The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 July 1899
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Title Section19 1899-07-04 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 4 th JULY/ 1899. DAILY ISSUE, No 36119 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement887 1899-07-04 1 rt Office. Collyer Quay. Mm- Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEY- ON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISL VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills ot l_ading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and Sem Francisco887 words
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Advertisement620 1899-07-04 1 PHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY. LIMITED, j "THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Hongkong, Siiang- For Marsbillks hai k Japan Ports. ano London. s.s. Oopack July 9 s.s. TeenVai July 12 Through Bills of Lading issued to620 words
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Advertisement752 1899-07-04 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPII. Undir Contract with thb Nbthbrlands Ihdia Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table lor July, 1899. From Expected Will be despatched lo G.G. v. I_ansberge Atjeh June 29. Edi, Telok Semawe, Segli and Atirh July 7, Ki-sn 1752 words
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Advertisement632 1899-07-04 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 KKSERVE FUND $10,000,000 RKSERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS I »i 0,000,030 COUBT OB DIBBCTOBS. I R. M. Ckav, Esq —Chaibman. N. A Sibbb, Esq.— Deputy Chaikmam. K. Goktz, Esq. A. J. Raymond Esq. E. Shkllim, Esq. R. H. Hill, Esq. A. Hal-pt,632 words
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Advertisement849 1899-07-04 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at piesent kno»n as an INI- 1 .1.1 BLE and PERMANENT Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowels. RECOMMENDED Bi SOME 01 ihk HIBFSPK lAUSTS ih the MBDICAI HtOlrmu Sold R. tail t v all hem.st, and Wholesale by THE PETER849 words
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Article, Illustration817 1899-07-04 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1899. Mere §h»!! t'-e Vm% tVr People's r.jrt Vnawed by mf-uence and unbribcd by gi Her* patr.ot Truth kef g lorioui precept draw, P!ed«ed to Reliron. !-<JT»Ir». ar.d Lam. THE idea of the lam. y, the potency and sacr<-due»s of its ties, has817 words
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Article852 1899-07-04 2 The fines m Municipal cases m June amounted to Jj.rj94.45. The M M. Company's steamer Oceanien left Colombo at i p.m. on the 3rd of July, 1899 and may be expected here on Saturday morning at daylight. At Hongkong there were 16 cases of plague and 16 deaths on the852 words
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50 1899-07-04 2 German Troops to the Rbsi ib. (Special to Daily Prea.j Shanghai, 25th June.— Mr. Hildebrandt, engineer, and two surveyors, engaged on the railway works, have been carried off by Chinese from Kiaochau. The first company of the Se ebattalion has gone to the rescue,50 words
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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Article57 1899-07-04 2 Determined Rioting at Valencia. Fierce Fighting with the Troops All Business at a Stand-Still. Ihe rioters at Valencia have barricaded the streets. There has been fierce fighting with the troops, who were compelled to firt volleys to disperse the people. The tension caused by the disturbances57 words
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Article35 1899-07-04 2 Johannesburg m a Bad Way. There is |i ''it on at Johannesburg. The Transvaal and the Suzerainty. A Greenbook has been published «_i Pretoria, whic that the Transva* amty of Great Britain.35 words
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Article17 1899-07-04 2 He Meets His Wife Capt. DfCj ib td three a" interviews -sith hiLondon Ju. *mp.17 words
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Article43 1899-07-04 2 It is understood that tin- tournament is to be played this year on the American system. Ihe teams, a*, at present arranged are understood t ■> be i Officers Army uJNii] x Lawyers aad Civil Servant- 4, S. C. C43 words
