The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 May 1892

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES DAILY ISSUE. No 1,449 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, 6m MAY, 1892.
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      1228 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION C C PA NY '.'■■•> I •"»,-Nt« Harbour LINES. Thy mail steamer* may be expected to arrive ou w.rJs and 'cave Singapore homewards is follows niTWAR!) HOMEWARD Ron ilia Ma» i7'h. Rave«»a Va>* iSth Cathay 3 lst Surat j.me isl Dijwa 'unr 14'h. Thames is
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      1315 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART Leave Ratavia every Sunday and Wednesday. MAATSCHAPPIJ. Leave Souralaya every Friday and Monday. (Uurfpr contract with the Netherlands India Service No. 8. Every four weeks. From doverninrnt) Singapore to Bawean, Sourabaya, Bandjerinassin, Head Office.— l6o, Prins Headrik Kade, Pulo Uut Passir and rotiei and back by the
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      551 1 "POYAL INSURANCE COMPANY 1 AX OF LIVERPOOL. Capital £2,000,000. Funds m Reserve, Exclusive op Capital j LIFE DEPARTMENT The Company has recently revised its Rates of Life Premia and is now prepared to offer very advantageous term.- to Assurers. FIRE DEPARTMENT —The Company is prepared to accept first class risks
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      649 1 XJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI rL BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL Jiunoo.oon RESERVE FUND 6.ino.or>r, RESERVF. LIABILITY OFPRO-) |rm)(VVl PRIFTORS < wi^.ooo.rjT CorRT of Directors Chairm.n— S C MICHAELSF.N, H^q Deri tv Chuhmw I. POESNECKKK, R*q I". E. Davii-s, Em. Akx M'O'N.hif !-.»q C J. EIOLLfDAY. K-q S Mo«fv Baa. H Borrtoa Es.)
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      576 1 •PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through passant kets granted Rnglat hrarn -md (x-rmain i t til ir.tr Atlantic lir.es of Steamers, aba to Sti Fi <■ bo tfwMC of the abowe Kne* liiniixi I .uropt-ari |i..mt- at prop* Lionate rat Speciai ie<i'.i. »<i rat**
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, MAY 6. 1892.
    939 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, MAY 6. 1892. I kit »i.alt' t r l*l» (he rrnpitt r (t i-i I a«»c! hi Initial <r anil Mbf brtl h; fl I ll'-r f: tr.ot I -ul »f g'.or.oii f'^'^i'" itcdeed i« l> ;c < l«jr»ltj, t jv>. Thl: meeting of the
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    88 2 {For the Free Press.) The Two-Thousand Guineas. London, ftk Aftiy, r#ff The race for the Two Thousand Gnn^« resulted a^ follows Mr. Host's Bonavista Mr. Milner's St An^rlo Prince Solykofi > M Curio The Derby. Onne is reported to be sit k and tl. d t hi> prospects
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    THE DISTURBANCE IN ULU PAHANG.
    618 2 THE DISTURBANCE IN ULU PAHANG. Rum ma ot th»- :no-t KTMM icm npt-. wren csrreat this inniii£ ot an at!*.; upon dm ol the fortified pockcWM m Pafcanf, kaub or Lipw, it wa> marten w!, l>. and that four Sikhs had been killed 'Ih Squar- was \ery mvi h troubled
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    THE INTER-COLONIAL RIFIE MATCH.
    184 2 TH E IN T ER- COLONIAL RI FIE MATCH. Shanghai g* Singapore To fire. A telegram has been received m Singapore from Hongkong that the total made by the Shanghai learn m this match is 810. 1 hree days ago we gave the scores of the I Hongkong men as
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      337 2 KATZ BROTHERS. jIST OPENED, -po hasM a»BaM nwaeria a liaoion wr 3 mmutt-. t» ninke >OW rarlv nH»Mni| ti-.i. COtice r ch«>co!.Ue, c-m be a.co npli-l'-.d with the a .-i a-, MHal hn» mC. 'I n*H ca Isd •THE BRILLIAN T 1 Till I'KI. t. Ol THE BRILLIANT" is 56.00
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      1050 2 FOR SALE. I A Handsome Bay Mare, Dot. ait and Harness. I J\ Apply ti< .he owner, JAMES KERR, Exchange Buildings. Mar. 31. FOR SALE. The property ot Mr. A. W. Stivex. leaving for Furope. Bay Mark, harness and phaeton by bimpson 1 X Co., of Madras, m good order.
