The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 May 1899

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TIIIkD SERIES, SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 4 th MA\ 1899. DAILY ISSUE Xo 3564
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      803 1 P q off.cc. Collyer Quay. Jit"j Wharves. New Harbcur O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA, JAPAN. PENANG, CEYION. INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MAKSKII.I.KS, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills 01 Liding issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also lor :na Coast, and San Francisco
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      499 1 I pHINA MUTUAL STKAM N<WIv GATION COMPANY, LIM TED. THK following are the dates on whn li the Co.'s Steameis may lie expected here, viz OUTWARD. HO.MKWARD. For Hongkong, Shanq- For Marseill»s hai a lapanPohts. and London. s.». Y»ng Tsze May sa s.f. Kintuck June 15 b.s. Kaisow June 3
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      583 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract witb thb Netherlands Ihdia Government. Agen rs at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer (Juav Time Table tor May, 1859 Prom EEoected Will be despatched to Pr. Alexander Padang Apl. 29 Penang. Olehleh. Padang H Sutnatra s VV. Coast May 4
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      208 1 1 ABRAMS HORSE REPOSITORY ex s.s. EURYALUS, March Ist, fSfO. FIRST CLASS PAIRS OF BAYS M Blacks ft Chestnuts," ALSO Single Harness Horses, Ladies and Gentlemen's Hacks, COBS ft PONIES. All m first rate cuiiditiou and well Broken and ready for inline diate use. ALL (it ARANTBBI). The above have
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      660 1 1 J-TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION PAID-UP CAPITAL 0.*****0 I RFSERVH FUND lioooo'*2 RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 PROPRIETORS J *'o,ewo-* COUBT OB UIBBCTOB* R. M. Gray, Esq Chairman. N. A Sibbs, Ksq. Dhputy Chaikma.-* E. Gun/, Esq. A J. Raymond, Esq. t. teBU.ia.taa. X H. Hill, Ksq A. Haupt, Esq.
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      473 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THK only remedy at present know, M I.NI-A 1.1.1 HLK and PKRMANKVTt URI for Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhcea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration MOOMMINDED.I W^V^l»L Hl ifK^y^ 2 THK "i«OICALPI10WS8IO N 5,,1, i R.tail by all Chem.*- I Wholesale by "wrraaiu.N THE PETER SYS COMPANY Oct I y* mmmtmm
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      339 1 I pACII'IC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCC'££NTAL0 CC NTAL AND ORIENTAI W STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Toyo kise X n"kabushiki KAISHA 1 •aiaarai co.ji Ihrough passage tickets granted to hn*l..n. fra cc. and Germany by all trans-Atlant hr, timers, also to San Francisco by the sieame, he above lines. Othflr Kuropean pomts at
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    The Singapore Free Press.
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    THURSDAY, MAY 4. 1899.
    431 2 Ii wdl Im uitl that Ad. ■Mr* G§mH -s nd t<r hma m hi* riag.,hip the Strom wi.llear*i that the Italian Ministry, w! t I wis re-s, >ol,s,ble for his mim m is resigned Farther import. anee- i* givi :i to gaation by the ha t
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    788 2 Mr Mokoe has been appointed Superintendent of the- I'ahang 1' \V D. on a salary of $3,000 a year. The customs duty m Se-langor has been changed to 81 a gallon on all spirits except gin, the duty on which is §3 on fifteen bottles Mr. E. C.J. T rant-hell,
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    PENANG HILL RAILWAY.
    100 2 Wa (Pitmng <„i re undarsiand thai Mr. Alan Wih HI hid an i>le. view with n*M l|. n. Ma-ray, wl. B the Inter wis Ust heie. w,ih the* icsull ihat tin- colonial —giniM i-iprn— d kii mifllflcHon wuh the t\tei,t t ,f i.-lorin ttflflfl aln-ady —tl Willi
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    130 2 NAVAL NO TES. H. M. S I ulorious arrived at Yokohama on the 17th inst and was to go into dock at Yokohama the next day. The big warship was successfully docked. Rear-Admiral Uubassoff, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Pacific Squadron, with seventeen other officers, visited Yokosuka dockyard the other day.
