The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 September 1897
1897-09-02
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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Title Section18 1897-09-02 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. niIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE THURSDAY, 2nd SEPTEMBER, 1897. DAILY ISSUE, No. 1,05818 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement784 1897-09-02 1 p (JSTEAM NAVIGATION Co. s bb kw CHINA, JAPAN. PENANG, CEYLON INDIA Al'Sl RAL1A, ADEN, F.GYPT, MARSEILLES, G1BR M-H T BRINDIS1, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND ONDON. rv r t Bills or Lad.ng ssoed lot Persimm ettimentmi tmd Amteriemm P rts, also for aaaa Gran- aaad Saa ftan s i ffnmun\mmg. MAIL784 words
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Advertisement882 1897-09-02 1 BRI*' i STEAM NAVIGATl :o LIMITED .1 :OONa CALCU ITA the Com j ay's staaiuers is intended to 1 >.' jor.;- P r Wharf every week. o ire booked by ttit above 5 ra sa to ports in India and t African t-wfs, Maorkins or i I.BUUKNK at SVDNBV -.the882 words
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Advertisement711 1897-09-02 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI], Under Contract with thi Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late F. DAENDELS fit Co., 2-3 Collyer Quav Time Table for September, 1897. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched tor Date. P.Alexander S'baya. Aug. 10th. S'baia, Bali, Ampeuan, Macassar, Timor, &c. Sept. ird. Reynst711 words
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Advertisement586 1897-09-02 1 I f-TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITA'. fio.oooooc RESERVE FUND mmjfioofioo i'tsSERVE L1ABIL1T'.' OF > PROPHIETORS 1 0,000,000 ...OUBT Of UlBBCTOvs. St. C. kflCHAELSEN, Es_.— Chairman. Hon J. J. Bhll Ibvino.— Deputy Cauujau-AN. C. Beckmank, Esq I A J. Kaimusi), E-q. G. D. Boning, Esq j u. L586 words
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Advertisement420 1897-09-02 1 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN" FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. HAMBURG— BREMEN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. 'T'HE undersigned, Agent- nf the above companies, are prepared to accept fire risks al current rates. puttfarcken a Co. Oct. j THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Fire risks accepted at420 words
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Advertisement413 1897-09-02 1 pACIl IC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through passage ticket- granted to hngland france, and Germany by all trana-Adam linea of Steamaa* also to San Franci* o by the steamen of the al^jve lines. 1 o other European points at proportionate rate* Special reduced rate- grantee!413 words
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Correspondence.
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147 1897-09-02 2 fOTHI Editob. DEAR Sir, Pefmit me through the columns of your valuab'e paper to call the attention of the propei authorities to a matter which should be promptly taken m hand and dealt with accordingly. This morning I was compelled to take the first rickisha147 words
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Article730 1897-09-02 2 {from SBB* *wu Cc-rrsfunaeni.) am sorry to have to record the death of Mr. P. Nuy, which took place during Monday night. For sometime Mr. Nan has been Librarian of the Library here and occupied quarters at the back of the Library. On Tuesday morning he was round dead730 words
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Article59 1897-09-02 2 PI. AY ON WEDNESDAY. Championship. SMm beat Mrs. Aiw 6— 6—5. I UNSOLATION TIE FOR I HURSDAV. Mr^. Jelley rec. 15, v. Mis?. Gunn, scr CONSOLATION TIES FOR FRIDAY. M". Kynner^ley, owe 4, v. Mrs. Preston, rec. 3, nr..v-ed. Mdme. Brasier de Thuy scr., v. Mr:,.59 words
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Article142 1897-09-02 2 COMSn ORtifeßHead fjuarter Office, Singapore, Septemper 2nd, 1897. Orderly Officer (or the en->uing week, -d Leat F. Hilton. 1 hderly Sergeant for the en»uing week Sergeant A. M. Johnston. Sergeant F. Koelle is transferred to the rethis date. j- Sergeant K. F. H. Edfin js transferred from142 words
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Article765 1897-09-02 2 (Liverpool Journal of Commerce.) Aug. 6. 1897. To-day is the date fixed for the official inquiry into the circumstances attending the total loss of I the P. and O steamer Aden, which occurred with such disastrous results on the morning of June 9th last, at765 words
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Article107 1897-09-02 2 It is with deep regret that we 'Hongkong Telegraph] have to announce the death ol Surgeon R J Fyffe k.n who was killed by a fall from his bicvcie at Brtton. m v\ 'iitsi.ire. on the 17th Jury. Dr Fyffe was 30 years ot age,107 words
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106 1897-09-02 2 HONGKONG'S STERLING PAYMENTS AND DOLLAR EQUIVALENTS. In reply to a 'luestion by the Hon. T. H. Whitehead a return ha-, been laid on the table of the Hoi gkeng Let; dative juncil showing the sterling payments disbursed by the Colonial Ireasjry during the years l "V A j- iBc/> and106 words
