The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 November 1898

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rdlKO SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER 1898. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3,415
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      453 1 jP o OrSc-. Co.:ycr Qu.». Ifcr WlMmi New Harbour QsTEAM NAVIGATION Co s -or CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CE> s INDIA, AUSfRAI I V \DEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND >S. r:irout{"i Biils o! l_tdin^ ->sueci for Persian ■.•-ten'.ai and .4«i": a« Ports, also tor %<t(t as:, and
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      307 1 BRITISH INOTA STEAM NAVIGAfION CO.. LIMITED. »»hN x 'ANGOONfii CALCUTTX 1 Company's steamers is intended t« 'a. 1 onp Pa^'ar Wharf every week. p i ,-rs i,i ,1 Cargo are booked by the above *t throa »h -^tcs to all ports m India and C\lor I. -o t African Ports,
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      606 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI). Under Contract with the Netherlands India (jovbrnmbmt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I.DAENDELS& Co., 2-3 Collyer yuA\ Time Table for November, 1898. Steamer From Exoectea Will be despatched tor Brouwer Deli Oct. 27 Deli and Edi fiov. 4. G. Myer Penanj- Oct. 29 Penang, Olehleh,
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      466 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION. PAiU-UP CAPITAL 1i0.000.000 RESERVE FUND j goooooo RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS $10,000,000 Court of Uieectors. Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman. R. M. Ghat, Esq. Dhputv Chaikmam. C. Beurmann, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. David Gubbay, Esq. R.L.Richardson Esq A. Haupt, Esq. F. Sachse, Esq.
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      281 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. IHE only remedy at piWWIMI btH mWa (NFALUBLE a r KF Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceratjon of the Bowels. RBOOMIieVDBDBrSOMEo»THBCHIEFSPeCIALISrSi*T« e MEIW I 1 !S£ia*i Sod K»-tsil by all Chtrmv- and Wl THE PETER SYS COMPANY CPfconusro«E uro Sou Mavi pacti rbks q.OldChivkS Oct 17
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      162 1 p~ 1C MAIL STEAMSHIP .OMPAinV QCCIDLNTAL AND ORitNTAL w STEAMSHIP COMPANY AN i j 'POYO KISKN KABUSHIKI KAISHA o- Steamers; Abo v r f. ririosco b> tnesteamer lm^ > ,ne Speual reduced my S a th ceeding OvcHa f P'* en Pa<, --Tl-I througk latea fro.Ti Hongkong via -ha to
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1898.
    849 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1 898. 1 I I'm Fr..-nt!i Cabinet ol M. Duply has at last openly formulated itj policy on the question of French intrusion into the Nile basin. It is dcdarrd. vi.cording to the telegram ol ihis morning, that the Fashoda policy ol M.
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    NOTES FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
    865 2 The island of Luzon, now entirely m the hands of the Filipino Government, enjoys perfect tranquility, and botii m the towns and country districts people are settling down to their normal puisuits after the late exciting times. The army, however, is still kept m a state
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    633 2 A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. Gen'le presiding. There were also present Mr. Nanson, j Mr. Fort, Mr. Mom.-,, .Mr. Meyer, Mr.( boa Giang Thye and Mr. Tan Cheng Toa«i. The first business, the President said, was to determine tht Commissioners to
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    C. E. T. S.
    66 2 A wt-i!-attend<rd meeting m connection with the Church of EngUnd Temperance Society was litld m the Sailor>' H<>me last evening, tbe \V n Archdeacon Perham presiding. Eloquent addreses were hy tbe Rev. A. S If. kVetherall and others, and during the evf-nin^ the proceedings wet* -nlivened
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    RAUB GOLD.
    178 2 ihe local Secretary, the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company. Ltd.. Singapore, has received the following telegram from Raub, dated 3rd November Crushing finished. 2.172 torn tttm r a- lized 2,183 smelted gold. It is very gratifying to see that uniformly satisfactory as have be<-n the results of previous
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    FRANCE & BRITAIN.
    29 2 FRANCE BRITAIN. THE DUPUY PROGRAMME. THE DELCASSE POLICY ENDORSED. M Dupuy and his Cabinet have prepared a programme which endorses the pflfccy of M. Delcasse with regard to Fashocla**
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    THE DREYFUS REVISION.
    24 2 Government will Cooperate. The cabinet bows to the decision o! tht Court of Cassation, and agrees to assist n. the Enquiry.
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    MARCHAND TO QUIT.
    48 2 MARCHAND TO QUIT. WITHDRAWS TO ÜBANGHI To Clear from the Egyptian Soudan The Daily Graphic states that instructions have been issued to Major MarThanc that he is to withdraw to the Uppet L'banghi, evacuating the posts to the Last of the frontier indicated m the Ang 0German a^rt-t-ment.
