The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 January 1898

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERI SINGAPORE FRIDAY, 7™ JANUARY, 1898. DAIL\ ISSUE, No
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      152 1 AS Qsi VIGATION C MAIL LINI I Chu^ar. 7ERMEI IRECT <hai For full pOMPAGNIEDr marit: :e. about the underrhoiJ IhaaKc .c*< r C O M PA Ccßsodicus Wharf AotoouMdat 11 A (teamen <hung and .my of J. M LV ft CO. RON POUNDERS AID SHIP BUILDER 1 iHorkS Rt> Albion
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      249 1 A. OYD'S STEAM COMPANY. :;ian 1e Co J VM Po«T« Poseidon da art 1 en Colombo and STKAM N Ti N CO.. LIMITED. RANGOON v. tAL< I li A ste&mers is intended m ar Wharf every week. .i Cargo are booked by the above .tes to all ports m India
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      722 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAAI 5 H I'sdek Contract with the Nethbrlam's Indi» Agkms at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAE N DEL >i.lykr yi ay Time Table for January, 1858 Steamer From Expected Will, be despau Oate. I Gr. Kylandt H.i! 28 S'baia, Boelclme. tmpoa I „1 Boni J;,n. S.
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      518 1 UONGKCi AM) SHANGHAI AX BANKiMG C tPOR/.TIOH. PAID-UP CATIi. RESERVE XC. r *****00 RESERVE LIABILITY t PROPR I ET( »i 0,000,000 Coavr ow Uiaai 1 -Chairman. Hon. J. J. 8f.i.l Ikvino. D«nm Chairman. C. Bbukmans-, Es<} A.J. Ravmunu, Emj G. D. J R. L. RttHAKU»ON. Esq. G. B. Dodwkll, hsq
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      214 1 THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Fire risks accepted at current rates. n n Capital Fully Subscribed ft, 500,000. Capital Paid-up 250,000. Assets £4,000,000. Total Invested Funds £3,250,000. Total Annual Income £1,600,000. LOCAL BOARD. A. W. bTi»BH I A. I Ks«. Max. PiTiiAfc J Bran. DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF
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      88 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSH COMPANY AND f\CCIDKNTAL AND C vL V-' STEAMSHIP COM Throujrh p.ssajrr tlck«^ n <J hr*n of thf so:p ss o: pro- of lot ufk Sailing dates froai Hong* Yokohama to S. Co. ft Howarth Erskin;. Limited. VCLES M I I Just Landed, dirt Lac 1897 Pattern* I
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
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      DEATH.
      24 2 )n Hie (Ah lost., at J<;i,/ie B-i H •ii THRIB 111 of Marine Department, \V liaa \Vem>ss j.. former!) »re and Clapham P^ik.
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1898.
    548 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1898. •<tted m these columns that the whole de»ire oi Britain was the maintei. hina's integrity and the free opening up oi ihe country to the trade of all nation* on »-<|ua! terms 'To tliat I ;ian will certainly ad_;kong corrf spondent rging
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    THE FRONTIER CAMPAIGN.
    393 2 Sir Havelock Ai lav's Duth. The following Indian telegram gives the ircumstances under which Sir Henry -iavelock Allan is supposed to have met lis death, and the general state of affairs n and about the Khyber Pass Bombay, Dec. 31. Colonel Sawyer commandng the troops at Alimusjid,
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    MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
    360 2 <rgt., H ap ade. I ipedition i-> headed rman i and ioir. iin^ to South India oa H. If. S Melpomtnt Here ulc Wak Nt»s. not troiii our own correspondent, that the Chinese Fleet has raptured Vladivostok, and is sailing miry to St. Petersburg. Wt don't kx We
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    THE LATE MR. H.C.G. KER.
    95 2 THE LA TE MR. H. C. G. KER. We regret to announce the death Henry C (J. Kcr, i ;ent of tli»- M.irine I>t winch toi>k place lence, Joliore. Mr K'-r wax m Town la^ al. but n U himself i arday h? in<-htioned to feeling fit, and on Sunday
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    244 2 deaths from plagur Vest*--decidedly m deat hs v I that the CommanJ India as socn alter Fcb as passages can be secured. If General I,ockhart takes txt month General N.» :I\»AY Th I Poona, Dec. j- The Police ency Lord Sandh.. a from Bombay to Mahableshv removed fr<
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS
    41 2 v.ial to SiMgapor, The Hainan R* French Cruisers at Hoihow Our correspondent at H annexation of Ha.na warship, /)es,artesin<\ there China and Germany The Kiao-cho Ratifies On Tuesday t an agreement many for I he ed it endingand China
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    A BRITISH-JAPAN ALLIANCE.
