The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 February 1899

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press A ND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SP2RIES. SINGAPORE THURSDAY, y™ FEBRUARY 1899 DAILY ISSUE Xo 3495
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      417 1 P r& SE -r O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA. J -P-N,I'KN.NC..CE\-I. INDIA. AUSfkALIA. ADEN. EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MAIL. BRINDISI VENICE, PLYMOUTH. ANU LONDON. rhrouffh Bills of Lading .-_s-..e_ for Gulf, Continental ani Amer .1...is. -V: China Coast, and San Francuco vta Hongkong. MSM 7mMO*m MAIL LINES. OL'TWAKI) HOMEWARU
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      350 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA noNco., limited. IANOQQN-. CALCUTFA. >, .ntend.d 10 c c-- Pi?kr Wharf ev»rv week. /TL____ Passengers and irvo .ire booked by the above mm buM-ÜBSBUs SB *****18 Ibsßb mi ri 1 .-v, r. also to r...H Afncar, Ports. M.iur.t.iis or Un ADELAIDE. MELBOI KNI s SYDNEY One
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      435 1 KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAAKT MAATSCHAPPI,. _knl A, Sl£^^'j^-;.x-™;;^Yr?,knd^ _LLYkk ova, T«. T.«. ,or F.JJ-^ .Jjj Br.uwe. _Ven«k.li. I.i, 8en.K,.,.. s.,k. H, 8< M. V_jirunhw Pen*-, Feb 4. 1.„..,,,•, Oh-Mi. Padanic fc SaflMßtra W CaBM Feb. a. Naatwyd Bator* Peb. 9. EVmtavia, Cheriban. Samara and S'bay. I-eb..,. v.un:, Sourabaya Feb. i\: Bawna, S'baya,
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      234 1 ABRAMS HDR'.F V_ IVI _5 fl VJ _> __> D nACITAnv r\ a_. PVJoI 1 OH V Hai.dsuim- < ..,,.1 l'„r.k- m|/x B('( EPHALI'S -.-_r-n>-__l SS EURYALUS, O* tke 6tA W.ti, Per m I Pmir- HORSES. COBS PONIES Ladie. and Gentlemen's Hack.. Am. Geaaaaraao. A.i Mr... £S M P0D.,., R
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      335 1 LIONCKONG AND SHANGHA l!_"1a^ 0 CORP°r'^ W£v_^^-^ Vkspr.etors T J.0.000.00e r-_,.'. v V' V, v-^ Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING.— Cn.-... H*t\!.MANN. s 1 A. J. Raymond. Esq. j David Gubdat, t >q. KH. H.ll, Esq. 1 Md'_. 1 X X Sachsb, Esq. N A _S__ lH tH„. M»s_, *'M*_* IHbii
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      317 1 DITT^d CVCV .ti.-, m S WONDER FU L» SPEC 1 FIC. S^t^^K FuV* yscntcry, diarrhoea Hemorrhage and Ulceration BITiIUUVSinm OI tne J_lOWi;ls. EBCOMMEVDED.r SOME HIEFSPBCIALISTS m t_« MHDI .s„ I .'<■ 1 ill Chen a. Hh THE PETER SYS COMP >NY ,Ks .nd Mam taa. n. Oct 17 I*l*. tf^W**
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      150 1 iCantOnf.Oad Shan.ha. ;pa| ,1 ckly than il ",n« to be mad „-,n_,,,. ..,apu, _T_. I Ifl T^„,!_ V 9 J AT TH L ROB INSO N PIA NO CO p COr. STFAM .HlDrnu.,,'. aifcAMSHIP COMPANY. \NI rpovr. I OYO HUSHIKI pro c »"«> rs not Wly to through --a Hongkong
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1899
    904 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDA Y, FEBRUARY 9, 1899 Her* (halt thc Prttt (hr People* r.f h( maintain. L'n_wt4 by influence and t.nbfibtd by pm H«t« pMnat Truth h*f g lot.ou* preccpu draw, ItUa le _.._-<-. aa. Law. ALTHOUGH, necessarily, Reuter does not give us the text of tlie Queen's
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    732 2 The Bangkok Tramway Co. has had a very unsatisfactory half- >ear and has to increase its ove. draft by 55,000 ticaU. To morrow, it seems, is to be a complete holiday m town. There will be no issue of the Singapore Free Press. On Saturday the usual hour of publication
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    173 2 Chinese New Year Sports will be held on Saturday on thr ground of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club, for natives m the morning, commencing at loam, and for subscribers and members m the afternoon at Ip m. The programme is a heavy one, both lulves comprising
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    THE SERIOUS FRAUDS AT SHANGHAI.
    86 2 THE SERIOUS FRAUDS AT SHANGHAI. Ma. Bukqotnb Focnd Guiltt. A Shanghai telegram to the China Mail, dated 31st Jan., states that J. W. H. Burl goyne, who was charged with defrauding the Russo-Chinese Bank of Tls. 85,000, pleaded not guilty. He was found guilty on all counts. Sentence was deferred
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    THE SENATE AND THE TREATY.
