The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 July 1896

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    8 2 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 1896
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1896.
    1161 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1896. The trial of Dr. Jameson aud hw cbiel military eoilca^H— m Mi do* historical raid into the Transvaal is at las) ended. We bavc before us ibc term* ol tli»: charge and the general evidena iia;- been akead ide publi< m Ibe
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    PUBLIC QUININE SUPPLIES.
    163 2 i- -\tn> have been ol late prevalent m Singapore, causing foi many ntoatltfl an iiodaly higli murtality, the local Governiif nt might take .i li ij out the book ol th« Government ol India as to the supplj ol tj iininr th( publii \ii Indian |jaj>'.r lite
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    FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.
    194 2 I it- Daty 'w.i Odessa correspondent writes: —I he many unfounded reports regarding incident m connection with the < oronation which have recently appeared i some Kng ish and Conlinental journal^ are making a leiy bad impression on the Russian Government, and they are certainly not calculalcd
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    HOW GERMAN EXHORTS ARE INCREASING.
    169 2 German export trade shows a very icmarkablc rise for iBov as will be seen from the following official statement giving the value m millions of inarlcs: Cotton industry, ->^o i.i 1595, 157 m 1804; siik industry, 15- !n 1895, W2 Ml 1894; wool industry, 268
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    THE LOSS OF THE "ILTIS."
    372 2 The deplorable dibas>ter, of which we publisli special teiegraphic pe«rs to-day j which has btruck the gunboat Ilti\ off the effective list of the German Navy, will cause the deepest regret, not only m Germany but throughout the ports of the Far Last at which
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    RIFLE MATCH.
    188 2 Sclavook v S.V.A fiic following arc th«. tCOT( BUdV bjf the Selangor Rifl« Awociaiton ten tbisnatdi fired op. Svadajr, July 26th s tl IVOOS X ASSOCIATIOK. the S. V. A xlread) tneatiooed ma -i'- the irio irai by a n iU fbe ranj^e toidl- oi the S. A
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    GOLD AND SILVER STATES.
    451 2 In adopl '..i- dard, at.: pf ito 'Ht free coinage «4 the !<■[<.' v rnt!o;i liat followed :he lead I Stal car Majority ia the electoral l I Statfi Hi ipon the platlcrm dei inU ot t!ie States m the comt 1 vhicli named ti>e St.
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    THE BETTER TRAINING OF THE PADRE IN PARTIBUS.
    206 2 Muscular Christianity, if needful anywhere— and few doubt the proposition— is espe< lally valuable m Colonial lilt. So thinks Lord Selborne. who presided recently at a meeting m support of St. Augustine's College, Canterbury. He said that m connection with the Jubilee
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    PATAL BATHING ACCIDENT NEAR SHANGHAI.
    68 2 PATAL BATHING ACCIDENT NEAR SHANGHAI. A Consul-General Drowned Narrow Escape of Another Cor.iSntcis! io V;-, A Hostgfcong A sad drowning tataiiu Itu in^j-, Pootoo near Shanghai. 1 nere MM B large batl lug on Sunday the -'Oth instant Daring Ac bathing the Cat tor Autlln Hungaiy at Shanghs >eph Haas,
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    SEVERE TYPHOON NEAR SHANGHAI.
    43 2 Extensive Damage I ht-u: has been i -,< typli Shanghai Coot damagi tin Settlessui I ai.'i to Ac -:i <Nh Hi .^k vmtber t... i At ssnm .i 1 rfmgj N MM N MJ" •i &f >.' n i tad tin.-.
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    LOSS OF THE GERMAN WAR. SHIP "ILTIS."
