The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 4 September 1889
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
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Title Section19 1889-09-04 281 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. CHIRP SERIES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, 4th SEPTEMBER, 1889. No. m19 words
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Page 281 Advertisements
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Advertisement190 1889-09-04 281 j,)HS LITTLE ft Co. iV J. BUR X E 1 s (.riNNKSSS EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT, BOTTLBO IN DlHl.lN. GUARANTEED GENUINE, SMM..M, raoi- Choices! Bwwinoi. CIKTirICATB. M analy«d E. A Bwirt Dublin Stout. 1 ea.eert.fy to H. being a. article of the very fir* quality, rick «d full i«tonmr, and iu190 words
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Advertisement259 1889-09-04 281 Riley Hargreaves Co. Established 1865. Engineers, Boilermakers, Iron and Brass-founders, Bridge Builders, and Shipwrights. MERCHANT ROAD, SINGAPORE, AND AT KWALA LCMPOR. Soli A,. km- for the Straits for KISiON PROCTOR CO.— Portable and Horizontal fcnaines, Centrifugal Pumps, Steam Navvies, Saw-MiH, and Mining Machinery. For which they have received 230 Prize259 words
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Advertisement197 1889-09-04 281 ROBINSON Co SINGAFORI ami PEMAMO (Established 1858J Ladies' vnd Gbvtlbmbm's Ovrnvrßum. LADIES 1 DEPARTMENT. Silk and Satins. Costume^. Milliner). I'mbrellas Untrimnicd Hats. Parasols. Dress Materials. l^ces. Boots and Shoes. Ribbons. Haberdashery. Hosiery. Corsets. Cloves. Underclothing. Velvets. Vdvettas. Velveteens. Crape-. Plushes. Gauzes. Embroidering. Fancy Articles for Present*.. The dress-making department is197 words
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Article129 1889-09-04 282 S«MM4RY -8i I.RtDIN* ARTItLIS. Local Authority and the C. D. O. »8j The Raub Syndicate -'84 The Rawang Mines 285 A School of Oriental Language ;^5 RrroRTS. Court of Appeal. 2*l,*)* Indies I .awn Tennis Tournament... 294,205 A Military Funeral. M 2( >4 (iymkhana Meeting The Rawang Tin Mining129 words
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Article64 1889-09-04 282 (.Corrected up to September On London. Bank 4 m s .v'i| (<£ I demand 3bj (a? jj Private credits 6 m/s 3 1 7 documents 6 m/s 3/2 >. 3 "»/s 3; I s On India. Bank demand 225 Private 30 d/s 229, On Hongkong. Bank demand s/°dis. Private64 words
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Article96 1889-09-04 282 (September 3.) Tin 3445 Gambier 9. do. Cube No. 1 13.05 do. do. No. 2 11.00 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 20.263 do. White, (Fair L/W=s% 34.50 Nutmegs (no to the Ib.) 100. Mace (Banda) 100. Cloves (Amboina).. 30. Bally Coffee (native picked) 27. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality 5.96 words
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Domestic Occurrences.
