The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 November 1898

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, Bth NOVEMBER 1898. DAILN ISSUE, No. 3,419
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      735 1 T^^ Otfiv. Cclyer Quay. jfc '.Vharves. New rtdrbour t QsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. Smm t^ CHINA. JAPAN. PENANG, CEY- ON INDIA, ALSfRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, C.IbKW.IAK. MALTA. BKINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, AND I ON DON. rhrou^n Bills 01 Ijcl.p^ i-oued Jor Persian Gulf > Continental ani American Ports, also lor Cima CiHUt,
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      409 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LIMITED. To PENANG, RANGOON fc CALCUTTA. One n< the Company's steamers is intended to ea-/e I h- urr Pi/ir Wharf every week. taaßcacri I .argoare booked by the abo\e i Anßtau i uirou^i.ates to all ports m India and i C'-ylon iLo to Ea*t African
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      435 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKLTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under Contract with thi Netherlands India Govbrnmbnt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collvkr Quay Time Table for November, 189 S. Steamer From Ezoectea Will be despatched tor Nienhuijb B'masstn Oct. 30 B'massin, P. Laut, Moearadjawa, Cotei, tierouwAc Boelongan Nov. <)■ Gen.
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      312 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY AND Veterinary Establishment. OVER A HUNDRED Horses, Cobs Ponies TO SELECT PROM Suitable for all purposes Every facility for trial given FODDfcR DEPARTMENT Fresh supplier every fourteen days. Hay, Oats, Crushed Food, Barley and Linseed, only the very best quality ktrpt. HARNESS Di PARTMENT Any des< ription
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      606 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. rAIU-UP CAPITAL fio.oooooo K. SERVE FUND f *****00 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS 110,000,000 Coukt or Directors Hon. BELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman. R. M. Gbav. Esq.— Dsptm Chaikhan. C. Bhl rmank, Esq. j A. J. Raymond, Esq. David Gubbat, Esq. R. H. Hii.l, Esq. A. Haupt, Esq..
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      351 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE ont| rcmed\ at present kno*' v M INFALLIBLE and I'KHMAMN) 1 KF Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceratior. of the Bowels. RECOMMEVOEObi SOMEoi i*> > HIEFSPEC IUSTS m mi MEOU A PI (jhKSbION v»'d Reta I al Chera ■> and Wholesale b] THE PETER SYS
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      367 1 Q^CIFIC MAIL sTEAMSHIr COMPAMV QCCI DENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AM' 'FOYO XI .hN KABUSHJKI KAISHA r I(: lantk I r Oi ateam^r v I uUy t*ve ste^-r.f of ir,<_ bow lc other Xi- r tc r bpeciai reduc- d Arm> Navj aavt t h e IptMi ol i,r O
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    Domestic Occurreuce. BIRTH.
    21 2 On the 7th instant, at Kingston House, New Harbour, the wife of j amps Sm.lak, of a daughter.
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1898.
    900 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1898. Here thai) the Fresi Ihe People* right maintain. Unawed hy influence and unbrtbed by gain Ken patriot Troth her gloriout precepts draw, TXtttti to Relition. Unity, and Law. Onf. of 'he most painful things for France ;it Ihe present moment is the
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    THE LATE HON. MARTIN LISTER.
    128 2 To commemorate the late Hon'ble Martin Lister a sum of $1,000 was subscribed m the Negri Sembilan and with it a neat fountain has been erected m the centre of the town, on land generously given by the Straits Trading Company. The fountain is fa<
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    ST. NICHOLS SOCIETY
    30 2 The Honorary Treasurer ot the above Society de>ires to acknowledge two further sums received, from Mrs. H Owen 838, and from Miss Van der Hursh §12 20.
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    MOSLEM RELIGIOUS LECTURE.
    50 2 We are asked to ~n\ that a Religious Lectue will be given by Imam Hadjie i Mohamed Yusoff.of Iv-impon aGlam Mo>que, m the Moslem Association House No 48-4. Hill Street, to-morrow (Wednesday) the gth inst., at 8 p.m. All members and their friends are invited to attend
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    THE LATE MAJOR LESTER.
