The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 August 1899

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 21st AUGUST,/ 1899. DAILY ISSUE, No
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      750 1 P Office. Collyer Quay. Bv Wharves. New 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 o* Lading issued for Persian Gulf Continental and American Ports, also for Ckint Cottt, and San Franc.tco via
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      649 1 fHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIM- TED. THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Hongkoug, Shano- For Marsbillbs hai te |apan Ports. and London. a.s. Pakling aSth Augt. a.a. Ching Wo Sept. 10. s.s Moyune 6th Sept. Through Bills
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      796 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undsr Contract with thb Nrthsrlahds Ihdia Gotbrnmbnt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late J. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver Quav Time Table ior August, 1899. From Eapectea Will be aespatched tor Bantam Sourabaya Aug. If, Bawean, S<>urab.iy.<, Macassar, Amboina, Banda, Menado, Ternate, (iorontalo and Moluccas Aug. 20
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      308 1 NOBEL'S Explosives Co., Ltd. GLASGOW. MA.NUFACTLRF.RS OF Dynamite, Gelignite, Gelatine Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine, Detonators, all binds op Safety Fijpes, and Electric Blasting Apparatus The above Explosives, being all manu j factured in Great Britain, are made t pass the high standard 0/ safety and purity j tests impos'd by the
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      631 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000 000 KKSERVH PUND Jioooo'.xx) RFSERVE LIABILITY OP 1 PROPRIBTORS J 1i0.000.000 Covet or Mibbctobs. P. M. Gray, Esq.— Chaibman. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Deputy Chairman. E. Goktz, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. E. Shellim, Esq. R. H. Hill, Eaq. A. Haupt, Esg.
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      656 1 PETER SYS' WONDI THE only remedy at piesent known as an INF Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, h of the Bc RECOMMENDED by SOME ok the CHIEFSPEC Sold Retail by all Chemis THE PETER SY (Propribtors and Solb Mani'pacturbr< Oct 17 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF LONDON. I The undersigned Agents for
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      657 1 ERFUL SPECIFIC. ALLIBLK and PERMANENT CURE for lemorrhage and Ulceration >wels. :iALrsrs tm jj. MEDICAL PROPISSION ts and Wholesale by S COMPANY. 5), Q, Old Chiwa Stri bt, Sh nn..ua. i;.io^ y pACIKIC MAIL STEAMSHIP r COMPANY ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL J STEAMSHIP COMPANV. AND KAISHA (oriental s.s. co.; rhrough passage
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    29 2 iifft.Kai: e» i t>, rv L'rawed br influence »n<t unh» I*4 br n Here patriot Truth her jlorioui prtrrpt. ri«4«c4 u> R«ll«u>e>. LoraltT. »nd Lan
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    MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1899.
    533 2 Itll Dreyfus investigation iiuiibu-, not only i ontinues to absorb the mind ol France as bv a sort of hypnotism, but as part of the pe-alty of that instant intei-commu-nity ol sen-ation that is the result o( linking the whole world by an electric nervous system,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    504 2 A special general meeting was held of the Chamber ..I Commerce at 2-15 this allenioon, the buMi;e^ being to inform members what has taken plate during the previous six months and (2) to consider the following resolution (a) That oil-take in circular slabs packed in rolls be
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    CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN THE STRAITS.
    107 2 I Mr. H. Wilson asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether an ordinance in refcreaee to vaaavaal disease had lately been paaaed in the Straits Settlements and whether he would lay upon the table any correspondence on the subject, as promised on MayM,
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    THE LATE PROFESSOR BURTON.
    179 2 The death is announced of Professor \V. K Burton, which look place at 9.10 p.m. on the sth instant in the University Hispital at Hongo> Tokyo. The Japan Mail says I'rofessor Burton had been in indifferent health for some years, and when in Formosa last summer
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    WATER POLO.
    321 2 A very fair number of spectators, including several ladies, assembled at Pulo Brani yesterday to witness the match in the old dock between teams representing the Pulo Brani Club and the Singapore Swimming Club, resulting in a win for the former by 4 goals to 2. Two spells
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    POPULAR ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
    541 2 There wa-, thanks to the fine weather, a very large attendance at the repeated Popular Orchestral Concert given by the Orchestra "I the Philharmonic Society on Saturday evening. It is hardly necessary lo say anything as to thr bulk ot the programme the responsibility for which lay
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    THE REGATTA.
