Straits Times Weekly Issue, 17 March 1891

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  • 26 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE :v/ Series PuBLiSftRD FOX Transmission by Kveiiy Homeward Steamkp. [PiacE 40 Cents VOL VLVII. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1801. NO. ;s,6l<k
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  • 23 1 X^ r U>, Oxley Hill. Singapore, on the y«roh. the wife of L vau UCyli of a daughter. Ceylou papers p py.
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  • 54 1 IMkkki'l 1 h -H wmm nge, —On too sth Febrnarv nt S- Peter's, h m -square, by the Right R.>/ I Lord 1 by tii-- V .1 A- il«a ;t>n H Wjitk.n Williams. M. a tli V.mi. T late A w»)i mial Oli 4>ore, son on >f tSio lat
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  • 31 1 TUESDAY, 17th MARCH, 1891. CONTENTS. s \u\<: m fri n Teuni.s Tournam< Mail N T < Trusl and I n Tii' Fir<> In T!it> i: »s Library ii Tan T Lei c
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    • 33 1 Qi do Cube io <l> No. 2, 7 Copra Bali, do Pontinnnk, Pepper Bl.m k 1•■ Coir CoffTnv I d() ><l. 4.25. do v. „4.07 d r < ined. do Siam AmUoina... 17.25
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    • 50 1 On London. Bank 4 m/a Demand PrivatoGm t Do. 3/3^(5)3/3^ On France. -Bank d/d Pr. Ll3. On India.— Bank T. T... Priva' -^7. On Uomjlcong.— Bank T. T di». Private 30 d 2| 0 /odi6. On Jtv Bank T. T 197 Priv.r 1 202 Soveroi^ns to Imv 6* i-Y
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    • 188 1 Bentuiitf "Struts Tin" ill pd) lO< SkmCiuMti.-M.s (£1 pd) $3 mlUw Jelebu Mining Co. (sspd) $2 i»y#r». KetchauPahaug (£1 pil) $2 btty#r«. Malay Prosi>ectiug Co. I) $9'"<: Pahang Corporation ($1 pd) $Bsr!lc,v. Pukang Central (LI i«l) 8-5 ceats tal,-.-Pahang Kabaui,' (Cl p.l) $8% Mllrrs. PahaoK Exploration Co. (£1 p<l)
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  • 238 1 The Legislative Council ou Thursday the Harbour! Ordinance Amendment Bill, before ad jourD ing :i largely attended public meeting m the Towu Hail ou Friday, resolutions proing against the Military Exaction were unanimously carry 'l)«'fiu r is injured by the -urn m the police barracks ten
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  • 171 1 iFor Strait* Time*.) CONTOTOBD Si.\H!:i WEATHBI m England. London, i'Jth March* -Th d b blizzard of unexampled violence iv Grn Britaia. Trains wore block -I all night m (h. Boath-east of England, and the ChanDel packeti irere 12 hours late m arriving at their destination. The Lydd lifeboat
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  • 57 1 THE "STRAITS TIMES FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS. KM 11 SHARKS. Brisbane Wednesday. 11th March 1 p. m. The price ol R*a ib 3h nea is Sellers 2 6 Buyers J Bales none. Brisbane, M onday, 16th March, I- p. m. The price of Raub Shan E ia Sellers 2 Buyers ut>Ji^ Sales
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  • 243 1 M r. F. .T. Slbs9o i mil Ing party fo Ibe proposi d .1 r lilway have arrived, id leave this aftei Joho i B thru. Hugh Wi'ivim IL.'inv formerly of Lincoln's too Fields, a 9 ►liciI tor of the >urt of J ire of Borland wa
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  • 216 1 I'm: Tzarewitch n< i suite arrived at Taojong Priok m Java. v the ~th instant, and landed th day amid pomp and show. H.I.H. proceeded to tbeiGovernorGkneraVfl Palace at Batavia, the route beiug thronged with onlookers, »>t' wfeotn the native portion were sorely disappointed at seeing
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  • 112 1 Fourth Skason Ai'Kii, 4.KD May, 1*!»1. Date. '*-h. Man-!, :Wth S.C.C. r. R'tion Club T« April Ith over 30 r. uuder 30 Kind* ar«l April 11th XI v. Will Ha- burn Si riip.-. April lstl, S.C.C. p. R. A. M her April 25th S.C.O. v. S. V.
