The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 September 1897

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  • 17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, 14™ SEPTEMBER, 1897. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3,068
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 872 1 "P A Office. Co'lyer Quay. XJ" Wharves. New Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHIN A, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYI ON INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES GIBKM.IAK. MALTA. riRNDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. Through Bi'!-. of I aifrwg isasMjd tor Ptrsimn V Continent a'. a>: i Amrruan Po r*<, also
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    • 938 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATIOM CO., LIMITED. i I PKNANG, RANGOON It CALCUTTA f>nr cf the Company's steamers is intended ta I a 1 .'!in>; r.i^' :r Wharf every week. P ■-.■e r< ai d arc booked by the above s: IV tiaat -■>-' ratei to ali p-'rts m Indii and
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    • 342 1 ivyf A morhan browns 'c'rik 1 X I l i SpecialScotcH IMfk V W V'jnt m m m\ tio\&i\ Lj| WHISKY' w lAlkl IPI/lf a f-J^;^T 1/y NIS r\ V 1M Stores 5 s Ten Years Old lu^ DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAARt MAATSCH APPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India <»ovbrnment.
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    • 244 1 Buchanan Whisky. Messrs. J. BUCHANAN Co. I Scotch Whisky Merchants, j 3tO t H L hL h R-ii I KY, LONDON, RC. j Have been awarded ihe highest Medal a tbe Antwer p Exhibition oi [894 i 111 i. Excellence and Purity of their hou"e of commons' brand. Sold Wholesale
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    • 513 1 "LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL |I<MIOO m RESERVE FUND v.kksooo RESERVE LIABILITY OF I PROPRIETCJRS I lif--.000.'«c Court ur IJiKgcTuks St C. MICHAKLSEN. Esq.— Chairman. Hon. J. J. Bell Irving.— Dkpi i\ Chairman C. Beubmamm, Bag. j A Rawehmo, B q G. I). BoifiMa, E«q j X
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    • 543 1 CONDENSED MILK *Bjs thJ h A.™ ilkma A fl Brand P"arantPed«to contaitEfeWgrn mtTiT m Ot U i. e original milk In the prooes* I^NDENSEDMHi manufacture nothing but wrater is removed noth r^ii. blidsL besl refined sugar added 89P1W 1 Avoid low-priced brand* from whicli Hi. I^yi W| t hfL a^
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    • 348 1 1 DACIPIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY hND .ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTA. STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Ihroueh pas^a^'f ticfaett tr 1- rran, i <j AM^r.t,. 1 m irf Strimrn. jlto ti Sai I- -v .-i ot tht a!«>\p linr--Joothf-r Kurop'..- p. n MM* Spec ,ai reduced PttamntKl to Oian «>l dM Arm> Navy and Civil
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  • 1638 2 THK P O. COS. DIAMOND JUBILEE. K \i 'KNMON& at Teluk Blanuah. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation <ompany, the oldest line of steamers connected with thr Malay Peninj will, so far a^ Singapore is concerned, celebrate its Diamond Jubilee by extensive additions and alterations
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  • Correspondence.
    • 317 2 [>E\R MR- EDITOR,— A minister of the Christian Religion, ignorant ol the law, wishes to know what is the law that reguates the performance «>f Christian mamUes m this Colony. He is, or has been, under the impression that the Ind.an Acts are up to the present
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    • 161 2 I9t evening the twent\ -fourth tournaI it Mm I- L.T C was coododed, the Championship being played between Mi-s Bogk and Mrs Stokes, the latter winning v g r fairly easily. Ihe distribution of the prizes by Mrs Kynnersley then took place, to witness -Sirh '.here
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    • 95 2 This morning m the Assize Court, before the Hon ble W. R. Collyer, Chief Justice, and a Special Jwy, Sahud. a Javanese, wa? charged mtik the murder ot Ha;i MoHMd it '^erar.goor, :n August last. Mr H -rr.eister defended the Hon bk T Brad- '.ing Attorney-Genera: prosecuted.