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    CURRENCY NOTE ISSUE
    487 2 BsTaaoaoi*e.aai Pi blicity.. J he Native S .tea c, rerameat Gazettes to hand this nioriiing include ipecial is*ues containing the r-fghlatiooi coaceraiog Ihe issue- of the Cuirency Notes by the Govern neat of the S:raits Settlements, which are le-^al tender m the Federated Native S ates I
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    219 2 M VN A laaaacrr. I ii.- uublic examination <>i IV W. VV fore Mr. Justice Hyndman Joaei this morning. Mr. van Cuyleabera appearing tor one of the creditor*' Mr. Dalian The debtor said that he had kept no accounts except the orde-r forms for the proposed Guieh The;
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    BATAVIA GOLF CLUB
    116 2 Ihe Apnl monthly medal was played lor on Satn.day. 19th April. 1890, The absence from Bita\i.i of several playing members made- the held a ver\ small one-. I he Spring h impinnship has just been I Mr. D. G. Ron has won for lev* i. tii .une
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    THE KOWLOON TERRITORY.
    250 2 Be* ial Ifvaaea vx Pin.. S\s. Barriaa Bmseaav. roaiuaaa *m> Dflwm-aaa, (Ckiuo M.u.j I, aw receive I information rflflpflcOflg a most brutal murder which took .dace m thi new t. rnt.,.y last week, the victim being a Chinese employed by ihe Colemial Government It appears that shortly
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS
    176 2 THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT. The Control of the Northern Railway The Times states that the Anglo-Rug. sian agree nent provides lor the m Malta. I a British Chief Engineer *i Financial Comptrolle-r for tlie Chines,. Northern Railway as far as Shanhaikwan beyond which tlie control of the railway is
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    JESTING WITH THE JESTER ON COFFEE
    460 2 JE STING WITH THE JESTER ON COFFEE Mr. i*iu B*iLt\ Wieii.s Hi* shilhhi It seems that some local journal ha.i been commenting m unsympatlie Upon Mr. W VV Mai.- >i s' L t helping coffee out of its pre sent unfortnnate position as a commodity Mr. Bail**) nt a rejoinder
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      1074 2 John Little Co., Ltd. Have just unpacked a very large and varied assortment of Japanese articles, including some very artistic Silver Ware, consisting of Bowls Salt Cellars Card Cases Pepper Castors Cigarette Cases Gold Links Match Boxes Gold Scarf Pins Silver Links Sugar Tongs Silver Tea Spoons Sugar Sifters Silver
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      646 2 PLANTING *T*MH BWMflnflgflflfll ifl prepaied tv undertake the ..peiunjjofe leaiim;s m Para Kubbt-r, Coconuts and either prndr.t, estimates and full particulate un application tr> X V. C AREY —Selangor. Apl ll US I WANTED DETROLEUM Drillers for Hejrneo, tho>e liavini» 1 txpeiictice. with Canadian or Calyx, drills preferred. Apply to
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      355 2 J]o-pAY*S ADVERTISEMENTS For Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta British India Steam Nay. Co., Limited, steamer PURNEA, 2,127 tons, Captain Esolksu, will be despatched lor the above ports on M nday, the Bth instant, at 4 p m. For Ireight or pas age apply to BOUSTEAD* C0., -Agents. May 4 85 AUCTION
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      79 2 Mr. R. P. Stainer. Sub-Editor of tinpaper, has been appointed luspcvtor 0. bchools, selangor. We wish him ever) success m his new sphere. As to.- St James's Gazette says 'journalism will lea-1 10 anything— so long as you don't stick to it. Mr. Stainer is now m a fair way
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      126 2 The WeelThursday, «th:— 10 p. Mass, t athe-dral oi (iood Shepiierd, 7 a.m. I> J I I < -1 1 p.m. 11 moiuc Ore. ra, 1 p.m. Friday. sth Hufh \Y P s I > Ma !•»*<> <: 1 ol Maj. Genera I ■> lee Mem rial Stl Bl 5
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    WEI-HAI-WEI.
    565 3 WEI -HAI-WEI. ("Prom a private Utter j 4'l> April. Since I last wrote- lo you th<- M nisf, r has come and gotie, and no far on the surface there is not much evidence of hi* visit. But perhaps wv should expect little jntil he reaches home, and is given
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    CONTAGIOUS DISEASE AND THE NEED OF LEGISLATION.
    455 3 CON TAGIOUS DISEASE AND THE NEED OF LEGISLATION. A sng Telegru: t in Urn which, though not so fata: .-Uold mis. i renders I our j jldiers and sa. r dut] and a positive source of danger the comni We _c of venereal disease m Hongkong. i*mj Meadical D -,s:
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    93 3 Mr L F Sanderson seems la have ingratiated himself with all lommunity m Kuala l.umpor. v the annual meeting of the Selangor Club presented with a handsome gold watch and chain, subscribed for by the alihli Mr. Helfield handed to him ii.y well-deserved compliments Mr. .sill shortly *.ome to Singapene,
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    JOSS-CHINCHIN-JOSS IN JAVA.