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  • 73 1 B.\ i riN-i A.it"- bom 5l 11 31si l>t < Miu;ii, LB9O. F. i. 23.* ,i. i Lib 7 r. r 11 M 82 10. -j _T :»'j )<» 11 >i ij 1 DeniiyK 1 -J At kit 1 7 13 A. UuMt hhagaa i -j ji
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  • 30 1 Bowling Averages. Bowled over 200. Mdus Ri 1» 57 l'i diode •">-' j i.J.Kou (>W fl l 7 I It.rii. In a. i>. i< i" .1. D. Suuu.lor^ i. li':; 77
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  • 143 1 Ti ksi'ay v Plajt. s i'airs.^ m»__ I I Hooper < Woo i war Bii ir C.JS. 11. Author i beat Makepoa Burohan I Tregarti [GLi ilanim. .v H" Class. McGregor fc< if Moir. filcDougaU fteol'At* kiaton. Omrby Double H.vnm. Anderson > Bane H W*DNE«D
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  • 229 2 ,ESDAY, 11th MARCH. v« has been received by telegram that on Saturday last thes.s. Devonhurst collided with tbe s.B. Stnithendrick, the latter vessel being sunk. The crew of the wrecked vessel were saved and are now on their way to Singapore. These are authenticated particulars to hand
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  • 338 2 The following cases have been disposed ol at the Assizes Cheu^ Ah Kow, housebreaking with intent, discharged Chin Ah Ye attempted suicide, one mouths gaol Lim Sah. theft, discharged; Tan Ah Hin. N. U. Ah Kwai. gauy; robbery, No. 1. '■■> years rigofOus imprisor.meut, Xo. "J, discharged <^uah
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  • 345 2 best performances this -,iveu, during their <v vvas last night's produc- Macbeth." It m scarcely necessary to say any thing to the piece itself; a noted dramatic writer speaking of it, m 1826 said "Tf we have pronounced Ham Iff most sublime, and Lear the
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  • 434 2 In p*sssntins! to the spbseribe •> ;md friends of The Children's Home n i In* second Annual Report, the Commit toe niv able to state that this institution it doing a good work m Singapore, and that. thanks to the liheral support
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  • 336 2 Another Victim. Others Despaired of. as already reported five of the Malay constables who were injured by the explo- j Bion at the police barracks on Monday haw died, and at almost half-past 6 0 dock last evening P. C. SU Ahmat added another
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  • 144 2 \.m clock yesterday evening, [n- j •peetor Howard, acting on information received, went to i doom ut 71 Hadji Lane Dear Rochore and seised no less thai 188 lbs. i»t" gunpowder iv lb lUsks, packed m two cases, found on thepiv> anises. A man m the bouse was
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  • 215 2 Thi OeffUm Oi»,rn>r oi the 86th PeK, m commenting on the military demand made on th 8 its Settlement* and Ceyton, gives the following advice: We are inclined to advise as tho n >-i sihlo, practical course m this crisis, thai m both Colonies, the Home Government
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  • 39 2 Lady Clemknti Smith had a musical "at home" last night, and m the course of the evening th« fallowing aongi and music wore sung aud pUjtd. The guests were greatly charmed Avith the evening's enl tainment
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  • 167 2 Marcho Solennelle, ...Gounod. Fitstrumeuful <ir range nient. Song. The Legend of the Crossbill Lemmens. Mrs. Salzmann. Aria. Honour and Ann*. Samson Handel. Mb. A. Ckane. Eight- Part Judge me O God. f Chorus. Psalm xliii. Valae A flat for two Piano- '■</'//<",-/,, MoB/.kowBki. Miss Clkmestt Smith, Mm. oah4b ak
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  • 687 2 The director! of the Ketehau Pa hang) Corporation i Limited > have received advieea from Singapore, dnhd nst:mt. t h«t th» itulhoii reeeutu 5 them \s.i* j i.rchaaed by Ihe Hongkong and Kink at £22.50 t'<,\ml \o t; I We leara 1 liat further ronsigumeat of
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  • 1745 3 Vkar's Work— the vPITAL OF THE COMPANY BE INCBIASKJ). ,reh<>klers of the Trust and Loan f L-hina. Japan, and tho Straits, eld their first aunual general m Kin V2tU February at Cannon street Hotel, B. t Mr. William Keswiek tho chairman) r The secretary Mr
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  • 418 3 i A.BS be I md h »m-.' tin- poiui ol niav r. i d< pi bim '1 1 bat b be ibed fur poiut will be trieii h that ii fbe paii is t«> be the su ba\ >i B I L)tcks "i y t bere !r.
