The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 March 1896

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THI'RSDAY, 19m MARCH, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, No. ->,
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      408 1 Pi Q Once Collyer Quay. XV Wharves. New Harbour. QsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. Si m lor CHINA lAPAN, PENANG, CEY- INDI V AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYFI MARSEILLES, GIBRXLIAK. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON Thro ig 1 bng ss for na 'ri'.'/, Comtimimtnl an i m i i MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD
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      494 1 QOMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES DE FRANCE. TF.LKIiKU'HU ADDKISB— LICOMI SIMJATORB. Ihe 'li.tii will leave Singapore on or about the undermentioned dates. OUTWARD HOMEWARD I 1896. Sa^halien Mcl bourne Mar. 24. Sydney Apl. 7 Ernest -Simons Apl. 7. Natal Ap' Salasie Apl. 31. The Batavia branch s. Coda- try ronnects with
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      951 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETV, Undf.r Contract with the Ni Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late Time Table Steamer From Expected Wi Van Goens. Batavia. Mar. 21st. Batavia, Ch Sink. Bib. Mar. 19th. Paneh, Bil.i Nienhuys B'tnassin, Mar. 20th. B'massln, P Generaal Pel. Batavia. Mar. ->",nj. Penang, Al Van Uiem.in. Batavia. Mar.
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      555 1 AART MAATSCHAPPIJ. ITHBRLAKOS INDIA GOVERNMENT. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Cou.ykk Quay (or March, 1896. 11 be despatched for Dat eribon, Samarang Sourabaya. Mar. 1> 1 Assahan and Deli. Mar. 24th" uloLaut,* otie.Dongala, Brow, Bolongan. Mar. 25th' jeli ,v Padan?, &c. Mar. 261b' heribon, Samarang Sourabaya. Mar. 315^ Bali, Ampanan, Macabbar, Timor.
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      615 1 tTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI LX BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL f 10.000,00 c RESERVE FUND 5 5750,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF > t. nr mm PROPRIETORS j »«0,000,000 Court op Uirbctors. A. McCONACHIE. Kso Chaikma.m S. C. MICHAELSEN, Es Dhpitv CHAll^.v^s T! Hen J. Bki.i. Irving. T Kramer, E* G. B. Dodwi it..
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      707 1 T*HE STRAITS INSURANCE A COMPANY, LIMITED. Established, 1883 H«\d Orrici, Singapori Capital Pvu* Subscribed $3,oof:,ooo C\pitai. Paid-vp boo tea Rp>ißkvH POMM 2-.1. .5 BALANCh OF W'OK'-.ING ACCOUNT TO DltC. IRO4. 1449 >'A Cash Asskts f 1,460,210. A. S. MURRA\ —Set tataty. THE TOKYO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. TliK andenufaed, baying
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      255 1 PACI: IC MA!'. STEAMSHIP COMPANY «>N!) OCCIDENTAL AND ORIKNTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. I'hriMi^n paaaage tidteu granted 'v I Fran'.-. :n:l Germany In all tian A ..> s o! Slcamcr-, „lso t« S.i; l-ram -;<> by the -.t^ o! the ilxjve lines. tha European poinb at prop rtkn Spe< a! nadasad ratal
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    THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1896
    1215 2 Urn rTi taw, > c (ton. Loyalty, and Law. WE note tliat the nasal authoritieb at j homo arc eO€Ottßteriog dinSculticfl about the ai.commodation of the increasing i.unibtrb of torpedo destroyers A naval '_orrespoodent writes to a home paper It is -.tated tiiat the Admiralty has
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    AMMUNITION EXPENDITURE AND LOSSES IN ACTION.