    197 2 A PRECARIOUS ACCEPTANCE .Special to Singapore Free Hongkong, f^ A special private telegram from W_, hi ton states tm* the Treaty wa> ttfl through on account of the reported lit.es> at Manila. Otherwise two vote, would r._ v wanting for the number neces.arv tr. ltlt
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    133 2 PARLIAMENT. The Address m Reply Voted m the Lords. The House of Lords has voted the address m reply to theyueen's Speech LORD SALISBURY ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. OUR POLICY IN CHINA. Lord Salisbury, referring to China, .aid that its luture was not m the hand, ol Great Britain
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      703 2 iSON Co. ig a Special Show of /HER" BICYCLES I ifl regard lo construction, finish and design, and also one ss with Strength. UP TO DATE. Dffered as New Machines. on EXCEEDED 40.000 Machines. MODEL •oLADY S ROADSTER IT HELICAL TUBE, :h ha EQUAL and none SURPASS. Every detai 1
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      1265 2 Singapore Sporting Club. NO NCR. A Special General Meeting ol the Members of the Singapore Sporting Club w.ll be held at the Exchange on Wednesday, February the 15th, at 5 p. m. to pass a programme and fix dates for the Spring Race Meeting. The Lommiuee will propose tne following
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      753 2 TO-DAY ADVERTISEMENTS The Best Kemedy for Flux. Mr. John Mathias. a we I known stock d. aler cf Pulaski, Kv., _Jrß I After st.ffering for over a week with flux, .md my physician having failed to relieve mc, I was advis-d to try Chamberlain's Colic. C ...l.ra ..nd Diarrlm. i
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      239 2 Thursday, 91b: High Water 8.40 a., 10.27 ps Ao Philharmonic Orchestra. Victoria Theatre Q .een Street, 9 p.m. < racker firing, midnight till dawn Selangor i r.cketers arrive. Friday, toth New Moon, 4.28 p.m. Chinese New Year commences. Public Holiday. Exchange Banks close. Cricket— -Selangor .Singapore. P. tt O. Mail
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    1027 3 I The annuaj meeting ot the members of the Presbyterian Church was held last evening There was a large attendance of church members, adherents, and their friends, the chair being taken by the Rev. S. S. Walker, who was supported by the Rev. J A. B. Cook, Mr.
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    136 3 We acknowledge receipt of the Hongkong Daily Press Directory, for 1599. This handsome volume deals with China, Japan, Indo-China, the Netherlands Indies. Horneo the- Straits. Siim. the Philippines ..nd East, m A.ia generally A description and directory of eve-y large town m tl,. }-"ar Et*t ia included, m most Mlh
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    WEI-HAI-WEI.
    576 3 WEI-HAI -WEI. The following interesting details of how things yo at Wei hai wei a.c from a private letter received m Singapore: We have only been here since Jan. 15th, as we were detained thr. c weeks m Shanghai, busily engaged m all kinds of preliminary arrangements. We are now,
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    THE "ARGUS" AND HER CREW
    638 3 Thirteei. ,t the crew of the s s Ar^us, Capt McD na d, from M- Ibourne on the ISt instant ;-nd now lying at th- Tanjong Pagar Whail, camebt-_reC.pt Craufurd, as Marine- Magistrate yesterday morning on a charge el BBSSB-hiag iheir chief, second and third
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    IN ADVANCE OF SATURDAY'S MAIL.
    1130 3 (Via Australia). French Kinancbs. The estimates submitted by the French Government provide lor an expenditure of sterling (or the year 1899. The National Debt of France, the largest of the world, now amounts to £1,400,000.000. Ihb Sikrra Lb«nb Rising. Many of th. natives of the
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    THE RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA
    463 3 Newchwang, January 5. On the 18th, the weather cleared, and the railway steamer Girin arrived and anchored off the Russian Settlement, but during the night the ice pressed so heavily on her, that she cleared the next morning withou t discharging lhe three locomotives that are
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    AMERICA AND THE FILIPINOS.
    354 3 f Globe, /oih |an J The latest news from Manila does not show the situation m the Philippine, m a fairer hg t r the W**Omu coi.qu.rors. The po^ulai I— Biijt. bolh m •he capual and at Ik-He, is evidently st.ong m favour ol independence. We
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    SINAGPOR VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    112 3 COR.S I >„ Head Quarter Otfke, Singapore, oth r.t>tu_ry, i.yy. 1. Orderly Officer for the ensuing steam. Cam C I Uav.es. V Orderly Sergeant (or the ensu.ng w__k, Seret T. O. Ma>hew. Mr. H. A. Allen, having b-cn duly elected, is posted as a Gunner to No.
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    PRODUCE.
