The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 May 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, iom MAY /1899. DAILY ISSUE. Xo 3569
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      887 1 If* Otno Collyer Quay. Ahj Wharves. New Harbour I O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. I for CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEY- on, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, 1 MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA. I BRINOtSt, VENICE. PLYMOUTH. AND; LONDON. Through Bills ot l-ading issued for Persian 1 (iulf. Continental and American Ports, also for Coast,
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      667 1 (-HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIM. TED. I THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honorono, Suang- For Marseilles j hai v lapan Ports. and Lonoon. s.b. Yang Tsze May 22 a.t. Kintuck June 15 s.s. Kaisow June 3
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      481 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKfcTVAART MAATSCHAPPIf. I'm- br Contract with thb Nbtbbblands Iwdia Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, latk I. DAENDELS A Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for May, 1809. From Expected Will be despatched to Nienhuys B'mass.nr. May 5. B'massin, Pulo !.aut, Moearadj.wi, Cotei, Berouw and Boelongan May 9
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      807 1 THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LTD. Shipwrights, Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Wharfingers, ftc. Graving Oocks up to 500 leet m lenßtf nd 1 21 leet on sill. Whart froni^m ot. c mile and a quarter. Sheers \V liari 15a teet m BSBJBS, Boiler and Ma-tinL; Sneers BrsrSBBJ oy sttam.
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      645 1 JJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND Itooooor* RESERVE LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS > J •10,000.000 Coubt ob Uißßcroaa R. M. Gray, Eaq —Cmaibman. N. A Siaaa, Esq.— Deputy Chaibmam E. Gobi/, Km. A.I. Raymond Km. E. SHBLLiw.Bsq. R H. Hill, Esq. A. Haupt, Esq. F. Sachsb, Esq.
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      583 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only r.m.dy ,1 pr.Knl kno.n m INFALLIBLE .nd PERMANENT CUBB lor Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowels RECOMMENDED.rSO.NIEoKTHB H.EKSPEC.AL.sVs is th. MEDICAL PROFESSION Sod Retail by .til OBMBSBtS asd Wholesale by "WON THE PETER SYS COMPANY, /.mo Sols BSSBUfaCtSSBBS), 9. 010 Cfllßa
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      286 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL M STEAMSHIP COMPANY 'POYO RISEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA BBtBSTa*. s.s. co.i IhrouKh passage tickets wanted to k„ d i, frs cc, and Germany by all tranT-A^n^ gamers, al- 010 San Franc sco by the above lines. ,t sco °y tfe si Mme ,s SFBCSstasscTT^^
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1899.
    350 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1899. Hrtt shall the Vtti* C r fropl*'. r. g i,t m»mt»in. L'nawed bf mlHitiiK «r..l BBBBBrf by g»m He*t patriot Trath h«r f lorloui pracrptt draw, FIcS-mS ta 'ft it. aoa I aw. Ink clerical gentleman against whom legal proceedings ha\r Ix-eti
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    535 2 Eatries h»r the S >ring mi eting I the Sporlinj c on •lav Bl •l' I Moei gold i nig set laiiglii. •n the nh in-t Its r/al. I here i- ting of tbe Crn ket t lub on the i'jth to consider the pro* m m the rules It
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    CEBU.
    212 2 NSTIVI ÜBVSBSMBI Now (JaSMBISBO ON A PaBMBBBBI H*sis I'miik •VstSBH *.n Si PER\ I.SIOX. 'Hongkong Daily P>. ebu, ***** \pril. The formation ot a permanent organization <'f the native government here j was SBBCtfld yeviiday. Delegates from all the outlying province* ol lhe island and their presidents, were received
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    PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA AT NANKING.
    249 2 N iking, April IS.— To-day Prince Henry has I io aaj Nanking a 1 Viceroy did M to ihe nun-nl-iui to me- t I nn, but smt lot- Ir< .1 UK r. ll 11 really sick, but, might have managed 10 be cariied down
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    CHINA AND GERMANY IN SHANTUNG.
