The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 May 1892

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, 3rd MAY, 1892. DAILY ISSUE. No 1,446
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      928 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Brnct,— Collyer Quay. Goim.wss,— New Harbour MAIL pK^wll I -I NFS Y&i* Yj VjrT^B 'r Th* mail steamers may be expected to arrive on'- wards and leave Sin {pr-ore homewards as follows j OUTWARD. HOMEWARD iBoa 1802 ftoailla May i;'h. Ravenna May 18th. Cathay
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      1289 1 WORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. Imprriac C.krman Mmi.. P I Steamen gj this line .ire subsidi/erl by the imp- rial litrrman Government and run regularly between Brin>erh.i\ en and Shanghai, railing en route at Antwerp, Southampton, Genoa, Fort Said, Suez, Aden. Colombo, Singapore and Hon^kon^. In connection wi fa the arrival.-. nei
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      1456 1 Leave Batavia every Sunday and Wednesday. Leave SouraLaya every Friday and Monday. SERVICE No. 8. Every four weeks. Krom j Singapore to Bawean, Sourabaya, Bandjermassin, Pulo I-aut, Passir and Cotie, and back by the j same ports to Singapore. StKvice No. 8«.- Every six weeks. From Singapore to Bawean, Baudjermas'-in,
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      619 1 TDOYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF LIVERPOOL. Capital £2,000,000. Funds m Reserve, Exclusive of capital i 5.493.073 DEPARTMENT The Company h*s recently revised its Rates of Life Premia and is now prepared to offer very advantageous term.- to Assurers. FIRE DEPARTMENT:— The Company is prepared to accept first class risks jp to
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      740 1 tJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL |tojMft*M RESERVE FUND 6.300/000 RESERVE LIABILITY' OF PKO t PRIETORS 1 tinoooorw. GmMH OP DIKKCTORS Chaikmis- S C MiCHAELSEN, E,q Dbtor Cmaik.mvn— L POESMBCKER. Esq I T. E. f)AV 11 s. K-<j. Alex. Mi CoM&mtK, sq 1 C J. H'TiiiM,, Esq. S. Moses,
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      649 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through passant ticket* to Englani hrance, and Germain by ill ir^n- AilantiL lines of Steamet'-, also to S.W Francisoob) theste^mers of the above linoi To (Xhei Kurope^n r ints al prop<»rtionat« ra( Special r«iiuce<i rai' 1 granted to (MBoerc "I
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1892.
    1458 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1892. I' r t'i I g t "1 bed b) g. ti,-, pgitftol 0-o.l* p-erefrt* «'*v, ri M ReUcfon, I sraftr, an.! I APPARENTLY a way has been discovered to arouse interest m Kngland on the subject of our militarj contribution. The Engineer,
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    185 2 The Southern Star Minstrels hav<^ de- cided to give one pr«*formance m the Town Hall to-morrow night. We are axked to state that Mrs. Maxwell will l»e At Home" on Thursday next, and every succeeding Thursday until further notice. I There arrive J from Pahang this morning H.M.S. Plover. She
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    779 2 [For the Free Press The Jewel Case. London, 2nd Ma\\ ißqi Mrs. Osborne has been released f ron custody. The Anarchists. Ihe labour demonstrations passed quietly m London f'ari* an<l other tow ns on Sunday last. The Re\. (i M. R.-ith wil! deliver bk third lecture on Scottish
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      437 2 The Miike Coals, Annual oi'Tra'T 600,000 Toss. THIS weß known coal has uniformity of quality, *is absoluttl> fiee from impurities and not spontaneous combustion hits •hitherto occurred. Therefore hi«hly recommended as one of the most Economical Steaming Ceals by shipowners, Captarns and Engineers as per testimonials m our possession. Steamers
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      1301 2 SALE OF HORSES ft CARRIAGES. AT ABRA M S YARD. Friday, f>th May, at 5-/5 p. m. For particulars, see circulars. POWELL ii Co., Auctioneers. I May 2 j AUCTION SALE I or I JAPANESE CURIOS. Thursday, sth May, at i0.t,0 a. m. Four Cases ot Jaf^nese Tfßios consbttnc of
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      1228 2 3^@W Singapore Sporting Club. -4 The Spring Meeting will be held on I Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. May 24th, 26th and 28th. PROGRAMME FIRST DAY, MAY 24th. First Race. The Maiden Plate. V*!ne 8250. A Race 1 fw maiHen horses. First Class lo carry M«t. I 7B>. Second Class to
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      947 2 SITUATION WANTED. J AS a maid or nurse. Good character. Apply to E. P., C/o Singapore Free Press. April 28. Lectures on Church History. THK Inst of the series of lectuies on Church H'stoiy will be given by the Key. George M. Keith, M. m the Presbyterian Church, on Wednesday
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      528 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. HOUSE TO LET. THAT commodious Family Residence Belmont," No. i, WilUie Road. Entry from Ist June, 1892 Apply at BELMONT. May v NOTICE. AjR. BL-\MEY, of Ihe Punjom and Sunghie Du.i Samaiiian Miniiifj Co., has just arrived ftom Gubau and l'unjom, and he would be glad to see
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      164 2 The Week Tactday 3rd High Water 1.52 a. v>o p m. W«4a«c4ajr, 4th Hieh Water a 50 a. m.. 4.4* p. bj. Moon, Kirst Quarter. P. k O. Mail Homeward-. Singapore (lub, 5 p. m. Association.— R. K. v. R. A., sp. m. Church History Lecture, 8 }o p. rr.
