The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 March 1896

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 30m MARCH, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, No. *,6i
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      382 1 "P Orfic- Collyc-r Quay. Jrjr Wnarves. New Harbour. QsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. for 4 HINA, lAPAN PF.N \N< EY- INDIA AUSTRALIA. ADEN EGYPT, ILLES GIBRALTAR, MAI.I BRINDISI VENICE, PLYMOI IM AND »NDON. Throaijh BilK of Ladmg is&ed to: MAIL LINES. „l rWARD HOMEWARD I■ahia c j^^y.. r Kaiwr-i-aiad Ap'. 15 M-J*pore
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      463 1 QOMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES DE FRANCE. Tklkukwhu Addrkss I.kornk SINOAPORS. J The mail steameri will leave Singapore on or abtnit the undermentioned dates. OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1896. Sydney A,l j Ernest Simons A,' 7 j Natal Apl IS Sala^if Ap l 21. The Batavia branch >>. a. UoJai-ery connects j with
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      750 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Umdbr Contract with the Nethkrhmis India Govbrnmekt. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, i.ate I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quav Steamer From Expectel Will be despatched for Pat. Van Dieman. Batavia. Mar. 29th. Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang Sourabaya. Mar. 51st. Gr. v. Bylandt. S'baya. Mar. J2iid. Sourabaya, Bali,
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      603 1 THE NEW HARBOUR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. This Company executes Ships' repairs of ail descnptiom in the mo->t efficient manner, under the sup 1 r.otendence of European Shipwrights and Kngineers. No. 1 Graving Dotk. Length— 415 leet. Depth of Watorfrom 14 feet 'o Isi'eet. Width at Entrance 12 feet Dock (Granite.)
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      625 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. j PAID-UP CAPITAL Jn.ooo.ooc RESERVE FUND s -^0,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF looooooc PROPRIETORS *i0,000,00c Court of Directors. A. McCONACHIB, F.so Chaikmas i S. C MICHAELSEN —Dim tv Chaiknmn. I The ll.jm.J. Bm.l. IaVWG. I Kl v j G. B. DoDWhi.L, Ksq. D. R. SASSOOH Fsq.
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      733 1 »THE STRAITS INSURANCE X COMPANY, LIMITED. K?tabhshed, 18S3. Hkad Officr, StMMMM Capital Fully Subscribf.d i Capital Paiii-i;p I Resrkvh PONDS Balance of Working Account 7<> 31ST Dfc. 18^4. y iyB. Cam AsspTb #1,460,210. A. S. MURRAY.— Secretary. THE TOKYO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. TH E under ign. g Iw I
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      133 1 DACIi 1C MAI! STEAMSHIP COMPANY AM OCCtDEM I AL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY rhrou^h p fian S of the atKive lines. Special Arm} Navy, and appii(.=«iio". ceedint; Overland In fie or Canadian I'a ifi< Rail* ngcr^, who -nbar» ■ng u San Fn t ■>f io% Tki uf. k arts fr<"K
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY MARCH 30, 1896.
    599 2 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY MARCH 30, 1896. I 1 HE (rxt 01 Mr CHAMBI Rl UN's dl -\j<u Ii I e ti tin Military Contribution arrives at an opportune momi il subnn--. ihe Defence < ontribution Ordinance 189* to Legislative Council In I considering lhat document Uic main point
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    THE MORPHIA PROSECUTION.
    242 2 [PitUMg Gazette 1 So far a» we can judj>e from the evidence, the case seems to havi lieeii j»ot up in a rather under- hand manner, and one lial should beguile Leneath the dignity of the ic.-^.c- of tlie Government. The plan .ndnnted was to send one
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    THE LATE DR. ROBERTSON.
    324 2 THE LA TE DR. ROBER TSON. Dr. John Hutcliinson Robertson, m d whose death we reported last week, was born in Edinburgh in iS.-j, and ed i ited al the Southern Acili my and ihe I 'niversiiy of Edinburgh where he took his doctorate of medicine in 1849. Aftei I
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    THE KLANG LANDS FIASCO.
    596 2 Ceylon papei m tain the following ih c abandonnt of certain planting \m-, in tl e Klai g (ji-'riit by tl cir Ceylon proprietor: i vwrlcomi N'ew s from ths Straits. Mr. i returned trotn ■-■i- Sti the Octanien, brings mwe ■< rs that v i
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    PULO WAY.
    245 2 A mi in'. Station in Malacca Straits. lua few days, -^iyi the Deli Courant ol the idih in-iUint, the harbour works at Sailing Hay in Pulo Way are to Kc handed over by tbe Netherlands India Government to the concessionaries of the i land Messrs. De Lan^c and
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    SUNGEI UJONG RACES.