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    THE GERMAN EMPERORSTOUR.
    31 2 It w announced at Berlin that the tour of the Emperor m Palestine has b^en curtailed m consequence of the intensity of the heat London, November jrd, .-#a4.
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    94 2 Ihe weekiv edition of the Singapore Fret Press— the Race Issue— was publtshed at noon to-day For the copies tor despatch b\ the homeward mail to-morrow a supplement will be issued this eveni*> at 5 y-m. The libel action by the Rajah of Sarawak against Mr. Archibald Allison will nfli
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      743 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. V■- xm- —M. PfaMH by Collard Collard .$5 75.550 s^^^^toWfc&^/Z^SO^M&K P'^' o'*™''l^0 1^ vS; Son-s 9550*520 ■^BPjPjy^|MBMftßßM3^ii^ v §475-425 '^t^f^^^^^^m^^^mjjjMr^ Best English Makrr^ $400-350 y '£^F^^^^^^^^^B^^£ Best G-Tinan Makers $400-3^5 aMa y ig^Htty Our O*. \1 ike 9360.320 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. Wet -V tu.th.s. LIP
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      584 2 TO.DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALE Strait-. Ending Co.'s Shares. Tanjonjj Pa^ar D fk 5% Deb. due 1901). WANTED I anjoi.g Y*K<ir Dock Shares. Municipal 5% Debt-. South Raub Co., Ltd., Shares. KRAStR ac Co., Kxchange and Share Brokers. N 1 3 uc CHINESE CL-:RK. \X7 ANTED an expei i .id man,
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      80 2 5. C C LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT PLAY OX WEDNESDAY Nov.^n Singlt Handicap.— Hollowav. scr beat Paddav scr., 2i 16. Makept-«ut, 7, beat Kinsey, ?i —14 Jenkms, scr beat Pator 0, .i io. PLAY FOR THIRSDAY, Uov, ytv. C'lamptomhifi.—Paiu). 9. Holltwaj. Doublt Handicap. Edlin and Makepeace Knse> and Padday. S-.ngu Hand
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      233 2 The Week. Thursday, 3rd Hit"; Water 1.3 a 0.22 p. Birthday of the Kmperor of Japan. Friday, 4th H H>h Water 1 .4 1 a,056 p. P. 8c O. Mail Homewards closes, b a.m. Cricket. S. C. C t>. S. V. A 4-30 p.m. S. 7 A. Maxim Examination, 5-1
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    THE BUDGET, 1899.
    403 3 The Budget for the Colony for 1 899 is practically settled now that it has passed through the ordeal of the Select dnomiuer--00 the Estimates The revenue shams a satisfactory increase ot $t>-x>,ooo over the actual ot 1^97 chiefly m hcense> though aji branches of revenu- -h
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    MALACCA.
    369 3 FDGDRD Aa exhibit f Tea at the recenll] be! Agr :ural Show Ma a< i md the ■atki 5w Mexaader Swetteahan im it la Inm i j'.tentio- i m mma i tea Vj i jiars of t! aa 3 g may be if r < m Tir. H n
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    FRANCE AND BRITAIN.
    866 3 Some Hremh Ofimons. (Paris Letter to V Indipendance Tonkinoise.) t Any difficulty between England and an- 1 other power would do us the service of I causing it to appear how essential it is that 1 1 the civilised world should recognise the i utility of the
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    JAVA.
    1088 3 Singapore is the Clapham Junction of the Par East. As ship after ship of peace or war steams into the harbour from Colombo and the West, one can almost imagine an enormous porter shouting lin stentorian tones Any more for the Far East Tonkin, Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai, Kiao Chau,
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    OUR CHESS COLUMN.
    452 3 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at ches c, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wines, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body m the mean season." All communications should be addressed Chess, Singapore Free Frets." Original problems should
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    End-Game No. 4.
    51 3 From a game played .it the Catt Casati, Lyons, m December, ib(y;, White conceding ihe odds of a Rook. Prom this position the pamt wab continued a* follows i P-B6' Kt-B/ch 2 KxKt OxH and White mated m five Solutions invited. Black-M. I. White— M. Henri Rin<
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    CHESS NOTES.
    20 3 The St. Petersburg correspondence match has been resumed. The unfinished game is, it will be remembered, very even.
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    THE GERMANS AT MANILA.
    306 3 Important Declaration. The German community of Manila, who are already commencing to feel m their commercial dealings the effects of the strange action of the German fleet interposing m so marked a manner m a domestic quarrel between Spaniards and Filipinos to the prejudice of the
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    EXCHANGE.
