The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 May 1895

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 1711, MAY, 1895. DAILY [SSUE, No 2 ,t6j
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      364 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. O»»ic«, Coi'.yer Qwjh Wharvus, Nn Harboar The mail -toaflKrr^ will leave >ing.->pore on or about the undermentioned date; OUTWARD. HOMEWARD fek:n Maj X.. -Hna > j-nh Khedive tune i< th. KchtUa utn Rosetta :y'^. Rivenna Kaiiar-i-Hin j P ksn io;h RohUla 3 A.ie-iv. July
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      534 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Undsr Mail Contract with the Austrian Government. THE l'ulio»ing are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamer?, n-.ay be expected to sail fioai here OUTWARDS. HOMEWARDS. KOK Ho.NCKONG, fORTRIKSTB Sll utQHAI At Ko»i. poitrs via Bombay. «395- 1695Maria Valeric .->-■ 15. M. Bacquchem j ;n.
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      496 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKE' Under Contract wjth the Ni Agents at Singapore. Ships Aency, late Time table Stcamer_ From Expecte i i St.ik. Hila. i£th. Paneh, I Van tioenb. Batavia lyih. Batavia, i Medan. Banjennassin. *****. IVmassir ('■eiietaal Pel. I'cnant; itttli. Penan);, Tarnbora. Batavia. *****. Batavia; Japara Sourabaya. iglh. Souri'Lia N.
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      837 1 rVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. ITHERLANDS In»U GOVERNMENT. I.DAENDELS Co., .2-3 Collyer Qua y for May. Will be despatched for Dale Jila, Assahan, and Deli. 2is!. Cheribon, Samarang and Sourabaya. ji^t. 1, Piild l.aul, Colei, lirow, Bolongan. 22nd. Qleh-lch. I'ad.'iiit;, \V. Con->t Sumatra ports 22nd. f Inrib >n, Samarang, Sourabaya. 28th. ya, Bali,
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      627 1 TJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITA! $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND < c uoo ,00 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS $*****.000 Court of Uirectors. j. KRAMER, Eso.,— Chairman. llo.V A McCONACHIE.— izwn Chaism**. D. H. Sassoon, Ebq. c. J Holliday, Esq. R. M. Gray, Esq As j Bell Jrvikg Esq. S. C.
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      501 1 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY. Subscribed < hiti il Head Offict. 92 Cheapm&e, London. The undersigned an prepared to accept I IKK j RISKS at current THK IIORKE4 I ti ]SJORWICH LofZON FIRE [NSURI x^ ANCE SOCIETY OF NOKWICH AND U3NDON. Ks 1 ULISHI IO!< FIRE INSURANT I. ONLY. AMOI NT I
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      235 1 pACiriC MAIL STEAMSHI x COMPANY AND r|CCIDENTAL AN! NTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ThrouKl Fr;.-..; ol St« o: Lhe ■J otl er X "|>- Army, Navy, p.<\6 apnl. nA Pacific m j cani Northern P.,. fl M Pa. i r u> at San Frava of vo% Ti.ii i far a from Chiua
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    The Singapore Free Press.
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    FRIDAY, MAY 17. 1895.
    1227 2 FRANCE has been m a mood for some tun-; which mu-t be an uuhappiness to herstif as it is a danger to others. In proportion as the irritability (if her temper increases so dun an apparent readiness to >ei/.r, even to < real**, causes of misunderstanding
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    64 2 The following Competitions will be held shortly. Saturday, ist June, usual Monthly Medal Handicnp. .Monday, 3rd June, will start a Handicap, match pay, one round, competition for h. prize present*:'] by the President. Saturday, Sth June, medal play Handicap, 2 rounds competiiion, for Club Cup. Tuesday, 4th
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERV.
    97 2 Cokps Okdbks. HcMtl Ouaiter OHicc. By Hon'blc Major K.E. McCalluh, k.i.., c.m.v., Commandant S.V.A. Singapore, 17th May, 1895. 1. Orderly Officer for ensuing week .—2nd f.'t-ut. G. A. Derrick. Orderly Sergeant for ensuing week Ser^t. Hilton. 2. Parades.— l n view of the parade m honour of
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    LANGKAT PETROLEUM.
