The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 November 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 25m NOVEMBER, /1899. DAILY ISSUE, No. V/
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      766 1 jf O Office. Collyer Quay. X|J Wharves. New Harbour \J STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN. PENANG, KYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills o\ Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Contintntal and American Ports, also for Chtna Coast, and San Franctsco
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      532 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. Throuph Bills of Lading issued to Manchester, Continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadel. phia and Baltimore, tic hot freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, Arciils. Feb u AUSTRIAN LLOYDS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Umdbb Mail Contract with tmi Austrian Government. THE
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      404 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI J. Under Contract with the Nkthkrlands India Government. Agents, at Singapore, Ships Agency, late 1. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyrr Quav Time Table lor November, 1699 From Expectea Will be deapatcDed lor lam bora Batavia Nov. 22. Hatavia, Cheribon, Samara^- 6c SouraLay 1 O v 21 I
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      237 1 I International Hotel. V, l< lUKIA Si REET. "THE J .c named Hotel las accommodation for tH..i'<ier<>. Lamb smi Am-, H (»..-.t. Li«i oma ArraaoAßK »J. I A/AKI.S.-, Nov 2 A1 CKAG HOTEL, PENANG HILL KLH\ UK;N, 32(j>) 1"BBT. Hotel Charges S5. per day for each adult. hour tlmnalQßl „rc
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      625 1 ZJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. TAiD-UP CAPITAL liooooo.^ RKSKRVH FUND 1 PiCbEkVE LIABILITY OF 1 0000 PkCPRiHTORS I lio^oa.ooe COUST O» O I MOTORS. J?- M GbaV, Etq—CHMMMAM. N. A Siebs, laa. Own Ciiaiiimai.. r Esq. A.j. R AyMOMnK I). M. M>,NH>.fc sq R. H. Hill. Khi. A. HA*rr,
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      289 1 PETER SYS WONDERPuTsPECIfI^" r_ IHfc. PETER SYS COMPANY 1,. 1 pHO:N!X ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. The BBrfßnfcnad Agmm f"t u,. ve rom P an y I are ■rapaiiri to r r Ui m johorc and the Malay States, at current rates. Ncv,o SnVKN*to.. THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Fire
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      231 1 PACIFIC MAIL I LMBHIA COMPANY Oucidkntal And okikntal STFAMSHIP COMPANY. AND fOYO KISKN KARU.MfJK. KAISH nirauETf. mm Wa r a? Sa.lmp daui fro.-n Hon K lft» 1K Yokohama to 8m Franc. Korlurlnr: -apply to Gil tILLAM, woon Ji^Lli;:, u Viv.enne, PAHIS ;CO I MATICO IKJECTiON L. n,ed in recent /■ATICOCAFSUUS
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1899.
    1012 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1899. t r I •»> H»re patriot Truth i.rt r• •i•' I ,»rf»»d io HtiitM:-. l.o»».t». a 1 Imm I fancy mo>t ol our readers will a^reithat we inailc a good >l < >l \e>l»-r.la> in investing ihc Bclmonl .11 lion with more
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    633 2 llk I m-ii'li transport Cfiotnho l< ft tor .Mar-eilU > at 3 j yesterday afternoon. A i- in 1 i' r lor nit mbcr* o( Ihe Philharmonic ho 1 ill It the practice in f.i ui>w ill I)' >ni 1 1 Si; 1 n'x r to tii" K^iil-i Libran should
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    THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
    48 2 No further nominations have been received fur candidates as Commissioners for Tanglm and Rochore. But several nomination papers have been issued so that apparently .some ratepayers are alive to the necessity of selecting some of tht ir number to represent them on the Boar. I
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
    182 2 Mi Mcl.f.jvy, I lown, the Financial Adviser to ore.) was in Shanghai on the I ,^lh inst A |apoo)OM mwrdtnt was executed at Kobe on the Blh insi. ..-ipiial punishment is infrequent in Japan, (Ml kx tog, we belie\e, only the sixth execution at Kdb'i in
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    JAPANESE MAIL OR GERMAN.
