The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 September 1897

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  • 17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIKD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, ioth SEPTEMBER, 1897. DAILY ISSUE, No. v<)
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 791 1 P o rMGe. Co'verQuay fij\ VI haw. Ne-.v Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Sn m CHINA |APAN, 'ENANi t KN I1 INDIA AUSI R V VI N EGYPI M VRSi M I r S GIBR \;.i \R M \M A BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOI I i AND ONI K>N. r u
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    • 546 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVTG/ TIO m J CO., LIMITED. I 0 PEN \NG, RANGOON k CALCUTTA the 1 mpan) 5 steamers is intended 1 1 I'■ ;«m Pagar Wharf every week. argo ,i-E 1 1 oked by the aboi s rail .to all p:i»sin India ar I n "orts, M
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    • 357 1 k- I DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with thi Nithbrlands India GorBRHHBHf Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I.DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay t« Time Table for September, 1897. bteamer Froir. Expected Will, be despatched tor Uate iambora Batavia. Sepl. 6th. Penang, Oleh-leh, Padang, &c. SeDt (jUI ,d J
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    • 785 1 Buchanan Whisky Messrs. J. BUCHANAN Co Scotch \A hisky Merchants, £•■>. Hi KU.HMH kv. LONDON, E.( Have been awarded the highest Medal a the Antwerp Exhibition ol 1X94 1 '1 K TUB Excellence and Purity of their HOUSE OF COMMONS' BRAND. s 1 d Wholesale Retaii KATZ BROS. -Sole Agents,
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    • 549 1 fJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. •BL^SHfc J'^s RESERVE LIABILITY <X PROPr.METORS- I Ji0,000,000 Court or Dikkctuks St. C. UtCHABLSEN Hsy.— Chairman Hon. J. J Bhi.l Ikvinu. Okputy Chairman j C. Bhukmann, Esq I A.l Raymond Bra G. D. Bos, so, Esq. k. L RickakoKMl, Esq. G. B. Dodwell, E*q
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    • 533 1 TR A^ TLANTIC FIRE INbUR ANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR ANCE Co., HAMBURG. HAMBURG-BREMEN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. 'T'HR undersigned, AfWti ,>', tU .bove com- pan.es, are prepared v, a< cept fin i .sks al current rates. PUJ irARCKEN ft Co. Oct w, THE COMMERCIAL UNION
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    • 471 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND QCfcIDKNTAL AND ORIENTAL V STEAMSHIP COMPANY. i^.ro;./: paasagt ti ki ed to hnjl*nd r-ranc, I i,,..rr ia ny by all tr.. 0 :il f ho to San Pranctaco by the siesm^r, Ot DM UMVI IliM i-.-'.>pean points at pro; rtionate rat^ teaal reduced rates granted
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  • Correspondence.
    • 1416 2 To T«« Editor- sm— It would br only logic. ii supuose that Senor Don I.vis Mannas, the Spanish Consul at you pr>rt. u.uld In better informed of the currmt events happening m the dominions of his sovereign, but from all appearances it scenb that lie, following an
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    • 173 2 There will be rifle practice from this date at Balestiei on Saturdays and Sundays by candidates for places m the Singa- j pore team Scores made on any of those lays will be the official record of practice. Individual scores made on other days may j
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    • 286 2 h M-i r ry CampbcU) m hit. wuik on the rherapeuiical Asp 1 alkmg, s.c," says that, aa the respiratory mumements have ».Je-react",:ig eltecis, talking, singing, laugh g .'id such aas have an important influence 'jn the health. It t l ;e instinct of a child
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    • 439 2 A proa h.i. had mi interview Mtti Sir Andrew Clarke on the submit ol railway up the Moiam Valley to open oui .Slam, lo him Sir Andn w said A railway from Bangkok to the Chinese frontier would be the best way to tap the popula-
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  • 1516 2 (Thursday, Sept. gth, 1897.) The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held this afternoon, Mr. Egerton presiding. There were also present Mr. Th. Sohst, Mr. W. Nanson, Mr. W. Evans, Hon'ble J. P. Joaquim, Mr. Moses, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Lan Cheng Tuan and Mr. Choa Giang
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  • 1073 2 THE Banks *ni> ihe Sii.vkk SPECULATORS. ll is fortunate that the foreign banks have been able to come In an arrangement with the Chinese speculators m exchange. Although \v» have no sympathy with the losers m the jjamc i[ is one which has been growing m
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  • 94 2 Ihe British Agent at Kabul reports that the Amir read m public Durbar the Viceroy's letter calling upon him to restrain his subjects from taking part m the Frontier disturbances. The Amir solemnly swore that he had always maintained friendly relations with the British Government, and
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  • 149 2 It was twenty years ago, m 187;, that the Indian Government undertook to play the part of broker between the Indian shopkeeper and his customets m the shape of the value-payable post. India is a land of distances, where the mofussil has a very special
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  • 992 2 uu have probably never a volcano m eruplion. It is a magnifies A spectacle. Where do all those torrents of red-hut U\^ come from Nobody can tell except that they come from somewhere down deep m i'ie earth. But one thing we know, namely, that eruptions
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  • 100 2 (September 10, 1 Tin Distant 138.75 do Ready 38.25 Gambier 0.75 do. Cube No. 1 9.25 Pepper, Black (ordinary Sport-, 18.7, do. White, (Fair L/\V=s% I 23. Nutmegs nos to the 1b.). 78. Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) I/-5" Liberian Coffee 24.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3.75 do.
