The Straits Times, 28 May 1900

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  • 12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1900. No. 20,149.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 841 1 rpHE BORNEO COMPANY. LIMITED fliBE Lit. Immiw*. N.rmoh Uaicti Fin Inannnoa Soc:«f J. 1M Aapuraaos Comj-nj (Fire) i h, Kqutakte Lit* lwn» Sorwty. Tb» O««a lUn» Immw (ompsav. n. C*isa M«t~l Sum. Navigation io«p«av. fW >Unti»» Uwimk» Cosspsnj, Limits roc nwtinkn o» tkw Oosmm, "jJif W l^Ert£l«t <* THI bSS«KO
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    • 785 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. I-oMNKUJKE IAKKTVAAKT UAATBCHAPPIJ Under contract with the NVtherlandt India Goiernmcnt. Agrnu at SmfWpoK: BHIF Aoncy, UTI J. DiKKDIU 00.. »-3, CoiXTim QOAT. The undermentioned date« are only approximate Stumer From Bipeclwl Will b« l^pauhfl for On V D Uin. B'maaain. May 25. B'm»-fin, P. Lnut. Bxlikpapan, Moeaimdi«««, Cotei,
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    • 537 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Uxnn Mail Cohtuct with thi ArnuAK QoTiuiHnre. The following are the date* on which the Company's itetmen may be expected to nil from hero: OI'TWiRD. HoMIWiRD. 1900 WOO Triate Jure* S I Sil'iia May 9H Curia June n All the •teamen to Trieste call at
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    • 619 1 INSURANCES. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £3,157,N» Paic up Capital aia,7N) Beaarre Fond 973,246 the undersigned, Agent* for the Coma r.> an prepared to accept fire risks at a rrent rales of premium. ROUSTEAD A Co. rpilK CHINA TRADKRS INSURANCE X COMPANY. LIMITED. Capital Subscribed WXifOt.
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    • 500 1 INSURANCES. Two Great Necessities. VIZ. 1. FAMILY PROVISION. 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AOK. Emily and Economically met by a Policy in THE BRITISH EMPIRE MITUAL 1.1 FE OFFICE, ESTABLISHED 1847. Chairman The Righ*. Hon'blr Sir John Goret, M P. Funds-Rs. 420,00,000 Claims Paid-Ro. 4V),n0,000 LAKE MH'SEX UKI.U (MHTMS L«W PIEIIUEV
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    • 701 1 BANKS. HONGKONG AND xHANUHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 110,000,000. RESERVE FUND 111.1500.000. RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 Inmln m PROPRIETORS. J..»IU,UW.UUO. Corn or Dieectom n. A. aim. bo -c»ibma> R. Sbswam, Eh- DartTTT Chaimmak. K M Gbat k-q. I D. H M...M, Ek. A Uivn, Ksq I B L. Bicsja*d*ok, Is*,
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    • 713 1 f%\ibr ladies} PI LLS A »MIH» tor an Irratiularttlaa. I Bold by Unlipgra DUpanslna' Co- LtaL, Raffia* Plaoa, HnHnnw vim. n_» savTHXavTON. gim^f THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED. Notice to Holders or Sham Wuum. i VS presentaion of Coupon No. IS at \J the Company'! Office, or at the Chartered
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    • 963 1 AN ANCIENT BELIEF. I The ancients b«li«vcd that rr.e umatism ni the work of demon within > man. Any one who has hid an attack of Kiatia or innammat- ry rheunisli^ni will mm that the infliction is demoniac tnough to warrant the > elief. It ha» never bnea claimed that
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  • 132 2 Dil«. VIUIL. NIM. FU4»*KIG CATTUt I>MTIIUTIOII ■fay MMa 0., tr Wron. Rangoon via port. K ADOewar l>ul»ch Nacodah Hontianak 86 C.OUO P*O.»r Locklioo* Hoiwkona JJ" n B"l Rmwlingwin Cberibon sn.l SamwaDC «»r. Hodwn Mu»r H ...l M»l«^.» ki .Dtiu>D .tr. Scott Tdnk An»n vi» port. *8 **l>P«o .tr. Lowry
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  • 534 2 The Straits Times Established:1831. PRICE 15 CENTS. MONDAY, 28TH MAY, 1900. KRUGER WEAKENS. Strait* Time* SOU a year, or, poit/ret <34. UtruiU budget *18 a y«ar, or, po»( free, %M. Adcertuxng lUdct may be found in tin- fourth p<uie. The news of to-day is that President Kruger is climbing down
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  • 7 2 To-day's 4 m/s bank rite U 2/-
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  • 11 2 H. M. S. Pique left for Hongkong at nine this morning.
