Straits Times Weekly Issue, 8 September 1886

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    Masthead
    23 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. New Series. Published for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamei?. [Price 4u Cent* VOL XLTL dfdgdfgdfgfdgd NO. 3,3iW
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      32 1 Onte 30th August, at Fairholme," Johore. the witV of J. Hamilton Jh nter, <»f a •on. Ox the 4t)i instant. ?it North Brid^> Ritad, the wife of Mb. F. Clark; dsmghter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      49 1 -Gottlibb. Chi the 31st Lngxu .\h«1 IV \v's Cathedral, Sin pore, I K«-v. Bryant Wbnnaoott, W. H. Groaes, Lieut. John I i ;k Mil 1 H. If. 8. Peg 1 Emily, daughter of Felis H Q ittlieb Esq.] J. P. Barrister-at-Law, lately ICagistraie of Police, Penan^, Straita Settlements.
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    STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 8the SEPT, 1886. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    10 1 STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 8the SEPT, 1886. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. fvccvcvcx
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    678 1 The last homeward mail was despatched on the 2nd instant per 1\ A. O. stunner Mtrtapore, and (he present mail is taken on p>r M. M\ (Jo's, steamer Itaouaddy The London mail of the ISfch August per M. M. C earner Anadyr arrived to-day Owing to
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    Government Gazette, 3rd September.
    443 1 His Honour the Chief Justice la^, with the concurrence of H. 11. the Gkn fixed Tuesday, the 28th instant, m the date for holding the next Crimina] A Aalacca. H. E. •vernor has been pleased to grani to Dr. A. J. M. Bentley, Colonial Burgeon, Singapore,
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    Singapore Sporting Club.
    467 1 A General Meeting of the above was held yesterday afternoon, Monday 6th Sept, 1886, in the Exchange Rooms preBent, A. Currie, Esq., (Chairman) Colonel Ryan, b. a., Major Kerr, Lieut., Hamilton, A. P. Adams, Esq., G. La vino, Esq., W. G. Greig, Esq., C. Patterson, Esq., H.
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    Auctioneers' liability.
    259 1 I 'he follow ,1 in Madras Small >url is h> auctioneers and their clients oar M;il:^ ii!» og. This suit came on for hearing on U u.-sday lltli Au-u-t 1 j 1 bcfon M- I'" sawin;. Pillay.orl Judge, Mad 9 >.n;\\\ < Court; Mr. Dunhill appeared plainftiif and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      148 1 PASSENGERS P. aiidO. Bteamer Miaapore, ontheSlsi August. For Singapore. Colonel G. A. Crawford. Mrs. and Miss Xonmha. Ifessrs. Bormnsjee Pestonjee, H. Capper, H. D. Norouha and O- Grorman. Par Penang. From Hongkong: Mr. A. From Singapore Messrs. <;. H. Gk)ttlieb, John Campbell and 10 Constables. Foi Madroß. From Fokobama: Brigade
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL
    2622 2 The number of men who made use of the Sailors' Rest during August was 1238. The total return of visitors to the Raffl. s Library and Museum during the week ending Friday, 3rd Sept., 1886, was Sti-J. We have received a card announcing the marriage at Shanghai
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    Exhibition Memorial to His Royal Highness the Prince of wales.
    2026 2 Exhibition Memorial to His Royal Highness the Prince of wales. At a mooting of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition Committee for the Strait tlements held <-n the 30th August, the Hon'ble J. F. Dicki n.0., in the chair, the proposal t.» re< ognize the J»vj> inter* taken l»y His Royal
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    Pontifical Document.
    304 3 The Ogservatore Romano recently published the text of the Letter addressed by the Sorerj eign Pontiff, under date of January 6th, 1886, I to the King of Portugal, on the subject of the royal patronage in the Indies, lu this document the Pope, addressing himself directly to i
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    China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited.
