The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 March 1896

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, jisi MARCH, 1896 DAILY ibSL E,
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    • Advertisement
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      408 1 jf q Ortice Collyer Quay. AT Wnarves. New Harbour. QsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. for CHINA, JAPAN, PEN BYON [ND V AUSTRALIA ADEN, EGYPT, MAftSErLLES, GIBRALTAR MALTA, BRINDISI VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AM) ON DON. B. Lading ssaed m« MAIL LINES. OUTM AX! lIOMKU ARD P^veoaw > Ro-iPti.4 Ap 1 V '_'<)por; Aji! jt-
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      483 1 QOMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES DE FRANCE. TILSffiUTBU Ai>drkss Lh.ornk Sim. work. lif m.iil steamers will leave Singapore <m or I about the undermentioned dates. OUTWARD HOMEWARD s > dncv Ad. 7 Em--- t S:mon> Ap 1 7 Natal Apl is. Salazic \'p' v Hie Batavia branch s.s, Godavery connects with
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      1148 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I NDI.K UNTKM T WITH THB NSTHKRLANDS In»I\ GoVKRNMENT. I Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late f. DAENDELS Go., 8-3 Coilyer Quay Time Table for March. 1896. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched for Da. I Frames Mouldings 80 difterent patterns. ROBT. LENZ CO., CORNER OF
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      612 1 XJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITA! J to 000,00 c RESERVE FUND js»fioa RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROHRIETOKS I"f.ooo,ooo Court <<r Uikectohs. A. McCONACHIE Esq,— Chaiihaii S. MICHAELSEN, Esg. Ueputv Craibham TW. Hon I'.n.i. I vi I X imer, Esy. G. B. Dodwh.l. Ei'.. i). R. Sassoom Esq. M.
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      569 1 CONDENSED MILK I^IPS The "Milkmaid" Brand is rwrantood ottotatll w< the tweam of the original milk In th* r^NDENSEDHIIJj manufacture nothing Inn wratei i pen aothn '/hi*. &L- j£L^ bUt the V>< T rfHned sugar added P^fA^fflw^ v Avoi(l If JW-priced brands frmn v-]. i. p^.'J rf T'' 1 abs
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      106 1 lunnkm cures ■PtV 9)9 i^y i f ft |A PEB BCTA4 M < z > S POWELL Co., Singapore. FUftNl 1 URI M kNI KA< i" RI The \cfkmrsß i Mh 1 hi- H< A handsome carved !< nk scioet nearly Safari long and six feet h bearing the monogram
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    1516 2 Mk. G k/o\ S ton g to ihe political situation m Am m South i Africa, is ol fairly good om< n the term-> lie uses pro* position of affair^ continues to be not other tlian serious. \s loth< I much commrnt i- n-.-cessarilj. pending the
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    PUNJOM MINING COMPNAY
    85 2 I lie Secretary of The Punjom Mining Company Limited received the usual report on work done during the month of I'ebruary iByfo, from the Manager at the Mines. The material passage is this I am pleased to be able to tell you that our prospects are more
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    102 2 R f 1 •11 s 01 ihi Second Dats RftciiNi (Telegram tv the Singapore Fret Prest lK| Ii 1 S I I < N I'M IP, 1 Elsie 2. Maharanee S'ightmarc rIAKDK it On MINKRs P' I uu only went to the po-l. \'os\ H wiiii \r.
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    45 2 I lie tie 1 01 Mrs. Cumming'- prize w.t|jla\t:(l off yesterday, and was won by Mr--. Bromhead Matbews, who ilitl the ruuod 10 56. llk will r **r a mixed 'loubl<' liandu ap on Monday n<-\t Ilritr ies clo^L' on Saturday.
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  • OUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      Foreign Affairs.
      38 2 Mr. G V Cm/on, Uoder-Se retari State for i ordfß Mun thf situation m South Africa and America :>M'l required vigilance and careful steei th.it the (iovennn. Nt ua» bopefutuf a.tljering the stona ...i.-. itmn ,t
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      ANTI-FOREIGN MOVEMENT AT CANTON.
      48 2 Special to Sittgmf H .-kun X Man 1 1»- public placet of ia< vMth placards argitig tlit bine 4 Sliamuii. aad offering A lutndred for each foreign head. 111-will hah ari-< n V pr the m d boat regulations foreigner* ar. blamed fm action
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      LI-HUNG-CHANG AT HONGKONG
      38 2 LI-HUNG-CHANG AT HONGKONG Decltoea to Go Ashore Reception Not Aeccpfd. Hongkong, March jitt, t §jf Hi- bjcceUeao Viceroy !.:-H refuse to lan<] here from the French mat! The garrison \va~ para. for a demonstration but had to mused
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    THE FIRE IN THE SQUARE.