    1593 3 {Continued^ Next day I went by rai! to Ojorkdja for wag eiistances. if you can afford it, travel hrst-cl ess m Java. If you can't afford it, tr ,vel first I .ss m Java. I did the latter Nou shou'.l be careful though m selecting ve-ujr carriage,
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    602 3 I Some nice fast work was done this m -ruing, the oatstde track be-ing open. Vaiutas was out hrst and trotteel up t,> t p of the straight caatCling eiow n lh>slraight nicely be started e.ffand did a gooel u*«-iul -gallop once round, Apparently m gre a foim.
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    L. L T. C.
    157 3 A special meeting of the l.ailie-. I.twn Tenni* lab was held last evening m the Pavilion Mr. (j P. (Jaiii m the Chair. I he 11- \s rule-s a* proposed wete adopted and passetl, with a few alterations. I hechief |.>,.int*. m whic h the- new
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    STOLEN PROPERTY.
    100 3 Yesterday at 2 p.m. Supt. Cuscaden ob- tamed information that then- was some i stolen property at 21 llavelock-road. He j went with Inspector Kvans and some police > and found 42 rolls of cloth, valued at s and other ariie les supposed to be sto'en, with gunny
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  • OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
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      142 3 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by hones-, pastimes, playe at r ht st, the astronomer's -fame a. id the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates tueyr minds, and hurts no body m the mean season." All communications should be addressed to the Chess Rdilor, Singapor- Frot Prets. Problem
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      Problem No. 142.
      21 3 B> Or. A Datsaaa. While to play .md male m three moves. Black (2 pieces). White (4 pieces;.
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      Problem No. 143.
      20 3 By AtJIBLie Abu.*, Malaga. V\ Ifl to pla) and mate m two move-. Bl.ick .11 pieces;. While
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      NOTES ON THE CHESS PROBLEM.
      609 3 B\ aiirw.' Sit muhi f'm a ment of the* iv ■<■ 2. pt.ens and pretty mjt- m<i int* 1 d producer lo please n. I only hinßfliM hut o* eri Which flflMMi its to Baying that ihe ideas m themselves mj*t oe puju mt. such
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      Games Nos. 141 and 143.
      232 3 Ihe two following brilliant games, played respectively n St. Petei .burg and Bohemia, show thai Messrs. Maximov and 1 eaxler, well known problemists, are also good practical players (a) Better is', OP 115 7 PI P, K1.84. fee. (b) All HfICSJ pe.siii'.ns ot. „r tl.romjha
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      CHESS NOTES.
      75 3 The I he ss 1 liampioiis of the world lor ihe last II years aie as WtOVI, ac-cording lo the Literary Digest 1780. Phihdor, unbeaten. 1800. Desctiapelle*, unbeaten. 1834. La Bniirelonnais, unbeaten. 1K43. Staunioei, 'o-t lo Anderssen m 1851 185 Anderssen. I. si to Sleinit* m 186 >.
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    POLICE NEWS.
    191 3 For being m possession of an unjust daching a Macao shopkeeper has had to pay a fine of 125, with the alternative of a month's imprisonment. One Syed Omar, a coffee shopkeeper m Manila' Street, has been fined 9-5 or three weeks, for resisting the entrance of Acting
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    107 3 llo* extract from the report ol the United States Consul at Singapore may interest sume peeeple Wheels are imported mostly from the United Kingdom, tl.e L'nued States, aid a few from Geirr.any. There is no duty on bicycles or flfl any oiher art cle enlei ing ihis district from any
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 3 (COfIHtBCXSO UM iv M-.v 4. On London. Bank 4 m/s tiiand j 1 Privai.: cre-dits 3 in/* documents 3 m/s 2 credits 6 in/* France, demand (iF.RMANY, demand India. I T. 4 Hongkong, demand 1,, Yokohama, deaaaad x tn Java, desaand 1 i<H Manila, demand f <^ iim IOVKHKIGNS,
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    PRODUCE.
    110 3 (May too ,5 < i.inbie-r (10. Cube No. I t 0 Pt-ppar, Ittach fordirar] S' 2'>o7' do. While, (Fair L/W— 5 *4 41 so' Nutmegs nos -.o ihfl Ib.j 75 do. (80s to the Ih 1 g6. M 1.1 1 Bandaj s, (loves tAinboina) s j. Lflßflnan Cflflsi 10*0
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    SHARE LIST. MAY 4th,1899.