    282 2 Another event in the Rowing Club Regatta was rowed off on Saturday evening, the final of the single sculls, between M. Rodes:-e, sir. end P. H. Upton, 20 sec. At the handicap it was a forlorn hope for Rodesse, who, notwithstanding that he was much interfered with by
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE DREYFUS TRIAL.
      31 2 M. Labor i. Maitre Labori, the Counsel for Capt Dreyfus (who was shot, at Rennes, the other day by a would-be assassin) is rapidly recovering from his wound.
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      A Sensational Allegation.
      85 2 Major Cuignet's Evidence. At the Dreyfus trial Major Cuignet belonging to the staff of the French army produced a sensation by positively alhrm t,. the authenticity of a letter said to be writte:; by Col. Schneider, Austrian military a:tache, which Col. Schneider declared to be a forgery.
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      GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
      41 2 An Important Conference. Count Golm h.n\ sk>. Austro-Hungana;. Minister for Foreign Affairs, had on Saturday a private conference of live hours duration with Count Von Bulow derma:; Minister ol Foreign Affairs. London, 2 ist August. iSyy. m m
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    459 2 Captain Kunath, late master of the. -I wboina, has died at Mergui, from heart disease. The Roman Catholic Church now in process of construction at Pulau Tikus. Penang, has collapsed. J The Monthly Medal for August will be played for at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club on Saturday next. The
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      429 2 C. A. RIBEIRO Co. MG TO WNOUNCI THAT THEY HAVK STARTED A PRINTING and BOOKBINDING DEPT. IN CONJUN4 HON WUH ihfik PRESENT BUSINESS OP STATIONERS STAMP DEALERS. AUkM ul Commercial and General Printing undertaken at moderate prices 1 v.ry attention given to good wotkmanship with prompt despatch. .....d. °o order
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      489 2 LTuk A Light Pmlooqoim, bu.lt ia ,v n l! N'e*rl> new. Price Si 15. Can be nont. Wilkie Road. I m FOR SALE A I .«»1 hMmtm, u e lor only six mo, -p'e.id.d tone. (Jn \iew M He Raainaaa Piar.o o.'s premi-es. Apply A.K., c/o Pree Ire s. ig
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      1002 2 TOWN HALL. UwDM TMI DfATIMI IMMS Patkunauk ot H.E. The Governor and Lady Mitchell, Sir Alexander Swettenham. Ven. Archdeacon Perham, H.E. the General, and Mrs. Dickson. Vocal Instrumental Concert m Aid ol the KAFFLES GIRLS* SCHOOL PRIZE FUND. on Thursday, August 24th, at ym. The fiist part will consist ol
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      542 2 iO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS Regular Departures for Penang. "THE O. Is, S. Co.'s local steamers Hebe and Calypso will again call regularly every lour days at Penang on their way lo Deli (Sumatra) commencing with the s.s. Hebe leaving Singapore j un Tuesday, the 29th instant and the Calypso on Saturday the
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      211 2 The Week Monday, 21st HM Water to. v? a., to.B p. Lull Moon, 1 1.40 a.m. < hamber of Commerce, 2-15 p.m. Municipal Commission, Special, 2-30 p.m. Teak Auction, Powell's, 2-30 p.m. Philharmonic Choir, 5-30 p.m. Kings Own Pride 1.0.f i.i., ranglui, 7 p.m. Beresford-Pettitt Co.. Town Hall, 9 pm.
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    SINGAPORE-JOHORE RAILWAY.
    1084 3 Thb Proposed Rol tk. We are now enabled to put our readers m possession of the essential details of the Singapore-Johore Railway or more accurately speaking the Singapore-Johore Straits RailwayThe plans have been laid on the table of the Legislative Council, although not accessible to the general public,
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    482 3 I here was MMC excellent play on Saturday when the tinals oi Championship Pairs and Mixed Doubles A and B classes were playr.d. The scores speak for themselves. In the Ladies Doubles, the Final ol which will probably be played on Thursday, Mrs. BraddeU and Mrs.
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    CRICKET.
    591 3 This Tournament Match played on Saturday between the Lawyers and Civil Seivice and the S.C.C. resulted in a win for the Club by 13 run*. For the S.C.C. W. H. Marsh made 27 runs, and for the same number of runs L. B. Hannaford took eight wickets, for the
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    SANDAKAN NOTES.
