Straits Times Weekly Issue, 6 December 1892

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1 14 Straits Times Weekly Issue
  • 30 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. 'Established, is.'U Published for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamu i 'ui. i 40 Cents. VOL XXVI 1 1. SfNGAPORI], TUESDAY, DECEMBER (>, 1»<)2. NO. :{,7<W
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    53 1 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang. throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philiplines, and French Indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread a circulation.
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  • 19 1 At Balueave. L»onie Hill, on the 4tli l) t >- cember. the w.t- if Gixo Pf.ktile, fa son, stillhoru.
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  • 67 1 Market Quotations. Summary of the Week. Router's Telegrams. Local and Gener.-jl News. The Singapore Insurance Co. {Silver. Tlu 1 ouncil. Barrack Aeeuaiiiiodatioa. rtfrom Penaug, Perak, Pahan/. China, .in, Netherlands In lia. Ac. Tl»e S6o]t »y Lin-- Church Ba/.-iar. Hotel Lit in America. tmotion in America. Sikhs in Hahau^r. Police
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  • 464 1 SINaAPOKi: IITH DKi'UMBER, Ibl'J I'KOOdCE. (iainbier, b.e). do Cube No. 1, do do No. 2, ,v2<>. Copra Bali, 4.72\. do Pontianafe. 4.4". Pepper Black 10.80. Sago Flour, Sarawak 2.95. Pearl Sago, 3.65. Coffee ball, 32.00. Coffee Liberiau, 33.00. Tapioca small flake, 4.30. do do Ist quanty t.75.
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  • 464 1 A a from the Colonial Office agreeing to reduce the Barrack Accommodation Demand lia> been laid before the Legislal Ive Council. The Legislative Council passed on tin Ist December, the Bill to amend Ordinance VIII of 1892. The Legislative Council meets on Tharswith four Orders of
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  • 588 1 For Straits Timet Mir. UN-. 1 will meet ou the 3lsl xt. VBA N I The French Ministry haThe Bbi riSH I h Pbopobal i TBI [BTBBBA.TIOBAX HoBBTaBT I K. s, .v r. -The proposal of Mr. Efcothschild at the International Monetary Conference has been favourably received in
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  • 31 1 [sia, Kohbe, •wed in 1 this morming by the tug M- r I'he A I on voyage from Bangkok to l'<>rt Said with rice, and bntkc her taff
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  • 122 1 In tli-' Hongkong Educational 1> for last year it is noted thai th <'hi;h.i rule, do not openly pr diroeth < <>uiplain of official establishments, but that they ha> .\i\ ugly wa\ t' cxj»r heir discontent b\ anonymous librams To this, the Hongkong 1 1
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  • 194 1 The Cruise o f H. M.S. Pallas." H. M S Pallas I li Mi 1 1) rived at Ho »ng on the 25th Nbveml* i the Pescadores, whence she bud gom in connection with tie liokh < .ti operations. Consul Warren was taken up to the scene of the >\
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  • 24 2 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. No other Eastern newspaper has 80 widespread a circulation.
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  • 2093 2 The Singapore Insurance Company. Thk shareholders of the Singapore Insurance Company, Limited at a meeting held on the 18th instant, decided that the OOmpanv should lto into voluntary liquidstion. As was seen from our report, which appeared on that date, the resolution for voluntary liquidation was lost
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  • 175 2 This subject cams before the lisnchsstsr j Chamber of Commerce ut its ordtnsry meeting on Oct. 98. Under the treaty of Tientsin, concluded in June 1858, the right wss conceded to British subject ito convey merchanj dise to and fro between the treat ports
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  • 665 2 Tobacco ani» Tin. The Superintendent of Lower Perak in his report for October says that the tobacco planted by the natives (.Javanese) .it S'tiawau is owing wi 11 the plants of a month old stand ncai l\ two feet hijfh. The natives, thov.' who hav.- locuirj^V* matra, say
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  • 37 2 ahe AiuniopaM Coining held a special meeting aft 3 p.m. chiefly to deal with the Import of the Estimates Committee, and 1, -red resignation by Msf T aV Geok T->at of his seat for TanjongM |irarW artl.