    899 2 Ihe Overland Mail contains this reference to the d»-ath ol Major Lester (\V. V. Regt already noticed m this journal The death is announced of Major C. M. i Lester, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, and professor of military topography at the Royal Military College, Sandnur>t.
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    MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
    866 2 Th*. SllTak Ho Tang" Collision The Marine Court of Inquiry to investigate the m <• instances attending the < OWI sion httwrrn the British steamers Sultun, Capt Chopard, and tin Ho Tung Hun.-, which 1 -centred m a narrow channel oft Tanjon^ Sai api, c vtX
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    HEALTH LECTURES.
    368 2 1 he tomm <;Kt ment oi a series of Health Lecture-? a( ilt- TaHglid Club is a commendable ad iition to the "events" of Singapore, although the p ace is nut close enough 10 towo lv mak- the lecture* really popular. tVoule who have been m the habit
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    19 2 A foatbal! match will be played on the Ij.CC. ground this afternoon between the Club and the Recreation Club.
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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      FRANCE & BRITAIN
      31 2 FRANCE BRITAIN ALLEGED PARTIAL MILITARY MOBILISATION. The Devon port District Preparing The newspaper*, report thai fifttCl Waikt-r. commanding the Wesierr. Uistn has- been ordered to mobilize the troop? ir. his district
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      THE EASTERN SOUDAN.
      43 2 Menclik and the Routed Dervishes. A Ttnc despatch from Harrar Gat October 1 4.1 h -tate^ that Men- -lik r« sent good clothe.- -nd other neccssarit t. the Dervish rcfugeei iiter the det< at |j (jhedarei. London, November tsth, /89b
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    THE WESTERN DISTRICT.
    510 2 it i? probable that the mobilisaiiuii tUtr. to u^- ordi-red m the Western District vut headquarter- at Devonport will not iad the whok of the regulars and reserve But the troops m th«- command ar- m fol.ou Ca» »lk^ Kcwmm <— Seven Aftillcry. RmguUur*. Field Ban-., three
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      627 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. w« mmfmm gp.,^, Pianos by Collard Collard #575-550 _^^^^~^^^^^g[ Brin>m-^d cv Son- 955°-5~" MflBS PL- A V-i *475-4-5 MHatflH est Enthsh Mak.-rs $400-350 Best Gr-riDai Maker- $400-3.15 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO Oc; -y t 1 th.->. L~I P TON TEA MERCHANTS BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HKK
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      935 2 I TO-DAY'SADVERTISEIIENTS Whooping Coug I had a little boy who was nearly dead from an alack ol whooping cougli. My neighbours recom- mended Chamberlain's Cuugh Kemedy. 1 did not think that any medicine would help him, but after giving him a few dosfS of that remedy I noticed an unprovrim
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      218 2 The Week Tuesday, Bth Hi X t Wfccr —514 a., 4-54 P Municipal Commission, 2-30 p.m. Sale of Pineapple Land. Powe! be Co., 3-jw p Mortgagee s Sale. Powell k Co., 2-30 p .m Marine Court of Inquiry. Wednesday. 9th '(n;[. Water 6.16 a., 0.14 p. Prince ot Wales .S7tn
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2675 3 Monday. November 7, 189* PHiMNT Hi* Honoof the Orticer Adm .-.trnnj; t^ Gorans ment (Sir A.cx S vettenfw, v The Hon'bie the Actg (_oi S.< r*tar> C W, S. Kynnerslev -nc Aa mcv-c W R CtMymt, •heCo! Frroirrr F G Prn^cv he A..' t-Gnoal E. C. H 1.
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    CONTAGION AND ITS PREVENTION.
