The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 May 1899

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, i6th MAY DAILY ISSUE, No 3574
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      790 1 Pq Office. Collyer Quay. Alt Wharves. New Harbour i O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam for CHINA, J APAN, PEN AN(i, CEYNDI WS IK ALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINOISI, VENICE.* PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills of Laiding issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for Chtna Coast,
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      462 1 fHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. THF. following are the dates on which the Co.'s j Steamers may be expected here, vi* 1 OCTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honqrong, Suano- For Marseilles hai ie |apan Ports. and Condon. s.s. Yang Tsze May 22 s.s. Kintuck June 15 s.s. Kaisow June 3 Through
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      1077 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract with thb Nbthbrlands India Govirnmint. Agknh, at Singapore, Ships Agency, late 1. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer I Time Table lor May, 1899. From Expected WiU be despatched to Brouwer Deli May .3, Haneh, Bila, Assahan. Deli and Edi May 17 Tambora Padang May 13.
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      622 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XJ BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10.0000.* RESERVE FUND f.oooo'ooo RESERVE LIABILITY OF > PROPRIETORS tt0.000.000 COUBT OB DIBBCTOBS R. M. Gkav, Esq— Chaibman. N. A SIIBS, Esq. —Dbplitt Chairman. E. (iofcT/, Esq. A. J. Ravmono, Esq. E. Shkll M.Esq. R. H. Hill, Esq. A. Haupt, Eng. f.
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      781 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL^PiSfi^ mi only remedy at present hM as M INPALUMJI and PKKMANENT CURB for Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhcea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowels RECOMMENDED »v SOME <>. l_B CHIEFSPBCIAI Is'lS tv thr URmra. uu/w THE PETER SYS COMPANY, Pko,-k,etok.s m» bu Mbbb, u^t-B-b), c,«b St. 1/. 10-99 Milkmaid
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    36 2 The Singapore Fr ee Press. H.re the Tree* th. r«cp>'i g t-1 -a L'r.awed bj «,.e»ice a- I ■■bi b»<i by ga n Here patriot Tr^th her g .'orioui preceptr *4gr« to ReMinoa. Loraltr. and t.a».
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    TUESDAY MAY 16, 1899.
    724 2 TUESDAY MAY 16 1899. 1" |i«C a special t'-:<gram from Hongkong nf aver) lignificant character. It is therein stated that a force of eleven lundred troops from tbe Hongkong garrison, and a lon e of tour hundred blue-; t- and marines from the ships oi the China Iron is harbour,
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    835 2 A Penang baba who was convicted ot furious driving m Karquhar-st. has been fined S'oo. It appears tli.it the officer who was mentioned as retiring from the Army I'.iy Department is not Lieut. Col. de la Pere Robinson, of this place. Ihe P. i"v <). >tenm<r CoromamJrl, CaptVibert, will be
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    69 2 BRITAIN AND RUSSIA FLAWS IN THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT. A New Russian Railway Aggressior on China A Serious View Taken m England Russ.an Action Seriously Endanger^ British Prestige tn China. Mr. St John Brodr.rk. L'nder-S. Ali rs, de-iare. House of Commons that until the full facts of the Russian
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    THE "TIMES" ON THE NEW RUSSIAN DEMAND.
