The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 January 1898

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SER] SINGAPORE THURSDAY, 6th JANUARY, 1898. DAIL^ I-
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      409 1 _P ft Qu«y. «7J New Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co for f'fsian and San t > <ing. MAIL LINE^. Gangrs He- I Thames Chusan INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE, number of Passengt Borr.-o The above date stfnee> of cargo ase note that are not covered b> the st t ages leit m
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      539 1 A LLOYDS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. with thb Austrian I .SKINT, •"¥"»H ties on which the Co A -ipectrd to sail from here MSWARD cobTbik)ti R VM POBT* Ampbitnte Poseidon 2<y Me*n»er» tc Tneste r*ll Penany atHi, Bombay, Aden. Sue/:, fort Said goods are out being tr&nshipped. A Branch line runs
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      741 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPII. Undbr Contract with thb Nithbrlanps Immi -st. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co. 2-3 Collyer Qva\ Time Table for January, 1858 Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched Jor Date. Gr. v. Bylandt Batavia Dui. 28 S'baia, Bodelm^. Xinpcnin t. t .^,,ai < iul!
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      550 1 IJONGKC'iJ A IH \NGIiAI BANKi.JG C RPOKATIOMa paid-up cai-. .0.000,00 c ReSERVE FU.""' 7,*****0 RESERVE UAR:UTV X PROPRIETOR »i 0,000,000 GOMH or iJiuf- T(»B>.. St. C. MICHAEI -ChAifcMAti. Hun. J. J. Bkll Ibvino. I. irarr Chaikmak. C. >■»■■>■■ A. I. Ravmono, Esq. < G. D. Boning, h>q K. L. Richardson,
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      224 1 THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Fire risks accepted at current rates. FINDS. Capital Fully Subscribed £2, 500,000. Capital Paid-up 250,000. Assets £4,000,000. Total Invested Funds £3,250,000. Total Annual Income £1.600.000. LOCAL WOAKI). A. W. Stitb* A. < Kaav. Max. Pl'tti »rck.bk BSBBB kMtled with prump' Hraiirr Offict m Singapore.
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      163 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY <\NI INCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL yJ STEAMSHIP COM! ANY. >u*?h puuge tickets granted to ot Steamers, also to S^ of «l> a i s-» onate ratr SpeC^l reduced rates granced to Officers ot the ed ■pplic tengtrn by t hay« pa>. err bai 9*rse (1 f O*
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
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      BIRTH.
      19 2 On the sth instant, at Breeze Hill, the wife 01 I W. B. Hai kendkn, of a son.
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1898.
    428 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1898. Jlrre patriot Tr..' I'ltigti to Religion. I.«va!tv. a> A I .aw. i=- To r>AY it is telegraplud that an official statement has been made defining Germany's position at Kiao-chau. Hutting aside for a moment the peculiar method m which Germany became China's
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    301 2 Ih< M. M. Company s steamer S left Colombo at 1 a.m. to-day and may be expected here on Tit-day the nthinst, iaylight Mr. (1 l J Owen leaves on Saturday for I'enang to attend the meeting of the Straits Racing Association. I during his absenceMr F. Benjafield will act
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    THE GARRISON.
    297 2 Arrival cm th kes. The chartered transport Jelungu daily designated No. 10., arrived from Hongkong to day, getting alongs; Borneo wharf about one o brings with her the ist Battalion I'rince of v orkshire Rt-gim«-nt;, from Hongkong, and will take awaj with hfr tht- departing Rifle Brijjad^, who
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    ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.
    177 2 Cheng Chy<- v\a> charged with kidnapping one Lee Chai. a boy under I years of age, from lawful guardian- 1 It is alleged that CM vu:nt to the market and on hi.- way met the accused, who gave him iome fruit to eat. He ate it and <
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    SARAH GRAND.
    84 2 There it a large portrait ot Madame Sarah Grand, the authoress, m the Would any Singapore residents of long standing look at that and try to recollect who the lady was Her husband wa- a military officer, perhaps m the 74th, and was stationed both here and at
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    38 2 Mr. L. M. Woodward has takea up tie duties of second magistrate, Penang. The Marine Club Ball will b held en Friday, January 28th, m th« Town Hajl. The list can be seen by members m the Club.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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    CALEDONIA'S STERN MUSIC.