    1054 2 The meeting of ihe sungei 1 ;ong .md I Jelebu Rate Club takes place on April >tli and 7 th Easter Men ia\ and Tuesday. The event- and CBtTte* are. 1. An Optional Setting Race for all ponies 14 chandb ami under, weight as per -rale, for
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    26 2 The Boi,t Ra<r. oxfoid has won tbc I i the ttveiuli yen u !oi<l has wn, noring 90 the 1877 ■)iitc-t bemg a dc,
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    The Situation in Matabeleland.
    540 2 lin situation in ttatabdelaod All the whiles mi the Kilibus distri ti, been Biiirdered and mutilaUd .17/7/(7/ jit It the mail yesterday visit I A-here be his examination I lie Imp ijtn., t Colombo on th' j noon nay bf. expected to i Fhur=day. the _*nd
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      120 2 ROBINSON Co •h HAVI I l FA APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOR IHI. RAGLAN CYCLES. Taylor Cooper Bednell, Coventry. All 1896 Patterns, Roadsters, Cushion and Pneumatic. Road Racer Pneumatic. Highest Grade Roadster. Boys and Youths Machines. Pumps. Lamp>. Spanner^. Gear Cases U'.V COFFEE ESTATE MANAGER. REQUI RJ I I I rCH
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      349 2 W. Robinson Co., I H Q USSR CtHTRAL. Singapore 5 Battery Road. sn^^^^^S B^Bssissß s»g^» i qg&Bßßm^^^^** ICHA FEURICH x Tran>posm^ 8c Allison Pianos. FRENCH BOARDING HOUSh C2 E V El Orders a Ito su I parties. LLOYD RO FOR SALE. "I*f i f" I Victoria in excelk 1 RIPI
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      889 2 JTQ.DAY^S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. Municipal Debentures 5^,. Mer^m Company Snares, r.injonx P.t^ar Dock Delo. Straits Ice Co, Punfomsi FOR SALE Penc< rang Planting Co.'s Sltares. Raubs. 13 10 p.iid. Applj iu PRASEK Co« Exchange and Share hrukets. Mar. 1 u.c. SCHOOLMASTER. DEQUIRED temporarily .it Cross Street School 1V an Assistant Master.
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      293 2 LOWELL'S VILLA, Teluk Kerau. TO Let F'urnished. Immediate entry. Apply J. L( AVKI.L, Oxley Road. Mar. 12. uc. TO BE LET FURNISHED. I^ROM Ist April, for six months, a nice house in Tangiin. Tennis ground, Bcc. Apply to A. A. A., c 0 Free Press. Mar. j6. TpO LET, UNFURNISHED
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      105 2 The Week. Hiyh \V;it<-r I i.». t i i Tuesday, 3tat Hi^ii Water: n.^a,, 11.50 p. rk Aksotia'i Philiiarm OrcheM Wednesday. Apr;! Ist Hi^'ii itti 0.33 a. Pi e Bi— tan V < > 1 Hoi 1 ciuii^ Champion x&, Thurbday, 2nd Hlj.'L W'altr S, A. k"j into Camp. N.
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    SCLANGOR TURF CLUB
    359 3 i'llß SrRIM! MSBI lIW Km a 1 hfci— H ilh S ngmpf* w Press.) ri (oltowmg are tlie resolts ol Satur--9 aces ai Kuala Lumpor. 1 K,-:i>kni <t fP. Wilue Sl5O. Present'-. 1 v a British Reaideni with faso added ;he :r l*' >r 1^95 -üb-i r'.ption
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    MOONLIGHT MUSIC ON THE ESPLANADE.
    49 3 MOONLIGHT MUSIC ON THE ESPLANADE. Sa '.a Cecilia Han--i gives the fir^t its public promenade pertormanct=>, reorganisation, iliis eveaing on i n!r beginning al 3 »> BB ag i^ the prograoMM i id W. N.Sd i» HI, von Supp. WaJdurfi Vij Keler Bela bzar) fl G. I G K. Bandmaster.
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    BIG FIRE IN BANGKOK.
    78 3 I 1 u R. i >BSTROTI the B»nic i it Ba gkofc wa^ burnt down. _»j,ooo 5 koya pa being re he building «a 5 a huge tour- r.ing the saw miil>. which \-> far as fan be learnt 1 a kerosine y pped. Thr ruins
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    RAILWAY NEGLECT AT FREMAMTLE.
    112 3 Ine a« ler I •i emp: a- ■>-- itroogly the ftate ot at- i SI irom tliis g there are unanimous in tint ick of organisation e State Ra I fraa West*) %aatralia <-y slat* jh d to the thai port there, and •a tc es
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    CRICKET.
