The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 July 1898

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    21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, sth JULY, 1898. DAI L> i >S1 E N o
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      654 1 PI O OScf, CtflyerQuay. f\7> Wharve-.. .ia boi.r O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA. \PAN PEN W>. CEYLON. INDIA. Al S kDEN.KGYPT, MARSEILLES MAI iA. 1 BRINDISI. VEM ICE, PLYMOUTH. \n:> LONDON. Through Bills ot Lading .-.sued lor Persiun Gmif, ConttutntaL Amtrtctn Ports, also for Chin* Ciast. and S»n
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      593 1 JRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGACO., LIMITED. RANGOON fc CALCUTTA, i -npany's steamers is iotsnded t« Pj ar \S harf every week. > Cargo are booked by the above ■„r r-irs to all ports in India and .1 African Ports, Mauritius Of x.; UU£, M&I.BOURNB SYDNEY One ot the Company's steamers ieaves
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      1365 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIf. Under Contract with the Netherlands Ikdia Govbrnment. Agents at Sihgapore, Ships Agency, late I.DAENDELS& Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for July, iBo3. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched ior Nienhuijs B'massin June 20 B'massin, P. Laut, Cotei, ttcrouw and Boelon s 'an July 7. Tambora
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      586 1 TJONGKOKG AND SHANGHA! BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10.*****0 fvKSERVE FUND 4 8,*****0 RESERVE LIABILITY OP I PROPRIETOR" j 1i0,000,000 Cooler or uikp.ctcks, Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman R. M. Or/ Psg Deputy Chairman. C. Beurmakn, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Eq. David Gubbav, Ebq. R. L Richardson, Esq. A. Haupt, Esq.
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      319 1 MILKMA J BRAND Condensed Mile 0&g~ A The "Milkmaid" Brand is guaranteed to n^^- 7 r T^t c^ 111 of the origWal milk. In t; P*«LJ-:SED HuJU manufacture nothing but water is renc ve\ j j- r^ beBi refixit;d sugar added i--ifi£ itflg Avoid low-priced brands from which tlu <-r#-■fc^-'ufli
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      484 1 prtCii iC MA: 1 COMPAQ NT QCCIUfcNTAi. AND ukr. STEAMSHIi :OMI mtifi [jimi^i tictu Kra it. rti,c Gen iaay b> mei Fi < jpecii., recuu-. Arrn>, Ni\ > sj Hassengen f, tni« „..r jVt u,. Deeding Ov- h ana i ii •:.,.-<■•■ in^ at Sar hranocc to 1 ia i
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    Doutrsttr ©cnumicr. Marriage ~*
    59 2 Domestic Occurrence. Marriage Matthews- Ha^agoiti. O«i Monday, July 4th, ;it St. Andrew's Cathedral by the Veil, Archdeacon Petliam, (jed. H. 11. Matthews, Acting l^ovt rnmenl Analyst, S.S., el est son of Professor Henry Matthews, B. Sc, Cheltenham, England, Public Anal) si to Ciloucestershire Sanitary Association, 10 Annie Rose, youngest daughter
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    ffbr .Singapore >frt~c $rcos. TUESDAY, JULY 5 1898.
    1591 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JULY 5 1898. Itew'fbMl'i Cm Unawod i« rntfae! 11 nr bed k. t H«rtpatr,..i Trntt bei ctertou. prectjtt. dn rirdjrd to Keli e ,on. ov-ltr. »rd !.a«. "INDEPENDEN* B !>'>' in Am^-ricH inus t have bet n a al v indeed. For they tlien li.td
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    GOVERNMENT NOTE ISSIES.
    128 2 GOVERNMENT NOTE ISSUES. I lie Hongkong Daily Press states that tlx expediency of a Government note issue for Hongkong Ls now btinj* discussed, the banks having trached the amounts authorised by their charters. Notes being the p -iiicijile circulating medium, and even bring much used for hoarding, that raises the
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. THE WAR
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      THE AMERICANS AT MANILA
      85 2 . Capture of the Ladrone Islands. Spanish Governor and Garrison Prisoners. ''Special to Singapore Fret Pres^y. Hongkong. 4th July The transports bringing the hrsi insta. ment of the American troops to the Philip pines arrived in Manila Bay on the jot). June (Thursday). The expedition, on its
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      The Phihppin Dissensions.
      29 2 Reports Exaggerated. The alleged differences between thr Philippine If aders recently reported provr to be exaggerated. Aguinaldo and his forces are cooperating loyally with the Americans
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      Future Operations against Manila.
