The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 February 1898

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rHIRD SERI] SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 18m FEBRUARY, 1898. DAILI [SSUE, Sio
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    • Advertisement
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      229 1 \f o Office. Co XT Wh»rvts. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. ied for Per Ports, also for CWrt, ngkong. MAIL LINES. !E\VARD i INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE, I 48 hours a apply to rOMPAGNIEDES MEb MARITIMES DX Fk >DRESS— I -nail steamers w ngapore c <r v; ire undermentioned hold
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      432 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYDS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Under M»il Contract with the Austria* Government. THE following axe the dates on which the Co.'s A Steamers may be expected to sail from here OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. fob Honckono, roR Trieste h Kobr. via Port* Mar. 7. Maria Valeric M All the bteamers to Trieste
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      355 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKLTVAART M AATSCHAPPIJ. I'sniß Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singa. 'ore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS &Co 2-3 Collykr Quay Time Table for February, 1858. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched tor Date. Van der I.ijn B'mascin Feb. 12. Bmassin, Pulor l-aut, Coetie. I )ontfk:"la,
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      138 1 McALISTER Co. sole \«.k\ rs f k The New Victoria Cycle Manufacturing Co. of Scotland, Ltd., Glasgow. The Victoria Special Roadster HK/ll 1 la* Moui I „<, a I <>W R({ eoinplt t« with Detachable Brakework, Mudguards, Special Victoria Gear Case. Fitted with I J'inlu weight about ji lbs price
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      500 1 IJTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL Jio.ooo.ocu KKSERVE FUND.. f 7.000,00 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS... 1i0.000.000 Comb or uhictum. St. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.— Chaikmaw. j. J. Bkll Irvino.— Deputy Chairman C. Bki.kma.ns. Esq. A. j. Raymond. Esq. G^D. B R. L. Richakuson, E»<j. G. B. Douwell, Esq. R.
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      182 1 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF LONDON. lhe are pr. Johore and the M < o. SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPAN\ OF NEW ZEALAND. £3.000,000. i MariflN Insi'rance* effecte4 at current 10 ;.ct .:<:' cask Dikcount allowed oa Maria* Wm. M( XXX THE TOKYO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. i
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      63 1 pACII 1C Mm. x COMPANY AND rjCCIDENTAL AND Oki STEAMSHIP COMf vrrsa within onr year will be -linw, •ng dates fro Yokohama to San Fra: RILI HARGREAV Ks c The Cycl< iului The M Acatc Chainless Cycle RILE HARGREAVi 0 R^yal Psyche 44 Pathiindc RILE HARGRE o Ships' Sto: Appliances
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH.
    24 2 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. Of) the 14th iniUnt, Hklks < \.i eoond diutfhter of Geor > Penh, Western Australia, late of Banbury, Oxfordshiit. A>j> <i M ars
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, FEBRAUARY 18, 1898.
    403 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, FEBRAUARY 18, 1898. :ion with the Christian Marr a X B the Council, the obj' >nsolidate the law A Christians wittimaf between auti. the Roomb Catho k Cfa and the (jovernment Ihe first d Wltli irtv riding man i original I not *rnment \idimpor- witli
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    14 2 To-morrow there will appear a special artuk oa "British Commerce m Time of War."
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    307 2 The cargo on the N.Y.K. steamer Htroshima Maru caught fire on the 31st Jan., and had she not been alongside the pier at Kobe, she would probably have sunkT A great deal of damage wa> done to the u»rgu before the fire was extinguished. In view of a telegram recently
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    507 2 naval preparation going on m Japan. The extra N L) L Mea«er Dmrn is due hen from Hongkong on thr 18th. Ihe trench mail steamer Ymrr* arrived from Saigon thi-s morning and Europe at 4 p m to I li- mortality return- for Sii tlic numb- oil for X the
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    A GARNISHMENT SUMMONS.
