The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 June 1896

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 23RD JUNE, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, No.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      295 1 P Or.cc Collyer Quay Q_m Wr.arves. New Harbour. Q STEAM NAVIGATION Co. r CHINA, JAPAN. PENANG. CEYS- INDI V AUSTR .LIA.AOBN, EGYPT, mI'rSEILLES GIBRALTAR, MALTA. jjjUSDIS N PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. Lj bag I --J r tmi Amn 1 1 MAIL LINES. 1 v, a R Ht HHEM* AKI» taut d%.
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      923 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. *J"HF. fast and well known steamers of this line will leave Singapore on or about the undermentioned dates. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS To arrive Singapore for To arrive Singapore for China. Europe. JuneJs. Prina Htinrich lune -vs. July -3- P "i ossem juiv _n. t .tig. to. Sachsen Aug.
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      795 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI}. Under Contract with the Nithkrlands India Govern mp nt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for June, 1896. Steamer From Expected WiH be despatched for d at. Siak Bengkalis. June 27th. Bengkalis, Siak, Pane., Bila, Asahan Deii. June
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      669 1 Messrs. KOBT. LENZ Co., j BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT PHOTOGRAPHERS. TO H. M. THE KING OF SIAM I 0 satisfy tiie demand fm tii- latest Photos ot H. M. THE KING AND H. M. THE QUEEN OF SIAM. We bc^j to inform the Singapon society, that by the kind consent of
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      640 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL fio.ooo.ooc i RESERVE FUND 57^0,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS j 10,000,000 Court or Dirictor s. A. McCONACHIE. Kv,„- Chaihman S. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.— Obtott Chairman Thi Hon BELL Irving. Kh.'.mii Esq. G. B. DODWKLL, E-q. D. R. SaSSOOM, Eiq. M. D. BzaKIEL, Esq.
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      887 1 MILKMAID ft T^ BRAND *+m¥ CONDENSED MILK £K^^l§3!^| The "Milkmaid" Brand is guaranteed to IJ0»U Pjj-jj-jj the cream of the original milk. In the proces ■WI'DENSED MHJu manufacture nothing but water is removed no tmmmt, *m\mmtm\\ the best reflned sugar added HaVR J_(_HPl. Avoid low-priced brands from which the trWUm
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1896.
    1424 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1896. ■_■>•• Ai i HOI <■'■• th. itor) i ollis tw-.a <:n- Hi >lv ot n.e pol i r mi il a i.. Bril sh Guiana baa bei lai d tiie m dent publish! d to-d iy tl c a rest ol a
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    THE COMING DANGER.
    310 2 Ina recent number of a French Review the Baron d'Estournelles, whose nam, is wed! known j m London, has given his impressions Of tne ills 1,-om which Europe is suffering. He does not hold that the European Stairs arc suffering merely from old age, but from weariness,
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    THE COST OF SPORT.
    1000 2 One does not realist ll nous amount <>l money spent i. inti tfa iota of tl j,. until after re id i Mi J. Mai facta and figures on thii ra n the M-i\ nairtber ol -i i i ncern ig racing, he arrivi at I
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      The Massacres in Mashonaland.
      27 2 Advance of a British Force. The -ltuation m Ifasfaoaaland isi ing m gravity and the Imperial troops at Mate-king bave commen.-i march northward.
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      The Revolt of the Druses.
      25 2 Precarious Position of Turkish Troop-; rhe situation at Hnanw m Sjn i senMs, several Turkish battalii bs having beei surrounded
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      The Education Bill.
      38 2 Mr Balfour la- announced thi drawal of tbe Education Btl Im'tting that tin- Governmeat bad miscall ilatadi eaten! of tbe op| osttioa to th. n It i- proposed, however to rt-introdu<. tl Bill m January
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      Venezuelan Violation of Frontier.
      46 2 Arrest of a British Official I i.. i in-/., r-. ka< I rr..- Lc i d ti theii ten toi y Mr. Han ivi Bt H;^ial. who wa- 'lir- I making 1 4 roads on the British S h i .r^k ;inc.
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      Turkey and Crete.
      14 2 it,. I i bat proj I Id r.t a Christian G
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      Obituary.
