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

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, iith DECEMBER, 1895 DAILY ISSUE, N THIRD SERIES.
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    • Advertisement
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      384 1 J~ g% Orr.ce. Coliyer Qua-, Jfaj Wbarve^ N-w Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Staaß hr< HINA. lAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, <,IBR\LIAK, MALI A, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. Throi.k,! BBai Ladiag issued lot Chin* Cm A p.- MAIL LINES. OUTWARD 1 1 0 M I W
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      555 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. THK East and wefi known steamers ol this line will leave Singapore on or about the underI mentioned dates. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS to arrive Singapore for to arrive Singapore for China. Europe. Sat..- 12th Dec Pmust* 14th Dec. iBu6 1806. Karl ojthjan. Saeh t* nth Jan. Kmrlsmha Bth
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      735 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I'ndkr Contract with thb Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, iate I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver Quay Time table (or December, 1895. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched for Date G. Ci. Meier. Katavia. Dec. 15th. Batavia, Cheribon, Samara ng, and Sourabiya, Dec 17th.
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      881 1 *PHE NEW HARBOUR DOCK J COMPANY, LIMITED. This Company executes SKij.it' repairs ot aM ri SCriptions in the most efficient manner, under th* super jntendence of European Shipwrights and Engineers. No. i Gravino Dock. Length 41.S teet. Depth of \Vatorfrom 14 bet to 1 "it 8--« Width at Entrance 1?
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      617 1 "LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI j BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL fi0.000.000 RESERVIi FUND 5 =00.000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF > tm 000 ooc PROPRIETORS I Jmooo.ooc Col-it of Directors. KRAMER, Ksy.,— -Chajk.\;an. A. McCONACHIE, Es©., DbpOTT Chaikman. 1). K. Stsaoow, K--q. |.Bku [bvmo, Es^. R. M. Gray, Bag M. D. Bn Bag. S.
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      448 1 THE STRAITS INSURANCE X COMPANY, LIMITED. Established, lMf> H»AD OFriCK, SINGAPOKI Capital Fully BOMPRSBW $-',x>,ooo Capital Paid-it 600.000 RBiEkVK Pom Balan<k <>? Working A' < -.1 .list I)h< Ca.sA Asskis J 1 4',. j\o. >. MURKAt THE TOKYO MAKINI-: INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. '"PHF. und».r-ii/n';d, h;i\ r i a appi 1
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      284 1 DACi: IC MA! COM OCCIDENT M STEAMSH I'hr j. Ft ant vi S earners, al-,o to S i of the above lines. I -c,-,;. t SfM al r« duced rate A( OH S.i\ applu UiOr. PaMßOffen oaadinK < h Mwnecting Line I fi' or :.^i r.% at San lr. trs.i
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    The Singapore free Press. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1895.
    688 2 The Singapore free Press. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1895. edbyga BEARING m mind the present relations existing between the European C'ii>rt:rt and lh< Porte, the yielding ol the Sultan the point <j\ the admissiou of a'i-li-tional guardships is but a sit -.11 thing. Small a? !t i.- m itself, h wever,
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    1086 2 A perusal oi the pt-rsoual statements made In Capt. Baniiatyne of the s.s. Flintshire coucernjng bis arrest at Saigon sliould engage- Lite serious attention of the Foreign Qlfice. It appears to have been a rjuite unjustifiable and unwarrantable proceeding. A Madrid telegram ot the 25th .November to Manila, states that
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    THE ARREST AT SAIGON.
    811 2 Thk Cam uns SrutMhH, With reference to the high-handed proI ccedings at Saigon, when Capt. Bannatvne. o: the Flintshire was arrested on the -29th ult.. or. a charge ot aiding two soldiers to I leave Saigon, we now publish a StateOMStri i made by Capt. Bannatyne
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    THE LIMITATIONS BILL.
    159 2 I he -cL<j,,'i Ichedale ol the Limitation:. Bill, which i 1 tOCXMDC befor< the I.egi^iative Council m cuniniittee on Friday enacts that any suit ul the kind mentioned below must be commenced irtUita one year 'A ages of household sri nuH utisM 01 Ithowti Hotel or lodgiitg-fiouse
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    GOLF MATCH
    76 2 >. ii. C. v. Aim uid Ntrv. fhis mauh will be play, d oa the Luikun Thursday, uth lost Player; are to be on the ground nut latei that: 4p. m. The following is the Club Team G. Stringer. H. \V. V d dc. I. X Robertson, A.