    298 3 {From our on->i Correspondents On the night of the sth inst. Mr. Hardy de Chatillon, a Swiss, one of the assistants of The New Darvel Bay (Borneo) Tobacco 1 Plantations, Ltd. at Lahad Datu, attempted to commit suicide, by cutting his throat. He has been sent up here,
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    MR. BALFOUR ON IHE TRANSVAAL CRISIS.
    897 3 MR. BALFOUR ON IHE TRANSVAAL CRISIS. Imioh vm Spaai ii. M. 1-. W. Lowe, u.r., chairman ol the Midland I mon of Conservative AwocialioQS, (SVC a Inncheon yesterday, at which the guests w. rt invited to meet Mr. Balfour. Mr. I. owe proposed the health oi the Quten, and after*
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    96 3 The marriage of Mr. Harold Bevis Pike' of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Penang, with Miss Parkin, the sister of 1 Mrs. Bromhead Mathews, was a fashionable I function at Penang on the 15th inst The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, and attended by Miss Dorothy Birch and
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    RIGHTING THE WRONG.
    681 3 A Municipal Peon named Bujang was fined summaiily by Mr. Brotkman $25 for giving false evidence in a case. A man named Teo Boon Tan was charged with throwing rubbish into the stieet. Bujang summoned him and said he saw the accused's servant thrown 4 rubbish into
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    TELEGRAMS.
    697 3 f Via Ctyltm.) I 'idiment ol the iMh Hussars is ordi I apt ..rid sails on the 33rd instant. The 1-rench Sugar Bounties are fixed for the coming season ai a range ol two francs 75 centimes to three francs 55 rer. times, according to categories. London. tg ist
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    THE UNITED AND IHE PHILIPPINES.
    340 3 A Neuter telegram from Washington of July 21 says I—The1 The War Department has issued a statement quoting certain despatches received Irom General O'is in answer to the round robin of the Americancorrespondents.it Manila. General Otis denies that the official reports have misiepresented the prevailing
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 3 (Corrected up to August 21). On London Bank 4 m/« u demand 1/1 ij Private credits 3 m/s 2jo{ documents 3 m/s */°A credits 6 m/s 2/0/. France, demand tj Germany, demand j u _'i India, T. T 149 Hongkong, demand di> Yokohama, demand 4* pm Java, demand 1
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    PRODUCE.
    112 3 (August 2 1 ll *Si 7j (jainbier |f 5.70 do. Cube No. I y.85 Pepper, liiack (ordii.ary S'p re •'7 374 do. White, (Fair L/W=s% 42 25 Nutmegs 1 10s 10 the lb.; 64. do. (80s to lhe lb) 84. Mace (Banda) 81. Cloves (Amboina) «a, l.iberian Coifec 1550
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    The Standard Time Balls.
    47 3 A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at Pulau Brani falls each day at I P.M. Singapore mean time (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 min., 35 s~> 1 heing hoisted five minutes previously. To-day Kort Canning fell Correctly. P. Bran' Jailed.
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    54 3 Passengers Arrived by the Mail. i. —Pei hiau, Ironi Marseilles.—Mi A. S. Shsifcr. Mr. A. Brendey Brandis. Mr. H. I. Mr. C 5. Baaaaasli, Mr. Haeffer and chid, Mr. Haurant, Mr. van Koweii, Mr. Julhen. Mr. Hellennann. \ug. ji.-Per Ptiom Mtitmicki trom Hung —Mr r. G. Abuno. Mr. 1. Soto.
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    SHARE LIST
    384 3 AUGUST 21st, 9f D gcoTATiow. Capital. Paid Up. Sha Bank ol Inna and japan. Ltd. Nominal, f 2,000,000 450,968 ,90,;,, Deferred. 5 Bell's A'.., t.^ Kastern Agen.y. 83 Sellers i.-.nooff" 8 584 S 5 4 Clear U aler Dairy Farm I id Iioo a 4 6 u l
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      251 3 OCtAN bThAM COMPA:>iY %ND NBDSRLANDSCHB oT<)o:.lVAAkT MAAT C IAPPIJ OCK.AA.L The Company's steamers are despatched Iroin Liverpool outwards for tl.e StraiN, < h<* Japan, and Irom Japan homeward* r'or lon tin ev?ry ten days. The Company's steamers on the J.h> -i line ..re despatched from Amsterdam anil l.i.- < v..)