    56 2 Nearl> the Whole Crev Pn Only Ten Lives Say ed Ihe GerMM waiat wti t jvd ii. Pbanda) ia ■i e> totfci i jrth al \..r E i Ibe .iiKi v ikio^ on the Io iiider.-i .j. ij, m it' neart) all iic;
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    52 2 Conviction of Dr. Jamt-o:: r-.d Officerb. Sentences of Imprison::, I lit. case against Dt tmtt bas lio a rcrdi tof gu Sewteajcw !.a\.j bcea I loan Or urn n priiweit it hard v WiUoagbbj r Ma >r Win;.. trj stond k. Grai Ihe H HMttn ;:nuUc the Mi
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    307 2 Parliament is having its c\ OT British Residents- m the Haley Ie: On the 3rd July Major Jameson, M to call for a return of the nleries pi i to Britisli Restdcats and H<;ad> <j: Departments m the Malay State* statMg each cas«j whether they petionr 1 KecativC duties Alluding
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      548 2 MESSRS. JOHN LITTLE CO., LIMITED. H^- k! tivt a I orsignrrient ot PatLiit Syphon v t; s t.: r lb< >-cpa;. .1 m dt HcriK (A Soda Water. Selt-tr Water, Potash Water, Lemonade kU 'suiii» o4 Aerated rink~. SYPHON SELTZOGENES. 5 Pint 9.50. H Pint $14.75. .t [j m icrnic
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      940 2 NOTICE. I N the matter of the goods <>f Harry Nethbr--1 sole, deceased. Letters of Administration to the estate of the above deceased ha i ing been granted tv me a!l persons having claim- tinst or being indebted to the said estate arc requested to prefer surh tl-ii:n> and to
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      235 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. Municipal Debentures 5% do. do. 6% Tanjong Pagar Dock Debs. Straits Ice Co. Straits Trading Co.'s Shares. Tanjong P«igar Dock Co. 's Shares. FOR SALE. Straits Insurance Co.'s Shares. FKAStK Co.. Exchange and Sliate Brukcis. July v.c. NOTICE. IVf 0Ns J' POJZM lias been authorized to sign
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      98 2 The Week. Wfodsiesdaj zgir. H.f 1 .4; v P=; l. Mc-tr- U-.i k Thursday 30th Hi^hWa'.er < r >-4f| I ure n moil j-j Fra eward ■p. I r Orchestra p.n.. I rlalMreeriy Meeting Marim < I Ejwandb Wmmgk* ranjostg H t■ Friday |ES4 HifTh MTattff -1.54a. H If. the
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    THE ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL.
    880 3 1 n Ski RBT Polk y o> Proselyt-sm Rt. PLDIATED. j TXS EUITOR. >; ir Will you be good enough to insert ijhe accompanying letter, addressed to Mr Keiso by myself. Mr. Tan Hap Seng, and Hi fan 800 Liat, m your valuable paper. Yours truly. Tan
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    30 3 r S, .V Dourne, of H. M Consula. r> i m China, is the official that will the Blackburn Commercial p'-'-ion to China. It is expected to ieave m September.
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    THE CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
    818 3 THE CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COM MERCE. Report of Mr. Adamson and Mr. Stkingek. Ihe following correspondence has been sent us for publication London 17th June, 1896. Dkap Sir,—The third congress of Chambers of I Commerce of the Empire has concluded its sittings, and, as your Delegates, we have now
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    74 3 The competition for the Cbainpion*hip will cotnineoce on Aug. 15th, rntnes (.losing mi the 13th. The condition* ai^ match play, two rounds, bol tour for the final. There will also be a sweepstakes competition, mauh play, two ruund> (final tour) also to begin vii A^u^t 15'h and
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    THE MEKONG AGREEMENT.
    263 3 A etter from ihe Government ol India to the Secretary of State, dated May 6, on the subject ol the agreement w«h France respecting Siam and the Uppe« Mekong is pßbttshed a^ a ParSamentarj p.i^er. Trie Indian Govemmenl concurs m ibe view taken bj the Imperial Government
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    MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF RIKISHA COOLIES.
    89 3 1 I»r Atkinson, Acting Colonial Surgeon ol Hongkong, m his report for hit year says:-— i During the yew under review ail chair and jinII b«kai^olie applyiog for licences were medically ir^^d''!r.h t thP h1,ttmeinlhenlunthoU)ec^ T r The result oi the examination was as follows
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERY.
