The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 April 1893

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  • 19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, 2 ist APRIL, 1893. DAILY ISSUE. No. 1,737
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 982 1 Posada i Port, Corte, g.oc PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Omen, Collyer Quay. Wharves, New Harbour MAIL p^^ LINES. IP The rr lil steamers may be expected to arrive out ~"u<l» *nd leave Singapore homewards as follows r— Ol TWARD. HOMEWARD. «^3- l8 93Oriental Maj Ist Mirzapore .May .'rd
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    • 884 1 d MORDDEUTSCHERLLOYI BREMEN. Imperial German Mail. The f.ist and well known steamers of this line rui regularly between Brtmerhaven and i- hangliai rillini; en route at Antwerp, Southampton, Genoa Naples, F'ort Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapor and Hongkong. In connection wi»h^he arrivals and departures o these mail steamers the Company's
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    • 1223 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART For Borneo Ports via Baw.an So.^mbaya. MAATSCHAPPIJ. Evfcry four weeks a steamer runs in thK direction (Under contract with the Netherlands India taking direct cargo and passengers to Bandjer. Government), jnassin. Pulo Laut, Passir and Cotie. n Agents at Singapore Sliip Agency, lale Qhcb Every six weeks
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    • 644 1 Posada 16 Sherry, very fine, dry 11.00 JJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL^ $***** no,, RESERVE FUND j 3.6oo!ooo RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS j $10,000,000 Court of Directors. Chairman— H. HOPPIUS, Esq. Deputy Chairvan— C. J. HOLLIDAY. Hon. J. J. Dell-Irving, John S. Lapr:x, tsq. Carl Javtzen, Esq. J.
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    • 526 1 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Po»ut &*3,64i,886. Heavy Reduction in Kate--. New plan life policies on Kuropean hvts in the Straits. D ';rTKAPCKKN r,,., lan. AKentS NORTH BRITISH AND MKRCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE HAMBURG-MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. "F H k un<-iers!>;ned, AgetlU f. r liic BDOVC om--1 ani(
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    • 308 1 Posada Ports, finest for invalids. DACiriC MA I l""s"tEA M t: H I P~~ x COMPANY AND (ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAI W STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through passage ticket Pram and German) of Steamers! also t>> San Krai ol the above lines. I Toother European piits il pi u Special reduced rates pr.i
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  • 175 2 We regret to have to announce the death of Mr. Tay Geok Teat, which took place at his residence, Amoy Street this about morning three o'clock. The deceased was a well-known and widely respected resident in Singapore, having been connected with the place during the
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  • 417 2 Some time between this morning and last night two prisoners, both Chinamen, escaped from gaol, apparently unobserved. One of the prisoners, however, owing to the vigilance of the Detective Department, was speedily re-arrested, being apprehended in Amoy-street this afternoon, but so far no trace of the other
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  • 692 2 Phe tr;-.s in '.'"e qjirrei b-'.weer; FfiMOC and &rr. c •■■> J.i Let :"~-s T re acute. The a:: tude •-K-n :p by p'r.,- I- .n: -n -f the Meboag Irontitc a mm I fames, sad indicates a mV par: the Frerch
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  • 538 2 (Land and Water.) To the Editor. Sir,— ln your issue of December 10, 1892. I have r ad with the greatest interest the account of the proceedings of the Agricultural Conference. May I, with all humility, offer a few remarks nn iwo of ihe chief Kubjr-i (s
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  • 807 2 Ml- Excellency the Governor has obtained and caused to be published in the Fcrak Gasette the following translation ol some laws "f Chinese inheritance. They are entitled "The laws of the great Tsing Dynasty, family iaws and family service. When a division ol a family estate takes
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  • 320 2 DEUTSCH E DA MPISCH I FFS RHEDEREI. The Deutsche Daraptschiffs Rhederei, Ham burg, publishes a very unfavourable report for I8B*I. In consequence ol very low freight rates to and trom Past A-ia, as vve-11 as low freights in the intermediate liarbajrs, the Kingsin Line has to report a considerable deficiency
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  • 318 2 (Via Rangoon.) Berlin, f>:h April.— The new German and Prussian loan-, amounting in all to three hundred million tnatki have been issued. The loans beir interest at the i ate of three per cent, per annum. The issue price is 86. London, ;th April. Meetings have been held
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  • 300 2 (Pinang Gazette.) A few days ago as a gang of prisoner* were going about their work in Parit Buntar, one of them, a Malay, dropped his burden and mad: for a carpenter's shed which was close at hand. There he seized two axes and, with one
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  • 492 2 The Straits Independent urges the Pcnang public to give its attention to the Colonial inn-rests which it is neglecting in a way which is not creditable. Hut we do not endorse its statement that the Colony is divided into two camps." We are not
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  • 287 2 The Daily Press dots not seem to be very sanguine over the prospects of the new Hongkong Association To us the thing is intelligible the programme included matters about which it would not be possible to get unanimity in the Colony. Had the programme avoided definition
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  • 821 2 (From a Correspondent.) March 3rd, 1893. That blessed word Uganda has again been rolled like a sweet morsel under the I tongues of our political nobodies and I somebodies alike ihe proportion of talk amongst men is not infrequently in inverse I ratio to the amount of knowledge
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  • 71 2 FROM TONKIN PETERS. Paris, 4th April. The new French Ministry is constituted as follows President of the Council and Minister ol the Interior M. Charles Dupuy Foreign Affairs M. Develle Finance ...M. I'evtral Public Instruction and Worship M. Poincarrr Justice M. (iui'rin Commerce and Colonies M.
