The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 April 1896

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 13m APRIL, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, \o. 2'
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 366 1 rt Orhcc Coliyer Quay. A »r Wharves. New Harbour, j QsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. S le 1 far CHINA, JAPAN. PBNANG.CBY- i INDIA. AUSTRALIA. ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRAI.TAK. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMUI IH, AND LONDON. Thro lij'i Bili- oi l-idini.' iseaed ior Ckims l a1 i American MAIL LINES. 01 rWARD
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    • 562 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. "PHE fast and well known ateamera of this line wiil leave Singapore on or about the under- mentioned dates. OITWARDS HOMEWARDS To arrive Singapore for To arrive Singapore for China. Europe. h<'>-s>:<e pthApl. SachuH sid May. Prims Heittrt _>Sth May KmrUruh* 31st May. PrinM Hcinr-i ii 28th
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    • 930 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Nithkrlands India (jovkknmcnt. Agknts at Singapore. Ships Agency, late F. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Gollyes Quay Time Table for Apri l 1896. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched for Date Van Diemen Batavia. April *****. Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang and Sourabaya. April 14th. I
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    • 619 1 I nPHE NEW HARBOUR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. This Company ejeeeatea Ship*' repairs o! a'l c"es- cription.s id the mot.t efficient rn^nner, urdcr ttiC sap- rL r i?°^.?.°. cc of European .Shipwrij»iit» ud Kn^ineers. >'o. 1 Gkaving Dock. Len>;ih— 4-e ieet. Dcyu: oi Wacerfrom 14 feel to 1 -_i -ci. Widtb
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    • 621 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XA BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL i0,000,00c RESERVE FUND S 5,750.00 c RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 PROPRIETORS j 1i0,000,000 Coma or Directors. A. McCONACHIE, Esg Chaikmaw. S. C. MICHAELSEN, Esg.— OarotT Chairman. The Hon. J. Bell Irvivg. if (Cbamer, Esq. O. B. Doowki.l, Kmj. JD. R. Sassoon, Esq.
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    • 765 1 THE STRAITS INSURANCE x COMPANY, LIMITED. Established, roBa Head O^ncs, BajMatOM CAPUAL Xli IV Si:BS. kIUKD Capital Paid-ip Rbse. v fomwt Balamcb or Woausn Acooom i< -j;-i Dae t44V r 'SL\UH As&RTS i< 460,210. A. S. Ml RRAY,— wen rj THE TOKYO MAKING INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. '"T'ih undcrsienedt having i>e'-n
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    • 219 1 DACII i( MAI! STEAMSHI! COMPANY AND OCCXDBNTAI AND ORIENTAJ STEAMS HIP COMPAM t rhrou^'h passage tei i«n d Gem of S 1 ieba t -v-> it j of the i bovc l T. ot] Kur,,|-- ■<■„ An.; Navy, and I rv\o td appi.i.,!ion. I- I MBKCtsb) ,|>, .r. oh I
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  • 35 2 Domerstic Occurrences DEATHS. On tin io.ii Matt!), it lileriiiG... lii!erdaie-fjid j Hampstead, X.W., Wuhan Mulbollakd, late ol Singapore. At Mar-eilie-> o>> the nth instant, H, VV. C. VasCutesbiri ii, r.5.;., .Agent Netlieriaud Trading Society, Singapore.
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  • 682 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, APRIAL 13, 1896. .1, C:. EA( h -ur.cej>M\e :grju) R lesia shows liov. .-i .1 riti \he tsition has become i 1 that territory Beginning vr'tih numerous ieparat< atia 1 r-tra} white ::!-;d attei i yy t!»e ianu m Ibeir i>iuneering 11 mining work murdering
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  • 380 2 Mr. WisfaubrN House Birnt Down. Residents m I anglin noticed last niylit, i shortly after nine oVlockj a column o( smoke and a glare m the direction uf > the Club. It proved to b<* caused by the burning of Villa Bavar'a, the hou ;e of Mr.
