The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 4 August 1891

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
  • 19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES. TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 th, 1891. No. 210.
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  • 282 1 v \k I LBS. r 1,,-c tienx" asc 6s IVrr'.r.i'" SloratfC Ml Hulk Banishment „66 I ■■^•l.tpd ano Malaya" 0 101 rt News. PenaNg A«ii« 67,7*) Tong Beng" < a<*e hS ecting Si^si-boards Question 71 l\ cc Court Another "Pong Merit' Case N j, other Post OAca Cats M
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  • 55 1 ilorructbd rr to ACOUST >. On London. Batik 4 m 3 M demand 33i Private credit* 6 m /s .> 4s documents 6 nv> 34* M 3 m S i 44 On Inoi*. Hank demand *24\ On Hongkonu. hank demand di:> On Java. liank demand 200 private 30 d
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  • 103 1 (Auov«t 3.J I .V .50 r '*mbier m 5-^° (J< Cube No. 1 8 -7° do. do. No. 2 7-4'> P< Ww, BUck (ordinary S'porej 10.12; White. (Fair L/W-f5% 17 5^ W v llus lo t ie |b.) 88. (lAanda) «7--.l<>v^.Amhoi..a) »S. "Mf* [\n% Blacks) m 25- pearl (Fair
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  • 1096 1 lt«f*«luUi the Vrr** lie People's rgjl.t maintain. V n»«ved by influence and unbribeH by gain Were patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, I ovalty. xni Law. (July 29th). IN yesterday's issue was given a fairly full report of the summing up of the
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  • 588 1 THBKI is not the slightest doubt that the proposal brought befo c a special Municipal meeting, vvit'i ths object of obtaining sanction to a. petroleum depot in Ww Harbojr, is one whio'i it would he nothing fthort of a scan lil to "'rash M before ii.«-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 23 1 GAGGINO Co., sold cm retail/ 14 rents per ft). 10 w Srii S lf irbo!i^ A, I#o o per gallon. .$4.50 per pikul.
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    • 167 1 Ruttonjee Merwanjee Co., Indian and Colonial Merchants, 22, St. MaBI A\k, Lonpon, E.C. Kstabli^hed 15 yoars in London. Large or small orders from Town ov Ip-country for Kuropean and American gornU Ixt cuted with promotness and aumoaijr Consigxmknts realized and proceeds i emitted by wire or advances made according to
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 368 1 The Week. The If. If. S. s. Natal, takes this mail home to-morrow. She arrived from Saigon to-day. The N. G. L. s. s. Preusscn, brought a mail from home on Saturday morning. The next mail from Europe arrived to day per M. If. S. S. Yang Tse. H. K.
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  • 635 2 (July 31st). The public of Singapore will certainly read with attention the communication from Messrs. SVMB Co., which appears in another column, in which that firm gives certain explanations and certain inform ation as to their projected petroleum stores. We -may at once admit that that firm
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  • 1358 2 (August ist). THE whole of the circumstances connected with the cropping up of the subject of deportation, the obtaining of evidence to that end, and Secret Society doings generally, give a swift short glimpse, like the momentary flash of a dark lantern, into the anomalies attending all efforts to
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  • 554 2 (August 3rd). IT is not improbable that the member* of the Straits Association in London, o: some of them, may have had their attention called to a letter headed M Kngland and Malaya," printed in the London Morning Post of the 7th July. If so they cannot
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  • 481 3 Byneand White, leave Singapore after a P V A UCCessful for Pcnang per r. O. s. s Pekin to-morrow. th Jo u 2; s s /v arrived ith ne China mails this morning, and will leaxe for Europe to-morrow evening, the mail closing at 2 p.
