The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 26 November 1890

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  • 207 1 Leading Arth lbj». Pagi Our Christmas Visitors s< S( > The Financial Crisis .s';° Arrests Without Warrant V' v |ury Majority Verdicts 59° The Labour Commission.... v»i Modern War-Ships s«>The King of the Netherlands 593 Local. Paragraphs .S >.> Malacca Vv7- ()O U The Christmas Festival... ,W The Penang
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  • 474 1 N.^mlx, lßth 1 1 is will) gr< at salisfa* lion llial |„irn th.v steps have been taken by tin Committee of the Singapore Cricket Cluh to plat c the pleasant duty o( the rc< ption and entertainment ol «»>n Colonial visitors on a l>roa<l representative basis printed
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 89 1 EXCHANGL. okrkc III) Vf TO NOVIMBKP -?S On London. fiank 4 m 1 ilematid 35< Private credits 6 m S r documents 6m 9 3'" Rank demand Hank demand i b vi«». Private 3od s > <Ih nank denwind Private T>n d s >}OVJ.rU KiNS. (to lnl\ 5 NOTICE. Kobekt
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    • 483 1 NOTICE. The Opium Kami of the Residency, Western Division uf Borneo, the years 1891 and rw- p will be let .<L''ii'i »t PontianaK <'M a date In I>' Hxed by the Resident. Singapore, 17th November, 1890. L.WINO. Consul General for t lie Neilierlands in ihe Straits Settlements. Nov. 17. domestic
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  • 675 2 November 19th). In times like these the difficulty of get- tins financial accommodation Is enormous and even first-class securities are looked at with great distrust. The causes of the tightness in the London money market, which has so greatly hampered business operations and made it an almost
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  • 829 2 IN another column ol this issue will bo found the judgment delivered yesterday by Chief Justice O'M ALLEY in the case of Yap Kow v. Port roit s and Bachee. It is one of the utmost importance to this Colony, for it defines the law dealing with
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  • 878 2 (Xovt-mber 21st). THE late change in the law which has altered the position of the thirty-six gentlemen marked off annually by the Legislative Council to serve as special jurors, seems likely, we understand, to lead to a reconsideration of the advisability of con- tinuing i lie principle
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  • 1208 3 (November 22nd). We have u<> desire to speak in terms ot condemnation of ihe labour Commission now sitting. The Commission itselfl isone that is most urgently needed and we ourselves ha\e over and over again advocated in these columns tin 1 appointment of such a Commission. But,
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  • 596 4 (November 24th Ink several years past the physical and mental health «>i tin Kin<' ol tlu Netherland- had been unmistakcably breaking up and to-day hi- death is recorded. Flic King had gradually fallen into such .1 state that tli< arrangements tor providing i«>i the rcgenc)
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  • 995 4 November 25th). Throughout naval circles ami the country at large there will be a comparative sense <»! relief at finding that tli«! loss of H. M. S. Serfi nt was not due to that worst of all forms of disaster at sea, foundering. The worst form, it i.^
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  • 1033 5 Local. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1890. 11. 11. Prince Mom; Khom lias arrived from Siam \i;i Saigon I*) the S. s. hfeinam this morning. The Sporting Gub have decided to import a batch 0(40 griffins for llie Spring Meeting of 1891. The hors< will probably an iv e in January. The
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  • 1026 5 supplement to lh<: Gazette issued m sterda\ contains the ol Muni- jpal f ot( rs for Singapore. In Tanglin Ward .i\':\n- the join! <« 1 upation li, ation puts on forty names, in Ro Mr William Marsh k.i 11 at< y,.. 1 n d A< ting
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  • 804 6 There was no tennis on the Esplanade last night. The only events yet unfinished are the Profession Pairs and the P> Singles. Banks 1 (Young and Ligh foot; have tv finish their tie with Merc. 11, Hooper and Muir, who have won the fiist set. The
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  • 89 6 Mr. Justice Goklney sat in the Supreme Court this morning for the hearing ol small causes. The M If. steamer Kfffg Tt€ left Colombo at 10 A.M. to-day, (Friday), and may be expected here on Tuesday next. We are informed that Messrs. Huttenbach Bros. Co. by
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  • 1050 7 flu*; For ihc Tanglin No. 3) ivai 1 the election will take place on t! nth December, and the Hon'ble TKonas Sheltord. who retires, is to-day nominated'for re-election, the signatories of the nomination paper being the Hon'ble J. Burkinshaw and Mr. Here are two of the latest
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  • 660 7 According to the Draft Regulation* tor Mining Leasts in Perik the areas for various minerals arc, gold, not exceeding ;o a< res or 600 by *'"o yards in a lode working coal, 640 acre*; other metab <»r minerals 200 a< n Col. </ l;. Macdondl (Ind.
