The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 March 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE MONDAY, 20m MARCH [899. DAILY ISSUE No 352*-
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    • Advertisement
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      875 1 Q Office. Collyer Quay. mMM Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Sjeam (or CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPI, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOL IH. AND LONDON. Through Bills ol l^tdin^ issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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      665 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA TIOM CO., LIMITED. > PENANC. RANGOON fc CALCUTTA, j Oni- ol the Comoany's steamers is intended to eav ai hBOf P^gar Wharf every week. Passengers and Cargo are booked by the above s'r-aiuct a »t through-ales to all ports m India and Ceylon also to East
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      704 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Govbrnmrnt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS fit Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for March, 1899. From Expectea Will be despatched to v. d.Lyn B'massin Mar. 15. B'massin Pulau Laut, Moearadiawa, Cotei, Berouw, Boelongan and Donggala Mar.
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      630 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI LX BANKING CORPORATION. •AID -L7P CAPITAL #10.000,000 iLSERVE FUND 1 10,000,000 lESERVE LIABILITY OF •PROPRIETORS i 1i0.000.0i0 COUBT Or DIRBCTOBS. R. M. Gkav, Esq Chaibman. N. A Sibbb, Ev\. Dki-uty Chaikman. Bbubmann, Esq. A. I. Raymond, Esq. lavidGubbav, Esq. R. H. Hill, Ks.). 1. Haupt, Esq. F.
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      1428 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at present KBBBHI BB an INFALLIBLE aad PERMANENT I URB Sprue Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bow.-ls. RECOMMENDED hv SOME »i thi. t HIBF SPECIALISTS ie imp Mi-.IH XL PROFESSION Sold Retail bj all Chemists and Wholesale In THE PETER SYS
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1899.
    1168 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1899. !>-; rf:-a r »a r. L'nawed by inftuer c .nd Here awtr TrutK re, oe.'» p-.-.:'.. dra», r (iasW to Radnor.. larra:t». and U»». To-OA> are print Use t».-xt af a letter; s<-nt by Mr. U'ii.mam ADAMSON a~ rep«*> s'nttng the Straits
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    841 2 tS<n CnatiPtaasnir. lhe above Competition has be' n dragging nn since lhe first week ia February, what with one thing and another each tie has had to bi- postponed, owing principally to the days given up (o Polo, bad weather and vaccination. On Satnrday, howl v. t.
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    THE LATE MR. H. H. TURNER.
    295 2 We regiet to rhe death of Mr. H. H.Turner, of tin- Eastern Hxu-nsion gi i h whit ii took place on Saturday at the Li n- H ispitsl. The deceased had only been ailing aoout a month, and after an attack of lever bs
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    THE FILIPINOS AND THE H. AND S. BANK.
    93 2 THE FILIPINOS AND THE H. AND S. BANK. An I m I 13th inst.. 1 ught to 1 rporation. ted by M Wilkinson and r J J I by IthatinJ innary lhe am of fa On tin the m ti. t I'. i- k and »rney lhe origma; <:• ,i(
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    THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    364 2 OK. ss.J M mils, 13th March. lle advanced from San p. dn btufliS commanding with smaii ed and tw I d. the projectiles I banjue n Cardiff tor ihe Borneo Com. l' a, v WOl neatly four months on the voj 1 Cmest Simons, will)
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      MORE MAGAZINE EXPLOSIONS IN FRANCE.
      66 2 A Shell Factory at Bourses. A Tartridge Factory at Marseilles. Some Loss of Life. An explosion has taken p| ac (l lhe Government shell factory at Bo Three persons arete killed and thr jured. The cause of the <xplos,on has not been explained A x
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      DREADFUL HOTEL FIRE IN NEW YORK.
      51 2 DREADFUL HOTEL FIRE IN NEW YORK. Fourteen Persons Burnt to Death Sixty Vljssing. The Winds II i. i„ the heart of Ne* York, has been .<• v tne. Fourteer i-'' r burned to death and j ir- d Boost of the vii tims being worn It is estimaterl that s,xty
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      U. S. ARTILLERY FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
      11 2 tain batteries are being Manila.
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      THE HISPANO-AMERICAN TREATY
      36 2 THE HISPANO-AMERICAN TREATY Signed by the Queen-Regent. Spanish Cb.net Evade Responsibility. The Queen-Regent of Spain has aty of Peace with America submitting it to the Cabinets being unwilling to a< t ept of ratifying the Treaty
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      THE FIRST CHINESE REGIMENT.
      40 2 A Protest m the House. In the fl of Commons, m a sion on thc Army Estimates, Mr CaJdwe a reduction as a protest against the formation of a Chinese regiment at Wei hai-wei. however, rejected
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      THE STATE OF THE FRENCH NAVY.
