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

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    21 1 TH E Singapore Free Press AN D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. 20m MAY /1899. DAILY ISSUE NO 357 8
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      740 1 jP q Office. Collyer Quay. Kg Wharves. New Harbour 0 STEAM NAVIGATION Co. SUM for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYI.oN. INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES* GIBRALTAK, MALTA, BRINDISI, VKNICE, PLYMOUTH. AND ON DON. Through Bills 01 l*adin£ issued for Persian Continental and American Ports, also for ma Coast, and San Francisco
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      474 1 (-HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIM TED. "PHK following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected h»ie, vi/ OUTWAIfiI HOMKUARI). For Hongkong, Shano- Fok Mwillil h»i At Japan Ports. ami Lonoon. s? Yang Tsze May aa s.«. Kintuck June 15 s.s. Kaisow June 3 Through Bills
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      530 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARfcTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I'mikk Contract with thi Netherlands India liovbrnm int. A(,t.Mb at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver Quay Time Table lor May, 1899. From Espeetec Will be despatched to Van i) u mm h.itavia May tt. Batavia, t heribon, Siniarang and Sourabav a May
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      441 1 Fraser Cumminp OffVSCMl 7< li.Uery Ko«f1. Sawmills?- |diw« Htam Bmrnrr.m^ r, Timber Merchants PRJME HARD- WOOD, c«t by cat r men m the best di»tn< t r to any »'7< WORKED rillßEßh Kloona^ I acrurit-.v plased, loogned uid the bttt Miai n-r\ uri'ltrr I rid :i denrc of an nperieaced
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      658 1 fJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. .■AIU-UV CAPITAI »iooooo o RESERVE FUND RESERVE LIABILITY Or -.*****00 PROPRIETORS 1 .♦i-vmooc Col'BT OP UIIICTuO R. M. Gkay, Esq Chairman. N. A SIBBS K^.-Dmttv C■n/^IKM^N I Ge«n, Esq. I A. J. Ravmoni.. E-q K. SMi-um.Ebq. I k. H. Hill, Ksq A. Haupt, Esq. j
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      785 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC RCCOMMBNDRDbtSOMEoi mil HIRFSPEI l\' is t s THE PETER SYS COMPANY 1;. 1 ctrK £&,s?*--' ANIJ T«YO KISKN KABUSHIKI K.AISH A (ouin v 1 ca SiSsßEr- Ri»ifjmmtir 9 M "y May jy img June 13 June 2i ■•cul«n apply to AN, HOOD v Cc, Jui Agtnti.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    27 2 Mere «r_!l t'.e P,,., !-:<-.--■. l.'nawcd bf infU.em. a litre patriot Truth her floriou. pree-ept, draw, Pledc**) lo Relir.on. L«— illr. and I aw.
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    SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1899.
    398 2 SA TUR DAY, MAY 20 1899. To day there appear* aa obituary notice ./I aa old favourite e.n tlr* Singapon Race CourseIt bai baea arranged thai iheD-trul Adab Aaaociaiion mill bold its Annua] Athletic Sports on Satardaj i>i July. '1 -i nl iv nor aing, a man-of-war, >up posed to
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    SOUTH RAUB.
    50 2 SOU TH RA UB A Xi I- MXi t k lhe Secretar) ol thc Sooth Kaub (-old < Mining Sj ill Limited, asks as lo pub* lisli the following lele-gram lor the iafoTUM* i tion of the ahareholdi t R m 1 .i/,/i Jiir- 1 3 fmolity oj stone I
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    MASONIC.
    266 2 MA SONI C. Tin- regular I II year.) communication c.l tin- Diatrii '11 iii Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago was held m the Freemason's Ila'!. Cefem in**l I i-t night The K. W I>i-1 r: 1 (jrand Master. Sir Charles Mitchell, G-< M«. occupied tinf'hair, being mppoited by \Y. Hro.
