The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 October 1898

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. niiKD SERIES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, 19™ OCTOBER 1898. >AILI ISSUE, No $402
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      591 1 {Jsi rANi IGAI OH M; V v •N S. INDIA. AUSIH M iRSEILLES BRINDISI, ENU E, I'. MOl IH. WiLONCM >N. Throu,;^ Bills ot Lading (or \> :*>. Gulf, CoMtiHtH'ul a-.: American Ports, uma Ljas!, anj San yran^ts^j via njiong MAIL LINES. ul rWAKO I* HaMW AKl> Bengal Oci 22
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      537 1 BV. INDIA STB AM N A VTO A- I V pany'a >;rnr. ;ers is intended t« P very week c il.'v e 1- I,- .n C M :ti >•. I. .^> A I' l KNR V i -V Oaaa the t -ipi vs st< uners leaves .>b<>ui inn v six
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      397 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPII. Oder s "ntkact with thi Nitmiulanus Inou jtivEHNMKNi. atSingapurb ships agency, late I DAENDELS Go M 2-3 CoLLvrat Qua% i ime Table for Octob a, IS9B. steamer 1- rom Exoectea Will be despatched tor Brouw r Bengkalis Oct 15 Bengkalis. Siak, Pahsh, HIII, Asahart and I)-!i
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      290 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY AM) Veterinary Establishment. OVER A HUNDRED Horses, Cobs Pon es io SELECI FROM Suitable for all purposes Every facilty for trial given FODDhR DEPARTMENT rrt-.-h suppiieb every fourteen day>. Hay, Oats, Crushed Food, Kar.cy and Linseed, only thr v ry best quality kept. HARNESS DEPARTMENT Any description
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      614 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI 1 BANKING CORPORATION. PA D-UP CAf'i. *i .goo xo >1 '■<'- KUNI I 0000 'xjo HHSHRVE LIABII ITV OF PROPR ET< I 10.000.00c Hon. J J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chaikman M. G-«v r.ik,— UrciTV Chairman C. BEt-KiiANN, E:q. A.J. Raymond, E q. David Gubbay. K^q. k L. Richardson, Esq.
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      680 1 PETER SYS WONDER FI L SPECIFIC 1 Hh if Sprue Dysentery. Diarrhoea. Hen.' rrha^- u tile ration of the Bow.-lb. RB< OMMEVDE Q 1 «»M ri H■ 1 THE PETER SYS COMPANY CPropribtors akd Sole A t <j O.t 17 »7'Q-Q» I e S 1 roR WA^M CLIMATES Calvert's enuEOLiQ
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      152 1 w < T AL AK i w AMSHII X V .r. rr- ther Koropei r u Urn it J > •«-J <*<"■■ no: tppiy u tr.r v a Yokohama ic Sar Fraocii i .v te MVOOO C V Ki bJF ML RfGAUO'S w« rt riMCVi j RIGAUD S -E hh
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH
    31 2 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH A' N .11 Manila Strret, at 11 r.U. last 1 ig 1 BrFN RO H KSPBCKEKMAM, -<><--d 70 \e-ir-. Int> run nl .it j; 1 m to u-i\
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1898.
    1439 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1898. Here»r.i' the Pro the People** g-t oaiaiali Wr.awtd bf influence a' d brib«d by qi.n Hrrf patrct Tr^th r?r tj'of ct precepts drav.-, Pltdged to Reag:or.. LoTa.ry. »nt! Law. News from France k telegraphed todaj til il i j.rovf:- h ominou- as
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    HE SMILED.
    84 2 Vanity Fair is responsible for the following little sttry" "One of the leaders of Societ made a curious lapsus linguz in a shop in Paris She went into a bootmaker's shop to change a pair of slippers, which her husband had fought, because they did not fit him.
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    PRINCESS HENRY OF PRUSSIA.
    75 2 Princess Henry o' PnMi will airivr in Singa^ore bj the secoodGennao nvul from now the S^ P in* Heimrick im h--re on t:,. Bth I j-r. Prill, r II- ry will mr-e! the Princess at Hongkong where we aoU that n is x tected a stay
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    MAIL SUBSIDIES.
