The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 May 1897

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  • 19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 2 gm MAY, 1897. DAILY ISSUE, No »,97
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 795 1 "P n Ottce. Collyer Quay. Xr Whrvt,. New Harbour. 0 STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Sana 1 I MINA, lAPAN PBNANG, CEYLON IND 1 ffMUSTRALIA. ADEN, EGYPT, Ma'rSEIHMB.7 1 GIBRALTAR MALTA, BRINDISr^JEVCE, PLYMOUTH, AND ONDOK BUb l..id iv' issued fc 1 fin rim* X Am Ports, also for :s: «m1 S m
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    • 1012 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. THK East and well known steamers ol this line will leave Singapore on or about th-j under- mtntionecl dates. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS To arrive Singapore loi To arrive Singapore for China. Europe. SachstM June 24. Pr.Htinrich May 30. Bayer* |ul\ n. June 27. 1 July 25. Preussen S
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    • 321 1 L|| N ORMAN BROWNS I k B ME $1 >: SpecialScotcH I l|( VTy jm w "jfe W* I |1 V -°-A WHISKY' n |H|L 1 X \M Vif^^^ c: yy h|\H V wTn! Retai3 igilp Ten Years Oltl *^!r DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI]. I'SDBR COVTRACT WITH THE NITHSRLKMIS \VD\k
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    • 251 1 DYN A M 1 T E. DEVIL BRAND, I The undersigned have now received a shipment ol the above weiUknowa Oynamite, which ia guaranteed equal m every I respect to aii) other brand offering m the I market. n-" DEVIL BRAND" on )yi I mite ia used at th<- principal
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    • 489 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION PAID-UP CAPITA! lioooo.ooc RESERVE KIND 6 coo.ooo RKSHRVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS i $.0.000.00 c Covkx or DitacTou St. C. MICHAELSEN Esq.— Cnaiemai Hon. J. Bhll Irving. Dfputv Chaikman < Bi kman.s', Esq. lA. J Raymond, Em^ G. D. BoMINC I R. L. RICHASDSON, Esq.
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    • 510 1 TRANSATLANTIC KIKE INbUR ANCE Co., Ltd of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN FIKL INSUR ANCE Co HAMBURG. HAMBURG- B k h M h fr XI R L IN SURANCh Co., HAMBURG THK undersigned, Agcni', oi the OM A panics. are prepared o accept hit rirfp > v- rent t nu 'L I
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    • 366 1 pACU 1C MAIL SThAMSHH COMPANY ANi) OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAI STKAMSHIP COMPANY. Through assage ticki ,r Ptaace, anaGetmani bj trai x of Si' .ir-iers, also to San Frf.iu.isco by t: -m,. •f the a: Ml nes. R >ther Imam p- R I .i proportionatr igaj Special reduced ratr gr>nt< Officers <
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  • Correspondence.
    • 211 2 ■r,-, T n* Editor. We beg leave to protest igainst ►be ridiculous descriptions of ladies' dresses .'iven by the other pajer Snrel) it does ■Ot require nearly two columns of a very important journal to describe commonaL es ot dresses as seen at a race 1
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  • 380 2 Fran-iated fol IBC Smgiiy- M F*m Vrt reply to a wire meat the Koch lyn>| h rcific for cattle disease the Sockabocmic .-"■n\\ \ereenigtng baa received the blowing rep!) trom Pretoria Results of lymph varies very much A shipment to lava impossible owing to deterioration." The cattle disease
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  • 452 2 The Administration Report of Mr. Kynfor iB»j6 fh',.\- v excess of rrvenue over expenditure of $59,883. This 1. a con-iderable increase m revenue with* practically the same The land revenue amounted la $129,837, the ver collet: d I here was a con-•.-ady demand for iand, m spite of the
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  • 530 2 Fuller 1)p v n 5. At the disastrous fire m Pans the great ladies of the (atholic Conservative Party managed and puromsed the bazaar, which was held m a wooden building. Five thousand people were present, and it wis the busiest hour m the afternoon
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  • 150 2 The Austrian cruiser Kaiset Fram i.j>-/ Capt. Ketter von Feduna, arrived this morning from Hongkong <n route to J u!a and went to the Borneo «harf toioal. The Russian olunteet steaeoei Ekater- fa HrWch should have arrived here about m or 11 days ago, from Japan, but had
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  • 105 2 Ihe latest order ol the Japanese Imperial Railways, lor 11,000 tons oi rails is reported to have gone to an English firm Carnegie Ironworks Co. withdrew there tender, as they did m COUnectton with the Chinese railroads recently. Kobe papers we learn that Mrs. Longford, wile of the British Consul
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  • 26 2 A hac kney arriage SVCC was lined S.iO or three weeks by Mr Wilkinson this aorniag for causing hurt to a Kling boy with Ins whip.