    32 3 There >s a report of a gang robbery at lanjong R!iu tLi* morning, 20 armed Chinese entering a house there. So far no details have conic to hand. 1
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    MURDER AT TELUK KURAU.
    40 3 A telephone message was received by the Police this morning that a murder had been committed at IVluk Kurau, near the Confederate Estate, and that the body had been buried. The Police are investigating the affair.
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    STABBING CASK AT HAVELOCK ROAD.
    91 3 A quarrel occurred this morning at a j ■>ago factory m Havelock Rond which end- i <rd m a man caUed Soli lcng 6tabbin2 the j cook, Soli Pol), with a two prong* il poker, m the chesi The cook w^ seriously m- I jured
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    THE "SARIE BORNEO."
    151 3 The Sarie Borneo, the fine thousand ton boat buili by Messrs. Riley Hargreaves Co, to the order of .Mr. Ang Lim Tbay, and launched yesterday, floated safely ioio di |j Water an hour and v hall before hjgh i •i le isl rrgVx 'I he vessel had
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    THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE."
    757 3 As there appears to prevail an impress* ion m some official quarters that .1 Municipal service is on an entire!} inferior plane and can b> run by a personnel oi a. type necessarily inferior to the officials employed m Government departments, the artii c given b<
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    BRITISH SHIPS UNDER FOREIGN FLAGS.
    401 3 Some Difficulties 01 Shifovnbbs. As .m outcome of a 'jomew hat lengthy discussion on ihe subject by shipping men, a return has ju->t been issued by ihe Kejjistrar-General of Shipi mj{ and Seamen which shows that troin January i to May 15 oi ihi-> yeir
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    THE NEW DACOIT.
    1034 3 Burma is one of the countries th U arc changing very fasti and one of the things that has changed m Burma is the dacoit. Ihe sportive gentlemen described by Rudyard Kipling and others, who crucified villagers wholesale and filled old ladies with kerosene, were flourishing m
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    A USEFUL POSTAL REFORM.
    205 3 An important improvement is being carried out j m the method of defacing stamps on letters when passing thr High the post offices m Indii. Hitherto the name of the office and the date, with figures or letters conveying certain meaning to the postal officials have
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    THE SIAM PRINCES IN PARIS.
    162 3 1 lie two sons of the King of Siam, and their uncle, Prince Bhanurangsi, ;<rc at present (th^ Daily News' correspondent says) the lions of Paris. People there have forgiven and forgotten the ungracious manner m which Siam acted with regard to its territories east
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 3 iX'OKRF.CTED UP IO July J>i On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/ji demand 2J2\ Private credits 3 m/s -l~\ documents 3 m/s 2/2-13/16 credits 6 m/s 2/2] On India. Bank demand i On Hongkong. Bank demand prem On Yokohama. Bank demand prem On Java. Bank demand 1 32 A Private
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    PRODUCE.
    255 3 (July Tin $3>-S"i Gambier J.ia do. Cube No. i njo P-jpper, Black (ordinary Spore) to 30 do. White, (Fair L/\V=5% 16.50 Nutmegs i 150s to the Ib.) 91. Mace (Banda) 96. Cloves (Amboina) 17 =0 Liberian Coffee jj. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3 ;5 do. do. flake (do.
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    SHARE LIST, JULY 29th, 1896.