      39 2 The Ameriran commander intend;- t.. await ihe arrival of the second grouL -t transpofts before attacking Manila I \n* move mav be expected in abo. ten da>> The gen.-r^f Eita«tfOfl *i Manila reaiaii un< h^n^»-d
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      INSURRECTION IN SOUTH CHINA.
      76 2 Rebels Capture Several Cities. Canton Viceroy's Action Special to Singapore Free Prea. Hongkong. July sth Ih» Veroy of Canton has received a tdegnuo trom Kwongsi. stating that the<r is a revolution in the Yueng-yuen and Lull chuen districts of Wu-chow-fu. Several citie- in the Pok-pak district
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  • •>- —-a — REUTERS TELEGRAMS. THE^VVAR.
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      NAVAL BATTLE WITHIN SANTIAGO HARBOUR.
      33 2 REPORTED 1 ESTRUCTION OF CERVERA'S FLEET. It i« officially announced at Washington that Admiral Sampson entered Santiago Harbour on Sunday and destroyed thr Spanish squadron under Admiral Cervera
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      General Shatter's Report.
      30 2 General Shatter commanding the Amer ican expeditionary force, states that the Spanish squadr n left Santiago harbour or. Sunday, anc 1 was reported to be practically destroyed.
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      Other Details, of the Fight
      29 2 Other Details of the Fight Anothet despatch stales that the Span iards ran their ships close to the shore and then set them on fire London, July rUgH mm
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      ACHEEN.
      54 2 The Pcdir Expedition. it is telegraphed that on the 27th June and following days the Pedir expedition marched through Mukims Giumpaog Pay. ung and Owneu. It met with resistance everywhere. One oftcer and fow privates were killed, eleven privates wounded. The enemy left fifty -one dead in thc^ hands
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      160 2 Katz Bros., LIMITED. 1 a GREAT Clearance Sale CASH. COMMENCING MONDAY. July 4th H K I».M t\|r> --MS ENORMOUS RCDUC] lONS SPECIAL BARGAINS i Illr. DKAP RY DEPARTMENT UH IHI- r> >i t >\\ iN< UOt?S WHICH Ht I EAMKH .«*»> In. S I 3ft, t_ .1 .l u .aK
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      794 2 GERMAN PIANOS BY ROSEN KRANZ— MONTHLY PAYMENT. ROBINSOFPIANO Co. |unc 27. John Little Co., Ltd. SEWING MACHINES. Wertheim I iJg *4iw, Hft System. 9Sb I* w^^L *vdd Nctt i 1 O f&Kia&Gj^^ttti^ Splendid -W^i^^^ Machine, jggSt '"f*- i^S**^ J^^r^ um i >lcle X^l^^^^^^' MJPP'^ Lover all ailacbments. JONES MACHINE I
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      942 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TO LET FURNISHED, for six months, a A pleasantly situated house near town. Four bed rooms. Rent $70. POWELL Co.,— Auctioneers. J"'ys T OST from Eskbank Tanglin, a spotted *f Terrier Dog called Baby." Municipal Registered No. 1491 on collar. Any one returning the same lo the above
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      81 2 WANTED. Tanjong Pagar Dock llebs. Prye River Dock Co.'s Shares. Municipal Debentures. Fraser Neavr, Ltd Debs. FOR SALE Straits Steamship Co.'s Shares. FRASKR to., Exchange and Share Brokers. July 5 11. c. "Last summer me of our grand-children was sick with a severe bowel trouble," siys Mrs. E. G. Giegory.
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      100 2 OURADYERTISEMENTCOLUMNS. Baby ''is lost. All faith in coffee estates is not lost, as a reterence to a nonce in to our advertisement columns by Messrs. Guthrie Co. will show. Acetylene bicycle lamps at Messrs. E. M. Lyon Si Co. A gentleman is open to undertake tuition in English, flee. An
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      136 2 The Week. Tuesday, 5 t High Wa^er:— n.40 a., 10.58 p. d r^f *f°" K leck Chve 2 Golf Club.— Ladies' Medal Handicap Sw.tchback Railway, 4 p.m. andTZn. Victor* Parsee Theatre Co., q p^ Band, Botanical Garden, 9 -i s p.m. Wednesday, 6th: i«IKh Water 0.19 midnight, 11. 4 c
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    — " THE LADROXE ISLANDS.