    255 2 ttdent of Co m hi v. ■/uef.. 1 hnd, thai shortly iftar 10 p.n on March yili, .1 !ne l^roke uui ii I n m tlie f.ai.e numbered I KatHe? Place, at the back of M Sarki<.« and V Offici fhe roi m was u-.ed
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    THE NEW PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER.
    149 2 -'ate inder the I i accepted, and be will 1 > t ffce present m 'A g X <i M Keith V| '< beync Memfl unister, bai Mr. R i« S idi.d tuiir ted by bii mai having during hit laboun Here ster While I during
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    THE BRITISH POWER
    351 2 KroH KORKKZM POIH i 1 \I! When ooe pronounces the name of England, immediately, says Ulndo-Ci i»(aise, we think ol the Navy. The I nited Kingdom appears under the guise o! a Beet i>r an iiameuse -Mjuadron, just as we may ligurc Germany under the form of
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    PUNJOM GOLD.
    26 2 S< -etary of the Puojoin Mining i•" etved the foii'MMi^ from the Manager at the II output for March will probably be o c.
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    405 2 I I WN publish;; g earlier numbers of that int."--- g mi able tenet of letten on the Fai Ouestion we expressed our be! I these were written by Mr. Valentin? Chirol, formerly Times correspondent at Some of uur contemporaries round the Cliina coast were inclined to pre!" Mr A.
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      150 2 I W. Robinson Co., I I x y Ill's M -;> >:n• Singapore 5 Battery Road. S"v*9'^lL_.^^aß*V > *^t^Bn9l^*'^j^^^Lnus9F'Jl I tcHALS BRINSMEAD I EURI< H, x.. Transposing Aihson Pianos. KATZ BROS. General Department. -1 it designs Price 525 and -30 a Set. TEA AND COFFEE SETS :>laced b\ I run
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      610 2 LOWELLS VILLA, Teluk Kerau. I*« 1 Lei I vnished. laMmdnte entry* Apcij I- LOWELL, x, Oxley R.>a<i. Mar. 13. v. TO BE LET FURNISHED. L'KOM isl Vpril foi six months, a niceho«st 1 >.■■ c I emris t;i .uiul, A:c. A., c/o Frtt Press. M.ir. j6. v c. I.Ki I
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      715 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. \JK. B. C. r. GRAY resoinea charge ol the A business ol liiis l?rain.-li trom date. K. 11. BBAUCHAMP,— Acting Agent Singapore, ;i-.t March, rB§6 i--\ AUCTION SALE 01 P.NGLIS I lEWELLERY, A I OIR SALI -ROOM. Wednesday, Bth April, at p»i *T*HE
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      264 2 BILL COLLECTOR WANTED, ABLE to give Security. C K. LAMBKRI' k <>„ -I'hotogiaphers. Mar. u.i For Batavia, Samarang and Sourabaya. I he Ocean Steam Ship Company's Steamei STENTi 'A' Captain Pbtbrs, has arrived ar.d is intended lo sail on Wedensday the Ist proximo. For freight or passage apply to VV.
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      119 2 The Week. Tuesday. 31st Hich Water.— i! )p, Sei 'St. Andn. a 1., r*. PhilUaroKmic Orchestra Wednesday Ap- Hi>;h Water 53 a. i- P. and O Mail Honw iid-> 1 i r Service* St. Andrea 5- }o p.m., j p.m. Thursday. 2nd Hij;h V\ H t cr I ÜBp. N
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  • Correspondence.
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      Regulation of Traffic on Cavenagh Bridge.