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    717 2 SINGAPORE CRIC KET CL UB. Ufa ISION 01 J<i i A special general meeting ol the Menbe ti <>1 tlur Singapore < ricket Clan m Ix Id m the Town Hail last ci <i>nftidei the ruin* as revised by the C ommittee. Mr I Sti ui^t-r took the Ui.nr and
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    80 2 TH E PEACE CONFERENCE. Russia ii ipeadtng £51 000,00a oa Rail. rayi this year, priacipaJly with the view of living gr«-at<-r mobility to her armies The Rangoon Muuic ip,«lity have decided v buy .'5 acres of land and of water fur he formation of a public park for Rangoon, t
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    76 2 THE TRANSVAAL Statement by Mr. Chamberlain. Mr Ch imberlain, Secretary 01 >-. the Colonies, has stated m the Hou**- Commons that Sir Alfred Milam I i of Cape Colony and H. M.'a High Commissii.ner for South Africa has with the Government s approval, accepted a n with President
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    A QUARANTINE PROSECUTION.
    554 2 A QUA RANTINE PROSECUTION. i Ig '-.-tor.- Mr E L Bf Hrate, the Captain of tl Hai/uei.>-m mMM charged tli- Q :ndr-r said Androvitch b Kapore on i May, having a 'Ui or infectiou bubonic p not ma^e Ihereot. andjti \ndrovitch ll •-itted a breach of M J ul >
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      149 2 JOHN LITTLE CO. DESIRE TO DRAW SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEIR NEW STOCK OF THE FOLLOWING GOODS A New Stock of Silk and Felt Hats. 'Ellwoods Helmets. Singapore Helmets, Tweed Caps. Etc j -< d^^B Soft Felt Hats Bllwoodl Htlrr.ets Terai H .-T'- I -'il|f r fi['iTTf c^E^l -l 1- W^-a^J-.'-^---*^
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      628 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS OLICt. NOTI-E. "I'HK following arrangements will be made for emulating traffic during the Parade t.i be held on the Ksplanade, on Wednesday, 24th .May, t»SW I. No ...ids will bo closed carriages will he ille. we el t.i jm-s m one direction only, those Coining from M iiiilonl
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      858 2 I J-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT^ Oomcsttr ©rcurrrnrrß MARRiAGB On the Soth M »y, I tap. al the Cathedral ol the <ioe>d Shepherd, by the Ki^ht Key. Rene Fee, Bishop of Maine lv, Bl ii NMi M tauaaV, younge*t son of Pierre Margery Esq to Mat* VfUB, fourth d-iughir. of Solomon Oiner Bsq.
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      143 2 The Wf»k Saturday, 20th 1 kfh Wi .1 1. .42 p. tick, t— s.i (v md Municipal. S.< < 2nd XI. 1 orals. K.u X :<. < > R. Regimental Sports S V V Pr. X M.I Gun d ,11. 4.15 p m 'r I p.M 1 Meetinjj K. A.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1239 3 J agwm boauns a -■< mtjmrrmgaltmOtii. |oi aa;vi. fhe Peace Conference has mci r-nd the -nish of hoUon platitude his begun 1h..5,. x%ill most likely he m th-- laggtsl .-In. a I that m all this the I sar '.rings to mankind not peace but a
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    328 3 TR AINING NOTE S. Ist morning before the good g t ioata Dato an J R it tbe 1 th- mirk dnl his md m 1 s=) an I iiulos Calder with In- pair surely this to win the I h id al full lan I though), but 1 eh,
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    S. V. A.
    15 3 Parade this afternoon at lln- Ifnllllal at 4-15 p.m. for ;-pdr. drill
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    POSTAGE TO LABUAN AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    42 3 With reference to the reduction m tht r.tte- of postage 80 letters for Labuan tc four tents from the Queen's Mirthday, i should be mentioned that this rcduclior doe>* not apply to British North Borneo
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    THE TRAIL OF THE BOOK-WORM.
    2172 3 Taura Km f.m No\ ki.s. List year 1 reviewed m these pages a i novel by Mr. Eden Phillpotts called Lying I'ropln-ts," and I venture to predu t that no unr who read that book upon my recommendation had reason to be di -appointed with
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    THE FORTIFICATIONS OF QUANGYEN.
    55 3 TH E FORTIFICATIONS OF QUANGYEN. An Soda-China contemporary mv* thai tin: lot tifications coastructed m th.- ••nvimiis of Ouaii^-N'en haw been completed. <jun practice hi- j'^t bern .-i r r i J out m order to verify the ran^.- oi tli, artillery mount* <1 m tli*- world and lv test
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
    98 3 A Clior.il -mil Orchestral Concert will be yivin ai tlw Id«ii 11. .11 (111 iite evening of J ufsdav ili. |oth iast. (ju^t aftei Race week) Season lv kt i^, fur lh< enure current \<ar, ar»- being i^->u.il to members o( tin-Sodt-ty. lin ><. ticket*, which must
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    AN AUTHORITY ON MATRIMONY.
