The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 July 1895

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 5™ JULY, 1895. DAILY [SSUE, No. n.;
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      378 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Or»»e».— -Co\yyn Quay. Whaktbs. N«w Harbour 1 The mail steamers wiSt leave Singapore on or about she undermentioned date^. OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. K«>sar->-H>n4 'Jth jj.v. P.»km loth July. RahiUa i 2 4 Jm".> Khejsve J4th July. lUveaoa jdi A. Rosetta 7th Aag. B*n&a: lyth A
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      548 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Under Mail Contract with the Austrian (iOVBRNMBNT. THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected to "sail from here OUTWARDS. HOMEWARDS. •>:. Hongkong, for Trieste Shanghai it Kobe. ports via Bombay. 1393. 1395. Vindobom July 6. Maria Valeric July 14.
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      774 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore. Ships Aency. late T. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Qua v I Time table for July. Steamer From Expectei Will be de«patchsd for Date Bawean. Sourabaya. July 3rd. Bawean, S'baya, B'massin, Passit, Pulu Lait, A. Cotei. July
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      707 1 Art Photography. C.'oKNtR oi' Stami'uro Koad Hill Strekt. Platinos Aristos A SPECIALITY. Sittings from 7 a. in. till 5 p. m. I Robt. Lenz Cie. Feb. 7. 7-4 G. R. Lambert Co., PHOTOGRAPHERS, By Special Appointment to H. M. 7JH E KINO OF SIAM AM) H. H THE SULTAN OF
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      626 1 XJTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI IXA BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 i RESERVE FUND 5,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS 4 0,000,000 Court or Director*. j. KRAMt:R, Esq.,— Chairman. HON. A. McCONACHIE,— Osrun Chairmah D. R. Sassoon, E«j. j Jas. J Bi ll Jkving. Esq. R. M. Gray, Ewj I M. D. Fzkkikl,
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      524 1 ATLAS ASSURANjCE COMPANY. i Sf bsckibeo Cbpital £1,200,000 Sterling. Head Office, 02 Cheapsidc, London. The undersigned art prepared to accept HKK RISKS at current rat*"-. THE BORNEO Co.. Ltd.,— Agwa&. I I 111 l II I MORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR- 1 ANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH AND LONDON. KsTtELlsHtii I;>j I
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      566 1 PACI' iL MAIL STEAMSHII COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through p.-.i£a^<: Udtels gT&ntad I France r German jbj of Siearaeri, also to Sa: r of the abow iir.f To <•■ uc Special reduce.- c Army. Navy, ano Ch ,0 fcppl:cat;on. Passer^-eri by ;rsi !i>- tiavi I opt* ceed:ng Ovfiand
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1895.
    1529 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRI DAY, JULY 5, 1895. l> v pleasant chatty way one who sends us the; (jfitribution headed Fn a Long Ci'.a;' .^1 ka 4 tbd successes ot the administrative methods ot English othciaU amoogst native races, a;id ot tht: reasons wii'tf! have produced those Ha ales
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    THE FLOWER SHOW.
    501 2 The Flower Show opens to-day at four o'clock, when the Johore Band will be m attendance. To-morrow the Show is opened from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 8 p m to 1 1 p in., the Band of the sth Fusiliers supplying the music m
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    589 2 On the .'oi'i inst. Mr. T. S. Nishimalii, the manager 01 the Shanghai bianch of the j Yokohama Specif- Bank, ai rived 1 1 1 r ac- companied by a staff of live assisiants. by the French mail steamer from Japan, to re-open the branch m Shanghai. At tiic Aidershot
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    THE GAIETY COMPANY.
    505 2 The Gaiety Comedy and Musical Com* panv last evening gave an admirable performance of the three-act comedy milled a Hair of Spectacles," m the Town Hall, apiece which would bear repetition, although the audience last evening was only snvill. Benjamin Goldfinch. Mr. J. B. Ferrell, a genial
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    INTER-COLONIAL CRICKET.
