The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 May 1896

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 20™ MAY, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, No. 2,668
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 387 1 Ofncc Collyer Quay. «J Wharves. New Harbour. OsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. v tor CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYON INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. r h>...^ 0: Lad n r issued tor China Gulf, C 1.: a' li i,:i Ameru m MAIL LINES. 1 ARU HUMK\VAKI>
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    • 914 1 iNORD-DEUTSCHES LLOYD BREMEN. 'PHE fast and well known steamers of this hue j will leave Singapore on or about the under- j mentioned clat. s. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS To arrive Singapore tut To airive Singapore for China. Europe. PrimmUtint k 28th Ma) Karlsruh* {islMay. I fyitlM fltmruii 28U1 June, j In
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    • 775 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETV Under Contract with thk Ni Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late Time Table Steamer From Expected W Utrecht Hangkow. May 33rd. Hong Van Dietnen Batavia. May 24th. B^tiv van Bylaadi Batavia. May 24t.11. S'bay. G> G. v. Lansburg Penang. May 20th. Penan Siak Bengkalis. May :,oth. Ben^k
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    • 683 1 AART MAATSCHAPPIJ. BTHKRLANDS lUBlh GOVERNMENT. 1 I. DAENDELS Co., 3-3 Collver Quay for May, 1896. ill be despatched for Date, kong, Swatow and Anioy. M, v 27th. ia, Cheribon, Samarang and Sourabaya. May 2^ 1 1 1 a, Bali, Ampanan, Macassar Timor. May 25th* ig, Oleh-leli, Padany, &c. M ,y
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    • 644 1 XJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND f 5,750,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF > PROPRIETORS j »«0,000,000 Court or Directors. A McCONACHIE H-y. Chaikmaw. S. C. MX HAELSEN Ks.j.— OsPtm Chairman j The Hon. J. Bell Ikviho. i Kbambk, Esq. G. B. DoDWhLL Ksq. D. R. Sassoo.m, Esq.
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    • 673 1 *T»HE STRAITS INSURANCE x COMPANY, LIMITED. Established, 1883. HCAO OFFICK, SISOAfUKt Capital Kuilv SdMUtiau (3,000/Ao I Capital Paiu-ui *j oou i Reskkvi- Funds Balanch op \^'■)^'■<r^G A< cci'vi re jm Dec. [Sq 15 < p Cash Asskts i us. Uhc. ifoj *i |fi -4, GIBS) FI RRIER Aofa So mtwy.
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    • 216 1 pACII 1C MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY \.ND OCCIDKNTA!. AND ORIENTAI STEAMSHIP c OMPAMI J'hr,, u^- v nge tickets and Gen Mmi of S'-<- S^n Fia- i C 1 tht MM Im !..i Banpau point' at prop Spt^ia: •>dm ed rau Army Navj and Civil Sen tbtained o application. PkHM r> cced.i:>;
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  • 516 2 I ut. bone 11 hich Her Majest) baa best >wed upon the IT irable William HENf r Lionel Cox F Justi of this »!on sin< 1 89 ia c tl I riewed wil merited disi grat H y S LIONEL 'J J 1 Bat t: >y co
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  • 175 2 The Chief Justice o* the Colony KariOHTBO. At the sitting of the Supreme Court to Jay ai t ';e Assizes Id b.i >re the Chief Justice, 'lie A'ioniry-(j<;ii<jr.i! ilie Hon'ble W. R Co <• rose and said that he asked leave on beli If ot himsell and
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  • 46 2 I St. Cm lian I j lays 'lie followii s, gram c i n the i£splanade this I afte 11 at 5 p.m. > r 1 V\' <)< Ro, I O r Jeleci pi G Morelli. 1 P ...Mor* IDm Lsß Got I wine G.Calu Bandmaster.
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  • 48 2 SHIPPING FIRMS AND THE LIQUORS BILL. l.v 11 Rood st rrda) t 1 onsid r the atiooi I the pping 1 thr Spirit Farroei under the proposed Liquor* OrdiP v *o ttate coadusioos arrived the meeting, bat there is r*a oii to iat suggestions will be made which
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  • 493 2 THE WAR OF 1896-97 AND EVENTS IN THE FAR EAST IN CONNECTION THEREWI TH Here**, id »pn kit U 1 tt Pi <)■ :V I ft Of th( 0 Heavj exp i J,! .m Pokfulam, destroying tiv.- dams '.i b rescrt ".;>' Two I Chii* i ed irk can ■>
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  • 222 2 i .i- morning Her Majesty the (Jueen ol Siam paid \i- i with i:*;r ladies m w litipg Hie General Hospital and was shown throughout the v. hole oi that f-t tin dI by Dr Hoad the --.rtin^ P. C. M 0 Foe visil extended to
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  • 626 2 BIRTHOA'S Cli'L'.. re a Royal n day, the 25th ted at the j I ir. ■•.';.•>:• t. jI tt 1 on the h- planade. I trooj iil be formed m tine, fating i I gat 50 pace) ram c Kcid, abt 1 Fro r '.told: m the foilov..;.^
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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    • 216 2 KATZ BROS. Wine and Spirit Department. Champagne tWa m: Ga itrmm g U tat M.Hasl 1 tesee Hocks 1 1 IJcbtrau Port Wine cr Pal r9l C«.s Nixoo ftC*. lmralhi Port >p^: ah Pen Pi 5 Plafi I white se Sherries Coder Pa J Clarets Brandy Whi s k y
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    • 558 2 BOOK-KEEPER. W'ANTKI) H experienced boo^-kc^p^:. N p;> m writ ng La A.S.. c 0 Fne H-.... U. 21-5. 117 ANTED Boarders tor Arid) House. Nh>. HUNSLEY,— Arieh Ho-jse. May WANTED AT ONCE, A EUROPEAN Maid or Lady's Heip. ApgK bn letter R.A.. c a Ftm Prt May „s DORDTSCHE PETROLEUM
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    • 374 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS BICYCLE FOR SALE. L>L.\< X diamond, nearly ncv.. Apply to 8./ i« c/ 6 Frt* Pnu. May 20. WANTED. Mu..!Lip,.l Debenturti s;i, Tanjong Paj<ar Dock Deb,. Stratfa Co. Straits Trading Company Share-:. FRA*SBR ac Co. Exchange SI ue brokers, Mas 20. v.c. Harmstofi's Grand Circus AND Royal Menagerie
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    • 166 2 FOR SALE A BAY mare. 6 years old, .1 nearly new harness and C. Spring lour-seated F'haeton. Ihe turnuut has only been m usese\cn months. Owner leav i^' for Europe. H ABRAMS. <v 4. v.c MORSES, COttb 6c J-uNiEi. X.x. >.s. LALl'i ORA, Oi'c hundred and <.<¥.'■•< 108] sptci selected
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  • Correspondence.
