The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 May 1897

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    20 1 THE The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE TUESDAY, eBtii MAY, 1897. DAILY tSSUE, No. z j;
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      519 1 P OsVm. ColiyerQ. Pr Wliauei New Harboor: 0 STEAM NAVIGATION Co. IIINA I \C\N. PEN ING, BY--1 AUS'J R s ADEN, BGYPT, GIBRALI VR MAI KiNl>:- -Ni< E, W MOD I'H \ND N v, r 'S: can Forts, also for isco via H >:^ r v ng HAIL LINES. M
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      865 1 NORO-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. asl md well 1 owi uners ol thi line F WARDS HOMKWARDia To arnsx Simxpoie [01 To urm Singapore for China. Europe. Pi Maj Ma 3 (o. Jon. |une July 85. Pr. HiinricA A»w. 19. fioj Aus ta 1 < )cl. 1 4. /Vc.i '1 1 >
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      517 1 u<: p 10 1 /2n rt/iTYi Aud W'*'' ER/ ct yj[ if /li*^ y*' >^ \-^sib^^^' w! 11 X S PECIAL ScOTCH llffli/m #^t sli s WH I SKY i/3l 1 lg§i^f Ten Years Olti UE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAA XT HAATSCHAPPII. UMDKK I OVTRACI with TtlK NlTHKKl.*Nl>s Is 1 1 i
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      265 1 NOBEL'S Explosives Co., Ltd. W.\.\(. 1- a< KKK> OF DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORb 1 TRADE MARK THISTLE BRANL Export* rs o( All kinds of SAFETY FUZE ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. 111-- above Explosives, being all inanufactored m Gtfeat Britain, arc made t<. j>abs tin high la dard ul
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      474 1 LTONGKUNG AND SHANGHAI rx BANKING CORPORATION PAID-UP CAPITAL 1 10.000,00 c lESERVE FUND J 6,soo.'xxd RESERVE UABIUTV OF i,o«»«m i«;-.ii ;-..i..;<. j t. 0,000.00 c Court of DißacToxs i MICHAELSEN, Emq.— CiiMuii Hon. J Bl IrvJIKJ. M- 'r' n CURVAt C Bbi kmamh, E=q A 1 B D B E
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      541 1 A BRAND f4# Condensed Milk *C"^^ --^^fe le "Milkmaid Brand is guaranteed I fc£[" -"r tllr oi t!u original milk [n th< PwDENSEDMUJy wamifiacture nothing But water m removed v fft' JSL^f Avoid low-priced brands from win* h ''JP TtH been abst r acted, and ask for the "Mill I
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      164 1 1 COtfPi r -%CCIDEM U iTKAMSHtI M I I J hrough S o! the 1 1 wiher EurapM ir I^l. V >|lC :f...'Arms N,i\ and ■ppfin < i Paw m |«b) I i -on >ve-land by tfaa connet dian Pay ific K_ Passengers, who h&v« »«rj«) within or* 5 car
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    Correspondence.
    323 2 Pxik Sportino Cih n< ism 1 rwv EIHICMi DBA! NX. 1 al ln iemarl al/--,./,n your paper ofyts'erdav re^ardinp Xantkes uncalled-for criticisni on the rarrington House stable with special re- Ve-u^to Ballater are quite to the point, j be endorsed by many of your readers, j *"\a'Hho's may be'
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    SENSE.
    328 2 v M !ly httle Power, short ot money, without Am is the gauntlet at another— o» 11 g :arcc r, s :t the^ »< ie say that they desen K« ■jlhcose tr\v eJaa lat level heat, Thesr political advisors mast be d- idkfljaard^ tai »H»g the street kiagfa <of
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    THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.
    185 2 TH E QUEEN' S BIRTHDAY. M lay Mai is ippoated as the win fa n'--r Majestj 1 birthday will w thisColosy TheMUitan losed on that aad the fol- sg ea epl lo* urgent bmiwesa The R .>. a Royal Salute at the Royal Standard will be Hoisted at the four
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    BATAVIA.
