The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 February 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, Bth FEBRUARY 1899. DAiL^ ISSUE No 3494
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      628 1 P 0 o_, c.,,,,,,.., w__. N.wH.,6ou. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam tor CHINA, JAPAN. PENANG. CEY- LON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA. ADEN. EGYPT. MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA. BRINDISI. VENICE. PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Cm//*. Continental and American Ports, atso lor C/aaa Coast, and San Francisco vta Hongkong.
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      537 1 I BBITIBH INDIA STEAM MAVIOA TlOl. CO.. L.M.TED. eENA-4G, RANGOON* CALCUTTA. r 'U. SBBC v..0-- P^;jar Wharl every week. Passenger, and' argo are booked by the above through-ia to all ports *India and «>,n a._o to F,,t African Port, Maoritio. or Land A OKLA'DF. MELBOURNE 8r SYDNEY Qne Q, (he
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      1143 1 DB KON.NKL.JKE PAK.TVAART MAATSCHAPPII. Aoen _ar Si^^ThV^^U"^^^^^ T.m. T.M. to. P.b.u.ry, OLI-VI" U"» v g_- fTT»e,<i.,,S,.Sl d ort2_ IMI Keb ,M. Vaj.iuiih,. Penang Feb. 4. "BBBBy. Olehleh, Padang a. Sumat.aS W oa.t Feb a M *»els"yck" Batav.a \^l. Baiavia. Cheribon. Samaran. and S'baya Feb...! v" S'bay-.. 1„e1,.c,,,. A .npen„... 'De
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      446 1 ffONQ-OMO AMD SHANGHA. BANKING CORPORATION. JA lU.UP CAPITAL f0.000.0 !S__fL_ i*_--^_Z PROPRIETORS »i0,000,00 v Ul" CTO" R"* yL-f__-_222__: ,HMAH S -'S T^_S-X Day.d Gubba», E^. R. H. H.ll, A. Haupt, Esfl. F. Sachsi, Esq. A McConach... Eh,. N- A Sibm, Es«j. T iomokomo—T. JACKSON, Esq. CoM^VaVrtSi^^^^ «Sl_S_-"-— O ?N«^a^NTEREST ALLOWED
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      783 1 _TP^^T^_^ PETER SYS WONDER FU L SPEC I FIC THK ooly romedy p,. M,„ |M»A|_j M h Sprue D-7h_a. He_rrhage and .rc^a,!.!,'"' e Of the Bowels WCOMMBNDEOBB SOME OP TBI CHIEF SPECIALISTS IN tm. MRmrai Duns.. R„^^J.'! h WM^" "'m N! PRO,r«SSW» T.^S P^ TER SYS COMPANY. Oc tl; R
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  • Domestic Occurrrnces
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      BIRTH
      20 2 At K.lden." Tanjong; Katong, on the ;th j mstant. ihe wife of \.m*S H. DsYS»aU, of a 1 daughter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      42 2 Oa ihe 50. mst,. ai St Jul... KuaU Lump. -> the Kevd. C. Let is-.er. Arthur, son of the Uie VV. Lloyd P..ui>__ll. d.s.r r of Flee., Hams, to C<» -T-N' r Ma. (i.RTBiDi, daughter of H. J. Foulds, Surgeon, of Derby
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    WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1899. The Singapore Free Press.
    1399 2 H*r« thalt Pr»«, i- m* n. Un.wed bf rtuttxr a«d ur.br. b*d bf n• Mai p-ttT* Truth tm mmkam pr«cfp.t n**c«d i. _v. _i_Bib »n_ tans. \I .c .1 1 orreapoodeot write* "I do not believe for „nr mi.me.it all tii-- horrible
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    146 2 There will be a Tanglin Club At Home on Friday, 10th Feb m honour of the Selangor Cricket Visitors. The outward mail steamer Parramatta led Colombo at 5 p.m. on Sunday, and is due to arrive here 01. Saturday afternoon, the l ith instant The Telegraph Co.s ss Recorder was
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    MASONIC.
    69 2 The constitution and consecration of a new R.yal A.eh Chapter, St. George, No. 1152, took place last evening at the Freemasons Hall, Coleman st a number of distinguished Freemasons, including H. E. Comp. Sir C. B. H. Miuheil being pr. sent and taking part m the ceremony. The piincipals
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    34 2 Consequent upon Major General H. T. Jones-Vaughan, CB., proceeding on leave I of absence to Ceylon, Lieutenant-Colonel I C L. Casey, Royal Artillery, will Command f the Troops, S S., from the 9th instant.