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  • 22 2 Kruokb, ridden by J. Bull, won the Griffin Consolation on Saturday. He managed to kuep clear of Bobs. Is this an omen
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  • 23 2 Licit -Colonel N. P. O'Gorman has been granted an extension of six months from April 18 in his appointment as D.A.A (i China.
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  • 26 2 The battleship (llory, which is coming out to join the China squadron, is to be ready fur commission at Portsmouth by the first week in July.
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  • 24 2 It was understood that Captain the Hon. Hedworth Latnbton, C 11., would pay off the Powerful at Portsmouth about the end of thin month.
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  • 28 2 This morning, a Germun was fined 15, in default 10 days, for assaulting a 'likisha puller was also ordered to pay SI as fare, in default three days.
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  • 24 2 The outward mail steamer Bengal left Colombo at 4 pm. yesterday (Sunday), and is due to arrive here on Saturday morning, the 2nd June.
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  • 27 2 Mk B W. L>. Brooke, a younger son of Sir Charles Brooke, GC.M.G, the Rajah of Sarawak, has been elected president of the Cambridge University boat Club.
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  • 32 2 An official statement has been made in the House of Commons that up to March ;il tho total cost to the National Exchequer of the war in South Africa was £23 ,500,U00.
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  • 50 2 The Singapore Volunteer Rifles drill at tlie Drill Hall to-night. A number of Lee-Metfurd rifles hare been procured from Pearl's Hill, <wid this evening s-ome instruction on the rifle will be How Hoes a Bonr get a wife The answer is simplicity it«elf In true Arcadian fashion, he Come-on-dear'a tier!
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  • 23 2 To-day's produce quotations cam" too late for correction on the ba<k page Tin has dropped to (75, and New Benares opium to 5965.
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  • 27 2 Nonia Koomby stands charged with alleged breach of trust in respect of two gold krosangs set with diamonds, valued at Suno, the property of Haji Mahomed Sahat
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  • 40 2 A feature of the coming cricket season at home will be the tour of the West Indian team. The matches begin at the Crystal Palace on the 11th 0 June, and go on till nearly the middle of August. t
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  • 43 2 A friendly game of Association football was played at Jalan Besar, yesterday, between the men of the 16th Madras Native Infantry and an eleven of the Fathnl Karib. The game ended in a win for the Fathol Karib by one goal to nil.
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  • 36 2 This morning, before Mr. Saunders, G. WidliT was charged with Hlh-ged simple trespass, by entering Ihe house uf (Jhua Beng Chan, yesterday This morning, the defendant ankud for posiponement which was granted till the 3lst inst.
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  • 63 2 TnK 8.8 Pakan, Capt. Klattig, arrived from Pakan at half-past nine yesterday morning The captain reported "all well." At 7 o'clock last night one ol the firemen from that vessel went Is the Marine Police Station suffering from small-pox and said he had been ill lor five days. The man
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  • 70 2 The Timet contains the following telegram from its .Singapore correspondent, dated 30th April Her Majesty's cruiser TerrMe, which will leave .Singapore on Thursday for Hongkong, will lake Sir Frank SwettenBsVsb, Kith Mr. Har», Administrator of Hi.Chinese in Malaya, as hit secretary. Kir V. Swettenbam will aft< rwards
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  • 118 2 A mkftinu of the members of the Straits Settlements Association was helil at the oUices of the Tanjung Pagar Duck Co (Limited), in London, on May 3rd. After some discussion it was decided that the next dinner should take place in November, ax ft was fell that
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  • 106 2 The two large double tents or HarmEton's Circus were completely packed •>n .Saturday night by an enthusiastic audience. Amongst those present were H. II the Sultan of Johore and Capt. Daud. Everyitemintheprogrammewent ••a successfully, and the hits of the evening were undoubtedly the clever hareh M-k riding of
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  • 159 2 H. M. S. ROSARIO ARRIVED YESTERDAY. H. M. S. Hosario, a twin-screw steel sheathed sloop of titM tons displacement, in charge of Commander Claud A \V. Himiltun, arrived here yesterday from Kugland on her way to the China Station, where she is to take the pluce of the gunboat Rattler
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  • 275 2 London, 17 th May. Lord Geo. Hamilton, in a speech at the Imperial Institute, said that the famine was not only a food, but a wage famine. Therefore, the primary duty of Government was to multiply industries in India, and probabl) electricity would solve the problem of
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  • 94 2 Mkuiirs of the Singapore Philharmonic Society are reminded that to-morrow afternoon at A 16, the annual meeting of the society will be liel.l in the Town Hall Thn commitlaa/l r.-portwill be considered, and the offii"-holders for the ensuing year will be elected Preparations are being made for
