The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 October 1891

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    27 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. Pno doctor k .ime<l thf h THL -f^RD SERIES. a_, vstcians. ss uoon SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, 3rd OCTOBER, 1891. DAL fl
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      1253 1 r J\ c'" th INSULAR AND ORIENTAL Fr *JT a do STEAM NAVIGATION J **JI Ac tions. COMPANY. nr ..p.^l V g such it is tot* .^M B. t >^ed iterajoilyer Q >ay. Giidowns— New Harbour, public.' X J l^ the cc 4^^K My V impres; ol B h A
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      789 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [Under contract with the Netherlands India Government). Hf.AU OFFICE. 1 60, Prins Hendrik Kade, Amsterdam. i1 E \l> AGENCY. Batavia. j Singapore Agents. Scheepsagentuur V'oorheen, J. Daendels Co. 3, Robinson Quay. Fleet of the Company. 1 ons Gross. Tons Gross. 1 Arrboina 759 I 14 lapara
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      590 1 Service No. 6. Every four weeks. From Batavia to Billiton, Pontianak and back. Service No. 7 and 7a. Twice a week. From Batavia to Samarang and Sourabaya and back. Cheribon, Tagal, and Patalongan will be called at by the steamers leaving Batavia on Thursday and Sourabaya on Tuesday. Leave Batavia
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      902 1 DEUTSCHE DAMPFSCHIFFS RHEDEREI ZU HAMBURG. The Imperial German Mail Steamers OK THE SUNDA LINE, TAKE THF. FOLLOWING Kfil'TK Ovtward. Hamburg, Amsterdam, Southampton, Genoa, Port Said, Singapore, Batavia, Sama- j rang, Souiabaya. Homeward. Sourabaya, S.iinaran^;, Batavia, Singapore, Port Said, Marst-illus, Amsterdam, 1 Hamburg. Arrivals m Singapore, 1891. Leave Leave Arrive Hamburg.
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      580 1 ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF LIVERPOOL. Capital £"2,000,000. Finds m Reserve, Exclusive of Capital 4.5-493.Q73-LIFE DEPARTMENT The Company has recently revised its Rales of Life Premia and is now prepared to offer very advantageous terms to Assurers. FIRE DEPARTMENT:— The Company ;sr<re- pared to accept first class risks ip to £15,000
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      390 1 CJ-ONGKONG AND SHANGH xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID RESERVE KLJND... RESERVE LIABILITY OF PS oas S MO! Derun Chai&majc— S C Ml< T R C H H ii Hot Lou excesc t ATLAS ASSURAN COMPAK v Dcpartiritr.t. JTHE or B^^'. cm aau amar»' v. Vi bar! t.: o> of tbe Lenj
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      56 1 CO h& I I j 1 1 hlh un ak I Honourable Myj EXHIBITION, L I «<- 1 kbt Cucfl lAEXH4C I L <"-OL; ft 5 j vi w—— l 1 1 nrwrnrirm nn t I—mw1 mw BENSON'S W. KMAK .KLX'*'"^ c< w* hWCtAI S- A STUCK M Id I'STRATKP
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1891.
    1150 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1891. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by fain; llrre patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw, I'leilirrd to Religion, Loyalty, and Law. The total return of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week
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    Gazette Notifications.
    50 2 Mr. W. D. Barnes has been appointed an Assistant Protector of Emigrants, Singapore. Mr. T. C. Mugliston, Colonial Surgeon, returned from leave and resumed his duties on the 30th ult. The finding of the Marine Court of Enquiry into the loss of the Hong Ann is I published.
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    AN EPIGRAM.
    262 2 TEMPORA MVTANTI R A spider once, m Scotland's sorest need, Showed Bruce how by three tries he could "-ucceed Now our Bruce- web „r's learnt this lesson new, i That to succeed the World needs only tivu. The Band of the 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment will play the
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    THE UNFORTUNATE BURGLARY SEQUEL.
    829 2 Death by Misadtevti re. ]he ill iwing len m the inquest m a tht death of G hinaman, who was shot by Mr. Cumming m m Lake 1 >t a burglar Mr. ii. W. 11. dimming deposed i at lark House. I woke up on Thursday
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    989 2 Why, Mr. Editor, didn't you give us the lovely sequel to the article an A new way of paying church debt^ reprinted m Saturday's paper? The article came under the notice of the Bishop of Sodor and Man,* and, not being iabelU-d This i- a joke"
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    101 2 The Curator of the Raffles Museum desires it to be known that he is extremely indignant that our correspondent "S. Smellfungus should have insinuated that the alleged Malay manuscript, part of which was quoted m his communication, was re- moved from the Raffles Museum. Further j that our correspondent is
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    97 2 ■/or the -Free Prej^ >r < *^Pl^H The Commander m ch C2»^ O 3 London, 2nd Octf***. dm It is reported that H. R. Umi, Sept. j Connaught will succeed Lt.-G**n. J«# I Roberts, R.A., V C asComm^* m India next spring. on, July The Opinion of the
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    21 2 Mr. E. Stangen (the f jerm tv r^V. /.M is now m Singapore with h* g <„*" i the-world party of j^r^r.iaai^BMHi^J
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    RIVER.
