The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 March 1893

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TIIIKE SERIES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, iith MARCH, 1893. DAILY ISSUE. N
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      586 1 Ipi-.NINSULA-R AND ORIENTAL r STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. QWEI. TllBjIH Qmaj. Wha--- New Harbour. Vi_j- The mail steamers may be expected to arrive outwards and leave Singapore homewards as lv i, ARD. HOMEWARD I Mar a Mafr a I i>.i-h. M pore M Ma. lati -un aalj pi \imate, the departures
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      691 1 KTORDDEUTSC H E R LLOYD X BREMEN. I.VIfFRIAL CrKMVN > V l l.. THK rs I this lii idized by the Impi rial German Gorernmi nt and run regularly between Bri-merhaven and Shanghai, (-a!'.in- r at Antwerp, Southampto. I irt Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapore and ii. In connection wuh
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      716 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART For Borkbo Ports via Bawean Sourabaya. M I 'i AC I APPI I. Every four weeks a steamer runs in this direction takintj direct cargfo ai I 1 .;s to Llandier- nder ccntrart v.th the Netherlands India n 1 r> i massin, rulo Laut, I'.issir anu Colic.
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      339 1 The Mercantile Bank India, Limited. I (incorporated under the Companies Aet 1862 to 1890.) Reconstruction of The Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and Ch.na. Capital (60.000 shares of £25 each) 1,500,000 Subscribed CAPITAL /.i, 125,0 o HEAD OFFICI. No. 0 H ad Street, London, E.C. Court of Directors. Sir
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      592 1 LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XX BANKING CORF-ORATiON. PAII 'CAPITAI tl a-o.oro 1 1 1 7-500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 PROPRIETORS 1 510,000,000 C'iukt of Directors. Chaik.v.a*,— T. K. DAVIES.EsfI. DEPUTY C lIAIR.VVN— H. HOPPIUS J. i^ it -Irving, Esq. 11 Esq C. J. Hollida-i I I s. Mosi s, Eaq. Cabl
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      323 1 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. I M act ion in Rates. Ni v. -lan life politics on European lives in the Straits. w'tTFARCKEN I Ayi-ntS. lan. 1 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. GENERAL ASSURANCE COY. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. HAMIiU R G M AGDEB U R I J 1- 1
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      162 1 PACIFIC MAII Up x COM PA in- Y AND* f|CCII NTAL AND OR. w STEAMSHIP COMPAN S Army, N'.iv v on. Sailing date s ong via Yokohama to Sai I ,0. do s s. For further pari A- WOO!) J*. KLLLYcV WALSH, L GOODS. Caw's Stylographic Pci Salter": Blac. ut
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    911 2 TW State of Penang iC v 5 ;,1? nern >' occastoa to o'->s;. Ii is a pretty pictttt* tor the guileless i oriental to content*plate. Penang is the Ireland of the Eastern -ea-. and when it goes to war wtth the ■wtfopoKS) it indulges ia a
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    18 2 m- Italian Consul. Mt I I Goya teta m I bold a. tl lht v msulate in Rivei
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    THE PAHANG REBELS IN KELANTAN.
    199 2 From private advices we hear of a rather cool request made apparently on behalf of Si Rasa, (formerly known as Ton. Gajah), the Sultan's 'ate mill arj adviser who, after having all through the disturbances posed a- the energetic pursuer nl the Orang K tva.
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    A DRAMA OF TO-MORROW.
    762 2 A DRAMA OF TO-MORR OW. Lady Florence Dixie has made an excellent suggestion. She assures the world that a large number of women, unable to vote any other way, have gone to the polling-booths in male attire, having previously become ratepayers by taking their :n a male name, and she
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    A LITTLE POPE IN ANNAM.
    1354 2 A LITTLE POPE IN ANN AM. [National Observer.'* Ai ff-hal Diem in the South-West corner of Tonking, und on the bank oi oneol the numerous channels by winch the Red River pours its ferruginous waters into tbe sea, lies an Annamite illajje, which, so far as 1 know, no Englishman
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    HANCOCK THE WALKER.
    938 2 The f Mowing public performances of lhe Champion Walker will be read with interest: A. Hanco k was bom at Jersey, on August 14, 1556 height 5 feet 7,! inches weight ost 1 His first performance wis at Lillie Bridge grounds, London, October 10th, 1878, wh*-n I
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    202 2 Mr. J. B. Elcum, Sheriff of Penang. has been granted on half-pay an extension of leave for two months from the 25th inst. Mr. J. Molesworth Kindersley and Mr. J. F. J. Hallifax have been appointed Cadets in the Straits Settlements Service. Yeoh Chosee Huah, of Penang, has
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    ABOUT MOSQUITOES.