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  • 1033 7 Mr Stevens cadet in thr Selangof Police, i»a^ bc«-n temporarily attached to the Singapore Police a<« At*istant Super in tendent The Pembi l.adroiv Island: She was otto rwise un ton- ol Singapon soned. Before Mr. Anthonisz tliis m a Frenchman nam< 1 L< >pold was <
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  • 722 8 The S, s. "Japan arrived yesterday from Hongkong, and reports one ol the hinese jump< d n\ erboard on the night ol the 22nd Nov., and was drowned. Bankruptcy Colkt. Before Mr. Justice Goldne) ihe nim eight d btors were in the list for public examination
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  • 341 9 Singapore Papi r Chasks. To THE KDITOR. Sir, I think that now the Drag Hunt Club is extinct, some organisation should be made with a view to the future of crosscountry spor' in this Colony. Although I am not oi the opinion thai i formal dub (with head-quarters, entrance-fees,
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  • 3270 9 (/Vowi our oivn Correspondent.) IT is said that one of tlie Chinese firms here, which has large interests in Sungci I'jong, has been obtaining the signatures of some of the smaller shopkeepers and merchants in Malacca to a petition asking for an extension of the Sungei Ujoog railway to
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  • 509 10 Ceylon Observer.) l.'M.il.n, Nov. 8. The numerous petitions in favour oi the commutation ot the sentence of dea'.h pissed on Birchall in anada for the murder ot lienwell have been rejected, and the condemned p isoner will be duly executed on the ***** in^t.'int, \\'(>" Istocki < )ntario,
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  • 356 11 The London correspondent <>i tin Glasgow Herald says:— I understand that the >u-p which K-tjah Urooke touk so suddenly last spring ol annexing llic l.i;>>bang River district*, which till then had belonged to the Sultan ot Brunei, is likely to rai<e tome interesting questions respecting rel itions
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  • 512 11 During a performance of Oliv< Stanley Opera Company at the Lyceum Theatre in Shanghai tomeol the Shanghai "young blood^ behaved throughout in most disgraceful manner, in spite -t I temperate app< als from Mr. Fit U her and Mr. Pyne to the ()|jera lo proceed in peace. Thy s ream
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  • 378 11 A meeting oi the < r'n k< t < lub ommitii r w.i> hHd last evt ning and it was cided, in view ol the foi tin on ing isit o( in,' Hongkong and Colombo I Rams, lo < <>- <1- avour to iuterest the whole i
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  • 353 11 [broni our y I 1 1 p ndenl i i Acli en writes to Ihe Soutt baya Hundelsblad < on< ci ning the raids ul I uauku di Tim .1- follows Kven Omar's subjects were m ii -ji 1 1. (1 .Hid thoi 1 1' ;tl tit ir
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  • 399 12 IJc was at ona convi ytd to lh< a ■tore he lies in most critical condition. The superstitious Javan* d i tin i itive princes have a curious w j ol ptuicci themselves again* cholera. Th > purcl al the Atfc^ar hundreds ol tiny mirrors and hang them upon the
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  • 3740 12 Tuesday, November 18, 1890. Before Mr. Chief Justice O'Malley. \r Ko\\ Wll.l. 1 \m Pom Kui s \M> BaCUI 1 Judgment in tliU small cause case, of wind) a report appeared in our Saturday's issue, was given by the Chiel Justice In ihii case, which is a small
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  • 279 13 [By tin .1/ With reference to the te! igrani in our la^t c i announcing tin- discovery <>t a valuable lode o{ i j antimony, the secretary ol the Central Borneo 'ompany wi itej i Having n jfard to the fad lhal Mr. Helms possesses exceptional knowli <>!
