The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 December 1897
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Title Section18 1897-12-13 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE MONDAY, 13™ DECEMBER, 1897. DAILY ISSUE, No 1,14418 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement684 1897-12-13 1 "P- (Mac .over Quay. Jjtj Wbarvea vfevrHarbom O STEAM N AVIGATION Co Steam far CHINA JAPAN PENANG CBY- lOS INDIA (AUSTRALIA ADEN, EGYPT, \i\«N;-.i LF.S GIHK\! I \R. MALTA, BBjfl USI VENICE, i'l.VMorm. AM) LONDON. rhrougi Bill ai ...v.:.-. sued tor Persian Guif.C 1 "wi Amtrieam Port*, aba for anal684 words
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Advertisement950 1897-12-13 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. TH X East ai.ci well known steamers ol this line anil leave Singapore on or about the undt-r--m. rtioned dates OUTWARDS HOMEWARDS To arrive Sir. .pore lot To arrive Singapore for China. Europe. 1597 t897. Baytr* Dec. 12. j la connection with the arrivals and departures of950 words
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Advertisement759 1897-12-13 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPII Undbr Contract with thi Nithbrlands India Govbpnmbnt Agf.nts at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer («)uav Time Table for December, 1897 Steamer From Expected Will, be despatcned tor Date. SJ ak Bengkaits Dec II Bengkalis, Siak, Paneh, Bila, Asahan Deli. Due. 14. M.Vaiirunhis759 words
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Advertisement614 1897-12-13 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. I J AIU-UP CAP! i A' jio.ooo,ooc RKSERVE FUNI I 7000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY ur 1,*****00 PROPRIETORS I i C'OUBT Of U:kSCTuBS St. C. MICHAELSEN Bae.—CaAiaai*«. Hon. J. J. Bfli. Irving.— Ukpitv Chairman C. Bklrmans, Esq I A. J. Raymond, E-q G. D. Boning, Esq j614 words
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Advertisement303 1897-12-13 1 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd., of HAMBURG. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE Co., HAMBURG. HAMBURG— BREMEN FIRE IN- SURANCE Co., HAMBURG. THE -r.Jersigned, Agents of the above com- panics, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rates. PUT IT ARC KEN < .>. Oct. 10. THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO.,303 words
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Advertisement359 1897-12-13 1 QACIi IC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTA. STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Through passage tickets granted pa hr.pUnd Krance, .ii.d K.rmany by all trans- Atlantic net yi Steamers, also to Sni Pram aa b, law? Bnatanen) yi the above lines. loother European point ai proprrt ate rate Special reduced rates granted359 words
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Article, Illustration989 1897-12-13 2 Apparently Su VVjllia.m Maxwell has not been awa\ -./Mi the hinterland of Ashanti fur nothing 3k c "Bona 'of the telegram is withoul doUJaT tht Buna' that lies m the Vv 0.g.i;.; ouitr; to the nurth of Ashanti. A.! that district well up towards the bend989 words
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Article356 1897-12-13 2 In connection with the prosecution oi the clerk m the Land Office fur criminal breach of trust a ratner amusing incident happened on Saturday just at 2 pin Mr Michel! who was due to play m a cricket match that afternoon, rushed off to the Singapore356 words
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Article66 1897-12-13 2 Yesterday the monthly medal handicap m connection with the Swimming Club was held at Tanjong Katong. The course was over a distance of about i-o yards, and there were 12 starters, but there being a strong tide m favour of the swimmers the scratch men were out66 words
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Article259 1897-12-13 2 Chiong Tarn Yam, a clerk m the Land Office, was tliis morning up before Mr E C. Howard charged with criminal breach of trust m regard to Government money. The case was remanded to the 20th m-t The information sets out that on the 1259 words
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Article249 1897-12-13 2 According to the P inane Uazct'c Madras is declared officially to be plague inlet ted and a notification has been published announcing that the Epidemic i iseases Act has been enforced m uurts m the Madras Presidency, m connection with vessels leaving those ports for249 words
