The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 November 1898

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    Masthead
    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 2 no NOVEMBER 1898. UAIL^ ISSUE. No. i-u
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      422 1 jf ft Orftce. Coiiyer Q <■ j\y; Wharve^. New ;lj't- OsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. s-eara r CHINA, JAPAN. PENANG, 4 KV- INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN. EGYPT, MARSEI LES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA. HSI VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND ON. r^trouk;" Biik or t.ad;nj; ssued for Ptrsxan ,vn.»: m Parts, ai-.o i r ■M CmA "^J S**
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      397 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA- j CO., LIMITED. I PEN A NG, RANGOON fc CALCUTTA. Om ti the Company's steamers is intended ta cave u.joaf Pagar Wharf every week. Passengers ii.d Cargo are booked by the above «t- v-.mers tt through rates to all ports m India and Ceylon aiso to
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      554 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPI|. Undbr Contract witb thi Nbthbklands India Cjovbrnmknt Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Coli.vkr Ouav Time Table lor November, zBoS. Steamer From EiDectea Will be despatcbed tor Brouwer Deli Oct. 27 Deli and Edi ov G. G.Myer Penanj. Oct. 29 Penang, Olehleh,
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      442 1 tJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL fi0.000.0,* RESERVE FUND f 9 *****0 RKSERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS i $10,000,000 C >urr or Uißßciuas Hon. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman. R. M. Gkay, Esq—DPHUTY Chairman C. Beurmann, Esq. I A. J. Raymond Esq David Gubbat, Esq. R. L. Richakdsow, Ekj A. Haupt, Esq. I
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      299 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. "J rt^' !> I r J M INI^ ERMANRNT! .R| bprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bow. Is. SECOMMEVDED by SOME 01 me CHIEF SPE IALISr inn i SoW Retail bj IChemisi ibION THE PETER SYS COMPANY (PKonui roe mo Soi c Makui x
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      201 1 pAC.PIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY QCCiDENTAL AND ORIr TAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY. A N fOYo kj ;kn kabushiki KAISHA F« L.d Of Steamer,, tc San Franosco by abovt bo A r J Ar- «>' <--t -^iamcCi en 3-. ay( r rHE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK PA ">." V LTI h on and
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    Domestic Occurrence. BIRTH.
    24 2 Domestic Occurrence. BIRTH. At the PfraK, HonKkonjj, on Tuesday, .:sth Oc- tuber. i3«j3, the wite ol \V. H. TRENf haro Davis, of a Sop.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    627 2 M. DELCASSfe's return to office, on the other hand, implies that the policy of expansion into the Nile Valley, which was really initiated b) M DELCASSE himself will not be abandoned easily, but on the contrary will be persisted m to the utmost, on the desperate
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    A SINGAPORE COLLISION CASE.
    627 2 Judgment by Chiei Justice. Judgment was given by the Chief Justice this morning m the case of Heng Ah Ngo v. Geok Teat Co., an action for $140 damages done to the plaintiff's kotah on July Ist m collision with the S S. Boon San owned
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    STEAMERS AND PASSENGERS
    205 2 Claim om Khiks 1 n kki The bearing of the action M. Hellierr. the Koninklijke Fak*tvaart Klaatschappij, an a< tion for damages for breach ot con- tract, vsa* commenced !j<:ior'- Mr. [ustice Hyndman Jones this morning. Mr k. \V. i BraddHl appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr
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    TIGERS IN PERAK
    12 2 Ihe yr«.-at ti^cr hunt that is to come off
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      FRANCE & BRITAIN
      42 2 FRANCE BRITAIN BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE SURPRISES THE FRENCH PRESS ALWAYS MEANT TO EVACUATE FASHODA. The French papers express surprise tf the war preparations of Great Britan ir asmuch a:- the intention of the Covert meent to evacuate Fashoda has 0.-er lea--1 ly indicated.
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      THE FRENCH MINISTRY
      39 2 TV- following is the constitution >f Übc French Ministry Premier and Minister of the Intf-r. M Dupuy. Minister for War, M dc Freyi in--'. Minister tor Foreign Affairs. M De lac Mini-ter of Marine, M. Lockroy
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  • BRITISH WAR PREPARATIONS
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      BIG ORIER FOR B. L. GUNS.
      18 2 The Government has given an order tv manulactur<- JOO six-inch wirr gur.b
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      VICTUALLING MALTA AND GIBRALTAR.