    380 2 Sir Lionel Cox deliveied judgment ye»<v alternoon m the matter ol the summons taken out by an assistant m a mercantile finn t< a garnishee «der [lie Chief Justice said U if the judgment debtors had taken out a summons, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause
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    PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
    34 2 the Brough gapore to. ■°"i lf r t will f nilharjrsday evemag To tail th> ,n em day being mail day the u-ua! day of meeting' i s hang, -i, until furti
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    THE CINEMATOGRAPH.
    138 2 rday the Cm< -matograph m performances at the Town Hall, a matinee, at which a large numbei of children were intensely amused, and the ordinary evening performance. Had more people been aware priority of the pictur. of this exhibition over other> that have been shown herr there would
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    THE COALING DIFFICULTY.
    288 2 ,lh inst.) says —We hear that the British Government ha* obtained a virtual control of the coal supplies ca having bought up m Japan, Hongkong and the China ports Singapore, Colombo. &c the whole available stock of Cardiff coal and of such coals as are likely to
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
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      FRANCE AND CHINA.
      102 2 Preparations m Indo-Chi a A Force being Mobilised. Probable Move on Ha Hongko Tonkin pape^ report mobilise 7,000 troop- at a given signal. The force will b«- com, and artillery and will be ammunition A-i ;mont arr the nth. with instr follow a part o( the troops
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      REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
      16 2 The "Maine Dis>aitei Over 250 Live* Lost Result of an Accident. that the cx\,
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      Wreck of a French Liner.
      17 2 Eight-seven Souls Pr The French Tr- Forty- nine of the pass* cd.
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      Zola and Dreyfus.
      38 2 A French General s Sensat Statement. The Lay f Danger At Hand tion at the trial of I evidence for ated to ci 1 day than was supposed iie illega document 1 iy recognised Lc
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      105 2 TO LET. -loor space ab»wt 1000 square feet ImmM 33-3 Office or Godown xw Road, Id OF RKMO\ w Singapore Sporting Club. an me FIRST DAY. i to be N I) DAY. lad■• r(, In i^^, Entrance I j I THIRD DAY. I X and out i»o« ler»s than hve
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      194 2 TOWN HALL. Under the direction of Mr. Robert Bri Representative. Mr. Hamilt EIGHT NIGHTS ONLY THE BROUGH COMEDY CO. will open for a short season >n Saturday, Feb. igth. 13 had a most successful season by common consent acknowledged to be the Finest a mplete Com--1 he following n properties,
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      185 2 Katz Bros., LIMITED. SOLE IMPORTERS 01 i CUTLER PALMER'S Celebrated Wines. si p5 BO CUTLER PALMERS Invalid Champagne ;artv «S 2? CO I 1HEEnI N.B Price List n Application Katz Bros., LIMITED BOARD AND LODG. M to Koad. th a i THE TANjONG PAGAR DOCK CO.. LTD. NOTICE A n
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      103 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS X i "ir I' i^at I) k Dtb- trading Co.'i Sharif I.ir.jong Pagar I) Prye River Dock Co. s Shares. M«)iurd Lo.. Ud. Shares. FOR SA! rting lub 6 Debs. Municipal s% Debt. 1889 issue. Payable 1935, Siak I imber o.i Shares. KH \<Kl< .v 1 'laijjf aint
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      218 2 The Week. Friday, itth ioal Tea M, Club Dance g p m. French Mail Horn* L. L. Tennis Club Tournament Saturday 19th Field Star of Ea^ Lecture, M. E. Church, 8 p.m. Brough Comedy Co., Town Hall, 1 Sunday, totb High Water 9.40 a., 10.30 p. -throve Sun.: Tanjong K.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    262 3 th«A Colonial En,; The Late Sir W axwell. M oe so premat heart of e\ General A P.. Mates cermce be ided, Bill. Iding •fall. for ts and reason^ for .ding i oaod I own raeuta of the community here. A scheme having been armed at with the
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    THE GERMANS AT KIAO-CHAU.