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Article544 1897-12-13 2 SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND SINGAPORE s I n l International Jubi cc E) I lenumei the following P Oct. 1 I at last I have m\ wish g<a 1 tshwood. rnmenl i- this tn inth, and ild I 1 Darwin he would put me S I am, treated hke a lord,544 words
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Article128 1897-12-13 2 r .0.-™ j as. Oermany and China. Denial of the Design to Occupy S;-m-sah I'he Times statement about Sam-sah is positively denied at Berlin Chi-a Accedes to German Demands. Keuter s correspondent at Peking mmXct that China has yielded practically all points Kiao-chau not to be Evacuated. The128 words
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Article580 1897-12-13 2 To-day before Mr. Wolferstan H E rg was charged with the theltot J, ia notes, belonging to Mr Abos -teward at the Singapore Club on December 1 ith. 18^7. J Abos, caterer ot Singapore Club said he had received $_'oo on Satuday. Si 55 were m notes, and580 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement399 1897-12-13 2 BELLS ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED. I HINA. lAPAN AND THB STRAITS SF.m.EMENIS 43, Raffles Place, Singapore. tSKSTOS NON-roNDI"( TING CG*I POSITION For coverir,^ Boilers to prevent i>>ss ol beat bj rarfitiofl I utal number fa tof Boilers, pipes I Dunn- 1894 326.932. 1895 405.305. 1896 507,500. Thr i icboae tot399 words
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Advertisement1115 1897-12-13 2 MORTGAGEE'S SALE oi VALUABLE LEASEHOLD LAND AND HOUSES. The undersigned have been instructed to sell by Public Auction At their Sales-room No. 5, Raffles Place, Singapore, On Thursday, i?>th December, tBgy, At 2-30 p.m. PARTICULARS. ALL those 2 pieces of leasehold land being parts or portions of the larger piece1,115 words
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Advertisement309 1897-12-13 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISKMENTS WANTEO. Taniong Pagar Dock Oebs. Straits Steamsliip Co.'s Shares. Pengerang Planting Co.'s Shares. Pataling Coffee Co.'s Sh.ires. Pahang Corporation Shares. Prye River Dock Shares. PKASEK i.. ,rhang« and SU,- U.ukc s. Uec. 13. u.c. FOR SALE. Roan pony, dogcart hy L&HBBKT Bros. and harness. §200. Afply G.P.S., 'z,309 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous197 1897-12-13 2 The Week. Monday, 13th High Water -1.5 a., o.iy p. Philharmonic Choir, 5.3-) p.m. Conn.iught G.T., 7.30 p.m Church House, Tangim. Philharmonic Orchestra, 8-30 p.m. Q dc Varietes, H;il Street, c> p.m. Tuesday, 14th High Wa.er 1.30 a., 0.56 p, French Mil Homewards. French Mail Outwards. Wednesday, 15th High Water197 words
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Correspondence
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Article232 1897-12-13 3 s t an > ti be surprised 01 n j e r it tin? recent di redatioas carried M>: Salieh m a country where the Bent have recently appointed a 'outh oi about 20 as a second-class Magistrate, and actually put him m charge ot232 words
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Article195 1897-12-13 3 1 Liach ami ii-K Magistrate. I TH* EDITOB, —Referring to your issue of Saturjav -ast m which your correspondent \V N supported the decision ot Mr. m the appeal case wherein one Teo Ton was the appellant. I may aiowed to make the paradoxical statestenl t; Si195 words
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Article104 1897-12-13 3 FURIU S DRIVING .jo p.m nd I ettled at not bein, g Had ;o check g lashed and A the road to the We ird road evening from ■-co are to blame Europeans are g I this I last ally the thal thing 1 n the road ta ,t even104 words
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113 1897-12-13 3 THE RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS IN MANCHURIA vondent ot the .V.-C. to have opened -A rnanv people to the existence ,rhcer g I I Wl .te Mojn,nd the north of Corea. Russian everal 1 m tne neighbourhood It.ey »ere barely off f resented himself i syndicate, partly foreign partly kerjr place to113 words
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Article135 1897-12-13 3 < N Ind. an paper tell- ol pretty utile ■lie* recently happen. trriad ejsi ikaaai j N•" m (yfori veral month-. j with the truant thing m tha Gange c■■ ntuul sat inhaop) i nUa "her, al oaceburi -d .gabond. Itwa Mj escape surrounded on all 5135 words
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Article174 1897-12-13 3 Stsaxoi Sma Asooi Pbjscsss Maun 01 W ILSS. Paris Sunday.— An sstrsstdtnary stoq is published by the Figaro to-day. I nt tied A Princess kept Prisoner. Princess Maud of Wales is re. terred 10. The Figar lays its authority is a prominent I- ngbshaociMj lady noa laying174 words
