The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 October 1898

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    THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER.
    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. riUKD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 29™ OCTOBER 1898. DAILY ISSUE, No. 5,411
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      613 1 Pq Office. Collyer Quay. AtfJ Wnarve-.. New Marb >_- QsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. > :c .-»m ur CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG r V- INDIA. AUS K \LI ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES GIBRALTAR, MALTA SDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND m >N. Bil!-> oi Ladinij .^^ued for Persian ■;::*tn:a'. *ni American Ports, aiso tor in- Sjtift.
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      418 1 BRITISH I TOIA STEAM NAVIGA. TION CO., LIMITED. I BNANG, RANGOON a CALCUTTA. the ornpanys steamers is intended U UN •WOg Pau'ar Wharf every week. ?ts mmfcmn m.H Cargo are booked by the abovt st >"!«■• •■.•■'ugh "-ati-s to all ports in India ant C i .r t»> Has| African
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      485 1 L>E KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with th* Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore. :>hips agency, late f. UAENDELS& Co., 2-3 Collyer Cjuav Time Table for November, 1898. steamer rrom Exoectea Will be aespatcned tor 1 Gr. v. Bylaudt Macassar isep. 25 Batavia. Samarang, S'baya, Boeleleng, Ampenan Bima, Macassar and
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      321 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY AM) Veterinary Establishment. OVER A HUNDRED Horses, Cobs be Ponies TO SELECT FROM Suitable for all purposes Every facility for trial given FODUfcR DEPARTMENT rr»sh supplier every iourt<rii day*. Hay, Oats, Crushed Food, Barley and Linseed, oni> tin.- \-r\ best quality k<\>\. HARNESS D-.PARTMENT An) d(.-.-Lri|jtif;ii f,t
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      595 1 fJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. I'AiU-UP CAPIIAL ii.oooc**) ttESERVH FUND 19,*****0 •<HSERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETOR I *i0,000.000 C'.l'BT or i>:kr '■;<;«;■ Hon. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman. It M. GKAV, t»q DrHUTV CHAIKMAK C. Beurmank, Eiq A.J. Raymond, Esq. DayujGubbay, Esq. R. L. Richardson, Esq. A. Haupt, Esg. F. Sachsb, Esq. .A McConachih,
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      393 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. IHK onl, rem, [NFALUttLE E 1 Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration o' tiie Bowe4§. WOOMIEVOEO.rSOMiE.^ '-;-Wal:^ m,,,, a wmmm. THE PETER SYs'cOMPANY Proi i.l <,k- am Sole Manui rußaas O 1 v v M rj pHCENIX ASSURANCE COVi PANV OF LONDON. The und<-rsi^i,.,d Agents (or
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      342 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY QCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY npCYO CIS EN KAKUSHIKI X KAISHA r u»'h paisii< R1 rameo U K.n?li>.< tri' ct, and Germany u> ans-Ada w tna arr.en,, al;>o if San Pra sco u> me stbr-mer I To «her European p-jinis at praooruonate ratr i Speciali
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    Domestic Occurrence. DEATH.
    31 2 At Perseverance Estate, (iaylang, on the afternoon of the aSth, Christina Allen, widow of i hades Allen. Funeral at the Christian Cemetery on Sunday morning, at 7 o'clock.
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1898.
    1841 2 Th e Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1898. Here shall the Press the People's tight maintain, Unawtd hjr influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw, PMni to JUJI«ion. Loyalty, and Law. Everybody must feel sorry for that excellent and conscientious statesman, Presi- dent FaL'RE,
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    LADIES' CRICKET.