    39 3 ing are the scores of thf a j;ayed on Saturday K. t. I i jiie j nMHI 3 Craig o Hinderer b I J. >bertj b W'oou --••<. o b Woodr 2 J Rf beig I o Ihki 05
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    38 3 m Mi^ D\\ Mai A. SisuLfc*. H. Simus. f -added i I. PanOM BSOAY, Mafcfa 3 iat I'oppin or Matti^ggmt, s iis<.Lks t-ma.. H c „p, or 1J C S FOB WEDNESDAY April „t. '> Jer.'
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    UN IN NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    170 3 The l>i-tiia Officer for Kuala Pilabj Negri Sembilan, writes 1 have received several applications from men ol experience and ample means to mine the Hetinj. i Yallex. I have proposed that the land should be divided into blocks and disposed ot by auction after Chinese New
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    THE RUSSIAN FLEET IN THE FAR EAST.
    338 3 M u. ii ,th in. tliri House ol Commons Sir h Ashmead-Bartlett asked the I'ir.st I Lord ol th Admiralty whether lie could inform ihe House ol the number and >i/'_ol the Russiaii men-of-war now isi Chinese and Japanese waters. Mr Gosclien -aid
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    JOHORE.
    216 3 riifMtj iti- 'ii. tt' •>. 1 >,nu Hakim occurred Jhe deceased Dato, who was the Chief Justice of lohore for a great as 63 years of agi ihe funrra; whick took pia< e the same after- aas attended by a great nun people. H. 11 tit-,- Sultan cam from
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    THE LATH DR. ANDERSON.
    60 3 i J. ath is announced ol Dr. A. I Anderson M.D L.l P. and s. ol Glasgow formerly Colonial Surgeon. Straits Settle* meats, which took plate at Baywater, of acute pleuro-pneumonia The deceased, who ua- well known in the place, retired from the Strait- Servici on
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    128 3 1 be tnoiitiiU meda.l handicap on Satur- iron by Dr Croucher with a net 3 cwre of 83. The scores are given below. There will be a driving competition on i ri !iv next for a prize presented by one member- Each player will have Irives.
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    MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
    105 3 1 Musketry Inrtruction, Lee-Metford Rifle and Carbine IaQoV having been received m this Command on the 39* Mist., iriß take eßectfrom j that date. The G U.C 1. is been pleased to granl leave of absence to Major T G. L. H. Armstrong, and NorthumU:rland FusiCerS, TOtB April
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2248 3 f I'm Ceylon, t Cairo, March 15.— The NOIIII Stattords .uid some Egyptian Battalions proceed to Wady Halu on Friday next. It is stated that Lord Cromcr > lias, informed the Egyptian Cabinet I 1 it one them- -and British reinforcements start tor Egypt on the j iSth instant.
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    THE STRAITS MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    741 3 ire published I < r i infoi I towning.stn Peb 25 Sir, 1 ■■'i i.\ Mr. Secretary CI lain to acknowledge th<: receipt of yotir letter ol Ocl 19 lasl ind I ard For the information <■: the Str.i is S ements Assc .ition cop* tddn
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    THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    327 3 We are informed that it has been decided that the ne« Confederation ol the Malay Peninsula States, uadei 1 Kcstdent-General (Mr. I*. A.Swettenham, .yi c.), -vill come miu operation on |uU i next. Mr. F. A. Swettenhain has just left England foi the Contmeift, but will
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    EXCHANGE.
    58 3 (CORKKCIHJ LP TO M-iTLII 30.) On London. Bank 4 in demand 2/2J Private credits 3 m/s 2/2-15 r documents3 m/s 2/3 5 m/s 2/3*l/16 On India. Bank d< tnand >n Hongkong. Bank demand j di^ On Yokohama. Bank demand 1 Private 30 d/s 1 384 Sovereigns, (to buy] $g
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    PRODUCE.
    74 3 i.j.nr.ifT 7.05 Cui No. 12.1 i> 1 BlacH (ordin^r) S'pore) 10 -ju N;■■ I 10 UU 91. Mu Batd 96 Cloves (AmLutna) r Liberian Coffe* I"ap. mall pearl [Fail quality).. do. do. flaV' do.) do. medium pearl I-^u |o. dc. Ho. flak* Fair lo.) Pearl Sa^o, .mall 3.4,, Copra
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    SHARE LIST.