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  • 267 2 Mr. Powell Robinson reported at the Wayang Satu Police Station at 1 1 25 a m yesterday that between 12 midnight and 6 am. yesterday thieves entered his house at the 2{ milestone on the Bukit Timah Road and stole a black coat belonging to him, a
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  • 267 2 (from Dutch Sourret.) The Hague, \9th May. The Boers have raised the siege of M:it'< kilit. and the British have occupied 'he place. A large B'>er camp hax been established at Volksrust on the Natal frontier All the Boer commandoes have retired in good order and have taken
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  • 454 2 TH» ANNUAL MEETING. Thi annual general meeting of the Singapore Gas Company (Limited) was held od 26th April, at the Cannon-street Hotel, London, Mr. Samuel Spencer presiding. The Chairman, in movingthe adoption of ii..- report, stated that the accounts worked out as regarded the net profits at
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
    • 32 2 NEAR MAFEKING. BOERS ENTRENCHING. London, 29th May. Reuter's correspondent, in a Mafeking despatch dated Sunday the 20th, says that the Boers were then entrenching themselves at Polfontein, ten miles eastward of Mafeking
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    • 31 2 Lord Lansdowne, the Secretary of State for War, has stated in the House of Lords that 11,000 more troops are going to sail for South Africa in June.
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    • 41 2 PROBABLY YESTERDAY. A Daily Telegraph despatch, dated Vredefort, the 24th, states that ihe British outposts were then only 28 miles [south] from the Vaal River. The correspondent expected l/>rd Roberts to cross the Vaal River on tunrl.y.
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    • 88 2 SCOUTS AT THE RIVER. NOKOKKSONTHK SOUTH. London, 27th May Lord Roberts, telegraphing from Wolvehock [south of the Vaal] on Saturday the 26th, states that the advanced portion of that division of the British forces crossed the Vaal River on the Queen's Birthday (Thursday the 24th) near Parys.
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    • 42 2 KRUGER AND SURRENDER. THE GENEKALS MUST DECIDE. London, 27th May. A telegram from Lourenco Marques states that an influential deputation of burghers has uiged President Kruger to surrender. Kruger replied that the matter is in the hands of the Boer military commandants.
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    • 79 2 ACROSS THE VAAL. FIIENCH OVER. London, 28M May. A wire from the front states that General French crossed the Vaal River at Lindque's Drift, on Friday. [Viljoen's Drift is the point where the railway crosses the Vaal River. Parys, where Lord Roberts reports the advanced portion of the force has
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    • 42 2 A message from Router's correspondent at Newcastle says that the Boers were then very active, having been largely reinforced, and being engaged in fortifying positions extending from Vryheid to Laing's Nek. The message adds that the Baers have since retreated.
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    • 24 2 KRUGER SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING. There are rumours on both the Natal and Free State borders that President Kruger is seriously considering the question of surrender.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 492 2 NOTTCE& NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY LD. ULABGOW. Manufacturer* sj Dynamite. Gelignite, Gelatine Dynamite. Busting Gelatine, Detonators, Safety Fuses, Electric Blasting Apparatus, The altn-t BBpsWtM, Aemi; .ill mnniifvtuml ia trrrat ltrit,,tn. are made te put the high W.iwrfW of lafety awl purity tvtt impumi by the Britith Oorernmriit.arutarr. tl.ereforv.ouaranlted U> be of
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    • 425 2 NOTICES. Pianos For Cash and by Easy Payments From $360 to 680 THE UOIiINSUN PIANO Co., f, I g :tl, Unfflrt Hum, Suit/apart. CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COY-, LTD MESSKS. TAX KIM TIAX SONS, local Agent.. The Company offer* easier terms and better bonuses than.any other Company doing business in
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    • 590 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. TO-MGHT! TO-NIGHT!! HARMSTON'S Grand Circus and Koyitl Jlcnascrle Performing Wild Animals. LAST KEW N'IUHJS OF THIS GREAT SHOW. I OfR rmsrr riLL and complete niwjur PROURAMMR 19 NKW AND BttLUARI ACTS 19 NEW ARTISTS! NEW ANIMAL ACTS!! A GREAT PIUMiIUMME OF NOVKI/I'IKS. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 1«t 1900. Complimentary
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    • 105 2 at. 8. S. ioWO'la I foe tha-ltnute Ttou< itiool.l ha •rittan 00 00. aida at th. paon sal; B» 111 *fl«x ol th»t cvmlibon, nuui; M. 8.8. ara rej«<!Ud thai mifbt otharwua ba paaUaaad. All »J.«ru«in» nnlmu an saktaot to tha mod Uon that the Maaatrar na.; laara tha adrirMs—t
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    • 146 2 THE SWIMMING CLUB. THf JACK9OM MILI.AB CUP. Thi first race in the Jackson Millar Cup competition was swum at Tanjong Katong yesterday under ideal conditions, with smooth water and no tide running. The distance was 100 yards, and 20 competitors laced the starter, who sent them off in one heat.
