The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 May 1895

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, iith MAY, 1595. DAILY ISSUE, No. 2,3.59
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      544 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. O»»icb,— ColKer Qrt*y. Wharves,— New Harbour Ihe mail steamer-, will Wave Singapore un or j about the undermentioned Jatc OUTWARD. HOMEWARD Ravenna May ijtth. Rose'.t* Ma;, -jth Pekin M.iy 37th. Kaisar-i-Hind v »y j>.iS Khedive Kitit RohiUa hma i.-th Roaetta Jhm 241 H. Ravenna
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      560 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM xx NAVIGATION COMPANY. Umuir Mail Contract with the Austrian Government. THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Ste^tn-.ers may be expected to sail from here OUTWARDS. HOMEWARDS. »UR HONGKONU, VOkTRIBSTB Smamc.hai Kobe. ports via Bombay. 1895. 1895Melpomene M.'v is. Maria Valeric |u-t 15. M. Bacquchcm
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      1269 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ IM'i'.K Contract with the Nbthf.ki anus Indiv Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Aency. late I. DAENDELS Co., j-3 Collyer Qua v Time table for May. Steamer From Expectei Will be despatched for Date He Carpentier. Batavia. 12th. Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang& Sourabaya. 14th. Sinil. Arrived. S'baya, Bali,
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      671 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-OP CAPITAL.;.- $i.,.n0n<,00 RESERVE tUNI) <;«oo ™v» RESERVE LIABILITY OF I PROPRIETORS J f 1 0,000,000 Court or Uirkctors. KRAMER, Egg.,— Chajsman. HON A. McCONACHIE,— Ottpurv* kaikmaw D. R. SASSOOH, Ew}. I C. I Ho; Li- .1 R. M. Gray, Lsq |ai». I I>
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      540 1 ATLAS ASSURANCK COMPANY, Subscribed C vita j sterling. Head Offict 92 Chcj •!< L The undersigned are prepared Li epi I-IKE RISKS at rurren! i.ite--. IHE BORNEO < Lm A T^OKWICH UNIOW FIRE INSUK x ANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH AND LONDON. KSTABI I- f«M< MXi- INSUR i Am o uNi
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      279 1 pACiriC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL w ST EA M SHIP < OMPA I V rhrouß" p Fran-. I. of Su I v >•< the abov» i",i s To <•■ i« i^i. Anr Navy, ■optical Pasva ceedm ooniied > h o) Pa itu- at J v. r Oi
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1895.
    1313 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1895. 11l i>.,>- ,it ri.t!. i.rr -10-iim- [irccrjil- r:e.i>.-'.l to Religion. l-ovaltv. and Uw. THE famous entente cdrdiale betw en Kussi.t and Franco began to show signs the other day that it would not stand good very long if oie of tile ptrtics
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    600 2 The Philharmonic Choir meets ;is usual on MuiicJn afternoon at 5 15 p m. 111-: cricket nirttt.il ihii afternoon 1* Over 5 M-rti? m iht fca^t v. Uudcr syeais m the ha-,t." We ai a-k^<l «j ,I'iii'Miin <: tint l/tdv Mitchell sull hold a Kfccjiiion on 1 Imr--day, lOtli May.
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB .
    80 2 SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB Mr. Coli.yer s Prize. The final for this prize \*as played yesterday afternoon, and resulted m a victory for Lieut. Guggisberg, XX who beat Lieut. MacDougal, R.A (receiving j) by 4up and 2to play. Lieut. Gu^gitibeig did the first round m 43 strokes, and played m
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    186 2 Cholera existing at Bangkok, th it port is declared infecte<l and vt-ssi;l» arriving then from are put m quarantine. Rules for dealing with vesseU from Macao, Swatow, Hainan, or any Simnei-e port on the east side of the Malay Peninsula are promulgated. None shall enter any port of
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    S. V. A. BALL.
