The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 August 1898

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    22 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. VHIRT) SERIES m NGAPORE. SATURDAY, 6 TH AUGUST, 1898. \>\\L\ issue, s;^ 3, i4 0
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    • Advertisement
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      685 1 W^m Otftcc Loilver Q.;sy. ma VVharv«s. Ne* rtirbn. Osteam navigation Co. Steam w CHINA. JAPAN. PEN ANO. LhVLON INDIA. AL'SI KALI A. ADEN, EGYPT. MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MALTA. BRINDISI. VENICE. PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills oi t-ading v>ued lor Persian GmJf, Continental and American Par's, also for China C»ast. and San
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      387 1 BRITISH INOIA STEAM NAVIGA- Tien- CO., LIMITED. •fc.v v'-'.. RAtWiOONfc CALCUTTA. *n I c Company's steamers is intended ta I -aye Ta -;ong Pa%:ar Wharf every week. INamigtiJ -*A Cargo are booked by tha above gaaaaaara it through rates to all ports m India and Ceylon \iw tc Baal African
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      526 1 JOHN LITTLE CO, LTD., The Finest Ground Coffee m L>£ KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with thb Nithirlands Indi* Govirnmrnt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table ior Augun, 1898. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched tor Nienhuijs B'massin Aug. 1 B'massin, P.
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      367 1 THE AUSTRALIAN HORSE REPOSITORY. Kob&'s Koad, Okihakij Road. W. DALLAN. ryEALEK m Crushed Food, Padi. Oat-, Lhaff I Sic. Oualiiy and l reshnes-> n.i teed supplies being received every fortnight. Harness and Saddlery, with best Hnulisr, Leather, made b\ exptrienccd workmen. Mar. 18. ul ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY AND Veterinary Establishment.
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      590 1 SINGAPORE, the East. UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL fi0.000,000 RESERVE FUND f 8,000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 PROPRIETORS »ioooo.ooe Coubt or Uirbctoks Hon. J.J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman. R. M. Gkav Esq —Deputy Chairman. C. Bbubmamn, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. David Gubbay, Esq. R. L. Richardson, Eaq. A. Haupt,
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      310 1 pHCENIX AS-U*ANCF: COM PANY OF LO ,DON. The und>;r-,igned Agcntb lor tht above (,ompain art prepared to accept hire risks, m Singapore. Johore .md thf Malay States, at current rate-. STIVEN a- Co., Nov 20 SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND O-piui .£2,000.000. -ire.^d Marine Int.,
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      534 1 PACIIi.. MAIL SrtAMSHIP COMPANY AND I OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY f h rou^h pasaag* ticket, paaßßd haWbHtf Hr^ce, and Germany b> afl tr a ns-AtUr.tK line, ot Steamers, also tr < A r, Rrancwso b) tte stealer Bl the above lines To other fcuropean poir.u at proooruonaue rate
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    Domestic Occurrence. DEATH.
    16 2 Domestic Occurrence DEATH. At ihe Oencral Hospital. Singapore, un Au^u-,1 sth. Ancßia«Lo Haraoax-MiTCßßisoic, of I johore.
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1898.
    523 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDA Y, AUGUST 6, 1898. Here -Aai! Ike Preu the People's rigr.t «ramttH>. j lomd fcp Laftuence ami br.bed bj j»,.- Here patriot TroO. her g'orlom precepts draw ttakat to Rdig-.f l.er^tT, and Law. Wk do not know whether the At ting Coloniai ccrcUry or His
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    ATTEMPTED RUSSIAN DOMINATION AT PEKING.
    842 2 ,M. I'uVLOll-'s INDICT KtSKMHC [Special to th. Daily Press.] Shanghai, 29th July. A telegram receiv ed from Peking st^te^ that ihe Chinese are bitterly commenting <"'ii the recent behaviour of M. Pavloff at the Tsungli Yamen. On one oc asion be threatened to leave Peking
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    SERVICES TO-MORROW.