    182 2 iih reference to the troposed <r< kct meeting of Ceylon, Lbe Straits and Hoi.^k<»njj at Singapore next Chiistmas, we learn that Hongkong is willing to '---m] a team, b;u there is mjuic difficulty aijout fitting m steamer dates. We would strong* ly urg^ on the Hpngkong cricket interest
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    FOOTBALL.
    54 2 The following learn will represent tue S.C.C. v. Kej,M. 2nd. m the Association Cup Tie this evening at 5 p m. Gaal.—G. A. Reid Hacks.— J. McKenzie. A. G. raber; Half.B,ick,.—V.O. B. Dennys, I). P. MacDou^all, J. Kainnie Forwards.— M. K. I'luinpion, G. P. Stevens, A. Robertson, W. M.
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    MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
    75 2 It is possible, says tht Times of Ceylon, that tlie percentage idea will be applied to Ceylon, 100, but tlie proportion of contribution to revenue will have to be much less than 17 per Lent, v.hich on the estimated revenue for 1895 (Rs. 19,911,000), would mean a charge
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    FRANCE AND THE SZECHUEN OUTRAGES.
    326 2 Proposed Naval Demonstration We take the toll owing from the China Gaseit* of the ly.li inst.: The French Government is not going to stand any more nonsense trom the Chinese official-. We have alieady mentioned that, terrified by the storm raised about, their ears by
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    RAUB GOLD.
    72 2 Mr G. A. Derrick, Local Secretary of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Ltd has received the following telegram from Raub 4th July. 5 15 p.m. Crushing finished, j.juo torn stone realised f,joo ounces smelted gold. Prospects remain unchanged. Battery resumed crushing tn Wednesday. This gives exactly j
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    SINGAPRE VOLUNTEER ARIILLERY.
    117 2 orps Okdkrs. Head Quarter Office. Singapore, <;ihjui}. 18^5 I. Corps Order No. 1 of ***** June. 1895 is republished for information. On Satu^d-iy. July 6th, 8 m. B.L. yun practice will be carried out at ••••rt Tanjong Kaioii£, commencing at 4 p.m. A launch will lc«ve Johnston
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    CRICKET.
    41 2 S.C.C. 't.K.C. The following will represent tlie S.C.C. tomorrow; Maj. Hon. Lambton, Capt. Parsons, G. Stevens, J. H. Orman, J. B. Saunder>, J. (j. Mactagg^rt, J. S. Cooke, F. 0. B. Dennys. t. Maxvvcl!, Heaps, and A. J. McClosky (Capt).
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    COAL CARGO DANGERS.
    499 2 <.oal <-*rgi danger* and liow to guard a^ambi them have bt.-i-r, tandt the iul/je^t of a u:>eful circular of inEtrncUens, prepared a gltort lime ±go by the i> .■>-.;; B^atd of IVadeand iatended as a guide for ship -uiveyors. [11 it. ventilation, z± means oi preveirt.in^ th?
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    THE CALLING GUI OF VOLUNTEERS.
