The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 September 1891

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, igm SEPTEMBER, 1891. DAILY [SSUE. N
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      730 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. O**m:*— Coltyer Q...v. Goo. wss— New Harbour. The «aai! «team be ¥l tpt.'Cte<i to arrive out wan is aid 'c.« Singaj m ..-da as follows M OUTWARD HOMEWARD w» t 1891. tS>'. I Ro I .wa Sept Jtrd. Raver na .nay Oct ft -w>
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      529 1 DE KONINKLIjKE PAKETVAART I MAATSCHAPPIJ. (I'nder contract with the Netherlands India Government). HEAI Ol PICE. 160, Prins Hendrik Katie, Amsterdam. i \GEN< v. Batavia. S vpore Agk.n rs. Scheepsagentuur Voorheen, J Daendels Co. j, Robinson Quay. Fleet of the Company. I g M k( r ;1 i 7 Mi; sti
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      662 1 Service No. 6. Every four weeks. From Batavia to Billiton, Pontianak and back. Service No. 7 and 7a. Twice a week. From fs.it.ivia to Samaranjj and Sourabaya and back. Cheribon, Tasjal, and Paealongan will be called at by the steamers leaving Batavia on Thursday and Sourabava on Tuesday. Leave Batavia
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      835 1 DEUTSCHE DAMPFSCHIFFS RHEDEREI ZU HAMBURG. The Imperial German Mail Steamers OF THI-I SUNDA LINE, TAKE THE-I'OLLOWINIi ROUTE: Outward. Hamburg, Amsterdam, Southampton, Genoa, Port Said, Singapore, Balavia, S.m.arang, Sourabaya. Homeward. Sourabaya, Samarang, Batavia, Singapore, Port Said, Marseilles, Amsterdam, Arrivals m Singapore, 1891. Leave Genoa. Arrive Sim.aiore. An;,', ifnh. s.s. Priok Sept.
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      625 1 "DOYAL INSURANCE COMPANY I xv OF LIVERPOOL. Capital £2,000,000. Fl/NDS IN RESERVE, EXCLUSIVE OF CAPITAL i 5.493.073- I LIFE DEPARTMENT -.—The Company has I recently revised its Rates of Life Premia and is j I now prepared to offer very advantageous terms to j Assurers. FIRE DEPARTMENT:— The Company isprepared
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      746 1 "LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Xi BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL |t< o> RESERVE FUND RESERVE LIABILITY OF PRO) PRIETORS j ooc Court of Directors Chairman- S. MOSES, Eg < Depl-> Chairman— S. C. MICHAELSEW, hT E. Da\ m A. M< Con hue !sq C. J M ili I. Poessi r.i k H.
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      176 1 P PACIFIC MAIL SI ML) COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIHN STEAMSHIP COMP. Through passage France, i Germ r«r hurop< s N I Sailing dates> frc Yokohama t Pot b»rth« POWELL 6, CO Auctioneers biNOAPOkt Office and isait-K i H» uTuuqi fi *^y '^s- 1 ILU'STRATED CATALOGUES FREE. PURKITIAE CAN XX
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  • Obituary
    Domestic Occurrence. DEATH.
    29 2 At No. 166 Queen Street, on the 18th instant, Nelly Grace Francis, aged 10 years and 7 months. British North Borneo and Siarn papers please copy-
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  • Article, Illustration
    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1891.
    1003 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1891. Uerr -.hall the Press the People's right maintain, I'liawnl by influence and iihbribed by gain Here patriot Truth her glorious pm rpu draw, flcdired to Rrlieion. loyalty, and U*. The total return of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the
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    GARRISON MOVEMENTS.
    84 2 The Hongkong Daily Press says "We hear that the present regiment stationed here, the Ist A. S. HighlandI ers, will return home about the end of the year." That statement is quite true, and Singa- pore therefore will not have that regiment I as its infantry garrison as
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    SCRAPS FROM THE 1890 BLUE BOOK.