    763 3 China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited. The following is the \l port by the Directors <>i" this -Company i'<»r presentation to the Shareholders at the "Twentieth Ordinary Meeting, held in Hongkong, on Monday, the 30th August, LBB6, at 4 o'clock p.m. The Directors have now the pleasure to lay before the
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    Noval Movemnets.
    622 3 The British corvette Satellite, Captain Alliagtoa, left Bongkoagoa li'th Augusi t'<»r ;i cruise. The British gunboat E*p mr, Lieut.-Com-mander Adams, left Hongkthg on tin- L9th A.u<4(ist foi Canton. The German frigate Bismarck, bearing th#flagof Etear-Admirai Knorr, the eorresttes Oiga and Carola, and the gunboats Nautilus and Wolf, after
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    Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
    705 4 A meeting of members and others interested in this Society was held yesterday (Friday) afternoon, the 3rd inst., at 4.30 m., in the Exchange Rooms. The Hon. J. F. Dickson, c.m.g., Colonial Secretary, was voted to the Chair. The other members present
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    Upper Burmah.
    266 4 (Rangoon Gazette lith August, 1886, Thk latest report! from Upper Burma ire to the effect that the Mandalay aud Miu< -bo districts are quiet. In the W'-u district, our troops have had a skirmish with rebel! at Zebin. The rebel! were dispersed and escaped across the Moo river.
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    The French in the New Hebrides.
    454 4 FRENCH TKOOPB ORDERED TO WITHDRAW. Atc(iu)iN<; to the following- paragraph translated from the Neo Cahdouien of the ."»th July, the French troops have boon ordered to Withdraw from the New Hebrides reetejrdaj irtrimg," Mja the Neo Caledoitien, M upon the arrival of the Diiphi.v
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    London Bankruptey Court.
    384 4 Harris m/<l Oooduin. Thb firat meeting of crediton was beW lately under this failure. The debtors irere genera] merchants, carrying on business in Leadenhall-street, and at Birmingham, Shanghai, Bongkong, Batavia, Singapore, Christchurcfa (N.Z.), Melbourne, and Sydney. They filed their petition on May \x. and their joint accounts
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    The Kimberley Goldfield.
    470 4 Ihe latest accounts from the rvimherley Goldfield do not bear out the glowing descriptions of the first prospectors. The Port Darwin correspondent of the Brtfbane Courier telegraphs to that journal as tollows Port I) a r\r in, Aitytist 7. The Linda, Captain Weber. arrived nere to-day, four
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    161 4 the Straitt ZVi I>i I.'. \KI.\. London, B(Hh Aug. Prince A!, gander has arrived at Rustchuk and ha- been eniliusiiistir.iMv received. < J 1:1:1.- i:. An earthquake causing greal destruction and loss of life hag occurred in Greece. Skkyia \m» BULOABIA. London, 31ti A><<j. Km- BCilan hai congratulated
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    1107 4 From the Brisbane Courier. London, 6th AuyuM. The Right Hon. E. Stanhope, the Dew Secretary of State for the Colonies, received the Agents-Gen-eral at the Colonial Office to-day. Sir Charles Tupper, High Commissioner for Canada, acted as spokesman, and dwelt on the importance of the connection between the
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  • EDITORIALS.
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      Silk Cotton.
      897 5 v T. Auijnst ->7.) Kapok, an article which at present does not figure largely among exports of Straits produce is now drawing great attention in Australia. Notwithstanding the steady inquiry forit there, this product is bo little known that, doubtless, fuller particulars regarding the article will not !»e
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      The Municipality.
      800 5 (S. T. September 1.) The Long expected recasting of municipal arrangement! here seems to be on the point of being bronghi forwards. The Government as appear* from a recent Council report, has now in hand a Bill for placing the Municipalities on a more permanent and satisfactory basis
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    Oaths in Court.
    738 5 OS. T. September 2.) Our correspondent W. K. C. boars emphatic testimony to the worthlessness of the existing arrangement! lor getting the truth out of native witnesses. That the present system does not at all meet judicial requirements owing to its trainers ignoring the character of the
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    The Pemamg Revenue Survey.