    110 2 Si Andrew's Cathedral gth Sunday after Trinity. 1 a. m Mo ;)sa. m Ch i. -tl- ■»n and Sermon. a. m. Plain I rfchration j. p. m. Service oi thi ite< hisni 5.30 p. m. Evensong mon. St. Matthew's Church, Sepoy LiNbs. 3.30 p. m Evensong md v
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    FAREWELL TO .....
    219 2  - FAREWELL TO Joss Chinchinjoss Over the Deseri ol Gobi Oh, pray you will not be lost. < )f this fearful uncivilized journey, Have you cirefully counted the cost With never a p'liceman to question, II by chance you are going astray, (It's as well for the Copper since p'raps you
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1415 2 Quicquid agunt homines nostrt est farrago Uhelli Juvenal. We wonder lliat there lias not from come the Unionist ranks a strong protest against tli« amount of time devoted by the House of Commons to Irish affairs. We presume that the Unionist Government is ai.xious to t-how
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    THE WAR.
    853 2 T HE WAR. I to Rang Lond i> July 28.— Don GuOMX prominent toembet thi Span,;! ibinet, has stated that his Government wis! i to I oneiucie an honourable peace Meanwhile portion of the American --xpedaion lor Puerto Rico hai already left I hatieman, but there ha- been some d
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    THE LATE MR MITCHELSON.
    273 2 Wt regrft to hear ot the death, at the General Hospital, of Mr. Archibald Hepburn Mitcbel-on, of j.thore. The deceased gentleman had been ailing for the last foitnight and died m his sleep iast niijlit, the cause of death being abscess on the lungs. Mr. Mitchelson
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE WAR.
      66 2 CONCLUSION OF PEACE AT HAND. Spain Submits to American Condition It is understood that Spain has practical, agreed to the terms of peace ...ui down L the American President Hostilities are expected to < eaSunday SAMOA AN AMERICAN COALING STATION. Ihe fi/eu )'ork Herald states that Pn ident
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      THE AMERICANS IN CUBA.
      546 2 Decimated by Fever. Troops to Return Home. In consequence of a mem^a irorr Genetal Shatters leading officers. statu. f tna' tht- American army m Cuba Bust (jt-nsh Irom lever unless moved the Ame rie an War Offii ce i- arranging to tt troops home London, Au^u^t
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      668 2 B ROBINSON PIANO CO. Used Pianos 5225 to $375--(ii MMmn m Soi'xo CoNMTtoa. Rosenkranz $275. HIRE OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS, t.ths LIP T 0 N TEA MERCHANTS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN LIPTON'S TEAS drunk everywhere: m air-tight tins. IHE FINEST OBTAINABLE. LIPTON Limited are the Largest Tea.
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      753 2 NOTICE MNOAPORE MUNICIPALITY. "T*H M nic. pai Commissioners are now pro- ing P mtretta (from night-soil) by the I>e v X|,tch,ner\ at their Taniong Pagar XX v- >t .re prepared to receive orders tor the 11m n oag> oi i cwt. eacn. delivered at XX' rks ,r i.,.1). Tan)ong Pagar
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      312 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMP NTS WANTED. Prye Kiver Dock Co. s Shares. Kraser i Neave. Ltd.. Debs. FOR SALE. lanjong Pagar Dock Deb. 4% Tanjong l' igar s^o Debs. Municipal Del>. 5% FRASER CoExchange and Share Brokers. Aug. v.c. WANTED Y^^N^ Eurasian or (hiniman with knowledge ol Typewriting and Shorthand. Apply m
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      193 2 The Week. Saturday, 6th High Water 0..'8 a., 1.3 p. Cricket.— S.< .C. 9. R.A. and R.E., 2 p.m S.C.C. {2nd XI. j 9. H. Co. Regt., 2 p.m. tni nes close i. I. I.C. Tournament. Golf.— Entries close Mixed t-oursomes Monthly Medal Penang Races, Ihird Ua) Star „f Easi.
