The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 February 1898

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRDSERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 14m FEBRUARY, 1898. DAIL\ i vo. 3,i
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      266 1 P Office. Co Vr New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. -sued for j« Ports, a i i t»t« Hong MAIL LINES. rWARD HOMEWv •j-r.i Ben 3.-4,--7ERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE. Pa tcagont are not pOMPAGNIEDES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Dt FRAN UMU \DD»ISS— LICOR- -ail steamers 'P*™ <* \RD HO" The E :-d*v*ry connect
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      545 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Under Mail Contract with thi Austrian gotirnmbnt. *TPHE following are the dates on which the Co.'s 1 Steamers may be expected to sail from here i OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. rot Hongkong, ros Trieste Kou. via Ports Gitela Amphitnte 5 Maria Valerie Mar. 16. All the bteamers
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      561 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPII. Under Contract with thi Nithirlands Iwdia Govkrnmbnt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS& Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for February, 1898. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched tor Date. De Carptniier Batavia Feb. 1 v Balavia, Cheribon, Samarang and Soerabaya. Feb. 15. Van
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      562 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAIJj-UP CAPITAL liti.ooo.oo RKSERVE FUND .1 7,000,0c0 RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1000 0000 PROPRIETORS i »io,oou,uw» Cuwi or Uirectom. St. C. MICHAELSEN, Esq.— Chairman. Hon. J. J. Bell Irving. Dwtn Chairman. C. Bburmank, Esq. A.J. Raymond, Esq. G^D. Boning. Esq. K. L. R'CHAKDiON, E*q. S B.
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      267 1 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF LONDON. The undersigned Agents for the above Com;. are prepared to acce; lohore and the Malay States, at current rj Nov 20 SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. d Manor tn»i-rance» effected *t curreat ao »sh Discount allowed oo Marine Wm.
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      71 1 PACIJ 1C MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND (ACCIDENTAL AND ORI STEAMSHIP COMP, of the Special reduced Army, Navy, an. Passenger ceedmg O\ connecting Passenger vrrs,. Of lu% 7 fort: Sailing dates tro.n Hongkong vu Yokohama to San Francis Pacih M UcCiderU! > Howarth Erskm Limited. CYCLE Just Landed, direct from I
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    Domestic Occurances. MARRIAGES.
    29 2 Domestic Occurances. MARRIAGES. At J» vt» ruTH, •-rt Kule At H i</> K. I rrjuhart, assnttil by J 1 hrystall, J»mks StLLAR, •^apore, to URliier of.VVm. Kitthie, and Buxburn.
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    The Sinapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1898.
    932 2 The Sinapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1898. We are enabled to make, on the best authority, the statement that the British Admiralty, in providing themselves at Singapore, Hongkong, and other Eastern ports with supplie-. <>\ W'lsh steam coal, wen: only consulting thrir immediate ar.<l immediately prospective requirements. The purcb**ei
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS" WEEKLY.
    31 2 In ronscquenre <.l the change of the Homeward Mail to Thursday and Friday alternately, the Singmtor* Fra Press Weekly Kdition will in future be published on ThursH
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    ACCIDENI TO THE "LINDULA."
    87 2 ACCIDENI TO THE "LINDULA." Ihe B I. S.S. I.mdula, whi h vpected on Saturday, did nol arrive until thi* morning, o«in^ to an MXtdeat to her llor sliaft whiMi olf Malao ■< She was s|).jken hy thr :\hicl on al anchor about 15 mil- 1 to the west o( the
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    THE HAKENSEN FUND.
    27 2 home to Sweden tl. a man who has been n ed 111-- following iptions have C. B. A. K s nan to railway on
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    12 2 1 a leadThe P apekar repu- > deceit ■1 ;ted. paper-
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    PORT ARTHUR.
    5 2 .ore at Tajienwan
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    GERMAN WAR VESSEL REPORTED DISABLED.
    13 2 GERMAN WAR VESSEL REPORTED DISABLED. fgram U nan mat. *d gone back t
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    THE CHINA SQUARDON.