    483 2 The Singapore Volunteer Artillery last evening gave a successful ball, m their spacious Drill Ha!!, which wa-, as at previous Volunteer Dances, very well li.l^d. Temporary erections at the «-i le of the Hall and leading to the old gun emplacement g-^c additional space for the
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    THE SINGAPORE SPRING RACE MEETING.
    234 2  -  Done aster. Notes From the Course. Work began early again, Pat (Calder) being the first out, lollowed by Fiddes on Mattie, but m spite of the moon it was impossible to see what they really did m fact, all the horses seemed to go slow
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    600 2 The Settlement of the Far East. It is annourt-ed from St. Petersburg that the Russian, French and German squadron, will not be reduced until a hna! bettlenKni of the questions between China and Japan I has been arrived at. Egypt and the French Prej, s The French Press
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    SERVICES TO-MORROW.
    142 2 St. Andrew's Cathedral. Fourth Sunday after Easter 7 a. m., Litany and Sermon. 8 a. m., Holy Eucharist. II a. m., Matins. 3-45 P- m., Sunday School and Bible CU,s«s. 5-30 p. m., Evensong and Sermon. St. Matthews Church, Sepoy Linl= 8 p. m., Evensong and Sermon. Tanglin
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      230 2 KATZ BROS. Just Unpacked. LAKI.K \S>uKIMtNT Ur Japanese Rugs Carpets. 1. 1. >i /l S, BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS. ROBINSON Co. New Season's Goods, i»\ll'KWM. MANN NhW .x PRETTY slVLk> IN MILLINERY Untriinined Hats. Di^ess 60<x:13. Silk and Velvets, Triflnmßga \\i> Laces, Sunshades \.\L> Cornets, ic.. fe \L SHOV •»r NEW FRENCH
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      1025 2 TO LET. IST X jnu Fluor Office* m Battery Road. Apply GEOK TEAT Coy. j May o. TO LET UTKNISHKIV Eskbank House, Tanglin. Apply to 'PK*riLE v. v. PALS Co. M*J I. UC. GODOWNS TO LET. V and ;h Battery Koad. and N. 1 Boat Ouay, l.uely occupied by Mess
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      808 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. The New Elphinstone Dramatic Co. Ai the Parsbk Theatr Jalas Bk.>^k. TO NIGHT. MOHAMED SH \H-E-GHUZNEVI. May 1 1 WANTED. l'anj.mi; P-i»«.tr Dtnk Co 'a SU;irca. New Prye Kiver Dock Shares. FOR SALE. |elebu Mining Co.\ Sh.irc-. Kiub iC'>niribiitin<«.) Municip.tl Debentures (5%.) I'tnjjeranjj Planting Co.'s Sli.irt >. Ap('lv
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      215 2 The Week. Saturday, nth Hiijri Watei O.lO itoon 11fl p. „1. KntriesCiobc Spring Kacta,. P. i <). Mail OutttMid-. Cricket. -"Over 9. I n.Jcr 5 I l^>d^e Zetland m the Eaat, t.o r m. Sunday, 12th:— J Hi|{h Waler u.+y p. ni. Fouilli Sunday alter Kastcr. Monday, 13th: I Htßh
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1224 3 E'en as the heading Topics of the Week Doth mow, too oft, portend dead language*. Anon. Qmkfmid agunt homtmes nostri tit f-irragolibelli JI'*EMAL. The War id the North is over, peace is signed, and all the world is glad to *cc ihe end ot a very
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    1175 3 The entries for the Spring Kate Meeting, which will be held oil May Jist, 23rd, and -*sth, art as follows: Tutsday, May 21s'. Tut Mwdin I'latk.— Value 9>so. A Rate for Maiden Hones Wright as per scale (lostulb) An allowance of ;lb to hor>es entered for Race
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    Saturday, May 25th.
