The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 February 1898
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Title Section18 1898-02-09 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 9™ FEBRUARY, 1898. OA\L\ ISSUE, No. 3,118 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement434 1898-02-09 1 P Office. Collyer Q P» -ves New Har Q STEAM NAVIGATION Co .is of Lading issued for and San Francisco via Hongkong. MAIL LINES. A \RD HOMEWARD ranges Ceromande Bengal Thames Ap Cbusan I INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE, excellent accommodation for a w f n o, fmmm^tt>. (Special rates fat Europe.;434 words
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Advertisement556 1898-02-09 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM I rx NAVIGATION COMPANY. Uwm \CT WITH THI AUST. I BRNMBNT. T: the dates on which the Co I i eipected to sail from here HOMEWARD. rotTtiESTi Kl VIA PO«T« Maria Valerie Feb. 5 Amphitrite Feb. 14. Maria Valerie Mar. 16. g Trieste cail «ii Penang. Aden.556 words
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Advertisement481 1898-02-09 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIj. Under Contract with thi Nithbrlands Iwdia Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table lor February, 1898. Steamer Krom Expected Will, be despatched tor Date. Feb. 2. Ha wean, S'bavi. B'fMMtn, Paine I.aut ic Coetie Feb. 8. Benrkalu Feb.481 words
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Advertisement561 1898-02-09 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. 1 PAID-UP CAPITAL Ji0.000.00 KRVE FUND i 7.«»,oo i RESERVE LIABILITY OF > 0 «oaooo PROPRIETORS 1 OUW MW Com or Dirsctors. St. C. MICHAELSEN, Eso..— Chairman. Her.. J. J. Bell Irving.— Dk.>uiv Chaiuman C. Bblrman A.J. Raymomd, E*^ G^D. Boning, Esq' R. L Richakdson,561 words
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Advertisement329 1898-02-09 1 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF LONDON. The undersigned Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Fire risk [ore, loh<Ke and the Malay State-^ J sOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 2.000,000. cc* cSacted at cart— l I >uat alloverf Mariaf OW Co.— Agents THE329 words
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Advertisement87 1898-02-09 1 PACII 1C MAIL STEAMS COMPANY AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTA STEAMSHIP COMPAN Krar. of S. •..•C-.^.'t by If I- ..f 1...K. Id. ..fHICH I |M cerding P. <»v •#rj«) within one yea' of ic r.o: *ppty rromfh Sailing dates from Hongkong via Yokohama to San Francis RILEY HARGR EAVES Co. ELECTRICAL87 words
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Article145 1898-02-09 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. At 20 Armenian Street, on the <>tl> mst., Ihe wife of Adolphe Landau, of a son. MARRIAGKS. On the 6th Jan., at St. Stephen s. Kensington. by the Rev. T. i<. Pater»on, of Burnmoor Rectory, Durham, assisted by the Rev. S. Flack and the Rev V. I'ynel,145 words
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Article, Illustration993 1898-02-09 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1898. ll iliat th- acquiescent tendency of Lord SALISBURY towards sia— particularly with regard the relinquUhmeat of«the claim tha< Talienwan should br includt d in any w sch of treaty ports will do tbc Government no good in the constituencies Mini-ters and diplomatists993 words
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Article347 1898-02-09 2 lIS has now sent out to the East the second and the finest of her two great cruisers, the Rossia, now iying in the roads, conspicuous by her great bulk and four funnels. The other was the Rurii, in her time ihe biggest cruiser afloat, until347 words
