The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 October 1897

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  • 19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. Singapore Tuesday; 5 October, i8 97 DAILY ISSUE, No. 3
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 824 1 J^ q Office. Co Iyer Quay. Jig Wharves. New Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam tor CHINA, JAPAN, PBNANG, i KYI ON, INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. Througn B3b of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and Amtricmm Ports, also for C'-.ina Coast,
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    • 848 1 BRITISH I? DIA STEAM NAVIGATION "^O.. LIMITED Q PKN VNG, RANGOON h CAU < I A I Wl) steamers is intended U j I3BWC ag Pagaa Wharf every week. srg« are I ooked by the .ibove is- S rates to a!! p „-.s in India and Ceykma. African Ports, hfaantiw
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    • 380 1 Me R w kr^)/w^^^ atall 7 s Ten Years Old Tp^ DE KOMIsiKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. UnDKK < ONTRACT WITH THE NITHBRLANHS IKDIA jO VK RN M ENT. i Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAKNDELS et Co.. 2-3 CcSllyek Quay Time Table for October, 1897. Steamer From Expected Will,
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    • 308 1 S. S. P. 0. PUBLICATIONS. THE SINGAPORE and STRAITS DIRECTORY for 1897.— Pri eISI 1 v post tree to Wativ, States, 95 W. THE SINGAPORE and STRAITS ROUGH DIARY for 1897-1' >\.-n pur copy postfrei I Native Stab 11^0. THE TRAVELLER S MALAY PRONOUNCING HAND-BOOK—",:!, Edition.— Indi pensabL b ,meni
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    • 489 1 fTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL liooooooc RESERVE FUND t -,x»'-ao RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS |i0,000,00c Court or Dimctors. St. C. MICHAKLSKN Es^.— Chairman Hon. J. J. Bell [kvimo. Dtexm Chaikvan C. Bel-khans, Esq. I A. j. EUtKOMO Ewj G. D. Boning, Esq K. L. Ricmaukom Fsq G.
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    • 476 1 CONDENSED MILK tt JkJsS b "i th e bMt re ned "Sir Ssw yap* tsi£~ oesi tor all purport e Largest Sale th. World TRANSATLANTIC FIRE NSURANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBJKG. GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. -lAMBURCi-BR£MEN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. r*HE enderaigaed, Agent- of the above coin- panics, tn
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    • 161 1 DACII IC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENT/. STEAMSHIP COMPANY Krsace, and Gei S. earners, also F t O! h I I c,tf p Kl g| p|_ Special reduced rate- granted Arrr.N N..vy, and Civil Sw«O( ■pplicatioi Passengers, b) th,- line<B<M o! proceedm^ Overland bj jtberti Pa and <-s
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  • 351 2 The Bicycle Race. To t«» EoiToa. R I should like to diaw yuur attention to a remark in the article on Bicycle Races" which appears i» your issue of to- A good finish between Percival and Basagoiti was spoiled by a carnage which refused to give way at the
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  • 55 2 The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Curupauy, Limited, has received advice from Mr Bailey, from Japan, to the effect that he ha^ accepted the terms for the sale of :he Puniom Concession, and that he was 'caving Yokohama for America on the 1 Jtk JMI
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  • 103 2 Mr Encn Uecrg. Hongkong, writes his -hare circular thus of Raub mining k The demand for Raub~ baa con th Md ard a arge bastoesa ha? been done this stock at $uj to %22{ the market M Mj firm with further b.ycr- at 2l| .juse for this Doom has
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  • 166 2 The C n'.y.a Mail ot the jjth id;. Fhe numerou* 'nends 3;' I ej" DawMMB a I 'ejret to iearn of his death m fe G;>ernment C Hospital shortly after twoo clock this after■am liaati Dawson «> a young sad proai mng officer
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  • 94 2 PLAY ON MONDAY. Championsh i Rod beat Woodrofie, 7 S tr— J A *****1l Wright, v. Wolferstan, 2 unfinished. C Simglbs. ■■taTi owe 15, v. German, 5, 'ina,, urrmshed. TIES FOR TUESDAY. Champiosshif. ■JMbj r.& Reid. A Single-. '•Vrignt. owe 1, v. Woifer>tan, 2, unfinished. WooinSc
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  • 244 2 The Nanking correspondent of the A'.-C. Daily Htm *ntes on the 23rd inst. A sad accident OCfiaJ :n the fort on the Mofushan hill, east of steamer- landing on Tuesday. Gunner Sch- *bo has been the Instructor in this fort for ■am tea two years, was
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  • 924 2 Thb Ri- hellion. Although the Manila papers to hand by Spanish Royal mail steamer are very reticent about news of the rebellion, nevertheless we find encounters are taking place nearly every day with more or less numerous groups of rebels in the central and northern districts of Luz>n,
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  • 430 2 The Rev. W. H. Cossum of Nmgpo has seated tome excitement at the Baptist Convention at Pittsburg by hn protest against the acceptance of gifts for Tbsion work from millionaires whose hveb are not m keeping with their professions. I The protest, it is said, was occasioned
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  • 1235 2 Reuter telegraphed yesterday "Advices from Uganda state that Mwanga has been defeated after a hour and a half's fighting. There were heavy losses on both sides. The rebellion is distinctly Anti-European. Much alarm has been caused at Mengo, which was left denuded during the operations against
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  • 112 2 Says the Globe Whatever may have been the defects in their reception, the *tage management of the farewell to the Colonial troop- is all that could be desired. At the departure of contingents for Demerara, Trinidad, and Jamaica the band played The Girt I Left Behind Me
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  • 1171 2 NAVAL SQADRONS IN THE FAR EAST. The Nippon has an interesting article on the 1 subject of the conditions in the Pacific Ocean. It commences with the Japanese Navy an j the basis of its increase. When the war with China broke out, Gieat Britain, Ku-sia, China and Japan were
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  • 238 2 h About lour years a^o the I". S. Congress passed what is known as the Registration Bill, and all Chinese resident in the State were required to take out certificates. A Chinaman who is found without a registration paper is arrested and deported. This law
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  • 74 2 intoimalion was received in Hongkong 011 the ***** ult. that the Shanghai TaoUi was dead, and that his death caused some consternation in the money market of the Model Settlement, native interest jumping up to 36 per cent, per annum. The Mexican dollar market collapsed.
