The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 May 1895

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 28th MAY, 1895. DAILY ISSUK, No. 2,372
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      389 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Owe Collyer Quay. Whasvis,— New Harbour The mail -leam.r-. will leave Singapore on or •bout the undermentioned dates. OUTWARD. HOMEWARD IS9.V K-. ..r-.-Hind aj -'yih Khedive RchiUa fame 12th Roset;_ 24 1b. Ravenna .'th Kaisar-i-Hind 9th P»kin July ioth Rohilla i Khedive July 24th
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      557 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. I'm rr Mail Contract with the Austrian (.ovirnmbnt. THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s St— cis may be expected to sail from here t— OCT WARDS. HOMEWARDS. vim Hongkong, forTribste Shanghai _t Kona. ports via Bombay. 1895. 1895. Maria Valtrie lu-e 15.
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      1247 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands Indi* Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Aency, late I.DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Qua v Time table for May. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched for Date Kiemen. Batavia. *****. Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang, Sourabaya it Timor 28th. Sourabaya. ioth. Sourabaya, Bali, I.<mibok,
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      642 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,*****0 RESERVE FUND *****00 RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 PROPRIETORS i *i0,000,00c Coubt op Directors. J. KRAMER, Esq., Chairman HON'. A. McCONACHIE.— IJepwtv < h airman D. R. Sassoon, Esq. C. J Holuoav, Esq R. M.Gxav, Es; Jas. J Bell Jrving. Esq. S.
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      553 1 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY. Subscribed Cbpital... £i,_oo,< K Head Office, 92 Cheapsi.e, Lond r. The undersigned arc prepared lo accept FIRE RISKS at tin rent rati THE BORNEO 1 0., I rn.,— Agents. TVTORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR- ANCE SOCIETYOF NORWICH AND LONDON. EBT AS LIS HSD J. FOR FIRE INSURANC I-
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      363 1 PACITIC MAIL STEAMSHIP B COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AMD ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Throng h f ticki granted to England Franc, and <•• rinai v t a! tran.-Atlam of Steamers, oto Sar. Francisco bj the steamers ol the abovt i Toother European poi: ai .r v rttonatccftfa: Special reduced rati o-tio of
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH
    23 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH Al Grasslands, St. I'homas Walk, on th ioth m^'.. ibe wife of j. PoLtiLvse, Municipal Secres irj -.-I 1. lighter.
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1895.
    1824 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1895. l<> ii\\ arrii rs per Renter, confirmation of the inlel g< we wi enabled by a special telegram fram li ngkong to the s. Fret %topi it e before our readers concerni g a new and dangerous implication in 1 irnicsa. it
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    THE COST OF THE ARMY.
    202 2 A military correspondent of a home paper, referting to the Volunteer service, slates that when it is considered that the whole armed forces of the Crown i- umber 645,340, it is gratifying to find that of tins nimber no less than 23 1, 368 arc
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    TRADE AND TRADES UNIONS.
    435 2 Ihe K lilor of i!i<; Ironmonger, the technical journal of the metal industries, wliu ought lo know, says "in a ge neral way it is ceitain iliat the tra<l«- of this country in almost ail departments is suffering severely from the stupidity, arrogance, dictation and immobility
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    WHAT IS AN ORCHID.
    289 2 It would probably puzzle many people sivs ihe I fforti Rt v.l.' 11 .^ked to line •<• lal in on 1 1-. I'hey may knon an orcl d il they see ont ihej may even bt cognisant oi l*ie 1 liabiisamj *iih the habitats oi nome
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    LIFE UP-TO-DATE.
    500 2 The old del -it n lias cliangt 1. Men used lo have hubbies foi the pleasure of them. Tliey were hunters and sportsmen, and idled tr...";, and cl mbed mounlai is, and stalked b!j» game, and played golf and crickel and a do/._n other things i^r the sheer
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    THE ASSIZES.