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  • 426 3 There was a good meet at the Tanglin Club on Saturday, several Officers of the K. A. turning out besides Col. Ellis and Officers of the s<Sth. It was disappointing however to notice that no ladies were out. Two of the K. A. Officers came to grief
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  • 407 3 (/V#m #ur own Corrtspondtnt.j At the Penang Assizes there are two murder cases the first of which lasted all day yesterday and is not yet concluded. The other cases were numerous but not important in character. A Chetty accused a Mrs. Adelaide Stewart of forging two receipts
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  • 276 3 A little incident occurred some time since at a certain port on this side of the Suez Canal, which testifies to the zealous manner in which Boarding Officers occasionally carry out their duties. The S. S. Tinpan, Captain Whytescorch, arrived at the above vaguely-indicated port with a
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  • 817 3 The following i s a copy of a letter on the above question forwarded from the London Chamber of Commerce to the Right Hon. W. H. Smith, M. P.. First Lord of the Treasury (Copy] The ight Honourable IV. Smith, M. P. The First Lord of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 204 3 SAYLE CO., LTD., Beg to announce that Miss Norman, their New Dressmaker is now in charge of the Dressmaking m A hit. Robinson Co. SINGAPORE k PENANG, (Established 1858J Ladies and Gentlemen's Outfitters. LADIES' DEPARTMENT. ul Satins. Coit times. Millinery. rntrirnined Hats. Dress Materials. Boots and Shoes. Ribbons, Haberdashery. Hosiery.
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  • 2395 4 The "Tong Beng" Society Cask. The Chief Justice in summing up, said he had postponed summing up until this morning in order that they might come fresh to the final consideration of a most difficult case to deal with that could well be submitted to a jury, and
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  • 410 4 SI AM NEWS. (S. M. Gazette.) On Wednesday evening at 4.30 r. m. the Fylla drew up opposite the Oriental Hotel, where the captain and officers of the Russia 1 gunboat Seeiveeck disembarked, and after a few minutes delay proceeded in the royal carriages awaiting them, to the Palace. The
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  • 929 4 Application for a Petroi. Ri m H In introducing the subject of M Cl Bjl Co.'i urgent application ycsterdiy^' Synie H the consideration of thr Board as toV^ f *H lity of licensing a store to be built at ft 'H mm for petroleum in bulk, the l\
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  • 55 5 {Gazette, July 24th.) y r il. F. McKwen has assum-d his s 2s Secretary to the Sanitary Hoard Kuala Lumpor. IV August Hank Holiday will be on Monday ;>r'l instant. ..initial report on the district of ,M>r is published for general Also the Regulation for the er ol
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  • 676 5 H M.S. "Tweed" Stranded. On t 1 19th instant, there was a stiff tr phoon at Hongkong, accompanied with ,f life, and H. M. s. TweeJ,h**been ishore. The Daily Press says I a.m. on Sunday morning the signal gun itory was fired one round, indicating I gale
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  • 149 5 Corps Orders issued to-day anhere will In: a Camp at New from Wednesday sth to Month August, including the approachisl Bank Holiday on Thursday the fa every convenience will be given coming up to town on business by ining of special tramcars, it is (1 that every
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  • 258 5 rowed off 1 le u° f the heaV fours wa rowed off last n.ght over the three-quarter S T rPgar hcnls crew intending belL Wl havin^ P r^iouslv bratenacrevv stroked by Johnston, were thus entitled to enter the final. Ihe water was decidedly rou^h, preventing neat oarsmanship,
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  • 410 5 Mr. Crow, the Government analyst of Hongkong, in his annual report speaks thus of the spirits sold in the Colony I have dcvotLvl a considerable amount of time to the study of the alcoholic liqiors in this Colony. It is I believe a generally accepted notion, that the various liquor*
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  • 2541 5 From Dr. Simon's Meteorological Report for 1890, the mean temperature for the year is seen to be 78 .9° for Singapore, Bo° for Penaog and 81.80° for Malacca. On May 2nd in Malacca the highest temperatun* of solar radiation was reached, 172 0 Ihe lowest nocturnal
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 301 5 BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY. The report ami account- of the above company 10 December 30 last show total receipts lor the year amounting to £101,665 tod., comprising 59,743 11s Sd. from revenue proper, £39,942 I is. Bd. from sales of land in Borneo, and £1,979 6s. 6d. from interest and
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  • 213 6 In the House ot Commons Admiral Field, M.P., asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonits whither, weiltg that the Legislative Council of Hong Kong have recently passed an Ordinance placing restrictions on the working of ships' cargoes M that harbour on Sundays as
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  • 630 6 We {China Mail) are authoritatively informed that 11. E. the Officer Administering the Government received this morning 18th a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the effect that the proposal for the appointment of a Chinese Consul at Hongkong
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  • 388 6 (Pinang Gazette.) At the Auction of Mr. J. A. Brown's property yesterday the rate horse Agricola was sold for *575» the purchaser being Mr. Leng Cheak, it is believed for the Sultan of Kedah. Modesty was also put up but, not fetching the reserve price, was bought in.