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  • 279 3 it neenid that yesterday afternoou an imaginative Asiatic constable stationed ;tt Sepoy Lines' Station reported two additional deaths auiougst the surviving sufferers from the < ft'.Mt> of the exploa on Monday. The report was dul\ entered up iv the Occurrence Book, and m due
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  • 46 3 tii ■m ill iii BUCCi 'A i i. m I ion. Mr. .i. Mvu w <>rk Ah I 1!, ,1. ii N uun j'iii UJI- IKlu'si i »iy well i\ i 1 epuiftiioa as I lit, w lieu Hamlat will mshed pit roiklgi
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  • 300 3 iv.»|.ouvi, ->l good tl T l>» id_\ <• imtord quite It 1 liv ou»i i- utw at i, !>robablj me Th< an t r.i ««>! uatkce tl MuiliCl ttd Uii tO noattei U- to t ii'Mu would l>" pi 1 HlVt'St! \j »<| I. II'-
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  • 282 4 In ion with 1 nacheliiiii) aud Komarrappa Chitties who are charged with ttiug perjury m the N. < B. C Ai nach< lJatn. M tppa aud Komarrappa Cuittv. whirh ii may be remembered, was beard aud de< i ted by the Chief Jusein the Civil Court, the Chief
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  • 214 4 •is from the Pinang Gazette that the I ugs of last Thursday's L fottve Council v more wicked than v Singapore have ventured to say. The, venture to cay no more contemptible Ungraceful scene has been witnessed m English legislative history since the days when Stuarts packed
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  • 443 4 Mi a (■> >ke, .1 Aii-ltT-ni. fog.. ptain B. c;. H.II. Esq., Key, i;. V* Muu«on, p i I i/hilli|»>. K-| wr- EUq Major X S. Wai p, ESsq., Ho i ol J. Turk. Honrary Secretary, Mr. imlw.iml Lee Qeriptm Mr. P. \V.
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  • 600 4 Thursday, 12th March 1801. Thk Council met at 2.30 p. m. Present. His Exckllkncy the Governor. ■Ib Oigil C. Smith, *.c.m. The Hon'hle too Ooloni»l Secretary, [Sir J. Frederick Dicksou, k.. u.Q the Resident Uouuciltor of Halacca il). F. A. Herw) the A.ttorney-Gener«l, iJ. W. the Colonial
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  • 60 4 i tlu- i i off ia ihirt».vQ loxt's ic>m tkfl atta Tii mi I i roturoed to Tailing on Fi .U' //</. which -laj P Weld the Bishop and M.s. Ht;«ital racing is Jik«'lv to Uc wit- i !ii jusl Au- Lud the o n. \1 t hie,
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  • 103 4 J >-•!) i v Lit* |>lao- J IIJOU v if h > be rv ss is i U> Him Hill. i .rv no k<n_ r ->f i r<> -uiid.i ii. i i yen or iv. l) i^ aU cidcd uuaun oi tbu nal hold m tii a tj
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  • 419 4 M*. ttOTTOI |> A lorinerly Itussian < \jusul at Sm^l been d< with f Estanwlaiu Native Cousi (111 3 o clock tbi .lunes h«« at the P., wee m i I H X the (^iMnil. i that E. the mauilin^ t he Troops hits, withrhdrawiusj, to regimental
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  • 373 5 Proposed Rah, way Across the Malay INSULA AT THE ISTHMUS. Bangkok Times o£ March 7th Ujjmportant Railway ca n, to which vg 1 ft district n i, /i toKui tin «««>n-<T ou tho KonthornmoHt part of tho at^ M *l^c^™2 are A* "n v >fk^^^^""'^"KHther
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  • 383 5 XOUB Ditv btfON you iKMit of ccounta for the nibor, 1890. The net after deducting R*-msuraa 2b*9 27 U -Jl:I u3d The Int •>: nh# f o I J im Dtridead bar L met ami Furniture depreinn, there i fcpportio]
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  • 378 5 Annual Report on the Raffles Library and Museum, for the Year ending 31st December, 1890. The Libbabt. 1. On ilif 3UI «.i i). r, LB9O, tl wen> 28' i ibers to v as against 260 ou the Muwdtte of 1889. The number nbscribera on the 31st Decemb 1888, w as
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  • 541 5 9. That the Mumm^m continues to ho appreciated is shown by the consider*: oase m the number of visitors for the j9^^|E 31dt December, IS". l 10. Additions to the Museum of t\ mammalia have nut Imh-m uunu I tine female and young of the Boruean Oraug. Otan mia
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  • 938 6 The iry. Mm Principal Civil -<ll< >l i) V ■T, til ill<p <l*l Pol.c >. >iii tl -i' -t.-iry. tlie Pr Taa Xi ii Hong Lin. Tin KciiX Sa>' J'.ii Kirn, \V Kin Vim. 1. The Co nil Ii
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  • 381 6 8m Edwin Aavoi [>'■ new poem if published. The press criticism are no! so favourable as oo tome former occasions. Thk Colonial Engineer, who goes t<> Penaog with the Governor, is appointed honorary aide-de-camp, th»- appointment being gazetted to him m hii capacity as Commaudaut S. V.
