The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 October 1895

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 25™ OCTOBER, 1895 DAILY ISSUE, No. 2,497
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      735 1 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Omcs,— Colly** Quay. Wm»viv-N c Harbour The mail steamers leave Singiporc on or about the undermentioned dates. OUTWARD*. HOMEWARDS RjaiUa «.)c aflth Kaicsr-i-hlnd Oct. joth Kbedive N u v. 10th Rave I.la Nov. 13th Roset'.a No» i^th liirzapore Nov 3th Kaiser i-hsnd Dec. uth
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      544 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BiiEUEN. TH E fast and well known steamers of this line will leave Singapore on or about the under* mentioned dates. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS to arrive Singapore for to arrive Singapore fo China. Europe. Prezmsii 14th Nov. Pr. Hrimrieh loth Nov. Suo'isei: l.'tli I CC Preiisstii 14th Dec. 1896
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      438 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with tub Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I.DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time table for October, 1895. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched for Date i Medan B'massin. Oct. 17th. B'massin, Pulo Laut, Cotei. Brow, Bolongan. Oct. 24th. !M Vajirunhis.
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      955 1 THE NEW HARBOUR DOCK J COMPANY, LIMITED. This Company executes Ships' repairs of all ces criptions m the moot efficient manner, under the super i .tendence of European Shipwrights and Engineer i. No. 1 Graving Dock. Length— 41. <; teet. Bepth of Water from 14 feet to 151 feet Width
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      641 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL .....Jio.ooo.oco RESERVE FUND 5,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 c PROPRIETORS i Ji0.000.008 Court or Directors. J. KRAMER, Esq.,— Chairman. A. McCONACHIE, Eso..,— Deputy Chairman. D. R. Sassoon, Esq. Jas. J. Be :.i. [rving, Esq R. M. Gray, Estj j M. D. E/.kkihl. Es<j.
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      498 1 ATLAS ASSURANjCE COMPANY. Subscribed Cbpital £i, 200,000 Sterling. Head Office, 92 Cheapeide, London. Tl-.e undersigned are prepared t<. r ooept FIRE RISKS at current rates. THK BORNEO Co., i.n „—A i TSJORWICH UNION FIRE INSURx^ ANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH AND LONDON. Establishes 1797. lOR FIRE INSURANCh ONLY. I Amount Issdseo
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      455 1 DACiriC MAIL STEAMSHIi COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through passage tickets gTanie-.i Fiance, and Germany by aii trar.T-Atiar.. o! S.earntM^, also to Sa". FcEiictsoa b> r of the above !in< To other European points at r :u;>">rtk,r Special reduoea rates prantto to Offioei oi the Army, Navy, and
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  • Obituary
    Domestic Occurrence DEATH.
    17 2 Domestic Occurrence DEATH. I At the General Hospital, on 2.5 th instant, John I Swift, of Kaub.
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1895.
    761 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1895. H-:--hiH tin f'r.-. i!# People's rig lit maintain, t*i awed by influence and unbribed by gain; U-rr p.-itr.n Tnitli her ijlorioiis pr-ceptu draw, m lttligion. I.oyiltv. and Law. Tin: important news we published yesterday by special wire as to a great Russian
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    1272 2 m-—m Capt. Craufurd, Master Attendant, returned from Penang yesterday afternoon m the Colonial steamer Horsburgk, after a tour of inspection to the lighthouses. Not Mr. Elcutn this lime either Ingenious Examiner.- If the clock was to strike fourteen, what time would it be Intelligent Pitil Time to send the .clock
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    EUROPEAN ARMAMENTS.
    631 2 An Interview with General Turk. General Turr, the well-known Hungarian promoter of the Corinth Canal, has, m the course of Malversation with a representative of the Alessagcr dt' Athene:, expressed tome ideas on European military expenditure, which the Greek newspaper publishes under the title What Prince Bismarck Coats
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    A LADY PIONEER.