    513 3 THE LADRONE ISLANDS. Th« Ladrone or Maiianu Islands are said j to have been discover d hy Magellan in j 15*1, but their existence was no doubt known to the Spaniard* longbefor Magrl- Ua started on his i^ebrated journey. through their possessiu., q| Mexico, whose inhabitants there <sr rms to
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    GuLD-l>r.hUGl.\(. \ NORTH BORNE< I
    830 3 GOLD-DREDGING IN NORTH BORNEO. A new speculative entervi-? in the -.hape of river dredging ;cr o M ia jm\ bf ng started :n the &gt;r^am^ R vrr in N rt Borneo -r.der the &gt;utervision d Mr Proust as the rt-su I la\ -r :a| Ul Borneo by Mr Bai'&gt;-\ the
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    29 3 A Peking telegram published M the j JayaneM: papers states that the Chinese G£enM»eot has rejected Russia's suggeshoo that Q»n» engage a number of Rus«an o«etr» a» mi&ttry msttuctocs.
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    THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    2158 3 News From Manila City. No Surrender Manila City, June 22.— There is practically no change in the situation here since I last wrote you. We are still awaiting the arrival of the American troop to know what is to become of us. Every night we
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    THE " DARMSTADT."
    206 3 THE DARMSTADT." Allk'.kd Kistrai t on Admiral Dbwey. The chartered German transport Darmstadt came in this morning from Manila, on her return journey from Kiao-chau, for which port she left here on June ist. She has on board 60 officers and 1,275 troops. The Darmstadt left Manila at 2 p.m.
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    THE SAILORS' HOME.
    92 3 The annual report of the Sailors' Home for 1897 states that 592 officers and seamen availed themselves of the Home, during the year, a slight increase on the figures for the preceding year. About half the seamen were distressed men, and there were three shipwrecked crews, 62
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    MOONLIGHT MUSIC.
    60 3 The Band of the West Yorks. Regt. will play at the Botanical Gardens to-night, from 9.15 to 10.45 P- m The following is the programme Marche Russe Ganne Gavotte Th* First Kiss A. Schubert Selection H. M. S. Pinafore Sullivan Waltz Brunt oh Blonde Waldteufel Romance Rose, Softly
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    I JAVA NEWS
    1311 3 JAVA NEWS {From our own Correspondent.! The Resident of Amboina reports that two Australian pearl-fishers showed themselves at Adont, declaring that they were driven there by storms. The Resident of Ternate reports that the volcano there had been working from the 14th to the 24th of May, with rumblings and
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    A WEDDING. ,
    94 3 A WEDDING. The marriage took place yesterday, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, of Mr. G. H. B. Matthews, Acting Government Analyst, (eldest sou of Professor H. Matthews, B. Sc, Cheltenham, Public Analyst to Gloucestershire Sanitary Association), to Annie Rose, youngest daughter of the late Mr. J. P. de Basagoiti. The Ven
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    S. V. A. ROUTE MARCH.
    215 3 Last evening the S.V.A. had a routemarch, the drums and fifes of the West Yorkshire Regiment, by ind permission of Colonel Grant-Dalton, furnishing the very d-^irable music for the march. The fall-in was. sounded at the Drill Hall just after half past eight, the start
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    EXCHANGE
    77 3 . (Corrected up to July On London 1 Bank 4 m/s .i/11! pi demand .1/11 Private credits 3 m/s i'j' h documents 3 m/s /"s i credits 6 m/s l/"A France, demand 241 Germany, demand m 5 j India, T. T t^ 1 Hongkong, demand ■&gt;% pm j Yokohama, demand
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    — ; __?* SHARE LIST, JULY 5th,i898.
    180 3 SHARE LIST, JULY 5 th, 1 89 8. Bell's AU:s^Ea s iernA K enc&gt;. 5 Seller,, g 10,000 K B's8 '5 8 &lt; bJ£ j| lear VV -V"' »-.iy Farm Ud. 8,00 OOB l f fc Frasei and Neave Ltd. 875 Sale,. t^SJ 22,", Flr v HonoU 3«. 6% liebs.