    74 2 THE TIMES" ON THE NEW RUSSIAN DEMAND. A Frustration of the Recent Agreement The time,, m a leading article affirmthat the Russian demand to run bet tarv railway system right into i Beet Uy tends to frustrate the object ot thr recent Anglo-Russian agreement, namely the avoidance of any cause
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    264 2 There will be a football match this aft- noon on the Esplanade between two teamof the S. C. C. Two further cases of small-pox arc P r i Hokien girl living m Buffalocroad, and a Chinaman who was brought to the Centra! Station m a rikisha an. on his way
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      586 2 QUINQUINA DUBONNET Tonic and Appetising Wine T1 .k OL J X Q!JINA DUBONNET" is a most marvellous and delicious Strengthening Medicine which is exclusively made of muscatel wine and Mexican quinine, t 1- -penally recommended to tonify the digestive organs anJ as an excellent specific against the want of appetite,
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      619 2 WANTED /~*Ol'\!\ I neai and fast writer. A PP > X.C, c o Fre, JWay ii |85 WANTED DV a Ig^.l Import t rm an exper.eiwed Sales- l mom JSrnmooom Apply by letter to o Fr\ F May io WANTED IN 11 i LIGE N I ClerK. one used to
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      2079 2 GREIG&Co., BROKERS. V/f R. J*M«s C*tio has joined this firm to-day. ivl GRKK; Co..— Exchange, ace, Brokers. M »y '5 COOLIES. can be supplied for plantations, v Engineering works, etc., at moderate rates •immediately on receipt of order, C. C. j. WIRZ, 189, (Queen's Road Central, Hongkong. Mar 15 5
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      503 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS notice" QLR Power of Attorney m favour cl Mr. Unas Catto, dated 2^rd June, 1896, i b void from the 15th instant, upon his leaving our service GUTHRIK it Co. May «<> Hi. s SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB NOIICK. Vf EMBERS are requested to note that the IVI Links
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      213 2 rO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WAR DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO MARINERS. "THE Pulo Hantu Straits will be closed to traffic from ist to 15th June, lBw, inclusive, for Submarine Mining practice. By order (Si.) R. W. P. WHII'E.-Captain. I). a. I ..5.0., S.S. Singapore, is'h May. 1 800. May 16 16,18,20 11.3 For Christmas
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      166 2 The Week. Tuesday, 16th H^W.,,;-,,;,,,, A-.S. ope. Singapore. Meeting hc-ss ClutT I own Hail, 5-1« p.- \.A. ;Pr. R.M.1.. Gun drill, r Wednesday, 17th Hii;h Water:— 2., j a., j^j «ith Birthday of the King of Spam. Thursday, iBih High Water 3.4 a., 44„ Moon H.rsi Quarter, 12.8 a.m. I
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    Correspondence.
    246 3 The Value-Pa*! .bi b Parcels" Svsi IM. l ,lk fr.IMTO-*. <IK. Anc nt the lending artic!.- m your ,-siie of yesterday permit one who has had .ome experience ol the P. P. m India to sat a few words on the subject. The PP. is excellently adapted to countries
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    317 3 There was a poor attendance at the this morning on account of the rain, hut most of the horses were worked on the race track except Dalian's string, who .lid not turn up. Chopstii and Young Gladstone- were -t out and the former did an excellent gallop. Yanitas
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    L. L. T. C.
    56 3 .eeting held m the 1 aing tbe following ten re elected to serve on I lion Committee Mesdames MraddeM. wn, Evans, Gunn, Hanitsch, Murray, Napier. Sai/mann and rail. Nril g ladie- being members of mmittee, are already members of the I mmittee ex officio, vi/ lfee>
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    THE ASSIZES.
    66 3 third criminal assixe wa- opened at re before Mr. J^'. Hyndman i- morning, the Attorney-General, VV, R Collyer. appearing for the c Calendar ia seventeen !v-r for gang-robbery, two for criminal trust and six for housebreaking ft of sorts. All the accused are es ept four, Joseph Woltf,
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    PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
    49 3 PHILH ARMONIC ORCHESTRA. g to the military portion of the Ira being engaged regimentally on iy the prat ti<e will take place Best Iri'iav at the usual hour. Ihe ate of the or. 1 1 rt being now fixed for the gotl) inst. a full and punctual re juested.
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.
    66 3 THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT. ti borne that .n well-informed circles l-ondon the final acquiescence of Russia m the Mltradl lor the Niuchwang Railway was great measure to the direct interposition ace ol Wales, who wrote a personal letter 'ar pointing oul lhat if Russian oppo- is
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    80 3 Ihe extra M. M steamer Adomm is du<BOmm from Saigon for Mar 1 he Singapore Golf Club has elected the Hon ble I M. Allinson captain, vans Mr. A. Stive*, who started for home via taerica on 'Saturday last Mr G. Muir t home by the same opportunity. A grainaphotic
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    THE PADRE IN SCOTLAND.
    1038 3 No. 111. A LtTTBR FROM AvLD KtBKIK. (Written for the Singapore Free Press by the Rev. G. M. Riitu.) faster came and went m Scotland m the very dirtiest of dirty weather, so that the braveries of the ladies had to remain unexhibited to the public
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    MURDER IN SMITH STREET.
    134 3 MUR DER IN SMITH STREET. Last night m Smith-st. four Hokiens I attacked a Macao named Chin Keng Liong with at* ks and beat him, one subsequently drawing a knife and stabbing him m the left breast. He fell down dead at once, the heart being apparently penetrated. One of
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    JAVA NEWS.