      385 3 Regulation of Traffic on Cavenagh Bridge. 5 i —On tit'- aglli Maj 895, cettain by- reft passed bj the Municipal CumBissionei9 w Singapore t>r the regulation :,:iu 1' ivr-p.i^h l'>ridge. by which y cait, wngpu, truck or lorry drawn orbe isl was ab» 1 j prohibil i from i nlering
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    SUPREME COURT
    296 3 g en m this a< I > balance of 1 de. s admitted thit the plainquantity of by defendant, and ruing him m various attitude? and Their bill the correctness of tad amounted to x I m a<: x *n by him to the pla': I fts to
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    86 3 1 Konuinni iaya tnat il \s seriousl) that Kotea nhnald be plat ed in- I protectioa ol lapaa and Rus- thai Marsha] Yaaagata goes to with tfcu knowledge m nrdei to Russia 1 opinioa on the matter Rnssiaww consent to tfcepror fttwify doubtful, hot at any rate, rnaiicaiif ct ol
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS
    594 3 One ol the best doubles seen on the Esplanade for some years was that played last night m the final of the Profession Pairs, Law I Braddell and Elliot Army 1.. \lllMle and Parsons. Ihe former have proved so often victorious that they have come
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
    297 3 riack I wrote to you ab- the offio ,r at Penang and its extreme This has not been done jgo the remark is made that erfomn I the Deputy- on trie column lor Fixed Hs- ent "the salary 1- shown as »i,a annum. HW lately been, bul
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    124 3 Ihe first-class battleship Ymskima the largi si and most powerful warship hitherto i constructed fot the Japanese was launched from the Ebwick shipyard New- asl -on-Tyne, on Feb. *Bth. Ihe following arc the priii' ipal dimensions ot the Yaihimu —Length, 37a it., breadth. 73 ft 6 m. draught, -"> ft.
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    A POLITICAL BLUNDER.
    1229 3 (L'lnd&ptndance Tonkinoise. I Now that ihe terras and conditions of the \nglo-French agreement, m respect of Siarn and the buffer state an- known, we can take stock of the new situation created by thai agreement, and we arc perforce compelled to recognise that French diplomacy has once
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    S. R. C. CHESS TOURNAMENT.
    153 3 Ihe tournament for the Chess Championship m connection with the Recreation Club, commenced on March 3rd, was concluded last night. Eighteen players entered, but 1 6 actually competed out of the sixteen two retired during the course of the tournament and their un played games
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    CLEARANCES.
    107 3 March ./->. Ni era, Brit, mi., Myles, f«i I. Anson, via ports. Bombay, P. and O. str., Sleeman, for Penang, Colombo and London. March ji. China, Brit, sir., Voss, for Saigon. Hanoi, Hnt. sir., Carroll, for Diambie. I Gloucester City, Ikit. str., Bell, for Hongkong. Winosamo, IJrit. sir., Wilde,
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    Passengers Arrived.
    68 3 Mar. 30.— Per Stettin Mr. Becker, Mi. Heilet. Mi. Pcchner, Mr. Kunzmann, Capt. and Mrs. Reimers, Mr. H. Wolff, Mr. Ploera, Mr. 11. Ploem, Misb Ploem, Mr. BeU, Mr. HeridoU Mr. Binternagd, Mr. Hertzer, Mr. Kleime. Mar. (t.— Per CalypS* Mr. London, Mr. l.owe, Mr. Van Sledeen, Mr.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1041 3 JIM' IKS ol proceedings ..1 (he Municipal ommissioners al an ordinary meeting held on Wednesday, March nth, 1 y r>' Prf.sk nt.— The President, Alex Gentle, the Inspector-General of Police, Col. Pennefather Win. Nanson Seah Leang Seah G. T. Hare Tan Jiak Kirn M. Meyei T. Shelford, c.m.g.
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    Passengers Leaving.
    177 3 A|jml i.— Per Ratetta for I.ondun. —Mr Mrs. Selfe, Mr. George, Sergeant Seal tie, Inspector Maxwell Mrs. Moni aiuf two children, Mr. 1< W Lamberton, Mr. B I reding van Berkliong, Mi Mnd Mrs. Ueefl M- W McGregor Smiih, Or. and Mr-. Tripp, Mr. \Y I' X Newlands.
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    Passengers for Straits and China.
    389 3 Pei from B i mi r haven, du<. April z. Prot. Dahl, Consul I-'. Kehding, Mr,. Mugliston, Mr. |ohn Salomon, Mr. Wall ei Mr. and Mrs. W. Balcke, Mr. Ib. Mys, Mr. < M. 11. Siegmund, Consul General Gabriel and family, Dr. Kei sting, I>■
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 3 UKRECI ED IT PO Man h j On London. Hank .j m g i demand ~/~i Private Lrf.-'iits 3 m 2/3-I documents 3 ra/s < redits 0 m/s 2 /i*J Bc-^ik demand < 'N I IONGKONG. Bank demand vi 3 < >\ Yokohama. Hank demand l%utn <_)n Java. f^ank
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    PRODUCE.
    92 3 I March 31.1 1> 131.75 Gambiei 7.70 do. \iiic Ko. 1 1 2.1 _> P:pn<r, Black (ordinary Spore) 1045 do. White. {Fair WW= S „17.75 Nutmeg 150s 10 the ib.; 91. Mace (Banda) 96. Cloves (Atnboina) 17 Liberian Cotlec o Tapioca, small pearl fl-'air qualit) ;s> do. -io. Hake
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    Passengers by the Mail.