    512 3 The Mr- 1 -i a series ol health lectures wa-> delft 'by Dr Simon, P.C MO, to a fashiunabli andirnce m the. Tangltn Club la-t cv« inii^ ih- above subject 1 hon C W S Kynners!e\ took i the (.'hair *nd introduced th^- 1-cturr-r, say« 1
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    SELANGOR PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    164 3 The chief point of interest m the minutes of a General Meeting of the S.P.A. held on the 22nd October was the facl that the 1 nited Planters' Association had adopted the S.P.A.'s suggestion to send delegates j of the Association to Java to investigate the methods
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    THE "SPANISH PRISONER" SWINDLE.
    462 3 This often-exposed swindle is still being worked from Valencia m Spain, m the most wholesale way. It is a wonder why the Spanish police do not suppress this industriously worked dodge, which apparently succeeds with a few "that has money and I no brains," to quote
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    POLICE NEWS.
    185 3 A rikisba peon sva^ sentenced to a month's imprisonment lor extorting two I tents from n rikisba puller. 1 o-day, as Mr. Eltum [<rt.->idit)g over the Court vi Enquiry, Mr X J Wilkinson picbided m the Fir>t Court Ong Oh Siang was seoleoced bj Mr oodward to six
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    ANOTHER LOST JUBILEE MEMORIAL.
    297 3 ANOTHER LOST JUBILEE MEMORIAL. In June 1897 the British community ot Souiabaya subscnbed over fl. 3,000 lor the purchase ot a I. luck to be presented to the town m (.ommemotatioo oi the Queen's i Diamond Jubilee. Ihe <_loik was immedii alely telegraphed lur but up to the piescot it
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    INDIANS AND THE TELEPHONE.
    249 3 With Cll'H and Dri m. The Geographical Journal ha^ some interesting notes on Dr. Bach's visit to the Caiuquinaru Indians m the valley of the Amazon. He found that each habitation ''or malocca) occupied by the tribe was supplied with a lambarym or telegraph, which enabled
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    RULES OF THE ROAD.
    198 3 The Indian Cyclist says Our Rangoon correspondent says that an interesting point that require* enlightenment is m regard to a point raised by Mr. Newton at a recent meeting of the Rang on Municipality, as to whether cyclists are bound by the rules of the road.
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    THE PROVINCE OF BAHR-EL-GHAZAL
    511 3 A Veritable Land 01 Pkoium. Dr. R. W. Fclkin, who was travelling m the liahr-el-Ghazal district at the time of the initiation of the Mahdi revolt, and who, with the exception, perhaps, of Slatin Pasha, is better acquainted with the nature of the Equatorial provinces and
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    PRODUCE.
    109 3 (November b., H**s Gainbier rjdo. Cube No. i n 8.10 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore. s do. White, (Fair L/W=s% 39. Nutmegs 110s to the Ib.i 7c Mace (Banda) Js Cloves. (Amboina) l( jr Liberian Coffee 2 t. Tapioca, >mall pcai! (Fair qualityj f.yg do. do flake (do. do.) 4.30
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    SHARE LIST NOVEMBER 8th, 1898
    352 3 Quotation. Capital. 4vd Ui. Sh«rc^ Paih iJiv. tonka nina anu Japan, Ltd. *2j Nominal. 2,000,000 450,968 M».875 £2.5. Deferred. £5 Buyers. 1,250 iTi litli Ab^io- K.i-. ie m Agency. *s Seller I 10,000 (4 5.584 1 n w j Mi 6 unissued Ucar \\*ier Dairy
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 3 (Corrected up to Wnirrwhn B On London Bank 4 m/t 1/11 demand i/i 1 X Private creditt 3 m/b documenti 3 m/s '/''H credits, 6 m/> -7'-.\ France, demand. 24Germany demand rgg India T T i^i, HONGKONo demand dis Yokohama demand %pm. Java, demand 110 Manila. demand pm. Sovereign^,