    706 2 Mrs. f. G. SgoU, w r ent retu dwr > her husband rrom the mysteriou reg c Mekong, after nine months' adventuring ection with the proposed Anglo- Freni Buffei State, .;> a trave!!rr whose achieve eirts --.art of Lhoseof Mi»s liabf.!.« Bird, KOl th tin. Littledale, and
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    197 2 A gang robbery was reported a', the Serangoou Police Station this morning as having occurred at the 0' mile stone on the Serangoou Road, at a house occupied by an aged Chinaman and his wife, pig and fowl dealers Altogether some $85 and a quantity of clothing were reported as
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE RUSSIAN MOVE ON KOREA.
      118 2 Further Naval Reinforcements. Three cruisers have bten ordered Lo reinforce the Russian Pacific Squadron, which has been ordered lo make a cruise to Korea *ad be ready for any emergency. Japan and the Powers. Japan has ratified the terms of the note from Russia, Trance
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    632 2 A nrje ca^c of stufied birds, Birds of Paradise and others, is now on view at Messrs. Little and Co., LA H. M. S. Redpule. Captain Graftoii, left yesterday for Penang, where she witl pick up i he Hon'ble H Trotter. Acting Resident Councillor, who will afterwards proceed to Kedah
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      321 2 KATZ BROTHERS. Tailoring Department A New Shipment Just Opened OF OUR LEADING LINE. The Navy Blue Serge Suitings. Troptcu. weight. Fine quality. Our Navy Serges arc celebrated througha I Ac St» Settlements and Native Stalca for theic eaceßeace. Fancy Vestings A li n c jjiurtment. New Tweeds. New Homespuns, gbt
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      756 2 MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING Mrs. M. MISQUITH. No. tt, AftKßMi.tN Striii. LADIES' own Materials made up. m.w.f. TO BE LET. NO. 1 Wayang St.. immediate entry. Apply No. 4 St. GREGORY PLACE. Hill Street Sept. 28.10. GODOWNS TO LET. No. pt Battery Road. and Nos. 1 2 Boat Quay, tatel) occupied
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      519 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. TO BE LET. OFFICE m No. 8, d* Almeida Street. Apply at No 7 U' Almeida Street. O«.t. 25^ i.i 1 FOR A COFFEE ESTATE. AN 1 I.U a European Assistant, Apj>ly by letter staling terms and qualification;, to Missus, PATERSQN SIMONS 9c Co. Oct. 2J. U.C. WANTED.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      160 2 The Week. Friday, i^tii Htn'n Water j.ij '••> p. S. V. A. B- B.L. Guti-drill, 5.101 Moon, Rrsl (Jairter j 59 p. m. R. A. Ouadmie Party, .15 y. Tanglin Club 'At Home, 9 y m. Saturday, 26ih High Water 4. j 7 a., p. Third iia\ o kaceb. R<icc
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  • SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
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      AUTUMN MEETING.
      1798 3 SECOND DAY.—October 24th, tlgg. Under very unfavourable meteorological conditions the second day's racing ol the Sporting Club was yesterday carried out. From early m the day a steady rain had been falling, and as the hours wore on and the rain ceased not. gloomy predictions of an unpleasant
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      Notes and Comments.
      843 3 weather yesterday was horrible, ram 1 ;i^ hcavtiv m ilic morning, continued at i tr y ail afternoon, and the going was terribly lie.ivy m f. I if tin-, continues it will be impossible tv rji.t tomorrow. Fhe handicapping turned out very well iftcr all bit the
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      TO-MORROW'S HANDICAPS.
      601 3 TO- MORROW'S HANDICAPS. Thb Scurry Stakes.— Value s3oo. A Handicap lor a!l Horses that have run at this Meeting.— I mile. Entrance $10. Mr T. Kindt's Snowflike. 8.0. .Mr. Chu* Tuan's Running Rein, 9.0. Mr. Koh Ewe Cheng's... Chopstick, 08. Mr. Koh Ewe Cheng's Camillas, 9.8. Mr. Sironach's Tomboy, 11.7.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    72 3 Corps Obpkks. Head Quarter Oriiu.*. Singapore, 25th October, i&yj. Orderly Officer (or enduing week 2nd Lieut. E. M. Merewelher. Orderly N.C.O. for ensuing week S«rgt. G. I Bally. Parade-, Monday, jsiliO-t., 5.15 p.m. Maxim (iuti-dri'l. luesday, 29th,, 5.15 p.m.— Sqaad-drill. Wednesday, >oth 5.15 p.m.— Maxim Gun-drill. Thursday,
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    THE HEALTH OF THE ARMY.