    54 2 There was a cricket match between the Dames and Squires of Selangor at the Lake Club the other day. For the ladies Mrs. Talbot 9, and Mrs. Cameron 8, were top scorers. There were, appropriately several ducks among the fair ones. The Gentlemen won by nine runs. A
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1350 2 Quicquid agunt homines nostn est farrago libelli' Juvenal. More than three years and a half ago, M. Casimir Pe>ier resigned the Presidenthip of the French Republic to which he lad been elevated after the assassination of M. Sadi Carnot, only six months before. He resigned under
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    558 2 The Philanthropist, by Lucy Maynard—Methuen's Colon. al Library. A story showing the privations, humiliations, and disappointments which follow a lonely woman of gentle birth and refined arnsibiiities in this age of here e competition I lie heroine is tir.-t ia a Urge orphan asylum, a- pupil, then as
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    ONE'S CHANCE OF MARRIAGE
    231 2 Ittothtng is so amuw^ai facts, except tore, iwhai ajURBkl With tfatistks oi the capac.ty Mr. I Holt Vhooling i fc g lven a reall> prom,---.ubj-ct, 'here are no l,m,tMo the hum ur oi the i'Lon One of h,s latest freaks,, to esumatl a mans chance of
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    34 2 J rof t ,sur Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone, is on a tour round the world and is at present in Japan ac I compared by hie wife and two daughter I
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    30 2 THE DREYFUS CASE Proceedings in the Dreylus csm j, iw commenced in the Court of Cas-a i., The police prevented a!! df-monM-a* jr in connection with the trial
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    THE POLITICAL CRISIS.
    19 2 THE POLITICAL CRISIS. M. DUPUY SUMMONED President Kaure hat summone M Du})uy with a view to forming a dbir.tt
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    THE PEACE COMMISSION.
    29 2 Spain Bears the Cuban Debt. The IVare Commission at Par agreed on »he Cuban Qoestkm, tht niardt yielding on the subjei t of tic C. debt
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    THE SIRDAR'S WELCOME.
    23 2 Sir Herbert Kitchener ha- arrive-; London, and escaped with difficult) the traniu t-nthusia^m ol a coiossa! crovtLondon. October jyth, /*<jd
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    TO-DAY'S RACES.
    288 2 TO-DAY 'S RACES. B\ Fibld Glass.' 1 he Open Gbuhn Hakdicai. Uato i b favourite and DeuarafP*- ._<: tera, Mmawarra 12 Bore, Benares tad Hunnuni, receive more or less suppc--that order Minawarra appears to us to f.av a fair chance, but the stable is so confide about DaTO that we
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    200 2 Bapan is rapidly advancing ,n the rak civilisation. Her national debt ao« *»»ts to £41,469,4,.;. k'nh he l a i r T n Cricket Match °<**~n Kobe and okohama ended in a victory tor he former who scored 4 o against 1 1 'and vuctcet ror the winner. Ihe death
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      930 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. ff*W—«MM Piano* by Collard Collard f 5 75-550 Best English Makers $400,350 Best G-rman Makers ur VVI Make $360-320 or G^ Easy Payments THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. Uct t» LIPTON TEA MERCHANTS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN LIPTON'S TEAS drunk everywhere in air-tight
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      203 2 The Week Saturday, 19th H mh Water y 49 a., 10.34 p. Full Moo'- fA$ p.m. Autumn Races, Third Day. l.ucullus Dinner, The Chalet, 7 p.m Star of East, G.T., 7-30 p.m., Temperance L.jt. Gramaphone, l anglm Barracks, 9-^0 p.m. Sunday, 30th High Water 10.20 a. 1 1.30 21st Sunda)
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      A Forwarding Difficulty.
      308 3 ft> THI BDITO*. DEAR SIR. The crop of Para lubber seed in Ceylon km ju>r come to an end, and wilh very few exrr^tions, planters are complaining b'UrrU >t the wav in which this very expen-u srrd, which wiihin ,o short a time loacfl its vitality and
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    137 3 Oc: Br. vn declared before the Courn.il ;-j' i a >:r 1<- a is u in tnj the ra «e iJ ipleteiy tailed, ihe Mm:-.ter oi Wh r--'.cndcci plot ar-nouncrd oy -Krvtra. paper er'.ain ,j-..":r.~\pre ,cd n K ••■> '.resr discontent at the i^ta^.k^ the Oi.:— Mourn t:
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    SUGAR THE REST.