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      158 3 Another Case of Rheumatism Cured by Chamberlain's Pai Balm. My son was afflicted with rheumatism which contracted his right limb until he was unable to walk. After using one and a half bottle;, uf Chamberlain's Pain Balm he was able to be about again. I cm heartily recommend H to
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      306 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN Tne Company's steamers are despatctied from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and (apart and from Japan homewards for London every ten days, and have accommodation loi third class passenger^ only. The Company 'b
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      301 3 MAILS CLOSE 1 1 M O p R O V. K« Pa M Bangkok Sittgaport m Colombo, \l. Hiroshima Mart to am Ptnanj; &c. R. K. Atjeh won Band]e'm<it>sin, ace. tiienhuiii 2 rsi Hongkonfr, &c. Priam 1 1 m Batu Pahat SultatU I M Muar ParfaliA 2 jm Malacca [f«
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      1059 3 rIIIBLS IN PO R 1 \Ui. f-Wai Flac* and Ton* Commacdere Arrived Frorc Ho Veer D»FHNk Bnt.cru.. 1140 faqgnM tg < ,0 I c Other Vebbelb Flaea ft Tons Masters Arrived hrorc Con«igcee» For Wfaec Auwsaraji Baacbq. 40-. J M.EklandOd 1 Guihrie&O Maunuu S B^N l.ioso Dut. 275 \W. N"..v
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      330 4 ART .»£EDLEWORK DEPOT. )K« H VXD ROAD. Juai r"=- MGAM£MXO# I arijc UKi £w r ne n t Fancy Articles. Filooe.iC S*.»>, Co»»rt Stlks, Cross-ii:u. 1 Bodug J,e Tea-vOSJes, Handkerchiel vichets. Congress canrM. Traced un«n and Fe.t irnefc*, Gsnt > »iid Lad c^ finen handkerc^ .<:•.- :eßtres, >>yie^ Strweaa and
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      602 4 WANTED AFL'RMSHED unfurnished house, M kjood WtmeoMm, !o«->rd^ she end oi February. iSgy. XppK 1 X "Nm^apore Frtf Press. N 1 «C WANTED TO "it u\ Sttam Launch lor use m >hal!c;v* wa.z- j App :o LAUNCH, c o Frm Pr*ss. No^ uc. WANTED AStCt >NI) HAND 1.• bore shot
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      745 4 Gosling &Co. JUST RECEIVED FURTHER SHIPMENT Clmperiales, Reina Victorias. vu etju'-ro-. Posada Selected. IHitjh i.ilt- m tlu East, t I Re^. dc 1 I R. ma 1 Li 'iidro. Prim cs>iiv GCortadu de id kr inn, Xiicvo Habaix VJT koval Culebtas, Hrcv .is. kt*t; Am I, opt-/:. A Perias, A
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      571 4 McAlister Co. SULb AGENTS FOR THE MAUSER PATENT SELF-LOADING MAGAZINE PISTOL. SH I P ME N r X 5. S. BE N V ORLICH Wt-i^lit jA ib> with walnut bolster 3J lbs ro six ts shoots to 1 ouu yard? 6 or 7 shots per second. 80 aimed shots per
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      99 4 ORCHIDS. J. d 1 A. PEREIRA Horticulturist. G R offi: Imporler< Collector and Ex p° ner f Apnl 2 2 W IB a d i<<MderUL Oxle > Hoad W. A. LEACh! Timber Saw-Mill Expert and Consulting Engineer. {JNUHRTAKES to c, asS Timhcr VJ Hard wood,, for bu.iding purpo^, wharTs" &c.
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      576 4 The Singapore Free Pre»? AKD Mercantile Advertiser Caulk Addrisss, Adverttter. Smgarrv 1 ELtPHOM Ni irarrfT Mif r i. Published at 30 3, Raffles Place, b.i^aporc THE leading hnglish Newspapei Straits Settlements, johor. Federated Native States of Perak Si gor. Sungei Ljong Pahan^ t 1 Sembilan British North Borneo Sara Netherland:-
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      1133 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, ant! l"*« n date due here, and name of A^"' Mi s-oe-W Bin >.!'•. I S New Voi* dti N» v C*tin\ Fr. Edg^ H.M.S Devoiyori Ghili >.k. Ru,-. C'.nstad:. Govsrkolo ItaL Spezoa, Hai-Li m.. Chin. Ekettin, due Oa Kas&Gli Philadeipbia, St. Patkkk, H.vl..s.
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