    53 2 e have mentioned as lil igship, the Im; York telegram is to hand by the mail 1.• :cle({ram from the British squadron in the Ph to-day to have every vt-bsel of hi* fleet ready to sail for Chinese hours' r. The gunboat P. ay, and tup, the
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    THE VALBERG APPEAL.
    151 2 The Magistrate's appeal the Oueen on the prosecution of Abos v H. E. alberg again came on for hearing before M' -tice Leach this morning. This was an appeal from a decision of Mr. Wolferstan convicting the defendant ol thett. The e was originally heard in appeal
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    THEFT AT THE CRICKET CLUB.
    75 2 To-day Shaike Daud, a Kling. was sentenced by Mr. Wolferstan to one month's imprisonment for stealing four coals, tour pairs of trousers and one handkerchief on Feb. nth. Abdulraman, formerly employed at the Club was sentenced to two months hard labour fur ab :ltncnt of
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    113 2 This morning before Mr. Howard, a Chinese boy, named Tan Sin, was charged with stealing scrap iron from the military works at Pulo Brani. He was fined $5 or. in default, fifteen days' imprisonment. The reason for the retirement ot Mr O'Shaughnessy from the Krian Irrigation Scheme, Perak, is that
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    311 2 a art has >nt manager Fraser as an assistant in the < orting friend hearble a boxing mat f a certain ir, Melaney. He hopes it may t Among o for promotion abroad are Par rganisatio: distinguished in Militar\ Lieut. C. N. Buzzard, r.a in dei ai iructor Crook from
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      212 2 ISMAIL AND RAHEEM ERCHANI ;NG JEWELLERS, DEALER PRECK kC. Has now on view at No. 82-1 82-2 BRASS BASSA ROAD. OCK OF IGS BRACELETS BROOCHES PENDANTS EXKLACES SCARF PINS EARRINGS. &c -tone can be selected and mounted miners, ed. <y design promptly ed with diamonds and Inspection Cordially Solicited. FRASER
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      130 2 Katz Bros., LIMITED. ARE NOW SHOWING Leather Fancy Goods. Katz Bros., LIMITED. N'IZED IRON P! Fet FOR SALE. and .o-wheeled Gig, nets!, plete $4oc FOR SALE. Hi n a steepl- -an's hack. I road- N wick pneuLight roadster pneumatic PO Auctioneers. 21.2 SALE OF TURK, The property c p m.
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      575 2 WANTED P TROPE AN Assistant for retail and whole- sale business. Apply to A., c/o Free Press. Feb. 11. 15-2 U'AN I BO Furm>hed House in Tanglin district Entrance March Ist. Reply to X. Y. c o Free Press. Feb. 4. 18.3 THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO., LTD. WANTED f
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      273 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTKI). Taiijonff Patjar D^ck Debs. Strails Trading Co.'s Shares. Tanjong Pagar Dock Co.'s Shares. Prye River Dotk Co.'s Slinres. Maynard Co., Ltd. Sliares. FOR SALK. Sporting iub t i% Deb*. 1889 issue. Payable 1925. Siak limber o.\ Shares. FRASI ■I II ISI IK '<■ Feb. 14. u.c. \TK
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    THE NORTH BORNEO TROUBLES.
    38 3 dibits much ;sar) ts efforts ng and minimising th .ippearing in the Salleh and other With r oi Tali and ing which we are ive printed as Lim and apart Freof the v j
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    DEATH OF A PAHANG CHIEFTAIN.
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    PERAK NOTES.
    16 3 ff has been i been Cape got ders o' iiepartmeAnd a band Officers Cocntna'
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    THE "HANNIBAL" AND "ILLUSTRIOUS."
    19 3 THE "HANNIBAL" AND "ILLUSTRIOUS." noI I* flagship of K and arrived a WMll S »r England ueorge knot secondI
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    THE MEKRAN DISTURBANCES.