    463 2 On Jan. r-.t iSyotlie Kxpenditure of the Colony m ai rears was $19,217 28; on Jan. Ist f<cji it wa5 5686,296, but 55.85.i62 of this was the Military Contribution. Tiie Balance at the Crrdit of the Colony was Jan. 1 «^t '90 Jan. !>-t
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    PENANG NEWS.
    138 2 i'lnanfr C,._izftte.j I of Messrs. Penitent Cj against Ha him .1 Merican, has been past--1 until next week. The New Prye River Dock Cos. ordinary half yearly meeting will be held tn the Chamber Commerce cm Wednesday next, 1c 23rd inst. wir--!i the Direcl that a dividend at
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    HONGHONG JOCKEY CLUB.
    471 2 PROPOSAI re EXPEL MR. IK\M.K SMITH. An extraordinary genera] meeting of the It'.-ngkong Jockey Club was held on the afternoon of Sept. nth at the City Hail tor the purpose of dealing with a proposal fo expel Mr. R. Fraser Smith from the Club. Hon. P. Ryrie,
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    421 2 Broposi:d Christmas Races. A special general meeting of the Singapore Sporting Club was held last evening in the Exchange Rooms, Mr. C. G. Paterson presiding. There were also present Messrs. Jones, J. Baton Ker. Stiven, Koehn, Tregartlien, Dennys, Simons, Yade. D. Donaldson, Powell, Sugden, Latham. Biunn, Adams,
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    LATE INDIAN
    589 2 H l ",'AN M VENEKTS IK I 1 and two mi r which mci i a ol Russians t'i st I. I <.ii! thai mere i a to th»r i Captain Youngfouse Pa i a and i.teut. Davidcon, l.eins:,'i^' on AJi I n Pamir, l:a--thousand i Lo be
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    247 2 1 he Parsee cricketers of Bombay have done a big thing m again beating the local cricketing taleut that proved too much for the Madras team. These comments appear m Indian and Ceylon Papers The defeat of the B rnibay Gymkhana by the Parsees, for the second tune, will be
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    52 2 For the Free Press. 1 j^? France and China. London. September 18, M.Rihot, the French Minister of F« Affairs has handed a Note to the (3 Charge" d Affaires m Paris insi.'tinj^H Chinese Government upholding the bfl rity for the lives and property ot F f^^B subii-cls m
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    582 2 The importation of Arms Anmution to V m British North Borneo i- prohibited for <fl peiiod vi mx months i. tober ist I nd<-r the Societies Ordnance theH Marine Ch; i the Hindoo Asv:* ation andfl the Tanjong Pa^ar Footbaii Association^^ are exempt from registration Hie following regulations
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLER.
    86 2 Cork Okdcks. J Singapore, 19th September 1891 W l,e«t. WrSJT IHC L Fa b,t er y SCrgea U f r lhc enbUm tteek Ser g*-- fl| 2. Parades Mondiy, 5 15 r.M- 7 R.M. 1.. Gun-drill I jwsdav. 5.15 p.m.— Max™ Gun-drili. J Friday 5 .,5 R
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      452 2 SEOUAH SPEAKS T F > To the Halt the lame, to the ■i a M incur »W< To those whom Doctors 4 ha.-c fa-.lei to relieve To those sufterw '»g :rom Chron;* Diseases To those »e whose life is a misery on account of suffering and pain TWICE DAILY Aftbrnoox
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      717 2 Poate and Noble, Dentxl Surgeons. DR. Noble may be consulted Daily at 4, Battery Road. A^..y. NOTICE. TO MORTGAGEES AND OTHERS. 'jHIK Singapore I-»nd Company. Limited, are prepared to receive proposals from sellers of town property Apply to THE SECRETARY, Singapore Land Co., Ltd. I-i!y 1 1. v.c. NOTICE. Robert
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      816 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Jules mumm cos. CHAMPAGNE, JUST RECEIVED. Extra Dry. Gold Capsule. As supplied to the English Market. Also always on hand, Red Seal. Agents. -PATEKSON SIMONS. Retail from JOHN LITTLE Co. Sept. I q. 5'Q SALE OF FURNITURE, &c. Saturday, 26th September, at 2. p. m. COMPRISING several Reading
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      125 2 The Week. fl Saturday. 19th High Water 10 47 A. f1.4 .unment. Town Hall, 9 p. m. Entertainment, Tangftn I'heatre 9 r. M. Sunday. 20th Hi^h Watei -11. 18 a h., 11 .50 r. M. I. a: O. Mail Outward. Sevrnleenlh Sunday after Trinity. Monday, 21s', High Water 10.504.11., J
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  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      A Crisis in Coolie Labour.