    16 3 Mai. ji.—Pci Ru^rlln from Hongkong.— Mr. Beckley. From Shanghai.— Mr. J. Kirby.
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      270 3 QCKAN STKAM SHIP I A V Th'_ CofDpaat j:c.":.<-rs ire. \r--p r > rpool cul -.lards for the Straits O.in-i fc |*|>ati frcm japan Homewards for I.ond .n every Wee 1 ;<c Ti ir option 'or fir-t and thir-i .!is ;i rairrying a Surgeon -in'l St« 1 1 T^ nwga
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      69 3 Weather Keport. (March }0.) Tat en at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory g. a M. 3P.m.y v, m. Bar. red. 3^ I'ah jy.BBl zy.,09 iy.B-,0 Temperaturp 82.0 i^'-> Wet Bulb Thermometer... 78* 780 77.6 Dir. of Wind N.N.W. N.E. Calm. Max. Temp, m shade 86.4 Mm. do do 74-5 Max. m
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      127 3 HUNGKONG WEATHER IKI.KdKA sis. BarointU'i, reduced to \2 degrees Kihrenheit, and to the level of the sea m niches tei-i 1 1, and hundred the. Temperature m the ahadu ia degrees, K3II--renheit. Humidity, m percenlajjc ol salur.itioi,. tl <_ humidity of air s.iturated with moisture bcin^ 100, Direction ol Wind,
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      1075 3 SHARK LIS! MARCH |ttt, locjh I apftn Pa am N t* H..n,-. n, ftasBank. an #10,*****0 Jn.w eaann National Hank f China (i Foaiden. Iioc .V:l-r- j Bk. of China, jap -ASsrarta MNorrrmI U= 000,000 fejejll 100- U ranjong Paawr j .."ooo 5O o' o00 15,000 M il OoaaaaRRtCl lit
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      246 4 John Little Co. Limited. WINE SPIRIT DEPT. QtaunpagßA 5, VMiM, INDIA. j Sparking Hocks. PbTEIN m >>HLI.H, m 1 \|u-. NIACSB x V S SPA«KLIN€ IM RGI ND> I s SPARKLING M RGI M>N s US I K 81l ■X 3ti— Hocks. l»hlN iAK:'- <:IKMM! NEIKSI KIN 1* 1 lEBFRAVMIU
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      405 4 Arrived Arrived AU BON MARCHE HA E JU > T T N P AC KEU PER s. s. CANTON large ship no <■■ nt ol BIRTHDAY CARDS. r ilk best BnsjKsli hooses. Including ■land paintings Photographs Ivory. \LSO. NAVY BLUE SERGE, Ir.'jii. t> weight aiul wuhi inlnhtr Assam SUk Best
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      660 4 McALISTER Co. Australian Produce Department) HAVE |UST RECEIVED A SHIPMBNI OP 3 TONS OF Messrs. WOOD Co.'s Prime Australian Butter, the well-known Cow Brand, m i!l>. tins 58 cents per tin. m jib. tins Si. 10 per tin. This butter ran be bad from our subagents m Penang, Bangkok, Saigon,
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      408 4 JOSS Co. Have on Hand: WINCHESTER REPEATING RIFLES, Latest Models. Octagon Barrels Heav) alibres, ea< h $40.00 Same Rifles to Hake Down) latest out, each %4S-°° REPEATING RIFLES, 22 cal (Take Down) each |25-oo REPEATING SHOTGUNS, i_- Gau^e, ;o inch and 20 inch barrels. Six Sin,!. 1893, Model, each $44.00
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      967 4 Special Notice. rsuMuu TUp r«jwoi!i Singapore Dispei mtj c No. '>'> Singapore Dispensary, Limited. Established 1825, I 0 PLAN IT.K.s. MINERS i> I A rES HOSPITALS SHIPS DISPENSARIES and NATIVES STATES GOVERNMEN IS &c I beSINGAPORE DISPENSARY, Ltd Chemists and Druggists, Singapore arc m a position to supply FiRUUS lIKMICALS,
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      552 4 Tne Singapore Free p r^< Mercantile h4wtn I *H( A'H.K^-.-,: IH. Pr,. n\y N Publ,,hed at BBS* pAO. r pHK l.adiiig Xi, K l,sh Newspapei i- Soaks Settien,. •i t hori ['rot. ted Native Stafa F Pcrak S gor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang S'lniuiai, British North Borneo s ar^w a L
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