The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 August 1896

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    8 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 14 1898
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    Domestic Occurrences BIRTHS.
    39 1 Domestic Occurrences BIRTHS. On the i^th instant, at Police Bahru the wile of j \V. Nf\l, Police Armourer, Jof a son. On the 13th instant, at No. 19, Thomson Koad, the wife of D. Parry D*vibs, of <t son.
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1896.
    668 1 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1896. Itareshatt the Pn titt t'aJpte'i right maintain, ii> re patriot froth glorious r rr cpU itaw. Piedced to Ivoliirion, l.nyalty. anU Law. The roads of Singapore are of an t-x- cellenre that has become almost proverbial, thank- to the care and a
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    257 1 La<l\ Mitche}l w|ll J>olti ;i Reception at Government House on l/hyrsda) joth August. Three i.iin;s ot cholera arc reported to have occurred since noon yesterday, two Chinebe and a K-ling. 1 lie ratio per mille of deaths tor the week ended Aug. Stb, for Singapore, is 44 s«j, the tutal
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    THE WRECK OF THE "RAJAH BROOKE."
    1146 1 1 he S s. Gorgon, Capt. Morier, came m this morning from Sarawak, bringing wilh her as passengers ('apt. joy< c. formerly of the s. S. Rajah Brooke. Mr. Eberweifl, Chief Officer, Mr. Grant, Chief Engineer, and Mr. Twiss, aecond engineer ol the illfaled
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    97 1 Another local newspaper yesterday tedthatH. E. the General Officer com- mantling paid a visit to the Porpoise, and "on leaving receiyed a salute of seven guns. Fort Canning replied with a similar salqte." That will be news to Fort Canning. As a matter of fact the Porpoise fired eleven guns,
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  • Correspondence.
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      The Police Horses.
      213 1 rHI i'.mroß. 5l Xi Your report of the last meeting of the Municipal Commissioneis m your issue of tht 13th inst. gives Colond Prnoefather's interpellation about the police horses, but suppresses my reply Colonel Peooefalhef took exception to the expression collapse oj tke f>oii>>horses" I justified that
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      THE LATE SIR JOHN MILLAIS.
      1020 1 [*o-da% i telegram announces the not wexpected deaib of thai great artist Sit John Mi'lais who -.1 recently succeeded the iat<: Sir V;- <l- rick L-i^lilon as I'r. -i nt of the Royal Academy Sir John bad \x't -a fora considerable time j i 4
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      THE CYCLE RACE.
      133 1 The Twenty-mile Cycle Race, on the Bukit 1 imali Road, to-morrow, ends at tht third milestone, near Wayang Satu Police i Station, and the race should finish about 6 p.m. Spectators and others are asked to be indulgent m the matter of giving a clear road at
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      Arctic Exploration.
      23 1 Return of the Nansen Exped*^ |)r l-rithiol \ans(ii bat Norway having readied foot degf ci the Pok than any \>r- v'tmu
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      Obituary.
