The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 December 1893

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 20™ DECEMBER, 1893. DAILY [S
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 406 1 "DENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. O rr ,cn, Collyer Quay. Whaeves,— New Harbour. MAIL &3?w£! LINES The mall steamers may be expected to an •»nk and leave Singapore homewards as follows 7WARD. HOMEWARD «*93Dec. 25th Rof' I 10th. Raverna -J4th. -mes BcS e, the arrivals and the departures may
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    • 497 1 TSJORDDEUTSCHEN LLOYD x^ BREMEN. Imperial German Mail. Tl and well Vr.o 1 steamers of thi* linr run regularly between Fremerhaven and Shanghai, calling en route at Antwerp, Southampton, Genoa, 1, Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo. Singapore and Hongkong. In connection with the arrivals and departures of :nail steamers the Company's
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    • 973 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART I For Borneo PoRTSt-ia Bawi-an and Sourabaya MAATQrHIPPII on the Bth of every month a steamer runs In this MAAiai-nArrii. d, r ectton taking direct carpo and passen ers to (Under contract with the Netherlands India Bandiermassin. Pulr Laut, P.i^vr and Cotie. Government). Agents at Singapore Ship
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    • 744 1 T. L. GOSLING Co, 3, BATTERY ROAD, AGENTS. DAWSOX S PERFECTION WHISKY The finest selected and pures branrf on the Market. Mr. G. Combe Stewart, F. C. S.. Publi Glasgow, -ay "It is positively the Finest have ever Bnafjmi during my long experience a: Analyst." PUBLIC OPINION ENDORSES THIS. fHWHW
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    • 95 1 p/vcir; B CO:^ OCCIDENI do .j. UONGKON, XX Bahki I CHARTERI AUSTRALI CHINA SAFES! SAFES!! LFES!! DON T BUY ./HERE Til YOU HA\ lA\ SAFES A rare anc bortment Th!ef a? by the best 2 Makers. Also for Sa;< hndei Oil in drun.s c 10 gallons a in casks of
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  • 673 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1893. i aw. It is gratifying to tee Lord SausbißY utter such a praiseworthy expression of opinion M that he is reported to have done during the discussion of the India Loans Bill in the House of Lords. With Currency Commissions recently, and
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  • 213 2 The Banks and the Government intend to observe the first three days of next week I general holiday. The Free Press will be issued as usual, except on Christmas Day. Referring to the repeated disagreement of jurors in the recent murder case here, the Hongkong Telegraph remarks that "Jurors in
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  • 313 2 (From our r»« Correspondent.) The information whirh was given in the telegram to the Fret Press concerning the 1 burning of the Apothecary's qua.trrs at i the Di>irict Hospital at Ja>m on Fnfejr night was current in town on S but later information receive the former considerably. It there
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  • 26 2 The following tour have b>" to do battle «>n th*against Penang on Uy Dr K< rr, A. W Barter. In reserve R W Crightoa.
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  • 31 2 in h bet and the r.eu terr.' I the The sir.. 1. as at thr. wit' erne desert into ask, I of ihe proposed Mie line.
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  • 436 2 e death of Rev. t- of London. A portion of the public examination of the Directors of the Angio-S imatra bacco Co is published in the mail papers. Thr death is announced at Aberdeen, on loth ult. of Mr. A Frater, MA late H. B. M. >C o mI at
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  • 58 2 The Ambassador at Constantinople. Sir Phi dor brr. Earl of Kimberl< of Denmark, froir. 1564. andw-* I lx>ndoappointed ■arqiwoi affairof Son The India Loans The House < Loai nee <A the mesIn the reg-<-tt to negotiate a i be »n »i to bear t The Siam Buffer State
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  • 169 2 m. Thr" in En£ a m in tlie Johore Chapel. Mr. J S.van Droope. Inspect and the Dutch despatch boat Rhio. By the Italian opera comp i from Samarang on th<The troupe is .29 strong. The Netherlands India iighth* lender Lut i/er. Captain Lar here this morning at Tanjo: leaves
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  • 376 2 At the meeting held last rMn at the Gl. aer the ;i good deal ot th. d on the subject o< the unbmmess fee cmd* the presem I tured the opinion t! little to blame for this cone i ••ad been reporting the speethe- o- h
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 106 2 'McALISTER Co. Australian Creamery Butter ROSEBUD BRAND. A Shipment of the above favourite butter just arrived. Acknowledged the finest »in the market. It is now packed in new air-tight tins and is absolutely pure. In consequence of the fall in Exchange we have had to raise our prices to 70
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    • 253 2 TOYS. TOYS. TOYS. KATZ BROS. TOY DEPARTMENT BEGINNING MONDAY, DEC, 18™ 1893. 10 per cent. REDUCTION. On Prices marked, will be given on Toys in order to clear our large stock. KATZ BROTHERS. Dec TOTTENHAM EXPORT PI L S EN E R BEER. A light English BEER brewed by the
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    • 629 2 Mf^srv HAVRE Co. have I ngaged a first j cla-<s lonlfctioner and pa-try cook Irom Paris, uho has arrived per !a*t M. M. mail Xatal. Dec. 8. FOR SALE ASEMI-htctl Dog Dilt, a fairly fa-t going P 'iy and Harness ?i.So Complete. Apply K. M., i o ilus paper. Dec.
