The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 September 1897

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER TiIIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 17™ SEPTEMBER, 1897. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3,071
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 805 1 P- Osace. Co'.yer Q-:.,y. A&J Wharve^. New Harbour. Q STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA f \PA.N. PEN AM,, CF.V[ON INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA. BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND ON DON. hH| 8...> 0!' LaSBSMg '.aaued for PtrstMM C '-.r-n^ntal *md Ameruan Ports, also for HSi Cast, a.nd
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    • 887 1 BRP SH INDIA STEAM NAVT^aTION "-0.. LIMITED. rOPEN itiG, RANGOON h CALCUI VA One the Company's steamers is intended t9 Isave T jeng P.-:>r-." Wharf every week. P^ss; v ugomn booked by the above gtearae thi h rates to al] ports in India and I Ceyloti \f-w.-m forts, Mauritius or
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    • 727 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKKTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with thi Nithbrlanhs Iwdia Govbrbmemt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for ieptem'rer, 1897. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched tor Date. ,G. ti. London S'baya. L 'K- 2<jth. S'baya, Boeleling, Ampenan, Macassar, and Gulf of
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    • 612 1 I TJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CCRPORATION. I PAID-UP CAPITAL. Jiooooooc j RKSERVE FUND *****:00 j RESERVE LIABILITY )F PROPRIETORS I ji r >,000,000 COUHT Of DjRKCTOkh. St. C. MICHABLSEN, Es^.—Chaikman Hon J. J. Bhll Ikving. Deputy Chairman C. Bkukmann, Esq. A. J. RAYMOND, E:q. G. D. Boning, Esq. k. L.
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    • 472 1 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE Co HAMBURG. HAMBURG— BREMEN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. 'pHH undersigned, Afaafa of the above comx panies, are prepared to BOOBf*. f.re risks at current rates. PUI IhARCKEN Co. O THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. r-irt ribki accepted al
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    • 434 1 DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Throat pMHC« tickets gtsntad h ranee, and Germany by.,, trai iantic lines of Steamers, aIM t r, t ;i Amfl of the above lines. I a >t' 1 Ban matt raieSpecia' reduced rates granted t. Ml C <^» tlnj Army
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  • Correspondence.
    • 130 2 To tub Editor. DEAR Sir, 1 sympathise with the ladies in their trouble with the "(finis" and would request pmwsm to utt f r a suggestion. In Hongkong we have no such individual as a dirzi," and the Chinese Ladies Tailors there make up dresses
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  • 116 2 M. Carsins has patented in France a process ot ;er'i3!ng nv'k, beer, and other fermentable liquids v >ending a current of oxygen gas through them 'ostd vase. He abo prepares a new beverm which he "champagne milk.' Skim ik s >weetened with syrup and flavoured, then rto
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  • 123 2 Ss] i <* Home paper The invariable and prompt BCCSS w^ich attends British expeditions and hule >var= difficult regions has long been matter of .omrr'ent on the Continent, especially as to the ax! »:tn which uncivilised races trained and drilled bj B' sh officers disposed of enemies
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  • 123 2 A i-.'KkcC match wa> plaved tr.~terd<iv j"teriioun on the Recreation ground be-:A-er. H Iff. Ipnigen.a and Pl* ti r-.g in a win for the latter ship The r m played one man short Scores. H. M. 'IfINMU." Sharpei h Ba".r 17 > nmon= run out Hon. fi. Meacie and
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  • 423 2 Pmomam i m Rauwai Ktu:er corresporde-: at \Vad\ Haifa sajfl I -ive anwl here M nv. way :o '.he boat. I :he place :orr.p e:eiy :~ar.t;ed s:rce I *ai here ist year. Entire -tree;- and houses have been -i"r: f* iy to make rocrr for worksnops, ene."e
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  • 159 2 Tn ot, of the Brit s'r, navy, has pub- orochure entitled The British Navy, P*« *nd Present,' in which he qjotes from a ■'.-irnai an anecdote ißostratMg the mI *;p.d of officers that may be obtained -J" "oo early an entry ,n the servce. The
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  • 93 2 r mortality returns for the week ended nth show 167 deaths, a ©J per mi!!e. a6 out of the 167 ■•i were over 55 years of age _>4 :< vear --f-rday before the Acting First Magisthe prosecution of the Acting Treasurer, Matta Singh was fined co>ts for failing to cancel
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  • 972 2 Thursday, September 16th, 1897. PRESENT H. t the Governor (Sir C. B. Mitchell, c.c.m.g.) the Officer Commanding the Troops (U.-CoL ami Brevet -Col. Bogle, r e.) The Hon. the Acting Col. Secretary (C. W. S. Kynnt-r>ley.j theActg Col Treasttrei (F. G. l'enncy.j the Actg. Auditor-General (E. C. Hill.)