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      741 2 Kcltz Brothers T imil'pH HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE STOCK OF BENTWOOD FURNITURE. jg*B\m^ jß^SStk _d_£_^s.^__ ___M___l__l _^^'4'^*___r_y _B^_S_»_____ir^ A*aW^^r^mmmW' lum M _K______f X _B<^ ■*__L_____-____r g jg^g^*m\T JF^^WM Jr ___^^^______Bk__ -iWsw*****^^***^*. TmaWLmmmmWm^r^lT/ |W =*^^mm\ ■A^ A*]lß***\\. Jm7*^S^*^***m*OT^ ■A B [BB j Wl I!■ /m r***% m f V-^* T^^B
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      956 2 T____?i__?ADvERTIsE^,^ Singapore Sporting Club. NOTICE :As£r___«~-,«= the Exchange on Wednesday, February the 15 at sp.m. to pass a programme and fix dates the Spring Race Meeting, lhe (..ommutee w propose the following programme and date-.. PROPOSED PROGRAMME FO SPRING RACE MEETING i8 9y FIRST DAY. /nesday, jjrd May First Raci.
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      1030 2 Victoria Parsi Theatncal Co. To night, Bth February. 2^iBSL th, _-UV_. ANO MURDER. lor Pricks. si so cts. and .ll b,bK R O .i;.M. OAMBLING. pig pawn farms m 1 \miang "TH^-oove farm-, will be let at Medan on the ist of March prox. tor the prriod ist Apni to
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      236 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALE Pauling Coffee Co. L»d. Share-. Penger.ng Planting I o s Shares. FRASER a. Co.. Exchange and Share Broken. Feb 8 IJC wanted" EXPERIENCED book-keeper and shipping cl. rk. Must be- l-'.ui opcan and of first class character. Salary _oo per mmith to commence. State age and
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      317 2 SPECIAL TELEGRAM THE POSITION I AT MANILA, 1 THE LATEST DIRECT COMMUNICATION The Situation Last Saturday Ev fm All Then Quiet. 'Special to Singapore tr.e f\ t Hongkong, Feb. -th A steamer has arrived from Mam v h, cl le(t that port at six o'clock on Saturday evening. The relations
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      265 2 wmm The Week. Wednesday, Itb High Water .—7.45 a., 9.45 p. Auction Sale of Liquors, Powell _r Co., ri 00*. S. V. A. Field Gun Drill. 5-15 p. m Meeting, Presbyterian Church, 8-45 p.m. Victoria Theatre Queen Street. 9 p.m. Thursday, 9th Hi K h Water =—8.40 a., 10. 7
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    ANGLO-CHINESE FREE SCHOOL.
    908 3 Prize Dim ku.'. 1 ion. An encouraging feature m the educa- tional successes of the Colony is the con- I tinued prosperity of the Anglo-Chinese Free School, founded by Mr. Gan Eng Seng, and now managed by a body of Chinese trustees. So marked has been j
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    213 3 lno boxes belonging to Teo Pak Hong, ontaining property, principally money, worth $i._3B-fco, were stolen from No 19-1, Street on Monday niglu. The empty boxes were afterwards found m the grounds of the Philip Street temple. I ho.^e m Hongkong and Singapore who Acre friends of John Collinson.'' of the
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    MARINE CLUB.
    75 3 At the adjourned general meeting of the members of the Marine Club, held m their rooms last night, the following office bearers were appointed for the curre .t year Pre-ident, Mr R. Allan; Vice President, Capt. W. Ritchie Hon. Secretary, E. M. L>on; Hon. Treasurer, H. Muir. Committee—Messrs
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    TORPEDOES AND WAR MATERIAL FOR INDO-CHINA.
    146 3 .Tib "F.ldrb" Coming Out. The Foudre, a French vessel specially built for the transpo.t of explosives and torpedoes, Mt France m the beginning of Janu.iry lor Saigon. She carries m hei li.ldx a complete supply of material destined lor Indo China, and a large
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    MALACCA.
