The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 July 1897

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, ist JULY, 1897. DAILY ISSUE, No. \,ooi
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 833 1 P# o Otricc. Collyer Qoay. AT Wharves. New Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Saaaaa faa CHINA, JAPAN, PBNANG, CEY- ON INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. Through Bii!-. ot Lathag issued tor Persian ■:i'.f, Continental mmd American Ports, also for ::na Coast, and San
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    • 952 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. ""PHfc. last and well known steamers of this line j A will leave Sin>;apo«| on or about the under- i mentioned dates. OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS To arrive Singapore for To arrive Singapore for i China. Europe. •897 '897- Hiivern July 2J Sucnsen July 25. I'r. Htiurid Au^. (9.
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    • 600 1 Me (fa A jk I is /~U A I )l And L I NORHAN BROWNS j iff sjr 'l*i^'"* IK I fc WHISKY Tm len Years uici w -9 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCH aPPIJ. Under Contract with thi Netherlands Iwdia jovkrnment. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late F. DAEXDELS Co.,
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    • 458 1 WOWGKONG AND SHANGHAI W1 BANKING CORPORATION PAIU-O'F J CAIiTAL $1 0.000 ott RESERVE FL'ND. f 6500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS S *'°,ooo.ooc Coubt or Uaaonm r. MICHAELSE.N. Es u Chaikmak C. \ir- KMAJfii, E^a 1 A. I }< 0. \i Boicimo, Em I R. L R cmabo >■ r. >,
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    • 499 1 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. HAMBURG-BREMEN KIKE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG i TTHK undersigned, Agents of ihc ,-it.ove comx panics, are prepared to accept (ire risks a! current rates. PUTTFARCKKN ft Co. Oct. THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Fir* risks accepted at
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    • 433 1 OACHIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIEN AI STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ihroufh passage tickets pranter! to bnglan France, and <n rinanv l._v „!i U.v-.VUr-;. In of Steamers, also to Sap Frani -,■<, e»me< 1 v other European pointi .->: pi oporlionate rau? Special nlt rate granted i Officer oi the
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  • Correspondence.
    • 399 2 The Loss of vik Ahfv A Light foU Socots ■f hk Editor. Sir. The communiu ut Snigapure ami all Ports East will have heard with great jfiei of the loss of the P. O. steamer \Jgn and worse still of the sad loss of life n that dangerous point m
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  • 803 2 or.iv officer who escaped unwounded al Sc ar I ~.po-.~ t.e to tell how many g| thi tf bt9 ■ptkated, but there is thai i -a aaa clearly premeditated, and some th.nk the whole affair v.h? a trap, hi ahetaa the Maßali Powingated the outrage, and
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  • 758 2 (.Wednesday, June 30th.) The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held this afternoon, Mr. W. EgerEes;di g. There were also present Mr. Th. Mr. Tan Jiak Run, Mr, W. Evans, Mr. W. >n, Hon'bieJ. P. joaquini and Mr. Meyer. Mr. Moses and Mr. Seali Liang Seah wrote
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  • 232 2 fPtrmk P netr.J I Durbar a.!I tak-j p.d.,^ on trie loth of July next, and from -aHhI m.>_- can gather iviil be a formidable affair. .Mr Hjrgt^a is m charge of the transport arrangements, -iiid fully ten thousand people an i cpa ted at Kuala Kangiar
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  • 223 2 A MMMaJetIH to cost about (y.'Ooo is being erecied m PatnßOOßt Ctmelery, Newark, N.J., for Gottfreid Kmegcr, a millionaire brewer of that city, which, when completed, will have few equals m point vi architectural beauty m the I tatted statft Fhc extcnor will be of c Uhedral
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  • 971 2 Alterations that almost amount to a reconstruction of the Raffles Hotel will shortly be commenced. Residents will remember how the opening of the new wings enlarged the accommodation of the hotel, altered the appearance, and altogether improved the facilities afforded to visitors. The alterations which will be
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  • 262 2 We (Ptrak Pioneer/ regret to hear that Mr. Stanley Watcham, an Inspector of Police m Province Wellesley, has been badly mauled by a man-eater. Information having been brought to the Police Station that a tiger had attacked and killed two Chinese m a neighbouring plantation, Mr.