    138 2 report that the addressed a lon^ despatch I SBng-l j the X.m pre 'Dowager sa the question of the Germans f iang Ml the tnanit- and Ceir a a by her ac- f. la I 1 1 lo take «hole iviscs fand he BMgßt add,
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    406 2 king up again to-day and thi- demand rai gain risen to to da) and Iv- i v the Jewish Krisi ol i •J< \ni-h hrms m town will b* Mi. and punituai attendsncc oi the .tring.-r pla\er- „t i m irrotV Phi harmonic Orchestral practice is reijut-: Lease >»t absence
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY
    77 2 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY A Secret Session of the Volksraad Mr. Chamberlain Refuses to Make a Statement. Unnecessary to Take Notice of Rumours. At the request of President Kruger both chambers of the Transvaal Yolksn h> Id a m-eting m secret session. Mr. Chamberlain has dti line m the
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    A BISHOP CHARGED WITH LIBEL.
    61 2 A BISHOP CHARGED WITH LIBEL. Committed for Trial. Bishop Tngwell, of l.agus. hi committed for trial and admitted there on .1 harge ot criminal libel at thi instance of the Enropeaai ol Coast of \fri< a Writing to ll he t atr- m hi letter that 75 pet 11 nt
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    550 2 iragraph appeared m our Satarday's to th-- effect that an entHamburg f;rm offered to send consi^nni-r.*.--ol "Scotch Whisky to Singapore for 4s including freight. A trade mark recently biought ost that ihe "superior Port Wine" was i 0 s. a ca*e of quarts Tl. :)0 t the I coanen ial
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      536 2 Katz Bros., LIMITED. Gent's Outfitting Department. JUSI RECKIVKD A NEW CONSIGNMKNI OK THK FOLLOW ING GOODS Gent s waterproof Riding and Cycling Capes. Syces waterproof Capes. Gent's Rain-Coats and Capes. Ks ihe W'hi-ks.'Un Mum* ANDKRSEN ANDKRSKN .V ANDKRSKN Buffalo Bills Terai Hats. Monte Carlo Terai Hats. Gresham Sweaters. Linen and
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      812 2 FOR SALE A I SI RAI. IAN PONY, palanquin, harness lamps, m $$00 Apply lo C.J.D., c,o Free Press Ofhce. Apl 1 s ue. FOR SALE 1 C icns Rrgisii r s earner, fine cabin, steam veiy ±%J lasi, 'ikjht draught. 10 ions Register Steam-launch, decked, good ac- < ommtxlation.
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      808 2 PLANTING j "I'HK uiuli 1 signed is prepared to undertake the opening ol <lcai mgs m Para Rubber, oconuts and other product, estimates and full particulars on application to X V. t A RKV, Selangor. Apl 11 11.5 WANTED PETROLEUM Drillers for Borneo, tho^c having experience with Canadian or Calyx
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      748 2 '.O-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT ©omrstic Orrunmrrs. DEATH. At Pekan, I'ahang, on the 2yth April, Louis Arthir, eldest son of the late A. VV. Neubronner \eai s. WANTED T3 V a local Impott hrm SB experienced S.il, m BBSS, (European). Apply by totter to X co Free Pr. v. May lo EMPLOYMENT. A
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      146 2 The Week Wednesday, 10th llagh Wstorj ia p New Moon, 12.U a.m. Municipal Commission. 2-\n p.m. S. V I'arade. s-< Thursday, nth: Hi|(h Water t Ascension I I fl .hi. Association f-ootball. Eng O Friday, 12th High Water O.l midnight, 11, m Mohurram. rrench M ail Ho- S. 1 ,rr
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    AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
    1462 3 AmERK ANS C sfTLRBK BY THB FILUINOS. Ihi MasarßS Mbn From vmb YsBBISBB.' I'ROVISIO s S«ST 1.1 IHK I'KISOSI-Rs. (Special Bl China .\t,nl.) Manila, May 2.- It transpires thai t apt, in Kockeieller and six men of the .>ih I'nited State- Infantry, who have been missing
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    CRICKET.
    274 3 1 ha BOW match card of the S C.( will has now been arranged, the matches (with the managers) for the next two months being as follows. F rst I kSVBB. May \i and 13 S.l ,C. I\V. DssMBSS) darn" son apl. White). Msy SB S.( .1 IA. W.
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    PUNJOM.