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Article315 1898-02-09 2 H.-re «,a little li*t of worn-s, and of inconveniences, Which might easily be altered, or supptr With very little trouble to those it, whom they're due And th*l they be— l humbly here sufv There are many mighty Kxchange ■Tiid like the hrat, t<)315 words
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Article156 1898-02-09 2 THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY. Kei- *r issued jmpany announcing ihe app< m»-nt of a ww uuc officr, Mr. He place of Mr H. J Mr. M« a son o f >amuH Truss, underwriter of the l' a Company Liverpool, lor 'hr<-«- yrai* Liverpool underwriter for i hr G lube C<»m156 words
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Article246 1898-02-09 2 lut Plaoie ik I A I KRRIBLt RlriM Bombay, Jan. 28.— The death:, from Plh during the week are 834. the total from all causes being The deaih-r^ie is 108.7 per thousand per annum the normal dc.uh-iaie being 45 37. Yesterday there were 11 1 case* and 145246 words
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Article62 1898-02-09 2 The amateur d ama is in the ascendant at Shanghai. On the isl inst th<- amusing comedy Mixed was to have been given During the performance a particular feature was to be a special dance, in which five young ladies would tafce part. The si<*e splitting comedy Charley 's Aun;62 words
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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Article27 1898-02-09 2 The Queen s Speech. The ne* session of I opened. The Oueen> Indian affairs, and anno^ l increase ot the Armv mention is ma<27 words
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Article66 1898-02-09 2 Lord Salisbury expressed the hope that befan Khartoum would ben The CUmm G tnmt sented that it would be rr.., if the proposal to include °pen port were maintained It had therefore been pone the 4 uestion ot t/ the railway had reached i -rmany66 words
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Article14 1898-02-09 2 Balfour m the Ho. I agreed to guarantee th>14 words
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Article279 1898-02-09 2 i he Colonial steams for Prrung, to meet H i I on norning next nday the 14th insta New Year holidays Two fishmonger:* at Elle-'■-terdav fined $u for exposing << human consumption. A French man-of-war cruiser Pascml Irom Toulon t squadron of A<im. ne Far East. pa-std throufi >terday afternoon279 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement166 1898-02-09 2 PRASER NEAVE, LIMITED. 100. ROBINSON ROAD. SINGAPORE. AERATED WATER DEPARTMExXT. Soda Water, Potass Water. Seltzer Water, Lemonade. Tonic Water, Ginger Ale, Stone Ginger Beer, and all descriptions of AERATED WATERS OF FIRST QUALITY ONLY MANUFACTURED*e Residents in Smmm he outports. The Cowif^r-N > I mot Lomplete and largev :ts kind166 words
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Advertisement139 1898-02-09 2 DRINK JOHN LITTLE &CO.S BLACK BOTTLE GLENLIVET WHISKY. Terms TO LET > to BOUSTKAD Jc BOARD A LODGING. \.H N'IZED IRON PIPES FOR SALE Price $100 FOR SALE FOR SALE. I A CARD! NOTICE. NOTICE MKIt i Portable, I for < ochin mm a Engines BAN CHEN BEE is 1895139 words
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Advertisement483 1898-02-09 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS \NTKL' Mtf Haj..r i)<>ck !)ebs. Tanjonj; F.iu-i Dock s Shares. Maynard Sc Co., Ltd. Shares. Siak Timber C FOK SALE. Prye Rm Municipal 5 s Deb,, i )v<o issue payabl. > For Derby. Pearling Grounds, Broome, Cossack, Ashburton, Gascoyue (Carnarvon), Shark's Bay, Gcraldton (Champion Bay) and Fremantlc. The483 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous30 1898-02-09 2 The Week. Wednesday, gtr Hvh -fcday, lotb Footbth Saturday utr. Lodge Zetland K> h Monday i4 H"eh Water 2-i j rhMharmon.L Choir, 5-v p.m. Tuesday, ijtb High W**er 3. A30 words
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Correspondence.
