The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 July 1898

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 2ist JULY, 1898. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3,326
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 746 1 Jt O Office. Cailyer Quay. g£ Whims. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CKYLON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA. ADEN, EGYPT. MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND I ON DON. Through Bills of l-ading issued for Persia* Gulf, Continental and American Parts, also for China Coast, and
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    • 607 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED. It) r»ENAN<i, RANGOON h CALCUTTA. Osm d the Company's steamers is intended ta I save Ta ionp Pa^ar Wharf every week. t .?rr> -.i. a Cargo are booked by the above B im-'s it through rates t» all ports m India and Ceylon aiso
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    • 504 1 DB KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI I Under Contract with the Netherlands I«dia Government. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENOELS ft Co., 2-3 Collvbr Quay Time Table lor July, 1891. Steamer Prom Expected Will, be despatched tor Van Ditiiicn BaUvia July 20 Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang Sourabaya, Macassar and Gulf of
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    • 701 1 THE AUSTRALIAN HORSE REPOSITORY. Kobk's Road, Orchard Kuau. W. DALLAN. r\EAI.EK m Ciushed Food, Padi, OaU, Chaff flic. Quality and Freshness iiaiaiiteed supplies being rec« ived every fortnight. Harness and Saddlery, with best English Lea- ther, made by experienced workmen. Mar. 18. u<_. Horses, Ponies and Cote. Just landed ex
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    • 588 1 IJTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL f 10,000,000 RESERVE FUND f R.oooooo RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS I 110.000,008 Court or Uibbctom. Hon. JJ. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman R. M. Gray, Esq.— Deputy Chairman. C. Bbubhanm, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. David Gubbav, Esq. R. L. Richardson, Esq. A. Haupt, Esq. F.
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    • 478 1 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM PANY OF LONDON. I he undersigned Agents (or the above Company j are prepared to accept Fir«- risks m Singapore, Johore and tht? Malay States, al current rates. STIVEN Co., Nov 20 SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COM PAN\ OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital £2.000,000. ire and
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    • 742 1 DACIFiC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND j OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY fhroujyh passage tickets gMMB* KngU, l-rance, and Germany by al 1 tran Aiiant* Imet Steamers, aiso to Sar Fr,.., m !!ir st#aM-ef o» the above line; Tc other Kuropt-ar. p^ir,;. pror>oruonate rate reduceo rates t'ra ted Ui Officer-
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  • 802 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1898. Here tbjti\ the Picii tre Pe.;'e'» right rr.» r.HT, L'aawai hp iatocne* and unktiktd by ft.'n Httt r*Q.M Trsth her gloriou* pr«e»pti lr»» fWifi to RtV.g.or., Unity, v' taw. In the sweets ot tli^- surrender ot Santiago the American palate is finding
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  • 459 2 Mr W B«h j iraves I > X tub on S .t«r- j da) "1 lv >ulih: ,1 Siak no sliymg «*i lln I HagU'. lnltii via !in_: Paris ienna, B> 1 lin and Londna Locai Magistrates mas bi interested to know that two recent fined recorded a\ home fur
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  • 302 2 During the discussion <>f ihe Bill having re fercuce to the status of Presbyteiian minister-. with regard to mamage licenses, ihe AttorneyGeneral said that if his amendment were carried there would be nn reason tv say that any person had been beguiled into marriage by a person ■who was