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  • 214 13 it'tli I tly appear «in »\p ai ut.M Mr. K. Wall isP W.I) en U ami U 1 w fli p i i i> mn by tf Ihe Lord Bishop «»r i l)ioc«-» wiio ufticiated, was ASbislcdbi tht- Kl\. I C i "I. V. ii i m
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  • 204 14 The sixth assize of 1890 was opened by His Honor the Chief Justice yesterday, when the following cases were dealt with: Lee Hong Koh and Lee Cho Kun, voluntarily causing grievous hurt discharged. Wong Sam and Chu A Chong, attempted unnatural offence nolle pros. Pan A Yong, voluntarily
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  • 1189 14 Among the many luxuries of a Sybaritic age perhaps ice, in our quarter ot the globe at least, is the most common but it is more than a luxury, i is a necessity in tropical climate* Who h;:s not over and over again at times,
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  • 162 14 (Air, Father, Dear Father. *J Sultan, dear Sultan, come back to us soon, You 'ye been away more than a year; Y»»ur wives are repining, your handmaidens whiAnd grub is exceedingly dear. n n g. Come back, come back, There's Ram. 1:1 is wed to a
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  • 222 14 (Bangkok Times. We may perhaps be allowed to ask what the results have been of the telegraph depaitment in connection with the picking up and splicing of the Koh-St-Chang cable When are we to have communication with the lighthouse? And if the old cable is utfjess, when is
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  • 767 15 We h«- .r that the v ottUh Orient Steamship Company, which h.., tlready received two n^w vtcimer- out from Home with! i the las six mouhs, has ordered still another new boat, to be oui here in June next. Not only the Czarewitch is expected in Bangkok ;n March next,
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  • 274 15 I he Paper Chases. To thf; Kihtor. SlK,— I think that "Domi in V letter about the Paper-chases is all very well as far as it goes but it is quite uncalled for. What are the expenses referred to? Who pay for them now; and do they complain about
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  • 2321 15 Wednesday, Nov. 19. Kho Joo Chin, Heng A Cboy, and Goh A Sah were charged with (i) wrongful confinenicnt (2) aiding and abetting. .Mr Joaquim defended. The Attorney* General stated that the first prisoner was a licensed coolie depot keeper under the Chinese Immigration Ordinance, IV of i*<So,
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  • 1372 16 P Borneo. Written for the Times oj Ceylon* You will. I daresay, have noticed by the Singapore .mil othei papery, during ihc last two year*, that considerable attention has been attracted to the Western Division of Dutch Borneo, princij) ;l!v ov. account ot the numerous
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  • 120 17 Before Chief Justice O'iM alley. Nov 20th 1890. Tan Toi was charged with [he murder of one Neo Fee at Serangoon on X t. i!Sth. Ihe circumstances which lead to the occurrence were briefly as follows. A <^iil named Ong Chop was brought down from China to marry
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  • 115 17 Transfers. Mr. C. Trotter to Sungei Ujong as Stale Auditor. Mr. (i. W. WVlman to Selangoras Government Secretary. [.cave. Mr. J. Dubcrley, Krian, sixty days. Mr. J A. Leggc*, Perak Sikhs. r«turned on Oct. 22nd, and Mr. W. H Dixon, Public Works, on CM. 29th Mr. McGlashan's leave
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  • 357 17 f Pining G*M4tte. Oil Friday last, as the steamer Wing San- was on licr uav Jrom Singapore Ui Penang, ;m cm. pr-int hinese coolie on board cut Ins head vei «1 times with an axe. Hewas immediately lecured ami handed over lo the police on the an o:
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  • 582 17 [Rangoon Gu Allahabad, ll th.Nov A special telegram to I Pioneer dated London, loth November, says 1 r i Paris syndicate having digged {■> provide t Bank of Spun with foui millions sterling gold, which ihe) are unable t i obtain in France, the Directors of the Bank
