The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 May 1897

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. DAILY ISSUE, No. SINGAPORE THURSDAY, 131,1 MAY, 1897. rH IRD SERIES.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 492 1 POfice Co'.'.yer Quay. O W.-.arves. New Harbour. O iTtAM NAVIGATION Co. &RAL VR MALTA MABSE' v /mouTH, AND issued for P< I A,rN- ako for i MAIL LiNEs. H( MEWAB i Cororr.andel M y 2f>. t RohiDa 9Ka ser-i-Hiad I Rcsetta c UtTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE, eat a rfPasseaj S Borneo
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    • 834 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. "PIIK Fast and weH known steamers ot this Bne will leave Singapore on or .ibout the under- nentioned ti OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS S To arrive Singapore for To arrive Singapore for i China. hurope. J May 27. Pr, Hi May 30. June 24. June 27. 9ay*ra July 2--.
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    • 368 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPH. Hm.kk Contract with tub Nitherlanos India Gotbrnmbnt. AGENTS ATSINGAPORE. SHIPS AGENCY. LATE I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 COLLYER QUAY Time Table tor May, Steamer From Expected Will be despatched lor J2** m M V I?gSS» Penang. MaViSth. Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang and Sourabaya, May ,sh. aS Bila. May
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    • 483 1 S. S. P. 0. PUBLICATIONS. THE SINGAPORE and STRAITS DIRECTORY for 1897. —IV |5 rcopy; post Eree to Nativi SI |5 I" THE SINGAPORE and STRAITS ROUGH DIARY for 1897-1' J1.20 per copy; p«1 Eree Native States, 81.50. THE TRAVELLER S MALAY PRONOUNCING HAN D BOOK tli Bdition.hidi-].. usable to
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    • 574 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI 11 BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPiTAI *i...000/»c RESERVE FUND 6,*00,u00 RESERVE LIABILITY OF > liooooooo PROPRIETORS I Court or Dirrctoks. St. C. MICHAELSEN, E»fl.— Chairman. Hon. J. J. Bkll Irving.— Dbpvtt Chairman. C. Bkikmann, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Bcq. G. D. Boning, Esq. R. L. Richakdson, Esq. G.
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    • 562 1 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN FIRK INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. HAMBURG BREMEN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. THK undersigned, Agents of the above companies, are prepared to ftCCßpt I tv tab at current rales. PUTTFASC KhN C Oct. i» THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. I. re riskl
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    • 413 1 PACIML MA!!. STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND nCCIDBNTAL and ORIENTAL VJ STKAMSHIF COMPANY. 1 hrou^h BUHgt ii k> tted to hngiand Kr»mi. ..nijii- my by ai! v line- Steamers, also to San i- .r« o( the above Unas. 1 .-11,. t- j ■■> Special reduced raits granted to Officers ot the Army,
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  • 199 2 To th« Editor. [>EAkSiR. In ur i-Mjc .1 .1,! [4th last, you published a telegram bj K eater ■.n.ier the head note v A Grand Duke Swede,* 1 to the effect liiat The Grand Dakc of Mecklenburg-Schw enn has committed -uiriJe at lar.r.es. He had been painfully ill
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  • 223 2 In view o\ re terrible re, undoubtedly associated tli m awful panic, that \vu> ?o destructive of life at Paris the otbv b] s :"i!ar and fash- social function the following, from 'v r >' rnurli to the point We see men I h imad i turn
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  • 197 2 THE CULTIVATIO N RUBBER. Para rubber m the M I ye peculiai I 1 the iemand for wA eh thrvdgi v: creasmg with form!: tad be md I ■&a cf the huge profit-, to be obta:nt-d m the I -it at mo n pound, though it can at 6d. It
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  • 1181 2 A meeting ol tin- General Committee for the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on June 22nd and 23rd was held m the Council Chamber last evening (12th), His Excellency Maj.-Gen. Jones-Vaugban, c.n., presiding. I hen; were present the hon'bies W S. Kvnnersli v. G. Penney, Major Anderson G S.
