Orders from one to 1000
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    • 25 4 PILSENEK BEEK KEY BKAND. Imported met 187ri BEWARK OF IMITATIONS Hun tIK.VUI.NI WITUOUT THE AB<>V» TWO LABILI. V.KHS MKYKR A Co., i". 'n wr>»F iu»vi»»j
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