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  • 718 6 C oal is said to be very cheap at Soerabaya on a ccount of large supplies and a scarcity of buyers. Imports from the East Borneo Company's mine at Kotei are increasing and the Government railway and the East Java Tramway Co. are drawing supplies from this mine.
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  • 456 6 The first Railway in Si am. Cutting of the first Sod. Seldom, if ever, has Sapatoom presented so gay a sight as it did on Thursday morning last on the occasi >n of the cutting of the first sod of the Paknam Railway by His Majesty the
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  • 1695 6 The Financial News, in discussing ,v fuel problem, directed attention ''T^ possibilities for railway locomotive n^'* demonstrated on the Great Eastern j Urpos number of Russian railways. Only were its uses in steam navigation refer? 0 then only in regard to the steamships t the
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  • 415 7 By private advices received in Singapore appears that the party had reached as far a- Kuala Tembeling on the 16th July. tis at this point that the route of the exlorers Messrs Davison, Ridley and Kelsall,) iiver«;es from the main stream of the Pahang river, some
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  • 598 7 Hi e r T a m' rS 5* inV te<l for con *truction of Doundin maS nry W rks Of the lm poundmg Reservoir at Ayer Kerch, athrouah l i" Ch Uans P° rt C <""<»< Passed car^ g f S '"S. a P° re to
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  • 51 7 Tan Chi Ngi, one of the Chinamen recently banished from the Colony, was escorted out of the harbour limits from the Criminal Prison on Wednesday evening. He will be conveyed to China via Hongkong where the P. O. S. S. Peninsular, by which he has been despatched, will land
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  • 115 7 The Stanley Opera Company gave this extremely vivacious burlesque last night before a good audience, and sent them away delighted. It is true the performance was some distance removed from a musical ideal, but the fun was very real and the v go" put into the chorus and dancing
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  • Correspondence.
    • 228 7 To thi Editor. DEAR Sir,—Our attention is drawn to the articles appearing in one of our local papers referring to the scherr.e fur bringing petroleum in bulk into Singapore, and they contain so many gross inaccuracies that they could only have been written in total ignorance of the matter,
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  • 630 7 In the Court of the Senior Magistrate today, before Mr. Thornton, Mr. J. Haffenden of the British and Foreign Bible Society appeared in answer to a summons calling upon him to show cause why an order should not be made for the removal of the British
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  • 1665 7 Within a few days the deaths of two former Straits' Governors have been announced, General Cavenagh, whose reign is almost ancient history and Sir Frederick Weld, who next to Sir Andrew Clarke, did most for the development of the Peninsula. Both are sincerely regretted, especially the
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  • 556 8 Below appear the names of the Societic which have been exempted by H. E. th Governor in Council from registration unde the Societies Ordinance 1889. In th original schedule of Societies exemptec dated 28th March, arc given the follow ing The Singapore Club, the Tanglin Club,
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  • 266 8 Under the above heading the PitianoGazette advocates the organisation of a local corps for local defence and tl,e maintenance of order in times of danger or disturbance. This very proper suggestion forms the subject of an article from which the annexed passage is quoted We would
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  • 78 8 EX-OFFICER. (Special to the Hongkong Telegraph.) I f Syd "V>'' J u| y 215t --I-'eutenanl Philip I. HodrfM I i.is deplorable item of news will be received herewith universal regret, for despite TeenSe^ SSsajasSSSsuSa cently court-martialled here, and .he end wTsihtt S*/, H hS em como,,ssion