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    CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENTS
    89 2 I Arrangements have been concluded by the S.C.C. to play the following cricket I matches at Christmas Singapore i. Perak. Federated States I the Cofcwjr, I North 9. South. Straits XI. v. XIV. Allcomers. S.C.C. Straits Planter. And it also proposed to give the following entertainments during the
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    69 2 A Home paper says that stamp collectors are promised two new and curious specimens. A post-card has been issued m Italy commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entrance of the Italian forces into Rome, and also a Roman Catholic postage stamp, bearing a portrait of the Pope. This stamp is
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    10 2 Money matters can always be settled, but feelings arc pitiless.
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS
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      THE SULTAN YIELDS
      28 2 The Guardships to Enter the Dardanelles. I It SulUM ha- WtHtd an !r<ide which Mtborisea the additional guardd pi Foreign Powtn Ui |MM thx Dardanelles
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      Said Pasha.
      25 2 lit' tX-\ i/i'.r. Said I'd-', a. who hie -uu^ht refu^< a tiu British Embas«\ al Constantinople fan no i n-turne to hi* honn..
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      ITALY AND ABYSSINIA
      54 2 Slaughter of Major Toselli s Force. Crushed by Superior Numbers. Six Hours Desperate Fighting s '\<-i;t<-en officer! an i ;urt* nun-com-mi ifficer* <i- ate a monataii batter) with Major roselli, were ma»i„ crcd rft Antbagali .i f t- r six hours' despatati 1 If lions nr.cn crushed
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      Reinforcements from Italy for Abyssinia.
      17 2 I rhonsand Italian ttoayo aw m ng i letniora meats bow iplas
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      Britain and Venezuela.
      21 2 1 he British Ultimatum has been boa l< ered to ene/uda. L vUcn, i rtk l '>' mi i
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      247 2 KATZ BROS. SP! 1; ,\ll.\ lit >\ is called to the following most suitable Christmas Presents i lies .v.ii tieatlesaea. 1 jjjj.i \lh ints>, gilt d^t 1 j'' Writiog c ase», «hh 1 wi i. -I liaji Wovl boxes, >atm tted aad plain. Piaal k»< I n-- eathei >< 1
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      351 2 ROBINSON Co. \KI MOW MAKING A LARGti SHOW OF NEW GOODS. Millinery Dept. All the Newest aad must stjrHsfa designs m TOQUES. HATS. BONNETS. &c. V Mil men rrimmiogs m --'very style. Spti al Show ol New Seasons PR SS MATERIALS, and DRP.SS I RIMMINGS. i-i 1 i Lina S.
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      700 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEME NTS WANTED. Muni< iv .1 Debentnres s% Mcrgui Company Shares, Hongkong Bank Shares. t -ai Water I)air\ harm Si a FOR SALE. P 1 genii t' Planiin^' Cu. Sti uts Insurance Company Shkres. \pplj to I-HASEK .v Kxdiaiige and Stutti Bi^keis. Dec. 1 1. v.c. CLERK WANTED. U'AN
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      244 2 MEDICAL. 'AN I I'D a Compoundftr. Apply by letter with copies ot testimonials I.) A.B( co Free Pre^s. Dec. 3. uc. WANTED. EUROPEAN nurse ti> look afier two children I mtil April next, when advertiser would pay I 1 it pa-o.ige to England m return for her services 011 the
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      702 2 fThe Week. \r\ cdi.tsday. I ith H*». Watt —J.3 I gj p. F>o!' mh K. A. hmtrgent, S.30 p. m. Thursday, 12th High w i T 'r ifl 1 v. h. I.. Mail OwtwaraW. I Zetland Kt-^jur, S..«c p. l.adv Mitchell'-. iJance, 93. hr.day, 13th: H.^r, Walt! la t -r
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  • Correspondence
    • Letter
      The Straits Team
      198 3 f« mm F.i'iToa. < !K With reterer.ee to your remarks on the fist! of teams sent m tor the Perak p „,,.fr Prize Competition." m which (•MWri on the tact of my name being omitted from twenty-four out ut iweoty-scTSU liata published, I would point M l
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    THE NAVAL DISASTER AT CHEMULPO
    603 3 DSTAIU OK TO! AICDrM. S <*• <.« No —Tfcl d- <-■' HI nrred it Chemulpo on the 13th ■>;. b\ >.nkin^ 01 a pinnae* of H. M. S. Emmat »"d the consequent drown o] tor 1.-,-»i^'t :;»r Ir^ (hi to Shanghai by the Russian O'f
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    88 3 Utei 1 long iatcrvd a Pawling ut the Abating Society was held last erealng Kdrtics Museum, when there wa_-< j. a jiirrate attendance, possibly on -o.:.: oi the (act that only formal bu>iaaaj .id, 3Cc down on the agenda. Mr S. WErej \\da eiectcd Secretary, ami a ui»---»oa endued a>
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    ENCOUNTER WITH A TIGER.