    49 3 P UNJOM. lh- A tiog s e( retary ol the I'unjom Mining Company, [.united, hai rw tved the follow inj» telegram from the Mines giving the res.iit ot the April clean up The mill ran 24 days < rushing 2200 tons :.g 140 1 ices 'ii smelt Prospects are encouraging.
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    A TROUBLESOME CUSTOMER.
    51 3 I he 1 siderablr :c* Umc' H. M.V at Yokosuka. that could v be moved, including ail except the b IS lhc middies' chests, has l.'-en mainmoili batt eship, bu h '>:ned nine inches before she can enier lhe dock. Adiama^e was I t>c- lak'-n ol a
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    SALE OF SILVER BULLION.
    90 3 Ihe Government ha > been experiencing great lily m disposing of demonetized silver coins a Mail the'adopn.jri of the gold standard. Sime ot this bullion was coi. verted into subsi'l BWSSnI SB Ps*BSaaS. Seeinu lisßosc of al l 1 1 such means Government said a .ntity
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    AGUINALDO AND THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    104 3 rTLBHKSI or ihi Si 1 1 rai Filipibos ia Ptisan. The suit commenced m the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, by Crisanto Lichaaco and Gregorio AgOßi itio, as attorney! foe Emi io Agniaaldo, the leader of tbe Filipino forces m the Philippines,
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
    423 3 The di'.'irmament ol the French cruiser Ditguay- has been commenced at Saigon. I S. cruiser B"lt.m m has gone to Samoa. The t'. S. troopship City of I'mbla arrived at Manila on the ajrd April with six companies of lhc <>th L\ S. Infantry. The a.
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    THE FRICTION BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND GERMAN ADMIRALS AT MANILA.
    215 3 THE FRICTION BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND GERMAN ADMIRALS AT MANILA. In the course of an article on Captain Coghlan's indiscreet speeches recently mentioned by Reuter the Manila Times says So now the quarrel is all beginning again. Let us try to settle it m the quickest and soundest way. Lei
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    THE TRANSVAAL.
    964 3 Mb. Kri i.ers Fair Worps. 'resident Kru<er visited Johannesburg on Saturday, and delivered an open-air speech to an audience of several thousand persons, after receiving addresses from the- < hambers of Mines and Commerce and other public bodies. Discussing the question of the franchise, he said he made
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    VOLUNTEERING IN HONGKONG.
    119 3 The Maxim liun Compang ol Volunteers which has been organized amongst the employ, s of the Naval Yard has been designated B Company. The following gentlemen were nominated as officers Captain, Owen Ordish Lieutenants, George J. B. Sayer and James Herbert Aitken. Last night, at a meeting
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    DIFFICULTIES AND COMPENSATIONS OF AN EASTERN PASTORATE.
    1807 3 DIFFICULTIES AND COMPENSATIONS OF AN EASTERN PASTORATE. A friend has sent us a copy of the Monthly Messenger the organ of the Presbyterian Church of England It contains among other items, an interesting contribution from lbs hand id The Padre," as the Kevd. G. 11. RfcllM i*. now known throughout
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    THE MYSTERY OF LIFE.
    483 3 lhe largest meeting held this )ear by the i. toria Institute took place at its house, Adelphi I'errace, London, m March, to hear one of us new members, Professor Beale, P. H. S., the President ol the Royal Microscopical Society, give an address descriptive of lhe
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    OUTWITTING THE ELEPHANT.
    438 3 Oni) ihe manner, and customs of the elephant have any tdea what a nimble creature it really is I says a wr. at Msseive *nn -tooted as it looks, when rous-d. of f. as that would be t'.r much fleeter anim ils. KspecialK is this the case
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    PEACE—OF A KIND.
    131 3 PEACE— OF A KIND. Mr. CJsißer Couch, speaking recently at a Peace meeting at lalmouth, said "It seemed to him that some ot the detailed proposals ol the Tsar were impracticable. lhe whole swenglh of the Rescript wa> m the principle ot arbitral on. I hey would aat perhaps satisfy
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 3 (Corrected up to May ioj On London. Bank 4 m/s demand _>/o Private credits 3 m/s 2/0? documents 3 m/s 2/0 r credits 6 m/s -?/o»} France, demand 2^l" Germany, demand 203^ India, T. T i So Hongkong, demand 1^ Yokohama, demand 3^% p, n Java, demand 1 |q|
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    SHARE LIST.
