The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 23 April 1846

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ,v«. 17. r;>i. mi. THiKHiKir Mojajrurei. 28hd apumw., 1846." jto. cccccxixii
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 761 1 TO MARINERS. «al#Haj» THE following is published ♦or the information an d guidance of Masters of Vessels aud others To the Honorable 1 T CHURCH, Esquire, Resident Councillor. We havp the honor of laying before ycu for ih« mf<'rm ation of Government the heari.as of several rt^fc jituateH in the
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    • 963 1 OliXEflTAl BANK. 4 RRANGEMENTS having been made towards r% es»abli S hini4 a Branch of the Oriental Bank in this ftom, the'.ffic» will be open for general bus.ness on ihe Ist Proximo, in the meantime proposals to transact business will r- e entertained EXCHANGE. The Bank draws as follows: On
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    • 537 1 VAB SAT.T! BILLS at 6 months sight in setts of £500 and 750 each drawn on the well house of Messrs Heath, Furs« Co. London upon their LeUer of credit and ?ecure4 by Shipping Documents. Bills at 6 nnnths sight in setts of i* soo each drawn by Messrs Turner
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    • 481 1 JUST RECEIVED^ AX I) LOZENGES consisting of Peppermint, Ginger and Otto of R 0 c r Ipecacuanhu, Tolu and Cayenne L °zen B es Peppermint Pipe ard Acidulated R oBe Lemon, Lavendar and Bath Magnesia and Camphor J tto PERFUMES. consisting of Lavendar, Eau de Laiendaux Millefleut Extract of a
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  • 1725 2 The Fyaks (From KcppeVs Narratve.) The Dyaks (or more ptoperly Dyak) of Borneo fer to our view a primitive state of society Hll j near resemblance to the Taraj-ihs of Celebes,* tn f" inland people of Sumatra, and probably to the furas of Papua, f in customs, manners, and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 791 2 MR C. II IIAUIUSON is authorised to sign our firm by procuration MIDDLEFONS, BLUNDELL CO Singapore, Itt April, 18-46 FOR~»AI.I3 At the Godowns of the Indersiyned i hatnt ague in pint and quart Bottles Joojomiaban Hock 1822, Just landed ex Unotoator/roai lloom* FMaaX. Giesler fc Co. London. Sheniesin Illids. 0/
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    • 874 2 Bombay, MtS<rs Spot g and Turrer. Calcutta, S Smith and Co MaHras, Griffiths an iCo Ceylon, r Black. Honskons; t Messrs Lt-wis and Biroett. Singapore, Mr Thos. Smith. To Public and Corporate Bodi3s t Bankers, Capitalists, Merchants, Traders and Brokers in the Presidencies of Madras, Calcutta and Bombay, and the
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    • 815 2 China Woilchl Silver Card Cases, Thimbles, Needle cases &c. &c CHINA WARE. A variety of Lacquered Work Tables, Boxes, Tear oys Trays, Tea Caddies, Segar I ases &c Ivory. < hess and Backgammon men, and Backgammon I'oards. White, Black and Colored, Featlu-r Fans, Silk Fans, Very Handsome Bombay Work Boxes,
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    • 38 2 Sailed Salmon and Herrings in Jm Dighy Soars anrl II P riir. a s in tins— and aon a I w StOcks of ever v de S crip,ion supplied on shortest notice. "'c I Singapore, 15tA September 1845.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 666 3 TO THF. KDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESt Dear Mr, Should the (ollowinjj account of our Kares \t acceptably you are M peifect liberty 10 insert it. A« aclverii^d they came oil' on '1 huisday tad Sa- last and IMStMid va* well attended- the Udiei asu>u.l fvadasj ne
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    • 118 3 T O THR EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE FHRE PRE*S Dear "ir. Can you explain how it i< that no steps are taken to remove the accumulation of stnd and mud which so completely obstructs the Itver's mouth? 1 fancy ihat one lulf the amount of Con»ic»s lahoui expended in heauijfyjnz
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  • 8 3 The communication of Occulornm is inadmissible.