    440 2 Copies of Mr. Campbell- Bamierman g Bill to amend ihc law as to the calling out vi Volunteers" for actual military service, have been issued. The j objects of this Bill are to enable the Secretary of State <i) to cail out any specified part
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    223 2 The Russo-Chinese Loan. The contract for the Russian loan to j China has been feigned at Hekin. I li< details of the agreement are unknown The America Cup. The new yacht Valkyrie is proving a j complete disappointment. The London Chinese Loan. The Chinese loan floated m Loi.don
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    674 2 I ius e\ truing on the Esplanade the lust of the Association I ootbali Cup T't:S C.C. v Regiment 11. trill be played A special meeting of Lodge Zetland m tl.t.- Eii?; ir called (or Monday night next Blb mM to install lira E A. Favitt as W M. «..l
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      221 2 CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER. CEK'\S <• ii<-n| »->'i-t|\, Mas !>•»* 9 jm'i practicai nMinaj m f»mi*iw|. and ;v ve.jrs r nmen4 ol l.xita Pu!>.!c Woriia fVpariment. RatUv*v CowHiniiuii, R.'a-i-. Brtd)je». Canal*. tttiiidm^s. Mach:>fv, a«d Wwrlwinl Engineeri v F.NGINEER. Pr*ss. THt SINGAPORE LAND Co.. Ltd. no net: f .i.v k 1
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      257 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS, i NOTICE. THE Bitl CoHoaoni KSooTeng Cbiaw «nd V«o Say t'»»ee are no lo»<}»er m our employ. KELLY ft WALSH. Lit, U> 5- 8 7 WANTED \l, Ul »-.;-e_,er antl C Ol responding Cfcfk. Salrj ;n 9)0 to J*6o, with proap«tU o» mcica^e. AapKru "PHIL," r/o FntPrmu, "7
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      215 2 The Week. Friday, sth High Water: to. 3 a. ru.. y 12 p.m. Flower Show, 4 p. m. to p. m. Association Cup I ie.-— S. C. C. t. fusiliers 11. Dalhousie K. A. Chapter, 8.3 c p. m. Tanglin Club At Home,' 9 p. m. Saturday, 6th Hufli Water
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    IN A LONG CHAIR.
    4564 3 [he other evening, as I was m my long hair m the verandah. I took off the table Mr b A- Swettenham > most interesting ittie pamphlet About Perak,' and was ooking thiough it again. At the close >r the «econd chapter there is a passage
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    THE AMERICA CUP.
    494 3 This Defender." Work is bein>> rapidly pushed forward on the j American— slx»p aptly' tailed Defender which will prob.ibly compete with a British yacht next September for the America Cup. The order wa-. placed with the Herreshoffs m January last. I he yacht is to be delivered
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    STARVED INTO MUTINY.
    868 3 A famous mutiny on shipboard came to pas* m this way When the ship, which had sailed from I London, was well down the Channel, it was found that the provisions intended for the use uf the I crew were rotten, and, of course, uneatable. The men
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 3 (CORKECIhD UP TO Jttlj 5 On London. Bank 4 ni s z/a demand 2, 1 Private credit* 3 m/s 2J2{ documents 3 m/s 21 2. credits 6 m/s j, On India. Bank demand '94i On Hongkong. Bank demand i%pmOn Yokohama. Bank demand par. On Java. Bank demand \2u l
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    PRODUCE.
    227 3 Gatnt>:er do. Cube No. i t*.*s do. do. No. 2 1 1 50 Pepper, Li i .-> k (ordinary Spore) n. do. While. [Fair L;VV=s5% 1950 Nutmegs 150s to the Ib.) 91. Mace (Bandaj yb. Cloves (Ainboina) it. I Jberian Collee j Pengerang Libenan 44 so Tapiora, small ptitrl
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    SHARE LIST, JULY 5th, 1895.
    312 3 rxoiAno*. Capita! P« <i op Bmh Pd. Dt*. Hongkong v S'h»i Bank. :St prem. fi-jooooon $io.o:<d.o-c Bo,Ouo l*s£t.stf*. Nation, I:.. ,< o« Cfcina £gaa/tOO 4*x>tv Founders, Nominal f 75" Bk. of Ch'na. Jap. At Straits Nominal. £2,000,000 45«,9<* 109,875 Founders. I »,»5c Tanjonp P.ijrar Dock.
