The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 July 1899

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIPLS. SINGAPORE.^SATURDAY, amb IIJLY /lBgg DAILY ISSUE, Xo 3
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      856 1 P o Office. Coilyer Quay. XT Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steam f«r CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEY- O N, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BKINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH. AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and
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      617 1 fHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIX GATION COMPANY, LIM. TED. FHF. following are the dates on which the Co.'s x Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMKWARI). For Hongkong, Suano- For Marseilles hai Japan Ports. and London. s.s. Ching Wo July 25 5.8. Teenkai Sept, i Through Bills of Lading issued
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      1073 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKLTVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-1 Collver Ouav Time Table lor July. 1899 From Eipectea Will be despatched !o v. d. Lyn B massin July 15. B'massin, P. Laut, Moearad|awa, Cotei, Berouw, and n Boelongan
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      614 1 UONv ban^ong and shanghai PAID-UP CAPn)f.! NG CORPORATION. KiiSHkVK FUND *„.~v,, RESLKVH LIABILITY O.PROPRIETORS 5 .$10,000,000 Coubt o» Directors R. M. Gray, Esq. Chaieman. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Dkputv Chairman. E. Goerz, Esa. A. J. Raymond, E,q. k. SHELLiw.Esq. R. H. Hill, E»q. A. Haupt, Esq. f. Sachsb, Esq. A.
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      540 1 PETER SYS WON C~» I THE only remedy at p.esent known M M —^tery, Diarrhoea ■VOOMMBNDBOBTSOMIft^Tk of the Sold R.. y, X HIKFS THE P.|a.l (,y .11 (^h (F^orßißroßs *ni. Sou \P ETER <JCt 7 'ANCfAi TU pHCENIX ASSURANCE C PANY OF LONDON. OM The undersi K ned Agents for
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      207 1 [derfulljpecipic SYS COMPANY 17.1 I P AC KIC C M O A ,i L p A S N T Y KA^H'I .ly as Coptic Au>' .-<i«fr. <uUr Sa p p yto A^ "-LAN, WOOD Co., June a. Atfenls. CEREBRINE, k ie 1 V rue. roußNie* Singapore, A MAC KAY, The
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1899.
    1308 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1899. l> fr.»»ed bf influence •>• '»i r' Her« patr.ot Truth htt g .'oriout pr«<rrp<i draw, Fl«4««rf to lUli«.oci. Lor»lt». and |M 1\ pite of cur contemporary to cloud the issu- by misrcpresentali m. v\h.(h < anii'it \>e. attributed to mere ignorante. w<-
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1034 2 Quicqiiiii agutit hominrs njttrt est farrago libelli. Juvenal. The fopicist's Anti-French sympathies and paragraphs amuse the Irivnlous, who imagine they are only half seriotM, and provoke bitter comments from the superior persons, who think them jaundiced. (Jui rivra verra, and he won't have very Jong to
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE U.S. AND THE PHILIPPINES.
      29 2 Cavalry Reinforcements for Manila President McKinley has declared it is necessary to send eight troops of cavalry and the regiment of rough-riders to Manila
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      THE TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY.
      27 2 The Franchise Amendments. The Times states that the Uillanders mayrely that no amendments will be accepttable that fail to give them appreciable representation immediately.
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      THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.
      95 2 Our Fixed Naval Standard. No Race >or Supremacy. Mr. Gosclien, m introducing th»- X.n Estimates, states that lie saw no nit- n;u m tlx- foreign programmes against I. Hut England is bound to make her navy equal to the navies of any two othrr 1 although she
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    529 2 No football was possible last night m consequence of bad weather. The Cup Tie 1 I J F.C. S. R C will b»- played on Monday niglit. Father C \icttl tin-, morning prosecuted kit two boys for the theft of a ten dollar note on Thursday. Mr. Clayton ordered each
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      530 2 Four Consignment Pianos MUST BK SOLD A ONCE. No Reasonable Offer Eefused. THE ROBINSON PIANO C 0.,-33, Raffles Place. Jny Telephone N... 101. LIPTON TEA MERCHANTS n SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN LIPTON'S TEAS drunk everywhere: m air-tight tins. THE FINEST OBTAINABLE. LIPTON Limited are the Largest Tea,
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      634 2 BOARD LODGING. L/IK--1 t baa Healthy locaHtjr, s nj>le and 1 d<.ul)'f rooms. Apply M. K. M, o Free Pro. M <\ i«. uc NORKISAND MacDOUGALL \l« Hi 1 1 s ,\.\.> SI i<\ RYORS. Wo .4 »i w.m t Sfmasr. J uly iv (u.th.s ||.7 PRIME AMERICAN SALT BEEF.