    116 3 (February fftj Gambier lyo do. Cube No. i 0. Pep ,er, Black (ordinary Spore; 2687. do. White, (Fair L/W--5* j „42. Nutmegs nos :o if.c lb.; 7S do. (80s to the lb) 90. M_ee (Banda) Bl Cloves (Amboina) 2 I .iberian Cori ee g Tapioca, .mall pear) (Fair quality)
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    The Standard Time Balls.
    46 3 A I ime Ball at Fort anninr and one at Pu.au Br.n. falls each day 1 p._. S.ng.pore mean lime (Gre.nwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 mm. \5 st-c.,)bei-f bo.-*e.i five m.n.ite. previously. l'o-dav Fom 1 annint- iml I Hr^i, e COrfi-r.lv
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 3 COfefeSl f m t mmn on I tmoow .iank 4 .11 .fcasaJ '/"A..* Privair m/ 5..."' 0 V mf* "Jioi I m credits 6 m/s.. Francs, j. Germany lemand India. I I Hongkong, demand Yokohama demand Java. .I.mand R i Pm Manila demand.. '1- s.)v XR ku_s (to buy):::;
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      982 3 OUR CHESS COLUMN. Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's (ame, and the philosopher's game, which whet.es thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body m the mean season." Problem No. 116 (Corrias) is solved as follow-: i 1 Xt 87. K-83.
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      178 3 PERFECT cVianos I AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO- I RAFFLES PLAI K. i** n l tuths A I estimonial. We have used < hainberlain's Cough Remedy m our home for many years and bear cheerful testimony to its value as a medicine which sliou'd be m a every fam.lv. In
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      316 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN XEA.M STEAMSHIP COMPANY Ltd ANI. NEDt-KLAN DSCH-. iT >OM VAAKT MAATSCIAPP!j OCKAAM. Ine Company steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, Chin.., and |apan. and from Japan homewards 'or I n.idon rvery ten days, and have .crin...i :las p___enkrer> only. The Company's
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      72 3 --n.n_> rcepurr. 1 (February S., Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory. 9- *m. 1 1 ,> a. c Bar. red. 32 ha. 30.020 29.942 29.907 Temperature 800 829 7 S o Wet Bulb Thermom.. 74 74 5 Dir. of Wind N N.E. N.K N.K. I Max. Temp. -i.. ...859 Mm.
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      669 3 SHARELIST, F F B R U A R Y 9 t h 1 8 9 9 Bank ol a, Quotat.on. Capital. Pmd Ur. ShamsPmi, i> Hr»Ml Hjhij. Seller-, 0,000 S -5 b 4 jC Klai. L '< oUeeCull.vAtionCo.. l.td.«2o Xom. WM ,f| iOOO ti6 Norn. 1st issue I f $,r.
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      600 4 T^ a T___-a^_4-!___.<#•__• T ItTllfa^ _s_atz orotners, i-imitea. HM,,5,Mt„.,,»( ,s„»X,, RFNTWOOD FURNITURE. J Ja -MB. J __E_T _f v'-''JN_r </ M j -__g___JL_r^ ____^____^_r ____M___BPU_r I AArmWlTTß***. ■JT BiSmW^t. f H< ___r^^_^^BßW __rTkof' "I _^__T^__s\ m*tAmW __R_>—-1 11*..^ M SAmlr t\ ■*~*^******^^^^m nr. T_T/^ PU AT _sO TVT KU -KIJNLt
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      820 4 FACTORY OF THE AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY, waltham. mass., v. 8. a. THE BEST POCKET TIMEPIECES IN THE WORLD ARE PRODUCED AT THIS FACTORY. KEYLESS. LEVER ESCAPEMENT. QUALITY HIGH, PRICE MODERATE. M—tJ^ i** _ift_ > mmmm^m*****.- |_r~__________i _______i______E___l iT -a _J__J. I____BBB** ___3*^ T'-^ .w| I |.__L__(i_ _t/ i__S Mt.
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      480 4 vessels expected. Ad.NaRI '.'inMiVtadt.dueheb.-, i .r". .1,,,. I > Bnun, 'k ,i_ XXi /v_h... v, \..-t.. Polo, Ronßl R .d due Feb. all v 1 v _i. I'M kick, H.\I.S., .1 I .n-m.)Uth, Sir. b. n.M.S Sl.«er... v- i". -s >. 5 v m .1. s.. a, H.. !•:>.-— 1.1
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      435 4 dressmaking !E!_r*=-°:": J^^'"*' M'",ner >- u•: s___ notice .o!lu*H.Kda>. gS_..__S__:} 1 *t'b INIOTIP. .»»—'llV.__ V_.\l.r.>ol iN'-in. rl rls- nd .1 dov»" _5 ...l>. or p-ari.cul.-.rs and c .ndi 1 .ns ol vI A. 1 1 1 ta|. a,,d Pixed l-ng.nes, boi. N' '> Peninsula, ..urn.-.tia, >>atn ami r l nominal
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