    605 2 The Story or t Blister. The Assizes were concluded yesterday afternoon before the Chief Justice, when the case Regina v. Kader Meydin and Kassim was disposed of, prisoners heinjr indicted on a charge of making a lalse charge. Mr Brora head Matthews .i[)j>eared for the prosecution, Mr Van
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    567 2 I iier> v\ ill be a rrit kef ai itch 01 rhursday, oil Lbt F I. between the R A. and li,.' K K i Impe Germ 11 mai >i._mer Karlsruhe, havi ig Icti ii 1 11 i> to-dav, al 6a.i ml3 be i _pt cted to an ve ben
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    118 2 Alexandria En Fete 1 wenty-one British men 01-war Au Alexandria, under Admiral Seyntout 'J i Khedive wiil \isit them and the town ic en fi'te. Lancashire and the Cotton Duties. Reinying to a deputation of Lancashire cotton operative. Mr. Fowler asked tor written statement on lite _poctlii M
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    714 2 \t Ootacamund on lhe 4th in.ut.t tin return match Civif v. Military resulted 11 exlraordinar) scoring TlieMiliUiy woi the t';s- and after running up 310 for wickets, declared their innings dosed, leaving the Civil nearly three hours to pi_\ 1 he ivil Lhi n went in, and when tur.r was
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      304 2 TO BE LET. L,^K^)M ist Vemaeavj, iSoS hints n Chartered rkmK Ho.Uii'g-. liaiteiv Road HHWAKIH KKSKINE, Ltd. I>ei. 1. U.C. TO BF. LET, IMMEDIATELY LTIKPRuOK l)rx> _..n ng Pagar, capable ilrd. ply lo No. n, I oilyer Ouay. uc. TO B£ LET II M mi No. 22. Rartlc. Place. i*rcei»iiv
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      859 2 TOWN HALL. Fiik v Shokt Saaaoa mu The New WiUard Opera Company. rj A»t sm-. GRAND OPENING MC.III. Mondt'v. 7'"»# <rd. THE GAIETY GIRL. Prices 01 1 rtin'miria S3, Sj and rian a: lons l.i 1 rua A Co.. Limited. CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL~" THK teream Half-yaa-rj Sale of userul and
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      218 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED. Strait-. Trading Co.'s Shares. Straits Insurance Co 's Share*. Taniong P'luar I >o k Co "s Shaie-.. New Pryc River Dock Share.-.. FOR SALE. Municipil Dibs.. 18S1) |elebu Mining t >h ires. Rauh (cimuibuting.j Pengerang Planting Co.'s Shares. Apptj .0 FRASER Co.. Km hange ami Share Brokers.
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      185 2 The Week. Tuesday. 28«h High Water —114 p. m. Wednesday. 29th: High Watet a rr... p m Jewish I-.-, \\,.-l<-. Mail Homewards dose. p m S. ii. L. Mail Oai wards. Special Meeting Monit pal n e ji. j.;opn„ Thursday, 50th High Water 1 m p. 1,1. irch Wrk A
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    FIRE AT THE GAOL.
    206 3 A lire broke out in the gaol this morning _uuut i! o'clock, which mi>;ht have proved more or 'rss _enous had its progress not been so promptly checked. The alarm was. rir>t raised by the native warder on duty in th* workyard. who saw Banes issuing
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    FREEMASONRY.
    317 3 FREE MASONRY. I'm. titniKMiit District Grind Mvacrtß, Ihe half-yearly regular communication ot tbc District Grand Lodgtr ot the Eastern Archipfia_;o wis held at Fr-. masons Hal! last night [.27th) W. Bro. J. P. Joaquim. D. D G M. Ruling, in the chair. I here wa> a fair attendance of members
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    THE BUDGET IN BRIEF.
    471 3 FHe -reel o, me budget .t n tarntrnr torm. Dealing tin>t *ii the following table v, ■> est n ited c j-. •he cut*."'. Rt i year mpartd realised expend. lure of tl H Apr I ast re, -tx b.;J^-.-'. h i--.es n mate I r
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    135 3 i. I .\i .in Cuy ten burg, ot tiie I' 'ias .hiring his stay at iiotne gone "nj-_.h .1 course in electrical engineering and h.;- bees elected an Associate of the n-iituti.»n of Electrical Engineering. Ibe £te i Engineer aajs In onler o-> advance with lhe tunes. Mi. van burg
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    MALACCA.
