The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 December 1897

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    17 1 TH E Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. D\\%y ISSL'K, m SINGAPORE FRIDAT, ioth DECEMBER, THIRD SERIES,
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      480 1 P Otkt ColhrerOaay J- fy Womromt ftcs. H.rbou:. QST LAM NAVIGATION C Steam for CHINA. [APAN PENANG I HYINDIA. AUSTRA EN, EGYPT, v VRSEiI ES 118 CM MALI _,n is VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Pat imm §Nt American Ports, a'-o for 1 Ft. mnjmntg.
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      939 1 NCRD-DaiUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN IHI II known steamers ol this line a avc Singapore on or about the under-n>-(itio;ied dat OUTW AX HOMEWARDS "o arrive Singapore for To arrive Singapore for China. Europe. li 1897. DeC. 0. Buyer/: Dec. 12. j 1 ronnection v/rth the arrivals and (kparturaa O these mail
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      429 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with ths Netherlands Ikdia Govirnmbnt Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAEN'DELS Co.. 3-3 Collyer CJuav Time Table for December, 1897. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatcbed tor Date. Rcynst S'baya Dec. 3 Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang Soerabaya Dec. 10. Siak IJengkali-, Dec. 11
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      177 1 JUST ARRIVED E'ER P. n ».s. CHUSAN fit- s.s. CL/TUS 5 i 2 TONS OB Messrs WOOD Co.'s RENOWNED AUSTRALIAN BUTTER. Cow Brand. HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY BUTTER IN THE MARKET. Punty, quality, flavour, and genuineness guaranteedMessrs. WOOD &Cos Wholesale Retail Mc ALISTER Co. Dec. b W. DALLAN,
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      623 1 UONGKOI AND SHANGHAI X l BANKi'G t iPOH/.TION. t'/\ iD- U P CAPi r ...iu.OOO.OOC RE.SERVE KU.V > 7000,000 RESERV* LIA.-...JTY „-r PROPIf!ET<ai.S > —-^10,000,000 c-rjuiT or Uiucruaa St. C. MICHAELSEN. Ks^.-t h»ihka>. Hon. J. J. Bklc Ikying. Deputy Chaikman C. bHL'KMANN, Esq. J A. Raymcimd, Esq. G. D. BfjNING,
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      401 1 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR- -ANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR- ANCE Co.. HAMBURG. HAMBURG— BREMEN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG "TTHE undersigned, Agent-- of the above com- panics, are prepared to .1. L < pt rire nsk<. st curren' rates. PfcJTTFARC KKN Oct. ta TH* COMMERCIAL UNION j -MSORAaNCk
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      471 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAI STEAMSHIP COMPANY. rhioui/r Mnp MM p«| i i r-ranci .-.r aj i,, djh b] I I ".<• Idai oi Sleame-rs, .also to San PranctaKO h\ I ot the a;».rve Ihw a 'ther Kuropean pon, :s at panapwtMaMlC tale Spec.al reduced ran- mataad
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    32 2 Here «hall tbe Prea»t People* iigi,t m-iHUm. Cnawfd by influence a..<! nnbribrd by K *,n Here patriot Truth her glorious precept- dr.v Pledged to Religion, I.ovaitv. and Law.
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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897.
    949 2 THERE is no doubt whatever that one of the chief discussions of the immediate future is that which is to discover and deal with the best methods of expanding and adapting the British army to the present and future necessities imposed on it by its duties
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    ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF SIAM.
    892 2 There war, a large number of people assembled at Johnston 's Pier thi- morning to witness the arrival of H. M. the King Ol Siam on his return from Europe. I lie Police were upon the scene shortly after nine o'clock, a number of
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    MR. D. BRANDT.
    87 2 On changiig the Austro-Hunganai: Consulate at Singapore from an honorary Consulate II an official one, His Imperial Majesty tl Emperor and King Francis Joseph of Austria and Hungary has, by decree ot #t. 2ist, published m the W'nne) Zeitung, fkn pleased to confer the ComthurCroMaf the <>rd<r
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    174 2 THE BRITISH ARMY A Reorganisation Scheme -he Military Needs of the Empire J-ord Unsdowne at Edinburgh has sktched an Arm, Programmf tor Great fptain. [The country, he said, required m I rr;,- at Home -to repel any invasion, jftti ability to mobilise two for offensive purposes abroad We
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    A POINT OF LAW.