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  • 383 2 V i Ceylon.) London, Julj B.— General Shatter kas sent a teller* p'> :-t to Santiago U) enable General Toral, tbeSpaitUh xnmisstOßer, to enquire of the Governmen) it Madrid whetfKr be a capitulate. London Juh I fhe truce between Amenun and mkh forces at Santiago expiring, and
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  • 487 2 fVia India... A Pll ck> Qtn Allaltabad, July 15. I'ht Piunen has receded a tcie^r^in from lu>ndon Staling dial Uie American steamer Delaware was consumed by fire m the Atlantic on Saturday, li, at the time ol the outbreak, ha<i on \> >ard a crew vi ,4 men, besides
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  • 650 2 The present moves of the Opium Fanner m his endeavour to swell his income must necessarily draw public attention to the present system of Revenue Farmers. We have lately successively reported his raising the minimum quantity of chandu that will m future be .-old at one time,
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  • 130 2 ir, coone tun with ye?terda\ s i--irgr«iii> the appended ;id Australia, is of interest Cuinniixiorc Wat-ui a n standing the Amencai war=hip^. AV-jii' loaf Texms, 6,315 toas Oregun. i0,38S lam I thi BUKifiary craiee-s mute, and Ymmkee, has beer. app<jinted to the oominand ol a flying squadroa, with
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  • 164 2 Flic Assizes «rere ooocfauk d tin- kotoing. when Chua Beog Chat) v\hi was charged with abetment ol irolaotartti cauh ing grievous hurt, was discharged the jury finding him not guilty b\ a majority <A five to two. \ung Ah Sam. who wa> sentenced tht other day to three
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  • 197 2 i he sleanier Hainan is reported to be due from France to-day The 8.1. steamer Orissa is due 10-mor-rosv from Rangoon with a cargo ->l rice She will be despatched to Australia ports. The Paketvaart steamer Van Diemen, which went into dock at Tanjong Pagar yesterday, was undocked this forenoon.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 56 2 THE SITUATION IN CUBa Friction Between American and Insurgents. Prospects of Conflict I her- ira growing telfiion bf-tw.. Amerirans and the Cuban insurgent The latter are indignant becau^r >, r lago was not transferred to them The American officers, and met conceal thtir i onlempt for the Cuba-
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    • 11 2 M Z'jirt bas left Pant, tor Lucero
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    • 45 2 A Naval Demonstration at Cartageru An Italian :-<juadron««s>il procee Cartagena Colombia to orfoccr a m*-nt ot President Cleveland- aw a Ital) favour m the- case ot Cerr.-. Italian subject hay ing a pecuniary gnr ai against the Republic London luiy Jiit iKgH
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  • 72 2 A empetent -h.ppr.f clerk it advertised Ar ofhct suitable for a lawyer n to bt ie Pr.nce St. 1»o hundred ca^ki ot Bd^ian cfmer,: d auc-.on aiTamong Pagar on Mond*> U Arc'b MAnonetWi are coming. ["he f.'.be.f will leave far I-abuan. tec m da>. Me-rs Ke!l> and
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  • 36 2 In the Singapore Football Ascooial 1 Cap lie- the Royal Engineer:- pia> tfai Koyai Artillery No. 1 2 Co.. Out after kick oti at sio prompt It 1- to be booed the weather will hold up.
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  • 239 2 1-Alfcß IHIK THK <»tF :A > M.*li.. it X reported from Vsnns that pa me. hi been kdled m tht tvhung betweer. the Turk.troops and the rebeis on the frontier oi Alban,* Joseph Retaadi s reserved aaion vi the Oreytjf case has been iM. M jaures, writing U
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  • 64 2 Play f completed for the cup, presentee TT! a r d J Officers H M />W ,J n J he *f d competition Mrs.-«»Parso^ (6) beat Miss Werry sc )by 3 ttp and 2 sto pl^ Mr Ekum < 6 > b >' *"V M 5L
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 497 2 ROBINSON PIANO CO. Used Pianos S2-5 t i $375. (ii km* rtiiti> m SoiMo Condition. Own Make $360. Rosenkranz $275. HIRE OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Katz Brothers, Limited. DRAPERY. NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED FOB THE PRESENT SEASON. fc< ut.i Vetarteem c a Rjbbou> >*■> h Z**y—[ Sm» Ne« Wi! Nets jdi.