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Article78 1889-09-04 282 On the 30th July, at Epsom Parish hurch, b\ the Rev. Henry Thomas Glyn, Rector ol Fontnn I and anon 01 Salisbury, assisted by the K< > John Samuel. Yu.ir ot the parish, and by the Ri Edward William Northey, ol Woodcote Houn Epsom, Wf.xtuortm Odiarni Cavenaoh, apt ot78 words
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Article24 1889-09-04 282 On tin-^ 1 m August, at the General Hospital Captain Thomas kiddli, after many months ol patient long sutTerinjj. Home Papers please copy.24 words
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Page 282 Advertisements
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Advertisement131 1889-09-04 282 G. R. LAMBERT CO PHOTOGRAPH ERS To H. M. the KiN(i off Siam, and H. H. Sultan. 01 JoHORE. Singapore. Medan. Orchard Road, 186. Dkli, (Sumatra) Studio open daily from 7 a.m. to 5. p.m., on Sundays from 7 a.m. to noon. All orders of Portraiture, Landscapes, Reproductions and Knlargements131 words
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Advertisement308 1889-09-04 282 SAVLK CO. LTD. NEW GOODS EX GLEN FIN LAS. LOWER SHOW ROOMS. abmet Piioto Frames. I adit. Handkerchief Bags. Ladies' Work Companions. Leather Purse-. Leather Letter ate*, (hubb's Cash Boxes. Papers Boxes. Writing Boxes. Rodger* 1 Scissors Dagger Knive-. Judson's Brun/ette and (iold Paints. Brillantine. Electric Bell Sets Complete. Klectric308 words
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Advertisement87 1889-09-04 282 Ruttonjee Merwanjee Co.. Indian and Colonial Merchants, U Si. y,KR\ A\k. LOMDOM, B.C. Kitablishcd 15 years m London. Large or imali orders frosa Town or Up-cowitry for Europiam ■iklAmkricam foods executed with promptnes and economy. C«>xm«.xmexts realized and ceeds remitted In wire or advances made i ordin to arrangements. I.fttkks,87 words
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Page 282 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous326 1889-09-04 282 The Week. The M M. steamer Natal, with thf London mail ol August 9th., arrived yesterday (Tuesday) morning. The homeward mail is taken by the M. M. steamer Saghalien leaving at ten o'clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning. An extra mail foi Kurope left on Tuesday alternoon by the G. L steamer326 words
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Article, Illustration1665 1889-09-04 283 tUtefthall «!'<• f lf( tr lv i, v influeti to Krlitfion, loyalty. %<U Wi; arc m full agreement with cur contemporary the Peming Gauette, m the comments made m that paper on the division upon Mr. COMRIE'S motion at the Penang Municipal Commissioners' meeting on the1,665 words
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Article546 1889-09-04 284 In another column appears a document that wiH be read with much interest by many people m Singapore, the statement made at the desire of the Committee of management by the Secretary of the Malay Peninsula Syndicate, more popularly known here as the Raub Australian Syndicate.546 words
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Article478 1889-09-04 284 The total Return of Visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week was 1 ,34 7A telegram has been received by the Secretary of the Singapore Sporting Club from Medan, stating that the Deli Race Meeting is postponed till the beginning of October. Captain Ruston formerly of the478 words
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Article1195 1889-09-04 284 I To all intents and purposes the Rawang Tin Mining Company's shutters arc up and upon them is written that most melancholy of legends. Ichabod." The accounts presented by the Directors at the Extraordinary Meeting ot Shareholders held on Saturday, and the report of the proceedings1,195 words
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Article1102 1889-09-04 285 I luring this month the rat'- of exchange for Postal Notes <>n the United Kindom will br 3«.ofd per I Messrs. d' Ameida and Arch who left here about a week ago to inspect the gold bearing reef at Mount Ophir returned b\ the s. s. Glanggi to-day. During the1,102 words