    61 2 Yesterday Mr Brydges made an app.i cation to Mr. E!cum. to have the DM it .Mr. Ena Sourajin heard aga::. before another justice ot the Peace 7 V rate who heard the case had decided on a wrong point ot lav, Ihe application was refused by
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    CHAP JI KI.
    68 2 > esterday a Siamese woman was brought before Mr Howard, charged with usuttng m the management ot a Chap li-Ki lottery at 63 Upper N'ankin-st. The house uaraided by Col. Pennefather. i.g.k. and Chief Insp. Jennings, who found cards and a list with money. There were also
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    CHURCH MUSIC.
    84 2 •Jn the occaMon o! the I- east ol tin Immaculate Conception 'patron ol mat Kmgdom ol Portugal on Sunday, tin- t.th nstant. at 8 a.m the Choir of the Portuguese Church of St Joseph will -ing for :he first time Lambillotte I Meat Salem' telle m E fiat
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    SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    66 2 Ung Jiak Chuan and Leong Ah long he two Chinamen who were charga*i wiln he murder of PA Tong, a Saigon trader n th- Alexander Road cemetery, were )oth convicted by the jury this afterioon and sentenced to death by Mr. Justice .each. The case has occupied
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    THE R.E. COMMAND.
    181 2 I pon the return to Kngland ot Lt COl and Brevet Col. I. dv T Bogle R.I which takes place early next year, that offic-i will be succeeded by Kt.-Co!. William Harold Chippendall, at present Professor of Fortification at the Royal Military College. Sandhurst 1.t.-Col. Chippendall served
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      435 2 BELLS ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED. I HI.NA |APAN AND IHK STRAITS SETTLEMENTS., 43, Raffles Place, Singapore. BED S ASBESTOS NON-CONDUCTING COMPOSITION For co\r;nr._, Boile fcO prevent loss ,t ht-at by radition. :ai number ol square tr;-t ut Boilers, pipes etc 1 overed Dunno 1894 326,932. 1895 405,305. -.<-ad\ increase is
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      1143 2 FOR SALE THE Property of Major Matthi.us, r.a. leav- ing the Colony. A BAY GALLOWAY GELDING 14.2 a >uiet m saddle and harness. A SET OF BRASS HARNESS, and A GIG. A complete turnout, m first rate order. Apply to H. ABRAMS. Dec. o <>- 1 FOR SALE. HUMBER ROADSTER
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      880 2 TO-DAY*S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. Tanjong Pagar Dock Debs. Straits Steamship Co.'s Shares. Pengerang Planting Co.'s Shares. Pataling Coffee Co.'s Shares. Pahang Corporation Shares. Sporting Club Debs. Prye River Dock Shares. FRASER At Co.. I'xa-hange and Share brukei-. Dec. to. v.c. WHITE COCKATOO CI.OWN away m Stamford Road. If returned, k good
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      186 2 The Week. Friday, 10th High Water n. 4o noon. Cricket.— Probables 0. Singapore team, 4 1 Lady Mitchell's At Horn.., 4-4 C D m N. D. 1.. Mail Outwards. Saturday, nth Hitjti Watta 1 midnight, 1 1.12 a. Star of East, CT., 7-30 p.m., Temperan, t Moonlight Band, Gardens v
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    WARREN FOOTBALL SHIED.
    699 3 I X tut H. A. Hk\a Wuh A Co. fhe l.n.i. tic of the competition fo the WarreV. Football SWieiJ was playt-d ajatthe C TC ground larst ni^!it [_fth) mithut, being decided The cont^ng reit HM 13 Co. R A and A* o the RiHe [brigade, both
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    391 3 P\r\L A *> akott. Nov. 29th.— A te- --red at Calcutta on Saturday, when a part of IRC Portico of the B-.;.- LM ere School, which ..lapsed, killing ten workmen and injuring many others. v, U Pa ,L< '.Tl lhe Fng.i.kman fears that the Plague na-; reached Calcutta.