    304 3 riON. Capital Paid up Share? U<L i>" Honi'... r;.- 'jai liv k I.'HJ s prtin. f10.000.U00 tIO.OOU.OOC c -O,OOf I^/f-i* Mate, otCh:,., M 9 4500.000 4400.150 fcj^jj/l yjwJLW. ?i 15 .">ellerb. (75-' Blr.ofChni &\> .m Ltd f2j Nominal. (j62.000.000 £4So,ooiJ 199,87* D feral £a j
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      318 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOM VAART MAATSCHAPP7JOCEAAN. j The Company 1 steunersan d< spatche i froi Li' pool outwards tur the Str.«it^, CimM Up m m 4 troii Japan homewards tur Londoij every t«.-:i diva, and have accummudatior. fur first and
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      791 3 VESSELS EXPECTED. I Giving port and date of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Men-of-\Var. Fuji-Kan, Jap., Newcastle, Yashima Kan, Jap., Newcastle, Mail Steamers irom Europe. Rosbtta, due July 31 P. Ac O. Sydney, due Aug. 8 M. M. Kaiskr-1-Hind, Aug. 16 P. O. K\klsruhb,
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      528 3 VESSELS 1 K< i-oi^Wai hacst Tor. Captain Am I )i< POl jJj Hto Is i' N i 'MM X I) ■<'. l; ,',c;!lvn j'j Kattlrs Hii.n.h., ;r CnlwinaUli [aij Othe: Ves,tib Akobwar lint. tch. M S'acodal '■'> All kHTK I>u b.j .■> Si line i> I B^ Lions l>ut. 27
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      507 3 N PORT. ved From Conaignr*-* for, When I 4emi Ia M !>r- QWhtol v .,i < <•■.■ PRkhn K.i >- '■■>< j > i; KiC H Bel nM< H B Ban P. Bi indan Straits SS < v j I>• <■■ 1 .1 j il) v I Bangle >V, Ma
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      275 4 TO LET, m .r -v HOV> K«\ H l --K>K!NH Life v.c TO LKT. IiAFFLLS tteß«a l:v i rurthcr n Vpplj KAi iii S HOI EL. v.c. TO St. LET t. X 1 v gHn. V_ < v 1K W: BR< >V TO BE LET. ,nk 1 R< ni -Ks.
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      301 4 W» Robinson Co. Hongkong, Qntx'a Rn-.r>, Centrm.. Singapore, 5 Battery Road. y si y oq^,* yjf^mLßi 5 ■tACii>\LS INSME/ D, PEI RU H, Bee Transposag A iiison PiaT^ns. Jan. I 1. KATZ BKOS. HIGH CLASS TAILORS AND BREECHES MAKERS, j Outfitters Hosiers, &C, cXC BfcG lv UlNOt v B in\r
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      1063 4 Singapore Sporting Club. The Autumn Race Meeting will be held on the K&b, .'2nd and J4ih October, ib()O. Programme A I J/.V MEETI\ G, t#g6. FIRST DAY, Tui siiti v. Oct. joili. PIRSI Ullr, r«i Maiosn Plati V ihie $250. A Race for Maiden Horses— Weight as pei 9 rile
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      349 4 Jl^RflflJlGfl of Japan TOILET WATER Appreciated for its delicate perfume and the feeling of wmfort and freshness which it imparts to the skin Kan an g a Extract X DEMCOTCS EXOTIC PEHFI I I R THE HAf DXI Hi ***** (R C o.sTrn E t T" RtGAUD^ C 8, rue
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      296 4 W. DALLAN. BY, O« Cru II 0..- baft, J >v I i'l> mdi 1 persoaal on, Haknfss and Siddleri neatly re- km< i j Only 1 Prictsi derate. 75. Brass Bassa Xi I. P. DALLAN. '■< »1 VLER, lt< \l\f-.K, x I j broken la addle -Kid bar. Commission and
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      450 4 McALISTER Co. Draw Special Attention TO A CONSIGNMENT Ol-FRED-METTER'S PATENT IMPROVED OVENS which they have just received are now on view, THE SIMPLEST CHEAPES I AM) IfOSI ECONOMICAI COOKING STOVE IN I SE ONLY I Hi. ONE FIRE ON TOP. 10 ROAST, BAKE, AND BOIL NO BRICKWORK REQI IREO Can
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      591 4 The Singapore Free Pr> ss Mercantile Advertiser. Pablb A»DRfcs*>, Advertise, i'ttin I tLtl'hOKt Nl MUKK. No. Published at 39, Change Alley, b-.. |0 T-HF kadaaf Engliaa New«*a| !f A Straits SettlemeaU J Protft< tt-'l Natirc Stataa d Pierai gor. Sung-. 1 L'jong, P.ii..m X Sembilaa; Brituh Nartfa Borneo N<-therlands Indies,
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