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Article1071 1889-09-04 286 THE Imperial Institute has been making another "apology for its existence" lately. A previous spurt ot vitality displayed was m the sending forth of Sir SOMERS VINE to the uttermost corners of the Empire as a drummer" for Colonial patronage. It does not appear as though1,071 words
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Article267 1889-09-04 286 M. Lorgeou, Chancel ier to the French Consulate at Bangkok, arrived from that place this morning by the s. s. Medusa. The Report of tin- New Harbour Dock Company, just to hand, proposes t<> pay a dividend of 10 per cent., 2 per cent. bonus to original shareholders, 8 per267 words
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Article380 1889-09-04 287 match will be played to-morrow, the ,th inftj between Rallies School and a team of N. C. O's and men ol the 58th Rcg t., on the S. X- C. ground; play to be^n at 2 P. m. the following team will represent the Regiment Serst Everett (Captain), Cpl.380 words
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170 1889-09-04 287 The Proposed Inter-Colony Rifle Match. The Hongkong votaries ol Lhe rifle arc we are glad to «ec, inclined to t ike up the suggestion thrown out m tins paper <>i an annual rifle match between the Eastern Crown Colonies, li" Shanghai came m and made a triangular duel <>l it170 words
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Article551 1889-09-04 287 August.) Great excitement m Johore. "'1 say, have you heard the latest? Two European lunatics have taken house on the Sendei Road! They're living there alone! one stays m the douse all day, while the other roams the jungle! and the) take it m turn like that.' 1551 words
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Article335 1889-09-04 287 [Cty OH Observer. I oM.ns, Aug. 23. -The portion ol Admiral Baird's squadron which left Queenstown yesterday mornin* and proceeded m a southerly d rect.on ™™3 m ih? afternoon with fifteen ol the en- croy's ship's m full chase, which are now blockadm".- Queenstown harbour. London, Aug. 23.335 words
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Article45 1889-09-04 287 The usual monthly meeting of the Singapore Photographic Society will be held at the Society's Rooms on Thursday at*> i. m. The principal subject tor discussion will be the advisability o( holding an exhibition ol photographs by members at the latter end of current month.45 words
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Article1004 1889-09-04 287 Sepi ember and, 18(89. The Judges sat as a Supreme, Court to hear an application by Mi John P. Joaquim for a writ ol habeas corpus ailing on the Acting Protector of Chinese to produe*- a named Saw Kheng who was confined m the Home for (iirls1,004 words
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Article2625 1889-09-04 288 HOMOKOHO IMD ITS IYiikk. By OKI Off ITS Makers. An Interview with thi HOW. C. P. CIIATKR. I B\> sbcciiil iirnw^ement with the Author.) On the Ist of April, 1N64, a young man from Calcutta landed m Hongkong. He had a clear head, a sound body and2,625 words
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2904 1889-09-04 289 Hongkong ami Shanghai Banking Corporation. Ihe ordinary hall yearly meeting of tlie >harr. linldf:x ol the above orporation was held tm S.jtur(!i\ v^ili August) m th<- City Hall, Hongkong. H»ere was a large attendance* The Chairman Mr. W. H. Korbei, Mid tlemen, as the report has been circulated for two2,904 words
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Article1183 1889-09-04 290 The following to hand by thr mail throws some light on our telegram regarding the seizure of sealing schooners Considerable excitement has been caused the seizure by a United Slates revenue cutter ol the sealing schooner Black Diamond, belonging t > the port of Victoria, British Columbia. Despal ches from1,183 words
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Article652 1889-09-04 291 Before their Honours Justices Wood. Pellereau and Goldney. August, 28th, 29m The following appeals have been h«*^d m the Court of Appeal already. Shnik Parcethoo, Administrator o1 tin- estate of Ravec Animall and Meera l.tbb.iy, deceased, Respondent, v. Ebramsah. Appellant, Mr. Nanson for Appellant. Mr. Drew tot652 words
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Correspondence.