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  • 809 2 Russi \s Critk Globe orrespondent.) Under the title of The Foreign Policy of Russia and the Situation o[ the Foreign Powers, M. Skalkovsvy, the talented editor ol (he A' vote Vretnya, has written a remarkable pamplilet, which is now the topic of the day m diplomatic
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  • 119 2 !\li UK I ll' os TB A Shanghai telegram to the Hongkong Daily 1 legraph is as follows Shanghai, May 6th.— From New York wires have been received here stating that < ongress has decided to impose an import dutyol ten cents igaU) pi i pound
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  • 885 2 Shanghai, April 2i. ["he thro* i b in| cc-yearly inspection ol the native troop- at Woosung by the Governor of Kiangsu took place yesterday. F came down m the Chinese man-of-war Nanshan from Kiangyin, where he had beeainspecting the garrison, arriving at VVoosung at about noon. The
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  • 411 2 COAL PRODUC TION IN 1895. A parliamentary ,j, Jction msumption of coal, and the number of i rnployed m coaJ production, m the principal countries m the world during ,895. Statis--1 given for each year from i- to 1895. ro the tables given m previous similar papers there has be^fcfd
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  • 120 2 ORPS ORDI 1.-. I lead Quartet Offio Singapore, May i jth, 1897. 1. Orderly Officer for the en uing week, Capt < Da vies. Lieut. E.M. Merewether has been granted s^ months leave from the Ist msl. .5. The following gentlemen, bavins been duly elected, are posted
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  • 80 2 (Corrected up to May 13.) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/0 demand 1 Private credits 3 m/s 2/0-3/16 documents 3 m/s 2/0J credits 6 m/s 2/0-5/16 on India Bank demand 1 'n Hongkong. Bank demand I °Z Hi* 1 .'v j 'jON OKOHAM Bank demand j<£ pr( m On
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  • 91 2 (April 13.) I m (jambier do. Cube No. i t y-5o Pepper, Black (ordinary S'porej ki; do. White, (Fair L/W==s^ „23. Nutmegs 110s to the Ib.) 63. Ma Banda) 7c. Cloves (Amboina) 17.50 Lit* nan Coffee Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality; ■$.?<> do. do flake (do. do.) 4.2s do.
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  • 115 2 c o d Smeaport- Slipway Co. t'" »'7«,500 171, cqo 1- 1 <; v Straus Insurance Co., L-d. 8 v *"«5,000 ,00.000 I*M Straits Trading Co Ltd Xu >'' >- Ij 000,000 ***** Straus Ice Co." tiu^ r ),000 llisoooo f 2 500 m liquidation.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 317 2 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDEKLANDSCHH STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outward-, for the Stiaits, China, and fapan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days, and have accommodation for third class passengers only. The Company's steamers
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 866 2 MUSIC AT THE FLOWER SHOW I fie Band ol the Rifle Brigade trill play the Following selection ol music at tb< Flower Show on Fridaj commeuciog at s -.>o p. in >:h Craigengen Efcocfc. <)v rU T Ivan Contenw. Flower Show ...Coote. J';"' Allsa Sl ine Cowen. a Gaiety Girl
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    • 315 2 V L S IN l> (> RT Men-of-War Flats anH T^ Areti Bakjermass,., Brit. S Benjamin M-.«*i,.A,,,r. IJu ';;,'i i;.Br.u !lidl Bittbh« L M*r. 3, P Carol,*. k^"" 111 Mororan H CEN7UK Bnt ,«i J M*3 Chow Ph^ Ir "J SSSS 1 V BAKOH i" L e ICOC Bu. Fl«vo
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    • 232 2 MAILS I LO v Bangj Batavk k Dfambie 1 I Mow Labuan l.abu-ii s iNKXT MAIL DgJS ■■•■••>! -i s on May ;v, w,.h Engirt m ■nswerinf letters despai March .'^d m i M. M, v v I*V, May iSth Mails already despatched ,01 London Left Sing Due m London
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