    157 3 .bad, Feb. 1 .—Colonel Mayne has reported his arrival at the tfcird stage, 28 miles trom Turbat, on the wrote on the Khan and Baluch Khan went n, but returned to Turbat the same d g delivered the attack. 2.— The ss, Canning has arrived irmara with
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    THE PLAGUE
    119 3 <>T. y. Yesterday's lague ss and 145 deathj'.break in the Fort issenou-,. |a terday there were all vrmtendent Breuin are plague 1 he ie in igue >r the for: I there have beet, from all ca -»ary while (.'ommutet. 'nment >:ion in a u a 1 go OUt
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    THE SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
    120 3 terence co. land and Ch.na and news lor shipp Ukely w l^d .0 a >übsranlial hts and wl British l local rr compete on more terms with their in i t-rtain reitmenl. 1 he foreshadowed in the tol ''>' us on the 2nd m I -on don,
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    THE DOCK FOR PULO WAY.
    117 3 Our Java correspondent writes The Dutch Admiral makes known in the Government Gazette that the three thousand ton dock belonging to the Marine Depart ment will be towed early in April from Sourabaya to Sabang Bay (Pulo Way) via Batavia and Singapore The route followed
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    THE FRONTIER WAR.
    139 3 I h« Disaster \t Mamaki. Recoveri hithe Dkad. Bomliay, Feb. 2. General Weatmacott has wired from Mainani that thf.-y have recovered twenty -two bodwi of those killed in the fight when Colonel Haui;ht')n was killed. The Frontier Operations, Allahabad, Feb. 2. Major-Cieneral Ni on the conclu William
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    TELEGRAMS.
    661 3 l.ondun, Feb. I.— A Moorish gunboat tured three Knglishmtn belonging to a (tiding company, who were attempting to land munitions on trv The Russian Pri tack-> on HngLi The < o\ the Mainam atiair and making party capital out of a Briti^ l-ondon, Feb. 2 The mail steamer Queen
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    36 3 The Perak clerks have not received the 10% bonus for January, and are apparently very dissatisfied in consequence. Perhaps this accounts for part of the loan of $500,000 asked from the Colony by the federated States.
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    THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SELANGOR
    216 3 The foil wing particulars about the Reigning House may prove of interest at the present time. Sultan Muhamad died in 186. He had ninetfen children, m->st of them illegitimate. During Sultan Muharnad's own lifetime Raja Mahmud, one of his sons (but not his eldest son)
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    OUR CHINESE INTERESTS.
    945 3 Mr. H. W. Wilson devotes a couple of articles in the Daily Mail to the consideration of Our Chinese Interest'-." His fir^t he commences by quoting Mr. Wingrave Cooke, whom he omits to mention was the ll n t, and a man who saw through and described
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    AN ELEPHANT IN DISTRESS.
    84 3 The smm Free Press says: An amusing story reaches u.n Irom Singapore. None of the British men-of war in that Port, on the I occasion of the King of Siam's arrival, had got a Siamese flag but one, and when that one was run up it
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    BUSINESS AND FINANCE.
    548 3 (By the Mad., At the meeting of the London and Westminster Bank, Sir Alfred Dent, who presided, said that in Lancashire trade had taken a favourable turn, especially as regarded the Far East, and laige shipments should result. The C hinese loan, which was so much talked
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    AN ELEVENTH HOUR QUERY.
    56 3 I know not. I care not, j- el may bid I know t 1 1 eel do oil r Penaog held a c 1 1 th and 1 _>th, w I .i great success A friend, who ha> liad uiu nay be :>eld in lid, Mr.
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 3 (Corrected up to February On London. Bank 4 m/s i/io demand 1 1 n-dits 3 m/s. 1 10 J documents 3 m/s 1/1 1 <> m/s 1/1 On India. Bank demand on Hongkong. Bank demand par. On Yokohama. Bank demand 5% prem On Java. Bank demand 11 3 Private
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    PRODUCE.
    88 3 (February 14 Tm Gambler do. Cube No. 1 H.25 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore; />. do. White, (Fair L/W=s% Nutmegs mos to the \b.) 78. Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) Liberian Coffee 19. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3.75 do. do flake (do. do. do. medium pearl (Fan do.) 3.85
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 14th, 1898.
    168 3 HO*. ,:»1 P»id,p Slttr--Ltd o<ni«*l. j4«ooo,ovO i«iso,or rrc ;,5 Buyers. Bell 1 Abes'M .astern Agency. $7. Sellers. £10,000 Fr^rt* t d. Unallotted. KUn K Coffee Cultirat.on Co. Ltd. $20 fiou.ooc. j $5,000 l6 44,000 Un^lotted Second .Mue' 5 M,v... d*l. $46 N $*****0 Malay Pen.nsul.Prw.