      398 3 T» Editob, SlR —A paragraph appeared in vour J .Cdnjmr.s a few weeks ago quoted from the Dutch papers, to the effect that in a ishort t me a large number of Chi:rjcoolies would be paid off from the Sunnra Tobacco Estates, and according to
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    MALACCA.
    559 3 thick, and are built oi laterite. They seem to have enclosed chambers of about 40 ft. long an<l 30 ft wide, and some small- er onrs. and tr ices of tlirir pavements have been dwcoven <!. It U ilififirnlt to say for what purpose thes<- chaiubeis were used but
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    PERAK NEWS.
    835 3 {Gazette, Sept. uth 1891.) Mr. H. E Beatson, Assistant Surveyor, has been granted ten months leave of absence. The red light at Bagan Pasir, Kuala Brrnam. has been replaced by a white rixrd dioptric light visible at a distance The Malay land-owners m Krian are paying the rents
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    269 3 The V.' James's Gazette asks. "How old ii a < ntketer before he retires At j what age i> he rude merit vs which may J be rendered, only tit lor the golf club And it may be added, what is he physically fit for when he is unfit even
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    THE CROWNING OF A KING.
    3143 3 Till: SUI.TAN OF JOHOKI CROWNS TUB HEIR PKI SCMPTIVE. THE CEREMONIES \NDTHK BASaiKT. NOBILITY TRESENT. HUMOROUS PHASES. Echoes 4 United States Consulate, Singapore, May 31, 1891. My Dear Echoes Something like a month ago His Highness, the Sultan "f Johore, returned from Europe, where for
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    INTERNATIONAL TONE SIGNALS.
    407 3 Mr. W. B. Chalmers recently gave a scries of I I practical illustrations at the Naval Exhibition of his I new system of signalling at night or m foggy weather by means of musical tones. The foundation I of Mr. Chalmers's system is the well-ascertained principle that
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    SHARE LIST, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1891.
    233 3 ..ongPa^a, I ;,S 5 Sellers. tS s<*V>oo < too I.*, do Debentures 6 p.c. Par Buyers. 9°9.5 f JNrw Harbour Dodc Co! $130 Last sale. 258,900 258,900 2,589.00 100 8J Prvc River Dock C. i 8; Sellers. IJCfOO 171, V>0 1,*****0 100 Singapore ...Slip Co.
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 3 ORRK.IED If TO Sfc/'TFMBER U). On Lonijon Bank 4 m s 3 *i demand 3 2 Private crrrirs 6 ra s dnruir nts ft m m s >s Ikdii. Bank demand 224^ On [ioHOKOVa. Bank demand itdi n J*v H \tk U-mand [96 Hriva'c V> d I i SOTEREIOMS,
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    PRODUCE.
