The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 July 1898

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, iith JULY, 1898. DAILY ISSUE. No. 3,317
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      1502 1 P BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIG ft Ottict. C»ily<;r Quay Qg Wharves. New H*rbo:u TION CO., LIMITED. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. H«NANG, RANGOON fc CAU OTTA. 1 )p- aj the Company's steamers is intended t* i Steam for CHINA, JAPAN. PENANG, CFY- l 'A] on P Pa Kar Wharf every week.
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      429 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIT. Undbr Contract with thi Nbthbrlamds India Govbrnmbnt. Agknts at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for July, 1898. Steamer Prom Expected Will, be despatched ior Brouwer Deli July 8 Paneh, Bila, Asahan, Edi Deli July 12. Pr. Alexander Batavia July
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      690 1 THE AUSTRALIAN H jRSE REPOSITORY. Kokk's Road, Orchard Road. W. DALLAN. T~\EAI.ER in Crushed Food, Padi, Oats, Chaff ace. Quality and Freshness uuaateed supplies being received every fortnight. Harness and Saddlery, with best English Leather, made by experienced workmen. Mar. 18. uc Horses, Ponies and Cobs. Just landed ex BUCEPHALUS,
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      594 1 I UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION, j PAID-UP CAPITAL $*****000 RKSERVE FUN O j g.ooo'ooo i RESERVE LIABILITY OF i j PROPRIETORS $10,000,000 Coukt or Directors. Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman. R. M. Gkav, E»q Dhfutit Chairman. C. Bburmann, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. David Gubbay, Esq. R. L.
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      365 1 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF LONDON. I he undersigned Agents for the above Company j are prepared to accept Fire risk- in Singapore, Johore and ihe Maiav Slates, at current rates. STIVEN fc Co., Nov 20 J SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COM PAN', OF NEW ZEALAND ir' i,3.nej0,00.
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      579 1 OACIi 1C MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPAQ AND OCCIDENTAL AND ORJtNJAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY I'tmNwn puta** uckeu gnat* .M^Und r»ncc, and Germany by all trar, -Atlantic lin« <* steamers, also tr <an Pbnn o y the steamer i o iXhet Kurort ,1. aaiotE ;u proooruonau rate *pecai ntduoed aces u Officerv O
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    The Singapore free press. MONDAY, JULY 11, 1898.
    1377 2 The Singapore free press. MONDAY, JULY 11, 1898. .> ..r 1 •be It rc a) rr, >.< I*:.o> o pro i > :r.!i!< > <H to ReUciao, Unraltv, jr.,i I a«. The central fact of to-day's news is that Admi.al CAMARA'S reserve squadron> which 'tad, at any rate part of
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    THE WAR.
    718 2 Arrival or U. S. Transports at Manii.%. The Reasons i-ok the Delay. (.ArTI'RR OK THE UdROM IsL*KI/S. Hongkong. July 4. The I'. S despatch boat Zafiru arrived this morning from Manila, having left there on isl July to telegraph (rom Hon^hong ttie news of ihe arrival of ihe
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    CERVERA'S DEFEAT.
    427 2 A telet;ram irom Washington to Cotr-ul-G-neia, Wildroafl -.t Hongkong r-Ut that "Admiral Sampsoa iiab destroyed even vessel of Admiral I erveta'fi Squadron m a running tight lasting tfaree hour> and a half over a distance of stay miles. Admiral Cervera and 1.300 taken." The death-ratr- ol Singapore for
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
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      REBEL DISTURBANCES IN
      37 2 KWANGTUNG Many Corpses Floating Down the West River. (Special to Singmport Fret P Hongkong, July 1 ill. Serious disturbances have occurred on the West River Numbers of bodie- havt been seen floating past Wuchow
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      CRUEL MURDER OF A MAGISTRATE.
      43 2 CRUEL MUR DER OF A MAGISTRATE. Soaked in Kerosine. Fighting at Yungun. The rebel chief has captured the Magistrate of Pakian, poured kerosine over him and burned him to Jeath. also butchering his family. Four hundred rebels have been killed a 1 Yungun.
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS THE WAR
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      ADMIRAL CAMARA'S SQUADRON RETURNS.
      23 2 Peace Negotiations Denied. Admiral Camara's squadron is returning to Spain The rumours of peace proceeding are denied at Madrid.
