The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 26 November 1889

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645 678 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
  • 16 645 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, 26th NOVEMBER, 1889. No. 122
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    • 183 645 JOHN 1.1 lII.K ft Co. SSLBCTED FROM CHOICEST BSBWINGS. Cbbtipica rs. Having analysed E. ft 1 Bubks's Dublin Stout, I can certify to iti being aa article of th rery firs! q*i ility. rich and full in flavour, ami its general character mosl ARTHUR HILL HASSALL, n n.' So; i-
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    • 482 645 Riley Hargreaves Co. Established 1865. Engineers, Boilermakers, Iron and Brass-folndsrs, Bridge Bitld--1 rs, \\n Shipwrights. MERCHANT ROAD, SINGAPORE, AND AT KWALA J. MPOR. Soli Agents for the Straits tor RUSTON PROCTOR CO.— Portable and Horizontal Engines, Centrifugal Pumps, Steam Navvies, Saw-Mill, aud Mining Machinery. Kor which the j havereccived 230
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    • 197 645 ROBINSON Co, LaOIKS* \nd C iBM TI.KMIiN's UUTHTTBk.*. LADIES' DEPARTMENT. SilU ami Satins. Costumes. Millinery. I 'mbrellas Untrimmed Hats. Parasols. Die-ss Materials. Laces. Boots and Shoes. Ribbons. Haberdashery. Hosiery. Corsets. Gloves. Underclothing. Pane*) Articles feu Pie-sent*). The dress-making department is in charge of a qualified Assistant. Family Mourning mad** o
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  • 175 646 SI'MMART. N* I. basin* Articles. Registration of Trade Marks 017 Official Relations 647 Municipal Pensions 648 Alluvial Tin Mining 648 Postal Reform "40 A Hongkong Municipality 649 Pahang Affairs ">49 The Public Health.. 650 Rrports. Faction Fight in Kampong Glam 052 Raub.. o_3 The Assizes 650,657,607 Tobacco in Sambas
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  • 61 646 (Corrected up to Nov. 25.) On London. Bank 4 m/s 3/3I demand 32} Private credits 6 m/s 3 An documents 6 m/s 34] 3 m/s 3 3s On India. Bank demand 229.^ Private 30 d/s 233^ On Hongkong. Bank demand 1% dis. Private 3od/s 3% dis. On Java. Bank
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  • 99 646 (Nov. 25.) Tin 34*37 1 Gambier 7*57^ do. Cube No. 1 11.65 do. do. No. 2 H Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 17.25 do. White, (Fair L/\V=5% 32.50 Nutmegs (no to the lb.) 102.^ Mace (Banda) 105 Cloves (Amboina) 16.50 Bally Coffee (10% Blacks) 26.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Pair quality)
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  • 41 646 Domestic Occurrence. MARRIAGE. On the 13rd November, al St. Andrew's Cahtedial by the Reverend \J. Perham Walter John Nm-ikk, M.A., U.C.L., Barrister-at-Law, to Su SAM, daughter of the late Emil Mority Stochr Ol Aldei Icy Kdge, Cheshire. n— —ni mi n—
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    • 64 646 JOHORE TEA. Delivered at Mr. A. Holley's Livery Stables, Orchard Road. Broken Pekoe, $1.25 per fl).*} Pekoe, 1.00 per 11). > in 2 11). Packets. Pekoe Souchong, 60 per lb. This is the best Tea ever offered to the Singapore Public, and is good value for the money. The Pekoe
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    • 449 646 ARTHUR HOLLEY'S Livery and Commission Stables. Oue 11 \kd IC u>, Singapore. m—*«. First Class Carriages and Horses on Hire by the Month, Half Month, Week or Day. CHARGES: Carriages and Pair Horses if Engaged For one Month Ij-oo per day. Halt 93*5° Seven Davs i 4- (K) >. Per
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  • Page 646 Miscellaneous
    • 514 646 The Week. An extra mail from Europe arrived on Fridav afternoon last per X. L. Steamer Premssen. The outward mail of November 1st is expected to arrive to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon per M. M. steamer Sag* halien. The homeward mail is being taken by the I'. <S: O. steamer Coromandel leaving
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  • 720 647 ll. I 'tiawrd b) to Religion, l.i II av '1 HERE was published in ihe Government j Gaaette of Friday last a Bill for the Registration ol Trade- Marks, which will shortly be brought before the Legislative ouncil. It proposes to establish
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  • 1005 647 To judge from the allusions in some ol the* hoim- papers, particularly those that are connected with the military and naval interests, close attention is bring paid at bom-- to th nature* of tin- relations sup--1 posed to exist between the- Governor of tin- Straits Settlements and the
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  • 774 648 WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1889. Municipal Pensions. WE have now before us a full report of the proceedings in the Penang Municipality at the meeting of Friday the 15th inst. when the elected Commissioners tendered their resignation, as already announced. A perusal of these disposes of one alternative that was mentioned
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  • 941 648 Till-: London and China Express, commenting on the unfortunate* collapse of the Rawang Tin Mining Co., states that it has not noticed any reference to the cause of the failure of what promised to be a successful undertaking. Our contemporary prcceeds to say We believe it may