    349 2 Ii is not generally known in India that the cas-tor-oilplant is avoided by mosquitoes. In Egypt it is planted about houses to drive them aw iy. A still belter plan for towns is to have the young plants in pots, and bring them indoors for a day or
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    410 2 t^ i i<: txaiig.or,. I. ndon 2nd March. Yesterday at a Banquet given at lhe Col mial Institute on the occa-ion of twenty-fifth anniversary, all the Colonial Agents weie present. Lord Kosebery, pre-Ai >g, said that the real solution of the problem of Imperial Federation is to be
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 2 (Corrected up to M vri h tt.) On* London. Bank 4 m s 2 <)_ di Private credits j' i 2 >j. documents 3rn s 29} credits ura s On India. Bank demand 22, On Hongkong. Bank demand dis. Ok Java. B* t ik demand I i Pi .1;
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    PRODUCE.
    91 2 (M VRI II 11. Tm J Gambier do. Cube No. I do. do. No. 2 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) I do. White, .Fair LjW=s% »-5 75 Nutmegs 150s to the lb.) Mace (Banda) i (Amboinai 1 >'» B Collec (10% Blacks; Tapioca, small pearl (l"a:r quality),, 4to do. Hake
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    Why is it?
    617 2 \X/HY is it that death should come before he V\ allotted age of 'three score and ten,' and why so many millions of human being- never I;veto three score and five, and why that not one in every thousand live to three -core year- We kill ourselves.
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    CLEARANCES.
    101 2 PROTOS, der Str., ['ihaiinson, for I5,i>\ Mi Khx, Hnt. Kocken, Ear Co hin, Genoa and Marseilles. March Pyrrhi s. Brit. str.. Hat!, for Pmang and London via Jfjddah. Thibet, P. and O. si Bisliop, for Fenang and Boml ay. Ukatrh'h. Hut. rtr ,\(ktns«n, for Hiogo. Moldava. Brit. sir. Port
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    Passengers Arrived.
    37 2 Mar. 11 t i Inristoforetti. Per A' >-. Hon'ble 1. C. Bigaardt, Mr. Mansfield, Mr. Yolkers. Per G. GA Lou. ion Mr. Humim W M Norris. Me I Mr. and Mrs. Rol M and Mrs. Martins
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    Passengers for Straits Settlements.
    123 2 IVr Valetta, fron I .or I i Mar. Mr. and Mrs B. IL rookes. Per Be ng.ii, from London, Mar. Mn land and three daughters. Per Bailaai-at. irom London M I", nam*. Mt. E. jago. i t Austral in, from I Mar. j M Ma Ritchie.
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    SHARE LIST MARCH 11th, 1893.
    148 2 I I• I .x Bank. 11 im.tkw.% Pww Sale*. l I T i. -'ii. mi Dink. ix dm. Sellers. I) Denuiresn p.c. l% p'em. iw i In, k o. I -ci Last salt. Ij Last sale. %J**» tr i- Fin Ins. Co. 16 Bum rs.
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      144 2 SING \POKF VOI M Bt AK lI.I.KKV. f oars < >rdsrs. Hi idQ larti i ip re. loth March. 1893. Parades t 5-15 p.m. Mi von Gun -di ill. W A sday, 5 15 P™- -> 1 lursday, y>s p.m. 7-inch R.M.L. Gun-drill. Frid iy, 5*»5 P m !> so
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      127 2 QCEAN STEAM It The Compaaj homewards for Lone. commodation for first rying a Surgeon and Si J-1-Mn. Manila. Saigon Bor neo. Sian I A c a to the ur..;. ed Lines in oper ition I Bangkok and Medusa r Deli, Scmatka. The patched every three days tor La u 1.
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      102 2 HONGKONG WEATHER I"ELEGRAMS. iced ti z Fa It■ pbeit and to the 1< and hundredths. "ra urt, in il" i«b dcgrei s Fah-* renheitHumidity, m percentage ol saturation, the humidity ol air saturated wuh mosture being ioo. Direction of Wind, to li Force of Wind, according to i'.eaufort scale. State
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      485 2 VESSELS IH POST. Flags 6. Tor, Captain Arrived From Men-of-War Lc- MIR H N -*sO Landmcor 1 H NAri hi s Siam. g.b., 256 1 ingid Mai Pallas B it. g b. Sr. N. O Si v I'.i vt. str., 500 Murphy Nov. 20 Other Vessels If. I VI US
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