The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 September 1897

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE FRIDAY, 24™ m SEPTEMBER, 1897. DAILY ISSUE, No. yvft
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      813 1 P^j, Office. Co Iyer Quay. A&? Wharves. New riarboui. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam toi il l N A JAPAN, PEN ANG, CEYLON INDIA AUSfRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA. BRINDISI VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. B 1 Hsued tor Ptrsimm American Ports, alio for CWrfi and San .->.;■: iw M
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      897 1 j BRIT S I INDIA STEAM NAVT'-A- "IO:; CO. LIMITED. TOPBf vNu, RANGOON kC4LCUTTA One d -".ys steamers is intended ta Isavc 1 u.j >c i'a^r Wharf every week. t issi ngi ai < argo are booked by the above j Ste 'ne '.hr. !i rates to a!i ports m
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      278 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPTT. Unpbr Contract with thi Netherlands Ikdia LJotbrmuent. Agents at Singapore, Ships \gencv. late I. DArCNDELii^c Co., Collyer Quay Time Table for SeptemVici, 1897. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched tor Dale. Van Outhoorn S'baya. Sept. 15th. S'baia, Ampenan, ">iacassar .Moluccab. Sept. Nienhuijs B'm ibsin. Sept. 2oih.
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      659 1 BROWN'S KOUR CROWN BRAND. E Scotch Whisky. inkst Whisky m ihk World, I to H. R. h. the Prince ot Waloj •■>',,,: Agents Foi Singai ore NOW READY, A Padre m Partibus Bl t«l« WOTBJ IKD I MnUSSIOMS ol HKi^ HOLJDAI l»l.H i HK'il ',11 Java, the Eastern Archipelago I
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      582 1 IJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI M L BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITA! lio.oooooc RESERVE FUND 7 ,000'.0c0 RESERVE LIABILITY PPOPPipT-'iRS $10,*****0 Court or Director St. C. MICHAELSEN, Eso Chaikman. Hon. J. J. Bfll Irving.— Deputy Chairman C. Bburmann, Esq. j A.I. RAYMOND, E>cj G. D. Boning, Esq I K. L. Rtchakdson, Esq. G.
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      513 1 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. HAMBURG-BREMEN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. TPHi undersigned, Agents of the above comI parties, are prepared to a, cept fire risks at I current rates. > PUTIFARCKEN Co. THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Fire risks accepted at
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      343 1 DACII IC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through passage tickets pram* to tngiand France, and Crerman\ by al! trans Atlantic line* of Steamers, also to San Franciv 0 by th« steamer* of the above lines. 1 o other Kuropean points at proportionate rate>Special reduced rate^ granted
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  • Correspondence.
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      Foreign Copper Coins.
      174 2 T« rum Eoitob. Sir, Your leading article oi yesterday was excellent, and expressed the view of the general public; but it is re assuring to be told to-day on good authority, that the object of the Government at present is merely to suppress the circulation of the
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      S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
      124 2 PI.AY ON THURSDAY Champiom>hip. Rawme 6 2 retires to Pearcc, —5. A SINoLEi. WoilersUn, scr., beat Fort, I, o—4, o—4 A. G. Wright, owe 1, beatCapt. White, o— B SINI.LK.-. Ros-r scr.. v. Prentice, owe 4. unfinished. C Singled Edlm. owe 1. beat Davis,
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      TIES FOR FRIDAY.
      80 2 CM \MFIONbHIP. l_*pi. White v. Elliot. Sam Reid v. WolfenUr. t^trton Fort. A SI^.LBN. \Voodrt#e cr., v. Pearce icr. ;.:->ton, scr., v. Maxwell, 2. B SIVGLE>. NJutham owe 3, v. Joaquim. 5. Rose -K.T v. Prentice, owe 4 C Snmn Dunman, *cr., fcdlirt, owe to fmsK Hooth.
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      TIBS FOR SATURDAY.
      55 2 C hamp:on-.h r. c«p'. Parbons v. Elliot or Capt. White. P'?-n;ce v. Wolferstan il he MQn F» day. B Sonus, \)t.*-, v. So'^r.arr. cr Joaquim. Monaoa Rose cr Prennce. C Sonus. A Ci.'Ts.cHae; v. Dunman or Edhn. c-jjertor and S. Reid (Mpty.) v Kohlhoff and PteXM Ttl
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      THE HONGKONG MILITARY CONTRIBUTION
      260 2 On kui m 3 n Osk. Or the iuh nat. n the h nance Corr;:- .-.-.cc M Hongkong. Ihe Mir. Mr. Whitehead moved lhal '.err tfSStm} c.tp-:r<i,ture. $32,y!3--o. the Supp.ementary titimaiei be struck out. He -=i »t of the >a' -.e op.r.ion that it »a> out
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      THE BRITISH FLEET IN THE NORTH.