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      332 3 MAILS LLQSR. i O-MOKKOW Wm I'e. \t Bn*o| Print Heinrich 3 am K Paha g, i AiogMim noon ii., A lrN i Muir be \l. S,. j Malm >-.», bcc. 2 pm J Peru f, .V Purnea IM /'ulamtutta PM Pontianak, Ac. //u 1 m liangkok ft u i>„ 4
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      1161 3 lISSKLI IN P<l it < FUk» and Tons Commanders Arrive J From For Wban H«" |,0i-E i'- 1. cruiser, 805 P. P. H. Boot! J.'. I Rands. Other Vessel. Haiti ft l ons Masters ArnveJ From Consignees For When Annaaai Brit, ioi Maddas Aug. 19 T. Anwn Waa Bin T.
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      1010 4 OLD TANJONG PAGAR DOCK Co.. (Ltd.) j NOTICE is hertby given that the Trailer Books ol thi- Company ill be closed Irom j the 14th to the 30th ojy ol Au*u%t. 18^9, inclusive. 4 Wm. G. NIVEN.— Secretary. Singapore, l uh A* ut. 1890. OLD Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Limited.
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      365 4 Under the Mo lilK^Bv Distinguished p romp of sF** His H'gbness THE SULTAN OF JOHOR* ISMAIL RAHEEM Diamond Merchants, Manufacturing Jewellers, Dealers in Precious Stones No. 82-1 and 82-2 Brass Bassa Road. HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK Fashionable ready made Ji v.t\U lies of variou design, mounted w ith high class
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      1184 4 Singapore Sporting Club. PROGKAVIME FOR THE t AUTUMN RACE MEETING, 1899. October 24th, 26th fir* 28th. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 24th October. Fiasr Racb. Thb Maiobn Platb.— Value $250. A Race for Maiden Horses— Weight as per scale (lost.) An allowance of 2 lib. to horses entered ior the Intermediate Races
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      403 4 1 &Co s Jl BIRD'S EYEJ 1 OD3,CCOS&' Bui^t Liverpool. enoandM m^** 9 >^£V m $£m:^ SwetTtNtO IH BOND A MILD CIGARETTE TOBACCO ft mS~^^^ mS**W9*\ upGClcll WHLV ♦iife'O**'* t! w_w^_o ARTHUR BARKER, Retail from KELLY WALSH, Ltd. N^S^f^l^^^^ KATZ BROS7 Limited. HEG TO ANNOUNCE IHE ARRIVAL Of A (HOICK
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      110 4 I TO BE LET. I A tbara Binoalow of! Tyersall Koad, Botani- cal Gardens. Seven rooms. Five bathrooms. Large compound and extensive views. Apply to SWAN fc MACLAREN, Architects, Battery Road. Mar 33 ux OFFICES TO LET. COMMODIOUS offices to let, Raffles Ouay and Telegraph Street. Apply No. 5 and
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      96 4 Fraser Neave, Ltd. PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS, ANO COMMERCIAL STATIONERS QUR Printing Establishment is the largest and most complete in the Straits Settlements its stock of type is continually being augmented by additions from the best makers, and it is fitted up with the most modern machinery for producing First-class Work of
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      610 4 The Singapore Free Press. AN* Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Address, Advertiser, Singapore. Telethons Numbbb.— No. 61. Published at jo 3, Raffles Place, Singapora. THE leading English Newspaper ia the Straits Settlements Jonore, the Federated Native Sutes of Perak, Selangor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Negri Sembilan British North Borneo; Sarawak Netherlands Indies.
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      1081 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port Of departure, and (wi>ere Known) I date due here, and name of Agent iMaN-or-\V»*. AaiaoN*. Jap.. Poplar. Carlo Albbrtc. ItaL, Spexxia, 1 Dwarf, H.M.5.,g.b.. Devonport, Ftbn, Danish, Hai-PsM. Chin., Portsmouth, H.TSLSB, Japanese, Insi-HO. Jap., Elswick, Iwatb. jap., Elswick. Liguria, Ital., Spexxia, Mi rail ho, Jap., London,
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