The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 May 1892

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, 17™ MAY, 1892. DAILY ISSUE. No 1,458
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      880 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. errcr Collyer Quay. Gonuwss,— New Harbour MAIL |KjF«l LINKS The s»ail steamers may be expected to arrive ou•arris and leave Singapore homewards as follows i OITWARU. HOMEWARD i«oa. iBga. ■otulla May 17th Ravenna Ma- iHth. Cathay 31s! Surat }ne i, t Malwa lune u'h.
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      1267 1 MORDDEUTSCHERLLOYD BREMEN. Imperial Gbrmam Mail "Till: steanurs ot this line arc subsidized by trie A Imperial German Government and run regularly between Bfemerhavea and Shanghai, rallinu en route at Antwerp, SfWithamptOD, Genoa, Port Said, Suez, I Aden, Colombo, Singapore and Hongkong. In connection with the .uiivals ,nd dtpartures of these
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      817 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART Kok B'orkbo Forts via Bawean Sourabaya. jyf AATSCHAPPIJ. vei y f u r w 64l 1 a steamer runs m this direction (Under contract with the Netherlands India taking direct cargo and passengers to Bandjer- Government). massi n, Pulo l.aut, Passir and Cotie. Agents at Singapore Ship
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      352 1 SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COM. PANY OF NEW Zh ALAND. Capital £2 000,000. Hire aiid Marine Insurances effected at r-.irrfnt rates. 3O per cent. casi. Discount allowed on Marine i Pohcif- n lieu ot anrual Bonu*. Wm. McKERROW Co. AfcTltS. i lan. 1 TVJORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR- SOCIETY
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      625 1 POYAL INSURANCE COMPANY XN OF LIVERPOOL. Capital £2,000,000. Fund£ m Reserve, Exclusivf of apital 45.493.073LIFE DEPARTMENT The Company h»s recently revised its Rates of Life Premia and El now p'epa ed to offer very advantageous tCfnw to Assurers FIRE DEPARTMENT:— The Company is prepared to accept first class risks ap
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      749 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-L'P CAPITAL Ju.'X'" RESERVE FUND j t. Tv RESERVE t.IARII.ITY OF PRO- PRIKTORS I j CODBI OP DIPFCTOPS Chairman— S.C. MR HAKLSIN, F-j DmnrCßutwuM. POF.SNPCKF.r, f.^ 'T X P«vi s. l-,q. Uea HoCOBAOtW i'q j C I HouiMr. s liosu Baa H Hornet E
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      635 1 PACIFIC MAtl STEMlfcfltP I A COMf'A'iV AND 1 QCCIDEN" AI AND ORIENTAL S I -/rt 1> i v. V! PA XV 4 Fbroafgl ra i PtaMce, r. :1 of Steai ten, also i ■j( the afao< c ':i I o mlm r [-..tm ra. Special reduced Army, Navy, and Service,!
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    The Singapore Free pree.
    15 2 The Singapore Free pree I -„r,, /.>->■■ |.-r r-rf. r.-., mi, I oy. lu.ai A Ijw.
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    TUESDAY,MAY 17,1892.
    118 2 '1 |»c r< will Ik a reception al Government Hi, use on I hursday, May iQth, at 4.45 p.m. Mrs Maxwell will not be "at Hom< on 1 liursday n< xi. The Free Press mail edition was issued at noun to-day and |x»&ted to out-ports. A supplement ron'-aiiiing
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    PROPOSED GYMKHANA MEETING.
    186 2 It 1- proposed t'» li"l I a (iymkhana Meeting early m [tin* a:i<! genlkracn interested m the saror are m\itt-il m a' tend a meeting at ih> Crtcfce) Pavilion at 4jo l>. m on Wednesday, 18th inst., U>r \.\\k purpDS" (jl drawing up a programme. Mr. Wee
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    MAGISTRATES APPEAL.