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      655 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS GEORGE MICHAEL PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FINE ART DEALER. REMOVED )K(i\i \o. S7 ro MORK COMMOOMMJa I'KEMISKS No. 1 ROBINSON KOAD. Opposite Fraatf Nmt, l.i'l KAMI noikjlk 4 Sp*£lalities 4 PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES Developing Printing, &c. Frames Mouldings Fine Art Publications. We beg to draw special atten. tion to our very
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      450 2 O-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS PARA RUBHKK SEEDS. I OR SAUL OC\r\ C\C\C\ CsHsnSsaai packed m War "V^X^i V/V^V^ dj en cases, price 4 cents each For further particulars Apply SUPERINTENDENT Marshalsca BstSSSS, Klang July 22 M Straits^Settlements Association SING A PORK BRANCH. "N^OriCE is hereby givm! ttljf tf Annual General Meelinjjol the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      186 2 The Week. Saturday, 22nd •luili Water 10.14 a <).2] p. Cricket.— >„ and XI. r. pd XI. Ph.lfiarmonic Orchesra, 5 p.m. Kootball.— Old Katflesians p. Raffle Victorious 1 1. 1 7-30 p.m., remptmiei Club. M«atM« R. A. O. B., 'Temple Bar, 3 p.m. Lodsja St. (ieorge. Regular, 8.45 p.m. Pink
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    PRESENTATION FOR BRAVERY.
    120 3 \t the Sepoy Lines at 0-jo this morning th ere was a very interesting presentation a Police Officer for gallantry. SomePC S 4 who,.- name m Asa,,,. ■rnped into the river at C ok man Bridge p order to try and save a prisoner who \nved trom
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    THE STRANGE INTERMENT OF AN AMERICAN SAILOR.
    138 3 THE STRANGE INTERMENT OF AN AMERICAN SAILOR. We are very glad to be able to say, and our readers will be glad to hear it, «ith reference to the case of the unfortaaatC man Martya who was drowned from cruiser Yostmite and was l>uiied Mati bearh, near \vh- re the
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    THE NEW "STENTOR".
    280 3 The new Holt -tran.tr Stcntor, one of recent of the line batch of cargo steamers built for the O.S S Co., arrived ■terdaj and is now m port. Ihe are some particulars of this |th, 440 ft. beam 52 I_■ >t. ,'osi register tonnage. m Alter ballast.
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    FATAL BICYCLE ACCIDENT.
    81 3 Mr. M B. Monteiro who war- seriously m a bicycle accident m front 1 Pavilion, died at 4 4 moon m the Genrral H ta.. Ti to-day Vfua but adjourn- II i t as the Police Acre not mcd Isahak was this morning chargMr Howard ith having
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    JUDICAL RUMOURS.
    388 3 MSmba b«SJ m tl.e Inns with 1 1 the impending appointment of an add.--n the Chancery Division. It is stated t ntm jdye will be a lawyer nMrisneari m I actions r«fju;nng stinti- due v*ill be assigned to him. This would bean excellent arrangement, since it would relieve
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    THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.
    380 3 It is so recently tli.it Messrs. Dall; s an<l Musgraves Dramatic Company appeared m the famous relict >us spectacular drain.t The Si^n „i Ibc Cross," and so fully was the phy noticed tliL-n that iiitle remains j to be >ai,l mow by way of supplement
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    BATAVIA GOLF CLUB.
    106 3 Tl i fp nedal foi the fir»t baif t i was r m Wedm K. I 50 4\ H. V. S Da% 1 5^ l>. G. Reei 1 2 s_• T. r-. B itufiiis abeaat A competitiofl t on Saturday 1 4i*< the Committee, baodicap, match play
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    CHEAP RAILWAY RATES.
    115 3 Sir Frank Swettenhan I i ■'<■- a 4u»«rtri iTn i t;.yn \slio waitcl on bin t> Bolitit return to tl.e old rates I I KailI: ly unequal Yet I I t Great E i-t< m KailAay, f <m C r r w <. i ovet a hundred
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    DISTURBANCES IN SUMATRA.
    420 3 telegram hai been received by the from Palemhaai ivh luly, reporti ag that five bnodred Djamhiera haw raided Djambi. a.1 < .1 known repeatedly caused trouble to the I J-Jt r j a meat during tl. I century. In 1858 an expedition was sent there and met
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    PROSELYTISM AND POLITICS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    480 3 The Manila Times finHs it necessary to deliver its soul on the subject of a new invasion threatening to make the Philippines a battlefield of a different, but uol It ;u i iinonious character than that now existing. There is a good deal of
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    THE U.S. AND THE PHILIPPINES.