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  • 966 18 London, nth. S «g J i nu*l banquet at th« L rJ Mayor in honour o Her V.j Ministers, the Right Hon. Edward Si inlio State forV.r.sn.hh.tail the R y il irAr ny, -i 1 h ne.in India and in the British < wuul 1 I M it 1 t!>e
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  • 1096 18 [The following lull account of the murder ot Mr. Flint, and the retribution exacted frun thr murderers, supplements in detail tie inU»rm«ttion given in the S/ngop ore Free Press of yesterday.] Murder of Charles Walter Flint by Dyaks. (From Hongkong Telegraph Correspondence*) Sandakan, November 31 d. I
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  • 528 18 The Bulletin dv Muscc Commetcial, writing with respect to railway construction in Sumatra, The chief ot)JLVt of the Sumatra railway would appear to be to put the mines of Ombilien in a position at *,oim.' future time to compete with English coals at Singapore. It is a
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  • 1333 19 The so-called tru^t principM leenw&i pre* rnt to bo regarded in the financial WWW as a kind of universal panacea at least, it appears to be susceptible of almost unlimited application. and while it has worked well in KHne quarter!, the results in others have Ml
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  • 1112 19 Pl/NJOM AND PAHANC CONCESSIONS. r<> i in: Editor. p EAR Sir,— l shall be much obliged it through the medium of your column* you will allow me to call attention to some portion* of the Directors' and my owu Reports presented to the shareholders al 1 the late Punjom
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  • 1490 20 The irtation of arms, ammunition, ut tv Netherlands India, is prohibited for a period <>l six months, From December Ist. h'Oc. The time for 1 xecuting the Commission o( Enquiry into the question ol labour, has be n < x ended t 1 January ;ist, 1801. Mr.
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  • 244 21 A proposed Perak Order in Council deals with the above question and is published in the Gazette "tor information and criticism." The preamble states thnt "it has been brought to the notice of the Government that mines are worked in certain parts of the State in
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  • 376 21 {Frtm our even Correspondent.) On the 13th of this month, Ah Jin an opium shop keeper living at hi. Jonker Street, complained to the police that one of his coolies named Wi Jun Ju had a.sconded with a box containing money to the amount of S 4 5.
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  • 2210 21 (By German Mail.) Zanzibar, Oct. 27.— Telegraphic news from Lamu and Kipini states that the Sultan of Witu having positively rejected the terms offered by the British Consul-General two raval armed expeditions, under Captain Curzon-Howe and Commanj der M'Qtlhae, were sent by the Admiral to attack
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  • 419 22 Yesterday afternoon there was launched, at tin; Elswick Shipyard oi Sir VV, G. Armstrong! Mitchell, and Co.. the Sirius. a second-class cruiser for her Majesty's Navy. The following is a description ol the vessel -Length, 300 ft.; breadth 43 it. 8 in. mean draught, 17 it.
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  • 222 22 I he weather on Saturday afternoon was exceptionally fine: an agreeable change from what we have been blessed with for some time pist. Consequently there was a very lar^e turnout of riders and not a few rnrriag«*s a( the meet at Tanglin Cross Roads. All the jumps at
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  • 301 22 Ata meeting of the British .Mercantile Marine Officers' Association, held on the loth instant at H ngkong Captain Ashton presiding, the following letter, as a reply to the Chamber of Commerce's despatch of the ,}fst ultimo, (already published) was dratted after a good deal of discussion.