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      818 2 1 TO LET. i Commodious Godowns m Battery Rd. "L?NTRY immediately, or on Ist April. For -L-* particulars as to rent, Sec, Apply to SINGAPORE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. Mar. v. BATTERY ROAD. OFFICES TO LET. THE convenient and commodious office lately occupied by Or. J. B. M.»slbv. Entry from April
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      798 2 TOWN HALL. SINGAPORE. Amateur Theatrical Performance. "OUR FLAT," FARCICAL COMEDY IN 3 ACTS. Saturday, May 21st, AND Monday, May 23rd, at 9 p. m. Scats may be secured on and after Monday, the Qth instant, at Messrs. JOHN Little Co. May 5. 245 PAHANG RIVERS COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby
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      931 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! j L'ndpir th». pisTiwduism d PaTrojuok «»p H E. the Govtrnor, Sir Cecil C. Smith, 0.C.M.0. TOWN HALL. Edison's Latest Loud Phonograph. HXPLUNKH AND EXHIBITED BY PROF. E. DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD, M. A.. F. K. MET. S. A TRiuiirjMKT Success: the talk of the Tovr n. Every
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      163 2 The Week. Fncay, 6th Hijfh Water 5.39 a. I*l.. 7.} p. m. R 1 if by Scotland r. the World. 5 p. w hinese Christian A>»v>ciation. 7.^0 p. Dalhouiit Chmtttr, 8.3a p. M. Phonograph, Town Hall. 9 p. m. Batarcay, 7th High Water 7.9 a. m 7.50 p. n\. Singapore
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    THE PHONOGRAPH.
    1149 3 Last night m the To,vn Hall Professor Douglas Archibald jjavt. his first lecture on the Phonograph. There was a fair audience, including the Colonial Secretary and Mrs. Maxwell. It is unnecessary for us to give a description of the newest and best form of Edison's wonderfully contrived instrument
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    1669 3 Correspondence on important matters connected with the trade of the Port is contained m the report of the Chamber of Commerce. Below we publish some of the more recent Acceptance and Delivery of Coals ex Stumers of Bill of Lading Weight. Singapore, 24th October, 189.!.
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    THE MANILA LOTTERY.
    518 3 A Hongkong Rival Suggested. Lotteries when fairly conducted are perhaps the least harmful form of gambling. The man who buy, a ticket, or a portion thereof for they are usually divisible— knows precisely what he is i doing, the amount of his stake, and the fact that
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    JELEBU MINING CO.
    779 3 The following is the report and accounts of this Company to be presented at the I meeting on the 21st instant. 1 l<> the "-liareholdtrs cf the Iclebu Minim) and 1 j 1 I radirg Company, Limited. 1 (ienilemen, Your Director> submit a statement of ihe( oinpany's
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    1062 3 The Company has lately extended its operations to Malacca and although that extension does not belong, save very partially, to the half-year under review, it may be convenient to explain regarding it. In Malacca there was a desire to encourage Malay miners, and to further that purpose, and m consequence
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    THE PAHAG TROUBLES:
    1180 3 THE PAHAG TROUBLES WARREN* v. SMITH. Broad Arrow. Sir, In your journal of i^ili January, you state that no little portion of thun. the* Pahang troubles," are apparently due t>> ihc strained relations of H. R. the Governor ;ind H. E. t lie Geneial Officer Commanding the Troops. How funny,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Corps Orders.
    112 3 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Corps Orders. Singapore, 6th May, 1892. t. Orderly Officer (or the ensuing week, Lieut. Fabric Orderly Sergeant for the ensuing week, Sergt. Derrick. dfc 2. Parades:— Monday and Tuesday, Maxim Gun-drill at 9 p.m. Dress, white, gaiters, field c*pv Wednesday and Thusday, Maxim Gun-drill at 5.15 p.m.
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    SHARE LIST MAY 6th, 1892.
    299 3  -  R.DUNMAN '.^tr U;or»!io»i. i s*^., V«i»» P4 H'kf>nc .V S'Vai hank. 95% Prrti. •> r> 7 ->"'. o""" 'wi.no> ij^ l?^ S.»- Orrnul IV-nk. S30 Selkr- MKM« i.W l«o •>" >* fl p.,-. I" n j« -liv.* ('asjar Dock. ?»0;i Buyer-; I.500JW >.■>.••• -.<>«. •■>.
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    EXCHANGE.
    59 3 uKRtrTED ff to Mat h Ok London. Bank 4ms I m demand 2g. Prix-ate credits 6 m I I Horumenls 6 1 1..j 3»" s On Ikdm. Rankdnn^nd 22. Ok Hohokonu. R ink demand j c d's. Ok J»ta. Bank drtliHtid I7't Private V d s i"S SIHWUMt, Mo
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    PRODUCE.