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Article55 1897-12-13 3 The Annua! Prize Distribution will take place on Thurs ay. the i6lh instant, at 5.30 1 m Lady Mitchell has kindly consented to distribute the prizes, or. if absent, will di pule Mrs Kynnersley to act instead. All parents, friends and others interested m the school are55 words
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Article233 1897-12-13 3 The State Surgeon of Selangor thus reports on the Poit Dickson Beri-beri hospital- I have the honour to report on the success of the experimental Ben-ben Hospital at Port Dickson, and to propose that similar institutions be ci ■I -m the Selangor coast for the treatment233 words
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Article509 1897-12-13 3 "WERE DER WE COME IN? I s attar, on Sen'ry-go at Belcher s.; I ain't a bloke wot moirelyses oft on polyticks. Nor am 1 give, much ter speckelatin' on ewent-, But. 9 welp me ten men and a boy. I ups and 1 kick-. W en I read the509 words
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Article137 1897-12-13 3 The B.N, li fferaldhas tins to >a> ol lublesomc free-bootei The attack on Ambon^' was so far successful that the marauders =ct tire to the Residency after ii. i ropeana and s u ird had been obl: K ed to retreal U» the tiarracks owing to failure of137 words
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Article130 1897-12-13 3 Dear brother Joss, I welcome with A joy that's quite profound The tidings of how thoroughly Britannic is your ground. Indeed, I never doubted it. My aim m tilting was To demonstrate the limits ot That last impassioned clause. Wherein, as 'twere, you summed up— Tht Gordons130 words
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Article91 1897-12-13 3 rhe following promotions were announced on Saturday m a district order from the office of the Inspector General of Police First-class Inspector Gordon to be Chief Inspector, Malacca, vice Inspector Peralta resigned, with effect from Decern oer. ist; second-class Inspector Ballard to be lirst-class, vice Inspector Ljuin, deceased91 words
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Article182 1897-12-13 3 The annual bowling mat' l, I anglin lub v. Irutotiia Club. \va> 1 ommenced on Saturday on the alleys of the latter, when there was a good attendance, H. I. the Governor being amongst those present. \The Teutons made an excellent score, and at present lead their opponents by182 words
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Article739 1897-12-13 3 A Hongk.org OriVIOM. raph.) There is a great deal o> discussion. about the policy of Germany. Many people, British and otherwise, obiect that German) does not succeed well with colonies, and would do much better to 'cave colonising to the British. lhat may be true enough739 words
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Article1387 1897-12-13 3 With the object of gathering m the approaching paddy harvest the Governor General has published the following edict Article 1. The local authorities m every town, village, or h unlet exposed to the rapacity and incursions of the insurgents, and robbers, will solicit from the Civil1,387 words
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Article669 1897-12-13 3 The Mercury, on the subject ot the increase of the Northern Settlement and the resulting decline of sociability, says There is no doubt that our settlements have m late years grown 10 such an extent lhat the open and unrestricted hospitality ol times past must perforce cease,669 words
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Article266 1897-12-13 3 LORD LAWRENCE ON THE PAI HANS <In the loth June 557 t-OML^awrencc wrote Sii Sydney Cotton Rawul Hmdi, June 10, 18.57. .My Lear Bngadiet (Sydney Cotton),—l think it is worthy ol consi leiatinn what number of Palhans you enlist m a regiment. One officer is mad after Palhans, another after266 words
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Article78 1897-12-13 3 (CORRECTED UP 10 !»ei ember [j.; Un London Bank 4 m/s ...t/nj )i- mand i/ 1 7 Private credits 3 m/.- l/**i documents 3 m/s 1/1 1 jjj credits 6 m/s ..j/o On India. Bank demand 1^On Hongkong. Bank demand j^, prem. (jn Yokohama. Bank demand 5% prern. On78 words