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  • 289 3 The Superintendent of Rabies r»,^a I ber of dogs killed up to the end of I her excels thirteen thousand, and tk![ thoee registered stands a. over one thou saud two hundred. A*i°sta„, f Chinese losing heavilv tw minin,. is 'gin IVrak. Ti,,,,, Sll '""•Meow. Ah 1V,,,,, wlll vrorkmg the
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  • 110 3 Amer ica and the Ch inese. rs the 'hin > ii- e have it ou good autho ity that hiug is highly iudignant ovei the Amen, an Chiuese Exclusion Act. He know how ii i^ p icli p oce iipe on the part of the I oited States with the
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  • 179 3 POn X' -.2. Lad YYoU. ley. Commander of e Fore in lreliud, upe.aAing at a meeting i the M it iry iety lin Dublin, iid he knew there were loim 1 peopl-3 io thought it \v;b ii? for this kingdon, to be invaded. Mine from sentiiile.is,
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  • 263 3 A French statistician has been mating some interesting calculations respecting the different languages spoken in various parts of the world. From the statistics he has compiled it wOnkl appear t 'at the language in which Shakespeare and Miltcn wrote was at one time that o less than C>o<<».'<
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  • 2525 3 (Written for the StraiL Times.) Fifth Letter. Chicago, Oct 12th, 1892. I hare at this time travelled three tho isan I miles io the [Jutted States; I have 1 seven cities or other places of resort and i nave some recollection ol a previous A 'iie ic
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  • 64 3 i onvict Kmiirraiit*. Dr. Makques, Medical Offit Hongkong Gaol, says iu his annual report My louger experience iu dealing with prisoners does not change the be which 1 have stated in the ports, that the best and the aim pies* remedy for overcrowdin emigration ot ex-conricts to newly explored or
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  • 73 3 The United Stat Government intend to celebrate the World's I 11 ear Ispecial issue post nips I Tl imp ill b ii portrait of Christopher Columbus, and the remainder <.| the v. ill re -»rd I events onneeted ith lu> life the convent of La Kabida, where he dwelt, and
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  • 241 4 The Municipal President, in his report for October, fiuds fault with the Commissioners allowing the Opium and Spirit Farmer to obstruct Verandahs iu Teluk Aver. He finds that It is obvious tint the effect of the decision 16 to encourage all manner of obstructions, to eonfuse and discourage
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  • 357 4 The following correspondence regarding the services of the Ist Battalion Perak §Sikbs iu Pahang is published in the Perak Government (iaztttt JSxtract from Letter from the British Refiident, Pahanif, ihrted !rd Xovember, tB'f2. Wl ilst offerirg tlie best thanks ef this Government to His Excellency and the
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  • 328 4 As a further reward to the exploration of Ihe Geological Survey excellent coal ha- been found in tlie Mergui "district. A hard black jetty coal which break- in all directions with a tonchoidal fracture, ihe surfaces invariably exhibiting a shining lustre which differs from most of the
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  • 1140 4 Silver. That international rehabilitation of sil- rer, in favour ol which the Hongkong chamber of Commerce has just passed a resolution, does not yet come within measurable distance of a reasonable solution to the currency difficulty from the Monetary Conference now sitting. The Conference assembled at the
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  • 97 4 8 v 8 -pecial D of the Municipal Commissioners the Budgi I 1. Mr Ta\ <; ol 1 signation pted -umliw bills passed and the date for election ..f the Tanjong Pagar representative fixed \\>r 19th Dei ruber. The Municipal Board have revised the Estimates for 1893 with
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  • 147 4 A .hum meeting of the Chamber of bommeree and Exchange was held at the Exchange Room this afternoon. BUSINI ESS To confirm the Rules. Regulation*, a.,.1 n.yismns passed on the 12th November IW2, for redemption of the Exchange Buildings Debentures. Present The Hon'hle T Shelf,,,,!
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  • 205 4 A Rugty footl all match 1, twe< n S C C. ami the Service* a\. d on I burs. lay, the Bth mst. MR K r. Talkiier, Assistant Suparia. tendent of Police, has returned iVnam. fr« in his leave of absence in )i( j i^ tbe Afohra.
