The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 March 1896

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIKD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, s th MARCH, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, No.. *,6a|
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      351 1 o Of-^e Coilyer Quay. mj- Wharves. New Harbour. O^TEAM NAVIGATION Co. j rCHINA \P\N PFN \NT,. t KVON INDIA AUSrRAIJA. ADEN, EGYPT, v x- LLES GIBRXLTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND DON. N Ladmg wed :or O-. S J •> ifiOli MAIL LINES. v I M ARD HOMt-AS ARD m
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      552 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. THE Fast and v.JI known sflamers of this line will leave Singapore on or about the undermtntioned dates. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS To arrive Sin ,d-pore f»r To arrive Singapore fo Chin.. Europe. vi. Mar. Print HeinrickiihMsn s atnd Apt. Preussen sth Apl.. \Ka f (othApl. Sack p"d May.
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      1077 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Lndek Cohtract with ths Nbthkrlands Insia Govbrnmeht. j Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver Quay Time Table tor March, 1896. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched fcr O^tI Bawean. Sourabaya. Mar. 4th. Bawean, S'baya, B'massin, Pulo LautfPassir Colic. Mar. Bth. I Siak.
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      299 1 Frames Mouldings 80 different patterns. ROBT. LENZ CO., j CORNER OiSTAMFORD ROAD HILL STREET. Art Photography. ROBT. LENZ Co., CORNER Of STAMFORD ROAD 8c HILL STREET, Guarantee Photographs and Enlargements of the very best Quality, whether PORTRAITS 1 INTERIORS i LANDSCAPES. whilst as they use the Collodion-Chloride process their pairon,
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      622 1 XJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION PAID-LT CAPITA! liojOOOIOOO RESBRVB FUND < < 7S<>floo RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS... 1 *****,000 Coiißl 6? UtnCTM A. McCONACHIE :■■■>■ Uiai.-man S. C. MICHAELSEN, E*o..—Dsputy OtAUtVA*. The Hen. J. BstL Ibvikg Xi mes Eso. G. ti. Dodweix, Esq. D. R. Sasbook, Esq. M. D.
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      454 1 *pHE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. tsifibhbhta, i*bj Hk«o Office BpMAMM CaMTAL Fli.i.v Si Cahtal Paid-up ooo.ooc Ruutvi Fim Balavc uiw Account to 31ST D« 1440.19*v^ash ABMTC 460,210 A. b. MURRAY THE TOKYO MARINIi [NBUR. A.NCE COMPANY. LIMITED. '■"Hfi node* -..1. t I agents 1 Em 1..v; ..v w '< n
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      286 1 DACi: IC r STEAMSHIP x LOivKANV AND OC CI D ENT A L A Is 1 D OR I kNT A L STEAMSHIP COMPANY MS p-antfta I j Idai iiMi S f h -c MaMßsn of the ftbave line*,. ther European pointi M proper < c rat* U icdiiccd i;.:
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    Domestic Occurence. DEATH.
    23 2 Domestic Occurence. DEATH. On the 4 inv.v>', al 96, W.lerloJ Sued, WILBBLHINA, widow o! the lil'j RoDcri Miles I Master s.s. Btntail I.
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1896.
    729 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1896. il-rc riiall ibed uy i,^..i; tnot Truth her gloriou Igion, Loyalty, and 1.----. Tmk later particulars telegraphed to-day i regarding the terribh Italian disaster m i Abyssinia precisely bear o T :t our vievr of the character of the conflict as given
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    309 2 The outward German Packet Preussen passed Malacca at 9 am. to-day, and will arriv'- this evening. Mr. L M, Woodward is coming to Singapore <is Sherifi on the 7UI inst., so Ihe Pinang Gazette hears. A regulation is made and published m the Perak Gazette that vessels from Dcii bringing
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    A CASE OF BUBONIC PLAGUE AT THE QUARANTINE STATION.
    259 2 T!»e following h.is been uthcially communicdU:d to day t>y the olonial Secretary to the Singapore Fret Prex "The H S WtUg SttH£ arriv-'i m S pore on March 3rd, having left Hongkong on fcbruar) nvilh 35oCbines< tssengers o:i board. Under the
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    SUPREME COURT.