    386 3 Lord Malmesbury, Lt.-Col., late 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, writes as follows to the Times Sir,— The papers are full of letter* giving different reas'Ji'i why Tommy Atkins cannot march. Some blame the boots, some blame the equipment, .<jine blame the weather, and others the
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    MAGISTRATES-APPEAL.
    632 3 Before The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Leach. October 2ist, 1895. Reoika v. Wong Ah Nam and Others. This was an appeal against a conviction by one of the Magistrates under Section 7 of the Gaming Houses Ordinance, 1888. The facts of the case were as follows On the 13th August
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    THE FATHERLAND BETRAYED FOR FRENCH MONEY.
    114 3 A. Central News telegram from Berlin says Ihe result of the preliminary investigation of the pr;soners who have just been arrested f^r high treason has caused 2 profound impression J.eit, particularly m military circles. The revelations of I a complete sy,te!:-. of espionage by
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    THE MOTHER OF PEARL INDUSTRY.
    304 3 THE MOTHER OF PEARL INDUSTRY. Daily Graphic. j One of the not least important industries m the golden colony of West Australia is the pearl bhel! fishery, which produces every year shell to the \a\dn of over £100,000, and pearls m proportion. The industry is carried on syaemaiically. and 1
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    167 3 Canadians are very anxious to have a distinctive flag. At the present time the red ensign with the Canadian arras m the corner is popularly supposed to be the flag of the Dominion. It is stated, however, that there is no official sanction for the flag m question, which is
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    THE DOG, THE MAN, & THE MEAT.
    861 3 THE DOG, THE MAN, THE MEAT. A friend of mine and I were walking together the other day a dog dashed past us after some* thing he saw on the pavement. It was a big piece of meat, lie pounced on it and swallowed it m two seconds. My companion
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 (Corrected lp to October 25J o.n London. Bank 4 m s 2jzi demand 2/2 j Private credits 3 m/s 2/2J documents 3 m/s 2/J-13 10 credits 6 m/s 2/j" On India. Bank demand 19On Hongkong. Bank demand 4%pm. On Yokohama. Bank demand t^>pmOn Java. Bank demand 154 Private 30
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    PRODUCE.
    95 3 (October .5.J N4-7S tjambier 8.40 do. Cube No. 1 12.30 Pepper, Blade (ordinary Spore) 10.87$ do. White. (Fair L/W= 5 18.50 Nutmegs 150s to the lb.) 91. Mace (Banda) 96. "loves (Atnboina) IS Liberian Cotiee 4.' 50 1 apic* st. smalt pe<ir! (Fair quality) jtiu do do. flake (no.
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    SHARE LIST.