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      THE SITUATION IN CUBA.
      43 2 The US Commander in Chief goes to Santiago. Santiago's Surrender Imminent. (jen*-ral Miles has sailed for Santiago Genera 1 Shafter has telegraph.^ to Mr Algf-r, the Secretary for War, that negotia tions for the capitulation of Santiago are proceeding
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      Russian Diplomacy at Peking.
      92 2 If. Michael de Gicr^ ha; been appointed Russian Minister to China. repL.nng M Speyer, who is going to Rio de Janeiro. M. de Giers n a son ot the famous Russiar Chancellor. N. C. de Giers, who died in M. Michael de Gien has had already
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    OUR ADVERTISEMENT COLUMNS.
    50 2 Melhn's food, wholesale and retail, from Mw.fi. Katz Bros. Mrs. Tarns school opens on Monday next i6d,. Apartments are needed by G.A.R For Paha.ig a Medical Officer is w«,ted m* Dresser. The Virav* leaves for Calcutta on Wednesd*>. Mr. Bal.wala i benefit at the Pars. Theatre tonig/ht.
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    203 2 The steamer Libelle, Capt Grant which has been on a trip to llr-ilo and the Philippines., left Labuan on Saturday and may be expected here on Wednesday. Mr J D Ross is expected back at Singapore bv her. Mr R. J. Wilkinson is shortly to return m T g L
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      2028 2 S Cheap Class to-day-s advertiser wts GERMAN lANOS The Victoria Parsi BY ROSENKRANZ— MONTHLY PAYMENT. Theatrical CO ROBINSOJTPIANO Co. v TH-IAA (O7i; To-Night, nth July. ludc i-] JTiiCtJ fy£k I %J. GRAND BENEFIT NIGHT TO LKT BOREMASTERS. \TO m- z RafHes Ptace \\*A\TFD i Pi ol Bnr' H *#ll#t!.K UlLatlfin
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      258 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS EDUCATION. < Mrs. TARN'S School, l.lo)d Road, will re-open on Monday next, the iBih inst. t July 11 m.w.f. s. 18.7 WANTED. /COMBINED bud and sitting room, furnished, i and having separate entrance. Apply stating terms to G. A. R., cA. Free Press Office. July 1 1 18.7
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      190 2 The Week. Monday, nth High Water:— 3.11 a., j.- p. Shooting. -Warren Shield Competition Coaimenees Pmlharmonic Choir, 5-30 p.m. Nee Aspera Terrent," I. O. G. T., 7-30 r.wi. Church House, Tanghn. Switchback Railwa>, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Victoria Par»ee Theatre Co., 9 p.m. Tuesday, I2t- Hitfh W«..er 4.20 a..
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    A SILVER WEDDING
    53 3 On Saturday last Mr and Mrs A B. I Leicester celebrated th«*ir si ver wedding at their residence on Bukit 1 imah Road. •it which there was a '.irge gathering of relatives and friend* Sir. Leicester's brother apothecaries presented him with a silver tea-service as a souvenir
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    SPAIN'S POSITION.
    66 3 SPAIN 'S POSITION. The DHtmti considers the position of the Spaniards an utterly hopeless, i. Mb, Spain has not known how to core; aw the affection oi the Malay populations over which she ruled tor over HOTM centuries. At the hour of danger they joined hard-. with Spain's enemies, and
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    THE TUG OF WAR.
    130 3 Apropos of Saturday s tugs-of-war this paragraph from a home paper is amusing 1 The men of H M. S. Cockatrice have j been giving a good account of themsrives at Gaiatz. winning a!! seven events in aa athletic meeting open to a!! nations In the
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    A WANT SUPPLIED.
    153 3 A co-respondent writes Some time ago a correspondent drew attention to the nerd ot a refreshment room :n the immediate vicinity ot the wharves fur the benerit ol steam ship passenger- The hint has already Deen acted upon by the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, which has bui.t
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    RICE SHORTAGE AT SHANGHAI.
    81 3 Accordrij to the :11a < it-.:u. there s trver\ appearartce d; t rice S in^hai a f present mome'!:, da> excessive cxp rtat that port anc 't.- troi the arcva* y. K 1 e k:ang, .11 the siorag-: pia-*:^ near Wusich, wner^ there *a» some iroutlc
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    THE ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.