    91 3 AN AUTHORIT Y O N MAT RI MONY. 1 ana Syed Mahomed bn. Abdulla al-Madad nl Singapore has arrived here, says the Perak I'wuctr, on a visit to his co-reli.ioiusts. Tha ganttsuuM has seen some 78 summers, and is accompanied hy his harem, which consists of four wives and iw..
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    A PLUCKY RESCUE.
    189 3 A PLUCKY RESCU E. Last Friday aflerttaon M. h. A Muni.ni., second tle-ik m the RmidaUt's Office al Si-re-iiiiiaii was sealed OU the back verandah ol tin I 1 ....liters winch ar«* attached te>'ln- Pofl I)--be i-l.en hospital. 1 his link verandah overtsoha llie sea. Loo.'nn^ eieit l(. sea A-
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    250 3 GAZETTE NOT IFIC ATI ON S. I be proclamation authorising the enrolment ot tin- Penang Volunteers rui lollow- Whereas certain resident* Penang, Ih it ish lubjacU, have odered theii ervtces to form a Volunteer < orps t., he called llie Pi \'..lui tec-r Infantry u> aid m the permanent detuiice
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    SERVICES TO-MORROW.
    117 3 SERVICE S TO- MORROW. Si ANDREW'S* AIIIKDkAL. ■Swii/ay. M 1.1 ('horal ta lebratioi and ~et t ion. 4 p. m. I tie c oil 5-} n 1.1. I.ye \nd^- vv -1 Matthew's Church Sei m 8 p. m. Evensong and Si n ranglin Garrison Cburcb, •.-> .1 m Parade Se-rvin-:
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    37 3 trding to Selangoi op n 'The n>-\\ Straiti noi- ica on .icijiiiii of tlifir rolour and poor quality ol paper ustd ia iheir manuUt tuie. ibej 1•■ -ir inu( hi I U- >!• lll»- Not': is rathrr V(
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    PRODUCE.
    82 3 i (l.illt) r Jo ul»e No. 1 J... \,Vh,;c, M-. r NutllM iJ 11.-, t .>.. ilo i So, 1 iht IbJ Mn 11 i:i«;^ (.lons lAmboina) <v. I 1 6 50 I do. io tiala .Jo. ;.i do. iir.Jiuni tK..ii 1 H 111 I..^^ do. 4b IUWI H.«u
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    SHARE LIST, MAY 20th, 1899.
    303 3 SHARE LIST, MAY 20th, 189 9. U 'Imhisi. Capital. P*ir> L'r. i k,i i m.i and Japan, Lid. £i Nominal, f 2,000,000 450.<)68 n/ 4 i Dvferrrd. Jj Kiivri.. Hrir-.v- io> BsMarn AflMcy. ?j >...-■ i...<h.<.J^ 8 -5 8 4 le.ir Water Dairy Farm Ltd. $100 js.""<> i> 25,000 251.
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    CLEARANCES.
    59 3 I/.-. Kirn, rim. sir. S Ma It Pa Kou, Brit. «r., I.. 1 1 For PmanK r Brk. nr^ t ricm m, dmtis, Brit, str., Crawford v Sisi.Ai'fißK Brit. Ur., < ir.»\ fat Haai, Brit, -.tr., laluier, la* Paaaan Ki*a Amh. Urtt. sti Backhov I Djambic. I ibrk Fr.
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 3 OKRCCTI 0 UP 10 \1 i\ On London. •u maud i H ivit< i> v tiits 3 m/- dooiment* 3 m/s 2 /o,* credits tt m/-... FKANCE, (icinand 250 CiKRMANY, demand jojJ lNl>lA. r.T 149 Hongkong, rttwd >>% diYokohama, d< mam! 4 V ptm Java, dcmaad. '9i Manila. dtaMad
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    The Standard Time Balls.