    196 2 I'he \orud. 1 ii.ttcrs that two influential (jerman shipping companies have decided to open in coiiju'ii ir>n a ivw •jcrvii.c bftwecn Huropc and tlic K*r fc"««si umlrr Government protection and vessels of 12,000 tons each are now being built 10 be employed on the line. the
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    WAR COLOUDS IN THE FAR EAST.
    276 2 K' "l\. JaI'AN, *Nli Coßl \\,i lt i* stated that M. St. m, tlie Kiis-ian hargi d* Affaires in Stoat, lias intimated to l>>t- Korean (iovernment that the net;otiati'»ns •m tile Maast* pi a j lesliof) will be suspended uniil llic arrival <.i M.
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    THE CONFUCIAN CULT.
    331 2 > orr.-j, undent writ.-s M that the late l>r. I mi. LegHC, when in Cl.ina. u>ed lo be regard. 'I a > more Confucian than the Coiifucianite. Dr. John Dudgeon has ju^t related the following story l)r l>-'gge, having completed his great ta>-k ol translating the Chinese
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    SERVICES TO-MORROW.
    167 2 St. Andrew's Cathedral. a6ik Sunday after Trinity. 7 a. n.. Matins. 730 a. m. I horal t elebralion and Sermon. A p. m. Catechism and Sunday School. 5..V> p. m. Kvensong and Sermon. Oltertory for liurch Kxpense^. St. Mai i hews Church, Sepoy Lines--7..?0 a. in. Holy Communion
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE WAR.
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      THE BRITISH CASUALTIES.
      20 2 The British losses at Belmont were fiftyeight kill' d and 140 wounded, while twentyt one are missing
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      Officers Killed and Wounded.
      29 2 The Guard's Brigade Well In It. The losses include four officer- killed and twenty-one wounded. The taMJilties of the officer* arc chu MMMg the Guardsmen
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      THE BOER PRISONERS.
      25 2 A German Commandant Capture >l Fifty Boers weie taken prisoner-, including the German Commandant and lii tield-rornets. Splendid Conduct of Our Troops.
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      Three Positions Stormed.
      24 2 I I c intatitry behaved >plendidly Supported by the naval brigade and th« artillery they carried threr ridges ui mn cession.
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      A COMPLETE VICTORY.
      24 2 Plucky Stand by the Enemy. I be victory was < otnplelc-. 111'.- fiiemy fought with courage and skill London Novemher Jjtli, i*<)'j.
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    THE NOVEMBER METEORS.
    187 2 PoaSIM»I is iyo». A few meteors seem to have \i>ible at Hongkong on the early morning of the ibtli According to a letter from a skilled French astronomer I'ere Froc, S.J.. of the Sirawv OWrvatory at Shanghai, the true display may Uke place next year. He says
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    328 2 The eight Chinese congregations ot trk local Presbyterian Church of England Mission reported to the recent Conference a membership oi 325, and an income, for thr past year, from voluntary contributions, ot «»<>9s 35 M. Xalin arrived by the Sydney yesterday morning from Hongkong to relieve M. Issaverdens as chief
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      659 2 Katz Brothers, Limited. BF.c; TO ANNOUNCE THEIR SPECIAL SHOW OF TOYS and GAMES Thousands to select from, Prices to suit everyone, Comprising China Tea Sets Steam Engines Enamel Tea Sets Mechanical Toys Noah's Ark Cooking Stoves Complete Railway Trains Rubber Balls Flags Steam Boats Drawing Slates Out-Door, Games Picture Books
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      613 2 WAN TED house witltir. two miles from town. Kent .il out > v per month. Apply A., to Free I'rtss. Nov J4 uc. WANTKD lo reni house with good stable j i_4 miles from town. Apply to H.M., i o Free /Vo.v. No\ uc CLERKS. r .\N ll'.l) lor Korneo.