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION
    2634 3 Singapore Br%»ch The annua) g'-ieral mecihig oi the Straits Settlements As-eK.ar. on 'Singapore branch was held m the Each nge Room> last evening, Mr. C Mrins,-. thf President, m the chair Thei- w- :r ,tUo present Mr. Anderson, Mr. VV H Fri/-11. Mr. G. Pater 3 on.
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    THE LATE MR. W. C. BIBBY.
    562 3 The funeral of the late Mr. W. C. Bibby, accidentally killed at the Rin Mine m Jelebu on Wednesday, took place this morning at the Cenietary, Bukit Timah Road The body arriud this morning .it an early hour by the s Hye Leonghom Port
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    BOWLING HANDICAP.
    56 3 There will be a Bowling Handicap for a Cup presented by Theo. Sohst, Esq and J. C. D Jones, Esq., open to members of the Tanglin and Teutonia Clubs. The competition is to take place on the Bth, 9th and 10th September. It is desired that as many
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    THE KWANGSI REBELLION.
    59 3 A Wuchow correspondent puis the rebel force at ftom twenty to forty thousand men. The mandarins have about 7,400 men are under arms. Decapitated corpses iti large numbers continue to float down the river. This affords some indication of the bloody deeds being enacted up the river
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    SUNDAY MUSIC.
    39 3 The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment will play the following programme of music to-morrow on the Parade Ground, Tanglin Barracks Triumphal March Uluudi Fraying. Overture Titus Mozart. Largo Handel. Selection Herodiade Massenet. Goo Savb thk Queen.
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    161 3 Close on a million cases of petroleum are imported into Singapore m the course of a year. Of course the greater part is exported, but the handling of 3,000 cases each working day from imports alone means a lot of work and some profit. The homeward bound mail steamer Oceanien
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    A PADRE ON THE HAJ.
    1732 3 Rritten for the Singapore Free Press s Ecclesiastical (Continued) iis a very holy cily. If the sanctity depends on the number of churches and the services conducted therein, no city is holier than Rome. Church bells are clanging from morning to night, and they begin
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    "APREZ NOUS LE DELUGE."
    193 3 A correspondent writes. \ot so ver\ long ago the Municipal authorities planted two fine little greenswards with tree- and shrubs m Kaffles Place. I"h< ?barr% drivers found this an excellent plate to teed their horses and the authorities found they had to sui round their gardens
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    SHARE LIST AUGUST 6th, 1896.
    109 3 HelU A l^tos Eastern Agency, io».^(4 8 584 £.584£ */5 ''ale- 22S,ock. 22c uo <*M So-J u su£ S No IrKi 1S UP 690 ss»a.'s.*-«*6arn s ,z National Bank of Chin,, ('997 1 Founder Esßm. W> O 1 *°°''SoJ 29^55. t New Harbour llo.* f
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 3 KKKCTBD W> 10 AugtfM Ht Unpom .11, r r/11 r riVdi nates 3 I do< um<-nts- 3 m v 1 l r r KANct n. mand 2 Gkrmaw dema India I 1 9 HONGKONG dema Yokohama demand r,-, Java or-mand Manila demand v 4 tin,,^,^., -Nomina >OYERF.IGN> t i,uv
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    PRODUCE.