    540 3 *Frtm t*r o-wn Csrrespindent.t Mrs. Kynnersley *-as At Home at the Residr-n. y or. the and was fortunate m obtaining fine weather, as for ten days previously the weather had been wretched. The annual distribution of prizes to the boys _f the High School, Malacca, took place on Friday,
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    PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE.
    355 3 (Globe, 9th Jan., Aguinaldo 1 answer to the proclamation of Genera! Otis at Manila must needs X' ye the Americans some anxiety. lhe insurgent leader asserts that he and his friends took up arms tor nothing less lhan independence, and that with nothing less than independence will they
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    99 3 Mr. A Mitchell Inr.e_, who is on his w_v to Egypt to take up a post under the' Egyptian Government, arrived from Bangkok this morning by the Medusa. >.Ays ihe Bangkok Times ThSBBJ- he has not been very long m Siam Mr Mitch. Inneshas the satisfaction of having ,uccesslully initiated
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    MAIL NEWS.
    2280 3 P.rak at thb Royal Military Tournament. The twentieth annu .1 Miliiary ournament will be held m the A., cultural Hall from May 25 to June 8. The actual assult-at-arms will differ little Trom that of last year, though some charges m the qualification for competition have been tmroduc
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    172 3 Ihe v. S cruiser Baltimore and the 1 monitor Monterey ac- likely tv come to Hoaghn m tor docking about the iddle of this month. On Uie igtli inst a hall w.s gtwn on board HM S Algcrinr, at Fuochow, by I .ptain Slade and hi_ offu 1
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH
    335 3 lhe Hrit.-ii steamer lt'-.«a*u., on arrival it Hongkong Irom Bangkok, report, having passed a derelict junk m Lat. I 50 N. .ml Lung 1 1 1.0 1 K. Sir CUude M.ic I) _..!<_ ts likely to home m March on leave. Overwork has been .e.ponsible lor
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    "MERRY-SMACK" HOBSON.
    158 3 Lieutenant Richmond P.Hobson, of Met. rimac and kissing lame, arrived at Hongkong on the .15th uit. by the American mail steamer Gaelic. Lieutenant Hobson is to remain m Hongkong to superintend the reconstruction ol the Spanish cruisers now m the hands of the Dock Company. As to his
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    55 3 lhe L_ies February Monthly Medal Handicap was played yesterd.y afternoon, Mrs. Saunders coming m a winner with an e \cellent score. Mrs. Sounders .61 M.ssWerry 62 ser. 0. Mrs Rurkinshaw. ;i scr Mrs. Stokes .90 18 72 Mrs. Waddell <# l 8 Mrs. Dowl.y 94 8 J()
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    NAVAL ITEMS.
    447 3 The Orlando, cruiser, which has had a complete overhaul at Portsmouth after a ten years* continuous service on ihe Austral, i Station, had a two hours' trial of her machinery on oth inst. Her repairs have beeu ol an extensive character _«nd have cost over £40,000. At her
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    TIN AND JUL PAHANG CORPORATION.
    479 3 TIN AND JUL PAHANG CORPORATION. Ihe Financial News seldom finds room lor any mention of __l_i.gs m ita columns, but on Jan i2>h we hud 1 he trading m Pahang shares was the feature of tie day many thousands ot shares char.g,. hands 1 hey left off at an advance
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    It Saves the Children.
    157 3 About one month ago my child, which fiJtoeo .1 months old. had an attack of diarrhoea Enroll panied by vomiting gave it n* i. r..n.<1,. are usually given ,n such cases, |„.i v n.-.tii.ng gave relief, we sent for a physic... and n was under his
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 3 COMICTID up to February 8.) On London. ,iiink i/ttU m mand i/ii** I'riv.t. 1 r»-dits 3 m/s j/ 0 dor jments3 m/s 2/0, ered-l. 6 m/s -/oi" France, demand... 24 GERMANY, demand s oo i lND 'A 1 1 4 6k Hongkong, demand i% di. Yokohama, dt mand 5
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    PRODUCE.
