The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 April 1896

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 6th APRIL, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, No. 2..
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      457 1 X* o Office. Collyer Quay. XT Wharves. New Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. 9HM tort HINA. lAPAN, PENANt, .CF.V--ON INDIA. AU3TRAUA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND OS DON. Tn'ou^h Bills of Lading :«ued for Ckimm r>:<i'. Gulf, Coutiu >r American MAIL LINES. >{ [WARD HOMEWARD iV-
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      483 1 QOMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES DE FRANCE. Tblbor\fhh AnnßEss— Licorsb Sinuaporb. The mail steamers will leave Singapore on or about the undermentioned dates. OUTWARD HOMRWAKU »*9& 1896, Sydney Ail. 7. Ernes t Simons Ap!. 7. Natal Apl Sala/ie Apl. 31. The Batava branch s. Goda.ery connects with every mail. Any claim
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      716 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undkr Contract with thb Nrthf.r lands Indi* Goversmkm. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Cctllyer <Juay The Hornsby-Akroyd Kerosine Oil Engine. h the most ECONOMICAL MOTOR EXTANT (Air and Water Motors- excepted). Eminently suitable tor Coffee Estates, Mines, Pumping, &c, &c. Saving
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      1035 1 THE NEW HARBOUR DOCK J COMPANY, LIMITED. This Company executes Ships' repairs ol all descriptions m the most efficient manner, under the snp< rotendence of European Shipwrights and Engineers, No. 1 Graving Bock. Length 415 feet. Depth of Water from 14 f»»t to 1 si'ert. Width at Entrance feet. No.
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      603 1 I LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI I LX BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL |i 0,000,000 RESERVE FUND 5,-0,000 I RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS j 110,000,00 c Couri or Dikhctoks. A. MeCONACHIE. Es...— Chairman. i S. MICHAELSEN Es..— Df.putv Chaikwav The Hun J. Bfi.i Irvikc. I KRAMEB Esq. :G. B. DOPWBLL, Ksq. jD. R.
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      564 1 •T*HE STRAITS INSURANCE x COMPANY, LIMITED. Established, 1883. Head Orrica, Singapore CAPII A I. Kl/Ll.\ SIR.^MBKn •>«.,.)...■ j CunußuMi Sa*veao 1 RESRKVIi PIMM BJpl BaLANCK Of \V ■JKKIM) AcCof NT TO 3IST DltC. IHO4 f449 Cash Asskts $1,460,210. A. S. MURRAY,— Seen try, THE TOKYO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. THk
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      259 1 DACII IC MAI! STEAMSHIP COMPAfIV ANrj OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL BTBAMSHIP COMPANY I hiou^'h p ■■>.■■ Kan<;r and of Steamen San Pin •,< of thf a l.ovt lin< To.-liitr Kunip. ..f h! r fTII-filHltl Special red.ii.rd rata granted to (Mmh Arm\. Navy, and Civil Sr i, ap; -itiori. y (> v
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY. APRIL, 6, 1896.
    256 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY. APRIL, 6, 1896. Kuala Lumpor Waterworks will be formally opened on Satur'iav, Aj/nl 1 1 th. In'- maii edition ol the Singapore Free J'ress will be rraih at noon to-morrow, tin- mail dosing at 1 p in. Next Saturday is tin- Sini^lni' ->t- \c\v Year
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    M. OVIDE MUSIN.
    926 2 M. Ovide Musin, the celebrated violinist, and his talented wife arrived m Singapore from Manila yesterday by the s.s. l-'.lcano. bringing with them the highest testimonials and the most riattering notices from all the papers m America, China and Japan. 1 hej arc aiso accompanied by M
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    LI HUNG CHANG.
    83 2 LI H UNG CHANG. H E. Viceroy i.i Hung f hatog the Envoy who is to represent th< Emu* ror of China at the coronation oi the ear, will arrive hr-.ic by French mail ear!) to-morrow morning. Hi- Excellenc) wtii !<• received on landing at Johnston's Pier i>\ a j^uard
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    180 2 As all the share- 'amounting to i 000,000 yen] which it was decided lo add to the capital stock of the Vokobaraa hmk Company have been subscribed for, it is announced thai tli'' otnpanj has d> cided to call for |)lan< for the construction ol do< ks to accommodate ships
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    THE PAHANG CORPORATION.
    753 2 We are pleased to hear that the Pahang Corporation, is still continuing to do well id the matter of turning out tin on Thursday we noted »ver a tliousaad pikuJ down by the Gxmpie and also id the prospects of stone \he Corporation is the oldest (jt
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    THE PENANG-PERAK MATCH.
    32 2 i.ip ng md ipj i Perak ha- oude 1&4 for S lIC 1 Kenzie 4^ s ynoi oui W el vi i wk 4 widens tor 21 nsas, and
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    THE S.V. A. IN CAMP.