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      51 3 ..;:i Remedy a y best remedies for croup that I (band. One B freely. Any cold my children 1 readily to this medicine. I cai> cunsciei recommend it lor croup and cold- mi children.— Gp.o. E. VVoLrr, Clerk ot the t f-ernan Id by all de I HE DISPENSARY, SINGAPORE,
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      148 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AN' I) NEDERLANDSCHt STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCKAAN The Company's stear Liverpool outward- for the Strait ]apan, and from Japan homewardi tot l.ondoevery ten days, and have accommod class passengers only. The Company's steamers on ;he J despatched from Amsterdam and I
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      54 3 hei i\c February Taken at Kan Jang Kerbau Hospital Observatory M I M. Bar. red. JJ 2<j 004 2y 897 298^1 Temperature... 748 78.0 76.0 Wet Bulb I'hcrr •">.•■ 73.1 7.5.6 75.0 Dir. of Wind N.N.W. N.K. \K. Max. Temp, i 78.2 Min. d> 713 Max Ran'.. 12 Remarks. Morning,
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      158 3 ri 1 n p o r t Men-of-Wii Flags and Tons Commanders A W ei F»me BriBrit. Ori 1 M. >R Other Vessels Flag* ft Tons Masters Arrived From Am HURST 108 Dui ran iWti Hydj Kn V Koh K 1 s Lsai 1.18l LATEST A R R 1 t
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      198 4 'Johore Rest House. T^HlSfine andcorr 1 ated in the Be h sca itont < >hed with every comfc irands TwoNe" r an experienced n this place should en>. shouK: morn in order Breakfast to be I take ti good re. —Manager. ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY "RACE HORSES." Carnage Horses. Handsome Pone
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      217 4 JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. SIXGAPORE. ABRIDGED PRICE LIST OF WINES, PROVISIONS. &c. Champagne Pommery Greno qts. $48.00 do. do. pts. 5100 skiing Saurm:- j.'.00 do. do Apt- 7°° 4 Hock Liebfraumilch qts. 26.50 in Ordinaire pts. 2.35 ioc 315 §1 !ulien 405 do Li>: 10.20 p. doz 15.50 Port, Old
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      742 4 Singapore Sporting Club. NOTICE. A SPECIAL General Meeting of the Members of the Singapore Sporting Club will be held in the Exchangt iday, the 16th February, at 5. p.m. Business. To fix date* and pass a programme for the Spring Race Meeting. The Committee will submit the following Programme for
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      458 4 M. C. S. MOHAMED Co., 8, High St., Singapore. Diamond Merchants Mounters Manufacturers in Gold Silver Jewellers. j| CHARGES. MODERATE Solid Gold Silver Ornaments from China India Rings, Bracelets. Earrings, Brooches, Necklets, Pendants, Scarfpins, Set with Diamonds, Rubies, Kmeralds, Pearls, Op A Large Stock of Precious Stones Plated Ware. OKI
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      303 4 McALISTER Co. SOLE AGEN I I The New Victoria Cycle Manufacturing Co. of Scotland, Ltd., Glasgow. The Victoria Special Roadster Detachable Brakework, Mudguard Special Victoria Gear Case weight about 31 lbs price £170. each. The most palatable and wholesome natural mineral water known. Sole Proprietor. J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON. Kobe, Japan.
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      488 4 Passengers tor Straits, China ft Japan. Per Sunda, from London, due Feb. 24. Mr. and Mrs A. P w> children. MIIS I )r. and Mr I ;rwen and i\ e and child, Mr. (H. Godi Tancock and child ilren, Mr. R. H Bmxup 1 four chilli 1 1, Houghton and
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      200 4 The Singapore Free p Mercantile Adver Car,. Published at 30 3, Raffle, "pHE leading Federated Native fd Ujorv ilan Bril Netherlands Iruji^. a Also sridi Japa: Far East f-ekly edit at noon on Thui homeward mai. of matters of gCORRESPONDED* Literary a mU it f thenticated with the name a
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