    114 3 (August 6. j Tin BiMac Gambier t> c4 c do. Cube No. i 8. 30 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore; 24 yz do. White, (FairL/W= 5 „42.00 Nutmegs 110s to the Ib.) 77 Mace (Banda) ?s Cloves (Amboina) 35. Liberian Cotfee "t 1Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 4.25 do. do
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      108 3 How to Prevent Pneumonia. In a recent letter from Washington, D.C., to an old friend, Major G. A. Studer, for twenty years United States Consul at Singapore, says While at Des Moines I became acquainted with a liniment known as Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which I found excellent against rheumatism as
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      232 3 OCfcAU STtAM SHIP COMPAN V fc-ASf UkOIAM OCfcAfv STtAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NSDLRLAND6CHE BTQOH VAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN me Company, steamers are despatchec Ir n, The Company s steamt. so. te Us i despatched Irom Amsterdam J% I t. f fatnightfort^Suaus. baiavu C V< 2 Sourabaya. a^d Through Bit!-, ol
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      304 3 MAILS CLOSK To-day. f"» Per At Saigon Hok Tjioe 3 p M Hongkong Pcrsha-wur 3 pm Kuala Pahang, tkc. Lady Longden 3pm Bangkok Hydra 4 PM Malacca, &c. s.tppno 4 pm Tringganu Sri Tringganu 4 pit Penang Rose 4 pm Muntok k Paiembang Ruby 4 pm Sourabaya, &c. Generaai Pel
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      562 3 VESSELS IN PORT l££?' Wm Bn!^" UlCiTOn Arrived F, 0 n Fo Whrr rlrit. cruisei 114. Gag 1 s Other Ves.el b FU« ft Ton. Master, Arn v ed Hro^. Co£*„«. W B^ckaus bn ,.00 SSo A U 2<yI B b= is:- a:ss— riL P feH Brk. 1846 Ouai! ij'i
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      371 4 McALISTER CO. Ragmetriiig General Hardware Departxaent, GOV ERNM RN T CONTRACTORS. We make a >p*«.aiuv m ll*« ..1 aU Uamh PUntr.^ Mia -ng. iJigmcfnng and C *'pra rra iuub. requisites. ttc etc TH£ GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Hongkong. I OT J.. V Dram Pipes. I ue Bricks. Fire Clay. etc. S4X
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      168 4 John Little Co., Ltd. SINGAPOKE. Badminton Sets omplete m Box BADMINTON BATS BADMINTON SHUTTLECOCKS I i^^-*-—sr^i^^^^^ ths^B&I I ___o^_\W\ rj**s____\\m-\^mafa^2^^__\\\ Sb w "'^_j^L_ m^m_ai________m Croquet m Sets Complete. W_\__t^***^ m^^** m **'^C-^*a-mo^m^mm^m 9t___\__kimm_\m Mm mWY'- "^itMifl W^r^___^^m WF- ■Butt*,* -tt*,* *^Pr* t-o 4^hßiß^ WW\r CRICKET BATS --^ii.-miiii :t..^ l KjaOT
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      510 4 5 *^ahd w I SODAWATBR. C Is acknowledged to be THE BEST IN THE EAST. JJ j! INFERIOR AERATED WATERS ARE DEAR AT ANY PRICE! Jj» It will pay you to remember this, aad to get your supplies direct Irom this Company. fi S2*Jfitt 100. ROBINSON ROAD, SINCAPORE. 5 JAMES
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      248 4 John Little Co., Ltd. SINGAPORI j The Complete House Furnishers. i Drawing, fining, and Bedroom suites. Sideboards. Music Mools, Looking Glares, edsteads, Mattresses. Hall Stands, Tables, Chairs, ioias, Couches. Kitchen i ables, Baby Chairs. 1 Rattan Chairs, hocking Chairs, Chests of Drawers, Ice Chests. Carpets, Fl.orcloths. Linoleums, Mangles. Perambulators, Mail
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      1050 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. i„. pm* a\ h ia~ *k%. iiat« 1 !i. i< As-tM t N -1, riLtMl v! Vi H.M S. Ol GOVKKNDI O I I *>(> Imm due A.,- t> M. M Snu.i. due \u« 13 P I Dai mv. U.i, ,iv, ut. t> N li. I I .*(,>
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      605 4 The Singapore Free Pre?* »M> Mercantile Advertiser <M«i.t Adi»kes>, -Advertiser. Stefgrnfart iKLtPHOMC Nl HBI!K. No.Ti Published at 30 3, R»Oe« Place, Stogapore THtleadmi; l^nglish \ew>pap< 1 m tht Strait;- Settlements; johore n» K«-dcraied Nau»« Sialc> of Perak S. i„i got, "-ini^ri I |uii^. Pahang. tht -g' St-mbiliii British North Borneo
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