    53 3 y at anchor, shooti to be pan m in•jrded by f d of children tjreign jntil they were o -ire reported to be plentiful, iht oftii m to be havmjj a pretty the men arc for various X on at veil emlor the m.i:K 1 1
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    FOLLOWING THE PLAGUE.
    37 3 pshirr l-itfht Inlantry who did Hongkong during the have moved to Bombay. It will be .^e turn l>l fortune sa>> tin the gallant la<J> Shropshire are upon to a.->>i3t m Mippi a plague epidemk
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    THE GREAT FIRE AT MANILA.
    29 3 Hu lasvRAHCi tv the Daily Pre^ February, says —In the eat >m the kw crc d b iuuntrd to v ed amongst twenty offices.
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    THE BOTANICAL GARDENS.
    250 3 The annual report of the Botanical Gardens notes the construction during 1897 of a new plant house on the site of the old seed house and a partial renewal of the large plant-house, substituting iron rods and arches. The aviaries were also entirely rei onstrutted, the old
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    THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE BILL.
    349 3 Among the papers laid '<n the table of the Couiu i espondelM c with the Roman < gj regarding the registration of m.tm In 189a Sir John I inking what record «t- kept of Rowan Catholic pa were ukn, lor the safe preservation o! ih r<i<>i<l.
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    THE MUDER OF A SENTRY AT KIAO-CHAU BAY.
    246 3 THE MUDER OF A SENTRY AT KIAO-CHAU BAY. Phe following account ot the •nan sentry comes from Bay. Disquieting news having been received from Chimo, a detachment of German sailors who had been garrisoning Kiao-d thente for Chimo. When they got near to Chimo, m the evening, they missed their
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    ADMIRAL BULLER.
    33 3 Admiral Huller arrived at Shanghai, on board the Piyue, on the Oth inst. Eijjln naval officers arrived at Shanghai on the same day, having travelled Irom Chusan by way of Ningpo.
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    THE ESTIMATES FOR 1898.
    422 3 In a despatch approving of the estimates for 1898, Mr. '.Chamberlain states be is unable to alter the salary of Mr. A. Murray, Colonial Engineer, which has been lixed at |7,j00, rising after three years to #7,800. Ihe additions to tli. Police Foi Penally are approved,
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    THE GERMAN CRUISERS
    21 3 Intor; Germ 11 rival of Prrn.e He. Consul ceived three of the two G verc U-.tcr and foil
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    COUNCIL OF JUDGES
    150 3 ol the ICll ur^ practice wiag up draw* without previous kn< them. 1 his result* m many amendment* on trial, causing delay and p rbe suggestion nitted to tl ral tor approval be judg. ommend that dire. tions be given to lli^ magiMiat. Supreme uuit the deposition
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    210 3 A Chinaman m v tot carrying about a token, to wit a police whistle and chain, with the iotention that it might be believed that be was a detective constable A Sikh watchman employed bjf Mr. Ong Urn Tbjre, of (JxU > -road, reports that while he was supposed to
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    BRITISH WARSHIP IN COLLISION.
    153 3 Ihi AI.I.tKIM Slh iNJ.I l, (Htmg Shanghai, February loth. The British Algerimt has been m > ollisi. some -teamtr. and >tran«]<d num. afterwards She has now been -i repairs, wind) are estimated to < o-i sterling. Her starboad bilge-kt-d an<i faU.keel arc almost entirely gone, and
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    A JAPANESE CRUISER.
    40 3 A fokio t.-lc K rain states thai the JapanI upon Ijuildiny a cruiser ot 9,800 ton* at Yokosuka. if this is correct this w j|| h<- the !)igge-t warship the Japanese have attempts! lv build m Japan
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    WHAT MAKES THEM CRY?
    67 3 rid >"" don': MX i dozen policemen to I 1 of a fly threatening to li^ht I hat i- the principal i m the struck \ur lik.f a fjlo* I, know all al.uut 11 ,»nd em. You lined forehead:,, tin I couldr jrative .Syrup. eft m.