    393 3 MAY *****,1899. Quotation. Camtal. Pa.d Ur. Snanaa Ps.i. Bank o. h,na and japan. Ltd. X Nominal, f 2,000,000 450,068 Iffetra a* Delerred. £5 Htiyers. J t ~Jg Bell' a AaaasBS Kastern Agency. |3 Sellers. io,ooo(£ 8 '584 8.5.8, jfi Clear Water Dairy Firm Ltd. $100 25 000 8
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    PRODUCE.
    91 3 (May MJ 1 (1| Gambier do Cube No* 1 "5-55 P^r, Black C«^rS«" W Jo While, (Fair L/W=s;!t c„ Nutmeg, „os :o the lb) Vz do. (80s to the lb) £>' Mace (Banda) loves (AmboinaV.'.'.'. Libenan 1. otfee f,' Tapioca, -mall peari'(FaVr'q U ali't'y') 6jo rL. do flake fdo
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      123 3 From New Zealand. Kikiton, New /eal.uid, Nov. aj, ISI/1 I am very pleased to state that since 1 lock the agency of Chamberlain's medicines the sale has been very large, more especially of the Cough Remedy, ln two years I have sold more of this particular remedy than of all
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      258 3 OCKAN STfcAM SHIP COMPANY AM) NKOKRLANDSCHK STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and |apan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line are despatched irom Amsterdam and Liverpool i very flight for 88.
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      971 3 V■ss X L S IN P() R 1 M Klaga and Tons Commanders Arrived From Kor Wbeo B*"" DO K. ..us.- Bwiaj iptil 9 Portsmouth R KBBroia Bnt. cratssr, §05 Bostk Hongkong X Other Vessels Fla*a A Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees For When AosTsauss Km. SS4 Mills Ma, FrensantU
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      1675 4 THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST WILL BE OPENED ON FRIDAY, THE 3»tb APRIL, 1899, AND CLOSED AT TWELVE O CLOCK. NOON ON TUESDAY. i6th MAY. 1899. Riley Hargreaves Co., LIMITED SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Incorporated under the Companiea' Ordinance. IU9. being Ordinance V. of the year;*i»Bo of the Ordinances of the Straits Settlement*,
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      1092 4 The Directors consider they have been fortunate Copies of the agreements above specified, of the I m ihe services of Mr. Robertson who. balance sheet, valuations and certificates above besides h.ivinx: arranged lo become a large share- menti >ned and of the Memorandum and Annies holdci m tlie Company, has
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      1212 4 Singapore Sporting Club. PROGRAMME FOR SPRING RACE MEETING r8 9 Q. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 2jrd May. First Racb. Thb Maidbn Platb. Value §250. A Race lor Maiden Horses— Weight as per scale (lost gib.) An allowance of 2 1 lb. to horses entered for the Intermediate Races only. An allowance
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      133 4 Fraser Cumming OmcsSl 7c Battery Road. sawmills: Johore Bharu. I'.rk n. works BBBBBJJBSB and Ha les tier. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD-WOOD, cut by our own men m the best districts, and steam sawn to any s^ze. WDRKED TIMBERS Flooring Board arurit*' y planed, tongued and grooved the best machinery, under
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      479 4 NOTICE. npINDBRS will be received ai the Coloma! x ret.rys Office, up 10 noon of the lart May, lBucj, for the foi o«in k > works PubUc°Oltlce! rep, ''^S P amtl °K and co| ourwashing 2. Additions and Alterations to Warder, an teen at Criminal Prison. Plans and Specifications may
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      923 4 VESSFI* XPECTED. (iivti'K |.i.ii o- -i. mi. -1..- M.1.-i. known) date dvi* ln.rc. Sad «m- >l A^ent-. Ml -ii.-VVAh A. Vespucci. Ital., Etna. lial., Spezzia, Founßß, Fr., loulon, Fybn, Darmh, Hai < hi, hin Sieltin. Hai-Hoa. Chin., Elburg. Hail.lno. Chin., Stettin, dve Hai-Nui. Chin Elbur^, Hai-Shim.. hrn.. Elbur*4, H v-
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