    820 5 is. T. BepUmh t 8.) In a paper reeeoUy lai<l before Cow the Commissioner of Landa Titles teii lortli the aim and icope of the ordinaneefl n cently passed to weiire thoroughgoing survey of the Colony U-t'ore settling tl»--revenue administration system on a BMMV satisfacU>ry f<K>ting.
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    II.
    918 6 (S. T. September Considering tlnit the Balik Pulau survey work is to be looked upon as a fair sample o| \vliai will be done in that line throughout the whole colony, its finaucial results bo far do not look enoouraging owing to the expensiveness of the operations bitberto carried]
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    The Revenue Survey in 1885.
    836 6 I hi 6. > The Survey A. 1 111 in report for last year, com i Lering thai ii i- the I time thai anything of the kind 1 called for, and that, from nol beii i-'V iii the year, gr bad 1" overe< me
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    The Municipality.
    1740 6 Mi\< i iof Proceedings of the M d CommUf on Wednesday the August LBB < rt PrmetU. Colon.'] s. Dunlop, cm.,; PreaMenl Dr, T. i. Rowell, p.< .m.o. 0. 1-:. Crane, Esq lan Keong Saik, Esq. The Minute* of the last meeting irere read and confirmed. In aooordance
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    Malacca News.
    3084 7 (From a Correspondent.) Main;-,, 29th August 1886.—1%eSuperintendent of works and Surveys, Mr. Boswell, has issued a circular announcing to the public that quarters at the Stadt house are only Cor tn occupation of Q-o---vernment Officers, and thai no one can be, admitted without the permission of the Resident
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    Netherlands India News.
    831 8 (Translated for ike Straits Time*.) In Arli.vn Proper, the Achmese fively move about within the lines and venture to attack patrols quite close to head quarters. One day they fell upon a patrol so far within the lines, that their bullets struck the Club house where, not
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    Deli News.
    825 8 Trantiaied far ike Btraits Tint's. The Deli Camrami draws attention to the indifference with which the Local authorities look upon the incursions of the Achiuese bauds in Langkat and Tftmiang, now that teanquilitj has beeo partial^ restored there. The return of the marauders at no distant date is
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    Manila News.
    873 8 (Tramuatedfor Strait* T'm>>.<.) In the Philippines, too, tli-- prosp .»i ■ugargrowenare bur from encouraging; The future gloomy enough ah. .1 to low prices has become nore unpromiI ring still hv the Borne Finance bun directing that togar imported from thfl Philippine! into Spain should !><■ saddled with a
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    A Trip to Jerusalem.
    8021 9 (By Our Special Correspondent.) Yes, your correspondent has been to Jerusalem, among the other uncanny places he has visited in this vale of tears, and be thinks that, as no one in Singapore has had that gratification, a tew words anent that trip wilJ not be
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    Marriage of miss Gottlieb to Lieut, Mills.
    805 11 \Yk have ill.- pleasui announcing the marriage <>r Miss <Joitliel>. the eld- daughter of P. H. Gottlieb, Esq., to Lieutenani .J»!iu Frederick Mills, R.N., of li. M.S. Pegasus; the ceremony took place <ni Tuesday ail xnoon, and Mr. p, H. Gottlieb is such
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    The Kimberley Goldfield.
    1157 11 U i understand thai several young pore lit t.» Kmiber try tii .1 ij.l^, in- from iii" Latest rep i gold field is not s pro i'i :tors led the p .iil«l therefor a < i -ml going there 1 i Le until and mor •.•■•I, i
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    Ceylonese in Singapore.
    897 12 The inflow of Ceylonese into the Colony l)i»ls fair to be checked should the following warning in the Ceylon Observer take effect. Considering the peculiar nature of his English, no wonder the writer proved a failure here. Singapore 9th August, t686. Sir. Permit me to <lro]> few
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    New Books.