    821 3 \lrj„: on? aem C'jrresycident.i lor various reason* it is impossible that everyone in Malacca who receives an invitation to attend the Birthday Ball at Singapore slioulti lie able to attend it and as this year the Hon. E. C. Hill, Acting Resident Councillor, was unable to go to Singapore,
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    319 3 It l;as been rumoured in Ceylon, but the report is ,is yet without confirmation, that H, E. Sit Arthur Havelock will proceed shortly to Jamaica, as Governor of that Colooj in succession to Sir M. Blake. i ten fear beginning in the first \tar with t\ i f >oo \aiue
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    FORMOSA.
    1280 3 In view of the cession of lhe island of Forme sa lo the Japanese by the Chinese, and the troubles that are likely lo ensue, both from the objection of lhe inhabitants to be handed over to a foreign Power and from lhe protest made by Fiance against the
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    243 3 {El Comercio.) Il is a fact that Messrs. Saenz and Penillos, shipowners, Cadiz, will in a short time establish a regular mail service to Manila. The ports of call will probably be Barcelona, Sue/, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong and Manila, and on the return voyage, in addition to
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    THE FINEST TOBOGGAN SLIDE.
    225 3 {Pearson's II cckly.) In Perak, a state in the Straits Settlements, the Malays have one form of amusement which is probably not to he enjoyed anywhere else in the wide world. I here is a huge granite slope in the course of a mountain rivtr, down
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    THE CHURCH IN CEYLON.
    241 3 In an article in The Ceylon Churchman, of the loth iiistaut. dealing with the question of disestablishment iu V\ ales, it i. said But coming nearer home, it has been said that the Church in Cejlun has been much benefited by the withdrawal ol Government supp
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    WAR VESSELS FOR THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
    666 3 [Globe.) The t illowing particulars in reference to war vessels now un ier construction in England to the ortk-r of the Government of J .pan are worth noli.e. As t.r back as 1883 a „v m 'i u r y WIS made ill tii
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    EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH Co.
    633 3 The ordinary general meeting ol the- Eastern i Extension, Australasia and China telegraph Company (Limited) was held on isi MS t. at Winchester House. Sir John Pender. M. P., presided. The Cliairman stated that the- gross receipts tor the half-year to Dec. 31 had been £2(11,322.
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 EXCHANGE (CGKKKCIhT) UP TO M.t> J J un London. Bank 4 m/s demand 11 Private credits 3 rn/s 2/2 j documents 3 m/s 2/2. credits 6 m/s On India. Bank demand 194 On Hongkong. Bank demand On Yokohama. Bank demand par. On Java. Bank demand 13. Private 30 d/s 1
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    PRODUCE.
    117 3 i.M-> 28.) I'm Gambier do. Code No. 1 1240 do. do. No. 2 1 1 40 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 1. 75 do. White, (Fair L/W=s% iy 50 Nutmegs 150s to the lb.) 91. Mace (Banda) 96. Cloves (Amboinaj 22. Liberian Cotfee 41. Pengerang Liberian 44 at Tapioca, small
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    SHARE LIST, MAY 28th, 1895.
