The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 8 January 1863

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser VOL. 30] SINGAPORE: THURSDAY MORNING, THE 8TH JANUARY, 1863. [NO. 2
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 624 1 AGENTS. STREET.' LOW DO IF —MR P. ALGAR, 11, CLEMENT's LANE, LORN BARD PARIS —MR G W. YAPP, NO. 13, RUE D'ANGONLSME, MALTA-MR MUIR, NEWS AGENT. ST. HONOR6. HOHUKONG—FRIEND OL CHINA OFFICE. PEKXNSUIiAR ORIENT AX STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S. Offices at New Harbour, and at the Borneo Company (Limited) COM5I£*CIAT-SQUARE. MAI
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    • 673 1 and consignees will be held responsible for all detention, expenses, and damags arising to (he Steamers from snch incorrect declarations, and further that no shipments of goods of this nature can be made here for Ports beyond Hongkong. WM. MACAULAY, Agent. P. O. S. 2V. Co's Offices, Singapore, 30 th
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    • 598 1 NOTICES P FIRMS, ROBINSON CO. (LATE SPICE R ROBINSON J GENERAL Warehousemen, Wine, Ale, and Spirit Merchants, Importers of Oilman's Stores, and Italian Goods, also Preserved Provisions, and every descriptions of Stores for Cabin or Household use. Commanders of vessels, Store-keepers, and others supplied on the lowest wholesale terms. 9
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    • 740 1 SINGAPORE DISPENSARY. WE have given over the entire management of this Dispensary to Mr ROBEKT J AMIS, late Manager of Mr BAIUK»'S Medical Hall, and formerly Assistant to Messrs DOKCAH FLOCXHAXT A Co of Edinburgh. In our Rooms adjoining we may be consulted from 10 A. M., to 4 P.
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    • 271 1 AGBNT8. BATATIA— Messrs Lnge k Co., Booksellers. CALCUTTA— Mt-MraThaeker, Spink kCo. 8t Andrews PINAKG— Gazette Office. fLibrapf Bocks. THE undersigned have received from Teist Brothere of hrankfort (on the Maine) some superior Class Hocks aud Moselles: 1846 Rudesheim. 1652 Schurgberg Moselle. 1857 Ober IpjeUeim Red Hock. Ditto Hockeim Ditto Sparkling
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 776 2 INSURANCES SUN FIRE OFFICE, LONDON. EST A III.IS HED 1710. THE Managers of the SUN FIRE OFFICE, LONDON, beg to inform the Merchants at Singapore, that they have constituted and appointed the undersigned as their Attornies to issue Policies of Insurance against Fire on Buildings, Goods, Merchandize, and other Property
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    • 816 2 INSURANCES. QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. Chief Office —QUEEN INSURANCE BUILDINGS LIVERPOOL London Office —83, KINO WILLIAM STREET, E. C. CAPITAL One Million Sterling. <£meral progress of t&t CSompanp During the last four years is thus shown, viz FIKE PREMIUMS, 1st year £12,569 3 5 Ditto 2nd ,,24,996 14 8 Ditto 3rd
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    • 587 2 SUGAR MAKING MACHINERY. To Sugar Planters Merchants and Others. CONNECTED WITH THE SUGAR COLONIES. G. BUCHANAN CO,, Engineers and Manufacturers of SUGAR MACHINERY And Apparatus, COFFEE, COCOA NUT, AND RICE MACHINERY. (OF YORK PLACE IRON WORKS, ABERDEEN.) 25, BUCKLERSBURY, MANSION HOUSE, LONDON. E. C. UPPLY with the same satisfaction as
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    • 976 2 MR 3ALK. THE best English and Welsh Steam Coal, cither put on board ship in the Roads, or alongside the Company's Wharf, New Harbour. THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED. Singapore *27th October 1849. Extract from the Lancet, February 4, 1854, and from Dr Hassall's recent work on u Food and its
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    • 718 2 NOTICE. Sailing Directions for the Gulf of Siam, CAPTAIN GARLAND, of the barq. Florar having directed attention through the Master Attendant of Singapore to an error in the above directions, wherein the Printian Islands are said to lie fifteen miles to the North Eastward, instead of to the North Westward
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  • 433 3 TO THE EDITOR OP TUli bJSGAPOBE FREE TRESS Silt, The object of the T/nnfy of the 19th of last December, published lr» the Government Qnzelte of the 26th of the same month, is doubtless a very legitimate and good one, and it is a great pity that (be validity
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  • 2031 3 THURSDAY MORNI NG, 8TH JANUARY, I8C3. Her Majesty's Sleamer Rattler Captain Howard, from the Cape of Good Hope the 12th November last, arrived here on the 1st current. Her Majesty's Surveying Steamer Rifleman, Captain Reed, from Malacca the 31st ultimo, arrived here on the 1st current.
