The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 July 1900

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 18™ JULY, 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3931
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 727 1 J^ q Office. Telegraph St. XjT Whaive-. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG' CEYLON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN' EGYPT. MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA. BRINDISI. VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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    • 731 1 PHINA MUTUAL STEAM N AVIGATION COMPANY, LIM TED. THE iollowi'\^t are the dates on which the Co.'s j Steamer* may be expected here, \<z OUTWARD. HOMF.WARD. j For Honukoso Shano- For M arsbillbs and hai Be Jatan Ports. London. 1900. i'/> Tee- k»i due July 5. Ching Wo dm July
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    • 384 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract wit« tmb Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singaporr. ships agency, latr I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay Thi undbrmbntionkd dates arr only APrnoxiMATB. From ttxoectea Will be despatcbed tor Reynst Patavia July 16 Batavia, Cluribon Samarang and Sourabaia July 20 Tambora Padang via ports
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    • 365 1 STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. STB^MIRS L«*VE SINO^PORB AT 4.45 t M. tfye Ltong. cwry Monda> for Malacca. Koala Klant; and T'.lok An on. Malacca,— •every Wednesday for Malacca, Port Dicks* n. Kuala Klang and Telok Anson. Ban Whatt Hin.— every Friday for Malacca, Port Dickson and Klang. Sappho, every Saturday
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    • 684 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10 000 000 RESERVE FUND 1 1 i'soo'ooo REiiKRVB LIABILITY OP > PROPRIETORS j 1i0.000.00c Court of Uibbctobs. N. A Sibbb, Esq.— Chairman. R. Shbwan, Esq.— Difpury Chairman. R. M. Gray, Esq. H. W. Sladb, Esq. E. Gobtz, Ekj. I D. M. M.jsbs,
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    • 413 1 PETER SYS' WOND THE only remedy at piesent known as an INI Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhosa, 1 of the B RECOMMENDED it SOME ok thi CHIEFSPE Sold Retail' hy all Chem THE PETER S' (PKormiiToßs amd Soli Manupactur.i Nov 16 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE at MARINE. Subscribed Capital £1.000.000 Paid
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    • 357 1 'ERFUL SPECIFIC. hALUiii.r. and PERMANEN 1 CUK6 tor Hemorrhage and Laceration lowds. :CIAL i S X^ 7* THi "••DICAL PROFESSION ists and Wholesale by VS COMPANY, 9, Old Chika Str«»t, Sh^nohai 17.11.19x> PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND J»OYO KISEN KAISHA" (ORIBNTAL S.S. CO.) rhrouflh passage
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  • 27 2 On Monday the iftth m-tai t. ins cltic-,' son of M«. Vso S w Moos to tlie eiJest d.i v Mn. Ta» Jt*s Cnvav.
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  • 1561 2 WEDNESDAY, JLLY 18, 1900. ALTHOUGH much r'al y interesting detail ii given in th>- exceptionally full »p China telegraiM published to-day y et ih« oi.r [„,,1,1 v. rybody is craving I r iafornaiion— the (ate of tl e lion at Peking— still rrmaini .-liro-.d ob»carity Smbng
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  • 52 2 I tie Colonial sttamer Sea Belle arrived early this morning trom Malacca with the tumbles W. Kgeiton and J. burkinshaw, Mrs. Burkinsli.ivN, Lt. Buttcrwonh and Miss Butterworth. The Sea Belle returns to Malacca this evening (o (etch His Honour Sir Alexander Swettenham, who is expected to arrive
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    • 37 2 THE WAR IN NORTH CHINA. THE PEKING MASSACRE. Chinese Disclaimers. (Special to the Singapore Fre« Prest.) Hongkong, July 17th, 4.20 p.m. Chinese officials still maintain that the Legations at Peking are safe, but foreigners discredit these reports.