      288 2 Shanghai, loth September.— H. M.S. Ummhte arrived here from Hakodate yesterday and brings iewi of the movements of the fleet m the cooler "iOfthern latitudes. H.M.S. imm-jrtati'.e, which ieft here a few weeks ago for Kormloff was one of number of men-of-war engaged m
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2470 2 (Thursday Sept. 23, 1897.) The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held this afternoon, Mr. Egerton presiding. There were also present Mr. Th. Sohst, Mr. Nanson, Mr. W. Evans, Mr. Moses, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Tan Cheng Tuan, Mr. Choa Giang Thye. Finance. Fhe fortnightly Financial statement
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    A DISEASED MILK BILL
    86 2 The Hongkong Legislative Council has passed "An Ordinance to prevent the spread of infectious disease arising from the consumption of contaminated or unwholesome milk." It was pointed out that many dairies had been m the habit of adulterating their milk, and the object of the bill
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    FOREIGN COINS IN PERAK.
    131 2 On the 19th (says the Pcrak Pnmctr) a Chinaman for being m possession of a foreign coin, a one cent piece, was fined 85 or 7 days R. I. He was heard to bewail his fate, poor man perhaps he did not know the difference m
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    THE LATE MR. C P. DERRICK.
    1169 2 The inquiry into the cause of death I of the late Mr. C, P. Derrick was concluded at the General Hospital yesterday, Dr. Mugliston, the Coroner, reserving his verdict till this morning. Dr. Fry gave evidence as to the postmortem examination. From the appearances
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    RATES OF EXCHANGE.
    120 2 The Japanese Minister of Finance has notified I that the rates of exchange of foreign money for Japanese gold coin, adopted at the Imperial Customs of Japan, for calculating the original value of imported goods subject to ad valorem duty, will from the Ist October next to
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    UK. LAMONT'S STROG FINGERS.
    681 2 I was afraid you were going to slip through my fingers," said good old Dr. Lament. The writer was a boy of about seventeen, then. While a student at school, more than 300 miles from home, 1 was taken down with pneumonia. I had a tough
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 2 'Corrected up to September On London. Bank 4 m/s I/ 1 1 demand i/ioi Private credits 3 m/s 1/1 1 documents 3 m/s ...l/lf-l/lO a credits 6 m/s 1/1 1 i On India. Bank demand 144 On Hongkong. Bank demand diOn Yokohama Bank demand 5% pretn. On Java. Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    98 2 (September 24.; Tin *ji> JS Gambier 0.40 do. Cube No. 1 9.25 Pepper, Bl- ck (ordinary S'porej 2n. do. White, (Fair L/W=s% 23. Nutmegs 1 tot. to the \b.) 78. Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) 17.50 Li berian Coffee 24-50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality; 3.75 do. do flake
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    SHARE LIST
    124 2 SEPTEMBER 24th, 1897. H0. g 5^,,.. ,vi-~ „jj-s a? 'at. C «~i.{Es:/f New ,Wbc.ur Dock Co., Ltd. $Z£ ord I r iL b nUi do. do. iTso »r«f »350.0 c o *****0 l «oo lapw rt.t. Strait, Ire Co. |2? 5 VfS'^ a SO,ooo ia,^oo 10 0 11
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    CLEARANCES.
    101 2 member P. C.C Kirn), Bra. str Wm* for Imk 'B. If.) Hrn xTh.Ger. >t,., h^tforfcl^koK HvTA\itß. Bnt. sir., Roberteon, for MaUcca and Klang. ruL.uioN H*:.l. Br:i. -it.. It-tieil ;..t Nasaaali M. B. K. Fr. to l.idm lor (Joiotnrxj MMj Bombay. Hudjbksmssis, lint. ,ir. Wm WJ. fw Sawtllf I via
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    The Standard Time Balls.
    46 2 A I inn Bn!' ai For' I taa c d w t< I m Brnr, Ektli each <i^> at i r.M. a re net km (Greevwidj noaa (mm hr* k hoisted tiv^nnnutt-- jKcyUWK > l'o-dav l-ort „i 'mQ Hrw b,.i correct I I
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      65 2 It Saves the Croupy Childr. n. SsAViBW, Va. —We have n -plendid silc on Chamberlain s Cough Remedy and our customerb Coming from far and near, speak of it m the hwheat terms. Many have said that their children would have died of croup if Chamberlain's cou^h remedy had not
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      321 2 OCEAN STEAM I P COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCH C STOOM VAART MAATSC'iAPP; J OCEAAN Thi ompan\ steafhers ar< despatched li«.mm Liverpool sikwards foi the Straits, China hm9 |apan, anrl from |apan Iwniewards for London ever) ter. days no boM ■COOHMNo4atiall for third class passengers
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      135 2 HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGRAMS. i Barometer, reduced to 32 decrees Fahrenheit, and to the level of the sea m inches tenth, and (bndredths. Manila baro. readings m millimetres. Temperature m the shade m degrees, Fahrenheit. Manila temperature centigrade. Humidirj^ m percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture bem^
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      1091 2 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-Wai FL t s .nd Tons Commanders Arrived From l-oi When M»t»ram Dut.gun boat 5-,, Ik, \2g. i S Acheen T)o,k PLO%eR B-it. gun boat 755 de Hup- v Sep. Pcnanp Station Other VekbeU Flags, Tons Master Arrived From Cons.gnees For, Wh«r AooUlOUHi Amer. bq uo'-Amstron* Aug.
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