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  • 527 649 The well-known member for Canterbury. Mr. HENNIKER HEATON, who passed through Singapore by last mail for Hongkong and Japan, should be- a happy man. It has been his good fortune to have taken U p and inseparably identified himself with a cause- that is
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  • 954 649 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1889. A Hongkong Municipality. The question ol Municipal Government was broached in an incidental way the either dav at Hongkong by the Governor ol thatColony. His remarks have naturally aroused comment in that Colony, which as v»t is blessed with no share- ol local selfgovernment in Municipal
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  • 626 649 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1889. Pahang Affairs. Elsewhere will b found several items of Pahang news that must be consider. I .1-. .i,,,-, i/ery satisfactory. First ofall must be reckoned the fa. t thai Mr. Roi>GER has 1 had an inte i\ uw with the Sultan at Pulau Pawer which, we
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  • 102 650 The third wee*!., of the* sixth Criminal Assi/es opened this morning. i A Mang. an old offender, was charged with thcll, and on being found guilty, received a sentence of three years' rigorous imprisonment, and two years' police- supervision. Poh Sob. for theft, also received three years' rigorous
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  • 1840 650 WE note with satisfaction that tin- Municipal Commissioners continue: te> bestow the-ir lime and energies upon those subjei tS that concern the physical well-being of the Singapore public. Passing for the- moment the steps proposed to be taken with a view of reducing
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  • 775 651 We- are glad to he-ar that it has been found possible to convey home alive* the fine young sladang presented by the Sultan of Pahang to Sir Cecil Smith, and by His Excellency to tin- Zoological Gardens in London. The prospect of the sladang ever reaching Condon
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  • 3998 651 i Krom the Egyptian Gasette*) Paris, o< r. 25TH. The death of M. Emile Augier is announced. OKSTANTINOFLE, OCT. 25TH. Idle Porte 1 fearing a fresh attempt on the part ot Cretan committee, is making preparations hjr the despatch of cruise s t<> t xete. Paris, Oct. 26th.
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  • 2360 654 The Inter-Colonial Rifle Match BETWEEN Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore. It has this year been found possible to carry out a suggestion, first put forward on behalf on the Singapore Rille Association, to arrange a rifle match between Singapore, Hongkong, and Shanghai. This was done with the object not only of establishing,
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  • 735 655 Simons v. I'eo Gt an Tl i The following ju Igmenl was delivered by Mr. Justice Goldney this morning: This was an action i<>r the specific performance of a contract for the sale ol certain shares, and in tlu- alternative for damages foi the breach ol
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  • 673 655 SEC OND-CLASS BY P. AND O. held Officer writes to the Pioneer:—*' As the letter b low, from the Chairman ol the Board ol Directors ol the P. anel Company, may probably interest a number ol your readears, I trust you will kin liy insert it in the Pioneer. Some
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  • 2290 656 Brilliant Prospects. Intf.rview with the IfAV_OBB. t Mining Journal j In the Mining Journal oi September 7 appear* cd a communication from an occasional correspondent at Bangkok in Siam, in the course of which he referred to the Gold Fields of Siam (Limited), which was
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  • 173 657 Yesterday i s th I afternoon's sitting of the \^si/'**s was occupied with the case ol Luigi Pantalioi charged with committing a rash and negligent act and with reckless driving so as to endanger human life. The jury found prisoner guilty 00 the second charge onlv and In*
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  • 757 657 For a few months past the name* ol Sambas. Borneo, has been prominently before the public, both in Singapore ami in London, in connection with the- various gold mining enterprises now being vigorously prosecuted in tbat region. It seems, from what we hear now, that not
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  • 292 657 i Bangkok Times. A terrible accident occurred near the Post Office yesterday morning, Tuesday, about io a.m. It appears that in the removal of on- ol theold forts on the ity wall, to prepare the site for the new buildings to be erected there, the workmen had been
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  • 1101 657 Sherii sa \ik v. 11. I- Haughton. Mr. Justice- Woods delivered a lengthy judgment in this case- this morning (18th) of which the following is a summary:— This sale was denii d to have been improperly made-. Ihe bats, as admitted or found were as follows
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  • 124 658 Explosion on the Kaisar -I- Hind. At Hongkong about 6 30 on tbe morning of the 1 2th inst. tbe throttle valve chest of the P. 0. mail steamer Kaisar-i-Hind burst. Two Indian firemen who were cleaning the top of the engines were scalded by the escape of steam, one