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Article52 1899-07-04 2 Ihe Aaaisea apea oa Tuesday next The mags-trate> hay -~n. 22 cases for trial There arc at th<- present time two bankruptcy case-, two murder case- two of unnatural offences, three forgery and four cheatii.. 1 he heard, and m all probability MVeral oth'-r- will be remitted to52 words
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Article109 1899-07-04 2 AcavisiTioi* oi Laud «t latmokb. Before the Chief Justice (Sir Lionel Cox and Messrs. Maclaren and Crane sitting \ssessors m the Supreme Court this morning, several claims for compensation that have arisen out of the extension of the Filters at the junction of Bukit Timah Road, and109 words
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Article121 1899-07-04 2 Ihe following remarks by Mr. Won the Curator of the Perak Museum are of interest. A lew examples ol needle-work were obtained but it is much to be regretted that this work, and also coloured mat-work, s now getting so scarce it was very beautiful, and it is121 words
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Article98 1899-07-04 2 The members of the S.Y.A. will be glad to hear a little news of their old adjutant Capt. Jennings, now at Rangoon. In March he was away on a convalescent sea-trip after having been bitten by a pariah dog which experience he got luckily well over. Siace98 words
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Article122 1899-07-04 2 In reference to the scheme tor obtaining two trained nurses from England for work m Smgapore, the Hon. Treasurer of the Committee has kindly forwarded a blank book for the inviting and recording of subscriptions through the Office of he Smgapore Free Press. The *> peal has already122 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement641 1899-07-04 2 John Little j|& Co., Ltd.| LATEST NOVELTIES NEW GOODS From English and Foreign Markets WL BEG TO DRAW SPECIAL A I 1 KN I lON TO A DELIVERS Ol Ladies' White Embroidered Robes. Circular Shape. Flcunced with Lac<-. Very Effective, and StyMtfc. SPECIAL Lor O I Ladies' Sailor Hats 75641 words
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Advertisement581 1899-07-04 2 Robinson &Co. ARE NOW SHOWING x Ladies Sailor Hats. _____r_____w. -_i Trimmed and Untrimmed. Robinson &Co. Singapore Sporting Club •OTICI "I"*H IH". I v, c Nu lub will U: htli: July ..i p in. Hi- i. I Hail early state- Vccounts for niled 30th June. I the loUowmi; alterations m581 words
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Advertisement788 1899-07-04 2 O DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TO LET GROL'ND and upper floor. No. 5 Uitterv Koad. Apply to CRANE BROS. ■Hy* WAR L.. t «iw VENT. NO IK E IU M\KINe.RS. is hereby Riven that the South Chan- nel of the Eastern entrance to Singapoie Harbour will be closed (rom 15th Jul) to788 words
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Advertisement31 1899-07-04 2 Communications on literary matters should be addressed to The Editor. Singapore Free Press." All letters connected with business (advertisements, subscriptions, accoun's, &c.) should be addressed to The Manager, -Singapore Free Press."31 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous116 1899-07-04 2 The Week Tueaday, 4th High Wi.tr tat .21 p. Independence D I Football Tanpng I'agar I 1 Philharmuni. U p.m. Wednesday, 51b High Water. y 6 •lop. Municipal Comm. i.m. >>. V. A. GyaMßSi aa a-s V's p.m. Thuraday, 6th Vaier lO.O a., y y p. p.m. Dalhousie Chapter, R-^o116 words
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Article221 1899-07-04 3 THE ARCHDEACON' S APOLOGIA. j\ correspondent writes:—" I went as sual to the evening service at St. Anj reW 's Cathedral on Sunday, and th- Coloal Chaplain stated ia th-. pulpit that the r* nfraternity of the Blessed Sacrament a< not a Secret Society, and he did not Tow why221 words
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Article18 1899-07-04 3 lhe lollowing telegram has been n-reiv-ed from Penang to-day T:to >.ases of plague one death.18 words
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Article851 1899-07-04 3 Mr. T.R. 1 oby, of Sambas Dutch North\\>st Borneo, and well-known m Queen?and Tasmanian, and Victorian mining circles, who has been visiting New Zealand for the purpose of studing the dredging methods and machinery m use on theOtago River, recently returned to Melbourne. He leh a«jain by851 words
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Article314 1899-07-04 3 Ye are full of your small complainings on the things that ye deem are wrong, Are ye not weary of doing that ye have done so long T Are ye not weary of finding fault, that is all so easy to find List to314 words