    80 2 A BRITISH-JAPAN ALLIANCE. To Maintain Status of Ch -r a piece of la end of the i M, but it design has been attitude of Great Eh whom the existence v avowed, with the object of status m China and Korea N Undue Ascendan, The attitude odetermination to prevent a
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    87 2 Death of a British Ge. eral eatmar I Severe Increase of Plague at Bombiv There hive been i m Bombay m the A New Chinese Loan that a Chiiif'sp thr> t ■»d at 1 10 French Opiniqflon K.ao-. The J-rench Presb rcg^ Ktao-chau to German) a* a curing
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    69 2 Owing to the death of Johore the moon is po^t|x The *a>!> Capt Dun leave for Europ< to bnnj Chinese men-01-w.. Germany The ;nany the ctewt with wni he ifl^ of-war are to be manned death rate ol Ho; gk week ended 1 8th December I 00 per annum a;>
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      144 2 The Eastern Extension Australasia China Telegraph company, Limited. Exchange for 1 Local currency. jury. 1596. To; FRO I Per word Europe Cot Hongkong India Ceylon Java Japan tnd Ouet For Rates to a- >nager. STRAITS PAECELS SHIPPING AGENCY. Carriers and Shipping Agents. Passenger and Passage Agents. ls ;es expr the
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      252 2 NOTICE. DEH lave been bitten by rabid dogs can I ly treated by the under- ihe occurrence, but betort- an\ bia have ,< ,ivc be >Ihiwm N k Wiimi ;.<jrc. NOTICE. DMk arc ren their Pass-books between I r audit m com- md regulalions undtr the ded free by po>
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      289 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS John Little Co Ltd., SINGAPORE. Tailoring Dept T^HIS Department is now replete with all the latest and finest quality goods from ihe leading West End Houses. New Dress Suitings Silk Dress Vestings. TROPICAL TWEEDS In Angolas, Saxonies, Harris, Banockburns, Cheviots, honegal, Hand woven 'Hweeds. TENNIS FLANNELS. r'atternv woi
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      104 2 WANTED. Tanjonp Pacar Dock Debs. Straits 1 radmg Co.'s Shares. FOR SALE. Sporting Club 6% Debs. Prye River Dock Shares. Municipal s •> Deb. (payable 19*6) (•!< V>KK <n i t... „.ge ami Sh-ttr Hiukei». Jan. 7. v.c. FOR SALE A MI.A( X |)"D\, 15 very handsome. Cjuiet m siiiglu
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      60 2 Hir^ p. t*uil Woon Star ol Em oiperanceCW Sunday, 9 h High Water 1—10.50 H Ist Sunday after Epiph Monday, 10th High Water >>.t5 n. Philharmonic Choi: Connaught G.T., 7-3©(. Tuesday, 1 1 High Wa*et <; p. Frenct Fren Penang Ka 1 Wednesday, tat: Hmh v citation To, V P-»-Thursday.
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    LICENSING SESSIONS.
    46 3 I >on m ral ot p" siding. md Mr h Chin Officer There we: retail liq all oi ted applications tor the ted to the renewal oi the nford, i Central Hoi These we i alter mi •he outer He n ere 1 The
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    THE CURRENCY QUESTION IN INDIA.
    43 3 THE CURRENCY QUESTION IN INDIA. tsking for a d- Sm«MMM, and grut n f »iil be felt I idc 1 I I -ipees by o go prevent ;r > a P* v them. Pilot of tlie i, He called hat he had -hot a
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    MAETH PLAZZA.
    30 3 Ie to-mor-to be antane orchesby a number of ome of the Hhilharmor. .uder the baton ew bandmafor, andth. vtll b€ arranged for E. Salrmanu who is kindly assisting.
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    LATER THAN TO-DAY'S GERMAN MAIL.
    209 3 ilia.) the announcement made 1 t that Great Britain and factory settlement m il disputees, however, that Baron 1 London, .imberlam. the Secre- lonics on Friday last on 1 the lesult that the ground U cleaied for a compromise. Ihe P that Bona, on the
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    TELEGRAMS.
    686 3 (Via Ceylon./ London, December 24. The Daily Sews publishes a telegram from its Cairo correspondent stating that Colonels Wmijate and Gallwey have started for the frontier owing to reports of ->pies that the Khalifa intends sending a force to attack the Egyptians short!) > 'andard commenting on the remarks
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    THE TROOPER "AVOCA."
    60 3 THE TROOPER "AV OC A." a rumour about amongst the garrison to d <> llwit the trooper Avoca was lost on the way to ihe Cape from Halifax. that the Avoca was somewhat overdue at the Cape, but a recent telegram that announced the existence of these ruat the Cape
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    110 3 The "Deutsche Vereioigung" is exempted from legislation under the Societies Ordinance. Mr. Cliarleb Wetberwai is permitted to tilt the specification o( an invention for removing gummy and other matters from vegetable nl Saturday, -'2nd inst.. and Monday, llie J4th inst., are appointed public holidays for the Chinese New
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    OUR CHESS COLUMN.
    594 3 All communications should be addressed Chess, Singapore Free Press. 1 Original problems should be accompanied by solutions and analyses m every case. The Singapore Chess Club meets m the lown Hall every evening during the week, except Sundays, from 5 p.m. till 7 p.m., and on Saturdays
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    CHESS NOTES.