    167 2 i i.-._ ativ< Coun< i Hongkong Mi St-r< mb Smith, in moving the *ecood j Lbe Suppl) Ii I r 1899, nnd referring patticul irly I Uffioe, gat re oi tii'- m 1 isidj has been increased and on »c< tunt the increase «f btwiness the transit charges
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    ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION.
    227 2 i i Si- :>. Ltoii II -.1 r K. J. Wiikii ot v d instaiif and Ml da}^. gti till tula, u! pa-~e» com pai i.- w1 it that 01 ure year^, owing to tailur--s hi- \e,ir in r Si jndards, wliicli it it> diffic jit to
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    RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL.
    126 2 R. J. Wiil -1 be re u m astonibbiitgh Javourabie character, and mu-. be a s-.ur. keen et» Miss Ho Igkin, the principal, the a--!-unt m r s, ibe papilfi and the parents. Mi a»c I tie annual inspection was held Ucobe r 1 B were oui-
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    TWO AMERICAN STORYETTES.
    392 2 TWO AMERICAN STO RYETTES. P I w Ch team Iga mom Bftct A• B r; prom ned I thec ikmefa y 1•" "c tep 1-■ be nforned 1' tliej 1 d haw to pa, >„.■. eadi I y. in order to net aaciwtoiaed to th Southern m tj out and
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      THE REACTIONARY CRISIS IN CHINA.
      65 2 Reformers Up For Punishment. (Special to .Singapore Fret Pr t Hongkong, ifcth O<_ tbi i An edict \m> been issued referring bo r Bjard of Punishments tor sever' j, inisl mmi tlie present Canton Examiner Chang Puk Hi. f.ir recommending Hong "i mm Al>o the
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      The Old Examinations.
      12 2 The Old E xaminations. The inner system of essay t.a- bee resumt-d
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      Coercion of the Reform Press.
      34 2 The Tientsin, Shanghai arH Hankow oc hiv- b<-en ordered by the Eoftpres! to iove&tigal the matter < native press »iog tiic otfio an I punis ii. g the edit n
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    GREAT FIRE AT HANKOW.
    190 2 I ted .-patches from Hankow to the W.v .egardi gthe great conflagrat: even th^n a! t-.r-t est mated The h.,- an* through the upsetting ot a kerosene h- ««wtant. ud was not urn,! p.m m control It tra^ares now that no fan than th.ee miles of
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    POPULAR ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    15 2 As advertised to day the programme o«*c played by the AilhanSonk Orche!-
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      229 2 OIL-GAS PRODI CED BY MANSFIELD S PATENT APPARATUS IS CERTIFIED TO HAVE FOUR TIMES THE STANDARD ILLUMINATING POWER OF COAL GAS WD IS THREE TIMES *> EFFECIIVE FOR DRIVING GAS ENGINES &c MANSFIELD'S OIL-GAS SYSTEM sjrm*. <* !"H ">% 4«v jthet ir Erru Cheapness and Durability and Ntrrd- no F.x:jtrt
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      410 2 Maison F. Paul Co. f l€ INFORM IHK PUBLM i H.\ i CLEARANCE SALE nunKi rom Monday, the 10th October. r 0 !H K W'> S I H VARtm t>rLad e=> Tnmmed Hats Parasols. I rimmed Toques. Shoes. Sailors Hats Perfumery and Totlet Requisites New re »s Materials. Stockings. Corsets
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      564 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS McALISTEJR Co., Sole Agents for THE MAUSER PATENT SELF-LOADING MAGAZINE PISTOL Shipment Ex. s.s. BENYORLICH, Weight j$ !'>» with walnut hoUter 3* lbs. 10 shot*, shoot; to I,ooa yards 6 or 7 shots per second. 80 aimed shots per minute. Greatly reduced recoil, Increased accuracy and range, Absolute
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      449 2 I TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED 'LTOR an Estate near Singapore, a C'erical Assis- tant and correspondent; wou'd be able to le^rn planiiig. Apply i own handwriting, giving references and slating salary required K c/o Free Press Oct ICJ 22 2O EBER HOUSE, EBER ROAD. A COMFORTABLE room available. For particulars ap
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      81 2 OUR ADVERTISEMENTCOLUMNS. A >-oung mm wanted as denial ass.-unt on an e-titf not far from Singapore. A .cmtonabie room ,s av^lableat Eber House. l> Mcptow, lhe deniisi Hi remamin^ in S n«--j pore tor a bhon t;me longer. Morf Um rom the £l2r/ of H I be v.id ai Gaylang
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      138 2 The Week rdwd«| ijth '!tfh Waier 0.2 1 g p m 1 2-\. t S I i p HI Aucu m i^c H pa S. C. < Bowling Tow Thursday, 20th H... IVatet i .7 >>JB9< S. C. < B,*iin^ lournamen:. Friday 21st M A 1 .5S a p. P.