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  • 1174 658 (To the Eelitor of the London and China Express.) Dear Sir, As I think the article in your lust issue on Progress in Siam contains comments which are likely to lead te> false premises, I beg you will give space to the following. Though you head the
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  • 1646 658 LEG ISLAT I VE COUNCIL. r FRIDAY. Bra NOVEMBER, iflSg PaassM r 11S EXCELLENCY THK GOVERNOR Sir Cacti C. Smith, k. c. m The Hon'ble the Attorney«General (J.W. Bonier) the Acting Colonial Treasurer R Connor the Acting Auditor General A p Talbot i the- Colonial Engineer M ijoi II McCallum,
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  • 157 659 Singa pore Rowing Club. Thf Autumn rae es ot the above Club were concluded last evening (19th) by Ihe final ot tin- Single Sculls between Tregarthen and O'Sullivan, and a match between two fours over the three-quarter mile course. The former even! was a handicap, O'Sullivan receiving three- seconds from
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  • 146 659 There was; a good attendance at the- de-bate* of last evening 19th) nearly thirty members being present and some- spirite-el speeches being mad.-. Mr. A. Knight was in the (hair, and it was decided to have an impromptu de-bate at the- next meeting of tin* Society. The
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  • 867 659 i From a Correspondent.) Things are be< oming festive here. hen will it end? I'heatricals and amusements are quite the go in tfcis gay little village. Why onlv last we< k War to the Knife was mostsurcessfully played at the Residency, and on Friday again we were entertain* d
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  • 881 660 f Ceylon Observer.) Nkw York, Nuv.ti. At the autumn elections the Republicans carried Ohio, Massachusetts anel Pennsylvania; and the Democrats New York City, the State of Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland and lowa. Paris, Nov. <». The 'Journal <*V.? Debate, apropos of the visit of the Prince ol Wales
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  • 1069 660 "I he- next outward bound French mail, p i Messageries Maritimes steamer Yangtse, will have tin- large complement of 400 passengers, thegreatei number of whom consists en native- visitors from the Far East to the Bxhibition, including some 17 1 Annamites. A number of Tonkingese are
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  • 1977 661 (London and China Express. < The second ordinary annual general meeting ol the above companv was held on the 24th inst., al Winchester House, Old Broad-street, EC, Mr. A. R. lames in the chair. Tr*.- ~«scretary (Mr. f. Fitzpatrick) read tin- notice co i.ening the
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  • 530 661 An extraordinary general meeting of this company was held on the 24th inst., at the offices, 66 and 67, Cornhill, Mr. I-. 11. Kingham in the chair. The Chairman stated that before coming to the business upon which the- shareholders had been brought together, namely, the
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  • 2029 662 The thirty-second ordinary general meeting of the Kastern" Extension, Australasia, anel China Telegraph Company (Limited) was held on the 23rd inst. at Winchester House, Old Broad street, Sir John Pender presiding, The Chairman stated that the gross receipts for the half-year ended June
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  • 356 663 Everybody who knows Johore will learn with regret that our popular medical officer Dr. Wilson, has had to go on leave on account of bis health. Hi*- brother physici mis have sat on him, and ordered him ofl so he left by the- outgoing mail for Hongkong with
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  • 527 663 (Pinang Gasette. We learn that H. E. the Governor has signified his intention of presenting a cup, to be run for at the* January race meeting, and that he intends, it possible, to be present. A few davs ago at l.ah.a* Miniah, Province Wellesley, a Malay, while endeavouring
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  • 2390 663 Wi dneso vv. Nov, 201 ii., 1889. At the ordinary f ninightly meeting of the Commissioners, held yesterday afternoon there were present Colonel Dunlop (President), Messrs. Cuthbertson, Davidson, Tan Jiak Kim, Tan Beng Wan, Lim Eng Keng, Maxwell, Sohst anel Crane. The minutes of the la-t ordinary meeting
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  • 468 664 The Siak Tin and Land Company (Sumatra) have received information from their representative in Siak that, so far, nineteen good tin fields have been proved on this concession, the samples of ore receiveel being of the purest quality. Some time ago a concession was granted
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  • 2105 664 An Ex** Foreign merchant writes to the Timet as follows You have not done more than justice to the British clerk in pointing out that the Germans in England are picked men e>t their class who have already shown their superiority in enterprise, ambition, and
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  • 152 665 OKl's IRDI Ks. Orders by Capt. R. Dunman, Acting Commandant S. V.A. Singapore, 22nd Nov. 1089, I. The following will he the detail during the ensuing week Monday, f !<• M. L. Gun drill, Laying Ordnance. Tuesday, 1 W. M. L. Gun drill. Wednesday, Fool eh ill.