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    • 189 2 THE DOWNWARD CO URSE OF SILVER *ng may be regarded .i 3 the mile jo* r> «.ard journey of silver 1871— Germar-. adopted a standard. Bl k' an Jipended itaadavd ft* coinage. H: oad Mopcadad aha coinage. I MMBHk adopted a fold MSM BrdL Genoa) derr hwrcaias. N;'.-. av adopted
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    • 339 2 MariM Court of In ju.rv which sat :n to enquire into the c;r._ jmstance-- at- !os of the C'.eauf> Hv- !t>>g, issued lowing rinding on August i —That the j I •'.<• i eng foundered i a typhoon, such "t> being due to the -Hip becoming
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  • 791 2 FIXITY IN EXCHANGE. HOKGKONts CfAM|kR 01 OMMERI B. At .1 Special Meeting 'Si the General Committee I of the Hongkong General Chamber ot Commerce held at noon on Friday, the u*d September, called to consider what action should be taken on a letter received trim the Singapore Chamber of Commerce,
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  • 103 2 A batch of Sarawak Urders appears m the last Gazette. The imperial gallon is made the standard for liquids and dry goods boats and tamb.tngs are forbidden to cross the bows of steamers nearer than 30 fathoms and must close into the banks processions m the public streets
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  • 1219 2 There is a great deal o( uneasiness m Japan about the working of the gold monometallic system, which gnrs into operation from the Ist of October. During the past few clays silvei has depreciated so rapidly that the price quoted m London is 24^d. per
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  • 35 2 The Spanish mail steamer Elcano m connection at Singapore with the outward and the homeward French mail steamers Caledonien and Saghalien was to leave Manila this morning. She should therefore arrive her* on Monday morning.
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  • 870 2 The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Company, Limited, has received the following telegram giving the result of the August Clean-up Translation 'The Mill ran 29 days crushing 336 tons of Ore yielding 84 ozs. of smelted gold. -',250 tons of Headings crushed, yielding 145 ozs. of gold. Thirty-five tons
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  • 77 2 (Corrected lh io September 14 On London. Bank 4 in/* 1/10-13/16 demand 1/10 11/16 Private credits 3 m/s 1/1 1 1/1O documents 3 m/s '/>«! credits 6 m/s 1/11-3/16 On India. Bank demand ij_> On Hongkong. Bank demand par. On Yokohama Bank demand 5% prem. On Java. Bank demand
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  • 95 2 (September 14.) Tin ?J7.t'7i Gambier 0.75 do. Cube No. 1 9.25 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) i do. White, (Fair L/W=s% 23. Nutmegs 110s to the lb.)« 78. Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) 17.50 Liberian Coffee 24.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fait quality) 3.75 do. do flake (do. (m.) 340 do.
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  • 557 2 Men-of-Wai Flags and Tons> Commandtn Arrived From Wr,. Aiamoi but 570 mmdm I i s Iphk.enm Brit, cnuaer jfoo Dudd.ng iv. Dind.ni s. Mat»r»m D*Lgm,bmtsv iackar A«*. 13 Acteen ho. k FlnvKR BriUgWlh0M75i de Horsey Sep.:, Pcnang Other Vessels Flags Tons Masters Arrived Frorr. Consigners When Ai.olch
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 288 2 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AN'h NE^ERLANDSCHK STOOM VAART MAATSC4APP J OCEAAN. Ihe oinpanys steamers arc despatched frt n Liverpool outwards (or the Straits, China and Japan, and from Jap;.n home««d> lor London every ten da\s. bm aawc aooonwjiodati «i tor third dabs passenger*-
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 74 2 'JVeamer Kcpiri. (September 13.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory. 9. am. ;p.m.y r. m. Bar. red. 32 Fan 92.7 80.2 898 Temperature 76.8 82.0 75,7 Wet Bulb Thciu t>rr.«-i. 752 7*1.0 74.0 Dir. of Wind S.K. S S.K. S.K. Max. Temp. sh..ri. 80.2 Mm. do d< 75 8 Max.
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    • 408 2 CLEARANCES \s 1 k sl, Brit. su. Major, lor Hongfci 1 BiTAViMt, Bnt. btr., RoberUon Foi Malacca 1 KUng. H>n Po Soon, Uui. sir., Odmk. loi Samba > 1 ports. September i 4. IiaKTMMIS, Brit. s;r., Rubsell. lor Penang and <Jabon^. Perd*na. But. btr., Cas t lor KolaiOaii, via ports.
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    • 109 2 HON(;KtiNo \\K 1 mi-: It! 1 ..X WI Ban.nvttT reduced I 1 d Hit sea n. uui.. 1 1 hundredtl M1 ,U baro. rca< t rempei 11 m lv ,.,.f. hciU la le !1 HwandTTy. m Mage „on. ti,, humidity of air saturated with meisUirc being 100. Direction Wind, to
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