    651 2 G. K. «*i H. i. H. Pr Ales < This action was >mi Ed before the Chi 001 Mr. F. M. Elliot app< n beha ai ittff, i Mr. VV. J. N'apiei lor the defendant. In opening Mr. Klliot said this was an ;ti tion broughl by G.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    666 2 Eki D Supre Court morning \\x. Napier a mentioning ih^ fora 01 the oidrr m (hi- u:t and '.he terms upon which \.i said the det< be c i lan should pay I pay by th<- Court oi Appeal. They wished t> have 1 r hands it he
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    "THE LADY AND THE TIGER."
    236 2 Sayt. the Calcutta Englishman >.. the 19U1 Il'j On Tuesday lasl week a 1 .cord tiger was shot from the Commissioner's camp m ihe Ouars, He measured just twelve f'jet and hall an inch] nothing approaching this m size has ever been secured m that
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    72 2 The i hind G>i~e;\ appends the following note t/> a telegram from its Hongkong correspondent denying the rumour that Taotai Hsu had signed the contract for the construction ot the Hankow Peking Railway As a matter of fact Hsu Ik.s signed the contract and secured ten of the thirty miliion
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    114 2 THE ITALIAN DISASTKR j N ABYSSINIA Baratien Outmanofu red |m A Terrible Hand to H ,r ..j fc Itcliant, Utterly k-.u-d Losses Unknown A WTbok Hr l 4r lhSir. r Anti- Government Movement r a The Cabinet Resign b Fifteen Italian baualiu!, m the n-cent iKsastrOßti Co ifl
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    55 2 PLA\ I W WEBNBSDA\ I.ADiEs SfK Man Mrs. Murray, scr., bei iiXi hi* iDti \r. M l.Gunn and Mr. Elcum Sal^mai and Mr. R nes for mussoAi n Miua D*viu Hrn < m and M 1 ir. I jrn. f PKIDAI V of Thursa I
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    169 2 '1 he Chinaman who *M MMMMBd thf Other day for carruiij,' on a wavaiii; during prohibited hours wa^ fin mucii to his astonishment m connection with the abo. oi interest to tho s e who suher froi tial nißsic that there is I W lie Utthorityol theAttornev-Gc:" «J liope of
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    163 2 «r-^ge:> for Li Hung*cha.ng and buit have been taken to Mar?;.- French Mai! steamer Erne which leaves Shanghai early m This morning a QmmwMM 1 a shop m Beach Road, leav!:.^ bet girl outside Shortly afterwardf a noi^e, and goii.g Mttside -~a\'> i Chinaman removing the gold bangle rr;m her
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      141 2 W. Robinson Co.. H L*a 1 n>^ v.m.... S.r.gnpore 5 Battery Rc^J. y^** frr^^^^^.^^^'Wiwff^Hß^SjSSMl 8 'j N Ttaaaf Mini. Ba n Piaaoa KATZ BROS. PROVISION HEPARTMENT. < hoicest Selected Danish Butter. 3 <, a Brand C Rotb«©bofg a Brand parked m ,2 4 A 10 Ib. tins. s s BBRAMSAH
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      386 2 THE PENGEKANG PLANTING Co. LIMITED. jjl AlV' 'Ax -M,-*'- L:i^\)k orden i md N :i-.ne^ seed to be rHE SECRETARY igerang Planting 0., Ltd.. Exch ng< Buildings Sii g ipoi t i ro night. LLITb SKATING KINK. R\\ SPI M SING VPORI on Sesa on fram 5 to 7. Pria
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      790 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TOWN HALL. rO NIGHT! TO-XIGH i M Willard Opera Co., First lime m Singapore o! the Grcni Musical Absurdity, Little Christop'r Columbus.' 2nd Eldttton which will appeal MR. JOHN P. SHERIDAN In I Great and Origj ia] Creaiion ol .\lt^. Block. «o played by Km for upwards of
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      26 2 WANTED. Municipal Debentures 5% Mergui Company Tanjong Pagar Uocl< Debs. Straits Ice Co. Jelebu Mining Cc.'s Shares. Apply to FKASEK iV ExtliaugeanH Slwra Htokets. Mar. .s.
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      79 2 The Week Thursday, 5th Hiidi Wrtfer: 1.,| 2,20 p. 1. K l< .re-. N.G.L. Ms,: 0 i No Philiiarmonu 0 Golf.— Captain s Pre 1 S R. C. Chaa 1 '/;■.< I lay, 6th Hj-h Wat. r i 1 p m. ird Opera 1 Bai --day j fa H er
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    THE BELAWAN JUNKS AT KLANG.
