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

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 29m DECEMBER 1898. DAILY ISSTE \o 3461
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      605 1 q. Office. Coilycr Qjay. ffg Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. >:eara for CHINA. JAPAN, PEN \NG, CEYLON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT MARSEILLES, (iIBRALIVR, MALTA rSKIN t>lSl. VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. rhrough Bills ot l^dingj issued for Persian J S ititine*:*'. Aid American Ports, also fcr i .in* Cjast,
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      384 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED. I PENANGa RANGOON a CALCUTTA. M nf the Conioany's steamers is intended to ay- iL«e- P^?ar Wharf every week. Passenijirs and <reo are booked by the abo\e 4 trarne«s »t through ites to all ports m India and Crybn also to Kas: African Forts,
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      727 1 E KONINKLIJKE PAKKTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver Quay Time Table for December, 1898. Steamer From Exoectea Will be despatched tor Pr. Alexander Padang Dec. 24. Penang, Olehleh, Padang and Sumatra's VV. Coast Dec. 29. Bawean
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      593 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHA. x BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL Jio.ooj^o RESERVE FUND t 9000 wo RESERVE LIABILITY OF J t ?ROPRIFTORS i Jio.ooo.ooc C .-ÜBT or Directors. Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVlNG.— Cha.kman. R. M. GKAY, Hsq Or I'LTV C HAiKMAN. C. Bhurmank, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. David Gubbav, Esq. R.
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      710 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at praMOl kno.vn ab M I,\ h A iJ.I rtl.K and PERMANENT I I"XX :or Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhcea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowt Is. RECOM.MKVDEIJKV SOMK o, rai < HIEFSPE< [A LISTS m r H i MEDK Al PROFESSION' SoUd Retail I
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    Domestic Occurrence. BIRTH
    25 2 Domestic Occurrence. BIRTH At Dublin, on the iStli November, the wife of A. A. Whbun, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, of a son.
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1898.
    950 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1898. Hereihall the Press the People* right maintain, C'nawed by influence and unbribed by gala j Here patriot Truth her gtorbnu precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, I.ova'tv. «nd Law. li-O ii. o, the .-•<■• ond porl ol tHte Philippines, has .'it last fallen
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    THE DEFAMATION CASE.
    1116 2 The appeal ol Mr. Archibald Allison against the decision of the Senior Magistrate m fining him $100 for deSaming the Rajah of Sarawak came on before Mr. 1 Justice Hyndm an Jones this morning Mr. J. D. «Sui irt appeared FOl the appellant, and Mr. Fort for
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
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      THE COOCH-BEHAR CUP.
      87 2 (Special Telegram to (>■* Free J res>. y < B I Vtta, D« 28th, 6.55 D This eveot, m the thud day's ra< in^' o! the Cal< utta Meeting i- h handicap for ffo set (or a <up iraiaed at [oogs. and l<^ 4 too out of
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      REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
      137 2 THt DREYFUS CASE. State Secretb To Be Safeguarded. Spies' Names Not To Be Divulged it has been finally de( ided to OOQMMPM* cate the tecret dossier m the Dreyftu Ca--to the Court o! Cassation, under condition^ assuring that nothing affecting the securit) of the Slate iritl be published.
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    CONCEKT AT THE SAILORS HOME
    139 2 CONCEKT AT THE SAILORS HOME A very sure— v concert was held at be badon Hme latf lllt hl when the Limited accommodation afforded by the upper hall was taxed to its utmost The leature of the programme was the first a<w pearaooe of Mr HS. Manning of HM S
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    A DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.
    50 2 Han,,, now l'ou UER U A/!SE Blqu k (Special tc 'Chime* Mai O»e powder maea^neT j the Se «>«meni. containing uuwaf n! illoun d ed by the camp S disappeared u>y L -undred troopb have houses. The los 5 c or ««h l hu ndred HGHG GFGHGF
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      501 2 TO.NIGHT WARBBTS CIRCUS LAST THREE NIGHTS THIRD EDITION OF SPECI .LTIES. Ail Preceding Programmes Eclipsed A Winner and a Vamtas Novelties That Elicit Wildest Enthusiasm. FRIDAY NIGHT EXCITING JUMPING COMPETITION. Th«s Competition s open to Ail Comers. Entries should be filed at WAVERLEY HOTEL. C O W. P*LLHiHR. GALA NEW
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      910 2 WANTED A Small well furnished house for two gentlemen Apply by letter to K.D., c/o Free Press. Dec 28 31.12 \I7ANTED a house, unfurnished, immediately, or at any time before the end of March. Within moderate distance of town. Apply to A. Z., c/o Free Press. Dec 28 28.1 \X7ANTED,
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      706 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS One Application Kelieves the Pain. Mr. P. Ketcliam of Pike City, Cal., says During my brother-, Ute sickness from sciatic rheumatism, Chamberlain's Run Halm was the only i remedy that gave him any relief." Many others have testified to the piompr reliif trom pain which this liniment affords.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      151 2 The Week Thursday, 29th Water -f on. Tmoaic V.p < > Jjr p-rn Friday, 30th Higl Watet [1 raid 11.20 a. I', s < M lil Homeward > a :r M 1 Saturday. 51st -m.3 1:.-: p. Hogmanay. f IXI MeH XVI. 2 prr. I m* I b Dai oe
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    Correspondence. Poisoning.