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    • 372 2 SITUATION WANTED v lealt-IBMMr, mUk -vtr twenty year-> cxpeMl »'A>d reterfrncc-.. AppK ')H .CO h rt< Prt, j^^ aa. V"l NO -n«»n *ro -a-> *d \ear, experience jn a Fubacco P. -tale is open 'or s»n> enr..K.. 1 Aw fVm Hi s WANTED A\Ki.r i,e near 'o»: >u.i-.oir :or pri.le
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    • 575 2 TODAY'S ADVERTISEMP NTS WANTtD. ldiijoiiK f<*K<" <>u«:k IXsliS. Prye River D<M.k Co.'s Shares. Municipal Debentures. Kraser Neave, Ltd.. Debs. FOR SALE. ■vrait* Su-Mtnship Co.'s Shares. l'an|ong Pagar Dock Deb. 4% FRAStR x Co., tixchange and Share Brokers. Juiv 21 v.c. \\7ANTED compeiem Clerk. One who is acquainted with shipping business
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 201 2 The Week. Tbur&day, 2i6t Hi^jt Waier v. 11 midnight 1 1 44 A Piopert) Sale, Crane Bros.. p.n, A^vx;iatioi. Cap Tie. R. fc. I2tr, f a f- .Singapore 1 ernperanct Club. >. p.m. Philharmonic Orchestra, b-15 p.m. Victoria Pariee Theatre Co., 9 p.m Friday. 22nd High Water o.^.y ckxki. Cricket.
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  • 3516 3 Wednesday, July 20, 1898. The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Com fnaaioners was held this aUerooon. Mr. Gentle presiding. There wer- also present Mr. Sohst, Mr. Nanson, Mr. Fort. Mr Moses. Mi. Meyer and Mr. T<tn Cheng Tuan The financial statcme showed balances at the bank amounting to
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  • 214 3 The German mail steamer I'rinz Heinruh, which arrived here from Europe yesterday morning, has a comparatively large contingent of passengers on board, nearly 30 of whom are en route to Shanghai. Mr. H. E. Krol is on his way to the latter
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  • 225 3 With reference to what appeared m our issue of the 18th inst., about the three Sappers whose boat was overturned at Admiralty Pier on Saturday night, Sapper Dawson 3-4ist Co. R. E. writes I shall esteem it a great favour if you would publish a
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  • 1009 3 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at ehes.e, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body m the mean season." Problem No. 64 (Kellner) is solved as follows iQ-Kt3, K-B5; 2O Q3ch, PxQ;
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  • 203 3 Mr. Koch, of Lambert and Co photographers, Singapore, has recently paid a visit to Raub, which haa> resulted m his having obtained a very fine scries of photographs, which are now open to the inspection of all interested m Raub who may call at the studio
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  • 74 3 (Corrected up to ful) 21 On London Bank 4 m/» ,/i A demand 1/11 Private credits 3 m/s '/'M documents 3 m/s 1/11 9 credits 6 m/s 1/1 I£* FRANCE, demand _>4_>: Germany, demand 196 India, T. T. 44 Hongkong, demand 1% (jm Yokohama, demand cj pm Java, demand...
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  • 111 3 (July j.\. J: n *42.; 0 Gambler n <--- do. Cube No. 1 8.30 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'nor- do. VVhue, (Fair 1./W= s^ 42.00 Nutmegs 110s to the 1b.;... 7Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) 35. Li berian Coffee M Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality; 4.25 do. do flake (do.