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  • 68 4 Another P. O. steam er in Tr uble IM OEM VI I.'N ;l x i. eiv.-d It. day afternoon that the P A < Ravenna which was on a pass Kol.. to Nagasaki had !>eeii with a Japanese cruiser in the hilar and was 1 adly damaged The I to
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  • 104 4 < >n the 26th instant whilst Mr J B. I 1 ch, < ''di.. and Magistrate ol Khr and 1 r > miss I Perak Sikh- it odbi for a suitable rifle ranu r e for tip is, th.\ came up..n .me bullock d. another wounded which
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  • 400 4 r\Di:R the title d\..; 1 'IW"^ gautua Gastronomic disci ued *'i the belle' or table |i 'ppor-inill. w hieh i- nice, and which enable- re to have his pepper fr.shh ground, eii or c 1,,. pn differ. The writer ot the article uoi f mi-t.-ik ing, ;it...\ .-il 1
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  • 585 5 1 M in «»»templation for some J*SuW* r church orclmi.el in jfSepov Lim, ;,s :1 hLI I! to St. Andrew's Cathedral The '.overm.rhas promised a suitable sites.. "US iheSo.OOO the ensf of the build. mg, are forthcoming A powerful commit. formed to raise the wherewithal
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  • 20 5 Majok-Oknekal Sir Charles Warren, intended to inspect the Ist Perak Sikhs on rlie 2nd and 3rd instant at Taipmg. 9
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  • 2250 5 Thursday, Ist December. The Legislative Council assembled yesterday afternoon. There were present:— His Exckllkncy the Governor. (Sir Cecil Clementi Smith. .m Tho Kon'ble the Colonial Secretary W. E. Maxwell, c.M.O the Acting Altornev-Liener.-il. J. A. Hhiwikml the Colonial Treasurer E. E. lseinone;ir. theA n.iit. r- General rLTrotte
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  • 45 5 The following despatches on the Barrack Question from the Governor- t.. th. Secretary 1 State were laid before th. unci! fi sterdaj St roils Si file i, out*. In rontiit ">it '"n ia' r 'if > r bi latire Council "h fi" M
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  • 4773 5 Barrack Accomodation for the Troops (tOvekn mi.m Hot Singapore, L'Pt April. 189$. ,\h LoRI>, I Live the honour to acki. ledge ill. receipt of \our Lord-dap'* d<-| No. \2 of the !Mli January. lSil". approximate estimate* for tl. lack buildings .it Singapore, aiii.tml in the aggregate to v as one
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  • 1222 7 I. "n ion. l^t'n November. A Royal Com« mission will -hortly be appointed to consider 1 the modification of the Poor Laws in favour of I the aged and those rowcrless lo work. The death is announced of General Dyett Ahl.otl. The Peninsular and Oriental Com; any
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  • SATURDAY, 3rd DECEMBER.
    • 244 8 THE SINGAPORE INSURANC E COMPANY LIMITED. tin Straits Ti;,.- v. Jn,i Deti ml" r. I'm: new- nf the winding up of the Sin•..ipore Insurance C .nipanv has met with thorough approval e; Ibie return ot visitor- t,. the RafHoa Library and Museum during: th,. week was 9o9. conic by telegram
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    • 375 8 g ol the Hongkong Legishv Council Finance Committee on the 25th November, the Hon. T H Whitehead in objecting to a vote for teh-rams from Keuter. said: I have amendment :..,,,.,.„>,. that the subscription to Renter of 51.572 1 mitt cd. Ihe servnv which Renter has rendered t,ilas year
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    • 89 8 The "Government Gazette 2nd De c. IHr 'x i tn '"> of Arms. Ammunition ipowdi r. and Militarvaud Naval g from this Colony to Netherlands India is prohibited tor a ,ktukl of sis months from the 2nd I >< -V r lation nnder the Quarantine Ordinance i- published, faring upon
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    • 1925 8 (Written for the St. -aits Times.) Sixth Letter. Chicago, 9th We I have stayed in Hie C«'l Hotel ol San Francisco, g hou«e th,al is perhaps the largest eit KtsnVlri ID the world, a bou,. that cost nVWIa millions dollars, i Ul 18 sitpi osed to
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    • 42 8 eoniinuni. L>isi An hi] .eld on S H. E. Bir \l pivaid. ..i. rhe pr it uln, about ti I'. I' in -at d..w Tin hall rtefulli for i.. the Town Band itteuda: and M is ,nd the r held I