    86 3 > erraoni >-r -:> manfu in the a=. ag-iir.st other prj :h- Ciur.t. -r i i j: pWOM f SOt 9 1 lot Mr Br- a llei -i. punters *ho ar 'o put low £j it laad declare 'i f *uga u the id\ Quiol Ho%g T
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    S.C.C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT
    40 3 S.C.C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT RESULT Ol IDA\ u it Padda) 5. Sc-j^.ir and f 1 3 j- t jo. PI 7 R IMMI lY.Oei —Pa > i Mj<;peai.e j; —D is \V MM I BSOA^ N i Isr. '< j ""> r Maxcpr:a
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    MANILA.
    256 3 tied by aM* memporary that the be pb Ml :ir■ < be'*e«n M> j Hor^<jn< to :onr.ec: the ma An officer of the Outgo MftM hnbw i-. tr-an^mr: eport ;n ar. er: 'eiy new >> *tern :ov,n f" > d seem "i.eatt: i- .Hi-, a j >ta> A t
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    NEWS FROM CHINA AND JAPAN.
    210 3 1 ■'e Lount jl Turin oi the house ol Savoy, and M -•■r.oves from me throne of haly, >■> now visiting Cr.iia. Work on the ftlg^iihi Haroour Improvement proceeding y e r y »lowiy indeed. The municipal <*ui!"or ■>. is '.!^p«r»scii wUh the ->€rvice-> of
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    JAVA NEWS.
    950 3 (/'mm cur ou;i Corrtspondtnt.* It seems curious thst in A. D. 1898 the Dutch colonists should be only just waking ui> to the value of women nurses in Civil and Military Hospitals, while every •^ther country in the world, tropical or otherwise, gladly sees women so em ployel
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    THE HAT TRICK FOR BALLIOL.
    62 3 An exchange ->*ys k .-.in interesting circumstance that Mr. George Cur^on is third successive Vi-.eroy of India who was educated at Balliol, both the Earl of El^m and the Marquis of Landsdowne ben^ Ba! iol men. The late Professor loweu's reported MHIM la havt lh|
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    TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
    238 3 hmperor Will, am >,\ fiermany di.like-> nothing more than to *ee hi-> ofheer* excited at parade or ■MMMVM& He frequently had occasion to criticse old General von Meerscheidt on that account, and at a recent review in Berlin the Kaiser reprimanded him for l>sin>{ his self-possession
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    SAIGON NOTES.
    1197 3 Le Courrier de Saigon states that advices from France by the last mail give i the following information regarding the proposed railway schemes of M. Doumer, I the Governour. A very powerful syndi- cate, composed oi several large houses of crtdit, amongst which we notice le Cre"--1 dit
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    THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    36 3 The Legislative Council meets again on Monday, at 1.30 p.m the Orders of the Day including Dr. Brown's question r* certain postal arrangements, at Penang, and the second reading of the Supply Bill.
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    THE MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF FOOD.
    1796 3 SMr. Nanson on "A Gigantic Public: Scandal A case of considerable public interest as Feeling the right of the Municipal Comissioners to seize and destroy articles of od unfit for human consumption was commenced before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones yesterday afternoon Mr. Nanson appeared for
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 3 (Corrected up to October 2<j On London. Bank 4 m/s l/nll demand Private credits 3 m/s 2/0 documents 3 m/s j/o-ji credits 6 m/s 2 /<>A France, demand 248 Germany, demand > O o India, T. T 47 i Hongkong, demand *%dk Yokohama, demand 4^ pm. Java, demand u-i
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    PRODUCE.
    100 3 (October 29., *4*>37i Gainbier c.l2' do. Cube No. 1 jj B.io' Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 22 do. White, (Fair L/W=s%) 3 y Nutmegs nos to the Ib.) Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) Liberian Coffee 20.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 4. 10 do. do flake (do. do.) 4.15 do.