    273 3 01 orATioN. C«piu' Pa^ up ffhinm IM. Di». Honi^ot^ Shai B*nk. !Oo prcm. »i...ooc.<»ic I. t^_ i«s*i «yr Nat...n.l K...ic of Ckma il M L4O. IRO i 'V^'-'*- s round, rv Nominal V Bk of Ch.na. Up.*Str...t.N o riiin. ,4...^". y ,K T Fowdare. lanjong
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      292 3 QCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANV The Company's steamers aredespa. hrd trom l.tveipool outwards tor the Straits China A. J 'pan i. ttoni Japan nomewards for London every w_c-k. and have a< commodation for first and third clas- pa-sengei». c.rrringa Surgeon and Stewardes.. Through Bills of Lading are issued lor all China
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      331 3 Weather Report. (Maj -7.1 Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9. AM. JV. M. 9 ft. It, Bar. red. 32 Fah 29.901 20..^.-; 29.683 Temperatuie 8;_ o 70.0 Wet Bulb Thermometer 78.5 78.0 770 Dir. of Wind S.W. S.W. Calm. Max. Temp, in shade .7 S Min. do do 74.3
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      665 3 VESSKLS IN PORT. r'latib T0... Captain Arrived From Cemaagneea Pern, Wh»-. Men-nt-War Blommkniul Dui. ..j, Hummd \p:;; (o Beogka N.i .t,-j Betteki Mbrcuri But. iu. i;3oPa\vkei M.i\ 12 Penary St. N'.Otti e Siattot Other Vessels Ai.t\AM>n< VCAiißiit. sh., 1 47M Bnunoa May 2 ICdejaneiroGilfillat Amukkm Brit. to S irmnen Ma)
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      504 3 VKSbLLi- EXPECTED. .ju- port date ot depattare, M»er« Won, U meM AB. I. Steam, s K ;j, A li. I. Steamer, Kango_n. due (urn ,r A li I. Stkam.i Rangoon .j A- ii ■t. 1 Hongkong, due June j Mat A 110n t Iv s ALBIOK Bo', ct I li*
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      248 4 r 1 McALISTER Co. j n-— Government Contractors, Engineers Furnishers SHIPCHANDLERS, Sailmakers AN„ General Furnishers. Haiti always in Stock Fairbank s Weighing Machines, aM eaeamjm a* countries, in -C..1SaltCT^Fanuly Spnng Balances Sates of all >i/es Lrosc-cul and Hand Saws, AMERICAN WD SCOTCH TOOLS M ,-t: -n. r A „-s. a^^
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      401 4 JOHN LITTLE Co., LIMITED. SPBCIAL SALE OF BICYCLES. MANUFACTURED BY RUDGE. WHITWORTH Co. AND T H|E QUINTON CYCLE Co i >w ul the mo.t CKLEBRATEU Mv.NLK VCTL'KERS both at lk>\H AND AtiROAO i.\ki_r s.iit nu\ of ilit-M- Machines Specially Purchased by our iep«es^r.tatnc !nis Jt -t BEEN L'\l' k!-.« >
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      190 4 a4fl |^k Relieves the seal/■i3i_y__j_M cjing < am at ij e W CURES all discharges trom obtained jL m 0 m mwa lhc P-nito-_B^Hß^ urinai orwJjS^U^eA- tuner t2E Sr 48 HOURS Santai-MiJv Unliketl <.-, _^Sg|Sj^^ w a c -B4( Bo sti^ njJkm fl ft _A_v BO j^__. Br\v r? of
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      532 4 BARUGH Co. PREFER 5 is D_ wso n|'4#i /^"i a l_&S_^?^ 1/1/1 lik-/l\ 1. 2 g*^_;— B_~wwb m rrrTKre., „._J HI Vsa a »"i^aw v t_t« lfi_SO!__H_o_B&_HPi^_v> fl __f K n\ m. r/» __^«saJK___r_. J-Bd-J^^-l W b7 v m "^__^^T"- !J —^a—flg---^ WW All Whiskeys are sold under the following
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      32 4 SANTA CECILIA'S BAND t~\b~ 20 trained Manila musicians is open to engagements for Soirees, Balls, Theatres, Funerals, Baptisms, Weddings, Picnics, &c. Communications to TABAQUERIA UNIVERSAL, No. 8, Rallies Place. May ip. uc.
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      191 4 The St. Pauli Breweries Co., Ld. BREMEN. GIEL BRA2TC). A LIGHT. PILSENER BEER. Annual Export 12,000,000 bottler-. Twelve prize Medals Awarded. Supplied to all t^e principal London Club.. Sole Ajjertn or tli<- Eastern Arcl lago PU [TFARCKEN < < Singapore. Jan.io. 1 j.i PILSENER BEER, KI.Y BRAND. Imported since 1876.
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      656 4 <?<.K&X*w{ 0 4& j/^fiamrAl <mT/&3>J-*/y v v.^^a_r **> n x- \a*Ttr df-* Ar T_<f* n I Tiie Singapore Free Press Mercantile Advertiser. rABLE Annßt^, Advertiser, Singapore. Telephok* Nowocel No. 01. Published at 39, Change Alley, Singapore. THE lading English Newspaper in thStraits Settlements Johore tr Protected Native States of IVrak,
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