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    Correspondence.
    2262 3 The Acheen War. tDfiicottd to the Edi'or of the Deli Courant.") T« Ttf 1 E»lT»*. SlR— The reply of the Editor, Deli Courant, to my article on the Acheen War, which you were so kind as to publish, is highly amusing. Alter very kindly suggesting that I should change
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    INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH 1892.
    470 3 f Daily Pr *%<;., H m^knrig firtd on ihe t~\ h m the above much -nd nade the respectable if not superlative tatal ol 835. The weather was peasant, rash:: br. Ml verj hot, and pretty dry. The wind right rear was deceptively uncertain, and pu/.z'cd
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    74 3 This morning as Mr. Allinson, of Messrs. Barlow and Co., was driving into town, he was thrown from his trap m consequence of a Chinaman shooting across the road with hi« rikisha. Fortunately Mr. All.nson was not hurt, but the hor^e Bub," an old racer, took fright and bolted, seriously
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    THE SPRING MEETING.
    1775 3 Notes and Anticipations. Training has been m full swing for some weeks now and there are about thirty horses doing work regularly on the course j every morning, and on Saturday there was some really good work done. The programme is just the same as last meeting,
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    300 3 Last evening one of the members of the Viennese orchestra at ihe I'nion H'Hel signalised him.-<-!t m a furtive attempt to out-do Haml'i m the tragic business, affording on!\ another instance ot resolution sicklied o'er with ihe pale ca^t of thought." Our hero, wfao is tolerably well known to ll:r
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    116 3 Owing to the departure ot Mr. Justice Goldney lor Fenang today there was no setting of the Appeal Court. A daring escape was made last night from one ot the Hospital cells. It will be remembered that a lew days ago a Chinaman attempting to make good his escape from
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    JAVA NEWS.
    424 3 The official report from Acheen from March 2gih to April nth mentions thai a party of about forty A<;hine>L- tell into an ambush laid for tliein by the military police. There was some firing on both sides, and the enemy withdrew, leaving two blunderbusses, a klewang and two
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    THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
    785 3 It is expected that the lmptti.il Institute will be opened some time m June. The Organising Committee has now given way to a permanent governing body. This consists ot twelve govtrnors nominated by the Queen, six nominated by the Prince of Wales, eight ex-officio inembtr?, who are
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    Shipping.
    143 3 Tonnage stii! continues p entU 1! bat rates have adv inced {lightly during the i-a-i week. l-.;r London via arul il intt. t^r bag goods is now 2o witti, 21 6 for li<lc <iHinb!i-:r and _'S for measurement. l-'or Liverpool 25 r nod is now the mrrewt For <
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    SHARE LIST MAY 3rd, 1892.
    308 3 yron nii.v. t a,. Pd >:p Shar* Vaisc p^i [>iv H'kong .V s*hai Bank. 9>^ Prfn. oo<» 7. ■.<>•>") n,.m Hew Uru-nul Usnk. J3O Seller- .2.--- ,000^567,100 ro« 50 p 1 m on I'm'.ir Dock. Buyers 1 500.01* 1, yv, „>,,, N> (/1 j'^ fi
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 3 'cuhrcctid up to may i On Lokdok. Kant; m 1 to| demand 2 oj Hnvate credits 6 m ■> 1 I documents 6m s 21 < J 3 m -i M< U« Ikdu. Bank demand m Ok HoNIiKON«. B-*nk demand i dis. On Java. B.'.k deauuHl 171 Private 30
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    PRODUCE.