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  • 796 3 The American Bark Lucky Star left Shanghai on the 27th day of November for Hongkong with a cargo of Cotton, and on the 30th November at 1.30 A. M. was wrecked on the N. W. part of the Island of Formosa about *5 miles W. 8. W. from this
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  • 4200 3 The journals of this country have again translated from the Penang Gazette of the 13th of September, and the Singapore Free Press of the 23 th of the same month, the complaints of those settlements on the alleged intention of the Dutch to annex the north-east coast of Sumatra,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 806 3 FOR SALE. TEE ESTATE SEAR TELLOH BLAEOAH, BELONGING TO hoding AND CO. THIS Estate is bounded by the Sea on one side and contains altogether 242 acres, with a substantial and commodious dwelling considerable part of the ground is planted with Nutmegs, Cloves, Cocoanuts, and other Fruit Trees. The land
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    • 215 3 While guardshipe. and boat*, would sacor® From hardships and stoats very many Who from Vermin f can hardly insure, Their bacon and hardly earned panny. A happy new year to those traders, Whom schooners from pirates will free; Likewise to the naral crusaders, Who root out the pests of the
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  • 1367 4 Vesse ft Names. Turn Commanders. Consignees. Destination c. H. M.V steamer Coquette 67' H M's schooner Young Queen Si Alexander Government Station Ditto Repairing Uncertain H. M's. steamer Rattler Howard Ditto H. M's. steamer Rifleman 486 Reed Ditto Surveying H. M's. steam gun-boat Tome\ 100 Fox
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  • THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
    • 1564 5 We have received the following Circular from the First King of Siana The sad and mournful Circular from His Gracious Majesty Somdctch Plira Paramendr Ma ha Mongkut, the Beimiins r> o Supreme King of Siam, intimating the death of His Majesty's most affectionate, well heloved and lamented Royal second
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    • Domestic Occurrence.