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    PRODUCE
    87 3 &lt;Julv S Jfcr Oambier... cjg, do. Cube No. i v Pepper, black (ordinary S'pore do. Whue, (Fa(r L/W«=s% Nutmegs nos to the it Mace (Banda, Cloves (Amboina) Libenan Cofiee K-.-Tapioca, small pearl (Fa-r quality i do. do flake (.do. a do. medium pear! {Fair a^.&gt; 4.4. do. do flake
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      386 3 Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minis- ter, (says the China Gazette) is at present enjoying the sea breezes at feitaiho, so that it would seem diplomatic doings at Peking must be rather du!| just now Two Chinamen were yesterday sentenced to six months and a year's har labour for stealing
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      49 3 Rigaud's Kananga Wkttr ofjmpcn is intended for the bath and for al! toilet purposes, to refresh and tone the pores of the skin, to cure mosquito buei, relieve prickly heat, to sooth and preserve the parts exposed to the s&n and to #ive a velvetlife* appearance to the skin.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      70 3 Weather Kepuri (July 4..) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory. u J P. M. 9r. M. Bar. red. 32 I- ah 29.008 29.799 89.85s 782 80.0 77.0 Wet Bulb Thermometer 75.0 76.0 76 o Uir. of Wind N.N.W. S.S.W. S.W. Max. Temp. ■■&gt; jl r »d&lt; 87.1 Min. do I
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      660 3 VESSELS IN P Ban H.n Can Bm S S" u^ "L »»M" IJu J^ 1 |S tent W h Ban Whatt Soon Bm. ,L r^ US€ J U -.m Sw, Is? 11- |;pi Cknta. J Be ul &gt; 4 Bat, K kok M.. H si 5 nc IV 1 Heclb,
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      288 3 OCfc-AN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAtN STtAM SH*P COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANOSCHE STOOM VAART MAATSCHAPPIj OCEA/.N Ine ompany steamers are despatched tr.nii Liverpool outwards for the Straits, Chin o and |apan, and from Japan homewards lor Londor. every ten days, and have accommodation ior thirxj class passengers only. The
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      681 4 EMMERSONS mm* Eeading L Billiard Rccms, £st%»lishbd 1366. Oppowte'the General Poj: Office. HOT LUNCH DAILY from i 10 2.J« p.m. MEALS A LA CARTS :rom 9 a m. to 4 P-"&gt; AFTIRNOON TEA iron* 5 to 6 p m. BILLIARDS BAR Wines, Spirits Liqueurs Ol- THE BEST &lt;&gt;l U-l TV
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      839 4 TBNDERS'INVITED. REVENUE TARMS. TtNUEKS will be received it ihe office ol the Secretary to Government, Kuala Lumpur, up iu noon on the IM of Aukum, iBqB, (or renting ibe toiiving Fmim*i commencing from Ist January, IS9O, under the ''Revenue Farm-. Re1. Tenders must be audressed to the Secretary 10 Coverniaem.
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      703 4 M. C. S. MOHAMED Co., 8, High St., Singapore Diamond Merchants Mounters Manufacturers in Gold Silver Jewellers. CHARGES MODERATE Solid Gold Silver Ornaments from China India Rings, Bracelets. Earrings, Brooches, Necklets, Pendants, Scarfpins, Set with Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, Pearls, Opals, &c. A Large Stock of Precious Stones Plated Ware. Old
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      467 4 A COMFORTABLE HOME for one (or two) gentlemen with private family. Stabling on premises. Apply, in first inslanCTj to .M.P c o Free Press, j June 29 "TO LET from isi August Pleasantly nuated house, I'anglin tli-ti tct Tennis ourt. Good Stabling. Furniiure tan be t;iken over at a valuation.
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      102 4 BENSON'S WATCHES. laMKv I ,ji IDGA :E HSIL MAKi-K (OK. liih QUKEN "KUMTK-K!. A' rVRKI &gt;»l KiCo»«||fD|( R*trsov*g i-i En* sntswe rt- FIELD" WATCH KgVLHSi Rwjm Half Chronomkteb BS»SON»S xjUUBGATB" WAT( H, A Three QuAsm Piati Ekglish L^- rwit Mr-FK=«TBD. riiLVEk. /S. 5J Gu D, S»iTCI*L ?T?HS A.ND MA.KR K
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      599 4 The Singapore Free Press AND Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address,— Advertiser, Singapore Telephone Number. No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Singapore THE leading English Newspaper in th* Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak. SHar. gor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the Ntgr. Sembilan British North Borneo Sarawak Netherlands Indies,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      719 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port 0 A L "own) date du&lt;' h ■•■&gt;■. ai N ASAM BuEKHf IM i Dido. H.M.S GOVERHOI 0 U 1, Ha. Tiest, I Newca 1 Hi^Hfcs, Chinese, Ni ivcastle, Ims, H.M.S.. C had m. Tak«mi;&lt;., Jar. .V wcastk E. SiMOKS Pa RAMA.TI ti O. P. H&IKKICH,
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