The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 June 1892

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    8 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS: WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8, 1892.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    1032 1 Wiikn two influential sections of a community like that of Singapore begin to stand upon their dignity about which shall take the first step m a work for the publicbenefit, it requires no prophet to foretell neglect of the public welfare m the particular matter under
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS (For the Free Press)
    49 1 REUTERS TELEGRAMS (For the Free Press) Accident m Pennsylvania. London, yth June, iSgi It is reported that a cloud burst over the oil region m Pennsylvania, partly swamp, ing two towns. The lightning fired th' oil which spread for miles. The fatalities are given as three hundred and fifty
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    MARINE INQUIRY.
    1065 1 In ihe Marine Inquiry into the eireu mitsacea attending/ the collision betaret-i tin: (.anielot and t li r- Diamond which op. ed ve-terday the evidence of th? oae*a>i and bn ond and third offi< .-r- oi the n<r. let was taken. Capt Daviv the pilot, be: the la-t
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      563 1 SAYLE CO., LTD. IN LIQUIDAIIUN The first Auction of a large stock of Dress Goods, Millinery, &c, will be held m the Upstairs Department, at Sayle Co. s, on Thursday next, gth lasts 1 ii, "nd will be continued on the following days, Friday and baturuay. commencing each day, at
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      1052 1 JOHN LITTLE Co. aw~-i Special Net Qlotations for Best Quality AUSTRIAN BENTWOOD FURNITURE. iAran Iftat. „v. 1. i ..cis .No. «> A>m Chair No. 15. $",-i..- 1 So>oo each. $38.***** d«>B. Snu.ll Standard Chair \x-. of a No '4. standaiU Chaii pc A t. pet I Jlsia Si dard <
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      1159 1 Re Austin Sc Co. SALE OF OFFICE FURNITURE. THE undersigned has received instructions to fell by Public Auction, at No. 3, Almeida Street, on Saturday, uth June, at t0. 30 a. m. All the Office Furniture -comprising Office Desks, Almeirah, Cupboards, Counters, Iron Safes, Sic, Sic. Tbrms Cash. 11. A.
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      872 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Messageries Fluviales of CochinChina. Saigon. Excuksioxs ro vi Kcivs oi Amgkor-W ir. IN order to faci it-Uc excursi' n lo ili" mnn im ms of Angk-r-Wai 'bp Mc-f.-ij.-ri.-; Fluvi.fes I nipany will i-siie, until i lie mi-.id.. I December m At, ape-ill return ti..k..i-. between Saigon to Angki
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      78 1 The Week. Wednesday. Bth Hn>h Water -q.n a. in., 8.52 p. m. Thursday, gth High Water lojfS Bi., g.^; p. Mrs Maxwell's At Home." Friday. 10th lL>;n Water -0.44 a. 0r... 10JO p. Full Moon. Saturday, nth Hijjh Water tI.SSa.BI IB.'BSbj Cricket, \l Will Paper base, 4 45 p. m.
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  • Correspondence.
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      Suggestions.
      378 2 To TBB 1»ITBB. SIR, 1 trust you will permit me to sug- gest through the medium of your paper, that the Police Authorities should take some steps to protect our policemen particularly the Europeans from the inclemency of the weather m the present rainy season. I frequently observed, during
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      THE SHOOTING AFFAIR AT THE HOTEL DE LA PAIX.
      451 2 THE SHOOTING AFFAIR AT THE HOTEL DE LA PAIX. Mr. Mosely, who was found shot m his room on Monday, and who was removed to the Hospital suffering from a bullet wound on the left breast is reported to be progressing as well as could be expected though, still m
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      A GERMAN EXPLORER
      310 2 I his morning we were favoured with a ■a: from Herr Otto Ehlers. the German Explorer, who has just made a journey of ***** kilometres through Central Asia. H-tt Ehlers is a pleasant spoken gentleman, with a sun-tanned face and of a wiry buiid The journey he
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    LONDON LETTER.