    101 3 (Ha« i.| 1 > tSea| Gambier do. f übe No. 1 1.1. do. d.>. No. 2 X, Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pon <) do. White, (Fair L/W— s% 11 sNutmeg- mis totbelb.t .j.'. Maxe (liandaj aj Cloves (Amlioinai ii. Bally Cotiet < 10% Blacky H fa. lapu. small pearl (Pair
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      171 3 SINGAPORE AERATED WATER FACTORY. WE can with confidence recommend our waters to aH who like a good article. Our machinery is of the largest size and best quality and has all the latest improvements. After many experiments, and acting under the est advice, we can say with lonltdeiice that we
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      171 3 Howarth Erskine, Limited, If AVK always m stock, Portable, Semi -Portable Kn^im-s and Boilers, Pumps ot every descriptions suitable for Mining, Weil-Sinking and General Purposes, to Pump 500 to 25,000 Gallons per hour. Winding and overhead gear for mines, m steel, combining lightness with strength, specially designed lor easy transport
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      515 3 MAILS CLOSE. ravanMHrw, Far P#r A t lndrat' r Rental. 7 j F.urope Prtusstn m Batavia. Vf. Hantam. 9 a. v Bar-(,'kok. Hvdrn. noon I Clwriban v Satnarang. Ptnang 1 1 v j Dpli Calypso. p. m j Malacca. See Pakan P. M Havre Hamburg. HesOerxa 2T M Sourabaya. arc,
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      921 3 Passengers Arrived. M.v Par Bn i froa X iritftr -\fDandc Mr I". M 1- 1 n ■< d Mrs H I Roh Pc- f ifa»ni iron 1 —Mi la M a Mi M datolich. M>> y Mr Momer Mah j Mi Be 1 Mi and Mi »cdaai SHIPPING IN PORT.
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      350 4 For Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. 1 Bnt.sH India Sieam Slaw. o. Steamer WARORA --Si ">^v Captain S. Mm i HIM* av nj Uft Calculi". o» the .-i May. m be "V*^ d 3 i,., t hoc on Ih. oih May. She w,l b«- de>oatcHed for «h* above pori> on the
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      915 4 ESTABLISHED 1865. RILEY, HARGREAVES CO.; ENGINEERS. IPON BKASS FOUNDERS, BOILERMAKERS. BRIDGE BUILDERS, SHIPBUILDERS General Contractors. Ship-Building Yard. HIGH ctaaa STEAM VESSKI.S always under con-truclion. from 38U. lo 150 ft. l^n^tli of keel, ci bes- design and hm-h. MACHINERY from Lading Bulish hiring with Board «f Trade Cenihuatt--. This department is
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      1021 4 Dr. LALORS PHOSPHODYNE I Dr I.a!or I Trade Mark Pho PHODVKB is Registered under the Trade Mark f Act for the Indian Empirk, and ;.nested by the Seal of the Registrar, Calcutta *V** For TWENTY- FIVE YEARSh;.s maintained its world-wide reputation oT*I a> the ONLY SAFF. RELIABLE PHOSPHORIC REMEDY ever
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      459 4 SAHTAL-MIDY I Th« pure EMence of Santd obtained by liidy'i proem from the beat My»ore wood. Ntn t SANTAL-MIDY entirely djfc- 1 rent from the iantal oil of the IndUn Bun, is superior to Copaiba.H Cabeb, or injection^ and free from 111 ted wnell or other inconvenience*. SANTAL-MIDY-^^l gemeoUof th«
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      938 4 MACHINE OILS. M. WELLS Co.. MANCHESTER. MANUFACTURES of Engine and Madnßrrjr Oils, Hydro-Catbon fallow, Engine Packng and Cotton Belting, &c. POWELL Co.— Agent' for the Straits. Dec. .v u.t. POWELL CO. SINGAPORE. Please read these few lines and bear them m mind. OIK FURNITURE FACTORY is m i Orchard Road
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      799 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Givmjf port and date of departure. .v>,j rr known) date due here, and name o! A^ent-. SnuMMts. Ar.tMIMNON, London. Mar. 22 Anew, hina, due April 2*> P < >. Bk.m.kkig, London. April f.'tiitnMrtnirw. H'aeistes, d»e Ma} UeM 'i,C AMKI.OT. Liverpool, A(>r,l 1.- \nton, lx>ndon, April < \th\v, London,
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      160 4 Weather Report. Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospaa. Obi? vatcBar. red. 32 \-*< -",-y lemrjerature. >;.; v^ Wet Hu!b Thermometer 5 Dir.of Wind S W, 1 M^x. lem]j. m ->' side >- Mm. dej &m Terr. r«<d. 1 her Rain, g a.rr,., to y a.m. N.!. Rr. MARKS —Morn np dJaj
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