The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 April 1893

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY^ 26™ APRIL, 1893. DAILY ISSUE. Mo 1
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 995 1 Posada 30 Madeira, full medium 12.00 DtNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL x STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Orncv, Ci ilyer Quay. Wharves, New Harbour. w fw^ is MAIL r^*' LINES. V^ The rr.aii steamers may be expected to arrive Mt> Trarii< .tnd leave Singapore homewards as follows OLTWARD. HOMEWARD. ■8991 l8 93Oriental April aBth.
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    • 878 1 MORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD x^ BREMEN. Impprial German Mail. *T*he fast and weH known steamera of this line run -I- regularly between Brcmt-rh.ivt/n and Shanghai, cillinir en roote at Antwerp, Southampton, Genoa, Naples, P*>rt Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapore ano Hongkong. In connection with the arrivals and departures of these nail steamers
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    • 634 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAARI MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Under contract with the Netherlands India Government). Agents at Singapore Ship Agency. late J. Daendels Co., 3, Robinson Quay. Agents at Penang, Messrs. HUTTENBACH LIF.BERT Co. '"TH t Company lias a fleet of 28 steamers, with splendid accommodation for first class, second class, and deck passengers,
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    • 549 1 1 For Borneo Ports via Bawean Sourabaya. Every four weeks a steamer runs m this direction taking direct cargo and passengers to Bandjermassir.i Pulo Laut, Passir and Cotie. Once Every six weeks a steamer is dispatched to Dongala, Berow and Bulongan, also calling at Bawean, Sourabaya, Bandjermassin, Pulo L.aut, and
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    • 697 1 Posada 17 Sherry, Amontillado, dry 17.00 ■LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL~..T.r..r.7.T. $*****000 RESERVE FUND Vfioo'uoo RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS 1 10.000,000 Court of Uirkctors. Chairman— H. HOPWL'S, Ksq. Deputy Chairman— C. J. HOLLIDAY. Hon. J. Bkll-Irvu g, John s. Lactux Esq Carl Jantzfn, Esq. J. S. Mosi
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    • 705 1 NEW YORK LIFE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY. Poww £*ifiiUU6. Heavy Reduction m Kate-. New plan life policies on European lives m the Straits. °IJTTFAiCKi:\ A C..., lan. A ents I NORTH BRITISH AND MKRCA~N~ TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE HAMBURG-MAGDKBURG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. j "PHE undersigned, Agents foi ihe al
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    • 266 1 Pot-ada 9 Port, Alto Douro, foe tea DACiriC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND QCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAI w STEAMSHIP COMPANY. mr n .v [w«m ucki Frai and Gen of Sb urn n abe io S oi the above Km v n atha E«rapea« S| ri div I ra Armj Navy, and Civil
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  • Correspondence.
    • 433 2 To thb Editor. Sir, —The Masters' and Mates' Association of the Straits Settlements are asked, m the terms of the appended letter, to assist Dr. Doberck, ot the Hongkong Observatory, m collecting data to form China Sea Weather and Route Maps. Will you permit me, through
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  • 213 2 PLAY ON TUESDAY. !.41>!ts' *\p GIiITUMII'S DoiPtfs. V-». Dan and Mr. Oven, owe ,o beat Mrs. I and Iwr. fafc t, xr., 6—3, r >— 4Mrs. Sdvirarn and Mr. Boorne, scr., beat !\T~s bewMVef and Mr. Payne Gaßwey, fee. f, 6 1, BAMfI s-H r. M
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  • 636 2 THE HONGKONG TREASURY FRAUDS. We gi\e bdoa the full text of Chief !';>t" f Fielding Clarke's deliverance on -~rr.tr- r.i ing A'ves, the defalcating clerk. Fran this it appeara to b<- the case thai a!! tht- scatOKCS Ofl the various groups of count- are to be COOCorreal with the six
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  • 810 2 The Military Exaction. h\ a letter which he entitles "Old Friends at Home," after ratting at the sea journey between Singapore and Hongkong, Mr. Clement Scott m the Daily Telegraph thus speaks of this Colony Penang. At Penang we sec the first, the veryfirst
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  • 307 2 THE IN TER-SETTLEMENT RIFLE MATCH. The certainties for the Singapore rifle team against Hongkong and Shanghai are, as far as is at present decided, the following 1. Capt. B. Barter, loth Lincolnshire. 2. Capt. K. Dumnan, S.V.A. j. Lieut W. St. Clair, SA'.A. 4. (>unr. I). Maw, S.V.A. v Gunr.