    1052 2 Tlir Perth P. >i<. ::.v-i!f»- an opinion •i- to the discrepai !•< tween the expenditure uf ammunition by Jamieson s men and the reported loss of lite on the \'< r-ide. (n the first place it is to i [*re I that t 1
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    641 2 The Dervish Advance or. X, Ibe Dervishet march from Kamii and arc iw U arrival uf Ommui I) g«a The Queen and the Lmpc-o: a th< Empcrot Ustria t o the v ot the tsl King Drag 'man], /.in*/ m proposed to ha Kinking party at the S
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      312 2 John Little CoLimited. WINE SPIRIT DEPT. Champagne. r< <\\ k GRKNO EXTRA SEC KK\ M N >' H-LlNtil K. \i IK x DRY. GEISI ERSt REAMING INDI Sparkling Hecks. I HRI NBREITSI MS p nts. Ml >>i. I I r ■<•'.- Burgundies. MEYNIAt S POMMARD MKN NIA4 S BKAi NE.
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      603 2 1 W. Robinson Co., ISDN, kong, <> in'j Road, Csiftft&i. Singapore, 5 Battery Road. r* 9b^ißßa 1 f^BHi^Ls^^Bißl^&sßsSslriJ I 1^ i 3 •A9|B|EJ||Pi« t lf T JI.V RA( HALS BRINSMEAD, FEURII H, Sec. Transposing Allison Pianos. Jaskii. i Arrived Arrived AU BON MARCHE, HAVE j I SI UNP AC KE
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      950 2 T OST on the 1 ;th instant, a young Fox Terrier j dotf, white body with well marked light brown head, answers to the name of "Tory." Reward will be given, apply to O. M. Sgt. Connolly, Blakang Sla'.i. Nf.ir. 17. i 0.3 TO BE LET. FROM ist APRIL, 1896.
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      308 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS 1 WANTED. Muricip.il Debentures 5% Mergui Company Shares. I'anjonp Pagar Dock Debs. Straits Ice Co. jelebu Mining Co.'s Shares. Raubs I* ully paid. Pengerang Planting Co.'s SI. 1 ->. Straits Fire Insurance Co. 5 Share. i Apply 10 KRASKK Co., Exchange and Share Broktib. I Mar. iS. v.c.
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      72 2 The Week. Thu- flay 19th M:^'ti ftter 0.4 I a., 1. 14 p. Lady M ell R< Philharmonic On p n Friday, 20th Hi«h Water 1.1.1 a. 1.55 p 5. A. i 5-15 p.n:. iatacia) i >. t. A. MiMketry, B I M Ou *;iriK Sunday. 22nd High Water 2
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    THE CABLE QUESTION.
    307 3 England, says L Ineicpe nda nee Tomk- j C :s- is mistress of almost all the telegr.i- ■lie cables of the world, and it is this ugly uanmitinfT which places us m a position of dependence upon foreigners for tele graphic communication with our cdonirs. Obo*-k French
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    PERAK GAZETTE..
    78 3 A "uecier is appointed to act as State tor-tm ami Mr.fi W. Traachell to act as Commissioner of Laooa M r R Hamilton and H.H Rajah M^sa are appointed Settlement Officer-. A W f. S X A -.<er a junior Officer. j Dttbe^h ha- beei granted Bltd i
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    EGYPT AND THE UPPER NILE.
    122 3 Attbk lure the opinions ot Slai for -0 many years a cap--0: the Mahdi and afterwards ot tc Khalita, are oi interest I I I pic of the future o! tl Sa lai S rritea a thoritatbeJy a«d suggest v :-,s dumin;un 3 but ihrt
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    230 3 PLAY UN WEDNESDAY, March •IPIONSHIP. P'-jmpton. awe 2 6 3 i best Me J 1 4.. Heap- beat Sama B. Dot bi l)| Dr. tarn AnLhoniif, 4. wa Ed v ttm Pro: UUOI PftlMS. Merc. McO «a Ifc Raw Bi rfc Km 7. Merc. I. HjMUggMi 1
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    A PALRE IN PARTIBUS.
