The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 9 April 1864

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  • 12 1 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY MORNING, THK 9TH APRIL, 18C4.
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  • 2576 1 Singapore, Saturday Morning, 9lh April 1864. Toe following is the result of the sale 0 lie Government Farms on tire 5th curreivt. It will lie noticed that there is a considerable falling off in the rent of the Spui' F«rin. This has probably arisen from
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  • 849 1 The Caurrier de Saiyon of the lOfh current has some observations on the opium farm there. It remarks that so rooted is the addiction of the population to the vice ol opium smoking that it would have been impossible for the govern in ent to prohibit it, and there
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  • 123 2 (From, the Pniang Argus, March, 31.) On Monday last between ten anil eleven o'clock in the moi*nin«, the grass growing on the glacis in Fort Cornwallis opposite the Police Building ignited, by some means or another, and in a moment, the whole ground was in a blaze. The Police
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  • 594 2 The Dutch Mail Steamer Koningin der Nederlandcn, Captain Lewis, from Batavia the loth t ltirao, arrived here on the morning of the 19th, and returned to Batavia on the 4th current, with the Europe Mails of the 26th February. Her Majesty's Steam-ship Encounter, Cap!. Dew, from Japan, having
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  • 316 2 Mar. 5 English Ciralior, Thomson, from Loudon for Singapore. n 5 English Tjburnia Cooto, from Manilla for London. r> 5 English Imlrlla Jlrrcn*, Bremncr, from Hongkong for Liverpool. 5 Hambro, J. M. Bock rim aun, Napp, from Hamburg for Hongkong. n 6 Bremen Dorittc, Schumacher,
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  • 779 2 AR>IT A 1 8, Mar 22 Fanny (Hair.b) from Hamburg a 23 Clicduba (steamer) Calcutta 23 Cain bodge (French stmr) Galle tt 23 Hyacinth Rangoon 23 £ena Bassein n 23 Treton (Russ) Rangoon n 23 Grynca6tle Calcutta n23 Leven (H. M's steamer) Labuan n 24 Dorothea (Haw,) Hongkong
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  • 870 2 1 cs**C* Name Consigners. Destination ,yc. II. M's steamer Borderer ■240 Senior Naval Ollicer 1 11. M's steamer Cio.cn 240|Tonkin Ditto 1 'Slation 11. IW's steamer JUUUJ. I 280!Adams Ditto 11. 31.' steamer Rifleman 43o .Leyard Ditto j Surveying 11. M's. Straits steamer Potto j 400
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  • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
    • 353 4 SINGAPORE, 9 th April, 1864. MI8 PORT THE BE ARK XO DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, AND VESSELS OF EVERY NATION ARK FREE OF ALL CHARGES. EXCEPT LIGHT DUES LEVIED O.N CERTAIN UNDER THE ACT XIII OF 1854, THE HIGHEST OF WHICH IS ONE ANNA (LESS THAN 3 CENTS) PER
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    • 118 4 ON LONDON —The irmouut «»t Private Bills offering at 6 months sight is model ale and sales made at 4 s 11 £d the Banks drawing ui ihe same date at 4s I Id. ON PARIS Private Bills at 30 days sight have been solo at /6I0 per $100.
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    • 415 4 There is a moderate demand lor the Hire ports and Chi na but the Vessels laid on for England are sufficient lor present requirements. The following Charters have been ma e Hindustan, (479) to loud here for Kaliimu'h lor Orders! if to Loti on £3,400 to Rotterdam or B<emeit
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    • 432 4 CO! IOX GOODS. Gi'EV SHIRTINGS— At the depar ture of the last Mai) an improved inquiry had taken place, but owing to lite very amount nf sates of 'sea damaged by Auction clearances have been limited consisting of 6 lbs at 53 75 6.J*2 at $4 35 7
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    • 371 4 Bombabette*—Limited salfK of af $3 35 a 3 61 CAM Mi l's —1„ ui„ie i ii(| ii; r and sales of heavy Scarieat *2»U> -21. J J LONG hu.g—Dul', small clearances of 12 lbs Sc. »«t at SSI ORL.£Axs—Sales of Black at l:5f cents. BUNTIXG— Luii ited clearaiurs.it 1
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    • 451 4 1 50 LLM—10 3< e de 1 1 ,ur Imlia «les at 51.45 0 BBKsw« Ba la 1-? r Du lEStM,e f Superior at at #42 enquiry small sales ol lair quality ra^s MPHO Chi a no in< l oir y and offered at low CASSIA— Quotation nominal.
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