The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 April 1899

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, iQtii APRIL DAILY ISSUE No 355
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      803 1 J~ r\ Office. Collyer Quay. XT Wharves New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYI!ON. INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRIMISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills ot leading issued (or Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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      654 1 AUSTRIAN LLOYDS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Umuik Mail Contract with thi Austria* govbrnmbnt. THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected to sail from here i OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. ro« Hunckoho, fob Eubopb. Shanghai h K via Ports. iBgg. 1899. I' ndobona May r>. Maria Valerie Apl.
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      1243 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARLTVAART M AATSCH APPI J. Umdir Contract with thi Nbthbrlands Iwdia Gotirnmimt Aoenh, at Singapore, ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collver Quav Time Table for April, ISO9. From Expected Will be despatched to Brouwcf Deli Apl. 15. Panel Bila, Assahan Deli and Hdi Apl 10 General
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      658 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION I PAID-UP CAPITAL *iooooo,< 1 RESERVE PUND m££ RESERVE LIABILITY OP 1 '««»•*< PROPRIETORS I f to.ooo.on* Court or 'Jirbctors. R. M. Gba», Btq —Chairman N. A Siebs, K«j.— •Dkputt Chairman K. (.okf/, Es<j. A. J. Ratmowd, Esq. David Gubbay, Es S R. H.
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      689 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUITsPECIFIC THE PETER SYS COMPANY sa BESX FOR WAtiM CLIMATEB. I ealvert's CARBOLIC SOAPS. lOIMAI A ONLY KCLIABLE BRAND J J kWr.Hi 8^.,.,. t >l>( j VJalVerf'S 20 PERCENT LSMftej |e soap. pHCENIX AS-C~ANCfc COM PANY OF LONDON. The undersigned Agents for the above Compan are prepared to
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH.
    26 2 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. On the iKih install, Kd*«hi, i>o Koi*F|O eld^t son of itie Ute P. M. G. do Kourio! Al{ed 30. China pipirs pU-A-^ copy.
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1899.
    672 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1899. Hen thai) the r*re tt At P*opl«'i njht n anUrn. Cnawwi bf mflu«iitf »nd unhribcd bj g*,n Hf patriM Tnith he.- glorioat pr*c*pti draw. 'MM* u IUIWen. 1.,,»-r. a..a Law. 1 1 would b* a pity indeed if the sympa. thies of
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    490 2 L p t'> four o'< !o< k la-dkj no nominations liad h«-en recejvtj fur the MaaicipaJ vaCaac] in th»- I'ai.j nijj Pa,;ar ward, caused by 'li- rrsij.rtati .11 of Mr. Fort on his departure lo- Europe. 0 Fnd.v. the aiat, betag Ihe fe»ti«al -.I H.ii l< tii Hadji, idere will
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    COMMERCE AND LANGUAGES.
    1125 2 (Globe.) The .icO'Unts of Kitchener's Coll-^e," as Kudyard Kipiing calls it, hive now made up, and the Go don Memorial at Khartoum st.vis with a goodly bal.ince-sheet. Granting, however, that the Sirdar's h ghest expect itions are realised; it mini b>- I mjr b lore aly di
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    152 2 Mr \V B Hooper having gone home M leave, Mr. Bt-njafield is now acting as RegixtrHr ui Hacknev C arringes and JinrikislM.-, in addition to mi tiny as Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners u itil the beginning ol J>i»e. when he relinquishes the latter appointment in favor of Mr. Polglase,
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
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      AN AMOK AT PENANG.
      44 2 Five Killed: Six Wounded. The Murderer Shot by a Policeman. Special to Singapore Free Press.) Penang, April 19th. Yesterday a man ran amok at Jelutong and killed five persons and wounded six others. The Corporal of Police eventually shot him.
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      SUSPECTED HOMICIDE.
      55 2 A Negro Seaman Found Dead. A Shipmaster and Mate Arrested. I he Captain and mate of the ship Benjamin Seu-ell, which arrived from Moulmein on the 14th, were yesterday arrested f or causing the death of a negro seaman vhtae body was found nearSarkies Hotel. I li-' accused
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      REUTER'S TELEGRAMS .