    957 2 Before Mr Josfice Wood KOH HI n I lit <bo Mr Donaldson Mr Groom ami Mr Brydgca f^r the itppeliaol Mr. Harwood, Acting Vttorney-GeneraJ, foe the r<-(oti-.JriM In opening his <a-< Mr Donaldson remarked thai lie (ailed to s- bow the coo vid on could |w»sibJy it and,
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    THE RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    947 2 Ihe annual report ot the trustees oi the Raffle* Institution tor the year i<s<ji is now m our hand- len meetings were 1 held during the year. A tribute is pa dto the merooT) ot Sir Frederick Uickson. the late President oi ih>- iMDmittee. la>e average attendance
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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      The Illiterates and the Franchise.
      76 2 London 15th .I/./1 /,>., Mr. Webster's motion rcfcried to j j yesterday's telegram aimed at removal the ■famei ot t he ballot m Ireland and preventing the Priests having control 0 illiterate rate*. Austro-Hunganan Parliaments Bilk creating a gold standard ha\r been introduced to the
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      203 2 MM I roopsfcip 7; me ofa tons h Tse-power, Commander Poftard n theoU crews of the Lemmder uti Pea win. h iresneb :t will be timml went t i relieve r^a< bi d bete b th- i' turn juurney. She w,,. |U Al Hongkonf, on Maj toth l> For m
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      THE ASSIZES.
      575 2 'hi. Assizes opened this morning SuptenM Conrt befora Mr |nstioe Wood with a fairly Icnftlw 'r.lenda'- <>t ih-t«<-n'_v <a-i-s Bonyn for hearinaj aaaonat the mor-- impurtant nras tne cas* «r PaaMMflg th<- Bugti man who tired the l»u«is lean poig near th<- Cat Work- and r4m i> m
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      725 2 NEW GOODS I FOR IHK SEASON. ROBINSON Co. Hut Jim I m\« kh> a Shipmkm ok MILLINERY. HATS BONNETS IN rHK NEW ESI StKIM. sl\LKs. A l^o L"ntrimmed Hats and Bonnets, r th t feadsag stjfcsMhrmihm a...i Swafc Si»s m ill -n.»«lc-. Mac* -,-ra. and Bbtk Uoire. Hiuk and Cfeaw
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      711 2 Fillis' Great Circus a n n Menagerie. LARGELY AUGMENTED ill shortly arrive en rout 1 FOR AUSTRALIA. Thos. H. BAWNGTON, Advaoce Agent. May 7. t th s. TOWN HALL. SINGAPORE. Amatevs Theatrical Perf<»mance. "OUR FLAT," FARCICAL COMEDY IN 3 ACTS. Saturday, May 21st. VXD Monday. May 23rd, at 9 p.
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      1243 2 SALE OF LAND. RE Tan Hood Keat, a Bankrupt. "PHE undersigned has received instructions lo A sell by Public Auction, at his .S.ile-rooms, No. 20, Raffles Place, on Friday, 27th. May, 1802. at 2..;n p m. All that piece of Land situated tn tlit- district of KaILAMG, Lomprised m Government
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      1015 2 I TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. For Kuala Pahang. The S. S. PERSE, will lea/c for the above ports on Thursday, the j 19th instant at noon. For frri>>ht or passage applj' to KNIGHT ik Co.,- Owners. -2 lai il 7 "-'5 For Kelantan, Singgora Petani. The s s. PERSE, I will leave
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      142 2 The Week. i Tuesday. 17th Hieti Water <, v, m.Htm-h! 02la Wednesday iBtk F Hlffl VA'Mi-I 1.24 X II!., J :r v rr P. fc O. M...1 Homewards, Meeting ta arrange foi Gyinkhani r» Pavilion 4. v p. Thursday. 19th Hiftl V\ '.iS a. 4 r m Moan, Last <
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    Correspondence.