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  • 1257 3 IHI TIMKI) DAY Trni third and la»t day of the Spring lum', uodaturd the best id UM iblM .lajs. Hie attstv ami lawn MN pai kwl The weather A have been l>etter, U t.. all than f.ivouralil. llanl band of the 16th Madras Nitiv> luf:iinry, lyed selections throughout
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  • 1159 3 (Thrd /My.) The lawn wan Ifain mad" bright and pratty fagr the graceiul presence of Hie 1 their Mn.irt u>'*!uin<-»; man) in/mm again ■on that liad be-n noticed on the purluW days, and well tin I<i>>ki-<1 Kwry one teemed to vie with every one cUe in
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  • 305 3 As usual, after the third day's racing, we cive an analysis of the racing, showing the horses placed first, second, and 'hud, and the performances of the jockeys, both professional and ->ntl.man riders. After each horse's ■mm is given that of its owner or owners. The following
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  • 51 3 This week's Straiti Budget (to bo puMi-hedon Thur-dayforP.andO. mail) will 1 "Hi .in the accounts of three days' racing, and of "Dressat the Racos."The price of the Budget is 40 cents post free. The intention is to have a record of the three da>s' racing in one
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  • 193 3 Mr. Harold C. Pollock asks that the pafctic will give him assistance to get away to South Africa, where he hopeK to gut enlisted in the local forces there. It may he remembered that l'olluck was fined, was bound over to keep tin- pence, and was relieved
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  • 1904 3 ASSAULT ON MAFEKIXO London, 17th May. Atelhoham, dated Loun*nc.o Marques, 15th May. .-lairs that severe BsbliOf took place at Mafuking on the Friday and >a' urday previous A strong force of 11 i.-rs coimnandud by Eloff and foreigners under Commandant Von Delurtz, stormed the outlying forts
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 45 3 VKSSELS ADVERTISED T<> SAIL. Hongkong, Bormida, due 30th May, B«ha Meyer A Co. Hongkong, r. Apear, due !»th May, Harkics A Moses. PoD>ng and Peli, Mi, every Tuesday, n«hn Mever* ("n. i>ii, B—m aw.anu THto. B»hn Mev.-r A C.n Ik9lant*u via ports, Amkm*t, <*very ten
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    • 906 3 A Helpless Cripple N. Bengert of Norborne, »ayß:-For nineteen months I lay ft helple&s cripple from Rheumatism. The weight of my body was reduced from 170 lbs. to ISO lbs., a proof of the terrible pain I had omlure. During all this time, I souiiht a cure, but aft r
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    • 1002 3 AUCTION SALES. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 4c. THX rBOPERTT OF TIT* L»TI HIW. rim, AT SO. 17, OFF B VIII ALLIV ROAD. Saturday, 2nd June, at 2 p.m. p<OTTAOE piano by Bord. Upholstered \j drawing room suite, Europe-made tables, pier glass, chiffonier, gipsy tables; tapestry curtains, hentwood settees, bentwood chairs.
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    • 830 3 Nun cbs. NUTICfc "fcTIITRER the Captain, Owners, nor t; A*' nl lh<l RuMiin staamer ttor V will be responsible for debts contracted by the crew si this port Win. JENSEN, Muter. fiinf»pore, 23rd May, lwn. 28/5 B interest and responsibility of Mr. ing Keo Lisa in our Arm cessed on
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 92 3 WEATHER REPORT. Kmimg Kertxn. Hotpital, 271* Man >M>o. Ha-m S p.m. jH p.m. Kmiikks. Bar. 29 (XX) 20.783 -J9.082 Temp. 88 5 87.0 I 790 >.'- W. BMbTher 80.0 810,77.0 Dir.ofWind SW. S.W. B.W. Max. Temp. 8&9 "sp? Mm 78.6 fffi rg Mai in Son 14H.0 -5 > Ton- rad
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    • 169 3 ARRANUKMKNTH Miuiday. 28th May. High Water. 958 pm. New Moon. 945 p. m S V R Drill Hall. 5 15 Harm-ton s Circus. 8. Tuesday, 28rn May. High Water 11 14 a.m. 10.36 p.m. Legislative Council 2.30. Philharmonic Society Meeting 5.15. S. V. R. Drill Hall. 5 15. Harmston's Circus.
