The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 June 1896

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    8 2 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS, TUESDAY. JUNE 16. 1896
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    The Singapore Free Press.
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    TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1896.
    1241 2 THKRK crops up every DOW and then among persons of the forward Colonial section m I' ranee, a grand conception of the future of Indo China and of what French influence m the Far East might accomplish were it possible to dispense j with the detour
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    111 2 H. M. the King of Siam arrived on the Ist inst. at Buiten/org where he stayed at the BeHe-Voe Hotel There was a reception at the Sot ietcit Buiten^org the same day On second the Societeit gave a ball. On the third their Majesties took train
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS
    968 2 [Vi* Bangkok.) Pari^. lun. O.vingto the diplomatic aktll .jf M. < Verard China has authorised the construction of several raSwaya by French engineers before undertaking the iuni tion of the Chinese line with the I rench railway projected from Tonkin 10 l.ongClieou. June 9.— I >urinjj the progress
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    556 2 The Japanese and Chinese Envoys m Germany. Prince Hohenlohe has paii visit to Marshal Yamagata The Grand Crosh of the R j h^! e habeen conferred upon H X \i Hung Chang China and Germany. I.i-Hdiiy-Giang, m handir,, tials to die Emperor William i the relation- existing httWUUI
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      352 2 JOHN LITTLE Co., LIMITED. AGENT S FOR Jiuflge Whitworth Cycles. J. K. Starley Co.'s Cycles. Quinton Co.'s Cycles. Have rust received a Lunsignment ot J. K. Starley Co., celebrated Rover Cycles, ntted w>th all the latc-t improvement-. ■nArfea Casiafj (\icking and i rcignt to ai purrs m the Strain Settlements.
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      287 2 NOBEL'S Explosives Co., Ltd. MAKUFACTI RERS 01 DYNAMITE GELIGNITE j GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE GIASCOW 'I DETONATORS. TV4 .BTUE U^ mtkHo J .GLASGOW. Ex] erten ol All kinds of SAFETY FUZE Mar. ifactsred by Bickford, Smith Co. and The Swansea Company. n.e ab«At: Explosives r r thr: j/uy OOes inanutactir«rd
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      920 2 I ANTED Boarders— Marned or Single. f v> Address Mrs. HUNSLEY, Atjeh House, Orchard Road. June 3. 1-7 LOST A GOLD locket, diamond m the centre. Finder on returning it to the undersigned will be rewarded. A.H.D.,-Rafrles Hotel. I tint. 11. 18 6 TOWN HALL Wiil shortly appear for a
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      523 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. Municipal Debentures 5% do. do. b% Tanjong Papar Dock Debs. Straits Ice Co. FOR SALE. I anjong Pagar Dock Shares. Jelebu to.'s Shares. FRASKK at Co., Exchange and Share Brokers. June 16. v.c. WANTED. A reliable assistant as shipping clerk. Apply M. care of Krcc Pre^s." j
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      154 2 The Week. Tuesday. i6ih Hi^h WaUrr o.4'- a., M p St Cecdii Band. Hug \jm < ■■<• p rlon^g Kang.ir r.ext Ad'-'ph; Hxel. > p.:r., Wednesday. 17th Hij^h Watt* I.JS a.. 1 -0 p. Church Work \^r,. Go\ernme S Mur.:c:ps: Coiiumsßon, 2.\0 p Hocke> S.( X. .S.V.A K-planad Pap«r <
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    Correspondence.
    73 3 A Literary Find. j r TH EDtTO«Dk*r Sir. As I was strolling through Government House Domain the other morning I came upon a sheet of paper blown by the wind under the shelter of tree What the writing on it refers to 1 de not know, but something about
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    131 3 1 h :'">c Largest Circulation. fhoucbl his well-known reputation, d entitle him to precedence when going to The Ball, §C *hen they stopped his carriage '-> axed ■jncommon savage -j ere anyone ..ould -top him he'd attacked a p !i:em,in tail. j the Magistrate they brought him, V-d
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    77 3 %coßpetfti<M was started !a-t evening a pruc presented by Mr George Mac- 1 thr ioUowtng conditions est Off tor nine selected holes out ot rounds two rounds to be played betWCei Mo*d»l 15th June, and I'ridav, fitae, an i last two rounds to be r Saturday, Mtfe
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    JOHORE
    154 3 ■-«'.j:.:i\ the MSual half-\eariy inrrt?ng of the Johore Club \\d? held ill thy j 4 Roon 1 Fhe Chair was occupied j 1 tencc ol the President, tte Hon i ■>:• by Mr Larken, and a fair I if berg werr present. Phe itnta S9 presented by the Committfr'--.
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    THE STRANDING OF THE "CHEANG HOCK KIAN."