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  • 1538 2 PRESENTATION TO MR. J. HOWARD GWYTHER. (L. and C. Express.) When it became known, twelve months ago, that Mr. J. Howard Gwyther intended to retire from the active post of manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, to that of managing director, several of the merchants and
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  • 58 2 The following is from the Northern Territory Times A southern paper speaks of a mother and daughter who went globetrotting to Japan and returned to Sydney with leprosy so pronounced that they are now m the Sydney lazaret. This, if true, is a startler. Leprosy is generally regarded as a
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  • 100 2 APPOINTMENT OF JUS TICES IN PENANG. In Parliament on the 28th March Mr. Came asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether two Chinamen named Chia Tek Sun and I Chin Sin Yung had been added to the Commission of the Peace for the settlement of Penang whether both
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  • 510 2 The directors have received from Mr. Straughan I the following report on the mining operations for month of January Red River This drive has I been advanced 15ft., making the total length 223 ft. There is small lode m the end, but as it is still valueless I
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  • 760 2 (Via Ceylon.) Brussels. April v. Considerable incitement prevails h<;re owing to the Chambers having rejected the Universal Suffrage Bill. The labour party have issued a manifesto m favour of a general strike. Collisions took place between the mob and the police this evening; and troops were summoned to
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  • 182 2 The following four propositions, enunciated by the Governor-General of India m Council on the Constitution of Legislative Councils, fairly lay down the principles upon which members can be selected m Oriental colonies (1) It is not expected of us that we shall attempt to create m India a complete or
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  • 188 2 Mr. Orange, Chairman of the Punjom Mining Co., Ltd., writes a letter to th«Hongkong Daily Press, m which he traverses the statements madr m another letter on the affairs of the Company signed Pro Bono Public®." His letter is as follows To the Editor ok
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  • 50 2 A straw indicates the way the wind blows. It is stated (says the Hongkong Telegraph) that the French and Russian Ministers absented themselves from all the farewell dinners given to Herr von Brandt at Peking; and that at Tientsin the French and Russian officials followed the example of their Ministers.
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  • 433 2 Raffles Hotel. Mr. A. P. Niewkamp Mr. J. Ronald Mr. Luang Vis Pirihar Mr. C. W. Heweill Dr. C. L. Snyder Mr. Jackson M.llar Mr. E. H. Bell Mr. Thaddeus Paul Mr. T. K.Ross Mr. H. Daunt Mr. J. M. Murray Mr. b\ Powell Mr. E.
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  • 69 2 (CoRRBCTED UP TO AI'RIL 26 On London. Bank 4 m s 2 yj demand 28| Private credits 7, m s 2 <jij documents 3m s 29™ credits otn/a 29, On India. Bank demand 22 .}j On Honhkono. Bank dcmajid dis. On Java. Biiik demand 1 .64 J Private 30
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  • 361 2 (April 26.) Tin f 3925 Gambler 6.70 do. Cube No. 1 10.7s do. do. No. 2 50 Peppc-r, Black (ordinary Spore) 9so do. White. (Fair L/\V=5% „15 so Nutmegs §sos to the Ib.) 82. Mace (Bandaj 80. Cloves (Amboina) 23. Qai Coffee (10^ Blacks) 36. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 191 2 HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGRAMS. Barometer, reduced to 32 decree*. Fahrenheit, and to the ievel ol the sf^ m inches tenih, and hundredths. Temperature, m the sh.<de m degrees, Fahrenheit. Humidity, m percentage of saturation, the humidity of .iir saturated witli moisture being 100. Direction of Wind, to two points* Force of
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    • 994 2 VESSELS IN PORT. Flags Ton Captain Arrived From wonsij-ners J-, When Men-of-War Htm Dut. eh., 207 ThMjinnbugMai- at Oltlikli Dat.4 PtxtAi Bnt. rr., 2575 McLeod April ti.RaUvu Sr.N.CM 1 Other Vessels AYBRMAWA Sar.sb., MO! April 2o.S;ihi I-.K, Asstru Brit. bq.. 1 148 Jeraia April g. New York H Mever O
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    • 403 2 kit v I. in. I I )i<l v; I iv. I URB >n^ s k I m lmuki; 1 i nnbur^, Mll Gn ißer., A 'n:•, 1 lo< n, L nd GLsarsHtei v ll^Nr A |s| I I-, s Lam aca, I < OCSAVA, H 1 i v '!■>,, Promhui
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