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  • 14 3 Sin f a or ihu mi rjf. 2), < April, i 846.
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  • 38 3 We observe <he st R^t Madras N. lis 10 relieve the Regiment ar present stationed in the Straits. The exch.uije will probably be effected hy means of H M. Steame r Spiteful, and the H C Steamer Tenasserirn
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  • 1452 3 The schooner Julia rtnived from Sarawak a few days a^o, and <y her we hoped that fuller paiticulam would have been ieceived of tlie recent transactions at Borneo Proper, but W3 have not been aole to learn that any additional information has been obtained. The following we believe to -c
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  • 181 3 The December number of the India Sporting fteview has been some time on our table but various circumstances have hitherto prevented us from noticing it. This has not arisen from any deciease in its attractions, for we find them as strong as ever both literary and artistic. Prose and poetry
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  • 1539 3 On Sunday last we witnessed an interesting and gratifying ceremony, the Funeral of a Chinese Christian, which was numerously attended The procession, composed of upwards of 300 raen, moved orderly and quietly tioni the residence of the deceased, situated in town, to the Roman Catholic Chapel, when piayers having been
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 53 3 Boz's Last. A Middlesex magistrate who was possessed with the itch of scribbling, and had written a book which he meant to publish, seat it to Dickens for his opinion, who, finding it full of absurdities, returned it with bis compliments, and desired his worship would send it to the
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT
  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 311 4 ARRIVALS. Date Flag I Vessel's Names. Captain From I J)ate j I I Depart \prill4 British brig Kirn Vapsoon Chusiog Pinang SriTtetf „15 Bally brig Sudarah Gebbard Bally Bth F<-b „15 j Malay sclinr Dragon Rahman Tringanu sth mit lo British schnr Sydney Scholefield j Calcutta 21 it nit m
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
    • 12 1 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY MORNING, 23rd APRIL, 1846.
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    • 1194 1 (()f r f ,,mf in contact, and that the Utter peo uhted lari»e tiact* iii the in»trior' wt f ,im-e occupied hv >h.- Ikvaaar* in< tl,u« brieflf noticed f c d.ffeient wild ,»l,n I. I proceed with the more par- eVearlMag the i>yak Dajrata |t of 'I l>yaks m., v
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    • 1302 1 nftcr 'le<tnictuni ot a village or town i* nu- mtliotioii of citttiivr down th- fiuit-trres. cm he rebniU. wi»h its inde and ready w torn wet-k. hiu the latter from which 'n-io.il suljsKienee of the natives is gatheied, -'iMeuly restored, and thus they are re•do tor this opinion are an
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    • 1104 1 The Punjab. (From the Friend of lnUa, March It.) The curtain ha» ere tb is dropped on the tirat act of the drama in IIM Punjab, ami cue actors have retired from the »Ui{e. Tlie events which have transpired since our laa*; issue ba»e reference only to the wtuliut;
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    • 1767 1 March The Huus^ of Correction, in which people work out their sentence of hard labour, has re- CHutly b j ci>uQft th*» subject <>f reft- r<Mic* t<> Government. It is separated by >i c>nsiderab e distance from the CuiniQ'.iii Jail. It wan recently discovered tint it was
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    • 849 1 The Secret System at an "2nd, (From the Bombay Ttmes, February 25.) Though Sir Henry 'ardinge was one of thoie who in his place in parliament spoke most indiscreetly of the Press of India, we did not think it likely tint he would be long amongst us without teeing
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    • 389 2 (From the Spectator, March Io.> Our Calcutta contemporary the Star had occasion not kloim *v,o to notice a very d .n.i« i, .stance of wholesale plagiarism from his columns, wblek had been committed hy the Editor of bittimoniW* Colonial Magazine, and in the January nunber of Mm Mw« punlication
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    • 1426 2 On Sugar Cultivation in the Straits. By thb Hon. S. Garling Esq. Rrsident Councillor at P. W Island. At a Meeting of the Committee of the intigm General Agricultural Society in March last, the Secretary preiented papers from D. B. Garling Esq., on the expense of sugar cultivation in
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