    280 2 THE S. V. A. IN CAMP. lii the last two days -mie use v: uork lla^ been put m by the Singapore Volunteer Arti!>rv m (amp at Tar. ■ong Katong The Saturday morning h m. and Maxim drills were weil attended, and there was a large muster of men on
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    30 2 There will be a Paper cha^e on W'ednes- 1 Jay next, meet at the entrance to the i liarden* at 515 p.m. Finish at the Officer* I Mess, Fangtta I
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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      Japan and Germany
      32 2 A Commercial Trt«t> uinmrrc,.: tncei. GeOMBJ and -|Al signed ,v BerH*. 1 -i' -cd that C xtr. has art bees wholly abc Bemaa] imports obta.r, div tiun> m tat
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      Italy and Abyssinia.
      34 2 The Defence of Xa s sal s An Italian Success,. Hie Italian garnvm at K^. a<; I Kid to O \\w. thousand Dervishes »itij bca* I he Italian loss was slight
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      The Dongola Expedition.
      540 2 D rv.sh Movement aga-.r.y ft|«*|fc Ihe Dervii twenty mile- oi Akasbch. Louden, April c Sarawak yacht Za> t m Qi you arrived h- irak. morning a nafa h was cam b.t>planade between t SJ I hear that Messrs MtmtirM tl Cl l" <>►■ U: morning -o J
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      145 2 I PARTNERSHIP NOTICE I a< 1 i>i_v Lttsines>i il s NOTICE. W M ANSI- 1 ELD k Co. V| I NOTICE ■p r».\PFAIN O. WAHI 1 1 1 > Mr. P, RI ENS S* Jf. NOTICE. ts n Mesa A Wl I ■01 our i Bee det« ised per p.;'
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      528 2 MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING Mrs. M. MISQUITH. No. 11. Armenian Street. LADIES' own Materials made up. m.w..f. FOR SALE. OAY Gelding, quiet i~> ride and drhce, Harness and Buggy. (400 ibe Turnout, or sold sepai ilerj Appl] toC. SEVERN. V 9-4 FOR SALE. "PHi rj I the Yen. Archdeacon Pmum j
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      1044 2 WANTED. Municipal Debentures 5% Merlin Company Shares. Tanjong Pagar Dock Debs. Strait- Ice Co. Punjoms. FOR SALE Pi nq ;rang Planting ("o.'s Shares. KauL.;. 1 iv paid. Appl> to FRASKK x Lu., Kxchan^je and Sliarc Brokcib. April o. v.c. 10 -NIGHT. TO-NIGHT ELITE SKATING RINK. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. Afternoon Session
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      423 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS MESSAQERIES MARITIMES. D V order of the Directors, Mr. Brasier de Thuy witf take cliarci <f (he Agency during my I absence on leave, hum the 7111 instant. A. DI MURE,— Agent M. M. April b. Q. 4 NOTl^h,. j ll> F. de Silva, Jeweller, 2 High SlXCtt.
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      62 2 The Ween Monday, 6th High Kastc- "i Ovide M ncen I X! t, Tuesday. M. M. Mail H r Oude hiosm't Conoer Seremban X M. M. M >j Wednebd..,. M Hi^li Water >>.. >• -mark bom pal Comm 1 v ~:<la.y, gth Legislati ve Ca e .St KjcUn Uar,c Friday.
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    THE ACHEEN WAR.
    582 3 1 -t KOI I) 1 OH i\ JiMSS II IK ReSKLS. !<•> i R \ti.t IN D\S(tER RgmoMunvn Hurrikh us. As \n r i 1 1 Bat AT i*. iF*o»i c ju-'i CcrresponJeni.l Bataii a. ist April 1 896. I his week baa brought \cry gra\e neutroni
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    CRICKET.
    80 3 i >otinued on Sat i for the I the S. C. oj m their first Gan first time m luur \f-ar> .irriion have lo~t thi= crit kf-t The scores m the arcond innings I \JH o Mfoodb M Foreman c a > > V'ootk r.ot out 14 i v
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    131 3 M W Company iteamfi hi goo at 9 a.m q expected here to-morrow the ;th lost, at daylight. She wil' 1 dispatched at s p r;1 a:: 'ireat m ice is exp< rieoced by lat pi s* lays a Shanghai r) <hi as to Ui --I 1' ry nlian down
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    A PADRE IN PARTIBUS.
    2179 3 W Mticp ioi the Singapore Free Press). 11. Macassar Roads British PopulanoN.—Relics 01 rag Past.— Neglect oi mi- Dead— New Year Celebration. —Bugis Architecture.— The Governor. Faxes, Cot n i rn v w ks. 1 >i i en life.— Dutch food.— Prospects oi Escape. Sunday is
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUBS.