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  • 573 2 The concluding portion ot tli'- aaoual inspection ot tli'.- Singapore Volunteer Artillery >?*> ht-!d b) Lt Col Plunkett, R.A. on Saturday 'ii'li On the pr>. vious Saturday wt!;!^ m < .m\i at I injong Katong the Corps manned thr foil and were examined m tL< working
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  • 155 2 Professor Loisette, ol memory fame, is reported to have died shortly after his return from the Far East to America. He extracted a good many S5O fees from the trustful public, never forgetting the category to which the majority ot mankind are said to belong. A Yokohama paper declares that
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  • 648 2 (Pinarig Gauitte April 10th.) It is seldom that a mote painful duty lias ever fallen to the lot oi an editoi than to pisce on record mc iJeidi.j ,>i ilie terrible tragedy that took place at Gine^r this morning. Atnoog ll<e entire community i ;re
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  • 566 2 Hie sth instant ihere ■< t eslfoidty lar^e tiuint;- rg erep rted a; HongBetWO :.oon on Friday and nooi; Satwdi e% a I bubonic plague were rted to the Santa Beard i s the _'i :rnbtr readied tl;i 5 >ear, and i.udering the precautions t*kcn by
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  • 134 2 fbe deati] is announced, un M.»:cli tBUi, vi i\ii VV'lliam Mulbolland, formerly oi Singapore, a;i<J manager of the lornea Co. hert, Mr. MolLolland < a.vie uai to the east m i^jand went to Batavia. Pwe or -i:-. years later be came to Singapore and eventually
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  • 72 2 c r^^rrr! to Isear of t!:t- painfully sud« dea 'Ir.-.tli of Mr H W. van CaUenburcb, th.- Agent d( tiie T etherian<U Tradi;,^ Society bere for ten year<, wiiiclj took place at Marseilles on the titfa .t. Sir van Cattenbarcfa left f.u'e m the Ocean on
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  • 208 2 •p i i Meacro. Al e bw and Gtfaasa <■• ...ted lUrvey fees for two block-, of coffee land I |0 acrea each m the tltang district. Mr. Bowea lakes advantage sf fa irtstts to the school- m the tfiatrid ..f SeUma I impre- jpon [be bays the
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  • 76 2 CO S.u.i a J -,H tNGH K\ 111 X:- U Sri •UU PBH« Ba:-l\ i>* M-EU. j Af SI ing lai \p tma| the /1 hai (mm N 'g' t Norwegian "-amc: yard bound aßMed sfl tbc >' 1 Garder... 1 i er. Sfi rvsrd 1 aad Cr .i- f
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  • 279 2 MM ~yc. r X f r s ::r R s Seos M -jnci. Ming Vt -kmm c ted Spec > ia riß be ■oooaapanied 1 ell-la k .-sus. W| ;-h ■r. ,:l Inpp :n :t v. Pokio, Mat h j -It ii r ared I .t me Chinese GovernoMnt
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  • 167 2 J ii. Urden oi the Da\ for Thursday next are L>. Secretary Motion u l t^. tlie Unfinished Sea Wafl at teWc Aya Rcclama- < tion, c). Ffflfftfal Secretui lifottaa I RrwiliMinn 1. 1 Comroiakm of Enqairj a v Petraleotn IHaott). I lefence Contribution Biil "to propr;ate a
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  • 99 2 The Philharmonic Choir resume practice tliis afternoon at the usual hour. The Orchestra meets this evening and again on Thursday at 8 ]<> p in H. M. S. J J orpot±L with Earl Spencer uu board, left Nagasaki on March -.'4th, for Sasebo, to altord the Earl an opportunity to
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  • 21 2 The Triple Alliance Italy and Germany. K«gH»mb«toUt*l i:;iK!ot William ut Germany ben bad i .1... met g ,d cm
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  • 529 2 Steramscolu It Kassala with Mppliei has b* to remain ih. v b km The Crisis m Matabeleland A Transport Column Surrounded by Matabelt. They Cut Tne.r Way Ti.rouj Relieved Just m Time. Heavy Matabele L :-scCritical Position at b^'.uwayc Pbe wh..,. U tbek revolt. 'ih<- transport the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 221 2 W. Robinson Co., ■_is.. <•■j. 1 9 R k*, t n r i- Singapore. 5 Battery Road. g^aggggg^^^u™ I ilali s BRINS HEAD FEURICH, fee. transposing ft Aihsor. Pianos. KATZ BROS, j Qmaoi Depart mtiitDIM »XX SERVICES Pi Lee j- d i- Set. ThA AN!) COFFEE SETS f| 50 j
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    • 403 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS For Batavia, Samarang and Sourabaya. Ihe Ocean SL^ani Ship Company's Steamer f//'.l.\ Captain i; >risox, is due l?ic on Sunday, tiie Ulli ir.siai!;. i»iid intended to 0:1 Tuesday the i-t'.'n tmtai t For freight or passage appl> lo W. MANSFIELD Co. 13. 144. For Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta.