      12 1 Sir John Miiiai- Prcst4< iri Aeadem\ i- <l<-a<l London^ August tftA
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      NEW JOHORE STAMPISSUE
      209 1 \li I <i Kei P <i- ral lobore bat I m ;rded to v o! the new foboci stamp* i—si <i m \<r\,r<: it, the r;th Kabid Awai, i i -jgust 2btl These Stamps bear a full fa< c pit length, of Sultan Ibrahim m h. -'at'-
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    149 1 < KAMFIONMHr, I he lintdnvl r the Qua plat begins to mocmm s*l ;th i~ Mormon 9 fcf< rew< v rgao. The red hrn byes round uill be IIfICTMM M MtK»i:i'i: >'v' I M^ ,!>U»i 18. Ri.Lm r'»i A dvi.ii v. Aa T. E. Karle v. fcfa)
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    373 1 The fast <ia\ > mdmg "f A< Xugust meeting was held yesterdax al faipeflg The following are the event* m 4 w'ntier*. Ihe Maiiiks Hi. \ii.— Value v H*> dens a!! Hordes '.hai have neve won <i raw I any Course Gnrrin, lump and X .-.■> excepicd
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      282 1 RAPPI4H INSTITUTION. U- > mm Sd iries an d g ti aittcations, age and aaparicM*. inn fl|M M HS PWNCIPAI v if-*-WANTED AN APPRENTICE. \I It Xl N\K Kurope«in Goldsmith and Engraver A PHONETIC SHORTHANDCi ASS r I > adu i ess t o >NOG* KPH\ tvFrmP «a <>-.-. Law
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    • Advertisement
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      548 1 DYNAMITE. DEVIL BRAND, rbe uodrfsigned bave now a $ktproent ol (be above well-kuown Dynamite which is guaranteed equal m every (espevl to an) other brand offering m ihe mark; t ih." DEVIL BRAND" oH)>na. mite Bscd at the principal Mines m South Africa, South America, Victoria, and YYe&t Australia. GUTHKIE&Co.,
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      736 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. Municipal Debentures ,s» d>. do. 6% Tanjone Pagac Dock Deb.. Straus Ice Co. Straits Tracing Co. 'a v hares. I'anjong Pagar I Jock Co.'s Sh I v->. FOR SALE Straits Insurance Co.'s Shr.res. KKASKK V Co., Kxehange md Slute Brokers. Aug. 14. v.c. For Hongkong. I he
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      148 1 The Week. Friday 14^ Ht«li Wai. r I.l* 1 fft SnaUs SetUemeoU A .-,■<•■ Sl. (.tu;..i li.mci E pianadi pj Rom; Cr^ix Chapter, «i p.m. Saturday, »s*h Hi«ii Wato 2 7 a., vi p. Twenty Mile Cycle Kan., {.•jop.m a 2 a xi. S.C.C s. i< Mi. Graai'i XI. Mr.
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      181 2 W. Robinson Co. fj, v n .v x n K. < CM TR li. ST.^apore. 5 Battery RoaJ. iRINSME/' KEURICH rnwrnyotini AJiiaan Pianos. KATZ BKOo. Kid ll CLASS TAILOES BREECHES MAKERS. I Outfitters Zk Hosiers, ts Hathn States, k»•• ■r■. n a CuStOTOCI Letter. <" 1 tsssM. KATZ Bi H
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      941 2 \lfj KJ TaJBSTRY PAPERS h.Ht)RI)IDtHY KAPfeitS SlLn PAPF.R' «'M a*M&**-M»JtpatTV 1 .ul UAlct BiII CITTJJjt ml ±'UI PUWi 'JSI vesetiam (wr.R^ j jym.R PtPKRs IN RFXIFP PUCKntPBIta U nwnur cooßt »torrs 1 rf-awawi nxiv j«> fu«®»< < < *_f Apply to MOINh. COMTE Co Singapore, AGENTS FOR M. OPPENHEIMER, PARIS.
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      343 2 MARSHALL SONS CO., LIMITED. s IT s^ SOI.I-; AGLAT I'OR I UK STRAITS, JOHN LAWSON, rELEPHONE No. 14s. 10, CE< II SIKKK'I m. McALISTER Co., HA E JU SI KECE I V ED A FRESH SH I PM E M <) F WA'ISON&Co.'s V V KI.KMKA'IKD fL •*\^i\ Price Sll
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      261 2 McALISTER Co. (AustraSma Produce Department HAY X Jl SI KKCKIVKD From Australia A SHIPMENI Ol WOOD Co.'s Prime Butter, the well-known Cow Brand, m lib. tins 62 cents per tin m jib. tins f1.15 per Bo This butter CM be had from Mil Nib- agents m IVnang. Fidii^kok. Saigon, Macassar,
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      593 2 me Singapore Free p resB i Mercantile Advertisn ahi.i> UINMMb, Aii-.r.t mt, Vi> iJfM (n.KI'HOM< MHCK— o Published at 3g, Chan^r Afltj apor Lading EofiUi Newspaper tK X Strait* Settiemmt.* Joii-.r. Protected Native States o< I'--jjor. Sunge) Ijong. Pahaaj Sentbilan; British North Horn, o N.-theriand> Indies, Java m Also widely
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