    518 12 I/HI following is the list Of New Hooks received ai the Riffle* Library, on the Ist Septemh r LBB6: An Iron-Bound City l>y.J. A. O'Shea. 2 vols. LBB6 A. 1*77-78.* Baldwin; by V. Lee. LBB6 S. 6320. Best Snndred Books. Pall Mall Gazette. J 945. "Bacchante." The Cruise
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    Scotland.
    1586 12 The following letter l.v the correspondent of the Rangoon QaieUe, will be read with interest by the numerous Scotch reaidenta in Singapore Glasgow, nth July, 1886. Glasgow, like every other place in tin- United Kingdom, haf just emerged from the whir] and excitement of the elections, and has entered
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    Meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hanking Corporation.
    931 12 The ordinary half-yearly meeting of (ho shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was hold in the City Hall Hongkong on 28th August, when the Directors presented Um forty second reimrt and the accounts for the past half year. Th<*<> present
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    Formation of Coral Reefs.
    349 13 Format ion of Coral Reefs. At a meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Dr. John Murray,* of the Challenger Expedition, submitted a paper 1 on the mode of formation of the cond reefs of the Solomon falands, by Mr. 1\ l\ (iuppv. suiL r <»>n of H. M. s
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    Thibet.
    534 13 The Pioneer has an interesting notice of the many attempts that have been made in the last hundred years, to pierce the boundary wall that the Tibetans have erected against all intercourse with us Hitherto, all along the northern border of the Himalayas Englishmen, as a rule, ha\e been
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    Mail News.
    1140 13 /•'/•<</// London Paper* of 6th August.) The genera] election came ♦<> ;i close on the 30th July by the declaration < f the polling for Orkney and Shetland, where Mr. Leonard Lv.'ll. a supporter of Mr. Gladstone, iras returned. This election completes the number of the new House
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    VARIETIES.
    654 13 Topsy-Turvy Proverbs. ~Th««y whoitoiiee leave the host to pay the tiddler. "What vnnuot be cured support** the doctors. A fair exchange would ruin the stock market. It is a. pretty healthy man who can real a patent medicine almanac without suddenly discovering that he is afflicted with alrnut K><»
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      Boat Race.
      79 13 Ih:\i; Sib, We notice your paragraph liiiLr the race on Friday last; you woiil.l have been < i uit s corred in roui aotice, had you mentioned, thai our boat, (the unsuccessful one) owing t<> ;in dent, had Btopped pulling when withio fiw or lii lengths of the
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      Judicial Oaths.
      277 13 Sir. Smoe reading your articles on 1 h** above subject, I bare chanced to touch upon the sum.- subject in the course of mj conversation with a friend. The latter, u well-to-do Chinese merchant erpr great horror when I told him that the Chinese should us you had
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      Judicial Oaths.
      371 14 Sik. In reply to your suggestions and those oi your correspondent W. K. C. in your yesterday's issue as to the mode of administering oaths to the Chinese by chopping off the head of a fowl. I, who having been a very long resident in this sett lenient,
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      Pedestrianism.
      65 14 Sir, I, George Con way, of Penang, Police Constable, would like to run Reynolds, of the Burrs, Singapore, 100 or 200 yards, for 350 or $100 aside; or would join in a Sweepstakes with him and Martin of theA.H.C, the stakes to he S5O each, to run in a
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      Pedestrianism.
      153 14 Sib, I was rather surprised to see a challenge for one distance from Mr.< lonway of the Penang Police in your last evening i issue considering that prior to leaving i .wj; I told him that 1 was quite trilling to run hiin races, ami am still of the
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      Pedestrianism.
      48 14 Si;:. A X. C. •)Sc r Of the Buffs is willing to run any man iu the Straits S ttlements -5 following events, for one hundred dollars oui of three to claim the states, mile. mil I mile. Yours truly, A BUFF. Qgapore, 2nd Sep., 1 88
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      Auction Sales in Malacca.
