Straits Times Weekly Issue, 16 August 1892

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  • 28 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. I STABLISHED, 1801. IUBHSIIED FOB TRANSMISSION BY EVERY HOMEWARD MAIL SIEAMKK. [Price 4(» Cents, VOL XLVILT. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST i«, 1892. NO. ;uso<>
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  • 50 1 The Straits Times has the largest insulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penan throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread a circulation.
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  • TUESDALY, 16th AUGUST.
    • 16 1 Ethe Ho*el de I' Europe, on the 13th inst. tfoof John Ha.bdik, of a boo.
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  • 103 1 Market Q itations. Summary of tin* Week. Renter" > Telegram*. Local and General Now*. Th'- Dr\) t.- on the Ad lr.<The Situation in Pahang. A Municipal Cry. The Change of Government. Coming Political I 1 1 ri «_r Xke Pahang Rising. Raul*. The Municipal Commissj me Thu i n
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  • 470 1 k Singapore. 16th August, L892. Produce. bier, 5. 50. Cube No. 1, 8.80. do No. 2, 8.00. Copm Bali, 4.65. do Pontianak, t.'Jo. Popper Black 9.50. Sago Flour, Sarawak 3.20 Pearl Saico 3.50. Coffee Bali, 27.:T>. Coffee Liberian 31.25 Tapioca small Flake 3.7< >. do do Ist
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  • 427 1 The Colonial Secretary an.] the Dato Muutri of Johore have gone to Pahaag oq a political mission and have arrived at Pekan. whit her the Sultan by last advices was slowly proceeding from toe interior. Mr. Charles Kelman has been appointed official liquidator of the New
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  • 530 1 For SiraiU 7V,,. The House of Lobds and the Evacual'l"N OF EjOTPT. I. Trim, 9tk Auj'K 1 Tii.* House of Lords; his paste 1 the a Idress I 1 Throne. The Dak ■of Devonshire, daring the debate, demindoj &n assure >m the Liberals tin *tepa would b? taken
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  • 303 1 Thk s. s. Eugenu (1,502 tops) patted through yesterday, from Batouni to Ilongkong, with a full tr.; oi petroleum. Me. Finlays joined tin* Hoard bf the Jelebu Mi >mpauv iu iod to Mr. Reid who go boo I i- intended to establish au installation ui Colombo for
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  • 89 1 A Cricket match between a team from H.M.£» Mercury and the Singapore R<creation Club was plajed ou the Esj cade on Saturday. The first innings of the Club closed for 31* runs, while the Navy scored 80 for five wickets when they elected to close their innings. The Club
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  • 157 2 The British and Foreign Bible Society in Difficulties. The British and Foreign BiMe Society nns to he in a somewhat serious finanei.'il condition, for the deficits of the last four years amount to no less than £o'7.2<;:>. The committee is making a special appeal for 650,000. and for an increase
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  • 541 2 The Hon'l.le W. E. Maxwell (Colonial Secretary) accompanied by the Daio Muntri of Jobore will leave for Pahang by the Bea Belle at 5 o'clock this ifternoon. The Co'onial Secretary and the Dato Mantri go to IVkau presumably in order see the Sultan of Pahang who left
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  • 141 2 From Manila Papers.) Mn,h id. 19th July. Tho relations between the (lovernment and the Opposition having become strained, on aecoun*. of the stubborn obstruction of tho latter, the ChtmJbem were dissolved to-day, without having passed tho measures introduced by the Government. Madrid, 21tiJmly. Cholera is abating in France. W.