    550 3 The Municipal Offices Site. To tm EditorSIR, With miuh regret I notice the petition that has been sent m to H. E. the Governor against the scheme for building the New Municipal Oltices on the vacant ground next to the present Town Hall. The Petition is a very weak
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    280 3 BANKRUPTCY CO URT. Very ittt.e baakntptq wsioesa a*transacted m the Sopreaae Court yesterday. the time of the At tin^ Chief Justii <■ cxrrug almost vompi'teiy takr-n up witu Uh application to corrmit Mi l'.:rrt-:! t.jr contempt ot c^.urt an-1 tbe appta ft Koh San Chuan a^air.-t the sentence infficted on
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    216 3 Gazette. May 13th)-Appointments.-Mr. E W Birch. Acting Recent, consequent on the departure of Mr. F. G. Penney on sk* leave, mx- J J Gomrs. 4 th Clerk: P W. D.. Mr. J Roder,go. draftsman m the Sela..gor Ka.Uvav Department. General Rules for the Sclangor Government Railway are published.
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    PAHANG.
    4208 3 Special for the Free Press" The advance on the Orang Kaya. The Sultan's Preparations. Temerloh, Monday, 9th May. On Friday it was found that exactly 622 men were m camp with the Sultan on the opposite bank, facing the entrance to the Semantan River. To-day the number must be
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    Shipping.
    151 3 There i..i- been little change during the p^'i week, and riN;-, c nltnoe pradk ilhj WUWC l-.r London via < "anal L.i^ goods <an still be booked a l 20 Gambler at n 6 md li>;lit freight at For Li' erp <o\ ZJJ6 << jo is ab ml the
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    ANJER SHIPPING REPORT.
    376 3 ANJER SH IPPING REPORT. [Specially compiled for tiie Sing*port Free Prest i Date of passing Anjer Nationality and description „i vessel Captain n^me Where -md wli<-n *.iik-^ i Destination April 28. I Jut. -ir.. /.i (D-HnLLtM' Cuthrie; Rotterdam, Mar. to, Batavia. April 28, li-il. bq. Pi.iMu Fijjan Singapore, April i
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    SHARE LIST MAY 17th,1892.
    291 3 K. DUN n -<V-«4«r. .j-.-.MATioN. Cap. Pu up oMm ViiM Pd Oi». Idcam; Sttai Bank. 110% Prm. $10 o 0.000 |i0,0x..000 60,000 its I»S S. w Or.nr 1! IV-nk. |ja Sellers £2.000.000 £567,100 r^.ioo 50 y. p* 1 r iitons; I'-.-ar Do, k Siy;i Buyers 1
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    EXCHANGE.
    50 3 ;< (HtMCTSD i'P to Mat On London. Bank 4 m iemanii 9Private credits 6 v •i<iriiment«> 0m 2• t H m ■> '"< Us [aofft. Bank.!-, vh' 4 t>N HOWKOM Bdi.k demmd <*'«■ B.mk demand «7* Private |o d i I7<*i SoVEKLiON^, Ito h>)\ i I B^nk ai Kn^land
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    PRODUCE.
    112 3 (Mn i;. r« i i» Gambia d<-. < übc M*. i do. da. Mo. i •s Pepper, BUch ordioaiy Spore) 9 5 do. Whu. Fair L/w--£% I >• m i« Nutir.<-_ II«S lothelb.i B 9 Mace (Benda) jC!<W>li I Ambi MLJ |(l Bally Cottec I»°A Blacks} 3^fapio. n, 1
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    Passengers Arrived.
    81 3 May 17 Sumatxt fiom I anjU^t -Mi Me cheier'. Mr. Bock, Mr. Buiv-nrdi Mr. DenkhN nvA Mr. Barda. Her Tibre from Saigon.— Mr. Stra</-. .1 nc Mr. D. Rohart. Ptr B. W. ffim ham P.-n mnak^-Uv. mm Mrs Grsuber Per Raituna from Nagasaki.— Mr. Miry From Hongkong.— Mr.