      117 2 Sir I igastus Man it torn /.">idon, fum *,frd to, i-\ G »p Hai t nut 13 and theatrical manager, was born m ll v been lessee of Covent Garden 1 he., t wiiere he has produced tocessful pantomimes. He has also written, aritl Mi Meritt, Pett I n
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    86 2 We obeetvc that a local contempoiarv has yesterday been mo.-.; tO da the statement it niad. respecting an as* -erted impending marriage of a well-known Colonial Official is absolute I erroneous lo ..juote from a paragraph m the *a issue immediat' lj above th< retraction r? ferred to I ortunateiy
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    PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
    234 2 A- the Wiliard Company do not play m the Town Hail on i hursday ngl Orchestral practice will tak-: plea *t I usual hour on that evening, B.JO p.m 1 be Stewards of the Tientsin Race Tub congratulated the Prince of Wales on winning the Derby. The usual
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      219 2 NOBELS Explosives Co., Ltd. \l i \< Rfc «S I 'I DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE t/t&uU y GLASGOW DETONATORS. GLASGOW, i] rters o! AH kind, of SAFETY FUZE Bickford, Smith c\ Co and Tbe S uraiisea Cora pan y ■ad an inrai I i to be al superior
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      578 2 WAN*. DAT ONCE A t O.MPhTEN IS iveyor or Draftsman. Appl\ m writing *k_ copy of testimonials lo X All COHEN, C a Max Stern ,V Co. J"'"-' ll c CHINESE CLERK WANTED Foa X; d\t. Bai i ish North Borneo. Ml ST -p.il; and write Keh and Cantonese Dialects
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      800 2 FRENCH BOARDING HOUSE. SEVERAL vacant rooms, comfortable for gentlemen. House well situated. $50 per month. Orders accepted to supply dinner parties. Apply to 3 I LOYD KOAD. June 4. 4-7 CHINESE GIRLS* SCHOOL. THK usual half -yearly sale ol I's fulandFancy Articles, m aid ul the funds ul the above
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      447 2 TO-DAX'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. Municipal Debentures 5%. do. do. 6/0 Tanjong Pagar Dock Debs. Straits Ice Co. Straits Trading Co.'s v hares. FOR SALE. I'anjong Pagar Dock Shares. Jeleliu i o.'j Shares. FRASER Sc 1 Exchange and Shaie Brokers. June 25. v.c. WANTED AT ONCE. CHEAP, quiet lodgings foi married couple
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      163 2 The Week. ratalaj tpA Higi Wastes i a Entries O I nation Cup 1 Sta. Cci i Bai I Hmgl. m Green, 5 p rr.. Swimming Club Laanch, l l_;dg. Si I i- Regnlar, 8-45 p.m. Wednesday. 24th High tt tt< Ip. Si 1 I■ P v <). M Homewards
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    JOHORE LAMA NOTES
    234 3 \\Prom ou> own CorresponJenti) picking h mm m progress on all the estates, continw d m I weather, however, keeping curing considerably behind. a baa been commenced upon some According lo reports crops ore $omewl smaller lhal last year. Natives are deal ag spaces tor paddy m
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    THE "MEYER MEMORIAL FUND."
    48 3 tan :;?po?ed, out al respect to rj ol the brave Singaporean who I Medal ol Memorial Fusend tbeir conti I to tbe i mentioned- the ra- if Mi i i that i n ..pe il ing i of securii g rmanent ging to v
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    CYCLING FOR LADIES.
    324 3 fancies and el _»od. improvement r and sa ijht be een lojrvd to be ma ia pru--.der > weig to the and j Al- must RupUR I prof ar.ical suplataki O •generate muscles, need »ng growing girl, too, .cd that I r. try her on bes ond
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    THE PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    42 3 From noon on the <,U> inst. till noon on Vbe i 7 th there bave been 53 cases of budooic plague reported at the Hongkong Sanitary Board Offices, which brings the total lor the year up to 1,082.
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    THE JAPAN-SINGAPORE COAL TRADE.
    73 3 THE JAPAN-SINGAPORE COAL TRADE. A Tokio despateb of the 6th inst. -tales that tbe Board of Directora oi tbe Hokk.; !l Collier] and Railway Company adopted a resolttti m iv increase the capital ol lbe company b\ ran 4,000,000 m order to develop lbe business ot shipping coa! to Hongkong
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    THE POPULATION PROBLEM
    122 3 oi v b about to be bunded m Pans r oma\ with the population problem. Wl ;eonl> four Britons lo every seven Frenchmen whin we fought Napoleon, nowadays o•■ a good m Hun' ahead of those of r 1 Germany during a recent five years population was
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    THE SHANGHAI CONVENT LIBEL COST.