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Article524 1889-09-04 291 Fo thi Kditor. DEAR SIR, Being a humble shareholder ol the above Company I read, with great I interest, the Half-yearly Report which was contained m your yesterday's issue. There an- some items m that Report on which I beg leave, through tbt medium of your valuable524 words
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Article136 1889-09-04 291 To thi Editor. Sir,— The closing paragraph of Mr. 11. Norman's letter m your issue ot" Wednesday may very tvell be applied to the state of tilings hen-. The present high rate ol discount points to an evident scarcity ol money and this scarcity results m failures136 words
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Article573 1889-09-04 291 si nc.ki Ujonc Notes, Thr irecenl festivities reached their climax on Saturday last when the European Go\eroment Olficials gave a coraplimeuUry dinner to^heir Resident, Mr. Paul, on the eve of his departure for Europe on leave. The dinner was held m fhe reading room of the Club which was tastefully573 words
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Article923 1889-09-04 292 \£eyhn Observer.) London, AugN^o. Admiral Tryon has succeeded m blockadmg Admiral Baird and eight ships belonging to the squadron at Oueenstown. Three ship* however, managed to run' the blockade to-day and escapeed. Zanzibar, August 20. The fyjussalman New Year's day here passed off quietly, no attack being made923 words
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Article1654 1889-09-04 292 [I he l uncs, -\r<;. 3RD m ukrmw MAIL.J A Parliamentary paper was published on Aug. 2nd containing the Treasury minute, dated the 1 8th of July, iSSg, and the contract with the Can.i dian Pacific Railway Company, dated the 15th <t July, iS.No., for1,654 words
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Article1841 1889-09-04 293 \L. rt. Express, 1 It is with feelings of genuine pleasure that we arc ana m called on to peruse the annual reports of the British Residents, appointed to advise the native rulers of the Malay States, on the western side of that peninsula. In surveying1,841 words
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Article266 1889-09-04 294 The Tournament came to a close yesterday evening with the contest for the Championship, and the subsequent presentation of prizes, to witness which there was a very large attendance of members and their friends. After the conclusion of the Championship contest. Chief Justice Wood was, m266 words
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Article234 1889-09-04 294 Kentuckians have always been proverbial for their inches but we imagine it would be hard to find a family to beat, m stature at least," that now referred to. Mr. and Mrs. Lair, of Kentucky, have seven sons. Mr. Lair is 6 feet 2 inches tall and Mrs. Lair is234 words
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Article1390 1889-09-04 294 One of the number- of the Singapore Obmteer Artillery, Gunner W. (i. WesthoYp, died of fever m the General Hospital ye.. teiday at J P. M., and was buried on Saturday m the Cemetery, Bukit Tjmah Road. Owing to the late hour m the afternoon when the news1,390 words
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Article594 1889-09-04 295 The Championship Finn!. So much interest was taken m this remarkably well contested tic that we think many o'l those who witnessed the play will be pleased to have detailed record ol the match. The entries for the hampionship were only lour m number,594 words
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Article749 1889-09-04 295 Bth August. In a Leading Article, the Editor advises people not i<» trust to their powers and provoke animosity. He says that m dealing with the world m general it is very important to be affable and cordial. Nothing is so bad as749 words
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Article581 1889-09-04 295 t Straits Independent.) Mr. < A. Mclntyre has won the billiard handit ftp wii iti h,-i> ht en going on for some time at the Penang Recreation Club. At Penang Koad yesterday afternoon, an <->ld Kling, wrho was probably tired ol this world's cares and troubles, attempted locomrail581 words
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Article3499 1889-09-04 296 The following il the text of tin- circular issued to the Shareholders hy ordrr of the Committee of Management To The Shareholders. Malay Pfninsll\ SYNDICATE. Brisbane, August j, I Gentlemkn, Accompanying the enclosed Nolice of Call, the Committee of Management desire me to lay before you a brief statement3,499 words