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    • 47 2 Chinese Repulsed at the Arsenal. Heavy Chinese Losses. On the ni^ht of the iithinst. the Chinrsr- attacked the Eastern Arsenal at Tientsin which was garrisoned by the Russians. The Chinese attack was repulsed after six hours fighting, during which the Chinese suffered severe losses.
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    • 45 2 Attacked by Japanese, Briti&h and Americans. A combined attack was then made on the native city. The Japanese captured one portion of it. Two columns of British and Americans afterwards entered the city, which is now in possession of the Allies.
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    • 48 2 The Japanese Minister's Appeal. •Hard Pressed Cannot Hold Out." The Consul at Tientsin has received a letter dated June 29th from the Japanese Minister in Peking. It sated that the foreigners were hard press-d and that the Legations could scarcely hold out another day.
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    • 27 2 No Bombardment Needed. The fleet found that the bombardment of Shanha kwau was unnecessary, as there weie only a few Chinese troops there
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    • 25 2 A March On Peking. Japanese troops to the number of 15,000 are now landing there in order to march to Peking.
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    • 26 2 Yuan Defeats Tung at Tengchow. The troops of Yuanshikai have had a conflict with those of Tungfuhsiang at Tengchow. Tungtuhsiang's troops were defeated.
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    • 34 2 There are persistent reports at Tsingtao that Yuanshikai or his brother have been killed in ike attempt to save 30 German missionaries at Tsengchow, which attempt I f ailed.
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    • 14 2 There is also a Chinese report that General Nieh is dead.
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    • 55 2 Leaving Canton. To be Viceroy of Chihli. Will Not Return. Li Hang Chang it just leaving Canton. He admitted that it was doubtful whrther the officials of the legations at Peking are alive. The Viceroy yesterday received orders to resume the Viceroyalty of Chihli. He has no
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    • 21 2 Hongkong. July 1 7th, 5 30 p.m. H. M. S. Bonaventure left this port for the North last night.
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    • 82 2 The Reception. Li Hung Chang, the Viceroy of Canton, will at rive at Murray Pier, Hongkong, to. morrow morning at y a.m A Guard of Honour will receive him. The Viceroy is to piy an official visit to the Governor. There will be no special reception.
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    • 44 2 A New Inspector-General. Shanghai, July 17th, 10.30 p.m. Mr. Frank E Taylor, secretary Imperial Chinese P<*Ul Dipt., Shanghai, has been appo.nted by the Viceroy of Nanking In. spector General of Customs, L i n succession to the late Sir Robert Hart.]
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    • 21 2 Flight of the Missionaries. Three Mission MttitM have been destroyed at Poyang Lake. The foreigners escaped.
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    • 24 2 Declines to Go to Peking. Lm-kunyi has been ord-red to Peking It »s probable that he will decline to go.
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    • 18 2 The losses of the Allies at the capture of Tientsin [native] city amounted to 775.
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    • 24 2 A Fight with Tung. It is reported that General Nieh was killed during the progress of fighting with the troops of Tungfuhsiang.
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    • 28 2 Sheng now alleges that he is in receipt of a telegram from Yuanshikai sa\in^ tnr Legations were still holding out on the »>th iost.
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    • 27 2 The women and children of Chinkiang have been advised to leave that place owing to the passage of a rabble of soldiery with Luchuanlin.
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    • 19 2 PRINCE KOTOHITO. Prince Kotohito has had a farewell audience with the Tsar, prior to proceeding to Moscow.
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    • 28 2 Nearly 10,000 U. S. Troops for Peking. America is arranging to despatch between 8,000 and 10,000 troops to China to reinforce the present force there.
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    • 19 2 According to the latest advices, F'resident Kruger refutes to surrender until the s upplies are exhausted
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    • 9 2 General Clery continues desultory fight, ing.
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    • 42 2 (Later.) THE FIGHTING AT TIENTSIN. The Allies attacked the Chiaese city o* Tientsin on the morning of the 13th and were repulsed at 7 o'clock in the evening with great loss. [Tru* is not borne out by the direct telegram; 'rom China."