    190 3 An Indian tdegrain of Nov. 33th gives j Miese details Intimation \\<t.-> received at Delhi on Tuesday morning that a titter was urowl- tiij4 about the outskirts of tin- city, where- upoii four sporting officer —Captain Coop- cr, k Lii-iituiiants Briefly and Him- turd, k a
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    NEW YEAR SPORTS, 1896
    217 3 Hit following i- the programme fur the Sports for Native-, commencing it p.m 011 New Years Day Flat Race RM n 500 yards. I bays 100 Do. 150 lockev Kacc 75 Eating Ship's Biscuit-. H Jump. Bobbing for treacled Buns. rreade dipping fur half dollar-. R
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    THE WARREN SHIELD FOR MUSKETRY
    130 3 THE WARREN SHIELD FOR MUSKETRY n»e Garrison Sports Club have not yet as far a 5 we know, issued ihe regulations competition for the Warren .Shield •or Musketn for the current year 1805 Probabi} it I .din order to let all the cum;/'.- I the infantry through their musketry course,
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    MR SPENCER PRATTS CONSULAR REPORT
    694 3 MR SPENCER PRA TTS CONSU LAR REPORT SntUTS SsTTLCMBSm If. I>r. hU\ |MI STBISS. The decreast m American import :e. mainly, to the fact that there were no imporut:ons of silver specie m that year iga II I Ones 'A the year prey;. On the other hand, it is encouraging
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    FRENCH COLONIAL TRADE.
    347 3 {Globe.) M. Meline will, we hope, pardon as if we suggest that Bntish int-jrcst- will require some slight consideration when it tomes to settling the future commercial taritt of Madagascar. He urges at great length m the Temps that thi-> tariff should be based on the lines
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    CURIOUS TALE OF A THWARTED CRIME.
    449 3 Aii Indian up-country paper telU a i_ur;odj taie. j A rich lady -vitli lier two children, belli infanta, v..is going, it ib s t.d, m her own ekk.i from Ramitagai La a place m the centre uf the Bar tract. i The driver was
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
    282 3 IMPERIAL CONFERENCE OF CHAMBERS OF COM MERC E. Mr. Chamberlain received at the Colonial Otii'.t: or, the 7th ult., a large deputation from tht Ixmdon Chamber of Commerce, who waited upon him with a vim of enlisting h;? interest and co-operation m c matter of the ih rd Congress of
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    349 3 1 he National Zeitung, commenting upon j the latest phase of the Franco-Russian alliance, writes as follows Even if the rumour of M. Faure'a intention to to the Czar's coronation at Moscow b<- true. it is no prdof of the existence of a FrancoRussian alliance, such a.s the French desire
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    AN AMATEUR SPORTSMAN ABROAD.
    2508 3 I should never be able to advance any pretensions as a shikari if 1 lued lobe a hundred, but I have had some curious shooting experiences, time and time, during a nine year*' vagabondage m Eastern lands. My lirst was m Alexandria, not very long after
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    CAPT. SIR Wm. HARCOURI R.N.
    259 3 Ii is pleasant to learn that Sir William rlarcourt, though lying low," politically, is m the highest spirits, and ihc best of hea He has had adventures, UjO, and has been mistaken fora ot the R'A-il Navy. Tie story, which we borrow ln.rn the Glasgow
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 3 CORRECTED UP io December n. o.\ London. Ha> i k i D)/S 2/ 1 i demand 2 1 j Private cFedtta 301/8 2/1-11 16 documents 3 in/s civriiti 6 m/s j,i-i; 10 On India. Bank demand 1 < 'n Hongkong. Bank demand |%pn I >n Yokohama. Hank demand |%pm.
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    PRODUCE.
    98 3 < December 1 1 Gambler s. 4 s Ho. üb* Mo. 1 ''-js Pepper, Black (oHui try Spore) Quo do. White, {Kan I.W =5% is .s NutmWj I y,- v the ii...; gi. Mac* (Band* 06 'Jnve-. (Amboina) it Liberia*) Coffei fapwea. small pearl Fair quality) 05 do. .jo.
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    SHARE LIST.