      49 2 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS BRITAIN AND ITALY. Naval Courtc »o King Humbert. I he MritMi Chaaacl M-juadron has arrived at Safari, and will salute Their M.ij»\>>iieN the King and £)ueen of ltal<. who are visiting Sardi'.ia. It is hoped tliis ma) mitigate the ill-feel-ing aroused in Italy by the Anglo-French Convention.
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      THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.
      22 2 A General Decline. The plague is dYclining in all part- ot India, except in Calcutta. London, rgth April,
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    421 2 Hishop Hom r, turns from his visit to the Native States hy the s Sappho, from Kl ing, this afternoon. Members of the S. A are reminded tl'at the late Commandant, Major Dunman U goes home by the mail on Fridav morning at I a.m. Ihe two Chinese w f,o
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      1075 2 KATZ BROS., Limited. Tuborg Beer g PRICE PER CASE W 4 Doz. Quarts g<B h $11 50 p H h x 6/v#o *z bog aLiti^^^ §^5 W PRICE PER CASE Z CD 2 ff 8? < 8 Doz. Pints 5 $14-50 DUTY EXTRA $1-44 PER CASE KATZ BROS., Limited. Singapore
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      583 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISFMENTS RILEY, HARGREAVES co., ENGINEERS Boiler-Makers, Shipbuilders AND General Contractors. ARE PREPARED id SUPPLY Steam Pumps. Mining, Horizontal and Vertical Direct Acting Duplex and Special Sinking pumps up to 20,000 gallons per hour. Boilers Marine Multitudular, Ccrnish, Vertical and Locomotive Types New Second hand. Engines. \«v\ v\ Sciond liami
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      599 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TO BE LhT. 8 Upper Wiikie Road, at present occupied by T. Davidson, Ksa. Rent $55 per month. Entry Ist May. Apply to OFFICE, Raffles Hotel. Apl 19 AUCTION SALE OF NEW BICYCLES. .\femiay. 24th Apr:/, at 11 a m. Now on View. POWELL Co.,— Auctioneers. Apl 19
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      171 2 The Week Wednesday, rgth 1 •Ivh Water 1 5.4- t., r,.y p. nations cli>se Municipal election. Properly Sale. (Port D.cWson), Powell .v Co.. 2-30 p.m. Maatfasj re Nursing Assocn., Town Hall, 4.4^ p.rj. Thursday, 20th Hi<n Water r— 3 .ij| a., 7.14 p. (.•rnson Rifle Club Practice, Balestier. 230 pm
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  • Correspondence.
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      The Pahang Corporation Ltd.
      46 3 the Kihtoiu Dear Sir,—On the 7th April you published the returns for the month of Feb- ruary of the Fahang Corporation, Ltd. These same returns w» r>- published in London in The Financial Xeus on the J jjnd March. Cut iwnot Sharkhoi.dkk.
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      Information Wanted.
      62 3 Sir. —Can von tell in to whom i ou^ht to apply for a Ica^e of a portion of the verandah way of R.ffles Place. 1 aotired yesterday that some firm has started a Chair Manufactory on the verandah wav near the Renal Hair-dressing S ihion and 1 am
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    TRAINED NURSES.
    32 3 The public are reminded of the meeting 10 be held this afternoon at the Town Hall „t 45 p m. in connection with a proposal from »he Colonial Nursing Association
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    ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
    52 3 A cenccrt under the auspices of the Kegtl. Amateur Dramatic Club The King's <>wn Regt., Tanglin Bks., will be held on Saturday, 2Jnd instant Several ladies and officers of the Regt. have kindly consented to take part. Particulars as to -<ating arrangements can be obtained Irom the
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    PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
    45 3 Members ol the Philharmonic Orchestra are reminded that the practices will be rcSMßed to-morrow (Thursday) at the usual hour S.}o pm. A full attendance is requested. The Second Children's Concert will take place on Saturday, the 29th inst., at 5 3.) \j m
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    ALLEGED DEATH OF MAT SALLEH.
    56 3 We understand that information has come to H. E. the Governor of Biiii-h .North Borneo, Mr. L. P. Beaufort, (who is now here) that Mat Salleh, the Borneo rebel, i-d-ad. It i- Itatcd that he was killed by men of the 1 amboonan tribe, probably
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    CHIN-CHIN.