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    • 269 8 Itinerant Ch inese Food Vendors. M s' H eiiteendeal :ist,-ivd The siniultaiieoiis natur^^t;. tile eUllSe of ill-;. led the police the relativ, and friend lln result of this emjuir! i.. pro I bad partaken ol son: d-stuff wbi.b was beiu- vended b> < bines.- in the vieinitv ol H "ii
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  • 646 9 "fifis bazaar ina. W lt wj UT"-', u i-i«-i „.i sq- W, Sill auxiliary S,. An<u< w i athedral, was inn-nod in tl, m H„ll 1, I < HI t lie I own Mall last evening. There w-,« v oiM-nii,..- ,1 ,ls no formal i
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  • 842 9 The Netherlands India Government has takeu steps to stock its coal stores at Acheen, Batavia, and Sourabava, next year, with coals from Ombilien, instead of with the British article. The Ombilien fields lie far inland ou the West Coast of Sumatra with which they are to be connected
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  • 169 9 I Bristol was once the chief port in Great Britain for the Atlantic trade, but Liverpool was more energetic, built better docks and Warehouses, and took away the greater part of Bristol's trade. Bristol is waking up again, and is about to spend £1,000,000 sterling on the
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  • 631 9 Govern ment Salaries at Hongkong The Officials I)i;fi: a i bo. The HonddeC. P. Chafer prefa I his recent motion in the Hongkong Legislative Council I inance Committee to reduce official salaries with the following remarl Sir, the duty of proposing that all should be redllc -d Ul til aniolll.t-
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  • 330 9 ro»i our Corrt j Taiping November 26. Th »event of the Im- been the return of Col. Walker. The Siena brought the Colonel from Penang on Friday night, and Taiping turned out en massi to w Icome him b ick. The railway station was filled by his friends, including
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  • 899 9 MOND AY 5th DECEMBER. The Sultan of Johore's Singapore Residence. n«lay afternoon. the invita--1,011 'I- Sultan Johon '»"l select company attended the formal °I M M I ,M Ty-rsall," u splendid nea residence which ha- just been completed forHia Highness the Sultan of Johon 11. E. the Governor who In
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  • 3089 10 I Mr. Napikk. on Saturday evening, deli- vered a lecture at the Raffles' School on Europe in the Malay Archipelago." The lecturer began by pointing out the inlluence of the quest for aromatic spices ou the modern history of Europe, lbproposed to show how far
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  • 46 10 Wiiii regard to the vacan. on the Board --t Municipal Commissioner bjr the retirement of Mr < 'osin< there has only been one nomination roceived which is that ,-i Mr. John IraMiosis A.l Guiiti. and M. s I Viigulhn were Mr I raser's nominators.
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  • 158 10 1*1;. O. \ia IS r I M |-..>>i HI. I s. The following are the scores made m the above match played «>n the Esplan; on Saturday afternoon Pnoaanu K M Klliot b Ktches 1| .1 "0,,k li Etches 18 Logan h. Btehea Id J. \V. B. Haelaren b.
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  • 900 11 RA UB. Ihe niining manager ,vp,> rts f t] fortnight ending 2Hth N, 1i,,„l i,,„| H r lH<) toll. **J Bi'lt8 i' lt i 0 At the date of 1,., port the water had been got out of t .1,.,!',' and on the tUh instant the work „f drivi crosscut
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  • 109 11 Calegram from Rank Dated 3rd Decerning 1892. Eastern Lo<!< -Have stopped sinking. as tht' water is becoming to,, heavy for the pumps. Haul Hole is unwatered. Leader in to]. I feet) is carrying good g^ld. The Dutch steamer Graaf von Bijlandt arrived hen- this morning in toxs of the strainer