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  • 218 2 On. lnly 7 a meeting was held in Tatter* sall's-chambers, Hunter>stn**t, Sydney, for the purpone of t.-ikinur iiu consideration schema put forward by Mr. Sydney (Jalvayne for testing 'li" English market for Australian h rse*. Mf. (t. H. Greene occupied th*ehair. Mr. ialvayne explained the details
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  • 269 2 are Rmraes Clever Akk rogues ically cleverer, says the s Jamet't Budget, than booed men That is a question which one is ufteo tempted Iq ask. and it is at anv rate beyond question that they are often i deal lew itupid. Bui it' ire to judge by final results,
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  • 249 2 On Ike 29th ulto., say§ the Shanghai Mtr-nn-ii. the cracked conspirator. Mason, whose ••Min dt imprisonment had expired was put forward in the Supreme Court to ascertain whether be was prepared to find the sureties ho was ordered to provide for his future good behaviour. Cl-ief Justice
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  • 314 2 The followiog correspondence has been ■ent to the Hongkong pven for publicatiou I lie Somdrtcli I'hra Nans." Colooial Secret r«rv s Office, Hongkong, 20th July, LB»2. Sir I .-mi directed lo t»n«mi' lot the Information of tin* Chamber of Commerce <• >|>\ «>f
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  • 172 2 'o <iin.ll Sen-rot mi-v Orti«*«'. Hongkong, 27th Juli I Mr. Wiili reference t>> preTiou eorratponi]tM-.- > on tli» i su 1 y et. of am dir.'i-t. I to in\ itt> t!i<> attention of your Chamber to the second article iu yesterday's Daily Preti and to «t thai Etevter*a
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  • 118 2 Dial Secretary'* Hongkong, 21st July, l v !»-J. SlB, lam directed bj nor t,» r----queti you to be L r <>d pnongh to obtain and transmit for Hit Excellency^ ii d, the opinion of your Chamber u to the working of Ordinance No. 15 i f Ivi
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  • 531 2 rai Lord mayor of London his received from Lord KnuUford, the Secretary, of State for the Colonies, OOpid of two despatches: from Mr. Jerning. ham, Acting (Governor of Mauritius, relative to the recent hunirane there. Mr. Jerningfaam states that the lives lost through the disaster were
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  • 161 2 l*t It orttnl thai Ameer's 1 1 ...,!.> |.it«-l v ilctVnttMl the^^^H levies wli.t lin.l utirtcUfd M:\nuauH, but la^B v>ti..in Atyiianisi.in -t.ii. that tj^^^H^ main trili- :lwT^ Ameer, un^ncrin«r tlm were marching with them against the OrHgbaad lining t o and HtormiaMl; tppesred at Tobolsk and Tomsl
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  • 237 2 A Siia\,.m\i morning contempd^H says thai n.-itiw < "lnn» banking '4^B bility at IVkmi: threatens to bin tiuaucial crisis. Sim." -Jntli May live baafl have become bankrupt, and their propria; tors fugitives, leaving nothing but offioj furniture for assets. Only the amount irredeemable notes of onoof
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  • 256 3 The Sea lU'Uv left for I'ahang at 9.45 p.m. v. sterday, havii 01l l >o;ir(1 Uu Co o nial Secretary nud the Dato Muntri of Johore. Justices Wood and Colly,»r u.r t f or j V Dang hi the I». A O. s. s. M,,!,,,, ycterday. I»tbematiM,.oft.h»./K,,MAi-A'//i«^
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  • 312 3 tfr r 12th Julj VVn THiii tl(o representations made by Queensland t.> tli- Colonial Office with regard iho Pahang rebellion have had th»* intended effect, or whether the half-meaeurc p |fey hithert > control!,. 1 from Sin rap >r»« has simplV fallen to pitc.><.
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  • 268 3 Some time ago it was stated in the Straits Time* that Mr. Hugh Clifford of the Pahaug Government service was engaged in translating the IVnal Code into Malay. The work is now published. The title page describes the work as being Regulations making kuowu crimes and
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  • 1017 3 Rath. Mb. William Bibbt, the mining manager of the Raub Australian Syndicate, arrived here yesterday afternoon. He left ECaub on Monday morning and came down via Selangor. At Kuala Kubu, Mr. Bibby received a wire from Raab asking that stor.-s 1),. sent U p at
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  • 1808 3 atom ing /'".</ A.LTHOUOH >r«n one has heard i f th< destructive powera of the iua ct wlii -h is commonly, though erroneously, described ah the white ant. most people asaiciate its ravages with rehidei ee in a tropical climate, and more particular yon the
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  • 390 3 The Bongkong Cb i tuber of Commerce ha.-, written to the Singapore Cham tier of Commerce inviting, or suggesting, joint action iu the matter of unsatisfactory Eteuter's telegrams. But the Singapore Chamber of Commerce will necessarily reply that it has nothing to do with the matter. In Hongkong it is