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  • 111 2 At Hongkong on the 25th ult. six Lascar fire- 1 men of the steamer Mogul were charged by Capt. j Wright with refusal of duty on the 24th inst. The men were shipped at Singapore for the voyage to China and Japan and any ports elsewhere
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  • 933 2 The Kokumin, which is one of the advocates of an Anglo-Japanese alliance, reports with great satisfaction that all the vessels of the Japanese standing squadron, consisting of the Itsukushima (flagship), together with the Fuso, fmumi, Mutsushima, Chinytn and Suma, recently assembled in the port
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  • 74 2 (Corrected up to October 5.) On London. Bank 4 m/s t (o demand '/'oA Private credits 3 m/s i/ioi documents 3 m/s 1/10- 15/16 credits 6 m/s i/ri On India. Bank demand '43^ On Hongkong. Bank demand par. On Yokohama Bank demand 5% prem. On Java. Bank demand 111
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  • 176 2 (October 5.J Tin *3S. Gambier 0.15 c do. Cube No. 1 9.25 t Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 2u. do. White, (Fair L/W= 5 ;,6. Nutmegs 1 10s to the Ib.) 78. Mace (Banda) „75. J Cloves (Amboina) 17.50 c Li berian Coffee 25. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3.75
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  • 335 2 Horurkon* Saaaaia da.. 8s%a___T' C P t 1 S**'* P4 D, aaagi.. Haaa. 178 X pram. $10,*****0 $10,000*00 80,000 u 5 i«JtfT. Katjoaai rC-mfcaiCaaa* i, Q «9.97<>a **> R» ■"■le- uli ASOO0OC ,400,150 jag.gssa Bk.ofC Hi lapan, Ltd. ■*.•>.,>•«-.*„' l 75° Deferred. 000,000 ,450,00* ,09,875
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  • 533 2 Men-of-Wa, Flag, .nd Tons Comm.nder. Arrived Prorr fo. Whet. PhTv Bnt. gun boat 75^ de Horsey Sep. i ftm ang *s U 0 v T" WS f r0,; P S2 Acheen Uc Other Vessel. Flag. Ton. Maim Arrived From Con..gnee. For, Wber. x r ah- »OOS William
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  • 45 2 <M. i Pet /..•;;;£•,,>,; Kr\ »wd Ml Mackenzie Stewart. Mr-. fafWWfl vau \asy. Per ftlm df Lutj.: I 102 pa>^cnj,'crs, 67 s'oluiers. Oct. s— Per He'-, Mr. D riMßpntn, Mr von Mol, Mr. Windraih. Mi. Brown Ml I1»y«sh f'.r Chn-j- F>:.vu Mr. \V Steal
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  • 399 2 Uu. 5. -Per ArratuOH Apcar fgi Crt utta J. F. Ross K. A. \'on Mol and Bnm The Standard Time Balls A Time Ball at Fort anntng and one -it Pul&n j Brani falls each day at 1 p.m Singapore mean time (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs. 4
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  • 125 2 I Inni Brit. .tr.. Scott, For H iM> 1 'N 1 t v ii Martha 1 iuii s ngora. J^>^c'^,Hn:. ir. Hi. ..1,.. A .1a pous Ban His (ji^s. Bm. M 1n,,, K!.< via port;. S«CL'M»m Kn' -i p.,i.. M.idra--porii Amaka B'i: ->u K en; hi 5u vmne „i-d
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 278 2 MAILS CLOSE I "-MDRROW Ho. Per A oalavia. dodai, AM Uiambie Kian Ann m am Ringkok Medusa ir^ Malacca, Boon San 11. j „y Penang Deli Hebe t Malacca. &c. 'ter.. 4 Port Ditksui, kc .l/a,<iica it Penan^;, &l fnWl'i )ni Bangkok /V, t u Soaraba\a, kl .y<i>-,. Borneo rv
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