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    • 99 2 WANTED. Municipal Debentures jjt Moreta Company Shares, r.iiijony P.i^ar Dock Debs. •Si raits Ice Co. I'unjoms. FOR SALE Pengerang Planting Co.'s Shares. Raub-. 1310 paid. Apply ti> IRASEK k Co., Kxchange and Share Brokers. April 11. v.c. "SefElite Skating Rink. SS? 30, RAPPLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. Afternoon Ses>ii)ii trom to J.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 65 2 The Week. ndaj i Hitfii Wat'^r 10. 1 Sew M B Botai i' t- rueadaj Higii Lajtid: Wtdatmdmy, 15th H.^;. kVater :—1 i' kO. Ma ii se» 5^.,. Kmul.-. t I h :6'.. Hi^': V':.- j Coui Prop Sale, Q Lady M UH M I Footl J!.— S. C. <
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  • 324 3 1 loimiJiw* nlan dinner givti. to T. i,- K« Eaq the ex Hon. Secretary I lobore Club, by the niembtr>, \va-> beld Saturday ifcc Club house. There v present many mesas ami members B SingapW*i M w a> liirge and latin coatiageni of resident memFbc popularity of the giu-st
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  • 293 3 >im. t last i the news from At ver neag and v contained m the swing telegrams Kotta Radja Vpril gal passed... The troops p inaag hWc avrr en olstri- r the < i r. kerhct i 5 placed Colonel Stemfoott has bee:; an i M Comit Laageo takes
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  • 42 3 ol the Punjoii. Mining ived tbc ioilow.t.g telegram tr^nj thf gi r the Miry- beg the re 1 slaicsi ilpan up r ,-ii. u^ 100 l( M of imt!t'-ci of < BceaUatei srere king 1200a <j: gold. 1 Total OB '-'5
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  • 156 3 rj« S« HOuLS TMfc KtM. match commenced on the Espiau-i-ic on !--.day, ;\a 3 coMJuded on Saiur- tiwg ia a iris ior the Re^t by roas T:i' lam were toliin de Hlancy, French Consu!Je ner*l at Shanghai, has left Marseilles iOr n:s post. VVoodrattc <- P'.ar-o;; I W1:,;.|.,)i: b
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  • 672 3 the loHowing are the various votes for the- Far Bast m the Army Estimates for 1896-97 relating to the Colony Straits Sim lemi n rs. 1 Establishment which 'he Estimatu are S**~- Garrison Artillery: Fwo companies, 331. j Engineers Half a company, six officers
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  • 195 3 Shr H i presiding over the j:». ;> annual general :nectmg, liei J at Cannon streel Hotel, slated that the company's funds v;ere Stead Ij inployed dura-^ 189S and the improvement M the rite c: exchange which took place during its course, although not surf.c.ent to
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  • 275 3 A rrespondjent writes te t c Pinma C 1 M p soa '-me to th« front ,I^lll as rejj-ru-' 1 ajsaKt] of Justice capable of administering t« peop'e there. A draftsman m Land Orhce m laiping, who has entered into an agreesMßl i« Singapore and taken ierviefl
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  • 169 3 Tit tcs Bangkok LorrrspondeiU writes under i date K-b. 2 —"A general registration of Chln.irnen ..a» boen conda'cted by llic cuminanda:)! of the military postal O.antabun orach on the same SMI a* that m Banjjk >k, and l ,f>oo papers ha\e bceti issued, by which nearly all the local
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  • 858 3 la a series of article-, on The Nations Awakening the Morning Post, m considering the position of Russia, write.-,: Russia is to tind a warm harbour m the Pacific. For what purpose r It cannot be an outlet for Russian trad?, for the whole breadth
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  • 677 3 i Ceylon. i. ...;,n, March ji. Advices states thd 1 nan Dikjiia w.ih a large for<e is marching on Senlm and it is supposed that he intends investing Tokar. S lakin, March 31. A Soudanese battalion has beenc;d_:' i to Tokar. The Dervishes arepreparing to resin the Egyptian adva.ue,
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  • 1670 3 The Asian. j It is not to bo said that there is. no game 111 Raiih Brooke's Bornean Kingdom. Scientific works enumerate two tpeeie:. ot deer, and the natives tell vi .1 third, besides the roebuck termed kijang, I and three specie^ 01 mouse leer if anyone
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  • 195 3 (■*>peuall\ compiled for the Sittgaport Frte Prett.) [Dale of passing An jer Nationality and description of vessel s Captain ft name Where and when mailed. Destination.] Mar. 30. Dot. atr., Covrao j Doinkm Amsterdam, Feb. jj Baiaviii. Mar. 31. Brit. str., DIHH oi Buccinskan Beauciiart London, Feb.