    156 2 {Vinang Gazette.) The Company managing the petroleum wells m l.angUit are profiting by the tise m the dollar exchange, and by another stroke ot fortune arising from the general rise m the price of petroleum. Quotations for its shares improves steadily and have come very near 100 per
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    THE INTER SETTLEMENT RIFLE MATCH.
    405 2 We learn, through telegraphic communication, that the Shanghai team has not fired yet m the annual match. It is supposed that there has been s ine misunderstanding with Shanghai, possibly as to date or it may be as to otlit-r conditions. It appears fo be
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    PHILLIPINE NEWS.
    272 2 Translated I r lhe m Tlir distri< 1 of Paf h) m M inila look tire on the 6th uit and I i:n;--d to the ground, r< nderii g n<-.-irv ihe whole populati >n liomel lt>out Lwo llu usa< d houses were burnt and onl} 4;^ l< it
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    THE MERGUI PEARL FISHERY.
    608 2 Commenting upon Mr. Jardine '•> report to the (jo\ eminent of India upon tlic IVarl Fisheries at Mergui, a contemporary m Burma >ays We are told m so many words th it Mr. Jardine prospecting m those parts has been ir,...r(_- o: less a failure. He
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    106 2 The Terms of Peace. A final arrangement with the Powers. It is stated that a final agreement between Jaj>an and the Powers* a > been I concluded. The French m Madagascar. The French vanguard is marching on Antananarivo and has alreariy arrived at BiscGa. In Favour of Bimetallism.
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    637 2 'J here i?- considerable danger thai Kant»'j .n Steam Tramway- will collapx unless immediate atteotioa is paid to the financial position of the Com pan v. Uut of R. 1 5,452 earned iast halt year R.ivoo. had to be paid to debenture holders 1 On inquiry at the offices of
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      666 2 JOHN LITTLE Co., LIMITED. SPECIAL SALE OF BICYCLES. MANUFACTURED BY RUDGE. WHITWORTH Co. ANl> THE QUINTON CYCLE Co ihc must Celebrated Mvnl: \cti rers both at Home and Abroad. Laki.k Smki iion ol thoe Machines Specially Purchased by our reprt-—-i»t*mc hasjv^l KtKN UXPAC&SO and we can t,tirf thermal EXCEPTIONALLY LOW
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      720 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. THE EXCHANGE BANKS. NOTICE. THE lixciiar..i;t liai k-> will close at noun on Tuesday ar.d 'Ilimsday next, being Race Da>s. Tl»e Banks will als» cl.scon Friday next. 241 h inst.. m honour i the birthday ol Her Majesty the < )ueen. May 17. -"-5 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB SPK/XG
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      297 2 ATANAZY PEKLIKOWSKI, PAINTER. I JNDERTAKES painting of Ho ring, reiling and signboards, also a I work m Oil, watercolours ami glass gilding, which will be executed at moderate eh irges, Ordeis by letter willbe du!y attended to y<>, MIDDLE ROAD. May 13. m.w f. 13.6 TOWN HALL. A GRAND VAUDEVILLE
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      236 2 The Week. Friday, 17th High Watei $.17 a. m,453 p. m. 9th Binhdav ..f ih< King of Spaia. j Association Football.— S. C.C. i-. K. h., 5.1 p.m. I Moon, Last Quarter, 39 n. m. S. V A. Bin. (iun-drill, Tanjoqg Katong, 5 p. m. Auction Sale of Hordes, l.ambert'i.
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    SUPPOSED BURNING OF THE "BILLITON."
    1042 3 SUPPOSED BURNING OF THE "BILLITON." That the burning steamer seen off Muk.i Head. hr>t by llie lighthouse keeper^, and afterwards by the Italian s. s. Hormida, was the missing s s. Biliton seem now beyond question, as no further news has as yet reached Singapore of that steamer, and as
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    THE SINGAPORE SPRING RACE MEETING.