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    THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
    834 3 Attempt to Rb»<ie !lf*\(i Chin-hsiin. A L»oal Luminary <n his Pyjamas. 'Soec-.j. zo OkHM Mi-.'.., Shanghai. Oct 11 Fhr- dis htr^ed Imperial Kor-an body^jar toreisjne: early g v riiunj, m tde h r 'U-. aiU inpt tu rescue H. E Huan s Chun-li-irn iri>m the Bureau
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    NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
    242 3 |l sih iast H \i M Umdammi d an i lo boal dcstroj r, a Ku-si.ni cm.- i i v 1 n ganb>Mt, and on* y AC raiser were King at 1 iku S .-.i- in known lh< nsi 01 i :;n:v\ hri C HI j. oxinnu to
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    IN A CHINESE LAW COURT.
    396 3 r VI the (Jr lo be enl -I tKe I inn ol I he r;ak out n I wen > anylid bi 1 <t Ckima end with t res K>iev- I Tiic S e^ the i bid Bod no) p+f 4 a Chin- se 1>1..i
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    90 3 I' h tlf-rla-ed 'liat there i> an fno r mous ■■MMUrt 't t>a.->c Coin in circul tion in ilie Colony >>t Hoßgkua^ pointing to ibe highly ftttCcessftd ou^ralion-. ul a gan^ of ruuntt-r--mm I with bcadqaartem in or ar no d MM C iruni liit- it) 1 l.r PohcC V€
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    THE TRAIL OF THE BOOK-WORM.
    2819 3 Two Recent Novels. < We have here two novels which are cer- < tainly far above the average of the out- t put" of En lish ficti >n Etch owes its < ex s'ence to llir genius of a lady, and y<-t 1 in each
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    FOREIGNERS ASSAULTED IN PEKING.
    644 3 (N. C. Daily Nevis Corr.y Shanghai, t 8 With re'erence lo the report cuire.it here on Monday, the 3rd instant, that some trouble had occurred at Peking between natives and foreigners, a dispaich hid been received from naive s.uices to the effect that a party of
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    S.C.C LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    90 3 S. C.C LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT. RESULTO PLAYONTUESDAY.Oci iBth Championship.—H llowaj beat Geefcie, ii —16. Single Hand cay. —SlouUt 2. beat Di >tr«- fj, 21 —15 \iacdonnid 8, beat Botiar 7, Sl—l6 PLAV FOR WEDNESDAY, o r. igin. Championship.— Graham r. Winter. S ngte Handicap.—Hadd iv BOr., 'j. K id, h.
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    135 3 There would appear to be certain amateurs of iin^ing in Hongkong who are voted obnoxious.' Ihe China Mail Bays:— In the introduction to a series ol papers or. Singing,' in a h<me paper, the following passage OOCUTS: II is curi us lad, especially curiou.s in an age uf general and
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    PRODUCE.
    104 3 (October 19., Tin $4*> Gambler 5- 2? do. Cube No. 1 8.10 Pepper, Mack (ordinary S'pore) 22 62 4 do. White, (Fair L/W=s% „40. Nutmegs 1 iios to the lb.j 7> Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) 35. Libtnan CotTee 2<>. Tapioca, pearl (Fair quality) 4.10 do. do flake (do.