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  • 663 23 The Dignity of Mi*xi< ipal Life To THf Kditor. SIR, May I ask yon to reproduce the accompanying summary <>! Lord Roseben's speech at Glasgow, setting forth ih;«t nobleman's i 1- is <•*' ill v.ilue uf Municipal services lv the community, it may be some little satisfaction to the
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  • 1719 23 Coßrs Ordi R^Orders by C^pt. K. Dunman, Act* Commandnr.t S. A. I Th« UlowinAlll be the dda.l during the W OK IcrlvOrticcr.l.1 crlvOrticcr.I., C ut.thoH,nUcA. IMVb,i do SeiKcantScMX. W rc.uh. The Corps JlUp.radeats.ls/. U^X\ By Order, (Signed) U.S. W.tson. Major, ux. Actg* A'^ntitnt S.I .A A Chinese
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  • 80 24 The following is the Abstract of Traffic Earnings for the Month of October i8()0: 11/•this of Receipt, S Passe n^ r < rs 3-^ Hor*es, Carriages and Dogs 74 90 Extra Lugffgea isS 8j f Special Trains. 1-S Total Coaching 4.1 53 Good 22.703 71 Live Slot
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  • 1720 24 November, nth IS9O. Prt«*cnt— A. Gentle, T. o!ist, 1". Crane, Tan ]i^k Kirn, Lim Ki;^ Keng, J. R. CutliberUoo, Tan tteng Wan, Hon. T. Shelford.— Ab-ent Hon. Capt. Cameron! k.k., and K. \V. Maxwell. I he minutes of the previoui ordinary and of the special met ting, held
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  • 429 24 The Latb King of the Netherlands. The following communication has been forwarded to us from the office of the Colonial Secretary November 24, 1890. Sir —I am directed by the Colonial Secretary to inform you that the flags on all Government buildings and vessels will be hoisted hallmast high tomorrow,
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  • 1963 25 HOW II APPICTf niK A MIRK (ONSIMR The American paper- to h hh! with tlv. |as| mail afford some proof that the new tariiT was likely to act disastrously on the Republican prospects in the elections. In most newspaper-, are reports of higher prices, advertisements stating that
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  • 338 25 Vov. J^'h 1890. Before C.S. OWlallcy. On the Court opening ihis morning Mr, [oaquim applied t >r the release ol bojj A (how a prisonerin previous case, against whom the jury had returned a verdict ol not and who \\a«. ordered lv <li^< liargi d. Within tl><' 1
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  • 924 26 The La fesi Lxiiibij ion < Ji si ick in British Sorth Borneo. I'ci iii». Edito*. Sir,— The extraordinary letter to the Hongkong Daily Telegraph dated Sandalean, November 3rd, giving some account ol tlie destrin tion ol" a native (hu I named LJmpal and hi> tribe has doubtl* ss
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  • 249 26 fhe deaths resulting from the powder t x plosion at Taiping are many more than ai rirst estimated, as n«> less than 800 coffins have been ta^en out «>i the city, and stiil lii'-iv were not enough to bury the dead in. A liinaman lighting hi^ pipe while repairing the
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  • 1290 26 IN H. B. M'S. VICE ADMIRALTY COURT F OR SIAM. fhc s. s. !i. '■•>:!. I. Samuelsen, Master, and the Swatow Steamship ompany, Owners, v. s. s. i!vir,i, A. R. white, master, and A. Holt, L) v\ K. 1!. Krcnch Esq., 11. B. M's, Acting Consul, Judge. Capt<mi C Kdlefsen.
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  • 1056 27 Mont w, Novf>!bf.r Present Mr. A. Gentle (Presideni Vtessrs. uthbertson, Shelford, Beng Wan. iak Kirn, Crane, Solist. and Major Mi ilium. Ihe minutes ut the previous ordinary meeting un November 1 1 and vi the special meeting on th it date were read and passed. Mr. Shelford wished
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  • 1219 27 I S bring b rhckhipsn m l r Ord l > Mafa Collard lh« UWfIWII I 1 < tain the steamer- longer than i* «ary. I lie soldiers will be landed al Sourabaya and fromtliere they will be ieii! by railway lo their respective gatrisons. According to the
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  • 445 28 A very good clay's cricket was witnessed vii Saturday, when the v\ C. C. tru-t the Recreation Club, the first match of the season. The afternoon was line, a little too hot, but the ground was as dead as it could be, in
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  • 544 28 [For the "Free Press.") The German Budget. London, /]//i Xoz\ For the ensuing year the German Budget demands a loan of sixty-four million marks lor the expenses of the army, navy, railways, and post. Money Panic. A very <jrave crisis in the City of London has been averted
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  • 561 29 ov# _l\ r Will o'/ hf Wisp: from Klaitg.— Mc-vrs. Blake. Hole, Garrard, Hooper, Beamwell, Neubronner, Summt rs and Stonor. PttThamiti from Hombiv.— Mri. Hauler and s children, Miss Lingfcy, Mr. and Mrs. La:. me. From London.— Mr. R. MacCalman, Comr. A. M. Field, Mr. jinlice Goldney, Mjs.