    267 3 THE SINGAPORE SPRING RACE MEETING. Notes From ins Course. Fbis morning work began early as usual, I <t (Calder), Mattie (Fiddes) being oat before il was light, closely followed by ftightsbaac (Phillips), Kntoomba (Mr. Brooke) and Black King (Wai!). Dalian was not long after this string with Barnie. I hey
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    EXPLORATION FOR COAL.
    677 3 short time ago a European resident ma~y years' standing m Singa- ailed .<t this offic and exj>l lined the nwtan« odi c nbi i a son ill seam nhal was alleged to be coal of good qualtt) w i-> .ii -i ovei e i i:i the ratii
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    220 3 Ihe Straits Independent has, like everybody else, a poor opinion of the latent lc^ klative tfort at dealing with excise. It »»ys:— Altoget c 1 c Liquors Ordinance 1804" is t rao> s.nle 'nactmcits that have ever com o our notice u'-.der a British administrati >n. I: 11 inqu'-iiiv. 1
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    THE PEACE SETTLEMENT.
    1210 3 'Chronicle Fu begin with, excluding China, which by the foi tune of war is the corpus vile of the operation of peace-making, there are four Powers directly concerned— Japan, Great Britain, Russia, and France. The first two of these are undoubtedly lie chicf Japan because her future
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    FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
    495 3 [An American Vifcw.j England's Relations -With Franck— ifwar Comfs tub British will Fight for an Immense Indemnity. New York, 7th April.— Harold Frederic cables to the Times trom London as follows Such sober people as kept their heads during the abominable distractions of the week have been
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    CŒLUM NON ANUMUM MUTANT?
    1151 3 lo the n me-keeping Englishman it is probabh no exaggeration to saj lhat India suggests save hi it, jungl< 'black people, and general desolation, with an occasional cantonment ■< I iroops, and away somewhere m the blackgrou (fai From the madding crowd) a governing- b vaguely
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    THE GOOD SLEEP OF A BAD MAN.
    788 3 In a certain prison (hat we all have heard of lay a convict upon his narrow iron cot. He was. I lo be handed the next morning. Yet he lay there, covered by a rough blanket, sleeping as quietly j and soundly as
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 3 (Corrected up to May 1 7 On London. Bank 4 m s 2 demand 21 Private credits m/fi 2 -i. documents 3 rn/5... 2/25 credits 0 rn/s _> j_ On India. B .nk demand 1 On Hongkong. Hank demand %jjm. On Vokuha.va. liank demand par. On Java. Bank demand
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    PRODUCE.
    116 3 (May 17.) B-62J Uainmcr ,y-^ do. Cuje No. 1 [250 do. do. No. 2 11 Pepjer, Black (ordinary Spore) 11.. do. White, iFair L/W=sJli j 1., 5,, Nuin 1 I 15 to the ib.i c,t. Mac* Hands.) </,. lowm fAinboina) 22. Liberian Lo;ier 41. Ltbenan 4_j o I s:riaii
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    SHARE LIST, MAY 17th, 1895.
    195 3 giIUTAIMOM. Capita! IVid up S, Ov Hongkong S%« Barfc prcm. 1.0.00n000 T N.t,.n,.K .....f Chin, fi j Founders \omm.*l -s Bk.ofCMna.Jap N OIB in-l I*l*oo*oo £45»«8B fttjfe. rounders Tanjong Pajrar Dock. 2 Debentures 6% ,:j prem 5^500 New H-hour Dock Co. Ud. s^ ord 7
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      170 3 For Melbourne Sydney, taking cargo for other Australian ports and New Zealand via Frcmantle. The Steamship ARGUS, Captain Johnson, 2,/gj tons, may be expected to load from here for the above ports on or abuul the 2otli instant. She has space for cargo and good accommodation for passengcis. For freight
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      276 3 QCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY The Company's .ire<lt->p.t h-<! fr«m l.ivciPool outwards for ta Stni 1 CS.in.i X .]un Jrotn japan homewards (or London every weeK .rid hare a<commodation for first and third „;s passengera i r>:ng a Surgeon aod Stewarde-s. Through Bills of Lading are issued for til < Japan,
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      120 3 HONGKONG WEATHEtI TELEGRAMS. Barometer, reduced to 32 decrees Fahrenheit, am' tv> the level of the sea m inches tenth, and hundred ths> Temperature m the shade m degrees, Fahrenheit. Humidity, m percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moUture being 100. Direction of Wind, to two points. Force
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      68 3 Weather Report. (May i6.j Takei ai Kandang Kcrbau Hospital O: eiv«uo:y Q. A M. 3I M. gI. M. Bar. red. 32 r-ah 29.896 29.843 29.-1,. Temperature 86 o Ss.j Wet Bulb Thermometer 80.0 6u.0 Dir. of Wind I;. E.S.E. S.E. Mix. Temp, m shade 90.2 Mm. do do ;;.'i Mix.