    140 3 Ai'kil Month] i IhNim if I 'ii>: following are the scores made on Saturday lit 2nd H'cap i Hi I Macintosh j5 53 2:. 8n A. Mackaj 49 4' 1 I). Jones 47 54 la 8., A. \V. Stiven 41 47 1 S<) W. B. McLaren „.56
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    THE CHEVALIER DE KONTSKI.
    174 3 1 he venerable Chevalier do Kontski, the Couit Pianist to the Emperor of Germany, has returned to Singapore, highly delightfed with his tour m Java, which has been, lie declares, a succession oi triumphs, Up is quite m love with the country, one long beautiful garden
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    RAUB.
    184 3 Speaking ol the proposed increase ol j the milling power at Raub as well a- the suggested introduction ol electric power installation tor pumping haulage, lighting, traction and so on, the Perak Pioneer says So far tlii: mine has only paid— including the sixpence now proposed to be distributed
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    NORTH BORNED TRADE.
    41 3 Bi ish North Borneo Tra»k- has miproved [9 per cent, in 1895 as compared with 1894 the li^urcs arc as follows i 8y.5. i8y.|. Increase. Imports Jl ,962,356 [,698,543 263,806 Exports 1,663.906 1 $34,8 1 Volume 156 3,027,610
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    SELANGOR NOTES.
    285 3 Among the iisitors to Seiangor for the R were Mr-. Dare, Mr 3 Salzmann, Mr. and Air-:. Warrack, \I jjr Pearse, Capt.nn VV. I. Wa Royal \rtillery, Captain H. 1.. Talbot, Acting Commandant, I'erak Sikhs, Lieut. 1.. A, F. Uawson, Noi thiimberland Fusiliers, W Caldwell, Mr. W. Dunman,
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    MAIL CLOSE.
    232 3 Malacca, feera, pm Port Dickson, Hong An pm M 11.17 Deli, Sumati a, pm Bengkalis, Siak, j r\i Pcnang jv 1 H'bt, j pm Sourabaya, fee, Ban I'uk Gua.i, MOKKOU Billiton Si Pontianak, Hun Whatt Soon, noon baya, m.., Baveaus 1 pji Batavia Si G. G, 3pm Penang,
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    HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGRAMS.
    169 3 Barometer, reduced to ,5,2 degrees Fahrenheit, and to the level of the sea m inches tenth, and hunciredths. Temperature m tie shade m degrtc V ihrenheit. Humidity, m percentage ol saturation, tl c humidity of air saturated with moisture being lor, Direction of Wind, to two points.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    598 3 Giving port and date of departure, and (wbent known) date due here, and mine of Agents. Mkn-oi >k i). Do.s-k-.m, Cronstadt, Rorik, Cronsladt Ti ji-Kam, Newcastle, V ASH IMA K*K NVa, asti< Si B km hk>. A U. I. mi witK, Rangoon, due April ii Buu=. A B.
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    Passengers for Straits and China.
    343 3 Per Ceylon, from London due Apr;; F Straits China and Japan. Miss Macrae, Mr. C. IV. G *don, Mr. < A. Fraser, Mr. N. Whitiey, Mr, C. H. Burghard, Mr. fc. L. Berga Mr. Me Lean. Per i London, due April 15. For Straits, China
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 3 Bank 4 m, Private credits 3 m/s 2/J-15/1O documents 3 m/s 2/3 cr..fiits 6 m/s 2/3-1/16 On India. Bank demand i--On Hongkong. Bank demand o di^ On Yokohama. Hank demand {%pm. On Java. Bank demand 155 Private 30 d/s 1381 Sovereigns, (to buy; %9-z* Bank of England Rate j%
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    PRODUCE.
    91 3 (April <>.) r« 131.7s ■ambiei 7.70 do. Cube No. 1 ii.iv r* l>i ■< Rlaik (ordinary Spore) 10.55 Jo. White, (Fair L/W—s%) 7 75 Nutmegs 150s lo the Ib.) g\. Mace (Banda) go. Cloves (Ainbuina) 1^.50 Liberi^n (..otioe ju. rapioca, small pearl (Fail 1 quality) 3.55 do. fio. Rake
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    SHARK LIST, APRIL 6th, 1896.
    168 3 i p.,d i f Wkam i Hon; .-..n.- V >•„„, m m f,0.*****0 JluC Nirtionl X nkofCta 'sjSaV Rococo 4400 ry, Foolers MasSWbrs. "it Hk M*t»««rf« V/:? 000.000 -y I Tanjo.,i; Pa.'-v [>odl Debentures 6% ij% prem. do I~" X NewH mm, ;>cw-lc Co. Ltd.