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  • 660 4 Madras, '27th July. Mr. William Dishy iu a letter to the Hindu, attributes his defeat at the election* to the action of hi- opponent, Sir Alberi Rrl.it. who, on the polling tiny. Mr. Digby alleg i ;it the door of eertaiii polling station from >i\ to eight,
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  • 371 4 The Siamese gunboat Nartibe*, commanded l»v Captain Lin gard, arrived here from Bangkok yestetday with 106 soldiers ou l)o;u<l for Tongkab. Mi:ssi:<. PbWELL »V Co, offered ai •uiction at doom ttf-daj, L,sootonsof English coal. A.a do p ice was offered which the vendors considered reasonable, no sale
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  • 371 4 A f the Deli i urges the ad van I twins there nltivation oft which sloneso far has l»«vu the aim of planting enterprise tht iogbas 1 to be the readily remunerative pursuit of former d of come more into noti< pointed oul thai the soil, climate, and
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  • 2120 4 The Treasures ol Plhana;. Sit,, JPranciaeo Chronieh Takk (In 1 atlas and turn to that portion of Amh known as tin* Mala\ Penioftnla Situated ob the east coast, ii >Mr die Soath, is the State known m Pahang, which ha* a population of 1 tome 40
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  • 253 5 The Courritr </' Hni^iiomj of the ll^th llv pves particulars of a tvphoou which Red over that po:t two days previously Br its approach had been signalled from pgkoii<j. As it diew near, the wind inBfed iu force and ram fell in ton cuts from Block that morning
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  • 177 5 Batting A.ve Rlol» IST .1 AM Air Junk, 1892. L Talbot will- •he Prize Hat rerage "1 -T runs per iniiii I pleted "Not tin-. ■Kb i.. 0 13 I He 15 1 -> .l 175 1--11 1 i" l-'t n 0 l«u Km. eihot u i
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  • 801 5 Thursday, 1 Ith August. A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioner! was held in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, ai :i o'clock. Theie were present, Messrs. Ait*. Gentle, (President), A. L Donaldson, IV Joaquim, Cosmo < K Paterson, and the Son. Major McCallum. 'Kl I ISHA JONTEOL. The
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  • 632 5 ■lalng Haßager't Report for Ftrtnlsjli ('M.iini: sth A iiirii>t- \sU-2. Uaub Hole.- -The pump in the old workings bai been kepi Bteadily ai work L2 hours per day, which it found sufficient to drain the workings. A Dew engine ihafi for working thii section of the mine lias beec
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  • 442 5 The return of visitors to 1 1 1 Raffle* l.'brarv aud Huseuni during tli" week waa 881. Tiik Sea Belie arrived from Pabang at 1 1 a. m. of to-day, after landing the Colonial Secretary and tli-- Dato Muntri at Kuala Pabang. Kaki.y this morning the s.
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  • 497 5 Tin. Government <] ited terday bul published to-dav notifies thai M A. I'. Talbot, Assistant Colonial g r-tiirv .iii-1 Clerk o\ t Jouncila baa takes t ITO muni li> id «»L" 1.-avr. Mr. \l. 1\ GKbh i temporaril Third Magistrate and Cotniuitttoner <>f the Court "i Bequests,
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  • 1036 6 The Government has learned t hat the Colonial Secretary reached Pekau on the evening of the 11th. Rajah Mahmud had arrived from up the river on the sain* 1 dav. He at oik-.' called on the Colonial Secretary and reported thai His Highness the Sultan was below
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  • 608 6 During the first half of this ssels entered I h< tu> less than thirty <>.' this aggregate l British. Th- look iu there for foreign porti over our and one third million picuh ir. valued at a litl than four millions of dollars. A scheme I running a
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  • 969 6 Thk British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association at Hongkong have taken up the subject 'the prevention of piratical outrages, 1 respecting which the following communication was addressed to tlic Colonial Secretary of that Colony:— Sir 1 have the honour by direction of the Committee of this
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  • 591 6 Thk following is th«' tiftv-fourth I^B of the court of directors to the orclfE half-yearly i,'»'iu'nil meet mi: of shai^^| to be hold at the City Hall, H oa J on Saturday, the •-'•'til instant. The directors have now t > submit to gen»»ral >t.-iteiuent
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  • 791 7 Tfctf Delta! on Ihe Address ut<t* Time*, loij. be presumed thai the Queen's which was ivail on Monday, was 100 d the circurastauces required. fn answer to tiif S| h from the Throne i] 1! resents an address, drafted the Government and. l.v ancient cus. ua, the manner in
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  • 819 7 Thai there ia argent need for active jures towards bringing affair^ to Pabang to a crisis has been clearly apparent tbroughoul the [>,ist eight months; and is further confirmed by the report, which we publish to-day ,of an interview with the mining manager of the property