    136 2 A Chinaman ha? been a Tekong charged with shoo* t ?"'««l Prov«K •.ai The weapon m+dei*'}***"** h *M short gun but partsc uinrss of the affa*. now J not yet to hand. The inquest will be L I be following naval movements are announf ed m China, the Phoebe
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    SIAM NEWS.
    453 2 liyriropf. appearance m Bang- kok, the first vi I *^H^l -.__g_^ _c m i rdinar) <„ kiv( S imboat Company took place at the 'IOM| of Messrv Jj, ker .Sigv (,«^>n Thursday Dr. Cowan presided, and there was a > rehoJders. Ii was decided «ant». dmdend »;,s Loader
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    PENANG NEWS.
    274 2 (Pittang Gaiett, a &usi»ess T _J I A memorial is, we understand i*Om| arf, I nrculauon among the ship captains »HM iji.-'j'-lT to be forwarded to His K\, y rf rfl|- "|j I praying fora con-.mutaiion ol (Saitff l' jr passed on Captain Colonna, ol CAow, for this
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      336 2 HAVE om f LITTLE Co. PUV 1 THE PREMISES ,\D OINING |»here th^Eiß GODOWN AS l« worunMiiMe'cfUßE SHOVr" ROOMS %n» a ,cw a large selection of p-«*»<* H ed v* rkmanship.comDin:ng D ROOM SUITES, R IS PARTS. 1 Strong Si£' es Sideboards, Knner Wagon 3, rhonc* ron Brass Bedsteads, Standar'
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      645 2 S E Q U A H'S LAST DAY. t o-d a y, SATURDAY 3rd OCTOBER. DO NOT MISS THF. PRESENT OPPORTUNITY. LAST DAY. Oct 4 n> 8200. MESSRS. MISQUITH CO. Specially direct the attention of intendng purchasers to their Burmah Model Upright Piano." which is without question the be-it Iron
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      816 2 UNION HOTEL. Saturday, jrd October, iBgi. SPECTACLE CONCERT DONNEE PAR Mk. C. Daron, Mdlle DelaMarne rr L'ORCHESTRE VIENNOIS. 17 Artistes Admission $1. Oct. 2. FOR SALE. 2 Capitaine's Patent 4 Horse- Power Petroleum Motor*, complete and m working order, with Spare Parts, Spare Joints, Water Coolers, Belts, Pipes, flee. 1
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      206 2 The Week. Aug. 'iy, M«w**yt, I Football, Chinese v. Straitv Nat**- l p I Tannin Club, Bowling Handicap*! l nteoM Sunday, 4th J *^g r <*». «H* \OV, fte High Water 10.54 A.M. MJuLi £tM Nioteenth Sunday after Trinity. 1 Band 1 anglin Barr.icks. SP. If. M* u Oct. 20.
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    Correspondence.
    564 3 \JW -IM fciHTI fMp Se^iah Speaks." v R. The nature ot my business is occas hjf misunderstood even by Editors Tb»" are supposed t.> be infallible and t th^ }y i OTOjtßtng. As some of your re tc s n yesterdays paper are liable t( ad, will you kindly
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    1304 3 \L To T- EDITom DEAR SlI think ii isms Mr] trere print vai reader t«ed and Kiogitej who writes an lei I c name ot Luca- Ma!«-t v a\<- gl critics, who w 7 the Guardian, the AtheMJtum I Scotsman would feel h* s rrri* and fully drag their
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS.
    310 3 Fridai s Plat. A Si WCLES. tqirim, l-JIS, beat Muir, scr., 6 -0,2—6, iO*en, 15. 1. Merewether, 15', unfinished, 6— <j, 1. Craven Jl5 beat Capper, ->cr. (2 sei-. !o love). "B" Singles. H >.:rr, scr. beat Benjafield, Jl5 6—4, 6 -2. ■<-■, JiSt w.o.
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    ON LAND AND SEA.
    2107 3 BY M. ttUAD. Clearing Out a Gang of Pirates. During the year 1868 no less than three trading vessels htted out at Singapore for traffic m the Java aeu mvalcriously disappeared, and no trace of them could be discovered. Two more were added tc the list
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    GUTTA PERCHA.
    1032 3 {Scientific American.) The price of gutta percha has nearly doubled m two years, and now rules at $1.30 per pound. This remarkable advance m the price of the article is attributed to two causes— the large quantities required m the manufacture of electric and o her modern devices
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    TYPHOON, AT SVVATOW.
    233 3 TWO STEAMERS ASHORE IT SWATOW-" OREAT DAMAGE DONE The China Mail says Several of the local steamers experienced the typhoon of the 22nd inst. with more or less; damaging results. The Douglas steamer Hailoong came through it, but fortunately with no further damage than having one of
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    SHARE LIST, OCTOBER 3rd 1891.