    314 3 is Quababtmi \i The Koala, Amuhkv Jons n Kuala Lnraei. We have r ?<.c'.'. a communication •rev. !\!ang. dated 3rd instant, stating that m ihr coonc junks referred to as baring Bela '.an witk cholera on b >ar i arrived "J-^' ol the Klang 1
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    THE GOVERNORN PERAK.
    28 3 Cat < Mr. S tteS t Feb- I > pro- i I the n»s Sever I cached. There ill pecI' Fan Weld wi l| I Mr. S
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    65 3 A plaintiff tunt E the r*s;.- i .aye -.rr 4 r- 4 aras concluded this > the Chid R i, near -k( i wg I Siioso Bon V. IcCa I S leroooa f jr good-bye t Major Ml Murray calling fur v extra I I Misses McCalhui the othei pats
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    MUNCIPAL COMMISSION.
    2677 3 (Wednesday, Mar. 4th 1896.) A special meet n« cl the .Municipal Commission was htld yesterday afternoon m the Board Room, X) R Mr. Gemle presiding. There sent Colonel Penriefather, Mr. ls (Mi; Mr. Fan fiak Kirn, Mr. Moses and Mr. M,\, r P I SJDKHTIAL Si si Htm
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    RAUB GOLD.
    217 3 Mr. Derrick, Secretary of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Ltd.. at Singapore, has received ihe following telegram from Raub, dated March 4 th, 1896. Crushing finished, 2,200 torn stone sealimed t,ligoz smelted gold. Prospect* arc more favourable The above is the result of the Company 5 operations
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    AN EXTRAORDINARY "FLUKE."
    95 3 A Kfing catlle-dcaler who left for Bang* kok recent!) found just after the ship had started that one of I j i > boxes containing 1370 worth ol stones, known z&batuputeh, and a smaller one containing curry materials, were missing. On his return to Singapore he reported
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    56 3 '1 I. ere is something pathetically human m the Upper Perak Report for January which states that During the month so homeless dogs were shot and 50 well-to-do oi,es registered." Verily, even m the degworld to him that hath, fifce." The struggfe for life is well exemplified m the above
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    PERAK NEWS.
    268 3 llio thermometer al neral Hospital indicaied amaximu.n beat c: ,i m the si Thorsday. rhi beal there rd "«mAhder mis. it is said m f or Mr p- S ■'■■^-faie, Ma'ang,*nd Harbour Master fort We'd, during the latter 1 absence en leave. 1 here appears to be a
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    Passengers for Straits and China.
    445 3 !>t: p > i from Bremerhaven. due Mar. :j Mr. Baurat Bethge ana fcunily Mr. md Mrs. Carton anddiild, Mr.R.FUcsbacb, Or O Frankfarter, Mr. C. von Hajjefi, Mr. \h. M.rr, Mr. Heinnch Meyer, Mr. Henrique Thies Mr C P "miner, Mr. E. van Nierop, Mr.
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 3 (CORftECTED LP TO Man On London. fiank 4 m b 2/2 demand j' Private credits 3 na/s 2/2-I 5/16 documents 3 na/s 2/3 credits 0 m/s 2/3 1/16 On India. oi ak demand 180 On Hongkong. Bank demand par. On Yokoha.va. Bank demand tjUpm. Bank demand i*a Private 3od/s
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    PRODUCE.
    96 3 < March m "yr- U»m GaniDier t ljaa do. Cube No. i if| ,2^o Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) to.so do. White. (Fair I \\'±s%) 7 Nutmegs 150s to t&e Ib.) Mace (Banda) q(j Cloves (Ambo!:iaj M Liberian Coffee lO.CO Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) <70 do. do. flake (do.
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    SHARE LIST.