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  • 1555 665 The re-cemt article anel letters in thr London and China Express <>n the- (jue*stion of Progress in Siam. referring also te> the position of British influence in that country, have, as was only b> be expected, beam the; subject ol particular notice by the' Bangkok papers.
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  • 375 666 At the meeting yesterday, (-'ist) there »vcre_ present the* (iovernor, the Colonial Treasurer and Engineer, the Auditor and Attorney-Generals, the Hon'bles Seah Liang Seah, J. Burkinshaw, A. Currie, W. Adamson and T. Shelford. After the* minutes had been read, the Attorney-General proposed the lirst re-a«l--ing of the Courts
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  • 707 666 Consideration of this Bill in Com mitt* was resumed at section 20, which baa reference to Commissioners voting when pecuniarily interested, reads thus M But a Commissioner shall not be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in any matter in which he is inti retted
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  • 1164 667 At Tuesday afternoon's sittings of the Assizes. Tong Ng was convicted ol voluntarily causing grievous hurt by Striking a compatriot over the he-ad with a changkol. He was s<-nt<-nce-d to three ye-ars' rigorous imprisonment. Ong Chin Hob, on a charge of robbery, was found guilty and sentenced te>
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  • 131 667 'Lat Pau News. gth November. bin- hading artie le says thai it i** understood that certain Dutch Officials in Amsterdam, the capital o( Holland, are intern plating the formation ol an association foi tin- suppression of opium but the Editor doubts' that any good will be produced. He says that
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  • 1282 667 [From our own Correspondent.) Things have heen very quiel al Pekan lately, and there his happened but little ol importance, except the conjectures and preparations immediately preceding the closing oi the coast. On the 2nd of this month, ihe Resident and Mr Smith started on an expedition up the
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  • 1677 668 \terdays German Mail). Orb. Messrs. Pixley Abell have received to« day trom the Queens! ind Nati >nal Hank, Limited, the first shipment to this country ol bar gold from the Mount Morgan tie. ld Mine. It consists of 16,*****. The Bentong Straits Tin' Company, Limit' el,
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  • 844 669 Captain Habekost, of tin- s.s. Pontianath, has CUI the* (iordian knot, and has gained for himself the credit of being the first man to take- a steamer inte- and out of the* Pahang river. <>\. r the bar, and through the heavy surf ol ihe N
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  • 647 669 (London ana' China Express. rhe information given by us last week of the report that has come to hand on the tobacco crop in North Borneo will have been received with pleasure by many. We understand that the crops in all p irts of the country are
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  • 6308 669 THURS >AY, i in NO> E MBEP I'KI s| N I HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR Sir Cecil C. Sui ih, k i m The Hon'ble the Attorney-General W Bonier the Acting Colonial Treasurer S. O'C the Acting Auditor General P ralbot the- Colonial Eng neer Majoi lb E.
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  • 1620 673 I flon Observer. I Ai in n*s, Now 1 1 A debate look place in thr Greek Chamber today regarding Crete, when M. 1 1 1. oupis made a fpeei h in m hich I .1 against the Turkish atrocities th u had bei n committed there, and
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  • 3088 673 The second Ordinary Generil Meeting ol the above company was held at 3 Raffles pj ace a t noon on Saturday. I lie following was tin* agenda. Toreceivi and consider the Annual Statement ol and Balance sheet and the reports of the Dire, tors and Audi;
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  • 538 675 Revolution in Brazil. London, iSth Nov.— A revolution has taken place at Rio de Janeiro, unaccompanied by bloodshed. The Emperor has been deposed and has sailed for Europe. A Republican Governmenl has been formed, which tin* provinces generally, excepting Bahia, accept. The population is [Received at 9.15 A.