    327 2 ■adi tion is pretty general!) accepted mt regiment,' that the enemj knowing fluence wrought by the pit addling tone, invariably strive to make short w.pipers. That there foundation for fsome fear has been again and again proved. I: related that during the wain I ord M'Leod's regiment,
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      129 2 McALISTER Co., Singapore. Nc hIRICAN FIRST NATIONAL CART. lical earner, English lamp sockets and step for syce (without hood). Se loiw em irt l^ e on from the feet, and I 1 perf the I my sudden strain Mil. Price $95 each Scat Cushion $5 extra. McALISTER Co., Singapore XLI
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      102 2 Negri Sembilan Government. I TO LET BEACH HOTL BOARD AND LODGING. A H .DOWNS TO BE LET. R BROI HI %BRALOR VILLA Fasir Panjang. I John Little Co., Ltd. ill!-. G Single Terai Hats, White Jean He'mets "Singapore Black Felt Hats. New shapes. Soft Felt Tyrol Hats Soft Felt "Homburg
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      428 2 FOUND m Sumiord Road. A Lady's Umbrella. Owner can have it by paying expenses, co Free Jan. 4 7-: COPYING CLERK WAN I HI), young Chinese Copying Clerk. Must wrr- idy hand. Apply to A., c, o Free Press. Jan. 5 5/1,8,10,-1 WANTED AT ONCE. FOR lemporay employment, a thoroughly
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      556 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. Tanjone Paijar Uoi-k D«bs. Straits Trading Co.'s Shares. FOR SALE. Pahang Corporation Shares. Sporting Club 6'; Debs. Prye River Dock Shares. Municipal 5% Dtrlj. payable IQJ6). HKASKM liange and Share Bioket». Jai U.c. RAFFLES INSTITUTION. JUNIOR ••'ttd. Apply to IHF. PRINCIPAL. Jan. tv th.b. 1.2 WANTED RNISHEDor
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    A FAMOUS DUTCH SONGSTRESS.
    62 3 MKCi\rOßt. Dutch Cantatricc Maelfa m Nightingale •bird r the followcareer. Grave--1 much respected Bitavia f ar imbued with a md possessing a good to make for herself a na mr and notwithstanding g the opposition of lined her object. be Consererformed, marked m the beautiful opera
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    BANKRUPTCY.
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    SUPREME COURT.
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    25 3 rom tt on the re aar.. powder for m the :iorhas tai !iere Iirt new Selangor I ed to the i to Governme and the
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    "FROM JUNGLE TO JAVA."
    379 3 Mr. Arthur Keyser's pleasantly written book on Java has been very well received m Holland, and the pre- s there give it appreciative notices. One important journal introducrs a long critique, some of which i> here translated for our readers' benefit is no more and does
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    RAUB GOLD.
    66 3 November-December C'rish. The Local Secretary, Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Ltd., Singapore, has received the following telegram from Raub, dated sth January Crushing finished. Jfi26 tons stone realized t/>JJ os. smelted gold. 1 his return maintains the recent average well, being 16 dwts. gold to the ton of
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    TYPHOID AND TOWN WELLS.
    97 3 Typhoid fever seems to be striking here and there m Yokohama with sad results, writes Look-er-on m the Japan GtmtU. Only a few days ago the death of Mr. H S. Adams was recorded, I and now comes the news of the death of Mrs. Arthur.
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    MISSING SHIPS.
    122 3 Matter.-, now look serious concerning the salt ty of the Pelican from America. Sh% is now nearly eighty-live days out. and nothing has been seen or heard of her. Captain Wright of the N. P.S.S. Mogul \va> oidered to keep a sharp look out but nothing was seen
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    FRANCE AND THE PESCADORES.
    132 3 I the .'2nd December says I he m.: aewi published by the Japanese papers this morning is the almost incredible statement that the French (ioveirment has officially communicated to the Japanese (jovernment Us desire to borrow titan ir<-r«) the Pescadores with the object of forming an
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    THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
    38 3 referred to mmg extraiolder>. rs who hnary meetg ,Hii another one Hence there on the 22nd —I o arrive at a :'lopted jthorii!il for the Comwithout the would .all proht, if any, open, < ompany's
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    MR. HENRY BUCKLEY Q.C.