    427 3 \IK. S< ■< KM \N > VltWI A GOVIMNIII i i i- m.i i>h CIOWI <M 1 i lent ol tile- AncriCrti. lOUMMNI, «n s ICM :••> IJU vte- I M Schurm v i people that .»ec<.r ttTUCAlii hive nothing but Hie be->t tli.il n.cy
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    TWO DUTCH EXTRADITION CASES.
    267 3 Mai Sail- I), the .son of the Amok runner Annan g shot by Captain Ko<-nig on the Sri I'ontianak on the night o! May SI, whs Main brought before Mr. BrocksMfl this morning with I view to extradition lor rdfrJßf wiih his lather, six Chinese. Mai
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    THE TRADE OF THE STRAITS.
    608 3 Appended to the Shipping Report is a report the trade of the Straits Settlements for 1898 hy Mr. A. Stuart. The statistics m that repSCt art numerous and instrui live. From among ihe matters dealt with m the report we «xlract the following Whether lookeil
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    SELF SACRIFICE (?)
    145 3 SELF SACRIFICE It M :i) *hen rnis^nj, i 4t s> Ivtb ;»■> alinu^t ,41. 1 ru atforded HWg it) kd m the sli.ipc ol a rtrn^rk.ib.y n. 1 > ">>; ill the ratting the addi lof 1 luu^hm^ t lutht 1 It m achoonw, *c un icr^taiid, ku bam built
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    A "PEACOCK" BLUEJACKET DROWNED AT MANILA.
    112 3 The Manila limes (lltb) says —A r.iw bo.v 'Hiiaiiii Wt% wrihtn was Mna»ned by tha 4 iei i >-*>■'•. ti I iii evening about {o'clock! one ot die ■MM L»»iii^ drowned. \t ih~- lciry-bo.il WMCMniftg up lb< -> .i.li I'-imk, a sliuri disiaiiie Mow
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    LA GRANDE NATION.
    68 3 According to a recent telegram the hotels and boarding boa— at Rennos, where the Dfsyfttf court-martial is to be held, ref—ed to gi\<- ;-l\eltrr to Madame Ureyfus. In this extremity, a Protestant lady, Madame Godafd, CUM forward and fvnt M.idanu: 1 )r<\ fus her residence. lor this
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    SEQUEL TO AN AITEMPTED SUICIDE.
    91 3 'i relay wa> reported the case of a young X"I s attempt to commit suicide by taking opuim. She )>a<] recently been mairitd and did 80l want to live with her husband. Mr Wollrrslan gave her 14 days simple imprisonment. This Morning before tbc »ame
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    THE SHIPPING OF SINGAPORE.
    131 3 Particulars of the shipping of the Port ippear m Capt. Craufurd's report for 1898. Arrivals and Departures. Merchant War Vessels. Native Craft. No. Tonnage No. TMNMga 898 10,013 q,086,<-56 18,981 ••3.919 847 lo.iii B«»q4.iit) 18,409 876.7;', 9.416 8.673.249 iy.6><) 867,048 89s 8.871 7,562,778 i8.6<,6 788,807 894
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    144 3 Mr \Y S Kviiner- I'y1 y s leave has >nn extended lv Dec. r 5 1 1 1 next by the Set n-tary ot Stale. Mr. J. D'Arcy SymonMs hi- i> efl tj) tointed acting superintendent of p(-li< <■ and tarbour mastec Malacca, his name being i'l<!f(i to
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    THE PLAGUE.
    103 3 Thi German commu ut i«> India m .me. plague 1 i-h--ci us i v.. r- p.<rt. lhe invcuigaiions led i> trie isiofl mat it hhs 1 ny bL-en ci.dumii m ca tain districii I N wn Ii I \S regard lo iv propagation, the report attribute! the exemption
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    SHARE LIST
    292 3 JULY *2 nd x Bgy Quotation. Capital. Paid Ur. Sh\kks Bank af China and Jmmm, Ltd, I 1 Nominal, 2,000,000 450,^68 190 .<■ Deterred. £5 Bell's AIbMOT Kastern A^enc>. 83 Sellers 10,000 J^ B<sB j B'sB-»8 '5 8 *,46 Clear Water Dairy K.rm Ltd. Jioo 25.000 25.000 *****00
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 3 (Corrected up lojuly On London. U.iiik 4 -foi taad 1/1 1 1 P- i.tiit> 3 n fV documents 3 m/s 2/0$ r"!'<^ 'J 2 Ft \NCE, demand 250 Gi.kMANY, deman-1 20'k r ini>:a. 1. r Hongkong, .ic-mand dis Yokohama, demand 41, ()m jAY demand l(J i Manila, demand p
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    PRODUCE.