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      557 3 VESSh-LS i N FOKi. Me. >-„(.W ar tafe:>A n Caplain Ar --n-Hpim h BIoUMEKDAL I>UUJOO ifamnd \,,r,i Hc,^., Othei vessels \Us Sew« Gun Brit. 498 Geai \l,, 10 H.,,,,, vA «»T*vibb 8nt.260 BulJeii May 14 Kotu PSO l5 "t- 139 'vow* Ma> 16 Od N t-AMORT* Brit. 1355 Brown M,
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      247 3 VtSbtLS tXPtCTED. > f v a j •v-- > N i Ap li km urn i i Bui sm Bis»gk.. M. x V; M. s < \i. k F Ho. s < I! I I N i j^, LBtl Mar. I M Ul i -v H E. Si viov-c. M
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      326 4 GRAND HOTSL JAVA, BAIAVIA. "THIS ftrsl ciasa H«*H. p^rtromsed tqr E«f- h»h t'ommwiiiy ol Haiavia. and Muaied m •hr i eowe >.l iKe moert nsaltny and beat nuidwnil dm^ki ot the Town, otfvw a good TabW, Wines, ,*.m! Accowmorr-iiMtn to Traveller*. A runner attends *d «eame«*. and Engibh is L.
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      274 4 McALISTER Co. Government Contractors, Engineers' Furnishers SHIPCHANDLERS, Sailmakers AND General Furnishers. Have always m Stock Fairbanks Weighing Machines, m ail weights to suit all countries, m soli i iron and wooden frames. Saltcr's Family Spring Balances j Safes of all sixes. Cross-cut and Hand Saws, I AMERICAN AND SCOTCH TOOLS
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      867 4 Sungei Ujong And Jelebu Gymkhana Club. ANNUAL SPRING MEETING. Monday, "June loth, 1895. Tuesday, "June nth, 189 j. PROGRAMME. {R. C. 1 mile S/t yds.) First Day. Tmk Ki&ta Golo Pi-hse, ol 20 soys. Pre sented by the Kinta Gymkhana Club. A Selling Race for ponies 13 3 and under,
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      866 4 McALISTER Co., HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SHIPMENT OF WAISON&Co.'s J^^^^^\ v V U£I.tBR4TED Bfaaii^* ~iX!'K PHce S pCr CaSC SPECIAL RESERVE," §L^ J[ f< fH I^,l ft S^^®-ft^^PB watson s old Price 813 per Case Y^V^W McALI S T E R CO. JOHN ROBERTSON J R CELEBRATED SON. D
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      253 4 Solp Agents, BEHN, MEVER Co., t V[SS if Singapore and Ptnang. W Singapore, ■*4 Messrs. John l.iilie < o. jP!''-'^k Kss i~*lS^^^i Messrs. (junt/cl SchuhmatJier I Jfi' Batavia and Suurubuya, I I Messrs. Hougliton (o. Jan. 4. m.w.f sA}. JAS. AITKEN Co., lAI.KIKK. BOTTI.I II I'ixi'lit.SSl.V K)K I.M nKI ATIOK.
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      630 4 The Singapore Free Press AftiU Mercantile Advertiser. Cable Address, Advertiser, Singapore. TELEf-HOKe Number. No. f>i. Published at 99, Change Alley, Singa pore THE Lading Knglish Newspaper m tfc, Straits Settlements Johore the Protected Native States of Perak Sgor, Syngei Ujong, Pahang, the Sembilan; British North Borneo; Sarawak Netherlands Indies, Java
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