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    SHARE LIST OCTOBER 19th, 1898
    365 3 Quotation. Capital. Pad Ci. Shar«s Paid Di». Bank o' China and Japan. Ltd. %i% Nominal. < 2,000,000 450,966 19 875 £2.5. Deferred. £5 Buyers. t <' Bell'-. A bestos Eastern Ae.enc>. 8^ Sellers. 10,000 f k fc sS ■"a*** 1 t» 1.4 10 unissued C
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      88 3 The Best Remedy for Colic and Diarrhoea. I was reading an advertisement of Chamber I lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the Worcesier Knlerprise recently, which leads me to write this. I can truthfully oay 1 never used any remedy equal to it for colic a d diarrhoea I
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      890 3 risfCLs n poi V. f r.-of-V. »i Pl«£» and Ton* Con tr.s.'.iert Arrived PWaajp DaPHNK I'i C'u. 114.' in^rn-- .S. p .^c Other Vessels Flarß Ton* Vait.ru A-rived Frorr, Conßicneet Po- Wner Ai.Dnifß^s Ru- bq 4 f j^ ]\l BUa 4O r\ > M An .k h /i'g N j
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      352 3 CLSAI4ICCI •< Bcrkos Atsbs, Spa Lin .10. Sa M«*a n. kat.au Ma y '.'jir »n: bUIm i-f /<,. M4L< D^ly, i«r Tduk A neat w.O I si- A i -i- Micassii v«• ports Mf 1 Bi laMun \c-. Mt PiO-rvg VI 1 U«i v PWcei -Vi it, Da S .1
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      343 4 John Little a CO., LTD. HAVE JUST RECFIYED A LASGI SHIPMENT OF THE FO! LOWING AHTI C! "S. INVITE AN INSPB< lION Or THE SA.MK Infantry Regulation Waterproof I oat: Waterproof Capes fur Syce s Wear Waterproof Carnage Aprons. B»o .n Calf Balmoral Bo ts Black Glace Kid Balmoral Boots
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      533 4 Under th: Most v2£s2*N Distinguished Patronage of •J^p^T"* Hi Hignness rill LATE SULTAN OF JOHORE. ISMAIL AND RAHEEM, I lAMONO MERCHANTS M A N L P ACrißlN'li J E \V ELLKRS, DIIUIHS IN PRK< lOIS STONES. Jj-: Sj-j, Bras* .'>':.. i Road. Opp«isi:c- K ilflc-s (\\tW School. i i KOR
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      1086 4 TO BE LET THE House, 34, Hill Street, at present known as the Honor Oak Hotfl." Apply to PATERSUN SIMONS Co. Oct 17 m.w.f. uc HTO LET. One room in No. 24 Raffle. Place adjoining Messrs. Bradtit II Bros.' Office. Apply to ME KR BROTHERS.Sepr. i uc TO LEi HUU>E
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      718 4 BICYCLES! BICYCLES!! BICYCLES!!! Katz Brothers, Limited, have rec ived a shipment of English American and German Bicycles which they offer at the foil) wing MODERATE PRICES MANHATTAN PRICE $;00 A full roadster with Empire Tyres, rubber pedals, steel rims brake Complete with lamp, bi II and tool bag. THE ANKER
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      566 4 The Singapore Free Prep? AND Mercantile Advertiser ABLfc Addrbs>, Advertiser, Smgaft,, itLfcPHONE N Mfclh. No. Cl. Published at 30 3, Raffles Place, Si&g«p c SHE leading English Xewnf.^,.Straits Settlements Johorc crated Native States of Perak Be Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the bilan British North Borneo Sara*ac n-riands Indies,, Java and Bmm
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      588 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving yon o' departure, and I known) -ai»- due luif, an I name 'f Aije i I Asama Jan., New >f. Catina' Kr, Ghiliak, i<u- 1 1 -ii. Uuveknoi o, Ital. Spt'zna, Hai Irs.., (hi Stettin, due Od Kasa(.i, Piritaddphia, lokiwa, |ap. Newcastle, Mail SrntMl R I l
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