    3659 3 (Written f it the Simgoport Frt P ess.) No. 11. Bali Phi Converted Hopper. Wali v 1 discovery.— The rare fa- < l.l\ OBSERVATION. BOBLELING Hindi Fi mi i r. The Grotesque m sa- cred \ki.— a Balinese Village.—Par| h a dogs. nativl bazaar—warming ro Imi
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    SUPREME COYRT.
    737 3 JJttore the Hon'blc CChitc t Justice Cox. Lamberi k < o. v. H.I. H. I'kin> t A.LBX \NOKR 1/ IR. Fliis case, tor recovers ol $640 tor work done, was part heard on March sth, and was continued this morning, evidence being called for the plaintiff. Mr. Napier,
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 3 (Corrected up io March 19.J On London. Bank 4ms 2121 demand 2/2J Private credits 3 m/s -/r 1 documents j ra/s 2/3* credits 6 m/s 2/3-3/10 On India. Bank demand 183! On Hongkong. Bank dt-mand On Yokohama. Bank d<-mar,d .>%[""■ On Java. Bank demand 1 Private 30 d/s> 138
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    PRODUCE.
    98 3 (March 19.) Tin $31^2j (iambier 7.,^" do. Cube No. 1.... 12.40 P j pj"cr, Black (ordinary Spore) 10.5a do. While, (Fan L/W *s% 1 18, Nutmc;.' 1 150s to the Ih.; pi, M^.cf (Banda) 96. Cloves (Amboma; 17.50 Liberian CoOt-e yj-S° Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quahi\ j,, 3 j(>
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    SHARE LIST. MARCH 19th. 1896.
    275 3 I■' -A-ioN. Capital Pi'H uo Shares Pd. Hmckoai L^hultaafc i-, pm,,, tiooooono InftMMM &>.o«o 'a.' *ii» r'N.r..0r.. r.::..i. of China Slks. < ytw ooe x-.00.5- f Rk. 01 China. JLp.^Sr.,:. ooo.ooc (Qui 19(3875 (ftfe Un.ot.i: 1..-.,. IV I; J.-3- #1,500.000 li.soi.ooo 15.000 WUfHM MbnbMwSt [|%fna.
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    320 3 Men-of-W* Ma*** Ton. Cs.jn.iih Arrived K-.^n, Consignee! r.,t. Wb>. I ■>>; v Br.l. li „N.jo Giooir.c -1. h <■■ BtOMMBMPAL !> w., 170 I'en Catc Ma:. I'iK.mmon Neth. < Mbkapi Hut. y.b., i jjoStrooiinaii Mar. 13 Acheen < M. VA¥< IBJIBSI I i i l sur., 171.
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    LATEST ARRIVALS.
    229 3 lir 1 ib^CELL'. Hr:t. 84 H I*OI Hnt. yMir;e 1> h»ts »er. 180; Mi 1 kk M wo Jap. 2053 <i\\s', Ann Hnt. 56; Sl LTAS Brit. iCJ Si MAI k- jt-r. 407 GLKHI <llw< h Br. 1 li,- '.so I tat P^l \MI.I' SIR>A Br.'. Hudbon Mar.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    407 3 Giving port and date < ir^, ktiutwij dale due here, ai.d rmk Kg A li. i J, AB. I. Steam M B A. s. Bowba i, < Aw 41 tVnUveq A. A v<, Calcutta, due Aptii 1 Ai si K4U i Han I. t»»t>am, Londi laeHi c Wmoks.
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    CLEARANCES.