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Article94 1897-12-13 3 JL"1".. 137. Gambler VT n s-*° do. Cube No. 1 s,^s Pepper, lilack (ordinary S'pofi 1; do. White, (Fair L/VV=-5% 36, Nutmeg-, nos to the lb.) 78. Mace (Bandaj M 75. Cloves (Amboina) 17.yj Libenan Coffee 22.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality; 3.75 do. do flake (do. do. 194 words
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Article149 1897-12-13 3 At 1 his time of the year a cold is very easily contracted, and if let to run its course without the aid of some reliable cough medicine is liable to result m that dread disease, pneumonia. We know 01 no better remedy to cure a149 words
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Article47 1897-12-13 3 A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at Pulau Brani falls each day at 1 p.m. Singapore mean time (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 mm.. 35 mx 1 being hoisted five minutes previous'u To-day Fort Canning fell correctly. Pulau Beam failed,47 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement33 1897-12-13 3 I Mr. Bums, of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., is sanguine of the success of i that Company's tin lode at Titi. The shafts I are from 70 to 80 feet deeu33 words
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Advertisement254 1897-12-13 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOnfVAARTMAATSCHAPFiJOCEAAN. The Company- a)e«a«en aie ele bad rrrm Liverpool cowards tor the Straits, China, ano (apao, and from Jaj.an hoaaßamad .r l^ondoa every ten days. „nd h,vtsMaSSSttdstaNi tot third The Company's steamers on ihe j..v., Late M* deipatched254 words
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Advertisement47 1897-12-13 3 i *_*ci i c|[. n. Dec Sth P s ip i ,i v i M,. \|„i>; x Mr Millington, fe e eit Dec. i;-~(Vr H. Schifl lackwri, Mr. and i i Mt. Hr wstet M i. P,r O Iste to B. fc A^rtegoi. M. Uonao. t V|47 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous941 1897-12-13 3 LIST, DECEMBER 13th '857. 0- BB. i"U P*.d up Sh*re- >><L Di*. iionj-n ,ng bbaafia i;9%prrm i!W c Jio,ooo,c»o 8i,voo I«J .s«vr. Van,.,,,.. Pa.ar Hock S*te. M,SR*M0 |l..so"ooO |£««O I <*<-• .=>% Oet>,. prerr. I709.SOO y| NwH L'ock Co., Ltd. $3.o... -rd. f 5 8> .oc.ape.c. rt0 *'S° ae*f 350O00941 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement266 1897-12-13 4 Katz Bros., LIMITED. GRAND Christmas Bazaar TOYS BiiMiam'aTafcpdg&nWlß TVIC S iSH OLLS LS SG W \RDR< »bes d m 1• 1 -VißlLw' IS RIBBE Christmas Trees ikes CORA I H tSES W id Beast Shows Morses and Larts DRAWN BY S< LD I EN GAM Thousands ot others to .-elect266 words
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Advertisement441 1897-12-13 4 John Little Co., Ltd. TOYS! toys:: toys'!.:: JLST ARRIVED A sPLENDID I 1 Kid D Wool Dolls, bacha RaM Rag Dolls. D Babj Dolls. m-. jn 1 MAIL CARTS. oistered and Folding Cart, 1 j spac ~nafts to I i jv^ THE FAIRY CAR CUPIDS CAR. BABY'S CAR Rocking Horses,441 words
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Advertisement701 1897-12-13 4 John Little Co., Ltd. CHRISTMAS 1897. COSAQUES PROM 1UM SMITH, LONDON 1 he largest and most vaned stock to select rroms compnsing Toys, Pukles. Costumes. Hats and Caps. Masks, Musical Instruments. Jewellery, GatlingGuns in miniature, Tricks, Perfumery, Games. Also rtpresenung Anirnals. Sh:ps. Fire Brigade, Alley Sloper P:ck-me up, T:t-bits. Old701 words
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Advertisement1165 1897-12-13 4 Robinson Co. TOM SMITHS CRACKER S. 50. 85. SI. SI. 25, $1.50. $1 75. $2, $2.50 BOX. Robinson Co. JAMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WHISK1ES. \Kh THE BIS I VALUE IN THE MARKET. V. V.U. $11 per case, duty paid V. V. 0. Special Reserve $13 per case, duty paid DOMINE.1,165 words
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Advertisement951 1897-12-13 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port o- departure, i m «i,r)*n) date due here, and turn 1 Edl,\r. H.M.S.. Portsmouth, due Dec. F».me, H.M.S., Malta, due Dt-.c Geiios, Med.tenanean, due Dec lamasa, Brit, lroop^i.ip Malta dv Dc KAistßiN AUOOSTJ Mcd: ranean, due Dei Whitims, H.M.S.. Malta, due DMatt Sraajfaaa fbom B nora.951 words
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Advertisement576 1897-12-13 4 The Singapore Free Press Mercar.:::e Advert:ser Mdnrri reictactM Noataaa 61. P«W*«d my, Xmmm fcp, T^HEleadiaf En^i.sh Wraaaiaaju stra,t^ Setßeanenti y Protected Naiiff Stem of Perak Selar.. gor Sungei Ujong, Pahang. the Segrj Sembilan British North Born- J, tnda Indies. Java and Sumatra. Also widely circulated m Sam China' Japan, Cochin-China576 words
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