    61 3 Rebea B__ No. i 57 <-, ;ii.ick (ordinary Spore. 2087. f ll n "v- 'los -o lie lb. 1 do (80- to the Ib) g,' I_l_n, r, UUOB Tap.... mall pearl (i_. r quality) 6«o do .0 flake ;do. 0 JTg d->. .-j. mn pearl (Fair tlo.) „7 ukc
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      329 3 OCh-AN STKAM SHIP COMPANY EAST INDIAN OCEAi^ STE SHIP COMPANY I AND NfcDb-KLANOSCH.. *TOO I VAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ O r Ine Company s steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards (or the Straits, (hn i, and |apan, and (rom Japan homewards 'or I. oodon rvery ten days, and have ac.ommn I hud
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      230 3 "-or Per Al Kuala Pahang, a... Fantet 4M GiangAnn AM S ara al Koo^art lIAM Bangkok 4/^ IW „a,^ k Jaa ITftsM _„,< noon »a"K-°k S.„, fl/ rr M Penang, a... .t/_/,_ i'a».r. ,PM fenang C 6>fu pM I enang pM ■Malacca A: Klan* t_ow Phva PM I-abuan. Ate. Teresa
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      1077 3 SHARE LIST, FHBRUARY 8th, 1899. Quotatiom. C»riTH. Pmd Up. Shari* Paid ,1i». Hell's A.^mus Eastern A K e. cy. f S Seller 10,000 f£ S>s84 *'5«4 O«r W..,er Ita.ry Farm Ltd. |,oo ,5,000 \f AiH ,50 $7^ Hras, .,nd Ne-ve Ltd C Sa.es ,,5,000 5 .ooo o f Pta Ye«
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      386 4 John Little &co ltd >-'>-'•» s-AXmJ. HTTSS OMMERI lAL MARItt J- SM..HS POCKET DUMB. Private and Office A((OUM BOOKS lv. din.. u„.._v „K,K._<.U IR.NM a. AW HOOKS. __*HK£Si£. OF~C_ .0--S.r--.-_--. v. V,>H,,K rNOTHK STATIONERY ..i Pr,_t ....101..., m suitab,. lorPmat. ...ulOrtu. urn A1 v..wb.. M.uk Al«-.»s on H 'V1 Cash
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      583 4 FRASER NEAVES \*t m J |Sf mmmm H Aerated Waters rh Chemist UAVL BEBN KKCOOMSED .OK THE PAST k.%-^___. SIXTEEN YEARS We b _8 tomers fl jjj^ «J uuiii io m the Far East Waters, thoir CONSIsT ENT _,FORM,T y Ow^ W o. EXC.LL_NC_r.ad; anc.d,nPun,, USSS IKtl^lT. Trade 1 pe.mon.
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      515 4 BSESA\*m^S^ i WHaaWBBIMW .nßlinai, umited. s 6t Druggists. Aerated Water Manufacturers, &c. eg to inform our numerouscus a^d the genera, public of Singajt NT_^_£^-«J^ r trie inanuiacture Oi /seratea at Anson Road, is now open. orksare superintended "by an ^ISI-C'J- SL dWaVe" _an. year, and the pnrny or ers we
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      705 4 John Little &Co Ltd —«wva\/ JL-Bf LVlt SIN(.. P(IR. :o: 0;W* "AYE RECEIVE!. A SHIPMENT OK AMERICAN CYC. FS AS Him.. WM.r m WE ARE OFFEB.NG AT THK .ou o «C_stoNA_T LOW PR,, KS. 11l a a XeminfirtOll CVf!^- emirfit( Gr._Tp VY _a_.C__. ''Tf 8'?'„" Pneumatic Tyres $165 Ne. Cash
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      769 4 r ssE? EXPECTED Giving port ol depart ure, aad I ....own; :-__-*-_--r mm i\>, Ad. N akh.moi 1, Kuss., t ronstadt. due heb. j Br.sk, h.M.S.. Portsmouth. r*V.£ r SSS!S-!&SfiS-S Feb. H.lks IS. ira_i.< m, |.ip. London. Kaaa.i.Ja» ftiiladripha, -"S'd^ h, 1;:p^_.,..'.';i.5..d..d-,Po. K_.a.H. Shikimum. ,a D I ondo.. SUr«." S.ifeKl
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      538 4 «•-«—*-^r ano Cabib Addrkss,—Advertiser nga r.LBr„o NB Nw*. -No. Pub,"hed "3° 3 R *ffl" P— SSri„ ri —pui; |a._ri;iw. W l a___* U)_* Paha„. c i__ Sembilan Br.t.sh North Borner.. s_ Uwak Netherlands Indies lava a Ja.a and .s U(tutra Also widely circulated Sis. laoan C,l„„ (l„ Japan, Co. lun-Chma.
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