    175 3 idmg London j i- brother ot Mr. gap 1 Mr. H .thorny le ot I he other memben trminglon, Mr. Elton, not attached la a particular tout I -0 appear tx a sprcial fee of i.ik 111 1880, and m Mr. Justice Stirling s court, •ham
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    A DIVORCE CASE.
    360 3 I )(.t. t 2th; hi Mr. Frank Arthur Way leu, engaged at a foreign warehouse m the t> a dissolution of hi-, marriage, on Wednesday, on the ground of the alleged misconduct of his wife with the co-respon-dent, Charles Olitl, wha held an appointment m the Civil
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    HIGH HANDED PROCEDURE ON THE "DANTE"
    166 3 HIGH HANDED PROCEDURE ON THE "DANTE" with t 'ante •:rred to the i the ma-ler Capt. iiising 1 mate on a charge of attempted murde mate on a doubU attempted murder and of commuting a rash act Ihe a Chinese -ding to the story of the roughly handied by the
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    48 3 I'rrak G that recently visited bei Stephens, H. oules and V. Hill, have presented G 41 Club for the best score of six round« of the links during the current montli, on the January handicap. ,c handtd m on the jist, duly oertified \>f «t n the Club
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    40 3 A Chinaman named Tan Ah Cheng living at 22 Teochew Street reports to the Police that during the night his box was broken into and fSo 1 m money stolen. Complainant suspects Ins coolies, who have been placed under arrest.
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    GREAT FLOODS IN PAHANG.
    224 3 Telegraphic information reports most disastrous floods m Pahang. Madang and Kuala l.ipis townships have been wrecked. The padi crop is utterly ruined. No casualties reported at present. Ihe news from Pahang is very serious. For two years running much of the padi crop of the country,
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    EDUCATION IN THE STATES.
    156 3 Mr. I >nver, from Mauritius, his been appointed Federal Inspector of School;, and is expected to arrive tins month. I his i-. probably the gentleman who wu Headmaster i.i the Government School, Seychelles m i*yi and Auditor, Inspector of Schools, etc., m 1893. r e matriculated
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    ENGLAND'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE.
    528 3 ENGLAND 'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. Wliat is iix mhi by (Jhusaii .tnd its dependencies I I Igris (invention was negotiated i)iHin!\ will referenci 10 < hina's p'Otra rahmanci 10 »dmii Briii>l< wib)4 I int*n. I he- first tpo».ii <l ihat reluctance culminated m acl k I- .mmcdi.i wrncli w< i
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    130 3 A Hailun planter living m Ha. Road was going along the road yesterday when he was pounced upon by three Teochewi and robbed of $10. The men then separated, but one of them was arrested by a Javanese gardener, who handed him over to the Police. Last night another of
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    DOCKED THEIR SALARIES.
    84 3 The Imperial Treasury m Peking ber.g hard pressed for funds, the Km per or m response to a memoiial from the Board of Revenue— has sanctioned the forwarding to each Viceroy m the Pro--1 vince m China a despatch instructing him to deduct y,0% from the salaries
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    MALACCA.
    353 3 {.From our **n CormpoudtHt.i The usual New Year Sports were held on the Ist January, on the Esplanade. At 10 a.m. the time for commencing, rain was falling, but it soon cleared off, and no more fell during the day The attendance was not so large as m some
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    GERMAN COMPETITION AND ENGLISH TRADE UNIONS.
    171 3 GERMAN COMPETITION AND ENGLISH TRADE UNIONS. .intiii has \a-.i bctn issued from the Othce which we 'dlobtj most earnestly wmmeml to the attention of the British workman. We trust that he may lr p -rsuaded to n_.i i->elf to turn over the facls"% presents m hi-, own m ibout therr,
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    ERRONEOUS EXEGESIS.