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Letter165 1898-02-09 3 I EDITOB. ae good enough to allow jgh your columns to the s nffaDorr public for pecuniary v or named Hakensen, a nat; Singapore in June hip. He was paid off, I he American Consulate, and me to the Sailors" Home. $95 and has ever when165 words
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Article13 1898-02-09 3 >nes. the editor Japanese iw that jf peace are our frie13 words
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Article68 1898-02-09 3 hope of seldom MM (tool a Sm C i-p k 1 filiirr-f ItlM -e«. ;t rt oflbcers and The ere al- surrender on a fri M M««n I I H»cted and '"ockhart e 'ow.v d the ga ianlrj ol the Hf' roop», «W stated that ihe Bara68 words
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Article45 1898-02-09 3 me paper says —The appointment vocate in Lagos, which was [r. William Nicoll. wn promoted to a Judgeship on been ornery recer. ered the service, and a cd to the Bar >e >* certa ;avoured c .in is a son of H. E45 words
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Article47 1898-02-09 3 I to native information from -ays th e Chna Gazette two German men-of-war were early in the month ck is Bqr. ienrv Blake, the new Governor of Hongkong, is reported to be a ver> a tip for the PhiJhaim shlch ought to secure his interest immediately on47 words
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Article651 1898-02-09 3 (Via Australia.) Letters received from New York indicate an enormous rush to Klondyke. Five American railire reported to have booked 45.000 passengers, while (wo of the Pacific steamship comp.< are credited wim having provided 2>,000 p.i>.s... vessels are also reported to h the east651 words
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Article579 1898-02-09 3 Admiral Colomb has addressed an open letter to the Duke of Devonshire suggesting that marines should supersede soldiers of the line in the work of protecting naval bases. The Navy is responsible for the offing, *hy not for the base itself T There are advantages in having stores579 words
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Article137 1898-02-09 3 Mr. O ■••> in tharye o the Knan I •*■> left the Stale, and the r Ht the undertaking vj zealously taken n hindis to b-.- (WM up. There is also another rumour lo the ertcci that the work will be cone nudified way, and that another engineer137 words
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Article94 1898-02-09 3 Shanghai, February 2nd. A Pek:ntj telegram laid lh;»t Great Britain his <.unendered several of the most e-sential points in the negotiations connected *ith the loan contrarytothe declara id H'<k--Beach. This surrender has enormously strengthened the hands of Ru->sia and France in their policy of securing <l«-tn-mci.l Had94 words
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Article396 1898-02-09 3 The Hongkong A. D. C. are rehi the Duche^ of Bayswater and Co the Pantomime Rehearsal Both Mill be produced on the 19th prox. The padi, say* Mr. Ingall. the D^trict Magistrate of Krian, in his report for December, is looking magnificent, and the prospects for next harvest are very396 words
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Article487 1898-02-09 3 fV\a Ceylon.j London, January 2ist. Lord Lansdowne, receiving a depu'ation of the leading surgeons and physicians of Great Britain regarding the Army Medical Service, admitted that the present situation pointed to a grave condition of things, and he saw no objection to the lormation of a Medical Corps, but487 words
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Article448 1898-02-09 3 The report of the New Darve-I Bay (H Tobacco r i-mUliuu* ioi the year ended Jv 1897, tUies -The 1896 crop from 425 he'' l compan imounted to 2,467 baks. I h«. gross average price obtained at the sales hi Amsterdam wa-, ;s. 94. per Ib. I pment,448 words
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Article403 1898-02-09 3 We regret to report the death of Mr. William Paterson, one of the senior partners of Messrs Pattrson and Simons, of Singapore and London, which took place at Kastbourne on ioth inst., at the age of seventy-five years. Mr. Paterson first reached Singapore where he403 words
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Article96 1898-02-09 3 The Ceylon Observer, alluding to corre>p<>ndcnce from Mr. Macdnnald of ramie faun- says We cordially endorse his advire to Ceylon cultivators of the fibre, namely to adopi th< j safe motto of Fcstina Imtc plant up a few acres with ramie and practically test the result96 words
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Article61 1898-02-09 3 A Seoul despatch of the iSth January, translated by the Kobe Chronicle from Japanese vernacular papers, states that the Koican Government proposed to send two Korean officials (one being Chin Sho-kun, who when Foreign Minister opposed the engagement of Russian military instructors) to England, but the Finance61 words