    286 3 Correspondence. Poisoning. I q n Sditob. Sr— Poisoning food, etc cases are becoming so common of late that surely it is r ijh time something was done, for the BBaty eanse, viz. the sale of >uch poisons. As Equity says m your last night s bsoe these poisoning cases are
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    LATEST FROM ILO-ILO.
    357 3 jn Friday, found I Spanish j h ears il A i nreg troop* 1 i_c but nan »»t that 1 1 ol th>s i with Mi g this eve n J :i S ;niaris Ii« town "-i Ige. The i they ai racter ar.d the earthr Its
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    792 3 Wednesday. December jS, 1898. Present i His Honour the Officer Administering the Govern- ment Sir Alrx Swettenha n, k.c.m.g.) the Actg Col Secretary (C. W. S. i Kynners!ev the Attorney-GenerHl (W. R Collyer.) the Au.Uor-Genetal <E C. Hill.) the Col. Treasurer (F G Pdnnev the Colunial Engineer (A.
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    THE PHILIPPINES QUESTION.
    271 3 tr.jin Ml -t reliable iv M ray a-> the < orre^p.ndcr.t that the National Government are apparently Weeping very good order it. the provinces arid it -.peak:, well fof the ability of the Philipmo leader-, that they have thus been abl» !o hoid the population of the
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    THE CHRISTMAS CRICKET TOUR
    248 3 Perak v. Singapore. Win for Singapore by 02 Runs. to Singapore Free Press.) Taipeng. Dec. 28th, 1898. This match was concluded this afternoon^ the weather being fine and the wicket good. Singapore won by 62 runs. The full scores are Singapore. R.T.Reid 33 17 Cant. Lang
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    FOOTBALL.
    30 3 Perak Beats Singapore. CBy Spei 111 Telegram to the Free Press. j Taipeng, Dec. 28th, 1898. j lYrtk won the football match against Singapore by one goal to love.
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    THE HONGKONG BANK AND ITS NOTES.
    288 3 THE HONGKONG BANK AND ITS NOTES. Corresp ndence relating to this subject wa- laid on the table ol the c ouncil yester- day. lii 1 v '/< Mr. Swt ten ham called for Hongkong papers relating to the increase of the paid- capital .A the Bank to ~j\ mill i<
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    OPIUM ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.
    370 3 Tl,<- Opium Ordinance Amendment Hill, m bit h v as dow n mr < consideration at yesterday- Council meeting, but which was not proc> ded vmili, has the appended statemerit of objects and reasons This Bill ha-» been drafted to effect certain alterationa m the Op urn
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    POPULAR ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    129 3 To night the Philharmonic Orchestra will give another of its Popular Orchestral Con- certs. An interest attaches to this occasion as it will be the last Philharmonic Concert at which a contingent of the fine West Yorkshire band will assist their amateur colleagues of the Society's Orchestra.
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    OUR CHESS COLUMN
    642 3 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest p. time-;, playe at chesse, the ast 0.10- mer s game, and the philosopher's game, which whe.tes thyr wittes, recrea.es theyr minds, and huts no body m the mean sea on." Problem No. 104 (Kotrc) is solved as follows
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    Game No. 118.
    315 3 Played by correspondence m iB s 6 between the New York Chess Club and the Franklin Chess f lub of Philadelphia, the latter winning brilliantly. Steinitz Gambit. White— New York. Black—Philadelphia. 1 P-K4 P-K4 g PxPch K-Kt. 2 QKt-B3 QKt B 3 loHxßlbj Kt-Btfc) 3p B 4
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    CHESS NOTES.
    213 3 (iamljit is staled by Holier to be from the Italian word gambetto, a tripping up of the heels." Being frisky. Throwing things away. Hut the modern acccptaiion of its meaning is the gift of something with a more or less strong string tied to it. The question of
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    JOHORE PASIR PLANGI RACES.