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  • 885 2  -  By the Topicist. 11. Johnny Crapaud "Do you know, said the drunken Mr. Pecksniff, that! should very much like to see Mrs. Todgers's notion of a wooden leg, if perfectly agreeable to herself!" Which affecting remark was brought to our mind by a gay and sprightly youth who said
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  • 270 2 In the current number of the Nineteenth Century. Mr. Theodore B^nt. the explorer and archaeologist, lias an article describing a recent visit to Socotra. He seni the article to Mr. Knowlea, the Editor, from Aden, and died shortly after his arrival m England. This Socotra
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  • 725 2 (jiving port of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of A^ent'. MBN-Ot-VVAR. Fuji-Kan, jap., Newcastle, Yashima Kan, Jap., Newcastle, Mail Steamers i-rom Kikoik. Thames, due July 5 P. O. Salazie, due July 10 M. M. KAISBB, due July 19 P. O. BaTSRH, due July 22
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  • 73 2 up to July i.J On London. Bank 4 m/s ..l/n-15/16 demand .1/11-13/16 Private credits 3 m/s 2/0 j documents 3 m/s „.2/0-3/(6 credits 6 m/s 2Jo\ Ox India. Bank demand ioo4 On Hongkong. Bank demand j% preat. On Yokohama. Bank demand prem. On Java. Bank demand tigl Private 30
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  • 95 2 (July 1. v 530./5 Gambier c^r do. Cube No. 1 9.25 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 14.25 do. White, (Fair L/W=s% 23. Nutmegs 1 ics to the Ib.) 63. Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) 17.50 Liberian Coffee 28. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3.70 do. do flake (do. do.) 4.2s
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  • 175 2 Ffiwrtwi Shin. k y o'-'»'ioii. Capital »ai<j 0 Sh-rt» Pd. Dr», ihaiig M. nk ,83 prem. hi—l— 10 ,000,0 So.ooo I*s £i. 5 i y,. kf osiS •-No-.i-.. a^. \J£}L Nf »J-r i^ock Co.. Ltd. 1X or/1 I- Smcapor,. Slipway Co t^ t.XI" 5^ '7
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  • 154 2 :£P If 086 )'i: <ii's Ass HrV 28 6 dhr J^ 2= M.lbo .rne Behn MeyeGL E «,nrl, S2* 55 < ."anng Jun. S«mar«n« ranKimT in* Ifiy j M« K Brt.,u IO 6 Nacodah A t r.; P. Siintu On Sye MR-t«l it; Orant *ri$Uh* Boustead Li,
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  • 71 2 s*rra« Km. 329 iVaM B»T*VIM ft n6 iMTtH i Ba« Poh Gi iti Brit. stnH* t \m 1 M hh 111 B Si «4ni G« Klu^« Jul. B H P«*» Bnui. So« I 1 „.1.,.. a. B :is^ >Sl Hr 70 Kunaih Jui> i A M uir i,,|..
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  • 55 2 Ski PotiTiftM 1, I >iii. Br., DetejM(K For PontiaPktrak< ii. Ger. str.. Schail, tor Saigon I- *-•■> l El« -11.. Hudson, ior Muar. Bl> 1 Ron Brit, itr., Storm, for Baag« Chow Phya Brit, sir Jelhcoe, (or Ma 1 KiaivStsttiH, (/--r. ~n., Z^chariae, tor Gerrnar Nt«. Guinea, NIOBB, Ggr.
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  • 217 2 June 30.— Pa Sappi 10. A >i, Mr 1 rmac Mi^s A imah* July 1.— p. r SioKfei Mi O. Brow Mr. Borgmana. Per Ja.-.i iron, Londot Ml F IVaid, Master V. Stone, Ueot Paley. PerPrnkmrn [Jr. j. j OeVaa Mm l> t Mrb. Gracia Ue Vat. Per
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  • 50 2 A Time Ball at Fort Uttiae nnd one d i Ptthw Brani Ufa each day at 1 p.m. Sing..por<- mean time (Greenwich mean time 6 hrv. 4 mw., Jj w,, betotf hoisted five minutes previously. To-day Fort Canning an( j p u o Hrani b( correctly.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 201 2 South African Protraits, a collection of photograph reproductions of many notabilities connected with the official and commercial history of South Africa, contains tfood portraits of Sir Charles Mitchell and Sir Charles Warren. The publication is issued by Frederick Warne Co. Reasons Why Chamberlain ss Colic, Cholera an-. Diarrhoea Remedy is
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    • 253 2 OCEAN STEAM SHI COM PAN Y EAST INDIAN' OCE < 1 STKAM --HIF COM HAN V Ltd A N 1 1 NEDEKLANDoCH 1 ,ro<j:vi. i VAART MAATSC 'APP JOC EA.AN I' ompwi) iteamei md, L4wer| a outv ird For the Straw I a, and lapan, and from Jap^n homt« i.^ndo:
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 209 2 HONGKONG WKATHfcK IKLKGRAMBarometer, reduced to 32 degree Fahrenheit and to the level of the sea m mctjes tent-, and hundredths. Manila baro. readm^ m millimetres Temperature m ihe shade m dugmm. Fahrenheit. Manila temperaluro ceniigride. Humidity, m perceniat'e 9f saturat Im hu-nidity of air saturated with moisiurr Direction of Wind,
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    • 93 2 MAILS 0 I 1 a, 4.V.. fte 0 B c Bai SaU 1 Bai c><')^ ngk 4 Malaci. |q Waleeem x lOAI I, I >c. Hongkong, a Ik Bav.Poki Bata la. M cicPaki bai NEXT MAIL DUE -■■>..• 1 f 1 1 j U f a> Mai I ko i
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