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    • 89 2 THE LEGATION MASSACRE AT PEKING. A Graphic Invention. The accounts published of the closing hours of the tragedy at Peking describe the splendid courage of the defence. They state that the foreigners finally sho* their own women and children 'These statements are entirely apocryphal The direct information from the Shanghai
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    • 44 2 (Still Later.) CAPTURE OF TIENTSIN. The Daily Mad correspondent at Tientsin states that the Allies stormed the native city of Tientsin on July 14th. The Chinese were utterly routed. The total losses of the Allies uas 800 killed and wounded. London, 18th July, igoo.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 845 2 WANTED FOR PAHANO S A good European Engineer accustomed to pumpr* ing machinery. Apply to »< MALAYS I A N c. o Free Press. Jdy 7 u c Dresser to take «*arge 1 c f -n j.;-,ate Hospital. Salary %bo per h month and Free quarters. Apply to Gto. SIX)
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    • 1235 2 NOTICE INFORMATION regarding the conditions on which the Auctions of Government Cuffee will take place at Batavia during the current year, may be obtained at this Consulate General. J. C. T. RSELFS. Consul General for the Netherlands S.S. Singipore, 25th June, 1900. June 26. 26.7 NOTICE. WE have appointed Messrs.
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    • 932 2 THE NORTH KECHAU GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. >^OTICE is hereby givrn ihnt the Fust General A>( Meetinif of the abov.- C «mp;iny puisuaiu to Seciion 77 cf ihe Companies Ordinance 18S9 will be held on Wednesday, 2sth July, IJMk .it 12 o'clock at the Company's registered office No. 17 Change
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    • 321 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED AN pxpprifnce.) F.n K l..h Assistant (or Mercan- x tile Office. Knowltd^e of Bjolc keepin K and AC(.ouni«. rs«e>m .1. Address UNO," c/o Stngafore Free Press. J»'> '8 .6.; TO LET FURNISH* D XJO. io, U, per \V,l;,ie Koad. Rent $75 per menstm. App'y io C. 1.,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 159 2 The Week. Wednesday, 18th High Water 1.46 a., 2.31 p. Municipal Commission, a.30 p S.V.R. Coy. R.fle Drill. 5.15 p. Temperance Lecture. Sailors' Home, 8 p. Thursday, 19th Hikjh Water 2.44 a., 1.18 D SVR.s.gnall.ng 44^;^: 8^ Philharmonic Orchestra, B.v> p. Moon Last Quarter, 12.26 p. Friday, aotU High \Vater:-
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  • 152 3 In announcing the engagement of Lady Randolph Churchill tn Cantata Cornwallis West, a telegram »o tlit- Pionee* adds hat •Captain Cornwallis West's a^e is smt».;\ r to that of Mr. Winston Churchill." This is a polite way of saying th-it Captain Corraajfil Weal is going to marry a
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  • 266 3 A Macao, living at 17 Banda-st «ay» bis house was entered yesterday and 19 stolen. A Chinaman, living at 117 Kampong Bah-u, reports that as he was comm.; al >t)£ Nelhon-rd two men a^sHutt'd him and robbed him of $6 42. One rran has been arrested. An attempted
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  • 77 3 The Officers S V. R. will mr^t the Art:g Commandant this afternoon at S V. A Headquarters at 5 p n\. to arran^r about the provisional appointment of N C 0 and the telling off of the er tire strength into companies and half companies. Tins is
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  • 300 3 A local correspondent writes: The s.i.g fabu'.ous Chinese Sto y is b freely emulated in Singapore to flay by the new arrivals from Amoy thry affirm that it if placarded up in the city of Amoy. Some men were carrying a bride in a sedan