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    THE MAIL TELEGRAMS
    2562 3 I I Ceylon. j London, November 27th. -The Novostt says that the growth of German influence m Eastern Europe and m Asia will ultimately oblige Great Britain, Kussia, and France to combine and pro- teat their interest-. Disorderly scenes took place m the Vienna i ytrawta yaegteraday
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    86 3 Bowling. Tin Handicap lor the President's Second Cup will be roiled on Friday and Saturday, iTth and iSih instant. Entries close on Monday ijth, at 9 p.m. The match Teutonia Club v. Tanglin Club will take place on Saturday the 1 1 th inst., on the alleys of
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    OUR CHESS COLUMN.
    118 3 All communications should be addressed Chess, Singapore Free Press.'' All original problems should be accompanied by solutions and analyses. The Singapore Chess Club meets m the Town Hall every evening during the week, except Sundays, from 5 p.m. till 7 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8-30 p.m.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    796 3 T. R. Miles.—Your solutions of Problems 7 and 8, omitted last week, were correct. "Okehampton, Devon." [Tie numbers oi the problems m question were incorrectly cited. Solutions of Mr. Char lick's problems are given above. Xt x P is the key-move of Wo. 7, and Kt-Kt4 that of No.
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    CHESS NOTES.
    528 3 Adverting to our correspondent Kureka's remarks on "duals" last week tte following ex« tract frem a review by the British Chess MagasirfiF" m 1882 of Chess Strategy, a Treatise upon the Art of Problem Composition," by S. Loyd, may i not be without interest. "With respect to duals
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    EXCHANGE.
    78 3 (Corrected up to Dt-cembet io.) On London. Bank 4 m/s 1/1 1£ demand l/llaj Private credits 3 m/s l/llj documents 3 ra/s i/i i j credits 6 m/s 2/0 On India. Bank demand 1 56^ On Hongkong Bank demand pra m On Yokohama. Bank demand s% prem, On Java.
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    PRODUCE.
    88 3 I'M ?s£. 137*5 Gambia*... 5. 4" do. Cube No. 1 8.25 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 1675 <ip. WhtU, (Pair L;W=5%) 30. (Tios to the Ib.t 78. 'BWR^Amboina) 1/.5J LBaSHRIWCort cc 22. 50 Tap«Ofc- small pearl (Fair quality) 3.75 < *V_F* do flake (do. do.) 3.90 dfgr medium pearl (Fair
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    SHARE LIST.
    317 3 DECEMBER, loth 1897- gcoiMioM. Capital Paid op Share* Pd. r»»». j Hongkong Snangha. rUnk. i79%prem $10,000,000 $10,000,000 80,000 i«5 ffaCf-fM I v '9-07OA £b i WtoKlßtakaiaipj |jg t.*****0 *****50 «ic9S5» c :n, rt *-'o 7S o 41 Bk.«Cn< v Japan, Ltd $2| Nomina i.7 '»x>.oo< v pftr- 199,875
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      69 3 a»- I Via C II L I.AM) SALK. At the salt ot building allotments m Chin Swee Koad. Pearl's Hill, by .Messrs. Powell &Co yesterday, Mr. Tow Keng Siak liougln four lots at 25 cents and one at 2Q cents Wee Hook Guan and Kwa Moh X mg bought a
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      743 3 IHKI.K.HI THAI CASI NO SHADOW. Curious stories are told about the powers possessed by certain natives of India, who live up amor g the Himalaya mountains. These old men, il is said, have devoted scores of years to the study of natural law-, and forces, which the rest of the
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      240 3 OCEAN Slr-.AM SHE- COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM HIP COMPANY Lt,' NEDEki.AN D SC H t. S TOO M VAAPT MAATSC IAPPIJ OCEAAN lhe (.ompany- meatmen at patxhed i vam i xafkool outward- lot the Strain japWi and Irom Japan home.a unfa lot Otttmm ever) 888 da\-. and hay- accommoo
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      1000 3 VESSELS IN POFT. Men-of-Wa; Flag'- and Tur.. Commanders Arrive. From Foi Wl,,* '-km ion Bnt. 1 ruiser 7350 Jones DMacf Penang Machim US aroooer itfj Mi ra Dtec 7 Hongkong >. M. RAJARa Sum. gun boat Ritl'pi I No, at) Bar.. Plover Brit. _Un boat 755 oe Horsey Nov.- Ma
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      98 3 CLEAHA N C E S I >;hai and Japan, a 'ki 1i- s t la.mi Shrmmei Hkt^ .ea Hr-t. rt. R berta I .oßi.on l-an-.. [r Mora IV P*&SR4R, Brit. ir. |.nkin-, !',i HFawtraßß But. -tr.. Hunter. KaBRWI a P«tKE tiRIRRtCa. G H xi\d Shanghai. Moravia, Au-t aata Ma bri
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    Passengers for Straits, China & Japan.