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Article171 1897-09-02 2 Keu'.er has wired out that the Brat sod of this line has ]ust been cut at Stjivint/a, a China contemporary, however, shows that it is not only the difficulties of railway construction that have to be reckoned with It b not to be all plain sailing with171 words
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Article124 1897-09-02 2 The Progress Report, from ihe Manager at Mines, on work carried on the Ponjoni during the month of July contains the following paragraphs The total Dnvage for the month is 205 ft. 61 n Ore mined 450 tons. .1/; '.'!>.'£■.— This was carried on during124 words
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Article83 1897-09-02 2 A correspondent of the Daily Mail narrates a story of two sportsmen, an earthquake and a rhinoceros. Owing to the shaking of the ground, one of the sportsmen shot his friend instead of the beast, but the earthquake swallowed the rhinoceros m the nick of time. A home paper on83 words
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Article1029 1897-09-02 2 By the Topicist. t VI. The D. > It would be an unpardonable sin on the part of the Topicist to exclude from his j gallery of sketches the portrait of this celebrated character. The D. is well--1 known wherever the English language is spoken. His name is on1,029 words
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Article180 1897-09-02 2 In connection with this question a Telegraph reporter called on Mr. f). Gillies, Manager of i the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. That gentleman informed our representative that I vessels could be taken into Kowloon Dock up to I 530 ft. m length. Mr. Gillies quite180 words
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Article219 1897-09-02 2 There are many old residents m Singapore who will hear with regret of the death at Malacca of Mr. Pieter Nuy, as announced by our Malacca correspondent. It is understood that very many years ago Mr. Nuy came out to Hongkong originally for a Dutch219 words
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Article203 1897-09-02 2 It may be remembered that a couple of months ago or so we mentioned that a number of Maxims, put at ten, were to be sent out by the War Office to Singapore. The number actually landed ex Flint shir* 1 is no less than eighteen,203 words
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Article216 1897-09-02 2 Ihkc.k Police Ofmcebj Dismissed. A private inquiry h.i^ been m progres-. h,r several days m the Superintendent* Office at Victoria Gaol into the charges against the European officer-. 01 the H ogkong Police who were suspended from duty at the commencement of the inquii;, into the216 words
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Article331 1897-09-02 2 "Bimetallism A lost Caosb." Various theories have been advanced to account for the recent great fall m the value ol silver, but the most probable reason appears to be the final abandonment of all hope of the rehabilitation of the metal by legislation. As the demand331 words
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Article280 1897-09-02 2 Brownie, m the China Mail writes to the effect That the villainously-low dollar, or th* gold price ol silver, has been the all-absorbing topic of conversation this week. That s lver at 2- an ounce and the dollar at 1 /9 d. are facts which cannot fail280 words
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Article94 1897-09-02 2 (September 2.) tin 139-27| Gambier.. do. Cube No. 1 9.25 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 18.50 do. While, (Fair L/W=»^Jl 23. Nutmegs lios to the 1b.)..,... ;8. Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) 17.50 Liberian Coffee 24. 50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality; 3.75 do. do flake (do. do.) 3.90 do.94 words
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Article65 1897-09-02 2 (September i.j Taken K^ndany Kerbau Hoapital Observatory 9- AM. 3P.M.9 P. M. Bar. red. 32 Fan 39.950 29.875 29.839 Temperature 82.4 8.1.5 85.0 Wet Bulb Thermometer. 79.0 78.0 77.2 Dir. of Wind S. S.S.E. S.S.E. Max. Temi >h.-.J. 87.5 Mm. do d< 75° M.iv ■■■■<> is°-y Ten c»J65 words
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Article265 1897-09-02 2 '";.*'iSSJS S" 0 1 1 L. Tanjong Pa*ar Dock. Si<2 ex div «<»SO do. SX do. jM2«.di»- ''if™'"" *'50r,000 ,5,000 I.*, New Harbour Dock Co., Ltd. jjx,... ord< 5 do. do. f,co pref '350.000 3^oooo \'<S»9 looiapcretai. New Pryeß^er Dock Co Ltd. |io! Buyer, 117,265 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous914 1897-09-02 2 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Men-of-war. Fuji-Kan, Jap., Newcastle, Yasuima Kan, Jap., Newcastle, Mail Steamers from Europe. Sydney, due Sep. 4 M. M. Mirzaporb, due Sep. 13 P. k O. Preussbn, due Sep. 16 N. D. L. Caledonien, due914 words
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Miscellaneous943 1897-09-02 2 CLEARANCES. EXCHANGE. Sinoaiokk Br,, -;;''ml,;, r Bangkok. LP 10 I I St. KdNMii. tint, -tr., Ciernent, Em Moulmein. l N LOMXMI [ssaSU.4, Bnt. -.tr. rIaMMM, tor Muar. P.ar.K m i MKIVS, Lu'. -tr.. L'nruh. to- Australia, via 'irinari'! w? Panarockan. rVn/atl I r, ,;,t- aj Pi-.n/. Aii-x*,miek. i). 11. ti943 words
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