    1192 3 (July 21 «So. 5 40 N.. i i Wi.itc. (t*>r L/W— s% Hi'-. !o I II do. (80s to ihe Ib) lUnda) <t g f> >vcs u\mbonia) r.-ian Cotiee 1 s'so I'.ip.ix a, -.mall p. Ir (air qualify) f, J-. do flake" (do. do.) 6so Jo. I'ieihum pe^rl (Kair
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      78 3 PERFECT tPianos AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. 33, RAFFLES PLACE. Jan 7 uths Spent a Good Farm Doctoring. Mr. A. N. Notll of A->herville, Kansas, says he spent a gooil farm doctoring himself for chronic diarrhoea but K ot no ttMti and was afraid that he must die. He chanced
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      251 3 OCt.AN ETBAM SHIP COMPANY M > NSOKRIuA I l VAAkT MAAT »C IAPP 1 I 1 fit- Lompiny's Ueamers art dasOMctM l.,vti| •<•! ouiwauls tor ttie Str. nn! Jaj.iii, aiid from Japan hcmew.trUb ior l.oivi-in every ten days. The Company's steamers on ihe J despatched irom Amsterdam and 1 fortnight
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      315 3 SERVICES I 0-MORROW. Si AND! HKDKAL. Sunday after Trinity. 7 a. 1 t p. m. St. Matthew's Church, Sbfov Lw 8 p. I ANCI IN GAI RISON CHI k« h. P Pbssbh iKkiw Church. v Walker, v., M. X < HURCN OLEMAN Si S p. m., k»\.l. F. H. Morgan.
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      492 3 VKS Fl«(fS and Ton« Commanders Arr.veJ From W~ R«ni p. h 1 R»»»i k Sum H. k.--1 Vessf.., Klakßft-ionn Masters ArriveJ Krorn Consignees For When I s !>>'• 1 mink I P mat l u r v B*« WH»TT Hll X l« B»«TO« I i |«ly 13 P |,j| v
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      108 3 crs Arrived. A < N| Mi 1 t, E A I) ry. July ia.— Per Hy I U» 'I I Poulett, Mr. 1 t. Mr. J. H P, .Mil. ICiKONti WEATHER IKI.KdK ■'er, reduc -1 to 52 ii- r.?nhc:t ot the sea m inches tenth, and I uiiU baro. rcilin^-,
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      659 4 Room and Hoard with private family fflr^me or two gentlemen from the 15th August, distance >J miles Iroin the Square. Apply at once to f Frtf P rtit July 17 a *-7 tcTbe let C LAKELAND. Tanai*. Rent $6.5. At present m I ■•<• an npalion ot J. MacLennan hsq.
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      1192 4 EYE-SIGHT. NOTICE. I am continuing my Sight Testing Rooms a 3, Battery Road, and have appointed Messn C A. Rib«iro fie Co. my Sole Agents. They have i ock ol my Lenses and Frames of every descriptor Sight testing Ire?. Repairs by skilled wokmer N. LAZARUS. Oec. q tu.th.s. 12.99,
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      382 4 BAMBOO CYCLES. We have just been appointed agents for i thesecelebrated machines and have received our first consignment. For ease and comfor m riding, absence of vibration, durability and artistic brauty they have no rival m the whole of the Cycle World. They are constructed of Bamboo, Aluminium and s
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      392 4 THtmff MrtMnnf the kli>d a CerfMcute at the Calcutta tihibi'Jon, 1883-Bf,-fttn tottlCountrlt* r JLS ADE X'K I HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PHOSPHORIC M£DICINE IN THE WORLD zit:::T z:: h uvd i OIE Lr: s h k/\ Wj aVrnrr of vlla ImiUticnt The affaet of thai a,, ar Phosphoric
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      79 4 PINAUDS "Eau de Quinine." FOR THE HAIR Is Superior to all Others JOHN V. SHOEMAKER m his celebrated work entitled, Keredity, Health Fersonal Beauty SAYS One of the best hair tonics is PINAUDS 'Eau de Quinine" This is the Universal Opinion, The many imitations being useles Pinaud's Eau de Quinine,
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      613 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address,— Advertiser, Singapore Tblbmionb Number.— No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Singapore "T**HE leading English Newspaper m the Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selangor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Negn Sembilan British North Borneo; Sarawak Netherlands Indies. Java
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