    782 3 Wrem our on-n Coriespo'iJenf.l The Union The Sandalwood Studbook publishes a report for 1898 and it appears from it that by proper attention to breeding the Sandalwood horse can be brought to a pitch of excellence m pioportions and development not far under that of the Arab horse.
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    NOTES FROM THE NORHT.
    257 3 NOTE S FR OM THE NORH T. It is reported that ihe amount teahs.-d Irom the j ale- of opium m Formosa has largely increased <>• Ute-. The sum realised m April (at jear Y2t?'y/», while the amount realised las: month wa S s- Ths increase is attributed to the
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    AN UNOFFICIAL "ENTREE."
    207 3 The Mayor of a northern provincial town recently gave a fancy dre-.s ball at which all the lite of the town were- present. One woithy alderman* who was rather stout, wore a pair of light breechrs, and, m the course, <>f one of the dances, he fell
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    THE "SAPPHO' ASHORE.
    685 3 (From our Malacca Correspondent.) At 3 a.m. on Sunday there was a squall of rain and wind but the latter not being strong the absence of the Sappho at 4 a.m. 1 did not cause much apprehension, as it was j supposed she had met the scjuall
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    VOLUNTEERING IN HONGKONG.
    317 3 The lists ot dbdwits m the- Volunteer < orps during the past training season have |ust be*n issued. Ninety member of the Field Battery and toi > members..! uc M, have rendered thems.lv^-, eftlcie-nl. I he hurried call toarn.s nfltlS YohuitSlH lIuiJHl se' 1 1 di-.iurLan.rs m
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    POLICE NEWS.
    295 3 This morning, before Mr. Wolferstan. P. \V. Wallace, a bankrupt, was charged witli fraudulent removal of property, and alno an offence under the Bankruptcy Ordinance. Mr. Stuart, lor Wallace, said this Court had no jurisdiction m tliis case. The Magistrate agreed and said that it was a i
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    OOM PAUL.
    277 3 Sir Alfred titlner and President Krugcr are to meet at Bloemfontein at the end of tht menth Renter. So you're going to have a parley, Oom Paul, So you're going to chakafi rh-ik-if, After all, P'raps you may not be aware. You've a good long list to square
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    NEW TORPEDO GUN.
    351 3 tSiaitlTiaS Of THIS Ko. HI Kr.s-lM if Duumovua Racaurtv I ur asrrao. Louis Cathmann, of Chicago, has returned from Washington vvnh a war department contract f r hii new iS-mcl. torpedo gun, wnh which lie has I been experimenting at the- tr nmenl pru\..g grounds at Sandy
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    THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
    49 3 At a meeting of the Board of Dm ctors of the Nippon VuBSU Kaisha, held recentl>. a resolution was adopted lo lower the pa-. lares el coasting steamers by lo per cent., and to rai-c- ihe rate on the foreign service by 5 per cent.
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    SHARE LIST, MAY 16th, 1899.
    337 3 <Ji otatiom. Capital. Up. Smmiw I i Bank v. < h.na and Japan. Ltd. I Nominal. C i.000.n00 450,968 10^87, Deferred. £5 ttayan. l>asl Bell's Abestos Kaslern Agency. $3 Siller-. 10,000 f£ 3 sS4 s sB» Clear Water Da.rvK.rm Ltd. $,00 f ,5.000 \< 25.™
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    The Standard Time Balls.
    46 3 A Time Ball at Fort Canning and „nc *i PuUo Bran- falls each day at 1P v S<ngi.p'.re mean tima (Gi.renwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 mm 35 „fr ,j being hoisted five minutes previuu-.;. To-day r-ort Canning and Pulau Brani < correctly.
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    CLEARANCES.
    97 3 f** t>tr., Ed*ards •'"•aai Ss iah, for Singkep. Via H *N Nl« Ovbh, Bnt. str., Scott, tor Klar i>,,rts. < al.ws,,. rtrit. _r„ I.,.ary, tor PeiiatV L str., Bell, tor Bangk Houa W*n t. rtr. Mellor, for Pa* ports KOHIMI k, Bnt. :„r Hongk Hok Iji-o, Dv if for
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 3 (CoßKEcr_i) lp ro Mi. I*. On London. Bank 4 bbJs dt-mand i/ira Private crr-dits 3 m/s documents 3 m/s 2/0 I .-r.-dits fi mfi 2/0/. France, demand 250^ Germany, demand 203 lN1 >'A r-1\ ....ii.iaol Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand .....4% pm Java, demand Igi Manila, demand .1^ pm Sovereigns,
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    PRODUCE.