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Article286 1889-09-04 297 The Suli w of Johore at Colombo. fCevlon Observer, 23rd August.) His Highness the Sultan ol Johore is a passenger by the P. and 0. S. S. Thames, which arrived at Colombo from Singapore this morning. He is accompanied by a suite of three princes. «i private secretary, and an286 words
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Article284 1889-09-04 297 [August 2iiU.» Owing to the lateness of »he rains teak is becoming so scarce m our local market and competition to secure it is so great thai tin- umber buyers*' <>f the 15. 15. T. Co., IS. 1.'1.. Clarke 8c Co. Smith Co., and Maclean 8c Co .can284 words
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Article651 1889-09-04 297 The following paragraphs are from home papers by tin* Mail Of the important matches arranged for ihe first three dayt of the present week, those at Derby, the Oval, .*iul Lord's *ere all finished yesterday, while the Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire engagemental Bradford will not require more than a couple of651 words
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Article973 1889-09-04 297 On Saturday last was held another ol these informal popular meetings am! it was quite a* much a success as any ol the preceding ones. When we say that the proceeding were impromptu we il<> not mean to imply that no care had been taken m arranging the973 words
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5281 1889-09-04 298 RAWANG TIN MIXING COMPANY. LIMITED. The Extraordinary Meeting of the shareholders of the above Company, called to consider Us position, was held on Saturday last (August ;>i^t) at the Office of Messrs. W. K.Scott Co. I here were present Directors, Messrs. J. G. David (Oil (Chairman] T. S. Thomson, T.5,281 words
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Article891 1889-09-04 300 For several days past during the List week our enquirer noticed a lot of whispering going on among the Dock employes. There was a great laying together of heads between them and Captain McKechnie, master of the s. s. Namkiang Mr. Kilgour, Chief Engineer of891 words
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Article741 1889-09-04 300 All forms of consumption are inciiuft d undei tl term "tuberculosis," wherein a tubercle or aggre ration of tubercle^ is to be found m tin- stage i desposuion, softening «r hardening m the lunj The tubercle is accompanied by the bacilli foi germs) of Koch. The three mot741 words
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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Article25 1889-09-04 301 London, 30 th August. Parliament is Another British Sealer has Keen captured and her cargo seized. [Received at 10.20 a. m., Any. 31, 1889.]25 words
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Article61 1889-09-04 301 London, ]ist August The Queen's speech proroguing Parliament stated that nothing has happened to diminish the confident hope of unbroken European peace. and that Her Majesty was thankful to recognise signs of growing prosperity on all sides. THE Nil HERLANDS. The Hague, 31st August. >The ('resident of the First61 words
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Article56 1889-09-04 301 London, rst Sept. One hundred and fifty thousand ruen met to-day m Hyde Park. The proceedings were orderly and the speakers declared tli.it the strike would continue until' the demands of the worker! were granted. A large collection was made m aid ot the strikers. [Received56 words
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Article48 1889-09-04 301 London, jf/t Sept. The Shipowners have demanded of thr Dork Committee the right to employ their own labourers. The Committee of the Sailors Unions have decided on a general strike. Sympathy with the dock labourers is general. [Received at 4.50 P.M., Sept. j. 1889.]48 words
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Page 301 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous738 1889-09-04 301 SHIPPING ARRIVALS August MitNAM. I-'r iir., 802, Cutrault, Saigon, Aug. 26, GtmPigs, Mess. Maritimes. B \V Madura, Brit, str., 1,273, Wood, Calcutta, Au^ 13 General d 2>> Deck Passengers Boustead ft Co T P. BENALDER, Brit str.. 1,289, Thomson, Hongkong, Aug. 22, General, Paterson Simons ft Co. T.P. HE, Brit,738 words
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Miscellaneous629 1889-09-04 301 MATAL, Fr it] ss4 Si. H Ntarspilles, Aug i« ■era!, Mails and Psiwiny t». tfets. Nfantiinc'v B W Ganymede, Brit, at*., 236 Green, 1) Sept. I. G*nera! and Deck Pitisnegers, Mansfield At Co. T P. CLEARANCES t August .>''. Bayern, Ger. rtr., Mergell, for Hongkong and Shanghai. Meinam, It rtr.629 words