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  • 436 3 Mr. J. P. Rodger writes in his adminnUaiion report for Prrak for 1899 as follows, on the subject of Indian immigration As tar as India is concerned, the British India S'.eatn Navigation Company has been subsidised by Government, in con rue ion with S(»-ci»lly reduced passage rates
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  • 1505 3 (Cl.ina Papers.) Tumsin. A private letter from Tientsin da'rd the 27th nil. from win. h wrh vebeena Icwcilm m .k»- an tx'r.ici, s^yi 1 Y..U wiH h..v<- heard of the- ntHing lirnts we had here lor .he p..n Uh .1 ,y s This I. rrno.n
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  • 94 3 When the Bnfsh enter JohannesburK. says ihe Hlocmfontein Post," an anticip.tuon of our S «uth Africa-^ contemporary that h.is now been Inppily fallilled, the town can be Anglicised with a raK ard some paraftin. When the name pUtes for the streets were 01 tiered ten years .jro, they c line
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  • 1554 3 The conflicts which have been carried on in the Reidattaej on the subject of lhre«> or four very im ortant measures, < ulminatpd in n vrty ptHty sy»irm 1 f odst'U< tion, not confine^ to one party, according lo what was under dis. u»ion. The session is
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  • 583 3 S. C. C. v. K. A. 3STH Co. A WH.I Hoi G«w* Hbsl'lts in Kuovr or taja Gvnaaaa ai iOoai>T*Nuk The ground vva.s in ±p]en !id condition and the play fast, an enthu-iastic number ol apart 1 1 le» watching cricticlly all the poii ts of ihr
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  • 214 3 AMERICAN" ESTIMATE OF LOSSES AND GAINS IN SOLUH AFRICA. The foM"Win£ fomput -ti'in of the cost of the Wu m So'i'h Africa to England and ihe compensai i« t iins liiitii"i fMim a h'.ca^o source Cost ai the aimj, O.u.b r 12th to June lam, per d <y, |B<»i,<<o<i. loti
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  • 264 3 July 7th, 1900. It has irnw been definitely announced that the Sabah S. S. Co Ltd., will build a niw steanu-r here. SandAan is making quite a name fur herself in the building of Lunches and lighters, but i' will probably come as a furprise to Singapore and
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  • 816 3 An Interview. A representative of ihe St. Jamu't Budget ha* had a conversation wilh a r man who ha» V avelled in and hat an exiensivr k> o*l>d.r o' Cnma, and aha also possesses an I'linnte knowledge ol ihr views held by hinese offuials
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  • 173 3 Quotatiom. Capital. Paid Up. Shark Paid Or Bank of CSma and japan, I M. Nom.nal. O a.000.000 414.331 ,99,<7W4 iJtfernv,. 5 fc f a%(y £g Bell's As'x-Uh Eastern A K c Nominal. Jo.onf* 8 '5&» 8,584*1 Bersawah Gold Mine Co S.-.lers. ,75.0,0 V *gT 1;
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  • 83 3 (Corrected up ro July 18;. Om London. Bl m 2 nfr -ic in. i iid 2 11 Private credits- 3 m/s 2,o T V documents 3 m/s j 4* creiius 0 my., 2/O 8 FRANCE, demand Js |i Germany, demand jr,.l India. T. T J Hongkong, rltwand i%pm Yokohama,
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  • 89 3 1,,, (JU y 8 Gamoisr".;.'. 7 do. cube No.,.:;::.::::;:;; rWr, Black .r.J ,r- v. d,. White, v^St) "5.5 N itmesjs uos to th« 1b.>... O V 5 '10. (^Sos to Ihv Ibi... ij-' M«ei(B MM j*j Cloves (Amboina; LiberianCo-ie- do. do tako 1,. „0./ Jg d.\ medium peat 1