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  • 308 3 The new Japane.se craw /akasago, Captain Uchida, came iv ilits morning on her way from England t<> Japan. She has been built by Armstrong and Co. Elswick, from the designs of Mr. P. Watt, and under the superintendenceof Mr. George J. Carter, who received his training
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  • 230 3 SHARE LIST, JULY 21st, 189 8. Qcotatiok. Capital P»ii»L Shams^Haic l»i». bank oi < lima and |apan, Lid. 82J Nominal. 2.000.000 450,^68 *****": /2 s Deferred. £5 Buyers. a^ T, BellS A t>e,io a Eastern A*en. > 5 Seller, ,0.000 H J^J* 8 -S>* A 1 Clear VV.,,«-r a!r) rann
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 246 3 SOFT, FAIR, DELICATE SKIN. A clear and healthy complexion produced by using Rowland's I. m. yd ok, the most soothing, healing curative and refreshing preparation, and warranted harmless to the most delicate skin. It preventb and removes Freckles, Tan, Sunburn, Redness, Roughness, heals Cutaneous Eruptions.. Irritation Stings of Insects, Eczema,
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    • 327 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STKAM SHIP COMPANY. Lt AND NEDEKLANOSCHb: ST«>O VAART MAATSC HAPPIJ O CEAAW The Company's steamers are despatched irom Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for l^ondon every ten days, and have accommod^d r tor third class passengers
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 74 3 A/eather Kepun. (July 20.J Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory. 9, km. sp. m. )v. m. Bar. red. 3a Kah. 29.876 29.810 29.854 Temperature 82.0 80.1 77.4 Wet Fiulb Thermomet«-i 78.5 76.0 76 2 Ox:, of Wind S.S.W. \V. S.S.W. Max. Hemp, m shad< 83.9 Mm. d. it 73.8 Max
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    • 787 3 VESSELS IN POKi Mei,-oi-Wa. Flag* and Tone Commander* Arrived Kron. For Wbw HsKMtom Brit, cruiser 4 500 Callaghan May «J ColoMh Road laKasago lap. cruder. 412. I, ,d rt u i> Bl VaiTOt Upai Other Vessels Flae. Ton. Masters Arrived From Consignee. For Wbec Ai-hois- Wdbmm ,>* B*mgkck BonwiX Baashati
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    • 330 3 CLEARANCES. fmi, 1 <J»k i&MI U, Bri; -tr Sdkm NcH, ab ij. Rdß. CdWH shak. br r-erj-uwj., fal Bangkok. Sh. PoirriftKAft, Out ,v. Most tor Pont. a nak. \iMj<,b.,s.. A ust. su.. B.iicii 1., Penacu; <_ iombo and Bony a }b Pakan. BriC sit., lavior for Selangor via purlLIBELLfc, Brtl.str..
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 622 4 pOR SALE. ASSAY BALANCE, (Oothng with >m% ol platinum weights. Sew. $175. MICROSCOPE with \m4 t inch jllihiiiißi ens. Hew $75, can b» »e«n +1 our -aie room POWELL St Co..— Auctioneers Juiy 27.7 GALVANIZED IRON PIPES L7OR SALE. All iwe> very .no-ierate puce HANSEN C a. —Agent*. IS« <^race»
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    • 258 4 Katz Bros., I LIMITED. Tailoring Dept. ME-SSKv KATZ BROS i*?g to inform •he public that the\ are prepared to cxci utFancy Dresses AND Historical Costumes, ETC ETC Orders for Historical Costumes for the forthcoming ball should be given as early as possible m order to ensure prompt despatch. Katz Bros.,
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    • 480 4 John Little CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE ROY ER CYCLE Co., Ltd. In order to meet the increasing demand for a Bicycle at a popular price the R.C. Co. have added to their list of Manufactures the METEOR Rover Cycle. Nothing but good workmanship and materials are embodied
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    • 1127 4 bi m I■ft I 1 1i s S?iJv bHWw oiler JXUtilllllC Wffli^ t *ZjL{k\ Wmi&ak iji^^. oTOT«aiT.T«HW«ItHIe Whol«««Jf Qepot:- 67, NOLBORN VIADUCT, LONDON. I liTt o n TEA MERCHANTS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN LIPTON'S TEAS drunk everywhere: m air-tight tins. THE FINEST OBTAINABLE. LIPTON Limited are
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    • 1148 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port 01 depar.iH*-, am! known) dale (ioe hero. 311 i nanH <»f Ac* n i \J. Asama. |ap., Ni wi ftlc, HLENHtiM, H M S < listliam, Goveknolo ilai. Spezzia, HIkHKM, < hiliese, Now isllt. \lu, >T«*HCB* 1 Sai.hxik, duejul\ 2 f > M. M ChUSAM, due
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    • 612 4 The Singapore Free Press Mercantile Advertiser Cable Addkbsss, -Advertistr, Stmgmpera. UufHOM Nl MBtp. Ni ni. Published at 30 3, Raffles Place, Singapore THE leading English Newspaper m th. Strait.* Settlements f shore, *h# Federated Native States of Perak. Sefan gor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang. the Negr; Sembilan British North Borneo Sarawak
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