    210 3 Another loss lo European Chcs m M>nhetr Van l<nuep. the young Dutch champion, who died suddenly. According to the Hereford Ttmtt, Mr. I asker, uhn ii deeply immersed m scientific pursuits at the Berlin UiMVCnk) -< s dr( idod to return to f. 011--don m xt Sumuiei. A-,
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    DEPARTURE OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE.
    211 3 The Rifle Brigade embarked on board the troopship Jelunga this morning shortly after seven o'clock, and not last evening as was at first arranged. I lie arriving and departing troops met on their way to and from Tanglin bttvreea the Hospital and the Golf Club,
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    IN CASE OF FIRE.
    334 3 Voui howte takes fue. What bnlightest and rnoit inflammable ->tutt. o4 cow furniture, doors, shelves, floors, ir d woodwork. If it is a stone or br the walls will probably remain standing— a melancholy si^ht. lot this a principle o! I ngs would never have com[
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 3 UKRKCIF.U UP It) On London Bank 4 demand Private credits 3 m/s.. documents 3 mfi credits 6 m/s On India Bank demand '47 on Hongkong Bank demand prem On Yokohama Bank demand 5% prrni On Java Bank demand 1 Private 30 d/s .1 Sovereigns, (to buy, Sioso Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    82 3 (January hj Gambler do. Cube No. 1 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore do. White, (F»ir L/W— s%) Nutmegs nob 10 the Ib.) 78 Mate (Banda) Cloves (Amboina) Libcrian Coflee Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3.75 iio. do flake (do. do.) do. medium pear! (Fan dvj. do flake I lair <io.)
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    SHARE LIST, JANUARY 7th, 1898.
    73 3 SHARE LIST, JANUARY 7 th, 1898. Bkoif ji sar,. New H-.rtv, ur Dock Co.. U4. $3,0 I, do. I. so *****0 j -5^ I "SO 1100.000 ioo,oon 1.000 10c Strait* Ste* m ,h. P Co. $97 »500,00 c |4i>.' <*. May,,. n,^ Co.. I Twihmc lUgar Land Co f Htfutdat
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      137 3 OCEAN Sl'bAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. L Nfc.Dfc.kLAN DSC He. ITOO 4VAART MAATSC IAPPIJ OZr.\AU Liverpool oulu Japan, and tro don every ten c third de*>p lorti and Soura! ThnHvh B lap<> i Malay North I Borr I Saigon, and t ic.in and I other Tontinem.
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      47 3 1 -ici i<c I Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory. 9- i r. Bar. 1 ay./sv 29qi6 Temperature. 79 9 76.2 Wet Bulb I Dir.ofWinrl N.K. Max. T. m 85 8 Mm. Max. i". Sui Terr RV Rbmarks. Morning and d.. cast, rain at 7.30 P. M.
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      61 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-Wai Commander* Arnvec VVkM la?" Otbei Veshel* Flag* A Ton* Master* Amvr H MUKR KM Bl! I I EVU I. Ha L*B« I HO LATEST ARRIVAL H. X MMO 1 and Weather Tele^ran NX Matte already London Passengers The Standard illj *"h' mTnut." ni !rrv| hr v'
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      70 4 Kelly a Walsh, Ltd. CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR PRESENTKelly Walsh, Ltd. The Campbell" Oil Engine. Guaranteed I ent 011 Er the Market. RILEY. HARGREAVEb Co TO LET Br jTEL. > LODOI 5 TO Br Ne^ ilan Gov« Bay Geraldton tie. LI BELLI NIPPON t 1 IWo^^«4 YOKOH MA YUSEN |EL^_, >OMb^Y
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      217 4 McALISTER Co., Singapore. No AMERICAN FIRST NATIONAL CART. Fitted with parcel earner. English lamp sockets and step for syce (without hood). art the rt I md Pn c $95 each Seat Cushion $5 extra. cALISTER Co., Singapore John Little Co., Ltd. HILL. 'EW i H-; Single Terai Hats. White Jean
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      230 4 JAMES WATSON CO S SCOTCH WHISKIES. ARE NIK 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 yearsVold $16 per case, duty paid OBTAINABLE FROM RETAIL DEALERS OK McALISTER Co., SOLE AGENTS I 2
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      210 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. (iivinj; port ol <'.• Known) date due here, and n;.irn of Ajjents. <, Kr. Tou'' D»RM- ISLY, loUi Jkas Uak 1 Kr. M a 1 M I I M Cot P. 1 1 111 AMI Vi As At At. 1 Khi M*l Antwerp, due Jan. t japan. Mr.H
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      190 4 The Singapore Free p Tt Mercantile Advertjter Published at 39 Change Mar, Sin^ 1 1 •:sh North Hands Indies, Ja, -general, n Europ. of matters of general intt CORRESPONDENCfc M be prop--he name and ad4f«« should be addressed to tbe Edno I should be written or. c paper only Rejected
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