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  • 117 3 April '.2. Per Yaroslavl ■-•>-.;, passengers, convicts. Per Sea Bc'i, Mr Justice Leach, Mrs. Leach, Master Lcacli, Miss Sharp. Mr. Salzmann. Per Nerbtulda Miss I. E Rog< rs Mi. Kruse, Mi-, /.iekcl, Mr. J. D. Taylor, Mr Zemi r, Mrs. Baker, Miss Barrows. Per <V. <;. Jacob Mr.
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  • 43 3 Apnl I2.—Per R.t tmia fi m London. Mr. and Mrs. Beck, Lan e-Corpora Kennedy LanceCorporal Adam-, Mr. W. H. Sheiford. From Bnndisi. Mr. Harvey, Mr. Simpson, Mr.Caldecott. From Bombay Mr. Davies, Mr. i Fraser. From Colon, bo. Major Wilkinson
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  • 175 3 Ap:;i 1.. Pi 1 nd lot l.oiidou. [1 ctor Ds\on, Mrs Angu-, Mr. A. Mi. Donald, Rev. Archdeacon I'erham, Mai 1 Mrs. Compton. I'or Colombo. —Miss E. E. Roger. For Bombay.— Mr. I. A. Fernaadez. For Umailia. Mr. A. Bindo da April [2,«— Per ßa nna fa Hongka
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  • 251 3 rei Britannia, from London, April t\ FOl Straits, China and Japan. Mr. and Mrs.C. S. MBttre and child, Minor Francfieß, Misses~Franchell two. Dr. BH Mrs. Ho-., Dr. P. D. C. Ayres, < .v. Mr. A. L de Mornay, .Mr. P W. Fysoti, Mi. Boyle, Mr.
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  • 68 3 (CORkiiCTEL) UP TO April 1 j On Londqn. Bank 4111^ -~1-\ demand 2/j^ Private credits 3 mfs 3/2-15/16 documents 3 m/a 2/3 credits 6 m/s 2/3-1, i" On India. Bank demand I\v On Hongkong. Bank demand j di:?. On Yokohama. Bank demand %pai. On Java. Bank demand 135 Private
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  • 101 3 (April 13.) 1 |}|,45 Gambler M do. Cube N*>, li.^ Ptpper, Bltftk (orjiu&ry S'porej io./u do. White, (Fair L/VV =j% „17.75 Nutmegs 150s to the Ib.) 91. Mace (Banda) M t j6. Cloves (Amboina) 17 50 Liberian Codec jo. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 355 do. do. Hake (do.
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  • 160 3 Ca:>iMl Pa.d uv Sharks Pd. IMr, KmC*ob| t ,wnk IfHM >§ 1v „o.>jooc $i»,ooo,ooc 80.000 125/1.54^. l Ckl SJJ; feffifi? r ?50 O,, n ,JH P AS I>lts $„N.,rr,n» I^IH^M £4509*? 199,875 A* r 10-.n.ier!.. i f 1.850 £l wqoagngßrDdA. **75 B u j $..<oo,ooo
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  • 227 3 Mcn-of-Wai Pt^vATan <C***a*a Arrived <P*c« Cor.mr^rt koi, Whet, .V.oli> B. < j vx.o i i 5.. Blommkmmi Dm. sur., 170 leu Cat. Jar. X Neth.4 Ka M.YAM KMCI it. 1; I' M. Nel P. H. D. N 1 KUCKDut m \k At|fc Umoacktco Urn. t w. Otr.t:
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  • 156 3 i A T h S i A K k i V CHI 11 April i Miit Hr.: I Apr V-iucP.si Br>'. en April 12 X v BiK Watir Hu int. 196 Bbma" Br S v\ 1. SIMiARIL I;.. 1 Fuma Brit BATAVII Brit. 216 A;,; I" YmLOSI Ss* Hcli t
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 95 3 HOLZAPFELS COMPOSITIONS COMPANY LIMITED. Trade Mark: A Four-Uaded Propellei m tti Foi tasters nraten c specially re on nee strongest sod bos( tive a iiler. nI FA< PL RERS Ul International Amifouling C mp sition Genuine Rahtien^ Patent Compositton Guaranteed to j- made m < Sj Holzapfels Patent Soapsione Composition
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 89 3 HONGKONG WKAIHtK 1 hl.r.< ws. Barometer, reduced to \i degrees FahrenheiL and to the level of the sea m i;i.;h<:s tetath, snd hundredths. Temperature m tiie -I.^dt. de^:c Vii renheit. Humidity, 1 n percentage oi saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being ico, Direction of Wind, to tWO