    93 3 [Maj li I? 1 nbier da lube No. 1".'.'.'.'".......... (lack (ordir.ary S'porei 2s-, .Nutmegs t, nos .0 the Ib.j do. (80s to the lb) Ma.c I,Banda) jj,_ Cloves (Amboina) 32J Libenan (..ollee ib^o Tapioca, small pearl (Pair quality) 6.25 do. do flake (do. do.) do. medium pearl (Fair do.)
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      105 3 PERFECT Optics AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. 33, RAPFLES PL At P. Jan 7 turtia A Sure Sign of Croup. Hoarseness m a child that is subject to croup i sure indication of the approach of the disease. hamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as soc ts fhe child becomes hoarse,
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      257 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY AM; NEDERI.ANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OJEAAN. I'ne Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line are despatched Irom Amsterdam and Liverpool »:ver\ fortnight for tta Straits,
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      256 3 MAILS CLOSE 1 o- MOR ROW PSI Per \t Bangkok (mrgon aM Penang, Bee. Hmncoora 11 m I heribon Samarang PsttmtM 11 \m Hongkong, _c. filenfu 11 _g Sourabava, Ac. Amura 11 am X Pahang, Sic. Aing /In: 1 im Hongkong, Ac. Amhria 2 ry, Rangoon andau,,, pm Malacca, Sic.
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      834 3 VESSELS IN PORT S-o'-Wai Klsgs snd Tons Commanders Arrived Krom Kor Wbso Orlahoo Brit, cruiser. 570a B 19 Poftsmoul H ,r W Brit, cruiser, 80s K th .nl 22 Hongkong H INN Hfc, < Ger. \j. t> gaj, ColoOther Vessels Klses O Tons Masteis Arrived Krom Consignees For Whtr. Auaas
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    737 4 Giving port ot departuie, and (wi.ere known) date due here, and name of Agents. 1 M«.-oi.\V.r 3 A. Vemccci, Ital., Etna, Ital., Spezzia, j Fol'orb, Fr., Toulon, Fyen, Danish, I Hai-C hi. Chin., Stettin, 1 I Hai-Hoa, Chin., Klburg, Hai-Lung, Chin., Stettin, due Hai-Nl'l, Chin., Elburg, Hai-Shing, Chin.
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    Passengers tor Straits, China & Japan.
    332 4 Passengers tor Straits, China Japan. Per Inaba Maru, from London, due May 17.— Mr. and Mrs H. G. W. Gaunter, Dr. W. L. Braddon, Mr. G. H. Simpson, Mr. (i. E Thomp- Ha, Mr. J. D. Symond, Mr. C. H. Vandeieur Creagh. Per P. O. Sutlej, from Colombo, due May
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      886 4 John Little Co., Ltd. 4 I WHITLEY'S PHYSICAL >ft I j EXERCISER, AT i\ Lzsh Price S6 each. jSw ih foXf Perfect health and a good ph)sique en- I \J/ 3 1)1 -uted In its u»e, without strain or injurj I Hi Kasily fixed to Red-room. Bath-room, or I I
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      513 4 [AMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WHISKIES. ARE THE BEST VALUE IN THF MARKET. Flag Brand, 10 years old. $12 per case, duty extra. (Specially Recommended.) V. V. 0. 8 per case, duty extra. OBTAINABLE FROM RETAIL DEALERS OR McALISTEB Co., SOLE AGENTS. Apl j 2 'JTi- mmmm\ ms>% mmik\f*Mo O The
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      474 4 Singapore Sporting Club. NOTK K. T A DIES attending the Races on 23rd, 25th, anc Aot 27th May, are reminded that admission t< the Grand Stand and Lawn will be by Ticket only Ladies' Tickets arc obtained through members o the S.S.C. Free, but they must bear the name o
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      175 4 Society for the Prevention of i Cruelty to Animals. "THE public are informed that ihe address of the x Sooety"s Inspector, Mr. E. F. Paglar, j s a t the Old Gaol site, Brass Bassa Road. All persons wishing to report any cases of cruelty which may come under their
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      569 4 The Singapore Free Pre?* AND Mercantile Advertiser. CABLB ADDRBSS,-,4<rW.Y„r, Singapore. TILIfHONI NI'MIH.-No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Sine« por, "PHE leading English Newspaper m As Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Safe. gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Sembilan British North Borneo; Sar. Netherlands Indies, Java and
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