      52 2 THE STATE OF THE FRENCH NAVY. jus Statement by M. Lockroy. A Grave Admission of Unpreparedness No Fuses for Shells. Ited ia the Chamber that at the time ol thr? Fashoda crisis the Navy and Dockyards were utterly action. M tst of the projectiles, he said, were without fuses. London,
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    LADIES L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
    86 2 HKS lOR 10-DAN < EtaVBWBSSnWIf Pairs— Final. Mrs. Sblsbbbbb and Mr. Rainnie v. Mrs. .Moko and Mr. Reid. The Challenge Round for the Champion snip wi I be played tomorrow afternoon, vvhen Mrs. Lovell meets Mrs. \Y the present holder. Sir Charles and Lad] •Mitchell
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    THE PLYING JORDAN'S.
    48 2 arrangements keep the living J.rd.ins here for three more nights, not a matter for regret on the part of those who know a clever entertair ment when they see it There is a change of programme o-n.ght and we are promised some excellent turns. aj
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    THF LATE MR. JOHN M. COOK.
    86 2 P r I T Am hasb received h BBBW n i r^"; i, '"X«" c d"ih oi Mr.JeewSßVCeak, ti.l ßß n of -he ft. ,n of e .srs Tliomav Cook and nT'ih ir o ok wh,,e Person.Jfy conduct n K thc Kaiser through Palestine,
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      1011 2 ROOM, im a private family, for a Bachelov. Convenient to Town. Apply .VS., c o Free fYail Mat 15 22.3 BOARD ft Residence for two or three Bachelois at Tanglin. Apply to A.M., c/o Free Press. Mar 9 23.? BOARD LODGING. TWO rooms vacant, for bachelors. Convenient m*■ to town.
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      1065 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS I O-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS y-a%a| o BOARD ft LODGING M I TTt fl QT TWO comfortable noms, ,-ivailable at Ebe r X XV XXXslaaav Hou-e, Eber Koad. hor par iculars •J **mmW App'y lo Mrs. BROWN. Mar 2° 3.3 HOUSE TO LET a N U- '5 0 homs ll
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      169 2 The Week. Monday, 20th I ;o p. 1 '..am-- it. V. A S |uada*aGttii Drift, 5 -i s p.m. Philharmonic Cho*f, 53, p m> I Road, B»1 Tuesday, 21st 7.11 p. Mala* ca. 1 mobrlisaiion. I I I mrnament. lhe FK ing Jordans, lank Koad, g-15 p.m. Wednesday, 22nd rtsjrli
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    840 3 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION. The following is the test of a letter forwaided to the Secretary ol r the Colonies by Mr. Wm. Adamson, h otman of the Straits Setth ments Association, London, on the question o! the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Ordinance To The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, hauls.
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    332 3 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION. A meeting «»f the Straits S was held at the offices of the 1 f Pagar Dock Company, VV'hittington-avniue, an 21st, Mr. VV. Adamson, CBLOa, rresidng. The** a*. I Sir Anaif* larke, a.* .M 0.., ft VV. <.. Ciulland, J. Fraser, 1.1... S. IC C.irr, I R.
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    13 3 at— Ihe next l'.in»»lin Club "At Home" will be on Friday, April ith.
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    MAIL NEWS.
    1291 3 Wh,i> Lord Chirlcs B rssfsrd was driving to he railwaj stall n at Chicago on Sunday, the dipped and ihe carrhge tumbled over. The "m,,,, 1 Trav.-ihr was uninjured, because, the report s vs, the dons of the carnage swung sud-*-n,yopen. lhai," said Lord ha. I) s, ,|lustrates
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    TELEGRAMS.
    627 3 1 Via Ceylon Leaden, March 7 Tha Russia* and French Ministers h ive snno*jno d to the Tseng -li-Yaaeaa IB* catly Brklldrawal ol tl.eir marines Irom Pekin. The American marines are already leaving the li. nc se capital In the H ii-.- ol Coinniinis to-day Mr. Mr. duck staled
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    NAVAL ITEMS.
    581 3 the Aoi ra er, i un tie K. H B ijrly, wil be in-pected m Plymouth .SounJ on inst., and -trovers oider.-d by China from S i.xv: I'.lbirig tor fur,.* at .heend of -l t ip Kab who Bdly lal psbail I > rasany, lias baaa engaged on
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    CHEAP DIVORCE.
    67 3 France has now a law by which marriage may be dissolved without cost to the applicants. The Paris divorce court devotes Thursdays to gratuitous decrees. One day recently 2114 couples were divorced during a session ol four hours, an average of more lhan one divorce a minute, lhe
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    1020 3 Unrest m thb KutSEEH Valley. Parachinai, March A mixed force of 500 nils of the 2jnd P.I, and ihe Kurram Miliin, under command of aplam (i. O. Roos-Kcppel, effected a most successful surpiise attack on the hamkanins on Wednesday night as a punishment for their recent laiding. In
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    NARROW ESCAPE OF A STEAMER.