    170 3 It (J. i.ATION. J r> H'konpfc S"r,.,i Bank. 175 Prem. 7,50 0 w Orient.,, B-nk. s 4S SeH- rs. y 2( oo .>. 00 r.X -ongPagai I>.«k. ;.8 S Sellers. do Debentures 6 p.c. Par Buyers. oog S"J s Yew Harbour Dock Co. 1 30
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    EXCHANGE.
    41 3 I ORRSCTBD PTO >< I OBM j. On Lovdou Hank 4 m demand Private < redks 6 m/ 5...... ooi untents 0 m/ 5...... 3 m On Kim-. Bank md < J.-. I IoHOS Bank <:• and \%A Us Java. Pi xa ■<■ Sovesi ;ks
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    PRODUCE.
    82 3 (Oci Bl s.^--. Gambia do. i.i.'.- 1 j 2j do. 6t No. 2 j.g, Pepper, Blai k (ordinal do. hite, 'Fair I. V. Nutmeg-- I 1 ;-,s to the lb. Mace 1 lianda loves 1 Aroboina Bal!j 1 O B!ac^ Fapicx ;>, ->m.i; pearl i do. do. Sake A..
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      344 3 TO LET. TN th rough repair, View Pla< i. Mount Sophia liii.:;. m the occupation of Captain OiAUFURfi, A, to DONALDSON BL'RKINSHAW. Sept. 8. 8.10 "to let^" A large office and agodown. Entrance No. i 2, Coliyei Quay. Aj i\y.\ XX BROI HERS. Aug. 25. ox. TO bETET~ ANGUS VILLA,
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      345 3 be, QCEAN STEAM SHIP COM pool ou'».,rd- for S:r. homewardi for I. 4 a rnraoi rying a S n ani Through J 'dp.,r,. nee Sian M I.::. Di an 1 I Macassai iin Time Table for Singar HOMEVi BeUen HVARD Am:. e« V Paiinurus Ownei MA For Kuala Pahanj. 6c
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      177 3 MAILS CLOSE. I O MORROW. •*"<" fVr A j I} I Calyf c < 1 m Hongkong Shanghai, Act v Malacca* Klang, Sat- F M I Europe, Par,,. 4P. il Sourabaya, Bawean and fcSandjerma Srx idjai f y Hongkong, 1 Hata\ ,a San..,-.. f \t.u Bengkalis Deli Sta Penang, M
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      98 3 Pass* r.gers A Pa- H SHIPPIN cTIN PORT™" i 1 A I s v I FflM o. sn 26- SVMATh HONOURABLE I EXHIBITION B 1 H j CLEARANCES. iJ; n%i- I WiLL OIHI Wisi fir Ku\ S s Hrn. sir.. H Ro\*. \.B. su. Arms 1 KCBMI ti sir. 1
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      160 4 BLISTER Co. f^e^Wrrl r übnc oi H^ '^rJr premises m largest m the 1 I i c t^- rned out w «qua] to H-on- :»g donr by St B* itr- g which »s more m/Ld t. laan ttfcaf by hand^ anil I. AWNINGS, I FOR SAILING VESSELS. BrACsnr's and boats,
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      483 4 JOHN LITTLE CO. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. i Lodcr \h- S t an experienced VV r est End Cutter. I Fashifvnabtr Cut, ami superior finish guaranteed, wfcile orders are executed with the greatest promptitude. 'mrnt of Thin Tropical Tweed Suitings ot the new* >t patteros received regularly Cricketing and Tenr -> Flar.rels
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      861 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Ci.osin<; m Kirn Senc Rntn to trmfic. To CONTRACTOR*, "I^fOTICK ts hcrebj given i hat Kfan Seng Read qpHE Municipal Comm^sioners of Singapore will be closed ro carriage and cart traffic on j 1 are p re p are d to receive tenders for supplying and
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      917 4 ESTABLISHED 1865. RILEY HA RG REAVES CO. Engineers, Iron Brass Founders, bom.ermakkrs, bridge buium'.kn, shipBUILDERS, General Contractors. Ship Building Yard. HIGH class STEAM VESSELS always under construction, from 38ft. to 150 ft. length of keel, ot h«_st design ;md finish. MACHINERY from leading Briiish Finns with Board of Trade Certificates.
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      628 4 MATTONI'S GIESSHUBLER NATURAL WATERS FROM THE CELEBRATED Giesshubler Spring, near CARLSBAD. THE EMPRESS OF TABLE WATERS" Giesshubler Water, owing to tlie presence of free CARBONIC ACID, holds a position of first repute amonj TABLE BEVERAGES and possesses th<r character of a natural aerated water, without causing any of the ill-efiects
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      697 4 VESSELS EXPECTE-^I cVj -4ue here M G v.i..! port and ire, Mid n known c due In rt Agents. SjTKAMfcKS. Ab^Rl>^> i < '..rdifT, Ju!> AHCHISf..- Liverpool, Aug. Mansfield, lUli-arai. L'-ni'ioii, Oft. is P. At O. Co. Jw-fcoSr. j Bayern, H 26; Behn Me S««^ I Kellona, Hi>iigkong, due- Sept.
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