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Article635 1899-07-04 3 \From a Correspindent.) Manners arc officially cautioned that the I bu ys marking the Malewalle Channel are H out of position, and are. therefore, not to H be made use of (or navigating purposes f or I the present H Commander E. J. Slade, of H. If. S.I635 words
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176 1899-07-04 3 Hi shaki) So. 4 Gbts Hik. A pretty matrimonial problem was provided by I a recent bigamy case at Blackpool. RI ta A. Hart "—so the name appeared m the j police documents— has had four husbands, who nuy be arranged chronologically m this way176 words
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Article116 1899-07-04 3 A dangerous criminal was about to be executed ,n Calcutta. While his last toilet was going forward an Englishman who had just landed begged five minutes' conversation with him, which was granted. All lhat was heard of the interview was The final remark of the criminal. He called116 words
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Article237 1899-07-04 3 The cruiser Hai Tien which arrived here yesterday from Portsmouth under Commander Underwood, flying the British Mercantile Flag, will leave this afternoon for China. The Hai Tien is the sister-ship to the Hai Chi, the reported purchase of which vessel hy the Italian Government recently created237 words
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Article330 1899-07-04 3 Under the pretext of holding a religious meeting, several thousand armed Boers have assembled at Volksrast on the Natal fionlier. Political importance is attached to this unusual gathering. A statement ol a somewhat disquieting character is alleged to have been made by Sir Allred Milner,330 words
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Article556 1899-07-04 3 Captain Nichols, the commander of ihe L. 9, monitor Mnudnock, while m action against the Filipin-.s on tl.e _.>uth l.nr, died fiom apoplexy on June loth. General Luna. ..ne of the Filipino Officers who is -.a. J -olave declared himself to be an outlaw from AgaiaoMo'a lata, b icported556 words
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62 1899-07-04 3 SUDDEN DEATH OF A. R. W. F. AT HONGKONG. While the troops stationed al Mount Austin were being exercised at held practice yesterdayafternoon (24th) a soldier named Price was struck down by the sun, and immediately expired. His body was brought down to the mortuary during the afternoon and a62 words
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Article67 1899-07-04 3 Fires have been of so frequent occurrence m Shanghai of late (says the .V. C. Daily News) and the destruction of property has been of so large a value, that it is absolutely necessary lhat drastic measures should be taken to prevent them so lar as possible. It is evident67 words
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Article631 1899-07-04 3 H. M. S. PINArORB Rbvivbd. (For the Singapore Free Press.) I had the privilege of being invited to see the dress rehearsal of H. M.S. Pinafore" at the Savoy on Monday (sth) for its reproduction there on Tuesday. 1 don't believe that opera will631 words
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Article190 1899-07-04 3 A PRACT ICAL SPIOUSE. I In*. In m an lado-China paper, is by ac means bad V lady, m a high state of excitement, rushes like a whirlwind into the -tudy ol one of lhe chief 1 Übi jl act of the cu> •»t— i 1 us siy Mcaajß. Without190 words
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Article514 1899-07-04 3 lienlsin, June 1 }th. lleie seems to be no longer tl.e s|,ghte-t doubt that for the present at least Noith China is to occupy a very subordin.r. position m the Imperial policy. While there was a possibility lhat lhe mailers m the (ransvaal might be tided514 words
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Article18 1899-07-04 3 Tom What is the best way to make a woman keep a iecret I Dick '"Give her chloroform.''18 words
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Article532 1899-07-04 3 JAPAN'S NEW FIRST CLASS CRUISER. The Japanese cruiser Toktua which under Commander Dewa left Colombo on the 37th ultimo, arrived m the Roads yesterday. The Tokitea, which has a gross tonnage of 8,700 and 18,000 Horse Power, is carrying 38 guns, and a crew of 250. She leaves for Japan532 words