    103 3 THE SHANGHAI CONVENT LIBEL COST. v x int Sir N Hannen sat m Chamber;, foi thi pur| o two applications m the hbel eas. L' lnstitution St. 1 i Philomene Vgoutin (known as) N P I -i I). lark and is W. Xii gsmill Tiie pr o eed igs iccui
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    "THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER."
    183 3 1 1 I'm Sll lAM Till- ORII s. Dr i who is oncle of Mr. J. J. M. g Consut-Gcneral for tiie Netherlands m Singapore) appears to be quite an expert m the diag tional and mental irregularities. On ''Jealousy" i and its treatment ihe theories ot
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    KIPLING IN FACT AND FICTION.
    151 3 -ne m my l la I:-■. I i ase.' Rudyard B Wi tint to the b^ck tl enal, an' I .11 for ten minutcs'twas all all I killin' himself against my Ht -iad as a dumb d I I tr.thin' wid r Will ye Ot*
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    HOW AUSTRALIA CAN HELP INDIA.
    379 3 A noticed a rtatemo l by 'dr. Gc Tfpti SthCßtt Craig, editor of the Australian A,, tj u \md Defence Reaiem,thoX a force of v BBC regiments of infantry, 1, 000 mounted infan- I j cavalry and two Rdd batteries, with all j ■ta£ and
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    MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
    65 3 llie O.C. 1 r ops has been pleased to grant j (gave ..i sbinarr m extension to Major K. C. Wace, D.S.O., »JU, horn 21st to -'2nd June, 1896, i wo private altair Major W. J. F. Morgan, from the Royal Irish Regimes t, having resigned m- ombatanl
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    THE RICKMERS LINE.
    188 3 Last week we noticed tbe delivery of two new vessels for lhe kickmers' line. lhe I i-t of the three we announced as building some time since i has now had her trial. ["Ins was lhe s..s. Elizabeth Rickmers, constructed by Messi s. Wigham Rich .rdson and
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    SPORTS.
    638 3 I By the Hail. The great bicycle- uce from Bordeaux to Paris wi- won by an Englishman, alter a chai ictenstic exhibition of British pluck. But may road-racing ik vei come to this sort oi thing m England. Linton's victory -fetus to have been earned at the cost ol
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    THE DANGERS OF KEROSINE CARGOES.
    583 3 Si-"..- L i k vi FJobgjlobg liiki-i Lives I ,Vl. The 'instruction of kerosine laden -link at Hongkong on tbe 15th inst will remind our readers ol the mysterious fatr ol the Hi ih fun and the circumstances which ar-- believed to have brought about
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    LOSS OF THE "DRUMMOND CASTLE."
    1757 3 In.. Castle Mail Pickets Com. any, Limiteh. In St. Paul's, of April 25th, appears the following notice of the "Castle Line" to which the ill-fated Drummond Castle belonged Almost the hist question I asked, when I obtained an interview with one 01 tiie Managers of
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    THE "WALER" IN ENGLAND.
    224 3 THE WALER" IN ENGLAND. People who take an interest m racing here, a sport which is maintained only by the continuous importation of Australian race-horses and griffins, will appreciate this reference m a home paper to the gradual respect being shown to the Australian horse m England Since the arrival
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    THE EAST INDIA SQUADRON.
    316 3 Whether the Admiralty oi the Indian Government was ri^ht m the pasl m the dispute about the proper size and character of lhe ressdl of the East Indian sij mi. a. ri quired for police and patrol purposes m time of peace and for protection of
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    Passengers for Straits and China.