    319 3 Comment. p< >n :?e mporta*: -,;rir the lemll.Sc Havas Agenc\ Par 15 declaring t~a: i :ompic".*r t '--r-!-n: ha-. Leen come to Cet*een Kn^Und i- n r--:c West Airiest, the Ttm* ajra ">■ in £>e udged rrom the c* pan c ji<«rs t co ;-e iomprom.se -.a.
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    THE ONE MILE CYCLE-HANDICAP.
    195 3 You >houid never n a c>de race iurget eventuaiiue>. And therefore always take with you >our Mock oi cyde-aJities. Two whiskies and a joda—their weight n merely trivial. Are not without their us* 1! hallway you should turn convivial. But ioda and a whisky aren an
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    80 3 Mr. D W. Gott, the superintendent of the E. E. A. SiC Telegraph Co. at Penang, died on Thursday last, and was buried on Friday morning. Mr. Gott was cne of the original staff who left England to carry telegraphic service to Egypt and India. In 1366 be was serving
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    S. C. C. ATHLETIC GYMKHANA.
    759 3 For the last two years the annual athletic Sports of the Singapore Cricket Club have not been held, the number of entries for the events being insufficient. This year the Committee decided to try if a Gymkhana would not rr-vive the drooping interest of the
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    393 3 Fh? itiiian Barque AngtU Parodi arrived on the Bth instant trom Newcastle. N S W., with a cargo of coals for the Borneo Company. The s .-> Knight of St. George arrived 1 alongside the Tanjong Pa^ar wharf on the s;h instant from Moji, laden with a cargo of about
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    HOW I CROSSED THE PENINSULA.
    2254 3 Anything was better than getting left' at Singapore so much I decided. Anything included Pasoh and that meant up the west coast, down the east, and right across the Peninsula. Every one said don't every one who knew anything about it. People who didn't said,
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    138 3 This morning before Mr. Howard the cook of Mr. Anderson was charged with cruelty to fowls by carrying them head down. Mr. Sisson said it was very inconvenient for a cook to be arrested and his master deprived of breakfast for a fifty cent fine. Mr. Howard in this case
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    A STORY OF CONSUL-GENERAL WILDMAN.
    284 3 A STORY OF CONSUL-GENERAL WILD MAN. The following from the Washmgto Post relating to Mr. Rounsevellc Wildinan may be of interest here: The front name of Rounscvelie Wildman, our ■Consul at Hongkong, who cabled the first news of the McCulloch's arrival, is a hideous modern cor* ruption of the knightly
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    467 3 A Hokien Baba named Lim Tek, living at 21 Neil Road, was found this morning at one o'clock to have committed suicide by hanging himself in the kitchen. Goh Ja Kwi, a Hailam boatman, reports to the Police that between 6 p. m. on the Bth and 2 a. m.
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    SHARE LIST, JULY 11th, 1898.
    386 3 SHARE LIST, JULY 11 t h, 1898. Qi otatiok. Camtal. Paid Up. Shar*> Maip iliv Bank c < h, na and japan, Ltd. fci Nominal, f 2,000,000 45«.<i68 199,87= £2.5. Defernd. £5 Buyers. 1,25c £1 Bell'. Aln stos Eastern Agencv $5 Sellers. 10.000 \k B's8 58 f 8 -584 2>
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      161 3 Reasons Why Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the Best. 1. Because it affords almost instant relief in case of pain in the stomach, colic and cholera morbus. 2. Because it is the only remedy that never fails in the most severe cases of dysentery and diarrhoea. 3. Because