    69 3 The China Mail (nth) reports The British steamer Chittagong, which left Hongkong on Tuesday aitcrnoon (/lh) at two o'clock m ballast for Saigon, returned to port this morning leaking badly. On Wednesday inigjit, the steamer touched na thc North Keel i>( the I'aracels, but came
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    EXCHANGE.
    75 3 (CORRECIKD UP ro March 18.) On London. Bink 4 m/s '/"m demand I/ll J Private m oils 3 m/s 2/°"ii«docun.' nts 3 m/s ayoJ credits 6 m/s 2/0,;. FRANCE, demand 24s Germany, demand 201 India, T. T 148 Hongkong, demand d;*, Yokohama, demand 4* pm. Java, demand l iB{
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    382 3 Singapore, March jc>, iBgg. Be.ins, Long per calty ct. Do., French do. 10 M do. 20 Beef Steak do. 22 lie m Sprouts do. 2 Bamboo Sprouts do. 2 Ml.ic an do. 12 Brinjals do. 2 Cabbage, Batavia do. Nil Do., Ouna do. 6 Do., Salted do.
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    PRODUCE.
    169 3 (March Mtas blt > (Bu>ers) 6.25 do. Cube No. 1 ,y^ s Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 2s so do. White, (Fair Ly W= 5 43! Nutmegs 1 10s to the lb.) 75 do. (80s to the lb) ,96. M (Banda) Cloves (Amboina) Libenan Coffee 1750 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair
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      105 3 Not the Wisest Way. It is not always b<st t( wait untii it is needed before buying a bottle of Chamberlain's ColicCholera and Diarrhoea Kennedy. (Juite frequent! ly the remedy is required m the ve.y"busiest season or m the night and much inconvenience and sufhent ing must be borne before
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      200 3 MAILS CLOSE 10-MORKoMI O-MORKoM l-or I. v., Honj g, ft f.1e,,; 1 M Ciudad de Cadiz 1 1 m Picciola 1 1 v Arc. //a« psi P.-nang Colombo ftVewaua af pm Me ir Sultan 1 4 Bombay *Pesha-xur PM Bai gkok Siugof i Bengkal v i', uran Tang -ry L.boa.
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      1410 3 SHARELIST. MARCH 20th, 1899. Quotation Cai-ital. Pain Ur. ,>,,. Bank o. t,,na and Japan. Ltd. Xl Nominal, f „000,000 L 4V /,S Deferred. Buyers. Bell's Ab.-st.os Kastern Age, .>. Sellers. L ,„o.k.(^ Clear W.u-rDa.ry harm Lld. ft.oo i 25.000 V? sa£S Fraser and Neave Ltd ft,* div. Sales. »2a* 5
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      1298 4 I This Share List closes on the 31st March, 1899. PROSPECTUS OF THB Native States .Willing and Trading Co., Ltd. Incorporated under Enactment No. M of 1897 o* the Federated Malay States, (Perak). Capital $155,000. DIVIDED into 15,000 Ordinary shares oi $10 each and 500 Founders shares of 810 each.
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      1111 4 Ed that the Government of the State is willing to I offer facilities for the establishment of rice mills, and mcorir ,v;<-nicnt ot padi cultivation, provided i lhat wilhin iS months from the 31st March, 1899, 1 lhe Company erects a mill or mills m that State. He would be
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      1166 4 John Little CO., LTD, HAVE JUST UNPACKED A VERY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING Waterproof Coats Travelling Rugs Trunks, Bags, &c. White Dress Shirts White Kid Gloves White Cambric Ties White Cambric Bows Single Breasted Dress Vests Double Breasted Dress Vests. Dancing Pumps Patent Leather Dancing Shoes Patent Leather Dress
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      911 4 Katz Brothers, Limited. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. ARRIVAL OF NEW GOODS From tl.e Leading London and Paris Hoasie* Including Special Large- Purchase of RICH SILKS Handsome Brocades, Check Glace. Plain Silks, Sotia*, Cbene Silks, Brocaded Velvets, Velveteens, Velvet Cord.no-> s. Silk Plnsbei Art Shades Ladies Shirts and Blouses. 100 doz Ladies and
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      1158 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving pori 0! departu.e, ami (wO- Uno*An) date due here, and aaflflfl of Agents. 1 1 ee>W*fl Airora, H.M.S., Devonport, due Apl. D'entrkcasti At l] Fr., Toulon, Etna, Ital., Speasin, FnOBSaB, Fr., I oulon, Hai-Ll'N(*, Chin., Stettin, due Mar. Ik azuchi, Jap London, Kasaoo, Jap., Philadelphia, Mar. 7
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      931 4 FOR SALE 15 l S %S?2 fine very x\J fast, light draught. r^ 10 tons Register Steam-launch, decked c, o od commodation. Jan 4 CAGG.No FOR SALE CHESTNUT GELDING, MUGGY ani. HARNESS. All m excellent condition. Owner leaves lor Hon, Price $500, or ofTrrs lo M S.C.W. co Fre, Pre
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