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 363 3 <~iit«; an r>ri|i-r< r r healerj by C hsmbfrlain'-, P. tin Ljalm in HbMH tint: (hid in.- IMB .'i>\ uihtr tre.iinitit uid nq.iiie b<c.us« ul 1 s antt>fpiic quililK s whn It cause the ptrts to heal without maturatic n. h'or *ali: by a!l <Jeaiers. THE DISPENSARY. SINGAPORE, General Agkn
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    • 276 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOM. VAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's suam- :r are despatched from Liverpool outwards for tlic Straus, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for l.ondon every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line arc despatched from Amsterdam and Live r pool every
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 226 3 MAILb b Fo. At M jk-.< Korat 7 AM S«.uiabaya, Arc. Wtlhelm Kam Malaccßtai '-'"KK 1 llele-t 1 pm Kan^k'iU Borneo I pm PaMMMJ 4c Momb.iy Bisagno 2 pm l)<rby, at^. Karrakattn 2 pm Planaafl ac l>>li Calypso 3 pm (.".linsi in.is Inland, Set. Sul i,iin 3PM Ail' I 1
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    • 920 3 V K lIKLB 1 J nrt T M, -W.i Klajti «nd Tons Commanders Arrived P r om VV so RISIt Bnt.i uis, i 770 Sir B. Wrey July a KuiU Klang Stat.on. FitRAMOSCA Ital. crux, 3-95 Negri Carlo July 17 V" Hon^konß, Otrei Vmeli h lavs ft ~l on* Masters
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    • 171 3 CLK&IANCII, July ,8. <i\n Ass, llrit. s. 1., D'Ciik, ior Djambir. Giak«Sks Oi Bnt. str., Du .lap, l^r Samaranp, via ports. Malacca, Bnt. $tr :),!>•, „r j ..\ns,,n. v. ports Bnt str I™ P- Ll.ckson and KU' g. Sri \Vosgsbe, Uuu sir., Nacodah, for Kemaman via ports. C»LYr>o, lint. str..
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 317 4 Powell Robinson BATTERY ROAD. NEW GOODS JUST OPENED EX ss. SHINANO MARU. Comprising the Latest and Most Fashionable Goods for Gentlemen's Wear. Tailoring Dept WEST OF ENGLAND BLACK ELASTIC DRESS SUITING NAVY BLUE SERGE Scotch anH Irish Homespuns. Saxonies, Cheviots, Vicunas, Fancy Flannels, White St rges, Fancy Wstings, P\ jama
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    • 276 4 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, BRIDGE AND SHIPBUILDERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SINGAPORE. U^ll Wood or Steel. X- BP^^^f^^^S SI OF All. DESCRIPTIONS. jffl^B^w o .^«!Tli^^^^^^^K^llHß^^^^ '^S\ ENGINES yJuE K2 W STEAM PUMPS t '/<^Kfl[9P^^^^^^^^9ssss^aS^^nr 5 \.>> r .gviWPy IMJ»*W-" r -^-^.'•'SSters:^' SOLE AGENTS FOR ■>^^tf v
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    • 142 4 Aim 11* 1 11 %^J Wj .lanu,!;:;;;;;, 1 ny oi w^. has hakk iteowa a«a,,. s t „tion for over 12 years, and being so well known ras not bf en advertised during tlicpast six years Orders from one doz. to 1000 doz. CAM BE EXECUTED WITHIN 24 HOURS ALL
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    • 1026 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port 0» departure, and (wr^re known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mbn-of-Wak. Argomaut, H.M.S., Chatham, due July Brambli, H.M.S. «.b.. due July Britomabt. H.M.S. jr.b., <Jue July CoavKTTK. H.M.S. t.b.d., Chatham, due July J Ctonit, H.M.S. t b.d., Chatham, due July Furst Bis*Aß<K.Ger.. Wilhelmshaven, July
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    • 972 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of the »oth instant, for the following works Constructing a wooden bridge at 6f mile, Passir Panjang Road. Plans and Specifications may be seen, and printed forms of tender with all particulars obtained at the Public
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