      47 2 A iarge store ot provisions ha:- oee: shipped to Malta and Gibraltar DOVER WARNED FOR DEFENCE MOBI iSATION Ordcb have been receivec at Dov- t be prepared to carr> out an MMB liat< mobhisa ion KfaeOK 'o: ;!.c delei.ee si t t Port
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      THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S TOUR
      28 2 THE GERMAN EMPEROR 'S TOUR TO BE CUT SHORT. Ihe Emperor ot Germany has icaotved to I uruil his tour m Palestine and the Laowing to huropean complicatiotib
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      THE FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
      30 2 AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS DEMAND WHOLE ARCHIPELAGO The American Commissioners at th' Pans Conference have demanded the ab- solute cession of the Philippines London, November jnd iAq*.
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      221 2 John Little CO., LTD. Christmas Cards Christmas Cards Christmas Cards. JOHN I TTLE ACO UmTBU art now showing a cho>ct «.-^ortn>cnt 01 Chnstw.i- ,<nd \«rw Year Card- int luding rtiou> tron> aU tht- prim i;>al makers. Black and White Cards Comic Cards Chldren s Cards Sentimental A Religious Cards etc.
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      747 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS Singapore Municipal Loan of 1898 '500.000 at Four Per Cent. Kißsr bMH U Si,y..t'iH> i>. ;oo MoßTo»(.hs Ol *six> Each. Principal repayable at par on 30th June, 1940, unless previously redeemed, the Municipality having th« option to repay at any time after jttt December. 1909. m terms of
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      525 2 TO.DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALE Straits Trading Co.'s Shares. Tanjong Pa^ar D>ck 5% Deb. due lyoo. WANTED Tanjot.g Fagar Dock Shares. Municipal 5% Deb--. South Raub Co., Ltd., Shares. r-RASKR Co., K.xchan^e and Share Brokers. \r p OUNG I.ADV ih. J-h) desires engagement as useful nmd. •A 1 !r« 3 s
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      907 2 NEWS LATER THAN YESTERDAY'S j MAIL (Via Australia. The Kaiser, who is about to sel on a pilgrimaKi to the Holy Land ;a onstantmople. Will not visit Egypt. This fact is interpreted by the Fr-nd to mean that die Kaiser i* not desirous of hampering the British on the Nile.
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      152 2 The Week. Wednesday, and High Water: 0.26 midnight 11.51 a. All Souls' Day. Sp*-<- .h\ Meeting, Mumcip-i! Commission U-iu p: ChaiLh Work Assocr... Raffles Girlb School 4 prr. j S A. Maxim rixamtnation, 5-15 p.m. Meeting C. K. T. S. Sailor- Home, 8-30 p.m, Thursday, 3rd Hi^t Water 1.3 a
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    Correspondence.
    432 3 What is Ulass? tni EDtroa. Dear Sir, 1 don t know mad about Singapore but 1 know that, perhaps owing to proximity to the Equator, the measure called a "glass. u>r<i m suppi>ing a v*hiskv-and-soda at a certain Hotel is the >mailest I have rv r struck m my
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    FIRE ON A DOUGLAS STEAMER.
    72 3 I 0i Tl Douglas si uaei t£ Capt Rob: arrived bete rmrijj trom Farriju i rep rtcd <»: bad broken out m the :w-c. 'i- k as: r, i g h t i*j Chinese were k ed a :r H bnl ittlc 1 irq i:
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    "VANITY FAIR" ON FRANCE AT FASHODA
    257 3 "VANITY FAIR" ON FRANCE AT FASHODA Dreyfus Problem gives i& am opportunity. i.k '.hat rranct: Mhi M t <•:' .p cr.>«--i .a i _ia i .1 i a Military P»lgt i m I i mlm i>e*t <- »pp) i: pr i j < c t id X v .i. 4^
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    IMPORTANT MINING CASE AT SEREMBAN.
    1376 3 A civil and criminal sessions of the 1 Presidency Court at Seremban was held i before Mr E. W. Birch on the 28th and j H)X.h October On the jSth October the Court heard an 1 appeal ca>e m which Yau Tet Shin, of Ipoli
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1316 3 (V'a Ceylon). London, Oct. 14. The Norddcutsch* Gazette hotly reiterates its statement that the abandon meni of the Emperor William's visit to F.gypt was solely on account of the opening of the Reichstag and had nothing t<> do with foreign views. The French papers announce the discovery of a
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1188 3 (Via Indta.j Fashoda Ihk Attituhk of thb Liberal?. Aliah^bad, Oct. 15. The Pieneer has received a special telegram From London staling that tne Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, speaking 10 hi^ constituents, attirms that Sir E, Monson's declarations concerning Fabin d.t are unanimously endorsed m this country. Their immediate
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    569 3 Plague m India. Bombay, Oct. lß.— The Plague returns »or the week ending 15th mst. show a slight improvement. In Bombay city there were /oo deaths reported. In the districts, however, there were reported 4,300 deaths and there is also a marked increase m the deaths m the
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 3 OKRECTED UP TO NOVCtnbel 2 On London Bank 4 m/^ ..(/l(f| demand i/ii.*Private credits 3 m/s 2/0 documents 3 m/s -7°f'. credits 6 m/s */°A France, demand 248 Germany, demand joo India, T. T 14; HONGKONG, demand dis. Yokohama, demand 34% pm. Java, demand 117 Manila, demand i£% pm.