    152 3 MARCH |tl i 8 11. —*l H W,: f.^000*-^. L. El Sl^ niaaJ l/aaaaaaaa aaaa I 1 I Vd, t, 0.-V e 2? tciu w* yarn aaa n*wh .Jr,.L t d^-'. a?—* 3 *3 ,0-0 9 00B0! ,< J*?!?*" New Prye River Dock u. Lti a r c
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      427 3 THE WILLARD OPERA Co Gentlem fo Of the plot and dialogue of tlie comic opt-ra (irntirman Joe" little heed be said. 1 lie masquerades ol J *eph Higgins, the hansom cabby, as Lord Dannybrook, ari 'm m Irish peer, provide the thr< id upon which to string a selection of
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      231 3 pool oulwar<!s for Straii China It J jaj.n. hMiiuauili For London even m 1 corr.modalion !0.- .nd t'.ii i r > a Sargiuu aad Stawai ThtMsli Billiof Lftdiag ate 1. 1 japan, Manila, Saigon, Saaaa ■< Bi 1 ..V j DM, Siam, Malacca aiid Native St.- aott« cipa! Mediterranean and
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      162 3 [LS CLOSE 1 H O RKO W At urkok, S.mbas a. Pontia t Wnp, v I Billiton Pontianak, Ban Whatt Soon, noon Penanj Cluang Hock Kiau, tpm Malacca Hong Wan, h Mai See, //;v Lecuig, j Sourabaya, .\v.., #<*„ S^ J UKDAI Hongkong, Btc, b Vl I AM Hi'lg i
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      345 3 VtSsLLS IN PORi Vi a«a Cauuir. Arrived .-loir, "l! S III II WO* WhOD Pi oc.it li 1 anAuarri Bnt cr., p^, V. Mo. ,_r R Other Vehse Ban W'h... Bam Him Guak Bnt. 190 I Barbmumb Osti Balis LheamoH.I Hapteon. ii -21, ,V'° Bit. j 7 o icoe Feb.
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      135 3 V.ssll, ci £D A H Ail I I H MOcH, p. Bon S i. p.ico 1 Mi Mv .cc«, Undon, due tO- < M. M O«Kt, 0 P'UMR L X Uverpo Jan. H 4 roßi \ntL t ijt .lv» M. T) Riv; RSOI' kOBKRI K«CKMI i r- R. lv:. i
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      265 4 Malayan Ethnological ANI Natural Histor> Collections. f B< 1 i*k P. Sui it* 1 RbslDtN R at mi wa I eeSwfapow ■riahm m Ethßologjeal and Sat H*s> rj *> M P" v** Htct s ,r s .id upv.ai is c i p; :ked. ';,e 9n .<. .s i BER< la
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      417 4 TO BE LET, E*ROM i. Way, Bskbank Ccita^^. Fangfin. 1 v~>' fe H. WINDRATH, N K«.>kir.i?u i\oa<J. I ah. a& 6,5 TO BE LET. HOI .';>£ No. Street, entry Ist Marefe. R^t moderate. Apply to A.8.1.. Government LJ;^p>r-^.«r v Biikit Thnah Road. Fcj. 14. v GODjVVNS 1O BE LET. N.
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      384 4 MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING Mrs. M. MISOUITH. No. il, ArWBMIAN STHCt,:. LADIES' own Materials made up. m.vJ. KELLY WALSH, L™ JUST RECEIVED TheTIMES ATLAS, Haii Martxxo, 5i6.c0 The SECOND JUNGLE BOOK by Kipling, I „.ju The MERCHANT SHIPPING hCT, 1804, b) Phillip-, 4.50 HINTS on DRIVING, bj Captain Knight, rjl a.oo
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      249 4 McALISTER Co:, HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SHIPMENT OF WATSON&Co.'s v v O. CELEBRATED ihfg^f V^^tS* PnCC S PCr Whiskies tof^''^H^ r .,\^i DoTI PMD "SPECIAL RESERVE." &_J Mj^^^^^ls<|S| A v *> PH wats n s ld Price 813 per Case \^^C^^\j^J^g Pr.ce Sx6 per Case Duty Paw,. \raS^ff^&»!<r MeAL
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      119 4 vRs Batavia and Sourui&ya, l.'*".~i* I t PILBENER BEER. Imported since 1&76. \^f v"V" /"if^X BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, None Genuine without the above two labels. BEHN M&YER Co., Sole Importers J an 8* t.th.s SUNGEI UJONG AND JELEBU GYMKHANA CLUB. j The Annual Spring Meeting will be held at Seremban
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      431 4 McALISTER Co m m American Buggies. Sechler Cart as above fitted, complete with bood, iam| sockets and step for ivce, Icalr.t-r trimmed pan* i back Price nett $250 Eureka Cart. as above utc-d. complete with boos, brag bockets and rtep for syce, leather trimmed and pan-] bat Price nett $200.
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      563 4 The Singapore Free p ress UQ Mercantile ft(lm|j Xl Published M 39, Cbar.ge A l>>. THK Uadfag En*ttel Straits S.-ttLn. BE. J Protected Native States -v t gor, Sucgu Uje** P.^ang. Sembilai,: icitfal N«tfc J Netherlands bdttt, M Also widely circuial. r, Si am Chi '.-pan, Cuihin-China. Geybm, India Far
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