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    • 879 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. BANK NOTICE. THE Exchange Banks Christmas Holid.i>s on Moaday, Tuesday and Wednesday. December 25th. 2iih and 27th. Dec. 30. 26- \I7ANTED energetic Trav ling Salesman for Native States and Penan/. Col., qui I Malay essential. Apply VacWM Oil Co N 1. 6, k. hinson Road. Dec. 20. For
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 36 2 The Week. Wednesday, «c: S V. A S A Thursday, jist H eh A Friday, sand H. H I Saturday lird m. Sunday. 24' I Penang outward P I Monco m. Tuesday 26r a. M. -hip.
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  • 233 3 an out'av d by a mil- Govern- •:d th« *w the the bomb in the Chamber I that his real name :s st, and has ieclares that blow at the r intended, e President I deed. Rome. December in Cabimpieted. pi is Premier 1 Signor Sonnino negotiations regar
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  • 590 3 I'pnn the vote of $,;52.000 under the head of military expenditure. j. Keswick— With teference, sir, to this itein of military expenditure, which amounts to a sum of £40,000, the contribution required in dollars that amount lias n>w become extremely onerous. The increase, as compared wiih
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  • 233 3 In the Finance Connmrttee at Hongkong tl e 1 S > to fixing an tx•as nc ike a rate that was problematiI that j o 1. w.l ite to take in Mr. Chater regretted to say he did not a_'re* with the President that 2 (id.
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  • 154 3 Th<- French political and exploring mi-.-<>t which occasional mention lias of late h'tn mad'-, will probably slart from Hankow, th<- 1/ 1 the 25th ib^r The mission will rniM^t of Me»»r-> Haai (who lias been appointed French Vice-Consul at Hankow and Chung* king). Launay (interpreter at the French Consulate at
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  • 492 3 Ihe charge against Pte. Bourne, of the Lincolnshire Regt., for robbery from a rikish.i on the Bth inst. was concluded yesterday before Mr. Egcrton. Cliu Ong Guan having given evidence to the same effect, P. S. Dickson, the officer who received the report, said that
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  • 707 3 Nov. 29,— Ihe Ma .-.bury, speaktid tliat the N tely, and ho nt in that d p'e had ie Home Rule Mill befon their eyes ie of tMe Kngltsh mirmben seriously Intended ever to let the bill pist. in fleet proposed to visit Constantinople, but
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  • 1394 3 Sir Thomas Suthkrlind. When Thomas Sutherland entered the Peninsular and Oriental Sieam Navi^ati n Co.'s service in 1852, says a writer in the Australian Star, he was a lad of eighteen. But In, energy and ability soon asserted themselves, and induced his employers to desp itch him
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  • 132 3 m<*m A blow is shortly to be struck at Wladiwostock, as the raising of the free port at this Russian centre in the Pacific has now been definitely dt-cided upon. The Customs tariff to be established is looked upon with much disfavour by the Russian population of the East Siberian
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  • 662 3 Last evening the Singapore Debating Society met in the Town Hall, under the [residrncy "f Mr. J. P Rd«, to ri the subject whether foreigners resident in Rritisli Colonies should be specially taxed Despite the unfavourable we.tther there was a fair attendance. Mr. Makepeace, in opening
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  • 54 3 Mr Swan and Mr. J. R. Cuthbertson are at present at Kaub, according to a telegram received in Singapore. Mr (j. A Derrick, who has been at Raub, and waS to have gone on to Punjom from there on Monday week last, is expected to return to Singapore this evening,
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  • 68 3 (CoßAtcTki) ur to DecemLc Os London. liank 4 in s 2 4,' demand 24} I'rivate credits m s 24. document* 3m s 24, credits oms 25 On I h D 1 Bank 1- .iiHiiJ On HoMGfcONtt. Bank demand dis. On Java. 8..k demand U4jl Pi rau 30 d/i 1-474