    1607 2 From our London Correspondent.; London, May 13, 1892. The members of the Straits Settlements Association here are inactive, but they have not lost hope of securing a reduction tn the military burden, and they are as indignant as ever. The fact is that m the present position of
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    LABUAN.
    815 2 Governor Creagh thus reports on the Blue Book for the Colony of Labuan for the year 1891 On Jan 1 I was installed Governor m conformity with an agreement under which Her Majesty's Government had arranged to transfer the administration of the- island to the Bra" sh Nurth Borneo
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    HONGAY COAL.
    566 2 A special meeting of the Societe Franchise de Chaibonnages dv Tonkin was held at Hongkong on the 30th ult., the hon'ble C.P. Chater m the Chair. The report and accounts were adopted, $40,000 being given as the amount of sales m the past few months. Mr. Chater said
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    AN ENGLISH LESSON TO A GERMAN AUDIENCE
    827 2 Mr. Fillis, a relative of the Circus proprietor so well known m the east, has been teaching the Germans vme H.i"g about horsemanship, and more wounded ul still the Germans seem inclined to accept his tutorship notwithstanding the bitter prejudice existing against anything
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    HONGKONG NOTES
    499 2 {Exchanges to June ist.j The Zambesi is apparently going to be sold either privately or at public auction, for the benefit of the banks that advanced $190,000 on her, for to-day all her officers and engineers with the exception of the second officer and second engineer were paid
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    EXPERIMENTS WITH THE MAXIM AUTOMATIC GUN.
    981 2 In the course of the recent Easter manoeuvre* by u- dc: ot olor.e! J. D. C. Fane.!, commanding ihe battalion, a portion of the cyclist st lion of the jrd Vt lot tter Battalion of the Roya! West Kent Regiment, with a 450 Maxim
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    SHARE LIST JUNE 8th, 1892.
    229 2 H'kong Ac S'hai Bank. 110% Prem. fto BOe— ne |to o v>,ooo 60,000 125 125 New Oriental Bank. 825 Seller- 4_.000.0_0 _,507,te0 67,100 0 6p_. Tanion-j Pagar Dock. 197! Buyers 1,5,-0,000 1,500,0.x, ,5,0-* laafeop do I )obentures6p.c. 1% prem. npa(— 9-0.500 New Harbour Dock Co.
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    EXCHANGE.
    55 2 1 .ikkictii) trio Jim v On I.OMUIV. Bank 4 taaad 2 f'l Private 1 ichr- b nt 1... 1 ii.-.i:s m o. I flt/s 2 1 Us India. Bank c tad Ob HoMQBQtaa. Bank demand aaa. Ok Java. Ban* -.-c.-.d l/s t'r „-.-<- i .is 1; \nvi'.(i|,As. h Bank
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    PRODUCE
    101 2 fjUBI I Im I S9-S" Gamhiei iBo do. ..be No. I B 4 do. d. N' i I.io Feppei B,a li urdinan S'porc 9.10 do. Wh;t». [Fair LAV -5% j 15 JO Nutmegf! 1 lioa to ihe ip eS. Mace (Banda) ejves Amboina 1 tti Batty < oe- c
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    Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
    67 2 "T*H£ public are inl.jrnie'd that the addr, Society's Inspector. Mr. K. F. Pagtai it ttS Queen Street, or Holley's Livery Stable- Orchard Road. All persona wishing to report any case- o: cruelty which may come under their notice art re-quested to communicate
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      449 2 QCEAN STEAM SHIP COKFAYN The Company s steamers are despatched Iron Liver* pool outwards for Straits and Chi r .a and from Shanghai homewards for London every Week Bad hue a i commodation for first and third class passengers, carrying 1 a Surgeon and Stewardess Through Bills of Lading are