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  • 1172 8 With the composition of the Labour Commission that has sat in the Straits Settlements, we have now no more to do than with its methods. Its report has been published, and by that we must judge it. In doing this we have the
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  • 260 8 E. J. M. writes to the Rangoon G* as follows A Uas^e The two following opinions written many ago will probably interest you, now that F seems to have taken Luang Pfcrabang. M Scott, when in Tonquim during th e war correspondent, wrote a number of
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  • 669 8 Ihe following j s the Committee's Report to the Members of the Straits Association Singapore Branch, for the year ending 30th Your Committee beg to present to you th eir annual report and statement of accounts for the year ending 30th June, IS9I. The year which has
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  • 1047 9 Corps Ordirs. By Major H.K. McCallum, c.if .0., Commandant Singapore, joth July, ,8 9 i I In panting permission to the Sjnrraoon. Vofcintfer Artillery to drill at fort Silo* P L p^ssir Panjait* during the time they are in C*™ HF r he MM.y-Oen.ral Commanding ha? draw
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  • 779 9 inJJf r ,K W D be a P a P er^ase to-day finish2 g Royal Artiller^ Mess F^ rt c™~ cedld t Car .K that the Gover "^-nt has ac to he r a rC UCSt of t!le Municipality Jo be allowed to build on the
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  • 453 9 {From our o~*n Correspondent.) A notice asking for tenders for the construction of the Reservoir at Aver Keroh has been issued so that there is now some chance of thf* work being completed within a measurable point of time and if the work is properly supervised, there is no
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  • 359 9 Another I onu Bbvo" Secrkt SociSTY Case. Koh Tean Sck, a Holcien Chinese, was placed before Mr Thornton to-day under arrest by Detective Inspector Porteous on charges of (a) assisting in tne management of an unlawful society, (b) being a member of an unlawful society, and (c) attending
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  • Correspondence.
    • 1018 9 To the Editor. Sir, —As promised in our letter ve>terday, we now shall endeavour to throw a little light on this subject, aud dispose of the erroneous statements that have been made. The system of storing oil in tanks, and the mode of distribution used in connection with the
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  • 499 10 Mr. J. H. Edols of the Malay Peninsula Prospecting Company, writing from his workings on that Company's property at Raul) under date 23rd July IS9I, to the Secretary of the Company in Singapore, reports as follows I lie progress of work for the fortnight is Shaft
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  • 394 10 The Lesser "Tung Bknu Case. The following is Mr. Joaquim's crossexamination of Mr. Porteous yesterday, which was crowded out of our report of the case On the o.th of June I laid information against the prisoner and applied fora warrant. An application was made to the Johore Government
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  • 1894 10 Captain Costanzo, master of the Austrian steamer Thisbe, appeared before Mr. Thornton yesterday afternoon on a summons issued on the information of the Post- Master General, to answer to having, on thei6th instant on his arrival at Singapore, neglected to deliver to the Post Office a
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  • 1488 10 In the course of the summing up of the Chief Justice in the Society Case he made some remarks on the M new experiment in the administration of Justice," referring to the admission of the evidence of the accused person on oath. He said that that
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  • 93 11 T he Swiss residents of Singapore are to-da> engaged in celebrating their nationa l sexcentenary festival. Kewf from Boedoek, West Borneo reports the prevalence of very hot and' dry ir etther I with many jungle fires filling the a r with smoke. Th friends and acquaintances
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  • 200 11 Tl c following telegram has been receivf J from Mr. Hibby, mine manager at Raub /vW 3* 7*h 5A is idle from want ol water. Stopped I ing 30th July. l Raub Hole.— North Drive looking well Prospects remain unchanged. This information simply means that the ged drought from