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      279 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. TO LET 1 1 AI.F furnished Bungalow No. 1, Devonshire I l Kuad. from Ist Uecember, 1899. Apply lo B. P. do SILVA, High Street, Singapore. Nov. 25 uc TOLETFURNIS ED. A OOMPdUNO Hou^e No 5-1 Kramat K.ad, with lour bedroom-.. Apply at the back of ihe premise
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      203 2 The Week. Saturday, 23th Hhi < Water i j.^y a., -'.50 p. Moon Last Ouartrr, 1.29 p. Cricket— CiT»b v. S. R. C. 2nd XI Club p. S. K. C. 2nd. Sepoy Lines Golf.- -Monthly Medal Star of Kast, lemperance Club, 7-30 p. Meeting K. A. O. 8.. Temple Bar,
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1374 3 Qutcquid agunt homines nostn tit farrago Itbelh. Ji" i nal. A politico-tlieologica': tju stion lufl arise:] about Sir Henry Campbell Bamierman, the ostensible leader ot a nondescript segnient of the third or fourth battalion of the .sell-styled Liberal party. We are not profane by nature, but
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    BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
    1051 3 Apropos ol the probabl) important and e.\[/ltc:it conii-rcnces that Mr. Chamberlain, on be half of Loid Salisbury, his had the other <1 1\ with the Emperor himself, with Count von Hatxfeldt, and Baton v«.n Biilow, the following, from the Daily 1 «hit!) appeared before the Emperor William's
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    "HARDI LES BOERS!"
    851 3 (By A. I.iki\mi'e, in L'Avenir du Tonkin.) It cannot be doubted that amongst us colonials (rue patriotism is deeply rooted. It seems that the love of one's native country increases in direct ratio to our distance from home. This patriotism is sincere, djacreot, and manifests itself by
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    36 3 Messrs. (iaggino and Cos. launch wiW leave Johnston's I'ier for the (Jlul> liuugalow at G a.m., on Sunday, j which will enable members to have a dip in the cool of the morning.
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    SANDAKAN NOTES.
    208 3 if rum */r ajH CvmspoiitUw.* fhc authorities here are now relu»mg to grant clearances for all ports in the Sulu Archipehgo not actually occupied by the tinted Slates troops this refusal is on account of orders received from theAmerican Government, which latter is, therefore, ignoring Ike .Madrid Treaty
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    THE PADRE IN SCOTLAND.
    1597 3 Xo. XIX. i \\'-iiten lor th^ Singapore Fr<r /'ress by tlic Kev. M. Kmii Having written in my last of the Shetland J crofter, and his wife, his sheep and his j cattle, I may be n unified to write a few things about BOSM other
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    HEAVY SALVAGE AWARD.
    141 3 On July 7 laat, ii.< Geraua i »inKt »j. -u mi Iroi Bn ..ill rlambarg svuh a !i| j. I i Ijr. Ue lict tail liatt, and for thret if iltcd al»oui mi ilm Indian Ocean, .it me men i i A r cargo at I i-ji.'i
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    THE CURATE'S "EFFICACY."
    113 3 K If Mrkl< ii ith, alilt- 1 1 I d i t 1 (or Lucy 1■ Ht did Mb 111 1 11 the lourth the 1 luk 10l Heed 1 't 'I<> a .ti y mute. Whi -«i<l ihc I >'■■ v si clerk, "-I 1 won
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    EXCHANGE.
    78 3 (Cokkectkd vi 1 to November -sjOn London liank m,'.~ |/n It Bsaad >/**i Pu^ it' credits 3 m;'^ dot jnients 3 m/s -\°i'.. rr«-d'ts 6 m/s ol i FkANCK. demand 240 German Y, demand 00 India, I. T 145 Hongkong, demand par Yokohama, demand s*. pm Java, demand 1
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    OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, AND NEDERALANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN.