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Article543 1898-02-09 3 Aii answer to Mr. Cireenwuod is given by Mr. H. W. Wilson in the Pall Mall, in which he combats the attack on the Japanese nation for the excesses at Port Arthur. His explanation is virtually that two blacks should make a white. He says Such an543 words
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145 1898-02-09 3 DECEASED MISSIONARIES AS POLITICAL PROVOKERS. A (.X'tSTION Di K*TIO. If two German missionaries dead, are worth a coaling station and a ninety nine years lease of Kiao-chau wild -undrv extras thrown in. what are five RunMaii priests, ■-till alive and undei torture < alculated to produce in the territorial lii145 words
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Article135 1898-02-09 3 .1. I n» 5 Buyer*. <d Soo It 425.000 ft. 125.000 Goldfie^d -01 >i*n., LuL Soono. i 150,00c 15*000 150,000 £> Hongkong h Sh.inghai B Jrebi i.nin^i Mi5,000 aaS.ooo ♦<„oor Unallotted. K ang Coffee Cultivation Co L'.l.sao I r» fl6 1* 44.00C |«,75< I $5135 words
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Article33 1898-02-09 3 do. < ■J.25 Pepper Black lordin.. oc*, mall pearl do. do flak, medium pea do flak Sago, small ;.(>,, Copra Ba do. Pontianak.. .m Benares V*• do Rangoon do. Suun. N CC •h«TI«»-»< j-j33 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement173 1898-02-09 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLAND3CHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCEAAN. The Company -team. atched (rom Liverpool outwards (or the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London •very ten days, and have accommodan for third class passengers onJy The Company's steamer:, on the173 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous359 1898-02-09 3 MAILS CLOSK I n.MORROH Per A I Bant \H Bauv>a, See. Stttt 1 1 \m Hilliton AC Pontiainak Ban H II AM Bangkok Ban Seng G nan ma* Batu Pahat Auu i pm Malacca Si Muar Helent i i-m Bangkok Kon. 2 pm Malacca Klan^ Cho-m Phya 3 pm Bangkok359 words
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Miscellaneous267 1898-02-09 3 VESSELS IN PORT Men-of-Wai FUf* and T*nb Commander* Arrived Frttß For, WhW F»ME Bra. torpcd. 'it Whitinu Bnt. tCM-pedo d--Orluuo M. -s < UU Ralehjh >200 Rossi a Ru-, Oom Pi.ovfß -'oo dc Horse> Other Veaselk KUgs ft Took Maticro Arrived From Consigneet Pot Asi ku Babalan B*s Whatt H^267 words
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Miscellaneous8 1898-02-09 3 Passengers Arriv < Passengers by the h < Passengers Leav8 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement134 1898-02-09 4 -Johore Rest House. T^HlShne aodcom: b open to the f din the Be l front, and 1* luxunoi. -hed with every Goo,: to b< ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY RACE HORSES.' Carnage H Handsome Ponu Co One of the best shipments ever landed H ABRAMS. Kelly -Valsh, Ltd. V BOOKS JUST RECEIVED134 words
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Advertisement165 1898-02-09 4 John Little CO., LTD. Ayres CHAMPION Tennis Bats. Slazenger's DEMON Tennis Bats. Golf Clubs A large selection just to hand from noted makers, including (GOLF BALLS) IRONS (GOLF BALLS) Foot Balls. Marine and Field GLASSES Hand-painted FANS. Reading GLASSES. CHESSMEN DOMINOES. HALMA. N N VVHITAKKHs ALMANACK LETTS'S DIARIES as Nos.165 words
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Advertisement435 1898-02-09 4 G. R. Lambert Go. Photographers. nl to Majesty the Kia K of Si»m. His HiKhi.c.--, the Sultan of Johore. (cry Ktvad. (Orchard Kuad. Knl.ii^ementt i" all Bvsimbs> Ho' Battery Road Studio, Week days Iroin 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1 loscd. Orchard Road Studio. Wetk day-, from 8 a.m. to435 words
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Advertisement821 1898-02-09 4 M. C. S. MOHAMED Co., 8, High St., Singapore. Diamond Merchants Mounters Manufacturers in Gold Silver Jewellers. CHARGES MODERATE ,jgw Solid Gold Silver Ornaments from China India Rings, Bracelets. Earrings, Brooches, Necklets, Pendants, Scarfpins, O|ial>, 8 A Large Stock of Precious Stones Plated Ware. Kxoh mged. THE FAMOUS POUR OROWNsT821 words
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Advertisement270 1898-02-09 4 Passengers tor Straits, China ft JapA P» Kev. i and Mr,. J. K. I W. I likn.r, Mr. C. J. Mr. I). < K Mr. Mr. and K. W. D0... •ck and lw< "tie. du< hio. :<, I V. i' II d Mr .E. A. Irving oyer, Mr. X PECTED.270 words
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Advertisement280 1898-02-09 4 The Singapore Free Press Mercantile Advertise 1 Published at 3 o 3. R.ffles Pl.ce Sinrapo,, -THE ea di« lt j 1 Prot <ungti L'jonjj. Ptkang, Sembilan British North B Netherlands Indies, Ja\ widely circulated Japan Cochin-China. O> lon Ind Far East f with a weekly edit. at nc< homeward mail280 words
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