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  • 1603 2 Shedambran Chitty, who was charged at the Assizes yesterday with the fraudulent destruction of a valuable security, was found not guilty by the jury after a lengthy bearing and discharged. A nolle prosequi has been entered in the case of Abdul Kadir, a storekeeper in the employ of Mr. Wafford,
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  • 864 2 'I HE AfKIOIRNKfI INUUEST. I lie inquiry into the cause of the death Of the late Mr. C. Derrick was continued yesterday (15th) before the Coroner, })<. Maglistoa, at the General Hospital. Dr. Fowlie deposed that he was called to attend Mr. Derrick at
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  • 100 2 I I his morning a man named I'uali Teh I Teh, a coolie employed in a Chinese doctor's shop at 280 1 Victoria-street, was found dead on the premises, with a gaping wound in his throat. It is not yet certain^ whether the case is one of murder or^ps suicide,
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  • 98 2 (September i Ij" fe&filj Gambier n \%.jq do. Cube No. i y.25 Pepper, Black (ordinary S*pore] 1 .50 do. White, (Fair L/W==s% 13. 1 10s to the Ib.) ;8. "Mace (Banda) (i (.'loves (Amboina) M it.cq Liberian Coffee 2^. so Tapioca, binall pearl (Fail quality) 3.75 do. do flake
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  • 692 2 I was afraid you were going to slip through my fingers," said good old Dr. Lamont. urT- 1 6 Wr ter was a **>* of about seventeen, then. W hiie a student at school, more than 300 miles iu m j e was taken down with
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  • 64 2 Sbaview, Vt.—We have iplendid sale on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and our cubtomerb coming from far and near, speak of it in the highest term-. Many have said that their children I would have died of croup if Chamberlain'^ cough remedy had not been given. Kbllam
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  • 77 2 (Corrected up to Septecabei 17.J On London. bank 4 m/ 5 i/iu-i i/i6 i demand [/10-9/16 Private credits 3 m/s 1/10-15/16 documents 3 m/s i/t 1 credits 6 m/s i/ii-:/io On India. Bank demand i*j On Hongkong Bank demand par. On Yokohama. Bank demand atem. On Java. Bank demand
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  • 290 2 SEPTEMBER i 7 th, 1897. HongKon, BhBSBTw, .>*„ k Sj prem.' tiftSZn 5S P Sh P<L D "> OO0oo *'oooo,ooo 80,000 1B5 ii.5*r». Nationa KofCkma 22su f'9.970A 2» Bknfr ran *soo.oo<, 4400 ,50 j 29.955. aCe BEofC VUpan.Ltd. Nominal. < a 000 oor 7S DeferreL ,.r JOo, c
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  • 37 2 A' b fmnCmmmmm m,r dU f. r"" f'N 'i* 'tl v Singapore meat tim* <l 'r'-'--™« > lime 6 hrs. 4mm tv -,e. bein K 9—*> > fo-daj Rwt CamHNg; and !\it. irafl U DMTBCtIy,
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  • 209 2 Passengers for Straits, China Japan. IV. P, u rHn,,., h-om Southam,,: \<\ 1 u T|, IK n'^ m"'" ,M <J I >„,.' Schl|ll/ X'^ <'rl M, R s".;" Mr r l s«-- I Yokohama Mi H.irtt up Mi Mayoi Pei KanagWliM i mptol, d,jr Slp- ;V *l« W.i < Per
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 261 2 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPP.J OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from 1 Liverpool outwards for the. Strait*, China and I Japan, and from Japan homewards lor London every ten days, and have accommodation lot third class passengers only. The
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 265 2 MAILS CLOSE. I O>MOBR<m I'oi Pt, At Batavia Ctneraal f'el am l-abuan. B( Ranee [|*AM Penally, fcc Mtduta \m P*nan>: l)_l- Calypiu J iM Hongkong C helvdra y P pn n g V»i 'Band/at Sourabaya. Hun Poll Guan M F^enani; t V y mnicrfeld M Bengkalis Bagan Win Tang Malacca,
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    • 253 2 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-Wai Flags ar.j Ton*. C Briefer jfej DoddL S' r IVnan K se, i::: IPS S s tt s=Lp* S" ssta Hbkmod Nor to th <^ Aug. 30 S.-. M«. Ma Hoi pon,, J ieKen 55.1a MK Horn,Kl*« A»« Brit. 101 Man JIT K. 1.0n t M
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    • 46 2 Whsengcri Arnved. Sm. -i j.- f'tr Mr. TOm H r Or«/ 4- T Per v\ n HONGKONG VKATtfEi r«f 11 x, taBSS£SJKSr,*s 'St X! U'nd %JV T' am.l Sop 17 a n P" nv p 1 I **>m oatl ward Kon^-kong r< 1 v rU I
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