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    205 3 Mei.-of-VV^i Ki*f ft Tea Cmptstm I roa 'B M v Uisu Dm. iui., i,' I Mar. i ft L'«D*t'KTEII ru., J II <J Olhci Vessen. Am h Mr. tl Mi! knot m Obrk. Amct. L.,. I Aniiu'o Am >mi luil. b-|., i..rv Mar. P EUWEAK I )u(
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    LATEST ARRIVALS.
    91 3 Ski Lrimgoaki d willocfc Apn Ml m,ui> liir. Apr Wii.L o'thk Wisi H Nito! Prbussbs Ger. maim A; rUSTRt Bfit r*»i April 5 s tegui April Mai (i. <r. My Dut tilbracht Ajm! 5 Ahir* Brit. 1566 Smith B«ndJxen A; Ger. [>inse 5 H •RiK Hut- 1 April
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      455 3 HOLZAPFELS COMPOSITIONS COMPANY. LIMITED. Trade Mark: A Pour-Uaded Propell© 1 m I vi Eastern watir- we specially recommend I.MfcRN sirutigt-=t and most eft ctiie antifou lnternatioi,ai Antitoulr c a Genuine Rahtjens Ph C<> 1 nforaiit} v Holzapiels Patent Soapstone Composition Bind Hol/.apjt I Dani 1 1 > or Paiutiug M■.-
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      215 3 \A< ISAKI—MiTW f>.~... 1 U M BUMUW H '•>•■.,•:,■ 1 l»KI. I cnjjtion <jl we ,1 wiILII -,i > I i N Mni l>. Hi it. s lii|) lvi London. Mar. Dim Mai 1 r. 1 1. Ear. jo. I i M.ti MetHi Passengers Ai 1 A M l| S,m■
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      261 4 Arrived! Arrived!! AU BON MARCHE i, |US'I t T 38 PACKED OA BIRTHDAY CARDS. pj msl jsinlinr Photographs Ivory. ALSO. NAVY BLUE SERGE, aaiajhi mi wmkn&N* Ann Silk Be 3 t L.nen Drills. fM| xll M STYLES ut- LADIES p inns r& Atkinson's Perfumery. Ma v J John Little Co.
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      506 4 KATZ BROS, i HIGH CLASS TAILORS AND BREECHES MAKERS, Outfitters Hosiers, j BBG TO ANNOUNCE THK ARRIVAL OF THEIR New Season's Goods, A FINK ASSORTMENT OF West of England Black Blue Coatings. Tropical Weight West of England Tweeds. Cashmere Suitings. Angola Trouserings. A spleadad selection of good; suitable for HOME
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      643 4 McALISTER Co. (Australian Produce Department) HAVE JUST RECEIVED ASHIPMKNI OK 3 TONS OP Messrs. WOOD Co.'s Prime Australian Butter, the well-known Cow Brand, m lib. tins 58 cents per tin. m _'Ib. tins Si. 10 per tin. This butler can be bad from our subagents m Penang, Bangkok, Saigon, Macassar,
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      373 4 JOSS Co. Have on Hand: WINCHESTER REPEATING RIFLES, Latest Models. Octayuii Barrels Heavy Calibres, each $40.00 Same Rifles to' (Take Down) latest out, each ?45-°° I REPEATING RIFLES, 22 cal (Take Down] each $25.00,' REPEATING SHOTGUNS, 12 Gauge, 30 inch and 20 inch barrels. Six Shot. 1893, Model, each $44
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      48 4 Sole Agents m.th. KKHN. MKYKR s < f Ufljl J 'Hii/rnf-, ye and Penant;. Me Joi I ittl< ,V 1. n. BCftL M'.ssis. < .nut/el Schahmaciwr HatavKi S,n,r,,baya, P^-^Tj Messrs. Hou^'liton Co. |jj|^|jggp^^ m.w.f. The World's Desire Price $9.50 per case. McA LISTER CO. SOLE IMPORTERS. Mar. 26, tn.w.f. •-^Wr.-.T-.
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      1031 4 ALBERT COLAS, ABSINTHE MONOPOLE QUINQUINA 'Ww* COCA. Trade Mark. Appl> to MOINE COM I 1., I o. b.HKaporc. Agents for M. OPPENHEIMER A Co.. PARIS April 19. m. Singapore Sporting Club. The spring Meeting will be beld on the 28th 30th May. PROGRAMMt FIRST DAY. Ihi stiu j May 96th.
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      652 4 The Singapore Free P re Mercantile Advertise- <•"' < timr, S tKK rusTimn N MhKk.— N o Published at 39, Char.*- Alle,, Singapore THE Uao*ttf BngKal N-- l r m Straitb Settlements Johort, thProtected Nati\. Stain of Prrak S, gor. Sung.-i I Jong Raaaaf Sembilan; Briti^l. North BanaH Netherland> Umlm
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