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  • 111 3 December Im I 37-i liaml-K-r fi.so do. Cube No. I 11-25 in. No. 2 920 Pepper, Birtik (ordinary S'pore) 9.70.5 do. While. lF«irL/W— s%) 17Nutmegs 150s to llie Ib.) 83. Mace (Wanda; 7-1 Cloves (Amboinai 18. U 1 r«*«« fV.ack-) Penperanj; Librrian 4" I -ipi.i- mih jjtr.ii 1 '.hair
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  • 103 3 DECEMBER M «T|OK H Hgbr*t Shai B nk. 100% prem $IO.OOOOOO N on I Bnk of C ina $.15 disc. £l,ooo.oe* ;4 Fou-iderv I150 Nominal t na ]ap. Stra.ts $2 £2 000 o Founders £15 25,000 8«xak*rt Pa>ar Hock $172 S ,0% do Dr>.entur»V>% do. 5* II dis
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    • 56 3 Society for the,Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. i THK pj'/lic arc informed th^t g| the the Old 00.l sit., lii^~s 8..~^a K<«d. All persons wishing to report any cases of cruelty which HMf come under their notice are requoted to 1 itn numcau wuh him at either of the above
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 78 3 Weather Report. (December ig Taken ai Kandani Kerbau Hospital Obseiv«tory 9. aM. 3p. m. 9F Bar. red. 32 Kah 29.862 29.74" 29-8;?2 Temperature 81.0 82.6 I%M Wei Bulb lliermoin.ur 77.6 76.8 74 Dir.olVVind N.W. H.W. N.W. Max. lemp. in shade 854 Mm. do <io 73.0 Max. in Sun 1220 Terr.
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    • 372 3 V i: OKI Capta:n Arrived F H Ma Otner Vessels Bt m eim Caov Phi Hm Cain But. C. Hh PaWMII Wer. sb.. lo24Snerman i«2g CJ i v t. Gooavwi Pi (H mrir. HSM Ik AT Ml I\hK* KitvAn c K')S(, Brit tR Uh Kim Soon i Palit«s< Sanaa .DK4
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    • 39 3 1 |j \< i 'l; K. I «a OCKAN0 CKAN S Am J h«" ra"" Line* in Optr.. pore. Ueduut run rr. gmnrdaK., TM I monthU Time Ta M,neUu S Palam d Dard«nuv OUIWa Hector TeUmoi London Agents, 0.«., A,-
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 76 4 ;mo 1 s RILEY, HARGREAVES ct CO. £mg ounuers, BortE-' BMOGI BUIUMPB, SHIPBL ONIRACTORS. Ship-Building Yard. Hi Engine Works. .d ore- t>-o.>. c^r-j 1:i -e ich i\e been mpplwd e Governr Foundry. the General Contracts. H 'KK. pur Stock. MINING MACHINERY TOOLS. MPING MACHINERY 5 000 V SHIPS" FITTINGS STORES.
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    • 196 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS, BATTERY ROAD. OFFER FOR SALE. HANDSOME ft SUITABLE AS Xmas Presents. Japanese Albums, filled up with our finest views according lo purchaser's selection AT GREATLY REDUCED RATES. G. R. LAMBERT Co. No\ KELLY WALSH, Ld. Christmas AND New Year's Cards. A very large Selection now
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    • 411 4 W |P^ Jti In consequence of the fall in exchange this famous Whiskey will be sold at £7.00 per case in the future. McALISTER Co., Sole Agents. Nov. 14. N OTIC E. FROM TO-MORROW UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH THERE WILL BE A CLEARANC SALE (BEFORE lAKING at our
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    • 505 4 M. de CAMUS Co. BEG to announce Ihe r»«.eipt ex Lite arrival! from Manila of a specially manufactured line of Cigars made of picked eaves and bearing favourable comparison with the best Havanah brands. The "Maria (ki-tisa Factory have recently re-organized their manufactory with the result thai their manufactures are
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    • 842 4 THE NEW HARBOUR DOCK COMPANY. LIMITED. This Cor-.pany xecutes Sh^s' rep eriptio»« the n4t el dence of turopran Shipwr,,.!" Vo. 1 Graving Dock. I Li^tfc Depth of Water from 14 fee' 'o if* Width at Entrame \2 feet. No a Graving Dock (Granite.) Length 459 feet. 1 Depth of »a;ei
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    • 345 4 OFFICES TO LET. THE upMairs f! Apply at the I' ijf TO LET. Ma> 1. For Hongkong. fhe Indo-Chm U7.\ on on or about th< despatch for the For Auckland, Wellington. C church and all New ZealaThe 1 Dpc. If s. s. -DARWIN. Singapore and Port Par For particular of
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