    152 4 Passengers for Straits, China Japan. and if Desboro^S ft 2^ < v Mtl.fcmk.nson, Mrs M, h^M' DarJvlr B Buckley M, T U M Gaglo, M-. jamieson M,Vs,h md i>rof M M "J Sdionto, Mr. van M^cl „M r M Buckley [-><# Mai h, 1 ,cut Tho^, .2° and ch 'ld
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    560 4 G.vingport o! departure, and ."where known date due here, and name of Agents. ■•or-Watc E'..,,k H .M... Portsmouth, due Dec Malta, due Dec -i.i lOK, Mediterranean, due Dec 1' L,S 'V 1 I M-ilta.dueDec 20 Mrdiranean, due Dec I <>^r-Sia.r., London, due Dec g Whii H. M.S., Malta,
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      253 4 Katz Bros., LIMITED. GRAND Christmas Bazaar TOYS Children's Tricycles Rubber Tyres. U, H SES SSEDD iRESSI HaJLS >M m M NG HXS .RDRi rBES OMP MI i LS Lhristmas Trees HRISTMAS TREKS DECORATIONS AND CANDLES Wild Beast Shows CKS Hordes and C arts .RRIAGEh I \AG iES DRAWN V\ ELEPHA
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      487 4 John Little Co., Ltd. TOYS! TOYS!: TOYS 1 JOT ARRIVED A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT < 1 -mm. IXjIIs, Stuh* Dolls Kid Dolls. Wool Dolls, I India RatbbaH De Rao, Dolls, Chin., EMb Bab-, Dolh r t- 1 -lis. Mi ature Dolls, MAILCARTS, 1 data st\ies. elegantl) .iphol-tored and Drii- tt-d. HKlulmg
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      396 4 I Katz Bros., LIMITED Great Cash Clearance NOW PROCEEDING Enormous Reductions. Last Week of Sale. DRAPERY DEPT. Rith Silks trom Sl.oo to ??2.00 per )ard China Silk Mixtures ,-<i .05 cents per yard Faiuv Dress Materials, Biack Double Width Si. 00 yard, Wool Crepons. Doubie Width 75 cents yard. Blue
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      855 4 Robinson Co. TOM SMITHS CRACKERS, a 50, 85, $1. $1.25, $150, $1.75. $2, $2.50 BOX. Robinson Co. Dec. 7. 14-12 JAMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WHISKIES. \Ki- IHK BESI VALUE IN THE MARKEI V. V.O. $11 per case, duty paid V. V. 0. Special Reserve $13 per case, duty paid DOMINE,
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      432 4 THh MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE No XV of 1896. \II 0 N n the limits within which 1 shall be levied j.ality I r- inous new 1 d be>ond the ex- ,n g "ed mder Section 87 of il proposed to the extent and m thTtnanaet m the Municipal Office py of
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      527 4 John Little Co., Ltd. CHRISTMAS 1897 (.OSAQUES I- i<i <\i IOM SM ITH, LONDON 1 he I. ni.' i and most \aried stock to select Irom: comprising I■ >\ PIU I 0 tUOWS Hats anc Caps. Mr M ical Instrument- .Jewellery, Gat ling Guns m miniature, J r i <
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      50 4 NOW READY, A Padre m rPartibus M'Tt> Un IMI RKSSION.- M A HKItl ROUDAI TOl'K 1 ■■OOBR Java, the Eastern Archipelago and Siam. Hey. G. M. REITH. M.A. M "SIM.APORE hRBE P.<CS-. IO BE HAIr Ol Messrs. KELLY WALSH, Ltd. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. PRICE TWO DOLLARS. July 10.
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      122 4 HONGKONG WEATHER TELFGRAM.v Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit and to the lead of the sea m inches tenth, and hundredths. Manila baro. readings m millimetres. lemperature m the shade m -degrees, Fahrenheit. Manila temperature centigrade. Humidity, m percentage of -aturation the humidity of air saturated with moisture being too.
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