    • 732 3 1 am Sir Uncle, and MM I ope rr.y lip- let ii| bawl My fau /■>•■' i*r*s*j Yon, who perhaps have never been to the land of NepheloCoctjgia explored by Swift), are perhaps ■:ot tersed il its people-, tongue Spoken m Sterne the language oi that country, the-
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    • 251 3 our c-xn CorrejfotiJtnt.) HN Majesty tic King of Stain, and H. E. the Governor ol the Straits Settlements with their respective suites and a few invited guests are expected here on Thursday, the 2is< insl on a visit to H H. the Sum in oi I*he Royal party will
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    • 756 3 THE SINGAPORE SPRING RACING MEETING. \oi es wn An i icipa iv••- 5. Bal itei Icr >hov\cii i hij -urn aftei 5-3.) a m. this m r »in s v- ing follow, d bj» ibe B .n..r. Vttila and X impar. Ihe Derby favourite was taken onc< round slowly, tbe
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  • 1327 3 {Colonies, and India.) To the Editor. Sir, I followed with great interest the reading ot this well and ably written paper at the meeting ol the Royal Colonial Institute on March 31, wh.eh does all the justice to the subject that could be expected within the
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  • 190 3 HIE INDIAN LABOU R COMMISSION. fPinang Gaeette, tBth M.t>. 1 iil members of the Commission on Indian Immigration arrived back from their tour of inspee- I ting yesterday. We are led tv understand that, alter h tying visi-ed a gre it nu.mb< r >>i the c stales m Seiangor, and
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  • 1156 3 (L'Avenir Miliiaire.) Sailing ships more and more rapidly are giving way to steam vessel.-. I hirty years ago fur every ioo kilogrammes of merchandise, sail-power transported 08, call it more than two-thirds. fo-day sail-power transports only 21. that is less than a quarter. There is really
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  • 65 3 (Corrected up to May so.) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/2! demand ..j/jl, Pris ate credits 3 m/s -'/--ij documents 3 m/s 2/aJ credits Gin/.- 2/3-15/16 On India. Bank d. viand igj On Hongkong. BanK demand di». on Yokohama. Hank demand par On Java. iiar.k demand 'ji' Private 30
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  • 97 3 (May 20-J j' 1 l3M>o Gainbter n j.tjo da. Cube N0,},., 1 1 ,8u Pepper, Ki.-iik (ordinary Spore) 10 ?o do. White, (Fair L/Wc=sJ6 17.75 Nutmegs tgos to the Ib.) 91. Mace (BaMdaj 96. Cloves (Ainbotea) ij.^ o Liberian Coffee 42. Papioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3 do. 10.
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  • 86 3 Gapn, ;> 3 :dap Dm, O.» Hon^r.^.^Sna, 1U,, ,86 prom. flaooo MB^ s# N.,f<.!!. s.r o! Chmi tcyStlea r>... t c IrosSwon. SsS^t^fe* v ?-:tf;«-:^ rfssr *3o ficx^ooo ioo.ooo Str :i to|S -r- f> [4.S Maj-Mard ,v Co., i |*****0 fanjoi P ear I- a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 352 3 HOLZAPFELS COMPO^] > lONS COMPANY. LIMITED Trade Mark: A Pour-Uaded Propelli m w lor Eastern waters m -r;. strongest and most I mtifouter. M I V .1 R International Antifoulin: C ipositton Genuine Rahtjens Patent Composition Guaranteed 1 1 be made m i orn One Holzapfels Patent Soapstone Composition ana
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 974 3 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port and date of departure, and (whert known] date due here, and name of Agenti. Men-cm "u<. P\ .'i-Kan, Newcastle, Grafto»| Chatham, due Ma\ P0RPOISB) Hongkong, due May Rattles, Hongkong, due May N &SHIMA Kan. Newcastle, Mail Steamers iko.m hi kuii KAiSBS.-i-aiKO.dae May -'4 P. Ac O.
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    • 831 3 If B8t» t L. IM OK. l lL Bra. cr., ,o^o 1, Mar. aPei mg Sr. M CMS >Bl RiHttBMU »Mil X 1 H-.< k >-,sm Consul B^lavia M. KwMiK^ni! Simiirit., ok SiunCont L7«D*OMTBU Brit, a j6t rtaJ I Mar. i Ofl er Station Othei Veaaeic AJ'OLCH pMIG v h
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