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  • 169 6 The Disastrous Explosion at a the Police Barracks. Thk 1n... vV The iuquesi on the bodiei I the men who hare died from iojur |i e recent explosion ai the police ba held at to-day 1 1 ,t m the General I! l»ital. Mr, W. X .(!!>,, i, appeared t-»
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  • 6816 6 Great Meeting m the Town Hall Singapore. Crowded It! endanrc of Knropcaiis and Til E YkR.VN DAHB A S I) < :AM I RIEH FlL] TO OVKKI l.uu EtESOLUTIOS 01 P*Ol I AOOI'TID n\ A lioao Lwi "i Spj A few daj i |mblie meetiuj held m
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  • 102 9 Ihk following is t'rom the World of 18th Feb. received h\ yesterday's German mail Sir Charles Wnrren lias boon taking a wellsarned rest m India, where he proceeded for two month* from Singapore. The good work h« has done sim-H liis arrival m the Straits is •pokes
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  • 512 9 A year ago the Straits (Torernmesf arranged to >cud an exploring expedition to the mountain districts of Pabaag, but for various WMom the adventure had to be delayed. This year the expedition was tgaia approved, tad it will start pro- bably this day week. The
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  • 245 9 The Military Contribution of Mauritius. (StraiU Times March 11.) The Colony of Mauritius, the Legislative Council of which has jcut reduced its proposed military contribution against the weight of the official vote, has been enabled to do so from enjoying a liberal political constitution. Its Legislative Council of twenty-seven
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  • 399 9 <Stra Us 1 m• I Ma >■ -h 1 2, i Oui teleg uns of yeste narrate the advance of two and a half milliona of poundi sterling ma le by the Manchester Municipal Council to the Ship Canal Company, which is »'!]ur.iu r *'«l m
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  • 751 9 (Straits Time* March IS.) It will be seen from information iv anotber coluuin that Mr. CharW Dunloj. of Singapore lias been granted a concession for the making of about one hundred and thirty miles of railway through the Siamese States of the Malay Peninsula. The proposed
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  • 472 10 [Straits Time* Marcl IS.) Thi Collector of Land Revenue m hia report for la ites that tlicivwinic eolL <iuriuL r that period came t<> ouly 1,000 agaiust an estira it,- ..t $102,000, owiug to depressiou m tbe land market iatflsferiug with Baal al Celuk
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  • 390 10 (Otrau* Times M,u-ch 14.) k great public meeting which was *y~ the greatest meeting ever aaaembled iuthe Straits shows bow deeply all cketeg are stirre<l at the iuiu demanded i by Her Al Government for military expenditure and at the roauuer m which that suai has beeu exacted.