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      333 3 OCfc.AN hTtAM SHIP COM' A VY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STfe lif SHIP COMPANY Ltd. AM) nkderlandjcH" roov VAART MAATSCHAPP j Ov_r AH Inr Company teamei are at>|)aic row Liverpool ouiwaca- for tfae S'.r^it^ 'hi n d |apai and from japan home»rrr ior ..don everj ten day;,, and have so omm
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      218 3 MAILS CLOSE. I O-MORROW. Hor Per Ai Kuala Pahang, Ace. Carolina 7 am Khio Lingga Boon San I 1 pm Hongkong Knight Templar 2 pm Batu Pahat Aing Hin 2 ru Penang 5i Dolt Calypso pm Malacca, ficc. Ban Hin Guan 3 pm Sourabaya, fife. Ban Poh Guan 3 pm
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      1046 3 VESSELS ID PORT Men-of-Wai Flaj, an< j Torn* Commanders Arrived Prom For What Hkrmionf Brit, cruiser 4560 Cailaghar May 23 K<wd' Other Vessels Flaes ft Tons Masters Arrived From Consignee* Fo- Whet lkII)I Bnt. 2354 Goldmg )ulv 8 Hontfkon^ >>-rioi,> N Amherst rint. 108 Kozells juiyy T. An™-- WeeßJ I
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      80 3 PRODUCt Jul> 11. l» >- 5.5. übe No. 1 fc J ..iCK 'Q.nary S >. White, Fail LU 4 N :ne^ I (OS to the b. Mace (Bacda wes Amboiaa gj Librr.an Coflet 1 -ma!. p<ar; t-a iu 4-4» M, do flake do. medium pea, r-ar _4u do. do flaKr
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      1002 4 EMMERSON'S Tiffin, Rsadin^ Billiard Rooms, Earr.taLisiMD 1866. Opposite the General Post OAce. HOT LUNCH DAILY. from 1 to i.30 p.a MEALS A LA CARTB, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. AFTERNOON TEA from 5 to p mBILLIARDS BAR. Wines, Spirits Liqueurs OK THE BEST i^LALITY European, r!trc« and C oionial
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      777 4 GRAND HOTEL JAVA, BATAVIA. Ti IS first ctaaa Hotel, patronised bythe Knj;iish Communt'yut Batavia, and situated in I i'f -it ■c< the frost healthy and best residential m *>e T>«w .ffer» a .Kid Table. Wines m- >■<:»!.. lravell«rv tstKHKd emoa -leamer... anu tn^lish is tttoknu. L. GAKREA.' o..— Proprietor Ma*
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      565 4 John Little Co., Ltd. SEWING MACHINES. -The HS?*^ Jli j Muwwiri -Mi *"»n nlMlM^iMfffff^ M I -^^V "•ji. s^ s^*" i/n r Kj it! I O\tl iK .I i i^i^l^#MißßHfcrtißMr&B^^B Hff hese Machines are John Little Co., Ltd. ffe*a*)r Medicine ?r j ndtmrdaA Itetfc 'f '883 open to ill C<
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      396 4 I j^BJH^ Relieves the sealj^l^Yf^jA ding pain at once EM ItSand fuMp\W CURES a discharges trom obtained the g enito from Ax*\w!t± unnary or the 4"^jjkl/|J% Lranv eit "er Mysore TOfMimW 43 HOURS wood. VMH^Hp Santal-Midy Unlikethesan- ls a dal oil of the specific Bazars.it is su-^^JU|Ua^A f or P
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      95 4 PAINLESS DENTISTRY. L)k. STEPHENS, Dentist, Feet Moderate. ft, Batters Road, over Messrs. Kelly Walsh, Ltd. Laughing gas for painless Surgical and Dental operations, fee $<;. TO CYCLISTS. The Acetylene Gas Lamps Will be at the Gardens to-nighi. Sole Agents, E. M. LYON Co. J u| y5MAYNARDiTco.7^" Wholesale Retail Chemists Have
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      588 4 The Singapore Free Press tkD Mercantile Advertiser CaSLB Addrbss, Advertiser, SiKgaprtf Tblbphokis NuMitd.-No, 61 Published at 30 3, Raffles Place Smfapore THE leading English NevAbpaper m th< Straits- Settlements johort th» Federated Native States, ol Perak. S.-iar, gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Wgr Scmbilan British North Borneo Sarawak Netherlands Indies,
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      843 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port 01 liiipanuio, i re Mu>wi>i date due here, and nanu o: itt*. M,-.-.,i Asama, jjip., Nt w< isiU-, JiLKKHtiM. H.M.S Chatluun, (iovKKNoi.o li,il. Spezaa, Hishkn, hinese, Newcastle. TaKASAOO, Jap., .Newcastle, Mail ."51 > *.MtK> 1 PaRRAMATTA, due July l(> K P. Hmmiiih, due |uly 21 N.
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