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  • 99 29 Anjer Shipping Report. (Specially compiled for the Singmpor* Free Press.) "Date of passing Anjer; N itionaiity and description of vessel; Captain's name; Whence and when >ailed Destination. Nov. S. Am. sh., I.i /on Park; Hongkong, Oct. ii; New York. Nov. 8. Dut. sir., Yam Gobms; Duif; AmaAerdam, Sept. 21 Batavia.
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  • 1009 29 ARRIVALS. Xoveiuher ij. S\m Tor, Brit, sir., 68, Harvey, Bagan, Nov. i^,, General and 75 Drtk Passengers, Bun Hin& Co.— K. ii.i. o*TMI Wim\ Hrii. sir., 166, Angus, Klang, Nov. is. General and 88 Deck Passengers, Str.iils S. S. Co, Ltd. l< Mary A» stim, Brit, sir., i 4".
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 604 30 Xoiqmber 24. Bfxgkalis, Brit. str.. go. D Padua, Muar. Nov. 23, General and 71 Deck Wee Bin Gympyi, Brit, str., 126, Seddon, Penang, Nov. 19, General and 41 Deck Passengers, Bjustead Sri Trimgawv, Brit, str., Si, Flak, Malacca Nov. 23, General and 48 Deck P.is^ngers. Ong PJh Guat.— R. Will
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    • 1180 30 Si lAMBRS. Arsi R^r.l^•|). Brit. str.. 553, Abrahan s.>n, Fremaitlf, Oct. 22. General, Boustead Co. Nov. 16, Premantle. T. P. Bam Whatt Him, Brit, str., 195, Thow, f> O nlianak, \>v. 16, General, Straits S.S. Co. Ltd Nr\ iS", Pontianak, Nov. 26. R. DAVEFTRY, Brit, sts., 1,555, Galbraith, Colombo, Nov.
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 404 31 Patent Improved American Forges. Suitable i-or Engim i.r.s, Boiu ..-M \kkrs, Bridge-Builders and General Contractors. These Forges are a quite recent invention and are vastly superior to any other forges in the Market. They can lie hc'»«l in bixe* I A—round Diatn. vi hearth 18 Mtche*. C square size of
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    • 444 31 Compania Genera! de Tabacos de Filipinas. Highest awards in the Melbourne and Paris Exhibitions 1889, for 41 La Flor Isabella Cavites, Malabon, Meisic and Princesas factories. The Straits Agency has always in stock from the Company General, Incomparablcs, Imperiales, Keina Victoria, Vcqueros, Brevas, Culebras, Regalias, Britnnica, Filipina and Media, Oricntales,
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    • 204 31 McALISTER Co. HAVE lUS I KR< I VEIJ I'j.k s.s CD hi.. I K<i\l Messrs. PERINET et FILS .1 consignment o( thtrir ELEBRAT ED CH A M PAGN E "DRY VERZENAY," and offer it at th<* following prices $15 per Cue, 1 Dozen Quarts. *i 6 per Case, 2 Dozen
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 667 32 POWELL CO., AUCTIONEERS, SINGAPORE.* rURNITURE. fee.,! FURNITURE, 4c. For Salf. ur Sale. A'mkikahs. 'cc Chests. Bai>STE.\OS 'IKON. JEWEL SAFES. Bed-ro(j.m Sums, Japanese Screens. BookStands -T ~^k -isisrrs, *r—™*~ 4r^ \i. L» n °leum. Billiard Tables.'] s? 3l »sjxs^-^ i; >-a^ "V flT^^sas^ iTS Matting. Card Tables. "v, f s 1
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