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  • 1615 10 The U is sastrou Explosion at the Central Police Station. urday morning at lit Qer and a eoinmoa jury held les i toachiug Ahmai died od i received on the 9th a Centra] I' n Mr. \Y (1 Acting Chief [usi or Jen mi. Kenrj B i. ;11( g, charge
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  • 924 11 Thb Legislative Council of Hongkong met on the tfth instant, to discuss the military ontribntiou vote which amount boiug half the demand for n the Acting Colouial Secretary moving the [»assing oi the vote, Mr. X; ri« one oi the unofficial members, said tbat the
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  • 1044 11 h'r'i.t MM -notfl' r,i Pake MA lf«re* The Pahaog Criminal Sessions were opened but Monday, for the trial of the several accused iv the I Sergqam Chunda Singb'i minder, which took place at th« siUi Barracks hen- on the -7th of November last, as iutimated by me at
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  • 54 11 [♦3gm» m§MHt «f tU* iVn will ho found else* he re iukl.m ibe iMNfliiiK of K-nang newbiif it, m<i*r hi* wn<l t-io 1 t nat. f >r mr various report* of proiv e»iintfs iv th<* Xifivn Mfttet, we e«uiuot Hniin tu>- saiqo |»o-ifi »n a-< fur reporti p e^Mr.ni b)
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  • 140 11 (.jntibliiiir. To thk Bditob op run 81 i ra Times." Sik, Your correspondent S. T." aiider dale the 2nd March, complained about people LTowding or tquattMg ou refund ills or five fo »t-paths nod gainbliug m assembly. Not withstanding the attciit ion draw n to the fact groups of
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  • 995 11 TO iHK £DIT Jk O» nn: S'li:.\its li\i Stij. <)n- I\\ m sii)L r fix- s;kh gaoler at Pdkaa, iiu> i*eceotlj beeu ■eateoced t»> death bjr lb« Pubaug U<*uri, presided over by Mr. Clifford. Acting Etesideot, on a charge of iostigatiu^ the nnrder of ooe Chauda The
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  • 349 12 Rajhli of Que<i P<>r C'///'' from Loudnn -Mr. G. F P)'kett, Mr. tfteeh-. Mr. W F«rry, Vliss Dm Mr. aud Mr- Child aad iufant, Mr. Ji. I jrood, Opt W. Mudj»«, Mr. Rob#r(-*on, Mr. K. 0. Ford, Rev. nnd Mr-. J. 0. Pioyd, Mr. Ca[»t. Erasmus, »nd Sfcivunt.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 107 12 *HTVI»J\<, i\ r^j^ Mkn-of-Wnk i^f*^^' Crui! >tons.cr*K 170 14 pn or fle-po; terbuck—K<> Ifi4rafirt, Dutch gun ■j^^Han,f rmon Th^- eKoit ninl iK\I)I\(, Vlsskis HICH HAVE Pbevioi Arrivkp. and are Stili m Endeavour, Brit. str. I son. fcomßatoum Feb. i Port Said Pe?r^ leum. Horneocmpsmv m,l v to-day-Be, n. Whlrf VoJ
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    • 364 12 us (oa), Bon Ltd on and Bassein. I Capt., Taylor. I From S< 1 iitst., 1 ul ifv.d rar.'O. 15 Chill' MB Bill H :t<U. it. str. 1 J-7 T r, k it li inst. General >hg ban s.-M-- 1 Poutiani Etta fh(fh '.7' Captain Bains, rroie N^woati n, |f.».
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    • 168 12 Belpore, Morning Star, Jan C BbWtustshi f Mlnirtet.Jaß.l4l Kepler. Sl.ieHs, Dii i?t tfc>rtnern, Phifow Whltefi Polvhvnin' i Riot! J Al j Yußf rinu'. Uidii I ;.iuftli, I Britisl- I Jan S I y. v An> nob, J m. 27: i Ghufava, Falmouth, Jan. 30 Hirofhimi, M. Mkldleaboro, [javang. Genoa, April
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 700 13 l!b -f DOC Ton y SANDAL \^Skk C/ Fftt^ PEARLS jfjkfp? 1^ #*s^V which are highly approved by the parisian Aca- o.^*&) jf^i, demy of Medicine, contain the pure essence of r vp 'fts^St^P- Sandal, enclosed m a thin transparent gelatine ■'■3^! k^?*t<s v^ sv --> envelope which is perfectly
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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    • 425 14 o»isc,jtunce of Imitations of THE WORI ESTE RSIIIK h SAUCE which an calculate* the Public, I. i and Perrint 1 j have /<> request that Pnrcha that the Label on (very b o t/te h m />'>//.*'■ if thi original WORCESTERSHIRE f '< v nuine. Ask for L& li v
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