    21 3 The Stand ard Time Balls. .uning mj one l I-. vi. BUfhaan n.>-an time I i PaJa« Hr.ii. bath M i
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      109 3 PERFECT AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. RAPFLES PLA< K. Jan tulrit A Sure Sign of Croup. Una. se. icss 111 B child lhat is su 1 i-ct lo croup 1 a sure indication ol the approach 01 the disease. I hamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as sou as the child
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      271 3 OCKAN BTKAM SHIP COMPANY :> 1 NttUh.K(.ANI)>CHK hMU'/lVAAKT MAA fJiCiAPPIJ OCBAAH. Trie Compmys steamers are despatched tr.>m Liverpool outward-, for the Straits, China, and |apan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten day The Company's steami I■■ .;i the Jaw 1 m.- ,re despatched Irom A>»slerda;n and \jn very
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      64 3 (Miy I';., Taken at Kandang Kerbau tiospit4. Obt>ervalory si 1. 9r. m. >■ jy.BBi 39.789 29.544 PcmparaMMi 87. j y <>4 80.0 W*-t Uult, Trie- Si •> 80.0 77.0 Dir.«fWmd lAB JL (aim. M.'ix. ifinp. Mm. do ifo 7..0 Max. vi 1 g Terr. twA, I 1 /4- u Kaintall
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      583 3 V X S I Orlawoo Brit o Kirk. Kn.r li BrM Mongfc Vi <■'«! I m YajtaM M Other Vtusri- K,ii'i4Ton» Miitr.^ Arrived From Conturneet Por W( N Br:> i.S S<ION I >||| 1 i 2 s x Nl M mritius l.me 1 L 1 m KRifcß Art 1 M
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    715 4 Giving port of departure, anJ i»i'" known) date due here, and name of Agents. Maa aa Waa A. \'i: POCCI. Ital., hi a lii-,-, Saaaaia, Foii.RE, Er., loulon, I-'vks, l)ani*h, Hai-( m. bin., Stettin. Hai Mr. 1 hin., E-barg, b Hai-L i-K.i. t 'Ini;.,'Stettin, dve I II ai-Ni
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    Passengers tor Straits, China & Japan.
    282 4 Passengers tor Straits, China Japan. Il I ■1. Irom i olombo, due May 21 1 Mr. end Mr- F. Adanison, Mr. I>. J. Bailey. Mr. 1 afl, Mr P. Lnßbn,, Mrs. Wrnnch, I Mr. I Mrs. Stevens snd twn children, Mr. and Mrs Hewett, M ne, Mr. Brady, Mr. midt,
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      433 4 Singapore Sporting Club. SPRING MEETING JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd HAVE |i i NPACKBO IN THEIR i \i luring DBPABXMBN I A N w S. fi'i y oi Racing Silks In all tin registered c olours and a largi. variety ol other .shade-, including Turpi. Koyal lllue Green Pink Cherry K
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      417 4 THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., :o; PIANOS OF SPK< lAI MAKE ONI V, f\ u^Ber^ef Collard and Collard Brinsmead \k?==& s:= Haake, &c. V^*-*-*^* xn, RAFFLKS PLACE, SINGAPORK. tu.ih.b. Powell Robinson Civil, Military and Sporting Tailor. NEW GOODS JUST OPENED EX. S.S. PEKIN, SUIT A M I.X F0 X DRESS AT
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      633 4 [AMES WATSON CO S SCOTCH WHISKIES. ARE THE BEST VALUE IN THE MARKE'I. Flag Brand, 10 years old. $12 per case, duty extra. (Specially Recommended.; V. V. 0. 8 per case, duty extra. OBTAINABLE FKO.M RETAIL DEALERS OR McALISTEB Co., SOLE AGENTS. Apl .2 Via* mk £k2&m*g\\ £h mm Wam**^
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      140 4 The following Machinery for Immediate Eisposal 1. One 1.1 nish Pump by Sand>croft „< o double draw lift all complet*, Willi Rods and pitwi.rk for 200 (set. she spare pieces of important workme pait _c. One Double >In dci 11. ri...ntal id H.P fcn Kiiie by Sandycroft ft Co. to
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      752 4 WANTED DV I local Import firm an expei man, (European). Apply by letr-r Z.X., c May 10 WANTED A (OMPETENI- Euraian able to read and write Malay mntt (hbvs,. J,m Hean" Free Schoe.i. Apt .onally with testimonials at ejo R lu,r Road. N c May 18 WANTED A I HINBSB
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