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  • Page 675 Miscellaneous
    • 50 675 S II I P P I N G AKKIVAI s NoVi t iH, Goalpaka, Bril str., 1,355, Russell, Batavia, Nov. 18, General and 30 D< ck Passengi rs», Boustead .V Co.— q Q m,,,. str ii". Berghuis, Batavia, Nov. 15, General and .0 Deck Passengers. Boustead k Co.— T. 1'.
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    • 795 675 1 \s..\, Ht it sir i lit, Milligin Liverpool Od II r,l Mans i 1' Hyhma, Brit, sti N I I >• M R. Surv Woxgs Gei rtr.,51 V'il, llangkitk, N01 1; General and 18 B Meyer k Co R W11 1 1. 1 mi- Wisp, Bril 1 i" Vi
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  • 274 676 Cap. IM. up Shares value Pd. Div. Ri marks. Singapore Slip Co. 100,000 100,00,. 1,001 100 100 885 Sellers. Bentong, Straits Tin. £100,000 £ic-0,000 100,000 £1 £1 **4| Sellers. Goldfields of Siam, Ltd. £250,000 150,000 150,001. j_,\ £i $7! Sellers. H 'kong S'hai Bank. 7,500,000
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  • Page 676 Miscellaneous
    • 723 676 IAmhprst Brit str 108. Macev. Palembang, Nov. 21. General. Wre Bin Co.— K. May Flower, Dut. str., rjB, (acksoa, Palembang Nov. 21, General, Wet Hin .V Co.— R. Mckn'KY, Brit, str., i«S. McGill, Deli. Nov. 20. General and loo Deck Passengers, Mansfield <\: Co. T. P. Deucalion, Brit, str 1,334,
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    • 478 676 Bam Wrutt Him, Brit, str Tbow, for Billiton and Pontianak. Sappho Brit, str, Wahl, km Malacca and Klang. I IB, Brit str l.owrv. fof Deli S hwalbk, Ger. s*r. M-i'i-T, tor Bangkok. Sissti, Bnt str., Roxells, t- M I Linggi Kosi ROM Kuss str., lvanovskv tor Od- Ml Hecate, Bril
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    • 505 676 Satellite, Brit corvette, 1.420 tons, 162 crew o urn inder Nesbara R CkRAM, Dut g. b., 580 tons, S2 crew, rwu I h p Lieut. Brunyo. T P. Si- Bbllb Col str., $oo tons, Commander Mumhv R. S I K A M i<: l< s .\v\. Brit, str, 20;, Anderson,
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  • Page 677 Advertisements
    • 449 677 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Office Collyer Quay. Godowns Ni w H UtEOUB. t m f uraier-noted are the- dates on which this Company's Mail Steamers may be expected at Singapore deiring the To Akkivf. Te. Lkavk Oltwvkd. Homi ward. 1887. 1887. Friday, Feb. 4th Jan. 10th, Monday. 18th
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    • 468 677 HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION PAID-UP CAPITAI 17,500^000 RESERVE FUND 14, *.*o. RESERVE LIABILITY OE BRO- i PRIETORB i Covet op Dibectobs i Chairman— W. IL FORBES, Eso. Deputy Chairman— ll I. DALRYMPLE Esg Hon Johm BrlL'levino. J. S. Moses, Esq. W (L Bbodib, Esq. L. Poesxei km-, Esq J.
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    • 471 677 LAMBERT BROTHERS, SINGAPORE CARRIAGE WORKS. AM) II tRNESS M Wl I -At IDRY, Orchard Road, Singapore. I sl \H| |v||| I 862. MANUFACTURERS of all kinds of Carriages on the ii-u. st principles and with the best materials, beg to call attention to their present large stock of new and
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  • Page 678 Advertisements
    • 533 678 POWELL CO., AUCTIONEERS, SINGAPORE. I FURNITURE, k:, V I B_ IAPANESE Sui.'i.'vi I t|.t ()n u Q.i t> ii i k,ljKl -.m- i\\jv r m join. ———js^ I mm '"»> I.A.M IV T "5 J />^ JD f Vin Maeili Si HAI RS. jfiftF i'ar _r I _<** fi H
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