    112 3 Pei Prett v, from Bremerhaven, due June 25.— Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Benjafidd, Mr. Chr. Eckardt, Mr. G. I kne lit, Mi- dey, Mr. S Mi -manu, Mr-. A. Nich ,la- stnd children, Mr. iron Aaer, Mr. A. M. van Doraser, Mr. S. m
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 E XCH ANGE. P (Corrected lp ro June 23) Om London. Bank 4 m/« 2.J.1 ii demand 2/2-g t6 Private credits 3 m/ 5... 2 documents 3 tn/a j-15/16 Bank demand s 7^ < J.s Hongkong. Bank demand I j£ dij. On Yokohama. Bank demand J par On Java. Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    101 3 i lune 2 3 *;-.-> s Qamtnei do. air: So,'. II lr Pipper, Black (ordinary Spore) t0.30 do. Wbiti (Fail LJW=s% I '7-75 Nutmegs j 150s to the lb.) at. Mace (Banda)..,, .j, j Cloves (Amboitu)., „.,17 0 o Libc-rian < ofli c |o. Tapioca, small pearl (Kair quality)
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    SHARE LIST, JUNE
    194 3 23rd, 1896. ATio Capital P«idnp Sham Pd. D<», Hon^on, Shai Bank. Iyo prc-u. 10 .000.000 ,10,000,000 £0,000 ,*</.* r' Bk.of Cfanm fcj» a. Ltd MIW.I 1*3.000,000 4 50,0« 199,87s /»■< ot V lkMr 'J.'", K ;i'jSai. f 1500.000 fi,.s<>o,ooo 15,000 iooi4rwrc««it Drhenturcs 6% i^fe prem. $200,000 v
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    OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY.
    284 3 The- Company steamer- are despatched tr,_i Liverpod outwards for the Straits Chin .V Japan Bad iron. Japan homewards lor London IW] .».-,-k ..rV accommodation for rii -i and third d ].a.-enger-Carrying a Surgeon end tlTWliralsil Through Bills «f Lading .m is-ued Ear all Ciaaa, Japan, Manila,
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      203 3 Weather Keport. (June 22.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory t). A M. 3P. M. OP, M. j Bar. red. 32 hah 2y.00; 2<j.Bio 2.3. 86_j Temperature 87.2 885 030 I Wt.t Bulb Thermorr.c-ter... a 77. s 70 o Dir. of Wind S.S.E. S.W. SAY. Max. Temp, m shade 88.
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      974 3 Man-Of-Wat Flag* ft Toa Captßfa Arrived Krorr. Consicrneet for, W.« n Poarotsi ora., i;;. p. \i„ Kaagkang Sr. N on.. Other Vesseis Al iS Sor. 198/ June 7 D. 8... lata Amhbrsi Brit Shimiaea I une 21 Klang Wm B An .mi-.- Ger. bq.. 633 Sehneafci Jane is An BanSbboGuan
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      410 4 Dr. A. P. BOWES. Hh N 1 Isl f-A-.r 1- ryxAx-r-y Rflßd BB* W M TO LET. \MX3 *«'"<> > lh ,mmtd,a,e Mtl vv I I'M CHIN SW EE, I Sb ii Kbi 1 i.. 'J 1.- S ngap TO Bh. LE MOL \'l El Ull 1 H HOI SI
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      617 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. HP EN DERS are invited tor the .arming tor a period of three IV years trom Ist AogOSt next, pt ihe EHenboroogh Municipal Market. Seated lenders addressed to the Municipal .Secretary rind labelled Tender for Market. will be received at ihe Municipal Office up till noon on Taodaj,
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      241 4 yf/J^tW- DYNAMITE. DEVIL BRAND, I In- undersigned bave now received a shipment ot ihe above well-known Dynamite which is guaranteed equal m every respect to any otlin brand offering m the "t" DEVIL BRAND" ofi >>-*- mite is used al the principal Mine- m South Africa, South America, V i<_
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      379 4 McALISTER Co., HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SHIPMENT OF ._>^HH_&v WATSON Co.'s X' _>._'^ M SL_r\ V. V. O. CELEBRATED Mm #-V -^^)\^^m Price Su per Case Whiskies i^ipyW^^ \*Rl Dl PMD "SPECIAL RESERVE," fi_^J| S'lW.l t> WATSON S OLD malme (fel I "DOMINIE" Price $t j per Case VV^VT
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      362 4 McALISTER Co. {Australian Produce Department; HAVF JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT Or 3 TONS Messrs. WOOD Co.'s Prime Australian Butter, the well-known Cow Brand, m lib. tin.. 5S cents per tin. m ->lb. tin.- 81.10 per tin. This batter can be had from our subagents m Peaaog, Bangkok. Saigon. Macassar, Deli,
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      619 4 The Singapore Free Pm 5 *N n Mercantile Advertiser. Table Annß. ss, Adwertioer, Knomt Tklbphonb Ni —a. Ua. kt. Published «t 39, Change Alley, S>rg. r THE Lading English Newspaper Straits Settlements Jobore, th» Protected Native States of Perak s. gor, Sungei L'jong. Pahang. tr> (J Sembilan; British North Borneo
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