    502 3 The S«.:urr\ Stakes. Value S3OO. A Handicap for .1!! Horses that have run at this Meeting.— -J mile. I'-mraiice $10. Mr. Howden'a Valley CJueen. Mr. Acton's Maid Marion. Mr. Koh Ewe Cheng's I. udU. Mr. Stronach's Donovan. Mr. W. 11. Tale's Matlie. H. 11. the Sultan of
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    FOOTBALL.
    439 3 V 1 K. I hese t'-aut-. met on tbe Esplanade la=t evening, and a very interesting game resulted. In tbe lir»t hall the Artillery had decidedly the best of it and kept the Club busy defending their goal. '1 lie point they was m the lirit half, and was
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    A HOTEL FOR KUALA LUMPOR.
    313 3 The other day we suggested that Selangor might well follow the lead ol Sarawak and start a Government hotel for the accommodation of visitors to the State, m the absence of any private enterprise of the kind. We are now glad to find that there
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    MR. WALTER BESANT UN CRICKET.
    522 3 Mr. Walter Besant, writing m the Queen, says Ihe Spectator is mourn! ul over the expenditure recently incurred by the London evening papers m reporting the cricket match between Australia and England. There is no objection," says this paper the italics, are mine— "social or
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    BRITAIN'S INTEREST IN FORMOSA.
    401 3 OPINION OF AN AMERIC&N WAR CORRESPONDENT. Mr. W. G. Smith, m a letter to tiu San F>ancibco Chronicle, says Ihe Formosa question is not unlikely to prove troublesome. Next to their ambition to take Peking, the Japanese put the annexation of that island to the empire,
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    35 3 The man with the most faults grieves al hia neighbour's one little shortcoming. It is as easy to tell a lie as it is to tell the truth, but it is not half so lonesome.
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    IN PRAISE OF FOOTBALL.
    779 3 There may be not a few who witness occasional games of football on the Esplanade who are unaware that m some j of the games one of not the least active forwards is a worthy naval chaplain. We could with advantage see tigs truly excellent example
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 3 (CORRfcCIhD L'P TO May II.) On London. LSank 4 tn/s ...2Ji\ demand ~/'i Private credits 3 in/s 2/24 documents 3 ro/s 2/2$ credits 6 m/s j/2 B On India. Bank demand [94 On Hongkong. Bank demand i%\ nu On Yokohama. Bank demand par. On Java. Bank demand 129 Private
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    PRODUCE.
    116 3 (May 11.} Tin 35 *j\ Gambier 8.55 do. Cuoe No. 1 1240 do. do. No. 2 1140 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 10 J5-30 do. White. (Fair L/\V= 5 19. Nutmegs 150s to the Ib.) 91. Mace (Banda) 96. Cloves (Amboinaj 22. Liberian Coffer 41. Pengerang Liberian 4450 Tapioca, small
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    SHARE LIST. MAY 11th, 1895.
    216 3 Qvonxmm. Capita! P*id up Share* Pd. Dir. Hon P k<^ S'hai B»nk. :yu pretn. #,0.*****0 #10.000,000 SO.OOO 125/1.54 n N-.tinn-l B»r.k .rf Cbiiu lS 4500.000 4400.50 («9.' 7oa/% Founders. Nominal S o s Bk. of Ch.na, Jap. fc Straits Nominal t?),H 7i £2.5. rounders. £5
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      288 3 QCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY Wie Company's steamers are <Ic->, j f r«m pool outwards lor the Straits China Cx pai Sc fn Jap. in homewards for Loadon every ireeh isd h a< comrnod^tion for fir^t <md third as pass > tying a Surgeon and Stewardess. Through Bills of i.a iing
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      71 3 Weather Report. (May lo.j Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9. a m. 3v. m. 9r. m. Bar. red. 32 Fah 29.871 29.754 29.820 Temperature 87 o '^0.5 84.5 Wet Bulb Thermometer 79.7 81.5 795 Dir. of Wind E. IV. S.W. Max. Temp, m shade 91.5 Mm. do do 77.8
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      633 3 VB6S B L. S IN PORT. ••"iijfeb A. Ti v Captain Arrived Prom 1 Vb" Mcn-iil-War Mbrcur> Brit, a, ,o 1,.v l,i. e k ..1 >" N^^"| Siam j;.b Hh i- 1 1. Othei Vessels IjKN t I H,.1. 9 H M livl '->"| 1 '[„1. 14^ I), N^-, M
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      339 3 i,,. 1■- 1 A .'■> > I I M I 1 I k" 1 111 I > bRK I. :t X 41 SO Kaisai H« H c 1.. i M v; W-! id M N i\ < nov M N l s S '> Nl KKB£Kli, ti I», KALLA, N
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    Market Price List, May 9th, 1895.