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  • 565 4 »i»Arou. 28th Hit, IMS. PRODUCE. (Rattt am eomeUd to mn. Ounbier buyers 7.00 Copra Bali, 8.80. do Pontiamk, 890 Pepper, Black So.i 6. do White, (6%) 46.50 Sago Flour Sarawak^ 8.40 do Brunei No. 1.., 200 Pearl Sago 4.2 V Coffee, Sali, 15% bail* 21.00 Codec Palembang, 15% basis..
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  • 135 4 FllOll Eumope -By th« P. O. s. s. lUng,d, due on the 3rd June with date, to tbe Ith May. Bbc brings replies to V riT* le Sin 8 8 P° re on the uth Fbom CHiiri :-Bt the P. A o. luTomaniUl, due on Thursday. *(t
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  • 52 4 '<" PT itT. To-Morrow. klang via ports Knl<rvr -andakan via porU Ttrtta Muneok A l-t«ng C, (1. Mytr, Fremantle vis ports Suit, in, Fontianak via ports U. \V. Soon, IVnang Deli Deli, WIDKUniY. Klang via ports Malnrca Baogkok Ktlnntan, Tim*. 2 pm. 3 pm. 4 p.m. m 4
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  • 258 4 PASSENGER LIST. ARRIVALS. Per s. Pmang from Malacca-Messrs. Mathpws, Dixoo, and Mr. and Mrs. Mclutyre Per s. Batavier from Klang via port*— Mr. Adams Per s. s. G. O. Mytr from Palombanir— Mesani Hisaink, and Spruyt. Per M M. as La Sit/iie from Samarani— Mr. Burk'. Far s. s. Deli
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  • SHIPPING
    • 1051 4 Underthisheadingthe following abbreTiauons are used str— steamer ah.— ship tq.— barque sch schooner; Yet.— Yacht Cru.— Cruiser (int.— Gunboat Tor Torpedo H.p.— Hone-power Brit.— British U. 8.-United States; Fr.French Oer.-«erman Dut.- Dutch loll.— Johore 4c, G. c.,— Oenera cargo j d.p.— deck passengers U.—Uncertain T. P. W.
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    • 566 4 Homt, port, probable dolt ol ami-,., o .4 name ol agenlt. BTUHMB. Albenga. Europe p'»d Canal, May 6 Almond Dranc Eu'pe, p'«d C'ual Apl J6 Ambna, H'kong. July 10 11. M. Andalusia, H'kong, to leave May 30 B. M. Annum, Colombo. July 7; M. M. Armenia, H'-oug, to
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    • 463 4 ■M 2d L'l! '.t( 20 21l 2ii n i 21 L' 7 27 I H H I 0 I 17 I 17 I ■.'7 27 I 27 "7 27 I 27 -7 17 h 27 1 H i I'M V t* 2M K a M H K j I
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 456 4 NOTI' ES. /JLAII6UID WOMEIf PALE CHILDHEN OLD PEOPLE, INVALIDS YIN CHAPOTEAUT (cumuim woe or peptib) A OEMJCIOVS NUTRITIVE STIMULANT Tkta tU"«aur7 wiM it eiiilf mMMilalcd .Im oo olhn iol.J oi l.qaid food will nun on Ik. I H^h >. Dy»p«pUo. and D- LAVILLE'S LIQUOR P. COMA* ft riLS C* PJUUI
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    • 390 4 iN'OTIUKM ANDTHKN TUILBT 3OAPS Iy V SUCH AS THKSK--1 I V I u ks IN SOAP, CURD SOAP, MOTTLED SOAP, \/|MA| I A CABTILBBOAP V I IN LJ L If\ BROWN WINDSOR SOAP, 1 mm I TRANSPARENT SOAP, and you will see how vastly superior for the Complexion VINOLIA is
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    • 10 4 NOTICES, J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS. JEWKIAKRS. OI'TICIANS. REPAIRS PKOMPTr.Y «!TKr!nTFP.
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    • 23 4 NOTICES. CHAMPAGNE. LOCIB kOEDEKEIt. EXTRA DRY. (Reserve for Great Brijun) Louia Bo«derer. Carte BUnoh. BRINKMANN A CO. Bou Ihpoktiri. *'•«<> '"WN MTTI.B no. ITn
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