    324 3 says i ti< the Fall has often been qjotn; redit or »re is a he art ot pulling thing*. I just been expoui; which shows that he ternaries for mgemojs compliment The d-vii. hnot give the apple tv the man <voman. because he knew that the man would
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    86 3 Persons who are troubled with indigestion »tll be interested m the experience ot Win, H. Perm, chief cleik m the railway mail service at Des Moines, lowa, who writes "It gives me pleasure fy to the merits ot Chamberlain's 0111, (holera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For t»> have sulk-red from indigestion,
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    PRODUCE.
    92 3 (January fcj Tin J.v Gambier 5..1S do. Cube No. 1 Pepper, Black (ordinary Sp ore 1 l( do. White, (Fair LjW-5% Nutmegs iios to the lb.) 78. Mace (Banda) 75Cloves (Anr.boina) 17.5a Liberian Cofiee iy. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3.75 do. do flake (do. do.) %jft do. medium
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    SHARE LIST, JANUARY 6th, 1898.
    123 3 Hoo r ko«i* ShAar^ »«n» i:<s%pfen, l:o«o.ooo 1i0.000.00c 80.000 ia S *i.« N.tW •""knlOhm^ 4500.00 c 8k.0.C %)«£UL gfiSL p^ Deierre: A 5 Buyers. Tmjong Pa^a, Dock 7 S^lr, o 5^T do. do. S% Def §701. m. -0^ cj. v. $ko i BS^S£ {i o
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    EXCHANGE.
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      61 3 OCfcAN STEAM SHIF NY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STKAM HIP COMPANY. Ltd NEDbRLANDSCHb MOOIIVAART MAATSCHAPPI OCrAAN. |apan, and trorr n<Um ever> ten days, have aouwmodtioi I I* Borneo p. i Other patn r the rniJUwif td. Linet ir. Operation MM port and I ;.ort n ef run* to 1 Time Table
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      100 4 Kelly Walsh, Ltd. ASSOr rABLE FOR CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR PRESENTS, ng Cases and B and i!!u>tr i". 80 Kelly Waish, Ltd. Engine. icnt Oil ie Ma'ket. RILEY. H \RGREAVES I Kinta Gymkhana Club. Programme of BATU GAJAH. FIRST DAY. p .OND DAY K 'T.ttins tht and not won ai A
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      143 4 jy^^Sfr* IIWSI ill^ IH [wiVHI I .*/S^^a Smtl Tks matt convenient ana matt aautepuo of all laxative pills 51 cfzS^ IS \siZ£y/ m CONSTIPATION -i HEADACHE CONGESTIONS K \Si2£jf '.f*or ci" »t im Pf; .-Cb«mpi.Ptrin>ii' LHrnn <r^ TOILET WATER Appreriateo le perfume and the Ming ol rorafort -•^hness which it
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      188 4 AL HOTEL j NOW READY. The Singapore and Straits ROUGH DIARY FOR 1898. Printing Office B»ft01i HGAIi, SINGAPORE DUNLOP RV.fOti 1 <„ v.c. Posada Wine Co. NGAPORI CHAM- f'KKi eaux PAGNE. S4O t\i case 2 d dt> 1 »I.ER las $28 do <»,t table* its., *4 pts. do/, lireakfast $5.50
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      245 4 JAMES WATSON CO S SCOTCH WHISKIES. ARK THK BEST VALUE IN THE MARKET. V. V. 0. $11 per case, duty paid V. V. 0. Special Reserve $13 per case, duty paid DOMINE, 10 years, old $16 per case, duty paid OBTAINABLE PROM RETAIL DEALERS OR McALISTER Co., SOLE AGENTS Oct.
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      373 4 Passengers for Straits, China Japan. Per Prtussen. from Hremen, due Jar Baron von Arnst<<lt, Me- 1 (J. Verhayenl Ar hur Fr<^e. Al< Pau, Stuben, Mi,. irton and children, I h tt, M. I.Ti I Pantekotk, J. M kuys, Jr., C. O. L. I^comblc, A. M. C roes, N. R* L.
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      251 4 The Singapor«Frec p rCbv ■A Mercantile Adv»nise r t Addrks MM Published at 39, Change Sweap^ 'THEleadmg Engl.sh 1 Strait^ Settlemi Protected Native gor Sungei fjo. tish NortNetheriand, Indies Japan, C Far East gen. A daily newspaper ig with a weekly edition at noon each Tuesday t neward mail. Th'
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