    309 3 MARCH -1 lBqrj ansa. Capi-a' Patfap loom NL Ws» M irifkoirg .'nai henk igfl prem $10.*****0 $10. ooe. ..o So.oo" lag laf-} f* Ml Rami „f China ;.;Si ..-000 ,Q ""J £J .•'.)i.-s.:, r? m r I f < Bk. of China. Jup.Ar Sr raits rt. Nominal K
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    286 3 Mca-of-Wai ria^t 1 <n Camain Arrived From Consi ft t VfeW Ml BAPI I'll!. Strootman Mai M. vtv < iRVBBf Out. nil 'en Pi m ■>< k Brit. g.lj.. 735 l St. \.Oi I'id' m Brit cru., s*oo Hallifa> Mar. 30 Labi j UfHBRST Br,! I S
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      346 3 HOLZAPFELS COMPOSITIONS COMPANY. LIMITED. Trade Mark: A Four-bladed Propeller in rad lot Lasicrn u,;- reoonneod Intern ai I strongest and most effective antifouler. U Wl i- LJRERS I International Antilouling Ccmp iti Genuine 'Rahtjens Patent Cor, tion Guaranteed to be inadc in conformity with Origin Hol^apiel s Patent Soapstone Compcsit
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      418 3 Passengers Arrived. Mar. IVr Cei M 1. M Passengers by the Mail. a. Pa Pekin from London.— Mr. I- j Stead, Mr Ben ard, apl R W. White, Mr R. an i Mr- I Bonermann, Mr H. Sbarpe, Mr II Budd. From Brindisi.— Mr. T. G. Price, Mr. [a k
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      111 3 I HONGKONG WKATHEB lIJ Barometer, reduced to 32 decrees Falirenl.t- .1. and to the level of the MB in inches teiith, and hundredth^. Temperature in tt.L s'n.ide 1 1 <Jct;:<. I" renheii. Humidity, 111 percent-ijc ol saturation, humidity of air saturated witii moisture being MB, Direction ol Wind, to two
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      208 3 fSpei uii I >.i!i Ctiption of vet r r I iileil. Dc-unatMJii. Mai j v 11. .i- \--t v 1 I t Mar. to. Aw i A I Mar. ju. Knt. sli I Rotterdam, I-ct 15. I 1 N v I1 London. sj 1 N uiU, N A M 1,.,
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      169 4 I John Little Co. Limited. WINE SPIRIT DEPT. SAI'DKNW N< K. X VI X Sparlclxng Hecks. Rl \HREI i- 61 t I Barpntties, SIACSPIJ ;> MRVNIA BE.M N; >,«•#»« nriies kl JniA, -SIiH Sii RGI NDY x 5i x SI 81l ERE> Whk, >1 N x MILCH PftrtWlTV! i" LOCKBIR>
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      372 4 KELLY WALSH,L TO j CLEARANCE SALE PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. I'd following arc offered at hall price. TENNIS RACQUETS. sug< 54 k ti »a N ►> ELS v\ JU> ESIL£ H< 'KS including hack volume? of BOYS I >WN \.\M Al GIRLS < »WN ANAi VI BOYS PIC I KES ban
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      644 4 McALISTER Co. (Australian Produce Department HAM JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OP 3 TONS OF Messrs. WOOD Co.s Prime Australian Butter, the well-known Cow Brand. in il!>. tin-- 5 s cent- per tin. in rib. tins 91.10 per tin. Fhis butter can be lia<l from our miL>- i agents in Penang,
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      264 4 JOSS Co. Have on Hand WINCHESTER REPEATING RIFLES, Latest Models. Octagon Barrels Heavy Calibres, each $40.00 Same Rifles to (Tab: Down, latesi out, each $4S-o j REPEATING RIFLES, 22 cal (Take Down) each 125.00 REPEATING SHOTGUNS, 12 Gauge, $0 inch and 20 inch barrels. Six Shot. [893, Mode!, each $44.00
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      262 4 NOTICE. K/TR.G. ANNAMALLAYd Mesws. Alsagoti ha een appointed Manager of our I- if in n t pla one Ann Bee deceased I and has authority to sij^n the firm per procuration. ANN BEE X Co. Singapore, 141' March, 144 NOTICE. NETHERI VNDS CONSULATE GENERAL, SI RAI I S SE 11
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      1062 4 Raffles Hotel PATRONIZED b) Royaltj Nobility and Distinguished Personages, indading H. R H. Pnnrc Dam-on^. H. R. H. Prince ScvaM: His Grace The Duke of Ncvcastlc. The Rirfht Hon'bie Tl e Earl of Dysart. Lord and Lady Brayc. Lord Donnpr Lord CecU. Lord Vaiieluil. Major General Sir Heniy Collett K.(.
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      651 4 The Singapore Free p resa Mercantile Advertiser. < mi t HfMMMb, —i tri v H a PSLCrUOHt N: •■•>■<■ No. <)|, PaMtatoa at 3S Char.,,- Alley, Singapore. THK kadiag Kn K i«-J, Newspaptt Strait- SettKM ntl juliorf. Prote.fd Native States o f Perak S- H ptr, Svafd U|<mg Pahang. th<
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