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    SHARE LIST OCTOBER 29th, 1898
    364 3 Hank h a i TATION Cap.tal. Ps, d Ui>. Susaes Paid D.v. Mi's Abestos Eastern Agency. $S Sellers. I ,0,000{4 8 -5&4 £i Clea, Water Dairy Farm Ud. $too aK oon T J 'if T^T" 6 hraser ana Neav-e Ltd. Rir, <i a a 2
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      119 3 Who are the Wise "A word to the wise is sufficient and a word from the wise should be sufficient, but you ask, who are the wise f Those who know. The oft repeated experience of trustworthy persons may be taken I for knowledge. Mr. W. M Terry says Chamber-
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      317 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHt STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN Fne Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for Londor, every ten days, and have accommodau ,1, for third class passengers only. The Company's
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      119 3 SERVICES TO-MORROW St. Andrew's Cathedral j/st Sunday after Trinity 7 .1. m. Matins. 7 p a. m. Choral Celebration and Saumm. 4 p. m. The Catechism and Sandaj S 5.30 p. m. Kvensong and s e-mon.* St. Matthews Church. Sbkm LIMB. 8.30 p. m. Evensong and Sermon. Tanglin Garrison Church,
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      272 3 VESSKLb IN PORT Sas&feaf fe ii^lP^ &i lip Flsfo rtnt iV. i fnnwa u.Oa g*«"ieDi Br,t. 21 6 Edmondson |Ju I),-' 9--E— b. S .J:v. E £r d J p "g fife I «P *4S Beh, Mey, LMATK r Hew <j u t>. Bei LS^ yadu Kmeti, Oct. 1, H
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      287 3 Passengers Arrived by the Mail. r' J \r7 P orr Kobe.— Mr. G.ru. Mr g 'F.eid fc i H M Jf ko "6 Mr.Soare,. Kleve M r Frorr Sa^on.— Misi -ncM.-^... Mr Fareuo Mri v Passengers Left by ttie Mail. Pe V V r .Marse.ue^.— Mr Leoi Jtrc Mm t
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      260 4 Gosling &Co. JUST RECEIVED UETHKR shipment Oh CimperiaUrs. K«i»a ictoria.^ t»i»ur-ro>. Po^aJa Stlltctcd, Hivjh Li;< :i the tast 1 Ke;; It- b Rc-ina. Loodres, Filnntinr \J Nnevo Habano. Ku\a. L u or I-tlr-A M BjCg Ant Uyn A Kei{ Uricnte ke^ OW I C ulu '1 Ki j-j R Mcdiano>
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      813 4 NOTICE I HAVE this day given over charge of the firm to Mr. Shams Odin Abdil Rahim who will manage ill the butwtesa in future. M. KSSXBH V No, 1 Malacca Street. Oct 25 I.H notice" MY wile JosufHiNH having left my protection since the :<>th July last. 1 will
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      973 4 BOARD LODGING may bs had with English family, good locality near town. Apply C. T.| c/o Free Press. Oct 4 4.11 PRIVATE Bo«int and Lodjjin^ from the 27th October, at Niven Road, No. 15. Oct 27 CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL. THE halt-yearly Sale of work, for the funds of ihe Chinese
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      745 4 I BICYCLES! BICYCLES!! BICYCLES!!! Katz Brothers, Limited, have rec- ived a shij>meiit of English American and German Bicycles which they offer at the following MODERATE PRICES MANHATTAN PRICE $100 A full roadster with Empire Tyres, rubber pedals. rims, brake. Complete with lamp, bi il and toi 1 ba;>. THE ANKER
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      594 4 The Singapore Free Press Atun Mercantile Advertiser CaBLL AddrbSS,— Advertiser, Smguf *I°BLerHONK Nl'MßfcK. No. Published at 30 3, Raffles Place, Singapore THt leading English Newspap.-r 11 Straits Settlements Johor^ Federated Native States of P< rak, Sclai got. Sungei L'jong, Pahan^ th< Sembilan British North Borneo Sara**, Netherlands Indies, Java and
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      1390 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving porl o r departure, and (where L rl date dun rn-rr, a:--' iwirn of Ac As**u Jap., N< w sUe, IH J I u.o, I S.. New Vork. <lu NOV. CaTIM I u r. i ii l l. l k. Russ C< nstadt. GOVBRNOLO, [tal. Spi'ZZia, M\i-I.i
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