      141 14 I >i lb Sib, In your paper i August, I notices pan under date of 28th idem, from you »sp >nd this place, that 1 ha plantation by order of M Powelland i:i vour paper of of tli b, your c also informed the public that
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      The 100 Yards Race.
      102 14 Sir, There have Lhh?d so inauv dial lengei lately that I begin to think these "Buffs" want to bluff and ostaMish a funk in Mr. Chopard, especially as the lasl challenge to run was under the beading of Pedestrianism." This may or may u,bo a whack
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      482 14 ARRIVALS. r* FRO 2 SAILKD 1 •11 J Dut. sti B I W, :;i 311 K Pada :;i p 99 J Ponl SI R 31 P<» r2l kong Dut. I X i 1 Brit. Btr !51 St. !roix 1 I 1 oang Co. 1 A !'.< I Lon Julj pany
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      658 14 CLEARANCES. Date Vksskls Namk Fi.a<; a CAFTAJH DsmvATlOlt Aug. |jl ChowPhyS Brit. -tr. Dahr Ftaanff ria ports AchiUea >iv. rson Hongkonif and BQ i Sirs;, sir. snmri Fair Penang str. Harri Ra?an vi;i JJ frpahaa f*l»- I *l Petrel itr. Uadweer Banjen Bapt. 1 IftMUMu itr. Nelson rx>nd«n 1 M.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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      419 15 POWELL CO. I A UCTIONEERS, SINGAPORE. I FURNITURE, &c, For Sale. Almeirahs Ice Chests Bedsteads ,iron) Jewel Safos Bed-room Suites Japanese Screens Book Case* Lamm Book Stands Linoleum Billiard Tables Matting Card Tables Marble Slabs Chain Moat Safes Chamber Cupboards Office Desks Cabinets Office Chairs 'hosts of Drawers Punkahs Clothes
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    • Advertisement
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      1001 15 r\K. T ALOR'S "pHOSPHODYNB la the <viljr Patent Mndietn* of ta* ki»* Mine awardatf •«rtMir«t«, o! M»rA at th* Calcutta IntermaWoßal ixhJWtion. >*aVi; aud thr only Trade M»rk PHOSfrHODYhB lUaifttervd auK I'mtreteil uM««r the Trad* Markf Act. SB and Ji Tic. »1. Certified by the lUgutrar of Tra4» Marka, Load
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      652 15 1 Cheap Ice] indnstrial Company lor me Manufacture ot I RAOOL PIGTET'S INVENTIONS CAPITAL FHAHCS 3,000,000 I 18- Rue da Grammont I PARIS Prospectus sent post free Machines making from 10 to 1500 k«« I OF ICE PER HOUR This result is ootainable even in the hottest countries. DR. J,
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      681 15 |1 HE SRAITTS TMES. Rates of subscription and Advketis--INO FOR 1885. Local Delithry Payable Quarterly In Advance. Daily Edition. Webii.y Edition. Single copy 10 rts. Single ct>j>y 44> rts. Por A n in un $24. Per Annum JM Foreign and Outstation Delivery payable in advance. Daily Edition. Weekly Edition. Per
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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      628 16 JOHN HENRY (iWYXXE. Engineers, 89 Cannon Street. E.C., Hammenith Iron Works, W. London <md 8 Avenue Percier, Paris. Invinciblo" Patent Combinwert Cenritfufral Pumping Bngine and Portable steam Engine for general pur])oses. The only Centrifugal Pump that swivels on its bedplate. Singapore, 27th Ifareh, LBB6. t/ MADE DISHES AND SAUCES lf^
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      367 16 SCHWEITZER'S COCOATIN^V 01StE 3^^p^ „.,v COMFORT I ftOYAL NAVY i Retailed by Chemirt,, Qrocere, Ac, in Airtight Tin., U 6d 3, 5. fid SOLE PROPRIETORS H. SCHWEITZBB 4 Co., 10, D LONDOK AND ALL WHOLESALE HOUS3 i Singapore, 7th Mi V ]88 I I— ■WWII YA] CALL BTJ A.\i) y
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