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  • 233 2 Masculine sympathy goes out to ladies who have just now to undergo the heavy trial of choos ing- anew dress and when are they not in the midbt of some tribulation of that kind Not only have they to decide whether they will have one of the new skirts, eight
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  • 465 2 {Bangkok Times.) A hurricane of terrific violence is reported to ha\ e taken place .it Phratoomtanee on Sa urcUy last. Considerable damage has been caused to the cooiie lines of Messrs. Murray Campbell. The Siamese and Malay languages have been added to the list of border languages for
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  • 144 2 APRIL jist. tRfj 1 me v -ha, U;,nk. „g- Sellers. $10,000,000 $10 tv^.ooo f 12 f:jr*rDoek. 5 i5 K) B 5 entures6px. i prem. 909.500 l)..rki o. 130 Last safe. .•■-.,.>.. 1 S.qoct .<-•-... t< A J rk S.s Begets. 1:1,500 i r i i.;,^ lo<l N|p l
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  • 66 2 (CoR^BCTKD VV TO ArRIL 21. On London. Bank 4 m/s 2 y demand 2Si Private credits rn s 2 <jj tU*-»menis3 ns 2uj credits om s 2g| On India. Bank demand 2?.ij On Honokono. B-tnk demand... \°/a dis. Ok Java. Bink demand '.64.5 t'r.vate 30 d s I.oBi Sovereigns,
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  • 110 2 (April 21. > Pin f V) 2S Gamuier 6.70 do. Cube No. 1 10.75 do. do. No. 2 950 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 9>o do. White. (Fair Lj\\'=s%) „15 50 Nutmegs 150s to the Ib.j 82. Mace (Banda) 80. Cloves (AmboinaJ *3« Bai Oittee <n>% Blacks 30. fawoca, small
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 445 2 At the Principal Hotels. Raffles Hctel. Mr. A. P. Niewkamp Major L R. Dowdatl Mr. Luang Vis Pirilcr M,. W. Evans Dr. C. L. Snyder Mr. J. VV. Boyd Mr. K. H. Bell Mr. C.G. Garrard Mr. T. K. Ro-s Mr. J. Ronald Mr. J. M Murray Mr. C W.
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    • 313 2 QCEAN BTBAII SHI >m;an\ Tr.. 1 rnnynj pool 1 iiwutb lor Struts *nd Chin 1 Ik -a .rds for London every C':nm.j.J.,!...r. :..r r' ..i m ryinga S IS ru Throw;;. Bills of Lai I m [«f lhai a S:, S H H neo, Siam, Malacca I K«til Stt pOM
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 77 2 Weather Keport. (April 20. Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9a. m. 3p. m. 9 p. u. Bar. red. 32 Fah 29.79S 29 678 29.782 Temperature 85.0 80.0 73.8 Wet Bulb Thermometer JQ 5 /80 74.Z Dir.ofWind N.N.W. W.N.W. N.W. Max. Temp, in shade 85 5 Min. do d<r 7
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    • 885 2 VESSELS IN PORT. Flags* Ton. Captain Arrived From Consignee* Fot Whet Men-of-War IR Dut.ch.. 20; [TiuyvenbergMar. 28 Ol eh Dut. < FALL<IS Brit.cr.,2s7 5 Md.od April 21. Batavia S. (JHi c Other Vessels SSYKIA Brit. bq.. IU S l),. n ,r Apr,! S. \e« N'ork R,-lm ASCAWIUS Brit, ch., S
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    • 95 2 I G LA SI M t»U h IK I Imk, M Isn M I I I N 1 I 1 P i (k i 1 i 'i Imuwi. I i Saobu-ibv, M 4 y &MI I. DR I I SIRFEDOK, I \j Si! V\. A STKtTM m I. vs. tin
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