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Page 302 Advertisements
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Advertisement195 1889-09-04 302 Negri Sembilan Government Notification. It Tenders are invited for the right to collect 10% on all tin exported from the Negri Sembilan including the State of I'lu Muar, (Kwala Pilah) Jempol, Terachi, Gunong Pasicr, Johol, Gemencheh, Inns, Tampin and Rembau. Tenders can be made for any period not exceeding three195 words
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Advertisement425 1889-09-04 302 SPECIAL NOVELTY. INTROBUCTION OK THE Xkw SfZED Boi II r The Three Quarter Pjlsener, Registered. A consignment of Pifsener Be< r has just arrived ex S. S. Coromanticl, m bottles o» spnial size made to order for this Colony and the East. This size bottle has been specially niadr to425 words
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Page 302 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous696 1889-09-04 302 SHIPPING IN PORT (Exclusive of Arrivals reported irdar (Th« words following consignees' n,im^ lu.ln.m date of the vessels' arrival, intended destination and probable date of departure, &c.l Men-of-Wak. Orion, Brit, turret-ship, 4,876 tons, 283 crew, 4 guns, 4,040 h. p., Captain Bruce. R. Van Speyk, Dut frigate, 3,000 tons, 300696 words
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Miscellaneous541 1889-09-04 302 Nrt Ghu, Brit sh., 1,25a, Butler, Saigon, kn% 14. Ballast, B «ttead *v Co— Aug. 27, Hongkong, Uncertain, R ROMAMOrr, Brit. 1)1-.. 1.050. Doty, Suur.ib.ya, July 31, Ballast, Bomt— d Co.— Aug. 5, Jacartaia,— R. R.\|\H, Ger. sh.. 1. 230, Albrecht, Svdn.-y, M»y 7. Coal, GilfilUn Wood Co— July 15,541 words
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Page 303 Advertisements
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Advertisement470 1889-09-04 303 PEN INSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY Office— Collyer Quay. GoDOWMt— NaVJ Hakboi k. r rder-.u'ed are the dates on which this Company 5 H^! Steamerl m*J be expected at Singapore dur.ng the y ,«r .887 ToAbmvi 1() LIAVI OUTWARD. H..MKWAKD. ,88 7 l 8 Friday Feb, 4«h J*»- loth470 words
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Advertisement481 1889-09-04 303 HONGKONG AM) SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAI 17,500,000 RESERVE FUND 13.900.000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PRO- t PRIETORS l7.y».O00 COVRI OK DIRKCTOKs; Chairman Hon. John Hh 1 i.-l k\ INO. Deputy Chairman \V. H. Foruks, Kn^. C l> Bottomley, Esq Hon. A P. McFwen. W (f Brodif. Fs(] S. C. M'^haelson.481 words
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Advertisement471 1889-09-04 303 LAMBERT BROTHERS. SINGAPORE CARRIAGK WORKS. \\l) II \K\KSS \l \\i I TORY. Orchard Road, Singapore. K«T XI! I IMI Ml |862. MANUFACTURERS ot .til kinds „t Carriage* the newest principles and with the best materials beg to call attention to their present large stock >>f *c* *«J fashionable carriages consisting471 words
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Page 304 Advertisements
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Advertisement245 1889-09-04 304 POWELL CO., AUCTIONEERS, SINGAPORE? •►•JO VJ 1 rt I '3 w r^ Hat-stanps. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES FREE. w^",' FURNITURE CAN BE FORWARDED BY LOCAL STEAMERS TO THE NATIVE STATES. SUMATRA, AND BORNEO OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Achilles. Nestor. Agamemnon. Orestes. Ajax. Palamed. Antenor. Palinurls. Anchises. Patroclis. Brlleropho*. Priam. Cyclops. Prometheus. Dardanus. Sarpedon.245 words
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Advertisement363 1889-09-04 304 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS," MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. Subscriptions. DA ILY EDITION. Local .md Intersettlement Delivery payable Quarterly m Advance. I'kk annum, 524. Single copies can be obtained only at Khi.i.v \V u.sh. LIMITED, price 15 cents. A limited number only artavailable. Foreign Delivery payable Quarterly m Advance WEEKL V EDIT I363 words
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Advertisement203 1889-09-04 304 I THE PHOENIX KIRK INSURANCE COMPANY. (KSTAIH.ISHKI) A. I). Ipj The undersigned have been appointed Agents forth* above Company, and are prepared to accept Fire at current rates. STIVE N ft Singapore, Ist March. |B&*s. THE STRAITS FIRE INSURAXCK COMPANY, LIMITED. Head Office, Singapore, Subscribed Capitai $j <». Paid uf203 words
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