    256 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, AND NEDERALANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. ihe Company's steamers are despatched trom (.iverpool outward* for t' e Straits, China, and Japan, nnd from Jap.in homewards for London every ten days. The Company's stt-.ur.us on ihe Java Line .ire despatched from Amsterdam and Liverpool ever\ fortnight for thu
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    PRODUCE.
    117 3 (November 25.) I'm gmu« !nnmr«.'.'.*.'.'" tiv.. Cube No. 1 l? ;\j r'epper, !'laclc (ordinary S'pore) n do. White, (Fate L/W-S*) >( l 0 Nutmeg 110s to the Ib.) 64. do. (Sos to the Ibl s(> Man (Banda) t g,' Cloves (Amboina) jj Lit>enan CoHce f i7*-o Tapioca, small p..
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      297 3 i m rios. The wonderful popularity <a Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Oil is accepted by U<<; most delicate ■teeaach t'lere is no up It.lv t| (i ropolMOn. Ihe best rebuildcr of leak and Itatnglh, assistir^ as it does in the •uimilation oi albuminous or rcp.ir.itive food, ■Jving vital ard
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      865 3 S H A RE L I ST, NO VEMB E R 25th, iSff. B,„ k o!(' lt n„„M 'J""**™". Car.r*,.. Pud Ur. SeSW PttB O.r. Hell's As .cstos Rasiern A, :a>. 3 Seller,. ,o,oooH >4«l *3J f I I!! Clc.ir Water ll.nry Firm Lid. *i,x, a 4l6 Ul,i J Fraser
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      1088 4 ESTATES OF LIBERIAN COFFEE *»I) OTHER tl'im MIO») In the he-.ci^tcd Malay States, the property ol the Malay IVninsuU Cottee t cy. Limitea. will be j offered ioi sale by Public Auction, by Messrs. k Vowell m 1! < 0., at their Sale-Rooms in Singapore, Wctliioday, 13th December, 1899. at
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      533 4 Lot No. 6. Kamuning Estate. Situated in the Suite of Perak. on the main road 1 between Kuala Kangsa and Ipoh, being 12 miles from Kuala Kangsa and 70 miles from Ipoh, and 1 mile from Sun^ri Seput Railway Station on the Kinia Valley Railway. Total Area is 5973 acres,
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      398 4 Christmas AND New Year Presents Established i<S'?j. L'ndci (lie mobt A <h ll)islin|fuidMi H.R.11. the DUKE Of CONNAUGIiT. B. P. SILVA Manufacturing Jeweller nad Dealer in Diamonds and Precious Stones. Has now on view at 62 and 63, High Street, a magnificent stuck of DIAMOND Jewellery ol the latest designs.
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      422 4 Powell Robinson BATTERY ROAD. NEW OUTFITTING Ex s.s. IN ABA MART, New Straw Mats, Leading Shapes New Singapore Helmets LIGHT IN WEIGHT. THOROUGH PROTECTION. Powell Robinson Nov John Little CO., LTD. OUT-DOOR GAMES. Badminton Lawn Bowls Croquet For 4 and 8 Players, Cricketing Goods. Cricket Bats Cricket Bags Cricket Match
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      589 4 ALEX. FOX CO. JN thanking trle public for their patronage be^ to inform ihrm that lh«y have n^agcd the be.viceb ol a comp*irnt huropean lail.r and L inter, and are prepared to mike up (.cnlltmciA I lothm K from materials supplied, or of their own materials, at the shortest notice.
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      957 4 NOTICE DURING my absence from Singapore Mr. Kapimm S\s>oo« holds my power of AtI lornLy M. MKVKR. Nov I NOTICE U*E beg to draw Ihe attention of the Public that henceforth all orders from the Officers of (J.G. Meyer for the purchase of goods, tocls, ltd for the steamer, must
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      997 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the Asses^m. ni List containing the annual valuation of, and amount of Assessment to be levied on, all house and buildings situated within the Municipality ot Singapore for the year 1900, is open to ihe in spec tion .of Rate-payers, at the Municipal
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