    1122 2 out i< mrttpuOmto April 39th. The cholera >iill makes its appearance I here and there m Mid and Ea.st Java Ac- I cordmg to the Soerabaia Courani a lady who on Sunday evening was .juite well and took a drive, was attacked by the dread disease and died the
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    THE POLICY OF RUSSIA IN EASTERN EUROPE.
    1604 2  -  An Eastbrm TraybllAr.) (By A very curious phenomenon of modern times is the wilful blindness of the British public to that incalculable, apparently ever-varying, but m reality most constant, factor m Kuropean diplo- I macy, Russia. Who liberated the Balkan States 1 Russia.
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    1059 2 With characteristic energy Mi K. Birch, the ailing Residenl oi Negri Sembilan, i~, visiting all parts of !iis residency. At the beginning of April he went down i i Malacca to confer with Mi Haugliton on ihe Opium question, whi< h ought tv he settled ia a manner
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    MOJI COAL.
    76 2 We note that t de total quantity oi coal exported from Moji for Hongkong, Shanghai, Bombay, Chefoo, Singapore and Chemulpo, from the isl 10 the 17th of April, was 27.425 tons, which is s,ml to be a decrease of S" P er cent, upon the average quantity. The
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    A MISSIONARY DROWNED NEAR FOOCHOW.
    172 2 I'oochow, May 1. 1 lie telegraphed news last week of the death by drowning of the Rev. fames S. Collins, of the C.M.S., has we regret to say been confirmed. The sad occurrence took place on Tuesday, the 20th April. According to the account received
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    835 2 CiiviMg port o! departure, and 'where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mkn-oi -War. l-_i m-Kan, Jap., Newcastle, Iviim ntso, H.M.S., Colombo, due May Yashima Kan, Jap., Newcastle, Maii Stbaubrs prom Eubopk. ROSS i i I, due May 24 P. < Pri ussbn, due Ma) 17
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 2 (Corrected up to May 18.) On London. Bank 4 m/s -7U demand 2/0 Private credit! 3 m/s 2/0-5/ 10 documents 3 m/s credits G m/s 2/0-7/16 On India. Bank demand [65 ON Hongkong Bank demand dis. On Yokohama. Bank demand -i% prem On Java. Bank demand 120^ Private 30
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    PRODUCE.
    89 2 Tin 835-5" Gambier 6. do. Cube No. 1 9.50 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 15.15 do. White, (FairL/W=s%) „23.' Nutmegs 110s to the Ib.) 63. Mace (Bandai 75. Cloves (Amboina) 17.50 I -ibenan Coffee >«. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality] 3.70 do. do flake (do. do.) 4.2s do. medium pearl
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    SHARE LIST, MAY 18th, 1897.
    290 2 Q otation. Capita! Paid ay iiwre* i 1 D*», HongK ,t, Shang 4 nk I7j%prem. $*****.000 $10,000,0. io,oj» 19§ ft.?,**'. Nation J of China A.SOO.ooc *4- .150 I -fy .S» r.H,- $100 Sellers, f SC 1 *Ui an Ltd. J.-« Nonnna. 000,00 c &4S»ot* igo>7s
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      310 2 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY k EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The ompany'i steamers arc despatched noin Liverpool outwards t"i the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homeward^ lor London every ten days, and have ,i(.commodati.m foi third class passengers only. The Company
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      72 2 Weather Report. (May 1 7.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Obbcrvatory 9. AM. 3P. M. 9P. M. Bar. red. 32 hah 29.922 29.819 ***** Temperature Bs.O 862 81.3 Wet Bulb Thermometer... 803 So.o 78.6 Dir. of Wind S.W. SAY. Calm. Max. Temp, m shad. 58.3 Mm. do do 77-" Max.
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      1073 2 VESSELS (I POST, Men-of-Wai Plagß and Tons Commanders Arrived Fiom Foi. PtttUß Hut. ouim-i I May 13 Satdwak Other Vebbtlb Flags, ie Tonb Masters Arrived From Consignee* Foi As 1 101 v Ac 1 ami Etal. bq., 1086 l-eli M 16 |van.i BANPOBGUAN Brit. 575 Stratton May; Ml A M,
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