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      119 2 MAILS CLOSK. I'O-MORRO VV r.a Pet tl Rhio and Laagga Bonnet, x k Saigon, atskirt, l« t. Sourabaya, ice Sri Ptgata P. B Labuan. fee., Petrel, t M Ben»kahs, flee Slat, 1 Xl FaioAt t.henbon Sc Samarang, Penang 11 a. v. j Batavia. fei Hector f. B. Malacca, ice.. Bl
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      959 2 \A'eather Kepott. 1 rakei at Kaodang Kerbau X <■• M-a Bar.i vi 1.. i njx al vi c. W'c-: Bulb Therm* 1 ft D.r.otW.nd S.S W SS.W. S.S.W Max. Temp, m 5..,.n,. t Mm. do i Max. Sir. Ter rad. Ihi r. Ram, 0 a.-.-. tB o BJB. Rsmarks. Marsanaj'M
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      904 3 -.tavia, Cheribon, Samafang and Sourabaya. inn Ocean Steam Ship Company's Steamer HECTOR, Captain BaTT, is due here on Wednesday next, t'ntltb instant, and will be despatched for thc •have forts on the 10th idem. Wat Trei-jht or passage apply to \V.MANSrTELD A Co., -Agents. Ff»r Sourabaya and Batavia. ASstrian 1
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      1014 3 MUNICIPAL. NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that ihe Regulation and Licensing of dogs within the Municipality of the Town of Singapore for the year beginning Ist June 1892, and ending 31st May 1893, will commence on Monday, 13th instant, and be continued daily, Sundays excepted, between the hours of 10
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      536 3 DRiIjWK THE AERATED WATERS Ol* TH£ Singapore Straits Aerated Water Co. THEY ARE THE BEST. Offices: 15, BATTERY ROAD. Factory: 20a, COLLYER QUAY. (Removing Shortly to new and larger premises m Robinson Street.) JOHN FRASER, f Proprietors* D. C. NEAVE, M c ALISTER&Co. Having takin uvt-r Irom Me«si- SAYLI 0..
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      354 3 KNIGHT Co., 4 BARTERY ROAD a» *B FURNITURE CURTAINS. PLATED WARE. CARPETS. PIANOS. CHINA. House Decorators. *T"HL ONLY firm m the Last that can lurnish a house with a thoroughly artistic and tasteful class of goods. KNIGHT CO., SU P P EVKRYTHI NG FOR HOUSE FURNISHING. Bentwood Furniture of BEST
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      431 3 RIGAUD'S KANANGAI *g^tWATER WM JAPAN B 'aa»an>n; \\w The most delightfully %m EBEaa-t*. freshlngTolletWater. H It renders iba akin 9 ■£iaa EPlnii, relieves mosquito bites and lraparta a delicate fragance and feeling of comfort. I MAUD'S CHOICEST HEW EXTIiCTS REOOMMEHDED KANANGA I GRACIOSA LOUIS XV IRIS BLANC ASCANIO IRIS AMBRE
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      949 3 ESTABLISHED 1865. RILEY, HARGREAVES CO. Kngineers, Iron Brass Founders, Boilermakers, Bridge Builders. Shiphuilders General Contractors. Ship-Building Yard. TTIGH class STEAM VESSELS always under 1 construction, from 38ft. to 150 ft. length of keel, of best design and finish. MACHINERY l from leading British Firms with Board of Trade Certificates. This
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      424 3 Fire Works. T. GORS, BATAVIA. AGENTS FOR SINGAPORE JOHN LITTLE Co. |an. 2. •THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. AMD MERCANTILE ADVERTISER EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT All literary matter for this paper should he to the Editor. Correspondence intended for publication must be accoirpanied by the name and address ot the writer not necessarily
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      621 3 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port and date of departure, and whfr» knownj date due here, and name of Agents. StpsMf.ks. Ajax, China, due Junes; Mansfeld. Angers, Middlesborough, April Benlarig, London, April 30 Cardigansrire, Ixmdon, May 18 R*)u;te«<j Carthai.e, London, June 2 Colonist, Middlesborough, June 5 Da roan is, Liverpool, Manifteld. Douro,
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