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  • 378 11 The sepoy Lines Ch urch Bazaar. Ths Bazaar instituted with the obiectof '■"s,„g funds to establish the proposed »'unl. at Sepov Lin,,, as a kiml of aux"laryof St. Andrews Cathedral, was conn, """l tn the Town Hall on Saturday with even great,-,- success than that which attend,, the previous day.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 196 11 Singapore Insurance Company. (Limited. To i in: EruToa or THK Struts Timks." Sin, -From ao sdrertisement appearing in the daily papers, aid a paragraph iu another paper of the 25th ultimo, which claims to give reliable information,* 1 it might be inferred that I have been guilty of culpable negligence
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  • 221 11 A K RIVALS. Per s. a Ganges from Hongkong Messrs. E. L. Van Ncirod. Fisher, and Mart/. Por 8. s. JL Feng Guan from Bangkok: Bir. Solomon and Ids football troupe. For s. s. Hge Leong fioiii Penang via Ma(acca Messrs. Bell, Kl«du, Engler, Brsddell, (-•room. Woodford. Keymore,
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 1395 11 SHIPPING. SMlfFtt« IS PORT. s „„.Dut.« hr.lO^„.N.eod rf Under this heading the following ahbrevia- I v Prom Pontianak, 6th. G.c. W t tions are used:— str. -stoamer; sh.— ship- hq *S°: l K<is jf barque; Brit.— British; U.S.— United States- Sr h '"'< Sananghati, Dut. s.-hr/100 Fr.-Freuch; Ger. Gorman; Dut.—
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 570 12 KoTABLISHED 1865. RILEY. HARGREAVES CO. Enuinkkus, Ikon Brass Founded. Boilermakers. BBIDOI Builders. SmrnriLDKßs, GKNKUU. UOaTTBACTOBa SINGAPORE A KUALA LUMPOR. Ship Building Vanl. HIGH elans STEAM VESSELS always nmlor construction, frooe 38 ft. to \'<o ft, length of keel, of boat design and finish. MACHINERY from leading British Firmwit h Board
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    • 582 12 ENGINEERS' BTOR*iB, Ac. Asbestos packed cocks and mountings Manchester and Favorite steam donkey Dginos, Sight feed Lubricators, i\ room bunker and space lamps. Phosphor bron/.e for valves. Imliarnbber, Asbestos and packing-. ylimler and engine oils of all kinds; Boiler thuds-, Fatent Rolled Zinc; Fossil meal covering; Fireclay and bricks Engineers
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1200 12 \iiK> AJp; .,5.,.-s Xahk. "a*" !'on> Captain. From SaiM© iHasaWar..^ ■q Ri (1 V Ganymede Dut. str TAB Hubert Palembang Nov 27 W. Mansfield Co. PrianT '^it.str 1802 Wild.ng Hongkong goi g JV. Manafield A Co. vlnDiemen Dut. str. ToSkendler Eatavia Nov 26 1 Daendels A Co. pSb' Hoe Salamah
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 448 13 WOKCESTERSHIRE SAUCE WAuesul .e" A f SAUCE. Umum, unetse Vroeere sad Otlmeti thrm„,h f «,t the WerU. DETAIL EVERYWHERE. Singapore Agents, JOHN LITTLE A CO, y^Sf; jyana^JanaJPaan^PaanaW^snl the safest mild k\l I jj vn aaVfl Hf sna\ nn> H aaansTfnaJ aperient for 5 *s? tv 5 ri f >* ef*
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    • 265 13 FOB SALE HP Trafslgar Batate'a 2 mastsd i H n lt JL lighter, lui t hy tho Tsojong Pagi Docs < '<> Ltd., <■< rerad ta A rsrj strong t --el lax just been decked, ca Iked, and v Ihroughont. Capacity abonl ">•"> 1" tons rjn draft if lj feet.
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    • 698 13 Dr. Lalor s Phosphodyne /Eafct For THIRTY YEARS has naimaircd its wmU «u. S#r^r\ l? n D ;intnc -v V«*l ftito O"o' ana. dependent y^V^^ (T CURES D y s P e R sla Ner ve, and Heart Disease. •4^/^% >- '>3r CURES Kidney and Liver Complaints. *^^P s **frvT^v^'
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 423 14 THE "STRAITS TIMES." The price of the Straits Times delivered free is as follows Within British Malaya. Daily issue per year 24 dollars. do do copy I<> cents. Weekly issue year Id dollars. do do copy 40 cents. Beyond British Malaya. Daily issue |>er year .'>(» dollars. do do Copy
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    • 325 14 ,1 WLTER MACFARLANE CO., First Class Award International Sanitary xhibition. IM ACFARLa^x /stable FiTTINfQ 1 ill** /\?;X /TN ir- yif^eY 1 Ssml^T 1 f >^>v •IP'"X^ Jt Ce) tm&Ki 5nW 1 1 *l I ill'^ '^S»^aS^** > V v fJr7]Vi V .'*^rUS \IM vfjw f n ,m. li^»m»-- r fS///t/7r^-
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    • 96 14 A a a y ac Purest X.l.stM'.V n_!^^an__. lal^k fr t%/ Tht' most suitable and scientific 7| I M f SOAIMbr uYliealo skins. Y^^^^^O "OfUuuuesl onabta excolfei ce Brit ott.» Toii, k "'„';i vKsi^ a B^vi^'s"l'l;;'s 'i ,*u.l\\' v vl KSfflß y_F^Sw /7^^t iAj I _>_Bai^a^nUMmaE»i? •6r i nisSlgMMgsj mmmwy
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