    336 3 A most successful meeting was held at Pasir Flangi to-day (Tuesday). Although the course was rather heavy, owing to the late rains, yet some fine and exciting finishes were seen, and some remarkably good times made, especially m the second race, when H. H the Sultan
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    NAVAL NOTES FROM CHINA
    335 3 H. M. S. Edgar had an accident to her shaft on the voyage from Singapore to Hongkong. V A c hear that H. M. S. Firebrand i-, to be commissioned. It is stated that on the represent*!] jn i f Admiral Dewey, the U. .V Government
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 3 (Corrected up to December 29.) On London. Bank 4 m/s i/iii demand i/iii Private credits 3 m/s 2/0 I documents 3 m/s 2/0,! credits 6 m/s 2Jo\ FRANCE, demand 24 i Germany, demand 200 India, T. T 14^ Hongkong, demand j«g pm Yokohama, demand 34^ (jm JAVA, demand j
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    SHARE LIST
    317 3 DECEMBER 29th, 1898 Quotation Cafital. Pa;e Up. Sharks Paid iJiv. Bank o! fhinaand Japan, f.td. S2J Nominal. <£ 2,000,000 450.^8 *****5 Deferred. £5 Buyeri. 1.250 2> Bell's A be^tos Eastern A K e.M>. s Sellers. 10 000 5.584 r-i m r-. r Li; unissued Clear Water Da.ry Farm
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      210 3 It Cured Her Cough I was seriously afflicted wth a cough for several years, and last fall had a more severe couuh than ever before. I have used many remedies withotft receiving much rt-lief, and beinj; recommended to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by a friend, who, knowing
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      319 3 OCbAN STtAM SHIF COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAK bHIF vIOMPANV. Ltc. AN, Nfc.Dn.K^rtNiJSCHt S'i'.ju VAAKT MAAr-.C-iAPP.i OCfi AAJf. I";.' CnmpM,, <i— tn aicdin;,. 'I. vc 1 mum t« dM Straits, 1 |r.pai „nd tro'r Japai homewar evcj tea da> „j have own d*se p isseageri > i The Company s
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      234 3 MAILS CLObE I O-MORB'JW. Ho. Per At hurope Coromandt < m Penai g .v Deli Hebe 2 pm Penang &c R.K.Atjth 2 m Souraba),!, flic. Bau-ean J i M I^'ibuan, acr leresa 3 pm Malacca. Bee Xeera 4 pm Palembang Ophir 4 pm Banj.'k »k Centaur 4 cm Soorabaya Viet
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      1020 3 V fe s s i-. l IN Poi; r v Flags and T&ris Corr manders Arrived f T >n. Ko WhtL AIUH| :R Brit.cnweri77a l),r, t X Cs Fboob. Brit. N.-.,n. IS 6 Banwcd De .zi 0 U Kl A g f 1 0 Do zi H, nkong r^ t
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      88 3 I PRODUCE. Di •.ember 29 G r I < ur^ No. t I s >lo repi r, hi^ck I, rd; nary S' port uj d A" Fa.. L \V= S X Nutmegs nos to 1 1 it dv H* h.n ;a lovei \:uLh. Mr \j' r h 22 faiMoi maJ
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      698 4 TO LET LEONIR HILL. ,OW Government Hous Ane grounds. Rental |i*> per mom:.. B »J *™\ppiy RILEY HARGREAVES Co. Dec 28 h TO LET NOtßce. Ph* Hoor. No. 4. Prince Street. For Rent and Particulars *ppJ* to PAIERSON SIMONS Co. q ci tu.ih.s. uc. ro let. ■TWO OFFICES «n Cnange
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      287 4 RILEY, I uaRGREAVES co., Great Reduction j m Prices. Cycles •MONOPOLE Cycles 'STARLEY BROS. "ROYAL PSYCHO" I Cycles ACATENE" CHAINLESS I Cycles PATHFINDER' K!LE\ HARGREA ES Coy, are pr par* to supply the above Hi^h Grade Cycles iC Unit V- r cost [rue ji_M AKKiVKD NEW MOCK Monopoly Psycho, Acatene,
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      992 4 Katz Bros., LIMITED. HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF HANDSOME GOLD JEWELLERY MO S T S U I T A BL E FO R CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GIFTS Gold Diamond and I earl Brooc es 5a Handsome Bird Brooch Set with Pearls 12 Curb Chain Brooch Set with
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      861 4 i STRAITS CYCLE AGENCY jg£ I^GI F OR THE BOYS 0^ SB®I A Suitable Christmas Present WC is Ni«k| jKBa a juvenile bicycle |9S^ \^MO Our Little Ones Bicycle WSi l^g NOT A T O Y 0C i >^^j But a real Bicycle with Pneumatic Tyres. V__ r >Jg} CASH
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      166 4 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATI N COMPANY. LIMITED. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS ■pißSTand Second Claiß return tickets will be issued for single fa: es to Penan*. Rangoon Calcutta, Madras and other poils of call. These tickets will only be available between 15th December .-md isih January. l-oi fu ther particulars apply to Nov
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      614 4 The Singapore Free Pretr AMD Mercantile Advertiser (.abli Address, Adttrtiser, Smgaport. Telephone Ni'MLEr. No. 61. Published at 30 3, Raffles Place, Singapore THE leading English Newspaper m the Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak. Seiangor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the Negn Sembilan British North Borneo Sarawak Netherlands Indies,
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      988 4 1 Vessels expected. Giving port departure, known) date <i>io herr, and n <m- of h MbV-OI R Ad. Nakhimou, Russ., Constadt, due Jan. Avoca, transport, Malta, due J.tn. Hri.sk, H.M.S.. Portsmouth, lkihw.o, L'.S-, New York, dv Jan. Catinai Kr. Ghiliak, Rus'. Constadt. Governoi.o. ital. Spezzi/i, Hai-I*'nu, Chiii. Stettm, due Jan.
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