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      112 3 THERK ate many Officers and gentlemen m India, etc., who suffer from that most painful of maindie*, GOUT, and who fancy that all the cures for this complaint which are advertised are more or less quack medicines; m this they are mostly right but we can assure these gentlemen this
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      354 3 Carlovitz Claret. In cases of 12 bottles quart at 83 5 2 4. pint?- at s 4 50 ppr case nrt < a>L D. BRANDT Co.. Sou Impobters. May 4. "i».l QCEAN STEAM SHIPCOMPAvN The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for Straits and China and from Shanghai homewards
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      211 3 MAILS CLOSE Tomorrow F«r Per M Europe, Raroin.i. I i. H Bat,. Pahat. AuufAmm, g m. Sarawak. Raja I /?r<W-». m «1 Hilinon Si Ponttanak, A. Wkmtt Sww, Saigon. r*«, Hair, A' >r Yang, f M Penancr, be, Chut>,;. r. m. Malacca ft KiafV. Chiw Pkym, M Malacca, la Umbts
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      813 3 SHIPPING INPORT. 'i liil nU »er, part a<"& c, Rn*M <>'• leav- >> iiere and iiauiatt m p«rt. r p. r. p.- r*i k ii hw B i W II Ha oc:r U.-drx m..- Oil. l |H« i > r- i < I l*O»»l k>.u\N' f<- Sharif Mi May 7,
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      733 4 For Aoelatde. Melbourne and Sydney, taking through cargo for other Austraflkw Ports and Ports m New Zealand. The Steam>hip AKGL V. *.79i t^, < ap»ain J..Hxs.»N. hw Caknlla. .s ri.je here on or „U-n »Ik: ;tl. J.me and »'U prdtnpt despatch. f*t wddnt passage. •PP'yt 0 M. \l IS I
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      974 4 ESTABIISHEO 1865. RILEY, HARGREAVES CO. j Engineers; Ikon 8+ Brass Founders. boilermakehs, bridge builders, shlpitrti.i>KKs it General Contractors. Ship-Building Yard. Hu.il class SI I NM VESSELS always under con»tracir > n i>om to 150 ft. kngtn 01 keel, tA b»-v J. sign and tm.-h. MACHINKKY from > :>)'!.; Biitish l-irm-.
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      596 4 BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. "SWIFT" AND "CLUB" DIRECT FROM The Coventry Machinist's Co., Ltd. ■yHF. best, easiest rumvrp. f;<-i t st aid n<M highly finished Cydes on the market. M A. F( I I FIN 1 < Ic 1 ilr *cild's mnd lot H< i'd Fidn jj. In h!I his races
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      473 4 The Dispensary. 43, RAFFLES PLACE. Pbopkietob Mwd.iK A. MACKAY. BUSINESS HOURS Daily from <j m. to r. vi. Nund;<\- ttom 11 v N. to I f. M. I t tttgeni i..i-f-. where Medicine* art- required lint ntj the night, an Assistant "ill be- found on i)u' v ii m Dtapensjtrj
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      468 4 I SANTAL-MIDY I Dm par* Eeaence of Santsl obtained by I Midy's process from the best Mysore wood. SANTAL-MIDY^..,^ rent from the santal oil of the Indian Bazars, id superior to Copaiba. Cubeb, or injectiona, and free from all bad smell or other inconrenienee*. SANTAL-MlDYnre, an dera». I gementa of
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      548 4 MACHINE OILS. M. WKLLS Co.. MANCHKSTF.R. MANUFACTURES of Knginc and Machinrry Oils, Hydro-Caibon Tallow, Engine Packng and Cotton Belting, Ace. POWELL Co.— Agents for the Straits. i)et. 3. v.c. POWELL CO. SINGAPORE. Please read these few lines and bear them m mind. OUR FURNITURE I TORY is m Orchard Road
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      935 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. (jiving port and date of departure ,md l knownj date due liere, and name ol Agent* SnUM«RK. i Amov, Hamburg. April Hkm.ark,, London. April (.ALfiioKiKK, M 'settles, <lu<> Ma% w Camklot. Liverpool, April 1; M-f 1 < "ath»v. London, mc Maj -,1 \>. n < Diomi.i), London, dm:
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