    226 3 DECEMBER iith. ttfj QoamTHm. Capita: Paid up fv Honti'vnf K. S'ha.i Bank. I*l pn-ni $io,oo^ r>oo lio.c^i •.< Nation.. Baak of China i; {son.ono 4400.15.- V Bk.o! Ch-ra. !..r>. A: Straits J.?| tefttfjfl jqq Tanjon^ Papar D,,. k M4O S #1.500.0' m. l)>bt i.tures 6% i^X prem. J2OO
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      270 3 QCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPA IV The Company sieatntr: md< -p I d I ivcrpoo! outv.v.rdi lor ihe Strcj' Ct.in^. Jipan is. ft Japan nomewardh for L -d evorjp >•.•••• I accommodation (or fi^t ar,d tH"i is n- d if rying a Surgeon and Stewardess. Tl.rough Bi!:= of LaJing arc iaM
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      178 3 Weather Keport. December ro.j Taken *l Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory y. am. SP. m. ye. M. Bar. red. 32 Fah y .8 5 0 29.747 2 y.SuS Temperature 820 840 jS Wet Bulb Thermometer jjjj ;8.0 Dir. of Wind N.V.W. N.E. Calm. Max. Temp, m «haw 85.^; Mm. do do
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      314 3 MAILS CLOSE I MO.' 1 Per Al Penang, a.... g Ucii. lala > isUni<, Calcutta, j Indragiri. Benuit, I fiatav t Malacca Klang, v iNKXI MAIL DUh. E\(.hnu: p>.r N. G. i.. ■>. on Dec. lit:., w:th English mai!- ot answering letter^ de-[, i 16 n .Singapore on Oct. 22nd.
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      223 3 VESSEL i BXPECTi u Ik < if n -i < > n i. H p. Emat* liLILL( i i li Clekuti \t.v. i Hbci M > li.o I Li K. K 1 (BO, 8 ,1 t (J M »xi iVtLi i M&kii i, Loud i kcc*. Hong g MtMiL*, Ma
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      417 4 JohnLittle&Co., Limited. CHRISTMAS 1693. COSAQUES from Tom Smith. The largest and most varied stock to select trom i-xnprising .ill iiuiiiiici jl l\>y~, r*u^le:>, H.a> i. Cdps, C«sUu»^Sh Musical liMilromem^. Ai-o, !.L.i:er\ of li Mrs. Sloper's Bound Bu\, lapa- -c lo>-. S*«ichea, Ph. ..i.-gr.-ip!^. Mask=, Domhnet, \h •:-[..> Chri imaf jfekwfca,
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      88 4 I THE CENTRAL DELIVER^ COMPANY. GROUND FLOOR, 31, RAFFLES PLACE. Our Assortment of Christinas presents, novelties and toys is too large and numerous to be specified by advertisement. In the one dollar and two dollar Departments alone there is a variety of over 8000 of the newest and most handsome
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      599 4 W ROBINSON CO. JUST LANDED, A lar ft e and Varied Stock of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Fittings and Strings. Violin.- j 4 mii I'uli Sues Iron t 3- Otj Guitan trom O.ou to siO.cj B^nju. From .Hio.au to MandoliiteS from $10.00 tv 530.00 Bandui t'r- m (10.00 Metronomes ?u.oo v- $12.00
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      417 4 McALISTER Co. HAVE JUST UNPACKED. American Buggies. Sechler Cart a^ above titled, complete with liood, lamp sockets and step for syce, leather trimmed, panel back. Price nett $250. Eureka Cart. .1= aLu\-; fitted, complete with houd, iamp iu«ket= and -tejj tor syce, leather trimmed, panel back. Price nett $200. HARNESS.
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      1009 4 McALISTER Co., HAVE JUST RECEIVED A PRESH SHIPMENT OF WATSON&Co/s Jr*S^^^&2^ V V (Ki.hHKAiii) Mm ma \t> ;> m Price $11 per Case Whiskies t^fu'^SfiK&f TlS>\ -SPECIAL RESERVE/-^|^^^^^|pJ WATSONS QLD Price $13 per Ca-e \J"^V r r ~~-UM4SSFW Price Sl6 per Case McALISTER CO. JKfl^flNGA of Japan TOILET WATER Appreciated
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      650 4 The Singapore Free Pits* IMB Mercantile Advertisrr. **IP A i'»RF«,— Advr>'ti<r> Singap \v\ BPMOtn N'' Mffß. Nr. '.1. Publiehed tt 39. Chinge Alley, Singapo--THF fading Kngit-h Newaptpei m t|.» Strain Settlements Johore, th» PnHißLtoi Native Statea of Perak Selaa gor. I jong, Pahan^. th< Nan Scnibilan Briti.-li Norili Borneo: Sanwal
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