    300 3 Quotation. Capital. Paid Up. S «*<•* oi l.hma and Japan. Ltd. Li Nom.nal. < 2,000,000 450,^68 Deferred. £5 Bmftn. Bell's AUsto, Eastern Agency. $3 Seller- ,0.000 Ik B'SB-»8 'S 8 Om* \V. lte r Da.ry h inn Ltd. |,oo 25 .000 Eraser „,d Ne.,, Lm. CJ
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      157 3 The Standard Time Balls. A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at li tan Brani falls each day at I P.M. Singapore mean tim« (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 mm.. 35 r., bflisSj koiste.l live minutes previousl* To-day Fort Canning and Pui m Brani both tell eorrrcllvPERFECT cVianos
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      293 3 OCEAN STbAM SHIP COMPANY HAST INDIAN OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. Ltd. AND NkDKRLANDSCHh. STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. In. Compmys steamers are despatched from Liverpool outward, for the Straits, China, and |apan. and from Japan homewards for London every ten days, and have accommodation for third cli's passengers only. The Company's steamers
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      170 3 MAILS < i.OSIi •-M'IKKOW rm IV, t r-urope- sS Bangkok Ated M Muar Kia>, ia../; 2 CM M^lact I, ft itr iv Hanghflh Vi«,. 1 1 M Saigon ri'lrtr 4 1 s* i Batavia. V GiOMg fi PH Sart/aaav. ,>,,nl V>-, Pomtiona >m Banjotig t.e tjier l*M*Af> 1 I *\j
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      956 3 VE«s S LS I PO X l m Flags and Tons Commanders ArnveJ Kre.m for Whs., u^r"" Bril. craifler. 5700 B P**rtsm*MJtJ R 2 Hnl Ape, l 22 c*"" -P 'euser c X A ,1 .ra April 2U (olombo Japan, May s V*',**"" Ital. flag ship ,03a B.io>i«ai,M) May 2
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      144 3 HONGKUNta .VKAIHKK IKI.Kt.KA Barom.-ier, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. and Ut the- i.v,-l „t the *ca in inches tenth, and ,1U UJI ii". readings milhmeires. lemp.i .tu.. m the sink- m J, rees, Fahreniieit. Manila rempe-ratore centttrrade. Humidity, m percentage ol' saturation, the unndit\ .f nr saturated with moisture being
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      1905 4 THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST WILL BE OPENED ON FRIDAY. THE 28th APRIL. 1*99. AND CLOSED AT IAVF.IA F O'CLOCK NOON ON I*l F.SDAY. i6th MAY, iSoq f Riley Hargreaves Co., LIMITED INGAPORE. STRAIT SETTLEMENTS I Incorporated under the Corapaniea- Ordinance. 18S9. being Ordinance V. of the year* 1889 of the j
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      913 4 Copies of the'agreemenis above specified, of the I balance sheet, valuations and certificates above j mentioned and of the Memorandum and Ariii'.es r.f Association maybe seen at the othces of the Solicitors of the Company. There are also numerous trade arrangements and contracts m existence the ben< tits and obligations
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      343 4 Singapore Sporting Ciub. SPRING MEETING JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. HAVE JUST CM'ACKEI) IN THEIR TAILORING DF.PARTMEM. a Niw Svrrtr w I Racing Silks In all the registered toiours and a large variety of ejther shades including— Purple Koyal Isl M Green Plan <he:ev Koyal Reel Violet Oran^-i Mao.. Ma^ent* Chocolate,
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      1171 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving pod 0; departure, anel ll known; ate dv- 'it Maa «o 1 N V 1 VftSefi c I. ILe 1., >'t sTRBCA.sri!AII-t, Fr., I oulon, ITfIA, Ital., Spe2/a, -oLiiKE, 1-r., loulon, '\ts, Danish, .ai l.iNi.. Chin., Stettin, due Mar. ill RAX*. MO, J 1., rid. ill, PiaaoaTi
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      834 4 TO LET JQO l k 11 limamKo*!.. Furnishe.. ■.f-fflMl mmOhf situeted. Moderate rent. Imm-c' itc entry. Apply- P.P.. Battery Road M.IV 2 TO LET, at Villa Chasseriaurb7~the~Sea Anson Road. A comfortable bed-room. Sea bathing to be had there. A P'*9 TO LET. L7NIRY tst April. A commodious Bung,: at Tanjong
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