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    • 472 3 Weatner Kepori. CJ.fc-AKANC if S M-' Takenai Kaiidan^ Kcbau HoCjMta.l (M -er\iiury 9 .k m 3 r m.0,. y. H a rf:a 2| ah g* g- »0.83 i s. lemneraiure So.' v, uriK Wet Bulb Thermometer.. 9 -5 Dir. of Wind W.s.W S. vv < llm. c* Max. !>,.;.,:. :..d-
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  • 171 4 rheS i- 1 l»8 held onlilC i-KOGKAMMt FIRST DAY. nslti v.— V..uc too, pti Griffia Horses. Weighi i I'.lici)^-. 1.: B> RAO. I e.^ nu l)r.K. *M *1. -vo. A ih tuea. x c Ra as j .__D nance, W--i iVTH R^«. 1 r.— Valat fc Si
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  • 238 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Cable AaatUMMy— dMbargwr ..st, t TkIBPHOM > -I VB*R O 6 Published at 39. Charge Alley, Smg. port THE hading Engirt Newsa* Straits Settlements, I Protected Native Stan b ot Pi r rt >. gor. Sungei L'jong. F'ahang, tr, y Sembilan; British Noril.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 114 4 W. A. Wafford Co tLBSALK I y '.TAIL Wine, S-. aril <i Ci-ar Hctcteats. jkL No ported d •v Steel Co.ison a Cc. .> Brewery '.Vt.. Teacher <ScC Distillers Glasgow. Highland Cream W^hisky. llwhtt. x Johfl Robertson dc Son, Distillers, Dundee. ;1 Joac^n <v. John VicLe.-s Co., Ltd. London. OM
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    • 759 4 MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING Mks. M MISOUITH. No. 11. Ak.mbxias Street. LADIES' own Materials made up. m.w..f. HORSE BEDDING. BEST (itronella grass at £1.50 per cart, cash, will be delivered m town by Manager, Teban Louisa Estate. Address c a 1 AMBERTS LIVERY b TABLES. Feb. 10. io-5 FOR SALE. THI-.
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    • 471 4 1 ADOLF STERN BERG, UPHOLSTERER AND DEALER IN NEW i AND SKCOND-HAND IL'RNITURE, 51, Victoria Stkbej. A doli Sternberi> respecitully be^s to inform 1 the public of Singapore that he has re-opened his establishment at the above address. He also begs to stale that bis constant endeavour will be by
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    • 226 4 McALISTER Co., 1 HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SHIPMENT OF WATSON &Co.'s J^.^ a^^w\ V V CELEBRATED B» tP^i PdCe S PCF CaS Whiskies m^M DtTY Pau> •■special RESERVE gJ WATSON'SOLD The finest and best nlatured K^l J*^l "DOMINIE" Price $13 per Case \l^*£Vt -Tv'^-l.- M MiSSm Price Sl6 per
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    • 338 4 GRAND HOTEL JAVA. BATAVIA. 'J'lll.^ finf Hotel, patronised b; the Kr.fi- Batavia, and :i tated n I I ••.!._■< 1.. ,i.:'.)\ ci v Tc-idential I qu offers a good Table, Winei 1 and Ac mmodal '<■ 1 rellei X rtuan itl l» al and Englisfa ia G iRRB \l' k
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    • 612 4 McALISTER Co. (Australian Produce Department) HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF 3 TONS Or Messrs. WOOD Co.'s Prime Australian Butter, the well-known Cow Brand, m lib. tins 58 cents per tin. m _'Ib. tins 81.10 per tin. This butter can be had from ovir subagents m Penang, Bangkok, Saigon. Macassar,
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    • 367 4 .Single naiei I LAaily, U^ (>■.■. Cents. J uir. i>e obtained at thi Unici K»ll> V\'alsm. or Mes*fc J >•« Littli i <• i>ingapore. Mailed hrct to «ny pin o! tr»e World, Daily Iwcive otnt- Ww. ;> 45 cents i ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT. Ihe Free Press M th< boat Mtdi advertising
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