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRAUARY 18th,1898.
    62 3 T Aj-eacy. 7 Seller,. 8,Ju .'d $100 I U d •Co. < KUn K Coffee Cu Hi v, Jjq 2 44^0 l-'na-.otted Second isiue 4 4S M»lay Peninsula Pro«. Co Ld. I14 •*o 1 00.000 A500.0. 4 \M I,, £WCorp., Ltd. Co Pnnjorr ';'1 <iSS. Ho.ooc
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    PRODUCE.
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      171 3 MAILS CLOSB ■U Ku^U ('-than* kc. Perdana gAM Cheribon V Samarang Penang Deli Batu Pahai Pangkalan Firandan Laboan s 1 Del 4 TM Sarawak Penang h Drli /V^^ MONIM > Sour.iba\d Ran Pni, KUng. &< .< m BaiUli Cerherus M 4 M ID AT. Muniuk Ac P^lembantf Banka Palembing F.ugen,,
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      131 3 VESSKLS IN PORT Men-of-Wai FUc Olhe, Vcs k cl, M MjstPr AmY( Batv. 1 I LATEST ARRIVA vs. Ban I For Vessels and Passengers Expected ar Passengers Arrived. Per and V Femi I Passengers by the Man. 4 Passengers Leaving Mr. I Mr H -»nd Iv Mr OCEAN SThAM SHIP
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      36 4 John Little Co.. Ltd.. Drapery Millinery Dept. Ladies Hats Feathers Flowers bbons Laces, Dress Materials. La HANDKERCHIEF ad Linen- John Little CO.. LTD 1 Johore Rest House. T A CAKD 1 DENTAL NOTR .DICATE. LIMITED. PEGAMOID.
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      86 4 Kelly Walsh, Ltd. NEW BOOKS JUST RECEIVED. I s iNA. JAPAN AND STRAITS DIRECTORY for 1898 Kelly Walsh, Ltd. NOW READY. The Singapore and Straits DIRECTORY FOR 1898 Post 1 -6.40. FRASER fc NEAVE. Limited. 100* ROBINSON I RE {ALL FOR CYCLISTS. The "Campbell" Oil Engine. Guaranteed I Efficient Oil
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      197 4 G. R. Lambert Co. Photographers. His Majesty it siam, Hit Highness the Sultan of J»hore pore Battery Road Studio, Orchard Road Studio, !>.m. ■led. W. ROBINSON Co. The Style of the Firm •fM The Robinson Piano Co. Os and other Musical Instrumt: MAYNARD& Co.. Wholesale k Retail Chemists Perfumery Toilet
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      364 4 44 A SOVEREIGN REMEDY. lor SORE EYKS CHAFED SKIN. PILES. INECTS BITES. STINGS, SCALDS. CUTS SUNBURN. EARACHE. NEURALGIC and RHEUMATIC PAINS THROAT COLDS, and SKIN AILENTS generally CALVERT'S CARBOLIC OINTMENT, [-arge Pots i F. C. CALVERT S Co., Manchester, 75 Gold and Silver Medals and Diploi: M ISMAIL AND RAHEEM
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      75 4 The Singapore Free Mercantile Adver T Hf Ml Japar correspon: SUBSCRIPTION i —> ADVERTISING DEPARTMr I Domestic Occurrenc- < Contract Advertisemt Special Kates !or -.t.. I f I Ad Office not \.x by noon, (A the day tht Mi otherwise *>f. l^ repeated and charged to v martded. Busxnes Manager
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      160 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Known) Ilii b. M M I P. H M. N M l cngers tor Straits, China Japan. ''if Mullet M V. Riansd M. Bartolomr. Mr. M (J Mrs. I 11. U'Llou and M Mr. X on, Mr. aid Ml Mr. I). P. Mac! ■j and child, Mr. d
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