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  • 494 11 LAN DAK. A < who has spent eight month- in West Borneo has been <r O od enough to favour us with some particulars of tin- Landak District. It lies on the Northtern corner of the island, to the South ot San«bas, which forms one of its bounda M anci
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  • 887 11 tlement nf M IS ratl °r Rc P Ort of th Satnea r rt s*s* f F the > ear l8 9°' ap. P^ars somewhat late in the day. Perhaps he dual signature, Mr. Hervev and Mr. semonger the former away on leave, and ittll
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  • 610 11 Mr. A. VV. S. O'Sullivan has been appointed a Magistrate for Penang. Clause 12 of the order in Council of August 28th 1890 has been cancelled. The cancelled rule refers to the insurance of parcels to the United Kingdom, and says that the proportionate^system of payment for damages
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  • 1630 11 [TimtS* Correspondent at Sydney The news of the disastrous explosion on board her Majesty's cruiser Cordelia, which has just arrived at this port after a cruise among the Pacific Islands, has created a considerable sensation. Fronfi special inquiries I have ascertained
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  • 735 12 H. If. S. Hyacinth, the Colonial steamers and the Prins Hendrik der Nedcrlander were decorated with bunting yesterday in honour of the birthday of the Queen off the Netherlands. Deviating from opera and burlesque the Stanley Company on Saturday night performed a sensational, an exceedingly sensation
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  • 591 12 HELD BY THE ENEMY." (By one of the Audience) It is not often that the public of Singapore has the advantage of attending the production of a spectacular drama. Strange it is indeed that this should be so, seeing how admiralty the large stage of our imposing theatrical edifice is
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  • 274 12 The site for the Camp of the S V. A at New Harbour is on -the grounds of the Dock Company, beyond the entrance to Bukit Chermin. A number of bungalows have been recently erected on the rising ground that lies between New Harbour and
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  • Correspondence.
    • 559 12 To tmb Editor. S IRt—I have r. grievance, which publicity would perhaps help to remove. Last Thursday afternoon, I had the privilege of taking a lady passenger and her children ashore from my ship, just anchored in the Roads. There was a nasty jobble of a sea on,
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  • 252 12 The competition for the Junior Spoons took place on Saturday afternoon, seven competitors turning Up to shoot. As is usual the handicaps, being the average of the points allotted to the competitors by a sub-corn mi tee of the senior shots, were not opened until the close
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  • 347 12 {Gazette, July 24th). Mr. M T Wright acts as State Surgeon during tl, s absence on leave (one month) ot Ur. Sheppard. Mr. W. U. Treacher. c. M. c, Secretary to Government has been granted three months leave. Mr. C. de f rafford D? s trict bngmecr. Kuala
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  • 167 12 The start of S iturd iv's run was as u*ua from the Orchard Road Station. Holley being away in Penang, Mr. Paton Kcr laid the paper, and got through the work soon enough to change his mount and ride with tin* Hunt, chasing himself in a true sportsman
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  • 381 12 (From a Correspondent.) There were two murder cases at the Pcnang Assizes, and in both of them the prisoners were acquitted. The counsel for the defence in one there wras Mr. Shearwood, who was recently practising at the Singapore Bar. A Chinaman, Keng Heng, was accused of
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  • 589 13 M\RRtF.n v. Single. This mate" was played on the Esplanade en Saturday afternoon, C. Stringer caotainin g the Benedicks and Col. Heygate the STchelors. It speaks ill for the spirit of thf ututta-hed when it has to be stated that it was found impossible, up till the (j r