    188 3 THE STRANDING OF THE "CHEANG HOCK KIAN." t c r.-'dir^ a""i order jt a i 1 Court Im i <i\ Anov on lit 'i-»v of J-jne to j .1 icumstaacei aMffwit'm the ->trand- I ;i-i-.-i.p Cktmmg Hj:-: k'lun. I n PeßMg, wT.;. v rurr.ber :»>,.- 40 t mjom km V"".ov
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    JAPANESE SHIPPING ENTERPRISE
    195 3 r.»a: f.r.at presently the Knt of a oem Jlpaant lac of mail steamers will -T Europe It wiii b^ tailed the Artkmr il commemoration of one of d fapaacsc mccciaci during the •Vc molC the following trom a H mg .pc, 1.. r.. l( j, v v
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    A WIFE'S CLAIM
    189 3 v.h iaaL, m H. B. M. Consular Court 1 B«i' k <ok the adjourned hearing of the claim A by Mr. Downie on behalf of Mrs. W. I. C;,!enberg, now m Singapore, for a declaI thai the furniture and ettects of the defunct m« a id (ivii
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    SINGAPORE POLICE, TAKE NOTE.
    495 3 The China Mail (Bth inst says During the performances by bands m the Gardens it his been matter of much comment that the seats are invariably occupied by filthy Chinese who indulge m many abominable practices much to the disgust of the residents who have turned
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    PILBARRA
    240 3 PILBARR A It win iutere t those alreadj concerned m a^ v\p!! a* the*'- intending to inve=t m ps'. Pc^'trra shares to -cno>\ that coosiderable attention is being drawn to the field m London Che f nancial News ol May 22nd baa these item- The first tri.il crushing from the
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    W. E. M. AND THE "LAZY ONES."
    153 3 l.;ke Mr. < harnberlaui, the Governor of the < jold Coast, who visited the Colonial Office yesterday wears an eye-glass, U a lover of flowers, and dresses with great care. Sir William Maxwell has won a reputation on the Coast for his energy,
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    LABUAN.
    184 3 l Noticing the burst ot l J ro-con 3 ular i ifraiure" m the shape of the annual 1 iJr.ue of Colonial Reports a home paper I observes I here are pro-consuls who write annuals that I are annuals, others all but assume the atr of i dweoverera of
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    FRENCH PROTEGES
    134 3 A New Departure. A comm.ttee of five hinese headmen Chin i sibYoo, of Mah Wahk Co.; Chin Wang eL of Wang Lee Co. the manager for the n'rm'of Low Ban Seng Co. Th.n I Chin Chieb Yoo, have been appointed by the Trtnch legation as a committee to
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    COOLIE TRAFFIC TO THE STRAITS AN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION.
    764 3 i\eiernng to a recent communication that appeared m a Straits paper (not the Singapore Free Press) headed "The Coolie Traffic to the Straits," Mr. Chris. T. Gardner, H. B. M. Consul at Amoy, writes as follows to the China Mail This communication
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    THE KA BIN SYNDICATE
    43 3 Tbc members of this Syndicate are informed tliat a first return of /j.i o per {.1 -bar.- will be made at the Hongkong and I Shanghai Bank, calculated on an exchange I of 2-. id. to the dollar. J
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    JAPAN AND KOREA.
    561 3 Ir'jm Northern i'ap'ri,, \n underground railway and an elevated taiiway are projected m Tokio. A canal to shorten the Inland Sea passage is m contemplation The N. V. K. is to open its Australian line m October. Marquis >aigo has been appointed Minister of State lor Foreign
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    THE SIAMESE CONVENTION
    1325 3 (From a Bangkok Correspondent. j The Anglo-French agreement with regard to Siam has been received here with mixed feelings of astonishment, chagrin, and satisfaction. The Siamese are overjoyed, the King is m despair, and the foreign community is disgusted at an agreement which keeps the Siamese question
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    HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
    433 3 A Stirring Episode op 1873. An almost exact parallel to the present situation between Spain and the United States arose m 1873, during thi last great Cuban insurrection, and it had a stirring sequel. On October 23 m that year, according to The Story of the Filibusters,"
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    THE ACTING GOVERNORSHIP AT HONGKONG.
    183 3 THE ACTING GOVERNORSHIP AT HONGKONG. By a Dormant Commission -parsed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet, the Senior Military Officer for the time being m command of Her Majesty's Regular Forces m the Colony of Hongkong is nom- mated to administer the Government m I the event of the
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 3 (Corrected up to June r6.J On London. Bank 4 m/s B/2-11/16 demand Z/2-gjiG Private credits 3 m/s 2,/>j documents 3 m/s 2/2-15/16 credits 6 m/s 2/3 On India. Bank demand I&4 On Hongkong. Bank demand 4 dis. On Yokohama. Bank demand J par. On Java. Bank demand 133 Private
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    PRODUCE.