    626 4 C H iEllsx- ,C Vif R.*- '()k--i 1 O'A J CWOU j TtK. <.H<.kl-. CHAKD. Km :j --«'k p per<kuen w 430 I 5 «o sOO 47; _j Do. Medina *5° iS° J75 425 \j t m J L)i SiwM 215 *a S o
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      216 4 John Little Co., Ltd. STATIONERY FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT. C<tr<t L*»v>. l. :»{ar and t'jj^rttie (,>»=■»;?. MsMßshwa S«ik Tot>»c>. S\>uches. Compenuiura Boxes of Games, \':t»«:ns m Ca»e>. H'«ld .u»d Marine tiU^e- n Brown L**li«r with Cases. 1 Haying »r*!>. Whisi Markets. Card CuuiHcr^. Cash »»wi l>e»|>*u h Bo\«:^ LAWN TENNIS BATS
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      176 4 GRESHAM HOUSE. BATTERY RU AD Mrs. ROOKE, HAS JUSI KECWVED AND IS NOW SHOWING HER New Trimmed Millinery Untrimmed Straw Hats IN ALL TBE I EADING STYLES. Suede Gloves FOX DAY AM) EVENING WEAK. Black. White Light Dark Tans. May l.lh-s For Constipation j and Biliousness A ak.* aaJ .ai»
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      96 4 The Si Pauli Breweries Co., Ld. BREMEN. GIRL BRAND. A LIGHT PILSENKi BEER. v^K/ciwi 4imu»*Jtißs m Annual Export 12,000,000 bottles. Twelve prize Medals Awarded. Supplied to all the principal London Clubs. Sole Ay fut-. for the Eastern Archipelago PUTTFARCKEN Co.. Si» K .nore. Jan. 10. 10.1 TOTTENHAM EXPORT PILSENER BEER.
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      417 4 McALISTER Co., HAVE JUST KKCKIVEI) A FKK&H SHIPMENT OF WATSON&Co.s J^^ o^^^^^ V V CELEBRATED £L ffi (f^^ x ,°l^~^&\^W Price $n per Case Whiskies i^/^-^^^, A^\ DuTY PA D -special RESERWEr^^^§^^M^m watson s oLD M cALISTKR CO. «jgi PATENTED FAST 3ST KHJIfU DRILL CAMPBELL~KEROSINE OIL ENGINE. FILEY HARGREAVES Co.,
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      855 4 The Hornsby- Akroyd Kerosine Oil Engine. THE MOST PERFECT MOTOK THE DAY. j Anor r t n n v iHt British, United States, Russian I AM) OIHfcK GOVERNMENTS. 1 Gained the two £50 first prizes AT THE Royal Agricultural Society of j Englands' Trials at Cambridge, June i 6 t
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      268 4 McALISTER&Co. Government Contractors. Engineers' Furnishers SHIFCHANDLERS, Sailmakers A M > General Furnishers. Have always m Stock Fairbanks Weighing Machines. m all weights to s»uit ali countries, io solid iron and wooden frames Salter's Family Spring Balance^ Safes of all sizes. Cross-cut and Hand Saws AMERICAN AND SCOTCH TOOLS ot every
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