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  • 417 2 Tin- handicaps for to-day's races will take some picking, and we shall not be surprised to see some upsets this afternoon? We think the top-weight will win the opee-' Griffin Handicap, Cyanide being her most dangerous opponent. We cannot stand Snowtront alter hi# running on Thursday,
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  • 1276 2 By One 01 Thkm. (Globe.) Q% poetical authority we have it that It doesn't matter what he was before, or what his parents fancied for his name." This is precisely the case Iwith the Gentleman Ranker. Who he has been, or what he has been is not
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  • 1843 2 I We give this extract from Mark Twain's "new book, "'Adam's Diary," which goes rather fuller into detail than the official record Monday. This new creature with the long hair is a good deal m the way. It is always hanging around and following me about, I don't
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  • 529 2 \N IHSTITI I lON WIIH LARWE CAPITAL M>K OBimtAL INTf.RNATIONAi TRMIf (Financial fftWS\J i'oi several years reports have been current m the Kasl that it was intended to establish an Imperi.il Chinese National Bank. It was at first supposed that Sir Kobert Hart, the (.enerai Inspector
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  • 71 2 (Corrected it 10 M.v. _^.j* On London Bank 4 in/V 2Ju demand 1/1 1 Private credits 3 m/s documents 3 m/ 5 ..2Jo{ credits 6 m/s 2/0-5/16 On India Bank demand ...164 %L On Hongkong Bank demand dis. On Yokohama Bank demand j <, prem On Java Bank dernßnd
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  • 88 2 (May BJJ.J Tin.... |]6. Gambier 6. do. Cube No. i 9-5o Pepper, Kiack (ordinary Spore) 15.50 do. White, Kair L/W=s% „23. Nutmegs [tostpthe Ib.) 63, Mace (Banda) 75. (."loves (Amboina) 17.50 Liberian Coffee (8.50 Tapioca, '-malPpearl (Fair quality) do. do flake (do. do.) 4.2-, do. medium pe.irl (Fair •!.>.)
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  • 157 2 v Q '"ON. Capital i ...d o Nr>.,-i M m Honour,* .Shan* .nk ,»j prerr. $*****00 $10,000,0.. IMH W N,non.,, t ,-otCh,na f^ fc f"»«i, Jioc Sellers Bk.of(> hi ran Ltd tt* Nominal. M tXj V o_. —> T,n.,iW.[l rTe; 5 cS Jo. s% do.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 309 2 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The omp.uiy'-- rteamers an despatched Ftom Liverpool ou(war.l~ (at tin- Straits, China, and [apan, and from Japan homewatdl f,)r Londot ever> ten days, and have ftOOOmntodati m Im third class pas-jcn^M-rs nnl\ The Company
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 319 2 MAILS CLOSE. rO-DAI Foi Per At Penang liatavier pm M iar A'ja>i r. pm Batu Pahal Aing Ann > pm Benjjkalis Jv Bagan Ho Tang Bangkok Hydra 4PM Malacca, Sappho 4 PM I k Sumatra 4 FM Bangkok \l>ngkot 4 pm Saiyon Apenrade 4 PM Pangkalan BranHan Flevo 4im Pangkalan
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    • 1172 2 Men-Of-Wai Plagl and Tons Commander;, A Kaish X |u-KfH A H i42J von[ rl«Ul Brit irbiser 345H Other Vesbel* Flagb Tons Masters Arr.ved Fr, Aitobwar Dat.flch.,fia Nacodali May: „ir Sent H Akkaßartha .cj.bq.^^ N.eken May.S raiWa Ma» Amtkm o A bq., !oS6 i May 16 J •2 PENhM^ er Inland
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