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      93 3 For Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The British India Steam Nay. Co., Ltd., sieamer MUTTRA, 4,644 tons, Captain Ti.'Rnkk, is due here aboul the 7th |uiy, and will have prompt despatch for the above ports. For Ireight and passage apply to BOUSTEAD&to. For Hongkong. The Indo-China Steam Nay. Co., Lid., Steamer
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      296 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY The Company's steamers aredesp-i-1.-i from U ttt' pool outwards for the Stro.it> C l i r, J ipaa it Iron japan noir.ewards (or London every «cc«. and haw accommodation (or first and third cia»- INUBagc.'J, carrying a Surgeon and Stewar«ie-.s. Through Bil s o( Lading are
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      66 3 Weather Report. (July 4.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9. AM. 3t. M. 9P. If. Bar. red. 3a Fah 29.901 39.775 29.852 Temperature. 840 87.0 81.6 Wet Bulb Thermometer 78.0 78.5 775 Dir.ofWind W.N.W. S.W. Calm. Max. Temp, m shade 89.2 Mm. do do 740 Max. m Sun M
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      1124 3 VESSELS IN PORT. K!agt> Ton. Captain Arrived frrorr, Con*-.t;n«*<-i r Wbe; Men-nl- W a r l.ii uiK Duu 224 Lswdweei Olehicn < Merafi Dut. g.b., 786 riordyk [tmef A .Consul A Other Vessels Ai.i\*mih- VeATsßrit. eh., [476 Bramnei Vi •■> i dejai •<• J I •< Am.hi i Brit. bq.
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      165 4 McALISTER&Co. i Government Contractors. Engineers* Furnishers SHIPCHANDLERS, Sailmakers General Furnishers. i Have always m Stock Fairbanx Wdglinc Machines, Sa!TcrsF3mih Sprias Balances Cross-cut an«i HandSawt>, AMERICAN SCOTCH TOOLS ners. hin^ji. ma»icu- pan i > >-^- Uli lixfcs. floor c.iesl lock;. Up 9 ar.c :r-. tape U J .4' jU o -%vtre
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      306 4 JOHN LITTLE Co., LIMITED, j ABE NOW SELUNG THEIR j CELEBRATED SEWING i MACHINES, i Compiete with all Acce^oiies, and m Handsome Polished Wood Case. These Machine* are SMOOTH RUNNING. GOOb WORKERS and durable JOHN LITTLEIfco.. LIMITED. j TO BE LET. IMMEDIATELY piRt.PKtMjK IKp.- l Pagar, capable A; pij to
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      338 4 Msix Stern Co., SINGAPORE. lll.li OllUf. AMSTtS!)\M. Bh\mh Office. Ferlix. General Merchants and Commission Agents. Wholesale Importers ol Hardware, Slationeiy, PUedan-l Meul Goods, lu>~, Fancy .md PieceI. .»m; StC. A large stock always kept. Onler^ t.jr Eurjpe <*:\ hi prompl execution on (avourabte :er MAX STeRN Co.. Singapore. R K¥\
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      561 4 Messrs. JOHN ROBERTSON SON. Have pleasure m staling they have again secured the very Important contract for the exclusive supply of SCOTCH J D R WHISKY rRADE MARK. to Messrs. J. M. EYONS Co Ltd. during the run of the O'ieut at Olympia and also, that their Whisky was exclusively
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      298 4 I DONALD MACKENZIE'S Fine Scotch Whisky, SPECIALLY BOTTLtIJ I U X I SAFKIES BROS. Straus SfnL*MtM> 5: Bukmah. June 1. 31.8 Sol* Agents, j %l%—\ BEHN MEYER fc Co., J Singapore and Penang. Messrs. Jolm Little < .0. «s''-^fc Messrs. Guntzel Sc Srhuhm»( her tj^ 4^B Batavia and Sourub-iya, I
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      638 4 Tbe Singapore Free Press Mercantile Advertiser. Cable Adores*, Advertiser, Singapore. Telbphoks Nvhbf.r. No. 61. Published at 39, Change Alley, Singapore THE hading English Newspaper m th. Straits Settlements Johore th' Protected Native States of Perak, SeJaa* gor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the Ncgr Sembilan: British North Borneo: Sarawtrii Netherlands Indies, Java
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