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253 1899-07-04 3 Brit I 1 rude 7 thai rence ailopt toe- pi p\c which lhe L'niled Slates urged m 1856, declai aiion ot ftnlom fioin capture 11. I all innocent ft vatc- properly afloat. Already the .riding nalioiw have tacitly agreed that <ertain days t gr-»'.e must253 words
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Article74 1899-07-04 3 (CORRECTED Ll' lojuls 4 On London. Bank 4 mj> J,u )(l demand 111. Private cn-dits 3 m/> 2/0 I documents 3 m/s >/< credits 6 m/s 2/0. France, demand 2=, 1 Germany, demand India, T. T 1494 Hongkong, demand 1% di.. YOKOHAMA, demand j,\%. pm. Java, demand 1 iq[74 words
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Article110 1899-07-04 3 'July 4 I m l7's/| Gambier 5.40 do. Cube No. 1 9.02 Pepper, Black (urdir.ary .-spore; 25. do. White. (Fair L/W=<>% 4150 Nutmetrs tins to the lb.) 65 do. (80s to the I b) 80. Mace (Banda; 81. Cloves (Amboina) 33. l.ibenan Collee 15 50 Tapioca, small pearl (Pair110 words
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Article393 1899-07-04 3 yuoTvriON. CtriTu, Paid Up. Si. Bank of China and Japan. Ltd. Li Nominal, t 2,000,000 450,968 19/, Deferred. £5 i.i. Bell's Atx-Mo. Kastern Agen.y. $3 Sellers io,ooof£ 8( 5 8 Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. $100 25,000 25.000 250 I Fraser and Neave Ltd. $70393 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement18 1899-07-04 3 Editors Wife: "Oliver, baby's circulation is very bad. Whei had 1 better do Editor (absent-mindedly) "Advertise, adver--1 live"18 words
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Advertisement91 1899-07-04 3 .ytatios AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. i MAKBRS, TUNBRS, RBI'AIRERS, MUSIC k MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SBLLBRS. tilths Symptoms of Pneumonia. Pains m the chest when a person has a cold indicate a tendency toward pneumonia. A piece j of flannel dampened with hamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on to the chest91 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1403 1899-07-04 3 VlltK'Li IN WOK! mem Of-Wei Flbrb and Ton» Commandert Arrived Krom hor When Phoenix Br,: sloop, 1050 K. P. Corhrane Jun. 27 Wti hai SIS Koa Tokiwa lap.crMiser, Deem July t olombo Japan, July i Hvi lies Bn>. cruiser, 4-00 C'nderwoo.l |uly Bortsr-. I -a, July 4 Oai .sm. Hnt.1,403 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement524 1899-07-04 4 > v *^__i ___M_f_. SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITERS, SOLE AGENTS, STRAITS CYCLE AGENCY 15 Battbry Ro\d, Singapore. June 1 NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS NEITHER the Captain, Agents nor Ov.ntr^ ot the s. i. Baron Fairlie, will be responsible lot debts incurred by the crew during htr -..._> m this port. 1..524 words
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Advertisement1199 1899-07-04 4 KATZ BROTHERS, LIMITED. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE. For One Week Only (Commencing Monday, July 3rd,) FOR CASH ONLY BARGAINS all DEPARTMENTS Special Lines m the Drapery Department i.ooo yards Art Muslins 15 cts. A Quantity of Silks at half Price. Kvening Sliawls Carpcti and Carp. -ting Reduced. An lmiiHii>e Stock of1,199 words
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Advertisement141 1899-07-04 4 McALISTER Co. HAVE RE( EIVED Per s.s. DARIUS CLITUS," 15,776 lbs. WOOD&CO/S COW BRAND Australian Butter PRICE 65 cents per 1 lb. tin. t'.*s a alb. Obtainable from retail dealers or McALISTER Co. SOLL IMPORTERS. May 2. ur# Salvitis "for Horses. A HIGH class tome, and replenisher of blood, bone,141 words
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Advertisement609 1899-07-04 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser Ca»LB ADOtmss.-Adrertiser, Singapore. Telephone Nlmibr.— No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffle. PUce, Sia C a port T^HE leading English Newspaper ig lhr Straits Settlements Johore, thr Federated Native States of Perak, Selan gor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the Ne Kri Sembilan British North Borneo609 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous924 1899-07-04 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name ol Agent*. M_S.S-UI -\\'»K. Akbbo.v Jap Poplar, Dur a Rf, H.M.S., g.b., Devonport, Emdtmion, H. M.S., Chatham, July Fybm, Danish, Glacibr, (J. S., Brooklyn, due June Hai-PuN, Chin., Portsmouth, Hat.slsb, Chinese. Idxumo, Jap., Elswick, Iwatb, Jap.,924 words
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