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    PRODUCE.
    104 3 (November 2., !'"> $4S 25 Gambier n 5.12^ do. Cube No. 1 8.10 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 22. do. White, (Fair L/W=s% „39 Nutmegs 110s to the Ib.) 75. Mace (Banda) 75. Cloves (Amboina) 35. Libenan Coffee 21. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 4.10 do. do flake (do. do.)
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    SHARE LIST NOVEMBER 2nd, 1898
    365 3 Quotation. Capital. Paid Uf. Sharbs Paid I>i». Unk ol < Inn., and |apan, Ltd. %2\ Nominal. I 2,000,00 c 450,968 199,87^2.5. Deferred. £5 Buyers. 1,25 c Abestos Ea>ter.i Agency. *s Sellers. 10,000 (4 B'S8 S8 1 B sB4 Z' ii4«* unissued Uear Waler Dairy Harm
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      155 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN BTKAV SHIP COMPANY. Lta. AN!) NEDERLANDSCHe. iTOUM VAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. Tne Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards lor lx>ndon every ten days, and have accommodation (or third class passengers only. The Company's
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      1105 3 VESS X L > IN PO H 1 Mea-of-W« Flagi and Tona Con rr.ar.dert Arrived Fron: For Wbcc DaPHHB Bnl. iru., I 140 In^r,-.-- Stp. B 9 Coa Other VeaseU Flaea ft Tonb Masters Arrived From Contigneek For Wbec Aldbbara* EUncbq., 463 I. If. EUundOa i. Ma -ir.t Guthrie er
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      230 4 John Little CO., LTD. m Cigars for delivery m I Lond on these -vi are thorou^hs matured having bren lor several months m bond m London undernoted include r* in.i ...»iai»f t> any \> <rt of Grrat b,..un "1 •> iafttawW tT .le'.ivcry at Xma,- -iv. nut laftH >^<»" the
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      360 4 NOW READY. The Singapore and Straits ROUGH DIARY FOR 1899. MAY BE OBTAINED FHOM Mt-*»r>,. Krtly A Walsh. Ltd.. ami Mean*. Johu LattK- a Ltd.. Singapore. Mr«rt All. n .v Kennedy. Penani; M«»-r- v Booth Co, Taipena Hc^rn. Cuutael Sthuiuathfr, Medan. Deli. Mr Xai L*rt Th>- 80rn... C. Lt.l. Ban
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      754 4 TO LBT. A COMMODIOUS house, No. 13, Wi|kie Road. Gas and water laid on. Immediate entry. Apply to E. NATHAN. Change Alky. Nov 1 v.c. TO LU.T. TWO nev. lar^e godovi-ns. situated at Havelock Poad. wuh iront ijje of the Singapore River. Apply to WEE BIN Co. No. 106. Market
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      688 4 BICYCLES BICYCLES BICYCLES Katz Brothers, Limited, have rt t ived a shipment of EagHsh American and German Bicycles which they offer at the following MODERATE PRICES MANHATTAN PRICE $100 A full roadster with Empire Tyres, rubber pedals steei iims, brake. Complete i with lamp, 1^ II and tool bag. THE
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      235 4 McALISTER Co., Sole Agents for THK MAL'SER PATENT SELF-LOADING MAGAZINE PISTOL Shipment Ex. s.s. BENVORLICH Weight zk Ibi- with walnu helbtcr Ibb. 10 shots > hoots to 1 .000 ymw4t 6 or 7 shots per second. 80 aimed shots per minute Greatly reduced recoil, Increased accuracy anirange Absolute Safety. l
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      1135 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of depanuie, and *-"O wn date due here, and name of fagen* Hm^i M Asama. Jap., New Mile, Buffalo, U S»N.w York. dv N v Cai inai., Fr. Ghilmk, Rus-. Constadt. Go\ kknoi.o. li^i. Sp«*zzi.i. Ht.i-l.vva, Chu.. Sieit.n, dueOcL Kasm.i, Philadelphia, St. Patrick, H.M.S.. dredger, Pnr^ipouth.
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