    35 3 Q .tl Hart Pi. rm Ma. B i Hasbcnfers Arrived. I f. Iv < bertson, Mr. F. P. Woodward Pi i) Ho r. < B CunU. Mr. Coysh. m v Martin. P Mr. A [rs.Ua m
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      401 3 HONGKONG WEATHER rEUIGRAMS. Barometer, reduced to decree-: hahientieit, and to the level oi the sea m inches ten'J'., and hundredths. Temperature m the m degrees, W±hrenheit. H«r..idity, m percentage ot taturation^ the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100. Direction of Wind, to two potntc Force of Wind, according
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      82 3 Weather Report. (March 1 S.I Taken at Kandang Kerbe.i". Xo a| .iiaJ Observatory q. a m. 3p.m.9 r. m. I Bar. r;d, t i »--«n jy.Sijb 39.796 29.849 'fe»«pfctaturc 77.0 Si. 5 76.^ Wet Bulb Thcnnomcter... 752 s 74.1. Dir. of Wind \V. N.N.K. N. Max. Temp, m s!i.idp5 !i.idp
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      278 4 McALISTER Co. •Fairbanks Scales. i Notice -lurciu- *jmm amdctfumti attoncj Jaied ratl December. 1895. I MesMa E x 1 FaubMka ft Coy of St. j lohnsbur, Vemo.*, U.SA appointed j •..■ri:> tobetfc* B AtomcTs m i»stit«U mk* suit orswts e«fcerl»l«atio«a«age«cral- actioa thai M] be 1 roteettfcc Mlocste d said I
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      641 4 EDUCATION IN ENGLAND. MlbS KATE *TANTON, tor eigbt ytars Head Mistress oi the Raflla Instituuon, 5 wapore, y es iv open a Bo.irdmjf and Day School afte* Easter, ad Reading, lierUbhire. The prepaiatary department will be under Misi j i Florence Stanton.C". M. Tlie subjects taught by Ike Resident tl.)v^.■^lCb^e^
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      205 4 TAILORING DEPARTMENT John Little Co., Limited. Beg to announce that the Manager and Head Cutter of this Department, Mr. H. G. Diss, has just returned from London with all the LATEST NOVELTIES FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR. Suitings, Trowserings, Angolas, Vicunas, Sergei, Home spuns, Irish Canadian Tweeds, Tennis Flannels. New Colouring and
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      260 4 JOSS cS: Co. 1 Have on Hand: WINCHESTER REPEATING RIFLES, Latest Models. Octagon Barrels Heavy Calibres, each Up** Same Rifles to (Take Down) latest out, cadi §45 oo REPEATING RIFLES, 33 cal (Take Down) each %35.00 REPEATING SHOTGUNS, i- 1 Gauge, jo inch and 20 inch barrels, six Shot. 1893,
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      108 4 BRASSERIE de TANTONVILLE TOURTEL'S BEER, I •■>.,; fi I:. 10 BK THE 3SBT BBEH. THT HIGHEST AWARDS WEMBU r THi eXH hi fAM Wt, Apply to MOINE COMTK f. Co. Singapore. Ay foi M. OpFBVHBIMBB >\ Co., P\Kl^. l-c-l). 21. th. Buchanan Whisky. I Messrs. J. BUCHANAN Co., Scotch Whisky
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      617 4 Special Notice. TELB..KS MS TIL, p Ik^PH.-SK Singapore Dispensary i- U-C No. to Singapore Dispensary, Limited. BatablwlMd 1525. Io PLANTERS, MINERS, LSI AILS HOSPITALS. SHIPS. DISPENSARIES and NAT INKs STATES GOVERNMENTS, 8m Tbe SINGAPORE DISPENSARY .Ltd Cliemists and Druggists, Singapore, are m a position to ropplj DRUGS < HKMICALS, PHARMACEUTH
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      598 4 The Singapore Free p r^ ss Mercantile Advc- uu Aoouit, Pi i-M.ov* NWBCI -S Pubiibhed ai 39. Char^r Alley, Su.gapo^ THF: UadincEaclish Newspaper :n th Scrtits Settn m Protetted Native Statr^ n>. i. rak S^ an gor. Stin^ei Ujori-, Pahan^ Sembilan; British Norih Horn-o Sara< Netherlands Indn- Java anr Surr
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