      • 19 5 At Nassim Lodge, Singapore, on tlie 27th ultimo, the Wife of A. E. SCHMIDT, Esq., of a SON\
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    • 1798 5 Singapore, Thursday, 8th January, 1863. LOCAL. 1he following resolutions have been adopted by the Chamber of Commerce with reference to stamps on Commercial documents: Resolutions passed at a meeting of the Committee of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, held on the VJth ultimo, with reference
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    • 200 6 By the Steamer Rainbow we have news from Sarawak to the 3rd ultimo. The gun-boat Rodger, which has done good service in her time against the Lanun and other pirates, was unfortunately wrecked in the end of Nov en the bar of the Biutulu river in trying to get
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    • 266 6 By the Dutch mail Steamer we have Java -papers to the 31st ult. Very stormy prevailed -in some parts of Java and several persons had lost their lives through being struck by lightning. There was a scarcity of rice in many of the dependcncies.and the price was consequently
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    • 653 6 The American Steamer AAans*, Copt. <Curwen, from New York the 2nd October, calling at Mauritius, arrived here oil the 19th ultimo, and proceeded to Hongkong and Shanghai, on the 24th, but was obliged to put back when near Pulo Snpatu in consequence of damages recieved from the severe
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    • 209 6 Deer. 14 British Meggie Atkinson, Watson, from Shanghai for London. n 15 Bremen Martin Luther, Kohler, from Macao for Bremen. n 15 British Sabrina, Coutts, from Hongkong for Sydney. n 16 American Game Cock, Jayne, from Shanghai for New York. a 16 British Blenheim, Main,
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    • 646 6 ARRIVALS Dec. 20 St Amalia (Dutch) from, Rotterdam n 21 Asteroid Hongkong n 21 H. Bernard (Dutch stmr) B&tavia n 21 8aaadia (Swedish) Hongkong n 22 Singapore (steamer) do n 22 Albatross Pinang n22 Coquette (H. M.'s stmr) Bangkok n 28 Odin H. M.'s steamer) do n 23
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    • 321 6 Consignees. Destination £-c. Government Station Ditto Repairing Ditto Uncertain Ditto Surveying Ditto Malacca French Consul Saigon Uncertain Saigon P. O. Company Bombay &c. Hutchinson and co Ditto Europe Whaling Ditto Rice ports Ditto Maulmein Ditto Bangkok Behn, Meyer co. Powder Store Ditto Falmouth for order Ditto
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 56 5 CHURCH OF ENGLANO LIFE ASSURANCE INSTITUTION. THE undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Institution, are prepared to receive applications for Insurance, and to transact all business "connected therewith and' beg to intimate to parties holding Policies that the premiums from this date will be collected by them. PATERSON,
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  • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
    • 508 8 A'LUM—In some enquiry and sales at #24. ARRACK., Batavia —Cood quality commands and in some enquiry. Bees WA*—Good quality continues in request at quotations. BETBLNUT—Some enquiry for good quality and market bore. CAMPHOR— In less request at #33 a 33.50 per 90catties. CASSIA— Stocks with importers rather heavy
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    • 1467 8 SINGAPORE, 8th January 1863. 'THIS PORT THERE ARE NO DUTIES Oil IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, AND VE8SKI.S OP EVERY NATION ARE FREE OF ALL CHARGES. EXCEPT LIGHT DUES LEVIED ON CERTAIN VESSEL UNDER THS ACT XIH OP 1894, THE HIGHEST OF WHICH 18 ONE ANNA LESS THAN 9 CENTS) PER TON.
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    • 101 8 On LONt.ON—.Private 'Bills at'6 month's sight have been 'negotiated to a moderate amount at 4s lOd a 4s Ibid-; the 'Banks drawing at the same date at id less. fHoney has again become very scarce. On HONGKONG—Private Bills at-"30 day's sight have been sold at 5 per cent discount.
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    • 283 8 The for for the Rice porta is fair and the following charters have been eitected Her cult*, (Danish -240 tons) 4,690 piculs, hence to Kongpoot or Sai gon and back for £2,000,35 lay days. 280 tons) Rice hence forflhaitghai at §5 «ente. TAovfDa niah 209 tans) Rice and Ebony
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    • 513 8 COTTON GOODS. GREY SHIRTINGS— Have continued 'during the past fori night in fair enquiry, and*uinderat«- clearances made —comprising 39 inch 6 lbs at <£2.60; 7 lbs al #2.95. Inferior at #2 75 8 lbs at #3.20; 8± lbs at #3.30 a 3-40 84 lbs low quality at <£3-25
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    • 312 8 SPANISH STRIP**— •Jn IM» enquiry. iiOMBAZtirrBs—Clearances limited in Scarlet at S3 75. LASTINOS— In mure request, sates of Black at 40 at Scarlet at 4*2 cents per yard. FLINTS— Enquired for and market nearly bare. ORLEANS —limited sales of white at 25* cents. LONG hljl*s—Without enquiry and no-sales to
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