    196 3 I O HB I'LPILS Ol THE Nk v HIStSI Girls' School. With Apologies to l i.t Ge: Lhin-cliin, little girls Glad to see jou here, In academic circles now that )oj at last app< ar, Bright eyed, curious always hid from -iglit. Recognition come at la-r cbia-cbin wiili w
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    CONQUERING THE PHILIPPINES.
    269 3 (Mm York World. j Salary ago there were, according to the bert estimates, less than 5.000,000 Indians ir» th e territory now included in the United States. We peal upon the "extermination" of these Indians M about thirty wars or Indian campaigns I 'Jiousand millions of dollars
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    NOVEL DIVORCE SUIT.
    84 3 A man named Willi-m Flatnow, living at V»ark, New Jersey, has started a suit for d vorce s wile on novel grounds. According to a l>aWl\ telegram from New York, he complains h er cookery but the specific act he alleges a ßainst her is that she
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    55 3 •>»ving t.j the cleat li of Mr. E. do Kozario, 1c t many MM 1.-rk to the Chartered Kank the Hag of the Recreation Club is to**7beiagflown half-mast, and the ties in tlie H C. Tennis Tournament, commenced •ast week, are postponed until to morrow. iht- (uneral takes place this
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    HERR S'ROGL'S CONCERT.
    942 3 1 here was an exceptionally large at-t<-nd;ince at the Concert given last night at the Town Hall as a complim-ntary benefit to Her Josa S'rogl, the Musical Director u| he Aurora" Musical Society of BatavM, and an accomplished violinist fiom the Prague Conservatorium. Herr S'rogl appcm d
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    ACTRESS ATTACKED BY AN APE.
    121 3 An actress has just beep the victim in Pans o( an advemure which recalls one ot the brst known of Ldnar Allan Pots stories. Mdlle. Cicrmaine Dnis, who p'«> s Ht one l^ e Boultvard theaires, was traversing the Piace Ventimille shortly after dusk, »ays
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    A BIBLE JOURNEY IN COCHINCHINA.
    1217 3 Among all the Society's servants no other achieved in 1879 such signal success as Mr. Walter James, our Sub-agent in Cochin-China, who act. u.illy sold by colportage 25,690 copies during ihc year. The following notes of a short Bible journey which he took in company
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    ATBARA BRIDGE.
    100 3 A gang <>f men from the Pencoyd Ironworks, Philadelphia, will leave shortly for the Soudan to creel o>e Lik)^*: wlm h is to carry the Soudan Railway aero s< ifie Atbara. The seven spans ot the bridge, 1,100 feet in length, liave already been shipped, says Keuier, though
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    CLOUDED LEOPARD AT THE ZOO.
    123 3 A young specimen of this < xceedingly rare animal lias jut heen received at the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Hark. Nearly a quarter of a tent"' y has < 1 1|>-< .1 s nee the last specimen was on exhibition, thai living been received in 1875.
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    JOSS CHINCHINJOSS IN JAVA.
    1727 3 I had rather an awkward little adventure at rystafel that day everyone knows what rystafel is. It's a soup-plate full of rice and thin curry-ish gravy, on the top of which you stick beef-steak, chicken, fish, fricasee, garlic, papadams, salad, blachan, beans, pears and eight kinds
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    SOUTH AMERICAN MARKETS.
    281 3 In no p«rt ot the world do m jre piomising opci ings tor Huli>h trade prnent icmitlvo Mian Ml S /uih America. 1 hroa^tiuut the vast c jnlinenl rfgricmlui.il, Mining, and industrial development is making r«pid progrr-,,, and -is M>l h MCPMM the population aL»->orb> inor and
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    EXCHANGE.
    75 3 (Corrected up to April 19 On London BhiiK 4 m/s 1 11 'lemand 1 Private c:r<dits ni documenis 3 m/s 2 credit?. 6 2/o| France, <J( m. md... 247^ Germany, demand aoo India, 1". T 14S Hongkong, demand J% dis. Yokohama, demand 4] 1 ,m Java, demand iiNJ MANILA,
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    PRODUCE.