    323 3 OCTOBER 25th, 1895. xuv.tiom. Capita! Paid up Sh*re< Pd. D;», Hont-H' ng X S'hai Bank. iBo%preni Jjo.oooooc Sio.coo ooc 80*00 '*s£i.Zin Nation* i Bank of China <jr Buyers ftoevKM 4400.15.- IO -SC«* 4jf Founders. Nominal 750 £.1 Bk of China. Jap. Straits |^i (£2,000.000 I99,byf j^a.;. Founders. 1
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      71 3 Weather Report. (October 24.J Taken at Ktndang Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9. am. 3r. m. 9p. m. Bar. red. 3a Fah. 29.872 29.814 29.6*44 Temperature 83.0 75.6 744. Wet Bulb Thermometer 78.9 74.0 740 Dir.ofWind N.K. W. Calm. Max. Temp, m shade 83.9 Mm. do do 73-9 Max. m Sun 123.2
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      284 3 HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGKAMb. Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and to the level of the sea m inches tenth, and hundredths. Temperature m the shade m degrees, Fahrenheit. Humidity, m percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100. Direction of Wind, to two points. Force of
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      999 3 VESSELS IN POKI. Maii-of-War Fiag« ft Ton. Captain Arrived From Consignee* Kor. WteMtß< ri'.v Brit. 3730 Fawkta Oct. 1, B n£l S V. Ofti v.. Other Vessels Aoi.t Nor. 207 b Hattcnete Oct. 2j Bau GHtlirieK* ARAfAHos Hrit. 3134 Simpson Oct. 24 Cad* Bourtcad Ban Pun <;»,■.. n Rrit. 575
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      600 3 VESSELS EXPECTED. G.. g iide I departure am knc 3 ten :.-,>i rM i.■ > Rum* A B. I. .Yi.,i»,R. Ring N AB. SrEAHRf i N A Fi. I. Sii iiicß, \<-.\ r due Noi j :> AB.:. Si f tuut, Rang N A B. i. S:f^m, t X N
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      532 4 Messrs KATZ BROS. NEW UST OF PROVISIONS. Kfc K.XTZ BROS, call attention utBMJH stock of presenred and .»nrd provisions Regular and frequent (imfi.N enable them to supply the best d ;r^->hest artic.es only, from the cded nrms ot CROSSE ft BLACKWELL. j. T MORTON. TIELEMAN A DROS. HAHN dk Co.
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      685 4 KELLY WALSH, L m JUST RECEIVED. The Times Atlas Containing 117 pages of maps com- prising 173 naps and an Alphabetical Index to 190,000 names, handsomely boucd m cloth. Price $13.50 ALSO Letts Diaries and Calendar FOR 1896. Kelly Walsh, Ltd. la 4W. ROSS PARK. Consulting Engineer and Surveyor. N
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      416 4 McALISTER Co. FOR SALE. THE BRITISH STJJAMER "HENG'SENG TYE." ratons. G. R. and 48 tons, N.R. built of wood m Singapore m 1882, length 8j ft. Breadth 13 ft. Depth 7 ft. Carries about 50 tons, D.W. and 42 Deck Pasa« gen. Has one large first class Cabin. E*khm* Compound
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      374 4 |^g« S M .Js Mm^'^?s? IaiTiiBiwSaOrREUEP FtocK«u»EM rJI < MaUJpibM. ifa-iudilm**. -v Vrrr/ fl In (MUM* te.dwaboiw. Mjh-cUx. i.i<gni«i which tr. r«mr. Apply to MOINE COMTE ft Co Singapore, AGENTS FOR M. OPPENhEIMER. PARIS. f. Messrs. JOHN ROBERTSON SON. Have pleasure m stating they have again secured the very fmportant
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      63 4 ?A= JAS. AITKEN Co., 1 ALKIKK. Bottled Exprlssli »ok lixportatiok, To be had of all Dealers. Wholesale Agent PATERSON SIMONS Co. Oct. i. tu.fr. fhe St. Pauli Brewenes Co., Ld. BREMEN. GIEL BRAND. A LIGHT PILSENER BEER. Annual Export 12,000,000 bottles. Twelve prize Medals Awarded. Supplied to ail the principal
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      621 4 DENTAL NOTICE. P\octor NOBLE having arrived from Hong- kong, has assumed charge of the Singapore (ranch of Dr. NOBLE 8c Co.,— Dental Surgeons. Oct. 16. AVER'S Cherry Pectoral HAS NO EQUAL roE thi rapid rvar. or Colds, Coughs, Influenza, and SORE T-fcLRO-VT. _^\JM_T^^ r >! lM> _l>sV_?*^ a *_%_'X 'l"''«
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      647 4 The Singapore Free Press Mercantile Advertiser. Cable Address,— Advertiser. Sittgmfere. TBLtFHONS NUM— ffM. 61. Published at 39. Cfcaafe Alley, Singapore. THE !i ading English Newspaper m the Straits Settlements Johore, the Protected Native States of Perak, Scla gor, Suagei Ujong, Pahang, the Negr; 5 mbilan; British North Borneo; Sarawak, Netherlands
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