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  • 165 13 Bmmgkok Times.) :ibn on her last trip down to Singapore carer 0(1432,000 from the Royal Treadeposil in the Chartered Mercantile Bank >n. The Hecate took down $363,0)0 Friday la>t. r that the special agent of an Australian aiII ihonly arrive in Bangkok with full s to tender for
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  • 820 13 THE SEXCENTENARY OF SWISS INDEPENDENCE. theTr fri^." cs dents of Singapore and mr ti M 'tO the umber of al '°"t «»y. C £S&' > ester^y._in celebration o of Swi? WT» f the '"dependence rifl". the Ist August -at the rifle range of the Swiss Shooting Club near I hompson
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  • 556 13 The report of the Protector of Chinese, Mr. Cowan, for 1890 contains the following general remarks on Chinese immigration:— I would again, in consequence of the great falling off in the immigration of Sin-Kehs, briny forward for the favourable consideration of Govern ment my recommendation regarding the
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  • 1842 13 (AY the German Mail.) A young and pretty lady threw herself into the Somme, with the evident intention of commuting suicide, and was followed into the water by her little pet dog, who tried bravely to save his mistress. The latter was eventually rescued by a
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  • 1094 14 {Via Ceylon.) London, July 17th. The accident on board the steamer Rohilla proves to have been of a trifling character, and the necessary repairs will be effected in time for the vessel to leave on contract date. Captain Kane, late in command of H. M. S. Calliope of
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1011 14 HONGKONG AND SHANGwTT BANKING CORPORATION PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND i*^^ RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROO "*'**>&> 31 PRIETORS $9 2r/r, 77(>7 Court of Directors:— Chairman S. MOSES, Esq Deputy Chairman— S. C. MICHAEI S^v d T. E. Davies, Esq. A. McConachip p C. J. HOLLIDAY, Esq. L. PoKSNhCKER 'p^' H. Hoppius,
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 625 15 Howarth Erskine, Limited, Civn Mechanical and Elbcthical KngiNESRSi Ikon and Brass Founders Bridge and Ship Ruldkrs GENERAL CONTRACTORS, <nd 1 o H. M. GOVERNMENT. AGENTS FOR Rc bey. Engineers, England, Engines. Mumfortl Engineers, England, Pumps. Reddaway Manufacturers Belting, Camel Hair Hepburn's Patent Indestructible Valves Kockinf'l Fresh Water Condensers. gtglC Non-Conducting
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    • 453 15 RILEY HARGREAVES Co., ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE. Have always in stock a large assortment of Weighing Machines. AVERY Co., Hlath>rm Weighing Machine*, 20 cwt., 15 cwt., 12 cwt., 10 cwt., 7 cwt. Arranged to wei^h in lbs. fc cattic-. Counter Scales «n great variety of shapes and sizes. SALTER'S. Balances and Scales
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    • 617 15 G. R. LAMBERT Co., PHOTOGRAPHERS. Orchard Road, No. t*6. Photos fcaiu, to thp. best Homework. The well-known Op^l-Photos. New! Beautiful Platinotypes, Photos jn oil and water-colours. The largest collection o| Types and views of the archipelago. Enlargements up to life-size. NUny New Patterns ok Picture Prames. Mora Stands and Pluche
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    • 615 15 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through passage tickets granted In England France, and Germany by all trait** Atlantic lines of Steamers, ;«lso to &%n Krancisco by the 0 of the above lines. To other European points at proportionate rates. Special reduced rates granted to
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  • 470 16 For the "Free Press.") London, July 2J, 189 Outbreak of Cholera. Cholera has broken out at Jeddah and Aleppo, and is still raging at Mecca. There are two hundred deaths daily in the City. Right Hon'ble VV. H. Smith, m. p. It is believed in the House of
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  • 336 16 AUGUST 3rd. i« Oi H'k.M.g&S»hai Bank. igB% Prem Cum n* Vaiue Pd. D.v. \Vw Oriental Kink. |S C eller 7oor»,ooo 7,500,000 60,*****5 I2 S 1 "'I.- Pa^ar Dock. too Sales 2 oo0 0<)0 £507,1 00 67,100 50 50 6 p.c. Dtbenti r sop.c. p ar d.^.'. t.S°OtOOO 1.500,000
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