    110 3 (April i '> 1" t*) >S Gambier "> do. Cube No. i f.^o Pepper, Black (ordir.ary Vpo. 2-, y> do. Wiiite, (Fair L/W=s% I S» Nutmegs llos o l.e H>.,i 75 do. (80s to the Ib) go. .Vface (Banda) Cloves (Amboina) 32. Libenan Coffee 1650 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair
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      93 3 How to Prevent Croup. We have two children who are subject to .-macks of croup. Whenever an attack is coming on my wife gives them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and it always prevents the attack. It is a household necessity in this county and no mattfr what pise we run out
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      51 3 A/ tit tie: n: 1 (April 18., Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory, •>•*•• M. Bar. riv;. $2 .> 29.912 29.829 2989-) Tempeiatur- 830 87.2 77.0 Wet H-ilb VUf ...77.0 77.2 (Nr.o Wu N.W. VV.SAV. Calm. Max. :•>, 865 Mll J 74-6 M 149.0 720 H Nil. Kim >«».- —Morning
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      1999 3 SHARE LIST. APRIL 19th, 1,9. Quotation. Capital. Paid Up Snt«aa Bank o» China and |..pan. Ltd. Nommal. </, 2,000,000 450,968 'ly, Li Deferred. £5 Buyers. J, 1.*5« 7» Bells Abestos Eastern Agency. $5 Sellers. 10,000 f£ 8 -S 8 4 8.584 t Clear Water Da.ry Farm Ltd. $,00 ,5.000 Eraser
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      684 4 John Little CO LTD. Have just received a large stock of the following:— Steel Travelling TrunU> Steel Uniform Cam P O Overlaid Tr— Iw Ladies Dress Basket* Leather Hat Cases Leather Collar Boxe> Brown Leather Brief Bags Brown Leather Gladstone Bag> Fitted Brown Leather Gladstone Bags Gentlemen s Waterproofs Wool
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      1232 4 Singapore Sporting Club. PROGRAMME FOR SPMiNC RACE MEETING i« 99 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, Jjrd May, First Racb. Ihi Maiobn I 1 m t.— Value 9250. A Race for Maiden Horses Weight as per scale (tost gib.) An allowance of 2 lib. to horses entered for the Intermediate Races only. An
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      715 4 John Little CO., LTD. NEW BOOKS Bohtmiaii Girls, by Florence Warden A Chapter of Accidents The Choir Invisible The Forest Ix>vers Romance of C anvas Town by Rolf Boldrcwood Billy Binks-Hero. by Boothby The Red Axe, by F. R. Crockett The Pride of jennice Hie Gospel Writ in Steel Rupert
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      459 4 0 X. \I A 4 Bicycles bearing the above transfer are guaranteed by us for TWO YEARS. Straits Cycle Agency, 15, BATTERY ROAD, Horses Hordes AitiwH \tswrday. S«-I«c t l!at< h uf Hacks Carriage Horses, including j (.«iirs, a>y trial ekfCS. Apal) Dall an's ustialiar. Horse Repository K< <k R
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      1226 4 NOTICE. \X7 K have this day appointed Messrs. Guthrii vv Ac Co., Sole Aft in- for the sale ol Portable *'ertical. and Fixed Engines, Boilers, arc. tJr Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Siam, and Coch n China. Messrs, Guthrib it Co., have at present in stock of our improved Portable Steam Engine
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      1369 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. I Giving port of departure, anr l (wl-r» known) late due here, and RIM of AijcnrAurora, H.M S., Dt-vonpi>rl, due Apl. Vb-pl'cci. Ital* )'entrbcasi> aux, Fr., Toulon, ITNA. Ital., Spezzia, ■in iirk, Fr., I onion, '"ykn, Danish, iAi-LuNa, Chin., Stettin, due Mar. KJtzucHi, Jap London, ltis, German, Kiel,
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      622 4 The Singapore Free Prejs AND Mercantile Advertiser. Cable ADOKisSj-AJvrttstr, Sing*p ort Telbphonb Ni.mbir. N 6 r< P.blished at 30 3. Raffles Place, Sm,« pore 'F'HE leading English Newspaper in th, StraiU Settlements Johore, th e Federated Native States of Perak, Sr| an gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Negri Sembilan British
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