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  • 260 7 f Strati .1 At a meeting of the Penang MunicipaI lity, tli* other day, the Bon. D. Cora tie dwelt a poo the need for ;i wider sphere of Muuicipal Bel f -government. It appears thai the Peoang Board, contrary to the directions of the Government, had
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  • 385 7 Straits linn t IStk Augus I In i full House ;t Souse with oulv ten members absent—- the Government of Lord Salisbury h:»^ beeo defeated by majority of forty rotes. Forty is the exact strength of the foil majority returned from th»* polls against Lord Salisbury
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  • 237 7 otratti i meg, IHth A 1 >pm ltioh from the Straits < I meni formi pail of a nine for th, I motion of piratical outrage on ship, board, just laid before the Hongkong an thoritiet by the British Mercantile Marine Officers ition at
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  • 258 7 1 iuguti.) Lord Salisbury to t to tender his resignation to the Queen, ceptaQce li >iug next door t It. is probable that Her Majesty disapproves of Mi < I ladstone, but, .is be is marked out I>\ tilt- popular roice to be the inevitable head oi
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  • 130 8 The volcanic outburst at Sangir, last June, was heard in the Philippines. In Sooloo and Mindanao, loud reports as if from cannon and smaller firearms aroused such alarm that gunboats and steam launches started tO aid vessels supposed tO be iu distress on the. oast. Troops even
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  • 165 8 Thk Mergui coal-field recently examined by Mr. Hughes, of tbe Geological Survey Department, offers inducements to capitalists. It is estimated to eontaiu at least one million tons, and the coal can be delivered at the cos! oi \\s. 7-8 per ton, the field being distant from
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  • 188 8 It is pleasant to be able to record a smart capture by the Singapore police. On Sunday last while the inmates of u Nassim Lodge," Tanglin, were at breakfast, there was stolen from s drawer upstairs a quantity of jewellery, valued at 1700; and immediately afterwards it
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  • 513 8 The Avenir du Tonkin of the 27th ultimo, referring to the news that an insurrection lias recently broken out in Yunnan, s According to intelligence leaved the troubled region is Poo-Ehrl-Fhu, aid the rifling WSs caused bv English encroachment en the south-we-t. This movement
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  • 455 8 Thi: Singapore Golf Club, on Sa-tmdav. made a very good turu out ia Ihe competition for the prise presented by Mr. j. F. Grow ans i .-I v liaiulsoun'silv*-! headed and mounted cleek. Ck>naidering thai only one iron club was allowed the tcores are particularly good, more especially those
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  • 244 8 A Sarawak Missionary Succeeds to an Australian Bishopric. Thi recent election of Canon Coalmen j to ill.- bishopric of Qonlburn, iu Now South Wales, owing to the death of the Re*. Dr. M. Thomas, is wery popular there as u upholdi the principle that clergymen long resident in Australia should
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  • 130 8 L' i silts of Friday's Ties. LaDUS* ani» (lenti.kmknV I)..ii;i.ks. Air-. Howard Bentlev and Cant. Talboi «>\vo /*<<if I~> I r. Mi*> Donaleson and Mr. Ormiston. ('KA.MIIONSHII'. Mi*s M. Keasberry Ibai Ifisa Grey »-'>-l. < LadlßS* S i n< i.k s Mn>. Waddell Km PmserO-2
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  • 298 8 l.cinlfu ifh August. Advices tron T«shkei <l state iliMt >evo»al thoumrod rioters w)»«» took ji.iri in the late cholera iti itnrhanoon thrro, (ltd and Irird to enter Ferghana. l>ut were )iu!s»(l l>\ t lit* local troops. The position < I ilit* Hus-*i:in>, bowCTOT, i-- <-ritie»l if
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  • 380 8 Ill** l'« njoiii (.<>|il >!ii M To ihk BdITOI 01 ihk Sik.u i- Tim Bj Sim, W e have |>q d n quest< .1 by the Punjom uid Sumjhir Dua Semantan Mining Company, Limited, Hongkong, "to 1 ablieh a correction i>> -in- statement that the aim. iint of gold
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  • 238 8 I<> TDK hDIiDR OF TIIK StR A I TM TiMmH Suit,-— Singapore < o\A*' are ;t ion^ jfl fering race, and must j.-rf.M,, j,,^ up with many iu«*<>iiv4'iiii'iit->'s. (hie of thJ minor troiilili ..f lit,- is .1 v; t to the ?9 Office. Thi 1 arrangements i
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 447 8 I'asseimer List. iKRIVAI.Per s. s. Sta»*fmri from SydiK»i —Mr WhiieheaaV Ppr s. s. I t'ron- Coi»» Bander Marshall R X. R., mid Mrs. Mit-hsJL and Mr. John H. Conau Per s. v. 1/ tr. in Sli.-intrhai oa^| E'iott. »n»» Mr. Stow Krom klon^kong:--J Mr faamar, ami Mcßaia. I'.-r s. s.