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  • 178 2 SEPTEMBER loh, 1897. "-"■'^:l, its* < w *»»f3JSJ lt l «ia 1?"°""- Ta.jom P«,r Dock. J£iS.,,e, I S do. do j^ f $350,000 ,00.10 j 5*9 looiaperOMU Stra-ts Ice Co. S? 3 I?^'^ 12,500 10 0n P r •SO |100,000 100,000 1,000 100 Straits Steamsh.p Co. I* fete
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  • 607 2 Men-of-Wai Flags and Tonb Commanders, A«PW Fr <)n ho: Whei. AI.BATROS \Ubt. boat 5;. M:,ui, Sm,| Bmm L£_ M*t«r*« Out. gun boat 5,. kob A k kg" g Other Vessels Flags 4 Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees Fo< When Ad'.lih Obki«, Amer. bq, i4o^Ambt'on^ lag loCotttfßat Botutead
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  • 79 2 September <, h^if-f H-:. itr., Hunter, tor VnwtgjUHl, via N fubvt Hk< inf,Gei -t- Fyfcfoi Bangkoli Wi i hki m I) it -tr. K-i ht» i t ■•< M .r ng port^. P.l•■ mc 1 1 H Ift i:> bank, C^iUutid. \ia ports. EYLOH, P rfisd O. str., Pearce,
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  • 20 2 Sep. l-— Per .i If ir Ml Is- |na Ml H.I. Brown. Per Gmmymtia Mr. Eiarfleet, \l^~ Hiityi
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  • 23 2 Sep. w.— Per Tom Mmra F«m lonian. Mr. and Mrs. Fry and two children Mi^^ Purcher, Mrs. I.ilha and Master I^illia.
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  • 48 2 A Time Ball at Fort Canning *n<i one at I'umu Brir falls each day at i vM. Siny.porc me^t. lime (Greenwich mean timt 6 hr^ 4mm |J m being hoisted five minutes previously To day Fort Canning and i'u B BtSW both tell correctly.
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  • 75 2 (Corrected up to Sopteaber io.j On London Bank 4 m/s i/iq| demand 1/10] Private credits 3 m/s i/io* documents 3 m/s i/io-i i/n> credits 6 m/s r/1 o^ On India Bank demand [jg On Hongkong. Bank demand par. On Yokohama. Bank demand preni On Java. Bank demand io^ Private
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 70 2 It Saves the Croupy Childr n. SeAVIKW, Va. We have a splendid sale on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and our customers coming from far and near, speak ul it m ihe high- i est terms. Many have said that their children would have died of croup if Chamberlain's cou^h 1 remedy
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    • 314 2 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AM) NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAARTfcMAATSC'UPPiJ OCEAAN. 1 he antpanj Him man me despatched (mm Lhwipu«TO«tward<i for the Straits, China, and |~pan, and trom Japan homewards tor London ever) ten days, and have accommodation for third riara pmmengen .mis. The Company's steamers
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 73 2 Weather Kepon. (September 9.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9. AM. 3p. M 9P. M. Bar. red. 32 Fah 29.941 29.843 ***** Temperature 849 848 82.0 Wet Bulb Thennomeuf 794 78.0 ;8.0 Dir.ofWind E.N.E. SK. S.E. Max. Temp, hi shad' 88.1 Mm. do do 779 Max. m Sun i5
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    • 133 2 HONGKONG WEATHER iKI.h .KAMS. Barometer, irntonml l" jl flfijlit X.» renhe:!, and to the level -it the ->ca in inches tenth, and hundredths. Manila baio. reading* m millimetres. Temperature m the -hide i I decree-, l-'ahreti hi-ii. Manila temperature cent i^iadt. Humidity, m percentage ol aUmtioa, the humidity of a<r
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