    90 3 (June 16.) rm $.u-55 Gambier.., do. Cube Net ir.os P«pptr, Black (ordinary Spore) 10.50 do. White, (Fail L/Wajj[ 17.75 Nutmegi 150^ to thi Ib.) 91. Mace 1 iianda) 96. Cloves (Ainboina) if. so Liberian Collet 40.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 340 do. do. flake (do. do.) 3.30 do.
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    SHARE LIST. JUNE 16th, 1896.
    315 3 Qvchatiow. C*pittl Paid up Shares Pd. l)i», Hongkong S'hai Bank. jB6 prem. $10,000,000 $10,000,000 80,000 iJt National R;.nk of China $27 Salf*. £500,000 150 f 997 r)t Founders, f 105 Sellers. #75^ it' Bk.of China, Jap. fc Straits $2* Nominal. 5 a 000 ,000 109,87s
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      251 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. The Company I steamer* are despatched trom Liverpool outwards for the Strahs Chit>a japan and from Japan homewards for London every t^t. and have accommodation for first and tliird tU passenger> carrying 1 Surgeon and Stewardess. Through Bills of Ufcdiag are issued for all China, [span,
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      215 3 Passengers by the Mail. June I').— Per Xa'ai rrom ShanehaL— 'Mr. E. St a \'ra«. From Yokohama. Mr and Mrb. Brydgts, Mr 1 Warrack. From Hongkong. Mr. K.H. Bell, M. I'Abbe I.emonmer Passengers Leaving. June 16. Pei Nat*l tar Marbeiilc-.. Mr. j C Van der Pals, Mr. Biandu, Rev. Byron,
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      727 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Flags ft Ton. Captain Arrived From < onaipn.--. s for, Wber I'oßfoisp Bra. cm., rjyolVllj t; rtongkont Vi CWficei Statiot P. H. i). N"landk.nl)ui. cru., 2 jSsVan Nes \l<\ Benajkali! Di«t.< Other Vesseis AoktUITUVS Bnt. 2WO I i'dd |une 1 Hongkong I. AnnrilN Nor. 1957 .Shutt
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      555 3 rllltLl k x P cti- D known dtk dw 1 md low ol 1 Gr i 'jn < ttatha 1 Hasti'f i- J Said Pb* k Im [U 1 1 v I'rbi ssi k tun I i' Mmi Mi >m, k 1 ROKETTA, dw fIMC 1' I PlttMe Hbinkich, due
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      390 4 TO BE LET FROM AUGUST Ist .\h -uattd and commodious T" 2 w?* rhomas PAUL* Co. ta.th.>. TO BE LET. 1 v ni. m HOl ">►■ Tanilin V|O« S-l !l/ABM d 7M;H, r k,nshaw ft. t*. J v L r Pennefal APP I% M m I)". W^ n- -V Bt
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      469 4 KELLY WALSH, L m New Books. BR ISSEY S NAVAL ANN! Al., 1896. S 7. 50 IRONCLADS m \C I lON, 2 vol. stb.oo PROBLEMS of the FAR EAST, by Cur /on New Edition 4-5° THE FAR EASTERN < >l ESTION, by V.t airal 5-30 WRINKLES m PRACTK AL NAVIG
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      578 4 JEYES Perfect Purifier. (The strongest disinfect. ml.; E. M. I. YON Co.,— 15. Battery Road. June 12. DYNAMIT E. DEVIL BRAND, The undersigned have now received a shipment of the above well-known Dynamite which i< guaranteed equal m every respect to am other brand ottering m the market. Th, -DEVIL
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      459 4 McALISTER Co., HAVE JUS T kE C E I V E D A F RESH SHIPMENT OF WATSON &Co.s V- V CELEBRATKI) M. M >-'" ■■-^)\^l% Price Si i per Case Whiskies I »jf -^I^HCP? \^l Dl P R ■SPECIAL RESERVE,"* JTVi^H Vv^^f^/ f/^ EZiil '^i^w B 3 WATSON S
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      394 4 McALISTER Co. (Australian Product Department; HAVE JUST KKCKIX K\) A SHIVMKN I Ur 3 TONS Or Messrs. WOOD Co.'s Prime Australian Butter, the well-known Cow Brand, m lib. dm 58 cents per tm. m ,'lb. tins $1.10 per tin. Tins butter Cud be iiad from out mi'dagents m Peaang, F-^an^kok..
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      627 4 The Singapore Free Press AND Mercantile Advertiser. Cable A odrks:-,— AJ-,-ert< ser. Wmmm TdifHosi Mniaaa Wa. Published at 39, Change Alley, Singapore THE hading English Newspaper B tk Straits Settlements fohorc Protected Native State- of Peak n. gor. Sungei L'jong. Pahang Sembilan British North Borneo Sai > Netherlands Indies. Java
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