The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 13 January 1859

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. VOL. 26] SINGAPORE: THURSDAY MORNING, THE 13TH JANUARY, 1859. [NO. 2
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 773 1 AG BXT3- [Lombard Street. LONDON— Mem-", Algar 4c Street, II, Clement'* Lane, PARIS— Mr <*• W. \app, Rue Moatpensier, No. 6. MALTA— Mr Muir, New# Agent. HONGKONG— Friend oi China Office. JUST RTEITYI© AND FOR SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED Very superior OLD PORT in quarts. y M. G. MACKERTOOM Singapore,
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    • 1108 1 HAMlISm PATENT METALLIC LIQUID SHEATHING. THE necessity fbr a composition of the above description, at a moderate cost, to effectually prevent the accumulation of sea-weed, Barnacles, &c., on the bottoms of Iron Vessels, has long felt; it being well known that from the want of such a preparation, instances are
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    • 808 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY8 OFFICE Battery Road—Singapore. OUTWARD MAILS. ONE of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam-ships, with the European Mails of the 9th December, may be expected to arrive at Singapore, en route to Hongkong, on or abont the 14tn instant. Application for Freight and
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    • 965 1 NOTICE. PSSENGERS per P. and O. Co's steamers are requested to take Notice, that on and after the 1st January 1857, their Baggages will be weighed and labelled before shipment, and any excess of the regulated weight will be charged for at the rate of dn. 14.40 per cwt to
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    • 765 1 AGBNTS. BATAVIA— Nmri Lanpe It Co., Boolwotlen. CALCUTTA— McrtrsTUacker.Spink kCo. StAndrew'a Pi SANG —Gazette Office. [Library wines and spirits Ales—English and Singapore bottled, AIlsopp's and Bass' beer, brandy, best cognac, champagne—44 W-1 1 1'. 1*1 1 7° J 44 Geislers," claret, first quality, cordial, cherry and raspberry, cherry brandy, Glenlivet
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    • 881 2 WMAMPOA A ADVERTISEMENTS. ThJfESSRS WHAMPOA CO. have always 1V1 on sale an extensive and choice assortment of the following Goods, selected especially lor their Stores: WHOSALK, RETAU, AND FOE EXPORCATIOJk millinery aid hosiery Articles to the Work Table Balxarine Dresses Bonnets of the latest modes, from Paris Berlin Wool, of
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    • 967 2 LIST OP ARTICLES FOR SALE AT TH COMMISSION KOOM8 OF JOHN LITTLE QQ 9 COMMERCIAL SQUARE— SINGAPORE. OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT. Boots, Shoes, and Slippers—Paris and London-made Braces—Elastic, Silk, and Cotton; Buttons—Naval and Military; Coats, Ready made Dress—Surtouta, Codringtons, Pilots, Office, Shooting, of the finest and light est materials; Carpet Bags of
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    • 795 2 CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE mHB Undersigned having been appointed Agents J. hen for the above Office, are prepared to g»nt Policies payable in China, Calcutta, Bombay, London and Singapore. JNO. PURV18 CO. Singapore, 26th May, 1852. TNI LONDON ASSURANCE <FIRE BRANCH.) THE Undersigned having been appointed by the Corporation of the
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    • 650 2 TO CAPTAINS AND TBADER8. MESSRS SPICER K ROBINSON beg respectfully to call the atteniion of the above to their large flocks of first class CABIN STORES, and hope by confining their attention to that particular branch of the Shipping trade, they will continue to receive the general support of Commanders
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    • 804 2 rates will be charged for Storage of Gunnowdw in his Magatme, and for boat and b conveying the sama to and from the Magazine -T' Gunpowder, per picul per mensem, 8 cents Brok Periods of a month will be charged as a full month—thus if a picul k received on
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  • 1383 3 THURSDAY MOUSING, 13TH JANY., 18O0. The British steamer Bombay Castle, Captain Dando, arriv*d here on the 8th current, from Hongkong the 3rd, aud proceeded to Bombay on the IOth. The Borneo Company's Screw-steamer c tr James Brooke, Captain McMillan, ■arrived here on the 9th current, from
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  • 1210 3 By.monthly meetiny. SING AROSE, DEC. 27TH, 1858. PRESENT. —The Hon'ble II. 8. Mackenzie, Chairman, H. T. Marshall, Es<i., Joaq. D'Aliuuftla, Esq., T. Dunman, Ksu n M. F. Davidson, Eaqre. With regard to Mr. S'apier's Bill in the case of the Municipal Commissioners versus Messrs. Macdonald Co it was
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  • 171 3 The following letter is from our Manila Correspondent:— Sir John Bowring left Manila for Borneo and Zamboanga on the 20th instant. His Excellency and Captain Vansittart before their departure made an excursion to the Lakes, and no doubt enjoyed themselves as much as they could in so short a
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  • 168 3 Our latest intelligence from Cochin China states that the Allied forces were about to advance on Segoin, and continued to suffer much from sickness, attributed to rain and damp. Except as an act of homage to the French priesthood, it is difficult to understand the object of this
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  • 867 3 The Monitor publishes the following report received by the Mi> ister of Marine froiu Vice Admiral Riganlt d« Geuouiiiy, the Commander in Chief ot the expedition in China Bay of Tonrane, Sept. 17. Monsieur le Ministre,—I have the honour to inform you that the orders
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  • 940 3 In this cold and unripe quarter of the world, we hare very dim notions of Annatn. For ail that the general render hnows, it may be a synonym lor the Thibetan praying -machine, or for a concentric ball of ivory in Ohxua, or tor a long-tailed
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  • 614 3 AFFAIRS IN CHIN A-A GUNPOWDER PLOT AGAINST THB CHRISTIANS. Extract of a letter from the Bishop of Victoria to a private friend:— Hongkong, August 24, 1858.—An atrocious gunpowder plot to blow up the English community while assembled for Divine service in the cathedral is among the recent attempts planned
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    • 518 3 NOTICE IG HKKEBY GIVEN, that Lu CHUNG WANK and KOH MAH WOH have established a co-part-nership to carry on business at Singapore and r ingkok, under the firm of LEE CHUNG WANK CO. The business will be conducted at Singapore by LEE CHUNG WANK, and at Bangkok by XCM MAH
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  • 976 4 We have within a very short time, not three years ago, aeized upon a considerable kingdom in India, with which the government had but recently entered into moat solemn treaties, treaties which every lawyer in England, every lawyer in Europe, would bold were
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  • 1038 4 The Empire of Japan, hermetically sealed against nearly all the rest of the world for two centuries, had the seal rather rudely and suddenly broken in the month of July last Without irresistible ttaam assuredly this would never have been effected. Gaptain Sherard Osborn, as bold and
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  • 515 4 (FROM OUR OWN COR HRt'POIf DINT.) Madrid, Nov. 19. The Spanish newspapers dwell with much satisfaction upon the efficiency displayed by the Spanish troop* in the expedition to Cochin-china. The news given the other day, that the province ofTourane lias been declared to be French territory, does not appear
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  • 1202 4 A'letter from the Hague of the 3rd says The Government has just presented to the States General three bills, the first two for the abolition of slavery at Surinam and in the Dutch East India Islands, and the third for regulating the indemnity to be paid to the owners
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  • 365 4 Why not tiy to telegraph across the Atlantic without a cable? In Dundee we have a scientific enthusiast WIH>, with all the devotiou ot en alchemist, has attained results which will compare with, if they do not outrival, the roost brilliant achievements of Fsradsv,
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