    111 3 (Mm i i f tfifef G«ahier Si»7i dr.. < ulju No. d->. do. No I I Pf-pp»-r. BUc U 'prdmarv Spire 0 --> do. Whue. -hA.r I. \\'=s/:- I V Nutmeg."- I I- >s to the IK >. go Maoe (Buda) 02 'ovt:<- (Arabotiw) 10 rUMy Cnftae ro% BUck*
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      242 3 'T'HERK are many Officers and gentlemen m India, etc., who suffer from that moil painful of maladies, GOUT, and who fancy th.it all the cures for this complaint which are advertised are more or less quack medicines; iii this the}' are mostly rigid, but we can abjure these gentlemen this
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      664 3 MAILS CLOSK. Co MORin« F.r P»r M H'kong, V Shanghai. Shan Tung, 7 a m. RIIIO an<\ Lingga, Dora. 9 a. m. S»igon. Tib't. noon. Muar, Rtnghol 7 P. M. Europe Pekm. 2 F. m. Malacca. .Vc. Malacci r. H. Deli. Hebe. h.\ Malacca 4c Klang Choi* Ph\a r. m.
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      1028 3 SHIPPING IN PORT. GnfHtg iiai 11. t tonnage, m.-.^'i.:, a«rt*n4 date .1. parttm ,< t dka "'X «*esi iiai Iwn I iMaa 1 m port X R ■'■<- I I' I i n-. H Borneo IVhari N. ll.— N< It nbw l». '1 I* S.— SlipA.l. |< Q -r-B M.I
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      50 3 Passengers Arrived. May 3; Per Rajah Rrooke From Saraw ik. Mr. Gome-. Per Hehi from Deli.— Mr. Engdhardt, Dr. and Mrs. Graham and Mr. Hestennann. Per Tibre: from Saigon.— Mr-:. Caroline Sabev and Mr. D^les. Per Ranee, from Sandakan. Mi>s'S<eel. Mib->es C. and K. Beauifirt, Mr. Stand and Mr. Kverett.
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      732 4 For Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Trieste and Venice. Ihe Au>tru*n Lloyds Steamer THISbE. haling left Ho.nik.-"* waj x i w ltlJ Ul arrive here on tlie ;rd May. She has room for am and pa^n,'. r-. aod c.«n •akc afca can-o f.r LevantM port- »n«««*ssa »n t^!augh B Ltdin^j. for fi?»i»ht
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      947 4 ESTABLISHED iS« 5RILEY, HARGREAVES CO. Engineers, Iron Brass Founders, Boilermakers. Bridge BI'IU»RRS, Shipbuildeks General Comracidrs. Ship-Building Yard. HIGH bea STE \M KSsKI.S alw.iy^ under .uii-truili -n, ironi lo 'S""- 1 of keel, at bis- des^n and hm.h. MACHINERY from leading Ibitish Inm- wkh Boaid ol trade CeiiMWalrs. Tlii- dip 'iiment
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      1203 4 BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. •swill' AND "CLUB" DIRECT FROM The Coventry Machinist's Co., Ltd. r r|lK b, ~t MMfi running, f.»-~ie«-t ami most highly fii^htcl Cycles on lha maiket. M. A. HOLBEIN In. Us the wwld's record lor Ruad Kidn. K In .til his races he u-e<! a S\\ in C>tle.
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      474 4 SAHTAL-MIDY I The para Essence of Santal obtained by Midy's process from the beat Myaore wood. SANTAL'MIDY entirely diffa- 1 rent from the aantal oil of the Indian Buara, is superior to Copaiba, Cubeb, or injections, and free from all bad smell or other inconvenience* SANTAL'MIDYcnres all deran- I gemenu
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      561 4 MACHINE OILS. M. WELLS Co.. MANCHESTER. MAM FACIT'RHS of Engine and Machmnj Oils, Hydro-Carbon Tallow, Engine Pack- nganrl Cotton Belting, loc POWELL Co. Agents for the Si raits. Dec. 3. v.. POWELL CO. SINGAPORE. Please read these few lines and bear them m mind. OUR I I KM I IKK
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      380 4 THE PRYE RIVER DOCK, PENANG. Lite abo\e Dock, situated m Province \\> r- at the entrance of the Pry*; River, ha^ lately been lengthened and daepenaa and is now of tht to,i. mp dimensions Length on the Mot k- 330 feet. Breadth at anbWM I S*> Depth ot v^att-r on
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      640 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Ciivinjf port and date afdepartare, and -A-K^r, known) date due herr, and name ot A L >r'ni~ Si kambrk. A<,\mi mnon, London. Mar. ta Ants Oiin.i, due April 2f> i\ Bt O. Co. rUvi iv\, Souihamptan, April IJ< lv M< Bt KLUtio, London April AI.H.OMKV. M ill.-, 1111.
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