    78 3 (Corrected up to November 1 1 On London Bank 4 m/s ,y Mi demand 1 i Private credits 3 m/s '/n}4 documents 3 m/s 2/0 credits 6 m/s 2/0J FRANCE, demand 247$ Germany, demand QO i India, T. T '.i2S\ Hongkong, demand £%dis. Yokohama, demand 34% pm. Java, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    108 3 (November In t,, *4 r 50 Gambler <y do. Cube No. i ti.ii' Pepper, Black (ordinary S'por. J2 do. White, (Fair LAV =5^ g Nutmegs nos to the lb. Mace (Banda; 'J? Cloves (Amboinaj Li benan Coffee 2 i Tapioca, small pearl (|-air qualityj 4.10 00. do flake (do.
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    SHARE LIST NOVEMBER 3rd, 1898
    382 3 Quotation. Capital, Paid Vf. SH*nes p A rr> t)iv. «*nk ol Inna and Japan, Ltd. $z> Nominal, f 2,000,000 450,968 19a 67= .£2.5. Deferred. S Buyer-,, t 1.250 /.1 Bell's Abesto- Eastern Agency. 5 Sellers 10,000 [4 6l 5 8 4 8.S&1 Cle*r Water Dairy
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      161 3 ■Vf-iinc: Kepts (November 2. Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hosp.ta; DbwfvMwy 9. H m. Bar. red. 32 1 al, ...29.90, 80.776 ,9844 Temperature. 832 b 8 8i 5 Wet Bulb rherrnom* 790 78.0 -q O Dir. of Wine N.N W. W.N.W. fain. Max. 1- n, 1 ,1). ag. 4 Mm. tj
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      826 3 VESSELS IN POR 1 Hen-of-W#J Fla«« and Tons Commanders Arrived Frorc For Wtat PHNE Brit, cru., 1 140 Ingram Sep |g CoSM Other Vessels Flae» ft Tont Masters Arrived Frotc Consignee* Fo- Wbec A.LDBBARAK Rus,. bq., 463 I. M. rikiundOci 12 Mauntius, Guihrie &Co MaurkiU! Sw Ahhbrsi Bnt. ,oh Klatn^-
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      144 3 bfP KtHORi (Spfcoallj comp; cd tor ;-.c .-...r rr ffeer c c Presi.j Date of passing Aitjer Katioaaik| and description o' vesse. <_apia;n t name Where and when sailed. Oestinanor Oct. jt, Nor. bq .h, y SywßHiea PortNattd Vp 20 Bangkok. Oct. 2: Amtr. ship LmLtt.s>,th Gould Hon^Kont Sep. 2c
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      156 4 NOW READY. The Singapore and Straits RCJGH DIARY FOR 1899. MM 3S C.3~A»*e3 --<OM Unmr V i Waktii Ltd .a M- "i- Join Little JS Ltd >.:»- u>' \le»»rs A: 1 d K-n:i"Sv P-ai.iii; ■ifl^ir-» V 8.~.th AC I' lessr*. 1. nt-r ii.--iat. L>-.. Ir Mai i- I';- U- 1
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      512 4 TO LET. A COMMODIOUS house. No. 13. Wilkie Road. Gas and water laid on. Immediate entry. \ppiv to X NATHAN. Change Alley. Vjv I UC. TO LfcT. TWO otm Ur^e godoorMt situated at Hivelock Koad. with liontige oi the Singapore River. Apply u» WEE BIN S Co. No. 116, Market
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      652 4 I DOARD LODGING may be had with Eng- lish family, good locality near town. Apply C. T.. c/o Free Press. Ott 4 4.1 1 PAINLESS* DENTISTRY. T~\R. STEPHENS. Dentist, will remain m Singa pore a short time longer. FF.ES RhDUCED. 6 Batt«-ry Road, Top Floor. O 14 v.c 1 J
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      325 4 BICYCLES BICYCLES BICYCLES Katz Brothers, Limited, have rec ived a shipment ot English American and German Bicycles which they offer at the following MODERATE PRICES MANHATTAN PRICE $100 A full roadster with Empire Tyres, rubber pedals, steel rims, brake. Complete with lamp, bell and tool b.i£. THE ANKER No. 22
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      438 4 The Singapore Free Press AKO Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address, -Advertiser, Snngatort Telephone Ni mbek. No. 61. Published at 30 3, Raffles Place, Sibgapore TpHE leading English Newspaper m th. A Straits Settlements Johore. i\\+ Federated Native States of Perak Bdaa gor. Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the V m Sembilan British North
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      878 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port o! depanure, ana \**f* """"J date due here, ar.d name of Ajr^nf Mbn-op-Wab As&m* [ap-i Ni VVi Buffalo, I S.. Ne« \'oik, dv Nov. CaTlNai u r. Ghii.i-k, Ross. Constant. Governoi o ttai. SprzziA. Hai-I.inu. Chin. Stemn, diiL Oct. Kasai.i. P. ii;idelphia. St. Patkuk, K.MS, dredger,
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