    97 3 (September 19 I 32.37! Gamhier 6l .S do. üb* No. 1 9do. do. No. 2 7 4' Pepper, Black (ordinary R'pon it. do. White, (Fmr L/W -.s'. I 20.75 Nutmegs Itos to the lb.) Mace (Banda) 9*- loves (Amboma; '7Bal".y Codec do% Blacks > 25 5° Papioca, small pearl
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      494 3 MAILS CLOSE. To-IKy. For P" Al Deli, H'bt. r v Malao-a X Klan?, Sappho, 3 r. v. Mauritius a C. of G'liope, c. ofAtrago*, 4 r. m Sourabaya, &c, Flintshire, 4 F. M. Bangkok, Medusa, 4 p. m. Hen gkalis 8t Deli. .SVa*. 4 r. m Samarang, AW, 4 p.
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      733 3 k. DI'NMAN Hrnkfr QCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Thf- C<mip;:nv's steamers are d'->.pfiuh' r! fr^tn Liver pooi outw«r<i- for Straits and China and from Shanghi homt-WHrr^ for London every week and have ar C'irtimodatHir. f .r first and third < lass pissenper.- ut ryinga Sure'"on and Stewardess. Througi. Bills of lading
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      652 3 Passengers Arrived. Sept. 19 Per Pegu from Pena- Ml 1 Mrs. de S'U/a and Mr. BiacK -"->- Per limn iron-. v hanpt,a:. Mr. \xv. N,>. Draham. f Sc|>' t€ Per Tamh>a fr«m Pad Penang. Mr. Smiih and Mr Ch«i mi Per Pundua from Penang. 111 H S and Mrs. J.
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      200 4 ft^TIcALISTER Co. Wm M\'ttr the inspection of the Public ot t L »U above thesr prembc-s m ■jgs-. -y H«iad. It i* the largest m the j york turned ott is equal to -g door by Sewing :<•* of wbich i* m.>^l^^^^9- n c'jjular and durable than that by hand}
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      569 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. \N .^a Mslav Colleije. The butldi*!. rfrtrfl of aocoinrooiUiinsj a Enrepeaua i-tcr. a ,\l. »!,»>• teacher, and M WmflllH y .ird ::!■>: havu -utficient outh.m-.es. P,ir»rcu i wivM Secretary liatet than the 30th inaimt. ColoiiiaJ Secretary \>l s fke S gaper*, 16th September, t.S>i. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. APPi :nv!tt-d
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      818 4 PERINET FILS, I offer through the jiadersignecJ tlit-ir CEX E B R A T E S C II A M i J A Cl N F. Dry Verzenay c is per case of 3 Double Magnums. Sl5 6 Magnums. 615 12 Quarts. *i 6 24 Pints. $17 48 Half Pints.
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      848 4 I ESTABLISH ED 1865RILEY H ARC REAVES CO. Engineers, Ir(<x Brass Foi-nueiv's, Boilermakers, Bridge Builders, Shipbuilders, General Contractors. Ship Building Yard. T Jir.H cliss STF \M VESSEL always under construction, From to isofL length ofkce', of best dc^ijrii and finish. MACHINERY from leading British Firms \-.it!i Board of Trade Certificates.
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      534 4 Howarth Erskine, Limited:, Civil, MKCrffc&tCAL ani> Ei f.ctrical E**ginekks, Iron lndeks, Bridge and Shis j HriLi)!:ks. t.l-.NKRAI. CON I X Xi IUKs, A\i) 1 (1 B. M. GOVERNMENT. AGENTS FOR Rf V'cy. Engineers, England, Engines. Mumford Engineers, England. Pumps. Keddaway Maraifacturers Belting, Camel Hair. Hepburn's ratcm Indestructible Valvei. Hocbng's Fred
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      758 4 VESSELS EXPECTED.! abkri)*!-) Hi An,;,!!- ■01. Aug. MaiT-fieW* AiiLMA. I due Scp AKCMISES, Liverpool J Baykrn, due Sept. t* > er .jj I'.r i 1 1 kui'hox, L'pool, Aug. S Sept. ?5 M n«M 8*1;..v<,. Hongkong due Sept. 10. Puutarcten^J BrM-tni London. Aag. iS P. S. X Co., jpat*B 1
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