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  • 161 9 FLA.i Da PaktiDatk and Shu-'- Xamk. Cojiiiandeh. <>k FromWhkiik. DasTINATIOS Bio. Baima Julv 20 Brit. str. Headland- Holman July 2«» Batavia Port Said t.o. 28 ■eh.iTareed Bem July It Cocoa lalanda Bsftsris 28 Am. sh. Daniel 1 lVnney Wilm.ii July IS Singapore BoatOfJ 29 Ned. ah. De Barter Wiehengs
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 552 9 STABI/ISHED 1865. HI LEY. HARGREAVES GO. neees, Iron Brass Founders, makkks, briixje builders, shipBUILDERS, Gen hrai, Contractors. SINGAPORE KWALA LUMPUR. Ship Building Yard. HIGH class STEAM VESSELS always nuder construction, from 38 ft. to 150ft. length of keel, of host design and finish. MACHINERY from loading British Firms with Board
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    • 696 9 ENGINEERS' BTORUB. &c. Asbestos packed cocks and mountings Manchester and Favorite steam donkey Dgineo, Sight feod Lubricators, Engine room, bunker and space lamps. Phosphor bronze for valves. Indiarubhor, Asbestos and other packings. Cylinder and engine oils of all kinds; Boiler fluids; Patent Rolled Zinc; Fossil mea covering; Fireclay and brciks
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 1093 9 SHTPPTNG. SHIPPING IN PORT. T w I Amhertt, Brit tr. lm tons Capt. Maoey. 13th Lndor tins lioading tho following aUhrevia- A,,-. From Klan« Tort Pi.kson, tions aro nsod str.— stumor; sh.— ship; bq. llth. (i. and 17 -I. p. Wee Bin i bnrqne; Brit.— Bntinh U. S.— United States;
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 992 10 AKKVAIS. Vkskki's Name. T Tons. 1 CaptaiW. r»oif. BaitM.| Cowsiommw Rio S^Aden P.O.str. 'J.'.IT Street London July H'.. Ml Ootß y CHtus Brit.str. 1587 Firtli Calcutta A.ug. I McAlUter Co. helvdra 1574 ,Casa Hongkong Aug. 3 Boustead Co. jfalwH P.O.atr. 1694 Preston Hongkong A.ug. 1P.4 O. Company <» v-Vt.M-) Kvit.st;
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 808 11 1 he Ouicixai and Genuine i S t!m-< j A>k for LEA PERRIES' SAUCE. fWKif E 7 W^ter; Cr ,»,„>,,;, v vrttrt mmd Oitmm throughout tht Wertd. :RET A i;l EVERYWHERE. SiuLTiti>or«' Adonis. JOHN LITTLP] CO. HJIH^H-WW* _FlB' l^_^ IB W^^P_P^ THE SAFEST MILD Sf- r.%j SB^ »1 _|HT^3 DE^^
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    • 816 11 Dr. Lalor's Trademark Phosphodyne is registered under the Trade Mark V 0 r the Indian Empire and attested for the seal of the registrar. II r. Lalor s Phosphodyne /#~jftv For THIRTY YEARS has maintained its vorH-^ide rctttttlaa as th* <# *<P BeSt and ONLY SAFE RELIAB PHOSPHORIC CURE for
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 437 12 POWELL CO. SINGAPORE. Please rea.i> these few lines and BEAR THEM IN MIND. OUR FURNITURE FACTORY' is in Orchard Road, mid is the largest and most complete It is supplied with stoam power to drive our Woodworking" Machines, Saws. Lathes, &c, therefore Contracts and hir^o orders can bo put through
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    • 876 12 YARROW'S SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMERS. STEAMERS have b*mi fo*i«d by experience to be the best type of re«B O for shall ow rivor D^vigation, and of them Messrs. Fabkow hare I a large nniuber of successful aumplea for all parts oi the vrorld. asssls on this system an eonstrneted, when reqaired,
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    • 448 12 Bach vi-\: x rtnMnt is sui>^rinr**nded by an periotic nil Wharves that labour of evMycit ,-i bytfeeComp*] The Company in losses or deficiencies which may be doe t N-V' CAUSES, wil] not I iwn foranj of any description nnloss I I'^ I to in v. prior to the remocal of
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    • 140 12 I In-.-*, '."i repOQ|^^H H s\ip. mum n\>v. ropetjH W 1 'iKA Lonu'b i ltn «>* v is I feefl I 2 Graving Dock (Gh Leu 20 feet. Widt h .'.c 81 i Thf shop, Iron and Brass Fj.mhA>h. tt 131acksuuth8', Boilei makers' and C^^| *<>t ti.ro ropleto with apptlftj^^B
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